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[SUHpreme]

Missouri Governor: Nebraska Won't be Missed

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the Big 12 will be a stronger basketball conference without Colorado and Nebraska.

Nixon on Tuesday called the departing universities "the two weakest basketball programs" in the Big 12. Colorado is leaving for the Pac-10 while Nebraska is joining the Big Ten.

The Missouri governor says the remaining Big 12 schools could
have a better shot of making the NCAA basketball tournament. He
said poor win-loss records and weaker schedules by Nebraska and
Colorado were dragging down the rankings of other Big 12 schools.

Nixon said of their departure: "I think it makes the basketball league stronger."

Last December, Nixon suggested Missouri should consider joining
the Big Ten because it had stronger academics than some Big 12
schools. But that invitation never came.

 

[Snick]

Basketball is not the $$$$ maker football is....

 

[landon410]

he made a pretty good argument
nebraska isnt a very good basketball team, colorado is just kind of average in basetball.

but he is missing the boat if he thinks this conference stuff has anything to do at all with basketball

 

[HawkeyeHater]

I dont see where he said anything wrong.... our bball team sucks, has sucked almost always, and hopefully will now turn that around

 

[SUHpreme]

So does playing weak teams like Missouri drag down our football rating and make it harder for us to make a BCS Bowl game?

 

[iruletheskool]

So does playing weak teams like Missouri drag down our football rating and make it harder for us to make a BCS Bowl game?

yep.

 

[HskrTransPlant]

Did you guys hear Missouri's press conf yesterday? The ad said they were never looking to go to the bigten and always want to stay in the big twelve.

 

[YuHusker1]

When will Missouri's Gov. learn to shut up. For most schools FB is what pays the bill for the sports and helps make the academics possible. Jayhawk showed on the other site a break down. I think for KU BB is the money maker. But most schools its FB.