Missouri to the SEC: A Hookup That Never Should Happen

The more Missouri insider information that slowly leaks out about Missouri's desperate courtship for SEC entry (unless the Big 10 calls), the more their statement of "explor[ing] options of conference affiliation" resembles the 1 AM drunken college scramble to find someone, anyone, to go home with other than the Big 12.

Brady Deaton to the SEC: "So, you're telling me there's a chance..."

In an exploratory study leaked from Missouri's governing board analyzing the school's SEC "options," beyond the potential $12 million per year additional funds Mizzou projects in joining the best damn conference in the land, "Missouri would not suffer a dramatic loss in academic prestige with an SEC move."

Are you serious? Was this report written dripping with understatement and irony, in Crayons, or just simply by a bunch of incompetents? As even the most partisan of websites, mizzou2sec.com, outlines in its factual argument, you have to go through 6 schools in the SEC (and only 2 Big 12 members), based on US News & World Report rankings before stumbling upon the Columbia Tigers. Maybe us SEC folks ain't too good at math, but even I end up using two hands to count that one out. Missouri would probably sell themselves to the next conference a-callin' twice as fast if they could even sniff the academic prestige of Auburn.

All I have to say is thank God there are some current SEC schools standing firm against adding another bunch of Tigers (and another Columbia) to the SEC. (And I'll spontaneously combust before someone convinces me that Dr. Michael Adams stands on the 'con' side of this argument).

I don't care how anyone slices and dices a map with lines, there's a cultural, moral and traditions divide that will never be bridged if Missouri joins the SEC. The SEC is kind of a big deal and not used to picking up the conference scraps for a simple short-term fling. It's nothing personal Missouri, really; we just aren't big fans of condescending, underachieving Midwesterners who wear t-shirts to football games.

Don't worry Missouri, don't keep desperately wanting; I'm sure the B1G will be around in a few minutes...

See what you've done, President Adams?!?!

Now we've got our frat boys fitting with their own alumni.

AEPi frat Boys fighting over parking (h/t - Bernie)

What the hell?!? Just let us back on North Campus already.

Myers is going to get destroyed in T-minus 33 days!

Go, Mike, Go!

For any of you who have attended The University of Georgia, it should come as no surprise that the majority of people associated with the school do not like Michael Adams. The man who has been at the top of University of Georgia food chain since 1997 has constantly upset Georgia students, alumni, and faculty with his ill advised decisions and policies.

Adams has been notorious for making decisions that have been particularly upsetting to followers of Georgia athletics. In 2003, it was Adams decision to punish the entire Georgia basketball team for the actions of Tony Cole, removing the team not only from the SEC tournament but the NCAA tournament that year. It was arguably the best Georgia team since the early 80's and Adams decision is still haunting the men's basketball program to this day. Adams was also behind the "forced retirement" of Vince Dooley. While Damon Evans has done a fine job at the helm, Coach Dooley is a legend in Athens and should have been able to leave on his own terms. Most recently, the announcement of the new tailgating policies are a direct results of Adams' desire to make more money and move tailgating off campus.

With presidency of the NCAA vacant, Adams sits near the top of the short list of people to take the job. Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe and ESPN fame wrote an article (found here) on why the rest of the country should be scared. Do I think Adams would do a horrible job as NCAA President? Yes. But for the love of everything that is good in Athens, I hope the man gets the job.

All I can say is, NCAA give Mike a chance (and get him away from my University!)