He says "I'm pretty sure Mizzou would be safe and land somewhere inside a major conference."
Like Aggie fans, he's being emotional and irrational. Missouri is more competitive in the Big 12. The Big 12 is a stable league with Missouri and an addition of Big East programs. EVEN IF the Big 12 blows up again, which would be less likely with reforms like equal revenue sharing and signing away of rights, both of which the rest of the league is for, Missouri will have a home.
Why does it matter if you have "options" as long as you have a home in a major conference? It doesn't. This. Is. All. About. Ego.
We were pretty sure that we'd end up in the big east, a 'major conference' (well, at least it was... not looking so major anymore). If we had a big 10 invite we'd be gone, not only because its the better conference, but because its a hell of a lot better than putting our fate in whatever the situation might be the next time OU\Texas decide to look around for better options.
And its clear we wont have equal revenue sharing in this conference. 1st and 2nd tier only is flat out a joke. Who cares about 1st and 2nd tier when the difference there was a couple million tops, when 3rd tier is netting almost as much for texas as its first and second tier?