“Missouri Board of Curators votes to explore leaving Big 12”. This is what Nebraska did before leaving. This is what A&M did before leaving. This is what Oklahoma, Texas, and Oklahoma State all did before the Pac-12 decided to stand pat.
Nebraska to the Big Ten happened in a week — really, less than 48 hours. The SEC presidents meet tomorrow.
An SEC with three Tigers and two Columbias. A Big Ten with 12 and a Big 12 with a number TBA. The end to the longest football rivalry west of the Mississippi and three others over 90 years. The destruction of Kansas City’s historical position in college athletics. This is quite possibly the near-future state of things.
UPDATE: Longer/updated version of first linked article here.