Couple of things I disagree with:
First, adding TCU is a cinch, compared to just about any other team. Why? First, they're between conferences right now, and the buyout or waiting periods don't apply. Second, they're a private religiously affiliated school. They don't answer to taxpayers or gov't officials, and they aren't required to make their dealings public.
I know some think that there is a decision to be made by Mizzou, but it's already BEEN made. It was made before the Curators gave Deaton permission to look around a few weeks ago. Now it's just a process of making sure that the move is executed according to Big 12 bylaws, open records laws, and the SEC's liking.
That's about 2 months from when it was first reported to when the University publically acknowledged their decision. I wouldn't call that "dragging it out."
Let's be realistic: fan impatience with the decision making process is NOT a consideration for any school.
Even if I accept your argument that public, sectarian universities are required to make such decisions because they answer to taxpayers and government officials (and I don't), your counter-example of TCU doesn't do a thing to explain why NU/CU/Utah/Pitt were able to pull this off so quickly. Try again.
Do you
know that Missery has already made their decision? Do you have connections or first-hand knowledge of these very high-level, secret discussions? Have you pored through the by-laws to know that this is required protocol? Or, are you simply making a guess and attempting to pass it along as fact? My money's on the latter. You're doing everyone a disservice by pretending to know what you're talking about.
2 months
IS dragging it out, especially when it takes up half of the regular playing season and everyone else seems to get their ducks in a row and publicly make a decision within a week, tops.
Of course fan impatience is not a factor, but that's just one small inconvenience among dozens of other, more salient ones. The Big 12 members, presidents, and athletic directors would surely like for Missery to pull their head out of their *** and let their decision be known so that they can go about determining the composition of the conference. The Big East is in the same boat. No doubt TV networks would like for you to make up your damned mind, too. This dilatory junk has serious logistical and economic implications, and it's disgraceful that Missery thinks little of holding the rest of the NCAA hostage while they ponder whether to dump all over 120 years of history for a slightly larger paycheck (maybe) and a supposedly more stable conference.
Quit with all of the bogus rationalization. This whole thing absolutely stinks, and there's no way you're going to be able to convince anyone otherwise if all you're going to do is spout out phony information and make illogical straw-man arguments. You know if the shoe were on the other foot, you'd feel the same way; it's too bad that your love for the hillbillies has to cloud what is probably otherwise fairly good judgment. If Iowa State were pulling this crap with the MWC or Big East, I'd be the first to admit that it's asinine behavior, because that's what any objective, reasonable person would think.
