Major rumblings are shaking college athletics again. The Big 12 (Minus 4, Plus 2) Conference is considering expansion and the reverberations can be felt across Missouri.
Many Mizzou fans are feeling sadly nostalgic. Sure, the Tigers faced daunting challenges as they played catch-up to Oklahoma in football and the hated Kansas Jayhawks in basketball.
But the battles were familiar and the rivalries were special. Mizzou found a comfortable niche as a good athletics program in a very good conference.
Then conference realignment happened.
Former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe failed to keep his stuff and his league together.