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How would losing our prestigious AAU status "help MU

Posted on: April 22, 2022 at 09:01:08 CT
zounami MU
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prioritize what is best for the university and state"?

You make it sound like our AAU status is holding us back in some regard, when in fact it has the opposite effect.
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iowa state leaving aau ... - tmcats KSU - 4/21 13:58:26
     RE: iowa state leaving aau ... - Chi-TownJ UI - 4/24 12:33:43
     FYI: Artsy List of AAU Members - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 4/22 09:15:48
          Only one athletic conference has 100% AAU membership... - zounami MU - 4/22 09:20:10
               And the SEC is right behind them with two our of fourteen - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 4/22 09:22:46
                    Usually people who are wrong so much don't ponder - JimD MU - 4/22 12:03:50
                         No big deal, wrong today, right tomorrow, - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 4/22 13:43:24
                              We know too. It's b/c you're jelly... - zounami MU - 4/22 18:00:57
                    Try again.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 4/22 09:42:09
                    Wrong... Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, Vanderbilt, Missouri... - zounami MU - 4/22 09:23:46
                         So four out of sixteen - big deal - nm - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 4/22 09:26:02
                              you might be retarded (nm) - phrejd KC - 4/22 12:14:25
                              It was a big deal to the SEC when they asked A&M and us to - XRob MU - 4/22 10:18:29
                              Big 12 will soon have 1 out of 12. - AllThingsKC KC - 4/22 09:47:01
                              Try again.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 4/22 09:42:32
                              Wrong still... learn how to count. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/22 09:27:03
          it's an elite group (nm) - zounami MU - 4/22 09:17:40
               ...and even moreso, now that Iowa State is out (nm) - zounami MU - 4/22 09:18:18
     In other words, they were going to get kicked out - jlbomega MU - 4/22 08:56:17
          Nebraska is the only school to ever get kicked out of the - zounami MU - 4/22 09:17:24
               Explain to me what that has to do with sports at Missouri - Genco98 MU - 4/22 22:19:14
                    This thread is about ISU being forced out of the AAU... - zounami MU - 4/23 02:59:14
     BTW, that means the Big12 will be down to one (1) AAU member - zounami MU - 4/22 00:25:41
     That's because ISU had no choice. They explained that the - zounami MU - 4/21 23:49:06
     I wish MU would leave the AAU - Harvest MU - 4/21 18:28:43
          I don't think we should leave, however - MizzouAstro MU - 4/22 08:49:04
               It would be a huge black eye. AAU membership buoys the - XRob MU - 4/22 10:30:18
                    there is no such thing as credibility for universities anymo - deputyfife MU - 4/22 12:59:20
                         oh c'mon, that's fiji-level hyperbole (nm) - zounami MU - 4/22 18:20:12
               BTW, I don't think the AAU has any desire to kick MU out... - zounami MU - 4/22 09:08:36
               How would losing our prestigious AAU status "help MU - zounami MU - 4/22 09:01:08
                    Harvest explained it clearly. - deputyfife MU - 4/22 13:05:34
          RE: I wish MU would leave the AAU - slamduncan STL - 4/22 07:06:29
               Our AAU status helps with our research funding, academic - zounami MU - 4/22 07:53:07
          Ridiculous. AAU status is highly coveted in academia... - zounami MU - 4/21 23:51:28
          I never have gotten that "research" is so important to - Sarazen KC - 4/21 18:46:08
               "AAU universities create jobs, produce innovative technologi - Rabbit Test MU - 4/22 09:47:54
               Research brings in corporate money for new buildings - MU-TULSA MU - 4/22 08:21:54
               It's vital to a school's academic reputation and ability to - zounami MU - 4/22 00:12:17
                    RE: It's vital to a school's academic reputation and ability to - slamduncan STL - 4/22 07:27:04
                         I'm talking about research in general, but AAU status - zounami MU - 4/22 07:51:48
               It gave Kiesler and the curators a major woodie in the 90s - Genco98 MU - 4/21 21:09:48
     You care that we care but we don't care. - ColoradoBlueTiger MU - 4/21 17:54:09
     Nobody really cares about the AAU - zoomer 99 - 4/21 17:00:06
          It matters when attracting good professors/researchers and - jlbomega MU - 4/22 08:57:25
          Academics care, but the public doesn't - MizzouAstro MU - 4/22 08:48:50
               and that's extremely important, whether common folk - zounami MU - 4/22 08:56:08
          It's a status symbol. We probably wouldn't have gotten into - zounami MU - 4/21 23:55:43
               Wow. That is wrong - mutigr92 MU - 4/22 14:17:30
                    No, our AAU status was touted as one of the main reasons - zounami MU - 4/22 18:04:57
          It is completely irrelevant - Genco98 MU - 4/21 20:22:48
          there's no question it gives fans a sense of elitism ... - tmcats KSU - 4/21 17:04:40
               RE: there's no question it gives fans a sense of elitism ... - slamduncan STL - 4/22 07:11:38
                    It absolutely helps our reputation. We would be ranked - zounami MU - 4/22 08:00:21
               absolutely... and it helps attract better faculty (nm) - zounami MU - 4/21 23:56:36
               I've never heard it mentioned outside of sports talk - zoomer 99 - 4/21 17:05:50
                    Tigerboard is the first place I heard of it. (nm) - Uncle John MU - 4/21 18:05:45
                         It's often mentioned in the context of conference prestige - zounami MU - 4/22 00:15:42
                              National sportswriters? - Genco98 MU - 4/22 06:38:11
     Jump before they were pushed - ala Syracuse - doughboy MU - 4/21 16:17:06
          yep (nm) - zounami MU - 4/21 23:57:39
     RE: iowa state leaving aau ... - slamduncan STL - 4/21 15:15:52
          kU probably on it's way out as well. - StoneCold Tiger68 MU - 4/21 15:52:07
               RE: kU probably on it's way out as well. - slamduncan STL - 4/21 15:58:05
                    Yes. I don't think Mizzou is at great risk... - zounami MU - 4/22 18:14:39
                    everything MU does is on campus.... - SuperTone MU - 4/21 16:10:46
     Guess they realized the Big 10 will never want them.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 4/21 15:12:53
          They should've already known that. The B1G is only - zounami MU - 4/22 00:10:08
     Conference can get federal funding for research - AllThingsKC KC - 4/21 14:56:24
          indeed, it *further* tarnishes the Big12's reputation (nm) - zounami MU - 4/21 23:58:08
          tmcats will explain how this makes the b12 stronger (nm) - phrejd KC - 4/21 15:00:45
               straw man much?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/21 15:12:04
                    Lie much? - Gary P. MU - 4/21 15:21:19
                         i don't lie ... - tmcats KSU - 4/21 16:20:56
                              why tho - Yt_Haitian_Tiger MU - 4/22 01:01:42
                              You lie constantly. Both as a politician and on this and - TigerJackSwartz MU - 4/21 16:48:15
                                   i don't lie ... - tmcats KSU - 4/21 17:06:02
                              That’s a lie(nm) - Panthera MU - 4/21 16:30:42
                                   you say it over and over again and sure enough ... - tmcats KSU - 4/21 16:39:24
                                        You’re the liar here Bob(nm) - Panthera MU - 4/21 17:11:53
                                             the big lie persists, but i resist(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/21 18:26:44
               What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. - AllThingsKC KC - 4/21 15:07:24
     Everything seems to be changing against ag schools - SuperTone MU - 4/21 14:16:34
          RE: Everything seems to be changing against ag schools - slamduncan STL - 4/21 16:02:35
     there's your blueprint (nm) - phrejd KC - 4/21 14:15:50
     ie "we are getting kicked out so we will withdraw first" - MizzouAstro MU - 4/21 14:08:32
          Exactly. No school would voluntarily give up its AAU status - zounami MU - 4/22 00:06:50
          and getting kicked out for no good reason.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 4/21 14:16:58
               Wasn't Nebraska kicked out for its medical school - AllThingsKC KC - 4/21 14:44:45
                    That, and U of Texas (who oversaw membership-review at the - zounami MU - 4/22 00:00:06
                    it was kicked out for too much ag research.... - SuperTone MU - 4/21 16:09:08
                         Not too much ag research but too much earmarked research - doughboy MU - 4/21 16:14:33
                              it was only too much because of the % - SuperTone MU - 4/21 16:25:07
                                   OTOH, I can understand the AAU expecting its members to - zounami MU - 4/22 18:31:15
                                   That does seem like anti-ag elitist BS. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/22 18:25:37
                    Yeah, Nebraska's medical school is in Omaha (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/21 15:03:21
                    isn't ku's medical school in KC? (nm) - phrejd KC - 4/21 14:48:52
                         Yes, but I think it's somehow more connected to the - AllThingsKC KC - 4/21 14:57:13
                              KU Med's admin reports directly to KU Chancellor - StoneCold Tiger68 MU - 4/21 15:49:57
                                   Yup(nm) - doughboy MU - 4/21 16:14:50
                    yep, the grant money was going to omaha(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/21 14:45:39
                    yep - MizzouAstro MU - 4/21 14:45:25
               AAU bases most of its metrics on federal research - MizzouAstro MU - 4/21 14:19:29
                    or ag(nm) - tmcats KSU - 4/21 14:45:06
                         Interesting..they get a LOT of ag research dollars - meatiger MU - 4/21 23:19:12
                         yes(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 4/21 14:45:36
     Here’s what I can tell you about an Iowa State university - alwaysright MU - 4/21 14:05:44
          RE: Here’s what I can tell you about an Iowa State university - Chi-TownJ UI - 4/24 12:38:57
          I would base nothing on that synopsis - KC rules MU - 4/21 16:21:49
               There is a difference between slacking and getting poor - alwaysright MU - 4/21 21:28:38
                    Yeah, I've always considered ISU to be subpar academically - zounami MU - 4/22 18:27:31
          College is easy if you show up (nm) - Uncle John MU - 4/21 15:15:36
               Not in every department. - alwaysright MU - 4/21 15:35:19




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