Re: Re: Re: Will the Pac 10 expand to 12 teams as well?
Originally posted by SECTION 11
Why would MO be a better in the Big 10?
I also don't see Texas going anywhere. They've finally got the Big XII recruiting battle in hand, and have rivalries with OU, TT and a new rivalry with NU.
Missouri does not have a true rival in the Big 12. Missouri's biggest rival is Illinois. This would give MO a true conference rival.
Academically, the Big 10 is the nation's premier conference. The conference is not only athletic, but the member teams have academic/research ties (Univ of Chicago is still an academic member). The Big 10 is the only conference where all of its members are in the Association of American Universities - the premier group of research/graduate colleges in North America - currently, only 7 of the Big 12 schools are in it (MO, IA ST, NE, KS, TX, Tx A&M and COLO).
The Pac10 is less attractive to Texas now that they are in the Big 12 - I think the PAC 10 would have a hard time prying away Texas or A&M.