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In other words business as usual.
The only surprise about Missouri's announcement yesterday that it is officially looking at options other than the Big 12 was that the vote by the curators, the governing body, was unanimous. I suspect it only emerged from the closed meeting that way and that the crucial vote was contentious. I think the final argument in officially looking elsewhere was the one Missouri's Chancellor gave to the press roughly in this fashion: Oklahoma and Texas after having just attempted to bolt, now want us to commit to whatever crap they decide on for six years on pain of losing virtually all TV revenue, even that revenue earned after leaving the conference.
Texas can't be trusted. The Longhorn Network may well not last a year unless major changes are made to its content. Missouri doesn't want to be stuck in a six-year contract while the Longhorn Network is still deciding what it can get away with. Oklahoma found out it has little more possibility of choosing where it would like to be without Texas than Iowa State and Baylor. Missouri may well find out the same. In that case it could turn out to be a very ugly six years in the Midwest.
I've made it clear I don't like the idea of Missouri joining the SEC. But no other option at this moment besides staying seems very credible.
In other words business as usual.
The only surprise about Missouri's announcement yesterday that it is officially looking at options other than the Big 12 was that the vote by the curators, the governing body, was unanimous. I suspect it only emerged from the closed meeting that way and that the crucial vote was contentious. I think the final argument in officially looking elsewhere was the one Missouri's Chancellor gave to the press roughly in this fashion: Oklahoma and Texas after having just attempted to bolt, now want us to commit to whatever crap they decide on for six years on pain of losing virtually all TV revenue, even that revenue earned after leaving the conference.
Texas can't be trusted. The Longhorn Network may well not last a year unless major changes are made to its content. Missouri doesn't want to be stuck in a six-year contract while the Longhorn Network is still deciding what it can get away with. Oklahoma found out it has little more possibility of choosing where it would like to be without Texas than Iowa State and Baylor. Missouri may well find out the same. In that case it could turn out to be a very ugly six years in the Midwest.
I've made it clear I don't like the idea of Missouri joining the SEC. But no other option at this moment besides staying seems very credible.