Kansas City is particularly interesting. I can understand the perceived loss in terms of revenue, tradition, events in KC, etc. But local talk radio – one host, in particular – have been over the top with their anger and bitterness. In actuality, it reminds me a lot of the bitterness those same radio hosts hold toward St. Louis (and the Cardinals). Makes me think that a lot of what is driving the ripping is actually jealousy and inferiority. I've always said this city has an inferiority complex towards St. Louis (and lifelong Kansas Citians have agreed with that statement). I suppose KS has always had an inferiority complex towards MIzzou.

What are you gonna' do?

If we stay in the ACC which appears to be the case, I am disappointed that the ACC did not extend a bid to West Virginia. It is tough to tell a program that has been to several BCS games and a Final 4 in recent years that they aren't wanted when the ACC has underachieved on the football field.

The only concern from a conference perspective is trying to bridge the gap between when they leave and when their replacement can join.

When you don't have a clue, direct the focus somewhere else.

From a bigger picture of endowment and academics (that university presidents care about) and TV markets (that conference commissioners care about), A&M and MU are a much stronger package.

M-I-Z…F-K-U!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, will someone explain to me the genius of the Big Ten's new logo. B 1 G?

Sam had 4 kids, 3 boys and a girl. One of the sons was killed in an accident in Wyoming a few years ago. Robson is chairman of Wal-Mart, and Jim is chairman of Arvest bank, a Walton bank. Alice handles the philanthropy, but to my knowledge is not involved with the everyday operations. NW Arkansas also has the Tyson family which has given several million to the Agriculture school. JB Hunt has given to the business school, allowing the Supply Chain Managemant and Logistics program to be ranked 11th in the nation. I'm sure that's more than you ever wanted to know about the Waltons and NW Ark, but there it is.

I'm always interested in what's going on in the SEC schools, and wish there was a site for academics, etc. like this one is to sports.

I guess now WV will get senator Rockefellor involved.

The Big 12 had said that it had its new 10-team lineup for 2012… including Missouri and TCU. Now Missouri is leaving. So West Virginia — as of yesterday — was expected to come in and fill the 10th slot opened by Missouri.

John

I think it was pretty clear that the "because they cheat?" line was a joke. As for the part about you being childish in your posts… have you read your posts? You're arguing things that aren't even mentioned in the story. You take everything as an attack, even when it's stated clearly that it's not an attack.

But as I've said 50 times today, best of luck to the Mountaineers.

John

No one was insulting your school here.

And if you read this site, you know it's the only one that's been saying WVU could — if still available — find its way into the league down the road.

John

I understand that, but I really don't think you're going to see senators start pulling power plays for conference affiliation across state lines. I could see McConnell getting involved to make U of L and UK play each other… or to twist UK's arm to help U of L get in the SEC (just made up examples, by the way). But I don't see him calling senators in Oklahoma and Texas and Kansas and Iowa to say, "Alright, here's what we're gonna do."

A bit too conspiratorial for my blood. The story seems to be that he called OU's president — an old friend — to try and kickstart talk about Louisville. For weeks, Louisville has gotten more Big 12 talk than WVU. For some reason WVU passed Louisville this week. Makes me wonder if there's not yet another rift between the current Big 12 schools regarding who to add.

We'll see.

As always, thanks for reading,
John

Their foundation gave $50 million to the business school, and with wise use, the Sam Walton College of business is in the top 25 undergraduate business schools and the top 50 graduate business schools in the nation. Source is Wikipedia referencing US News & WR.

Hope the rumor is true about them donating to Missouri though. Sam's family donations, as well as Bud's personal, have not had any strings attached. A Missou friend says the Kronke's donations have had.

As it is MU has had 5 1st round draft picks in the last 3 years and bad teams don't do that. 3 out the last 4 years MU has finished the season ranked in the top 20. They have a top 25 recruiting class coming in for 2012 yet people talk about us like were the plague. They were the N0. 1 team in the nation and a heartbeat away from the NC game in 2007 but they choked against Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. They finished the season ranked 5th and lost the chance for a BCS game when another schools A.D that lost to MU and finished lower in the polls lobbied the Orange Bowl committee which is against conference rules. So MU settled for the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas.

Yeah Missouri between 1970 after Dan Devine left and 2001 when Gary Pinkel was hired had about 30 years of bad football, but right now MU isn't a bad football team.

To quote one of your earlier attempts at coherency, "You still haven't answered my question". Never mind that one, let's try a new one.

Do you remember all those years you were stuck in the second grade?

Nothing personal against the Mountaineers but as you said earlier it is what it is.

SEC PTB are looking for something that West Virginia can't provide.

No fault for either party from where I sit.

BTW, if the man is talking bad "on" another man, how can he be outside the man's presence? Never mind. The explanation would have to say why he was on the man in the first place, and I don't want to know.