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Maintain a rival? Arky? They're not rivals & never have been

Posted on: August 2, 2016 at 13:00:15 CT

Gary P. MU

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They've played each other before & their Orange Bowl game in the late 70s was of interest but neither consider the other a rival.

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Show us your four, sixteen-team conferences - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 10:54:50

Hmm, some strong opinions about individual teams abound, but - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:11:43

Mine is 4X16(nm) - StlOx MU - 8/2 12:19:40

Yes it is, thank you.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:24:23

Takes some time to line out...Here's my Pac 16 - 4 divisions - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:23:45

I like it.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:32:39

Big 16: 4 Divisions - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:29:18

I liked it about six years ago ;-) (nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:33:34

Right...given my post below, it's not what I want - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:36:16

Sounds like you're blowing it up more than me, which is cool - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:38:30

SEC 16: 4 divisions - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:42:05

you added three teams that only bring about - catbirdseat MU

- 8/2 13:10:17

I was just offering a realignment, not maximization of SECN - Mormad MU - 8/2 13:37:38

Let's see your conferences, catbirdseat. (nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 13:11:44

ACC - 4 Divisions - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:47:39

Interesting stuff. Thanks for playing.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:50:15

Fun to think about, but not going to happen - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:54:44

Something's gotta give somewhere though.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 13:05:19

Here's mine: - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 11:40:46

I just got a great idea! - cooter KC - 8/2 11:43:32

well, that cat let out the door back in the 1800's .... - tmcats KSU - 8/2 12:05:03

A whole 2 years apart - JimD MU

- 8/2 15:27:58

if GoRs and buyouts are overcome - cooter KC - 8/2 11:37:25

ACC GoR is now $50 million, I believe(nm) - Bobk MU - 8/2 17:50:46

C'mon, let's see your conferences!(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 11:43:41

It will never happen, but here you go - StlOx MU - 8/2 11:34:54

In the "it'll never happen" world - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:05:17

Not bad. Only issue I have is - cooter KC - 8/2 11:39:58

that's great - Webbster MU - 8/2 11:45:18

texas/OU will always happen regardless of conference.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 11:49:44

RE: texas/OU will always happen regardless of which conf. - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 11:50:11

mu vs ku - catbirdseat MU

- 8/2 12:10:51

If OU could land in the SEC - Mormad MU - 8/2 12:15:43

Maintain a rival? Arky? They're not rivals & never have been - Gary P. MU - 8/2 13:00:15

Wrong choice of words... - Mormad MU - 8/2 13:03:32

OU/tx were in different conferences before. Not the same - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 12:13:18

midlands ... - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:08:19

I appreciate the sentiment, but you could at least come up - Fool on the Hill MU - 8/2 11:26:27

and what did you propose? - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:27:26

realignment doesn't come with any moral obligations - restore the roar MU - 8/2 11:22:22

that's a logical conclusion ... - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:24:14

Texas's hand may be forced if the network bags the Bevo - restore the roar MU - 8/2 11:28:20

The PAC12 network sucks - cooter KC - 8/2 11:32:03

austin to seattle 1772 miles ... - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:35:35

it's an extra hour or so on a plane - catbirdseat MU

- 8/2 11:40:35

Exactly! - cooter KC - 8/2 11:41:20

longhorn network contract expires in 2031(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:30:17

ESPN would kill that thing tomorrow given - catbirdseat MU

- 8/2 12:03:18

rust belt - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:13:30

no thanks - restore the roar MU - 8/2 11:10:59

you will never be in a power conference. let it go.(nm) - SuperTone MU

- 8/2 11:09:32

in the big 12 today(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/2 11:39:26

point proven.(nm) - SuperTone MU

- 8/2 13:19:04

Enjoy it while you can.(nm) - BB63 STL - 8/2 11:54:58

just an easy blow-up on the trumpster(nm) - tmcats KSU - 8/2 12:03:38

RE: you will never be in a power conference. let it go.(nm) - Diamond Dave MU

- 8/2 11:14:14

i think there should be 6 - 96 teams - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/2 11:00:32

i'd like to see 4 with 2 divisions and take the division - SuperTone MU

- 8/2 11:10:10

agree on 2 divisions with conf championship - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/2 11:13:13