This is the song that doesn’t end
Yes it goes on and on my friend
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was
And they’ll continue singing it forever just because…
Missouri is so far gone to the SEC while technically not there that Brady Deaton has to backtrack on his comments. (Referring to the Big 12: “I wish them the best, and all of that.”)
Acting quickly to make sure it maintains a 10-member lineup, the Big 12 approved bringing in West Virginia to replace Missouri when the Tigers complete their move to the Southeastern Conference, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Note use of the word “when”. The Charleston Gazette, meanwhile, says WV-to-Big 12 is a done deal “regardless of Missouri’s decision.”
The only time Iowa State has played West Virginia in anything is one women’s basketball game, last year. WV won. (It should be noted that WV has a wrestling program, so maybe paths crossed once or twice there. Missouri wrestling, meanwhile, could be an endangered species.) Ames is about as far away from Morgantown as it is from Waco, which means Morgantown’s closer than Austin and Lubbock.
Ideally, the Big 12 could go after Louisville too. But then what? One blogger has floated a “Brigham Dame” option, which would mean BYU for football and Notre Dame for everything else. But that seems unlikely for various reasons.
BYU’s prohibition against playing on Sundays would inhibit women’s basketball and volleyball, and travel could be problematic, hence the football-only plan. Meanwhile, if Notre Dame can play Olympic sports in the Big 12 but remain independent in football, how long would it take before Texas thinks it can attempt the same thing?
I have wanted Missouri to stay. But this is stringing everyone out too long.