So not having continual internet access reall kills the blog. So the posts have not been that frequent, i apologize. And i realize i am apologizing to nobody, but nonetheless I apologize. Anyway work has been going well, I have not made any sales yet, but asking people to commit to a couple grand is more of a process than anything. So ill let you know when i get the monkey off my back. But everyone is cool and I like talking football with people. I hope it ends in some good things. Im excited for summer to be here, playing sports more often and going to concerts. there is a pretty good lineup in KC so im pretty pumped. So today I want to tackle my opinion about the conference realignment in college sports. Its been made no secret that the Big 10 is looking to expand. One of the main pundits in all the talk is Missouri. Let me just say I would love Mizzou to move to the big ten. I grew up with the big eight (the conference prior to the Big 12) then the Big 12. And while I appreciate the history with the big 8 schools, (The other 4 can essentially go fuck themselves) I dont think its to much to stay with the big 12. So lets put it this way, if the big 10 offers mizzou will leave. They should do this for a number of reasons, more money more prestige and more TV exposure. As you know the big 10 has equal revenue sharing, and its own TV network. Additionally they are the most prestigous academic conference in the country outside the Ivy League. Mizzou has some pretty prestigous schools itself and by jumping into the Big 10 with more revenue to be shared for research, facility upgrades etc. just imagine where the J-School, Vet School, Buisness School, could go. The main arguments against this move are leaving behind our rivalaries and recruiting in Texas may take a hit. Well Im sorry to break it to whoever is against this because of those reasons but the decision will not be made based on football recruiting. PLUS there is no guarentee that it would take a hit. And the kids we usually get are kids that UT, OU, and TAM, usually pass over. So all of a sudden someone else is scooping these kids up? Yea like who? You going to tell me a kid is going to pick Rice, TCU, Houston, OKState, Kstate, etc. over mizzou because they arent in the Big 12? Hate to break it to you, but the answer is no. Rivalaries are one thing that come and go, just as we currently do with Illinois, we would schedule KU in most olympic sports and that rivalry will never die. Neb in football, is only recently becoming hotter because we have gotten better at football, but prior to 2003 we had not beat them for 24 years. So when it all boils down, Mizzou to the Big 10 is a sure thing.

Now lets turn to the next issue in regards to this. Superconferences. Many tend to think that once the big 10 completes its expansion, which could include 5 teams (most likely MU, NU, Rutgers, Cuse, Pitt) Then the other leagues begin to cherrypick the big 12 teams for their own superconference. I have seen alot of peoples projections, but i am stealing this one because its the one i agree with the most overall

The PAC-10 adds UT, aTm, OU, Oklahoma State or Texas Tech, CU, and then either Utah or Boise State for their final spot.
SEC nabs Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Florida State, and Texas Tech or Oklahoma State (one ends up PAC-10 and the other here).
ACC needs to add nine teams, so prepare for the greatest basketball conference the world has ever seen as they add KU, KSU, Louisville, West Virginia, UConn, Cincinnati, South Florida, Baylor, and Memphis.
Note: All FB and BB schools.Big 12 done. Big East done. The remaining Big East schools who do not play football end up split between the A10 and Conference USA.

Now i dont agree with this entirely but its the best ive seen. As another thing that i have read that i like is the playoffs within each conference.
Each superconference of 16 has two divisions of 8 or 4 divisions of 4. In this situation the top 4, either top two in the 8s or top 1 in the 4s. Those 4 have a playoff and the winners of the SCs then enter a playoff of 8, 6 superconference winners and 2 at large bids, all the rest fall in line with bowl games. I love this. Love love love it. BUT who knows if it would happen.

So what does this all mean? That in the next two-three college sports as you currently know it, will no longer exist. Everything will change, people will be moving and while change can be disheartening to some, I welcome it. I think it will happen and I hope it will. Just as long as KU gets fucked somehow hahaha.

Anyway Im out for now, im still working on big 12 preview for Bball next year, now that everyone that matters has pretty much signed somewhere.