I feel sorry for Missouri.
Doug Gottlieb was talking about this a while back, Mizzou sold their soul for some shiny new buildings. And now they are in a conference where no one knows their history, and no one cares.
This is KK's point as well (his recent manifesto)...the soul is gone.
Missouri has no chance to compete over the long haul in football in their division, let alone in the SEC overall. They joined the SEC in THE rarest time when historic powerhouses Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee were ALL down at the same time...that's never happened in the modern era of football.
But Missouri's soul was always basketball. KU fans love to mock Missouri for having no Final Fours, but Missouri was a truly GREAT basketball program for decades.
Now, they are in conference that doesn't care about basketball, and further doesn't give two shits about Norm Stewart or anyone else from Mizzou.