Just When We Thought the Dust Had Settled.

Missouri Could Be Jumping Ship

The Missouri board of curators has voted unanimously to give Chancellor Brady Deaton the authority to explore other options for the Missouri Tigers conference realignment. In layman's terms, the SEC option is now in play.  If that wasn't telling enough, Deaton announced his resignation as the Chair of the Big XII's Board of Directors soon after the meeting.

SS Missouri

This doesn't mean Missouri has left the Big XII.   Perhaps, they are posturing.   But, if I were a betting man I would say Missouri has a back door commitment from the SEC.   This allows the SEC to expand in to the Missouri (St. Louis and Kansas City) markets and possibly into Kansas.   That means more TV's and a larger regional coverage for the SEC.   Missouri is more Southern than it is Midwest anyway.   That doesn't rule out the Big Ten, but I think it less likely.   The Big Ten didn't tip their hand last year, when Missouri pulled up their dress and proudly displayed their black and gold panties.