But if Kansas and Missouri fans were hoping that the Jayhawks and Tigers might be breaking away from Bevo, hold tight. Orangebloods' Chip Brown writes that KU and Mizzou could both be targets of an expanded ACC. Twice-a-year meetings with Roy Williams' North Carolina Tar Heels or Coach K's Duke Blue Devils? Tell me where to sign.
On the flip side, talk about a brutal travel schedule.
Missouri gets one mention in Brown's story as an ACC possibility. He mostly writes about Kansas, and even the references to the Jayhawks are few. But this is notable:
"The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten stand to poach schools out of the ACC if it appears the college arms race is leading to 16-team super conferences. The ACC could help fortify its walls by adding Texas and a school like Kansas."
Of course, this is all rumors. Despite Oklahoma making sexy eyes at the Pac-12, the Big 12 has yet to die. The conference is about as resilient as Michael Myers.
Meanwhile, the Lawrence Journal-World's Tom Keegan makes a strong case for the Jayhawks heading to the Big East. There isn't a better basketball conference in the country.
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First, it's the Atlantic Coast Conference, how they heck are Tex, KU, and Mizz even in the discussion?! Last I checked the Atlantic Coast went from Maine to Florida.
Second, the only thing being in the same conference guarantees is one game per year with Duke and Carolina, there are no auto home-and-home games series to be had. But sadly that also guarantees finishing no better than 3rd in the conference year in and year out (at least in b-ball).
Third, if TX wants to join the ACC just keep their big TV deal then they can shove it; so you want to horde your pile and bring down ACC Athlete's Academics? No thank you.
Hey - hear that? It's us here in the mountains laughing.
So, Texas flew to Oklahoma today to beg OU to stay in the Bevo IX?
Hear that - it's us up here laughing harder.
I think all of the area schools would like to avoid the west coast (i.e. Pacific Time Zone) if at all possible. At least, I hope so. I don't want to watch basketball games and off-night football games that start at 10pm.
I agree. I'd figure Mizzou would be a candidate for B1G expansion or the SEC. They've already been rumored for so long. I still think K-State will end up in the Big East if all this goes down. But the ACC would be an interesting fit.
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