Death of the Big 12 (Good Big Ten stuff here)
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spudhawk
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I thought it was insightful and well written but I don't think Texas is a candidate. I thought the smartest thing I read in it was a comment from chitownhawkeye about research dollars though. Pitt had 510 million dollars in 2005 alone?. They are in. Missouri was over 200 million. In. Nebraska over 200 million. In. Syracuse a paltry 60 million well they look a little less attractive, do we need a third journalism school?
I think the staggering number was the average for each school was 333 million in research dollars. That makes the BTN small apples.
I think the staggering number was the average for each school was 333 million in research dollars. That makes the BTN small apples.
jameskalina
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I agree with you, Spudhawk. Texas is not a candidate. The geographical separation is too great. Travelling costs can be cut by taking a school adjacent to a current Big Ten state. Texas is two states removed from the nearest current Big Ten state, and that would increase travelling costs and teams would spend more time on the road.
JonDMiller
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This was written in February...just saw that.
MissouriFan
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Missouri actually did $320 million in research last year (2009).
Here are some more facts about the University of Missouri since there is at least a decent chance we will be joining your conference.
- The 2009 freshmen class boasts an average ACT score of 25.6, compared with the national average of 21.1 and the state average of 21.5. Twenty-five percent of MU freshmen come from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.
- MU is the No. 1 public Bowl Championship Series institution in the nation in academic performance of student athletes and ranks 25th among all schools, public and private. Mizzou also leads the Big 12 in eligibility, retention and graduation rates of student athletes. These rankings are based on the NCAA's 2008 Academic Progress Rate, which measures the academic progress and performance of athletic programs.
- The National Science Foundation has recognized MU as one of the top 10 universities in the country for successfully integrating research into undergraduate education.
- In MU's School of Journalism, newspaper, magazine and photojournalism students gain hands-on experience as they produce print and online publications, including three magazines and a daily newspaper. Broadcast students train at radio, TV and online outlets. Strategic-communication students create advertising, public relations and marketing strategies for local and national clients.
- Based on the most recent data from the National Science Foundation, MU ranks No. 2 among all institutions in the Association of American Universities in growth of federal research funding from 1995 to 2005.
- MU is one of only six public universities in the country with medicine, veterinary medicine, law, engineering and agriculture all on one campus.
- MU is one of only 34 public U.S. universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities and designated “Research University/Very High†by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This year marks the centennial of MU's AAU membership, which recognizes excellence in teaching and research endeavors and includes only the nation's top-tier institutions.
- More than 1,000 faculty life scientists at MU are working to improve human and animal health, food and the environment. Areas of strength include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, animal and human reproductive biology, aging, plant genomics and biotechnology, geo-spatial informatics, bioengineering, rural economic development policy, math education, nanoscience and nanotechnology, cognitive and neurodevelopmental sciences, exercise physiology, autism, nuclear medicine and comparative medicine.
- MU is a national leader in comparative medicine, in which researchers collaborate by sharing discoveries, innovations and treatments for humans and animals. For example, Jimmy Cook discovered how to encourage the meniscus in knees to repair itself by implanting a scaffold in dog knees. Currently, this process is in stage II of FDA human clinical trials.
- A national leader in plant genomics research, MU is 7th in the nation in plant sciences funding from the National Science Foundation.
- MU boasts some of the world's top scientists in wheat, corn and soybean research and is 14th in the nation in life sciences funding from the National Science Foundation.
- MU is home to the world's most powerful university research reactor and is the largest U.S. producer of radioisotopes for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
- MU and its biochemistry researchers have a new $2.3 million high-powered nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR), only the second of its generation in the U.S. and the only one in Missouri. Scientists use the NMR to see molecules in three dimensions and view their interactions. Understanding these interactions is crucial to understanding health and disease.
- MU is one of only 15 sites in the United States where the National Cancer Institute provides funding for clinical trials on animals. Veterinary medicine and human medicine oncologists developed Quadramet for bone cancer pain, one of many MU discoveries based on collaborative research.
- Mizzou is home to some of the world’s best nanoscientists, who work with particles at the nearly unimaginable scale of one billionth of a meter. The new $10 million International Institute for Nano and Molecular Medicine will house scientists fighting cancer and other diseases.
- Mizzou's enrollment for the fall 2009 semester is 31,314.
- For the FY 2010 here is where Mizzou generates its revenue (In Millions)
- Enterprise Operations: $243 (13.4 percent)
- Patient Care: $711 (39.1 percent)
- Tuition $261 (14.3 percent)
- State Appropriations: $257 (14.1 percent)
- Grants and Contracts: $207 (11.4 percent)
- Gifts and Endowment Income: $63 (3.5 percent)
- Extension, Course and Other Fees: $61(3.4 percent)
- Federal Appropriations $15 (0.8 percent)
- Mizzou Football is played at Faurot Field a 71,004 seat stadium built in 1926.
- Mizzou Basketball is played in Mizzou Arena a 15,061 seat arena opened in 2004.
That's probably more then you ever wanted to know about the University of Missouri but I figured I would put it out there for you.
imported_ankle23
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saw this over on cyclown. posting this has'm all stirred up over there -
tomhawk80907
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IMO the geographical argument against Texas joining is short sighted. I would prefer them to just about anyone being mentioned at this time and think it would seal the pre- eminence of the b10 for a very long time.
jshawks
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I continue to maintain that the best deal for the Big 10 would be to take Mizzou, Nebby, and Rutgers for a 14 team conference. In that deal we would get 2 huge tv markets, and 1 nationally known football powerhouse. Oh and because member schools reside in 10 different states we could retain the name Big 10. TV markets, football prestige,and name recognition, whats not to like?
Caven
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Wouldn't that be 11 states? Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Missouri and New Jersey.
Granted we currently have 11 teams so 11 states wouldn't be any different
As far as keeping the name, I hope we keep it regardless of how many teams we end up with. We are the oldest conference in the country and we should keep the name for traditions sake.
Granted we currently have 11 teams so 11 states wouldn't be any different
As far as keeping the name, I hope we keep it regardless of how many teams we end up with. We are the oldest conference in the country and we should keep the name for traditions sake.
