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CONFERENCE
Missouri tight lipped about realignment
FRIDAY.OCTOBER 21.2011
The University of Missouri's governing board opened a two-day meeting Thursday amid speculation that the university is close to leaving the Big 12 conference for the SEC.
Conference affiliation wasn't listed on the agenda, which includes closed sessions Thursday and Friday. University spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said the curators do not plan to discuss the topic until at least Friday.
Steve Owens, acting president of the four-campus Missouri system, declined to comment about the curators' possible discussions, and board Chairman Warren Erdman added: "I'm not going to talk about that."
An internal university document obtained recently by The Associated Press showed Missouri hopes to gain as much as $12 million annually in additional television and cable revenue in the SEC if other factors fall into place. But the school could also face a hefty exit fee from the B12.
The SEC has not commented publicly on Missouri's interest. Adding a team would require approval by each member, which currently stands at 12 schools.
The Big 12 wants to keep Missouri. and earlier this month endorsed a plan to potential stray members in the fold. It would require schools to give up their most lucrative TV rights to the league for six years in return for equal sharing of the revenue.
The plan would give each school an estimated $20 million in June. The figure is expected to grow by 2013 when the league's new 13-year contract with Fox Sports kicks in and the Big 12's television contract with ABC/ESPN expires in 2016 and could bring in additional money when renegotiated.
The SEC, by contrast, distributed $18.3 million in revenue to each of its 12 members this year. But that league can also expect more lucrative contracts when the next round of TV rights negotiations occur.
A Missouri departure could threaten the school's long-standing rivalry with neighboring Kansas — one of the oldest in college sports.
Associated Press
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
PLAYER TO WATCH
Statistically these teams' offenses are putting up similar numbers, but the results they've gotten have been different. Texas Tech has dropped its last two games since opening the season 4-0, while Oklahoma has cruised to 6-0 while defeating two top 25 teams on the road or at a neutral site. The difference for Oklahoma has been its defense, which is allowing only 15.8 points per game.
Alexander
Oklahoma defensive end Frank Alexander is fifth in the nation with 6.5 sacks on the year. If he can get pressure on Red Raider quarterback Seth Doege, it could force the Texas Tech offense to fall apart, and give Oklahoma a very comfortable lead.
2:30 P.M. SATURDAY.OCT. 22
Texas A&M is back on the upswing after back-to-back victories over Texas Tech and Baylor. Its opponent, Iowa State, is trying to end its three game losing streak which has brought its record back to 500. A win for Iowa State would reinvigorate the Cyclone fan base and their hopes of becoming bowl eligible.
Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill should have a field day against the Cyclone secondary. He might not match the six touchdown passes he threw against Baylor last week, but he has a good chance at coming close.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Tannehill
11 A.M. SATURDAY. OCT. 22
The Cowboy's second ranked passing offense looks to rebound after throwing for just 218 yards against Texas last week. They face the 500 Missouri Tigers who are coming off their first conference win of the season against Iowa State. Missouri's defense will have the tough task of containing the talented Cowboy passing connection of Brandon Weeden to Justin Blackmon. A win by Cowboy would be a major blow for the Cowboys BCS title hopes.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Oklahoma State Quarterback Brandon Weeden needs to put up a better offensive performance than last week if his team wants to move up in the BCS rankings. He is the unquestioned leader of the Cowboys and it is on his shoulders to prevent the upset.
Weeden
WHAT FEVER COULD SURPRISE FANS THIS SEASON?
I'll go with forward Kevin Young, the transfer from Loyola Marymount. Coach Bill Self said Young has a chance to be a starter, and he will have plenty of opportunities to prove himself this season. With forward Jamari Traylor ineligible, Young looks to be the third scholarship forward on the roster, garnering him plenty of playing time. Thomas Robinson will be consistent, somewhere around 12 points and eight rebounds a game. The rest of the production down low will have to come from Jeff Withey and Young. At Loyola in 2009, Young broke freshmen records in total rebounds (224) and rebounds per game (7.2). He's also played for the Puerto Rican under-19 team, so the experience is there.
Edited by Jonathan Shorman
Coaches such as Oklahoma's Sherri Coale stressed the strength of the conference that sent seven of its 12
the moves were based on football, women's basketball was also affected by the changes.
KIM MULKEY
Baylor coach
Coach Bonnie Henrickson watches on as the one-on-one interviews progress at the 2011 Big 12 media day at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. This is Henrickson's eighth season as coach. The Jayhawks look to improve on their 21-13 record of last year.
petitive standpoint, it is even more challenging because of the strength that the southern part of the league has and how talented those teams are." Hirnickson said.
"When you play in a league that has the strength that the women's basketball conference or the Big 12 Conference and women's basketball has, you don't want to see that broken up for any reason," Coale said. "And that's not good
teams to the NCAA tournament last season.
The Jayhawks feature seven players from Texas and one from Oklahoma. Herickson said the addition
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southern games would be more motivating for those athletes and would be a good opportunity for recruiting.
As the conference continues to change, the rivalries that have lasted through the existence of the conference will also be affected.
When asked about whether she
would continue to schedule Missouri if the school left the conference, she paused and winked.
"Our rivalry belongs in the Big 12." Henrickson said.
Tensions were highest regarding the decision of Texas A&M to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. The Aggies are the defending national champions and are predicted to
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey compared the abandoned rivalry with Texas A&M to an ended marriage and admitted that she did not want to continue the competition beyond the conference.
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finish second in the conference despite the loss of two starters.
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"If a man wants to divorce me and says our relationship has no
value to him, and then he asks to sleep with me, the answer is: no." Mulkey said. "We are not going to play them anymore, because they decided that playing us was not important to them."
Edited by Sarah McCabe
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