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05-19-2010, 04:35 PM
Dang. That has to hurt.
Missouri can't hold its own in the Big 12
By DAVE SITTLER World Sports Columnist
Published: 5/19/2010 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 5/19/2010 10:45 AM
ANYONE vaguely interested in Missouri's interest in leaving the Big 12 for the Big Ten knows how the numbers seven and 22 factor into the decision.
Mizzou officials have told us for months about how every Big Ten team makes $22 million a year off the conference's TV network, while some Big 12 schools make as little as $7 million from the league's TV deals.
Ever since this debate began last December, when Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said his conference might expand, there have been two more numbers Missouri folks never mention.
Four and eight are numerals the Tigers prefer to keep hidden in the closet. Or locked in the attic like a crazy relative.
Here's why: Since the Big 12 started competition in 1996, Missouri has won or shared four regular-season championships and eight titles overall when you include postseason Big 12 tournaments.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20100519_202_B1_ANYONE178350
Missouri can't hold its own in the Big 12
By DAVE SITTLER World Sports Columnist
Published: 5/19/2010 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 5/19/2010 10:45 AM
ANYONE vaguely interested in Missouri's interest in leaving the Big 12 for the Big Ten knows how the numbers seven and 22 factor into the decision.
Mizzou officials have told us for months about how every Big Ten team makes $22 million a year off the conference's TV network, while some Big 12 schools make as little as $7 million from the league's TV deals.
Ever since this debate began last December, when Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said his conference might expand, there have been two more numbers Missouri folks never mention.
Four and eight are numerals the Tigers prefer to keep hidden in the closet. Or locked in the attic like a crazy relative.
Here's why: Since the Big 12 started competition in 1996, Missouri has won or shared four regular-season championships and eight titles overall when you include postseason Big 12 tournaments.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20100519_202_B1_ANYONE178350