Missouri Joins SEC

[SamuelKhan]

Too funny...a great day in Jayhawk land!

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/06/3250932/sec-announces-mu-as-new-member.html

Finally, inevitably, the Southeastern Conference on Sunday morning announced it has unanimously approved Missouri as its 14th member.

And in what could be considered as a shot across the bow of the Big 12 Conference, SEC commissioner Mike Slive said in the league statement:

“We look forward to having the Tigers compete in our league starting in 2012.”

The Big 12 Conference, which on Sept. 25 also lost Texas A&M to the SEC for next season, has frequently inferred Missouri might not be free to depart until 2013.

There was no reference nor any acknowledgement of that in the SEC statement Sunday morning. The SEC and Missouri jointly confirmed Mizzou plans to join the SEC effective July 1, 2012 and begin competition in all its sports for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The SEC...home of another team called the Tigers...LSU that is. Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Georgia...and that's just football.