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Originally Posted by the_meanstrosity
How is Lew Perkins inept if he is forced to follow the Big 12 rules? Is Mike Alden inept at Missouri because he was forced to do revenue sharing since the Big 12 was formed? Look, we get that you don't like Lew Perkins because he was able to trick a bowl committee to take Iowa State over Missouri this past year. But you need to let it go.
As for the Border War, I agree with former Missouri Tiger QB and current Big 12 analyst Corby Jones' take. Once Missouri leaves the conference then the Border War is done. It won't mean nearly the same thing as it does when you're battling for a conference title. After a couple of years it will become just another non-conference opponent like the Illinois - Missouri "rivalry".
I guarantee you that KU vs KSU at Arrowhead would sell out.
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KU fans don't like the B12 setup any more than Mizzou. The difference is that Mizzou has a way out. If the Big Ten was offering KU, they likely couldn't sign quick enough. If Lew allows a by-law to be put into place to end the rivalry, he better have an escape pod ready to go. He'll be a dead man walking.
Corby speaks for a small minority in that regard. Most indicate the contrary. The oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi isn't going to die off over a change in conference. It will be different, but I don't think it will be different in a bad way. I could just as easily see the intensity ramped up with only one basketball game held each year. I'd also note from yesterday's interview that Dan Beebe said that any rule to limit who each member institution could play would be 'extremely unlikely and not a good idea'.
If KU and KSU think it would be a great idea to hold an in-state rivalry every year in the state of Missouri and pour millions into our economy, we'd be happy to laugh at them all the way to the bank.
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Originally Posted by the_meanstrosity
Nebraska is one of the teams that voted to not share revenue in the Big 12.
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Which is not and never was the stance of the current AD at Nebraska.