Missouri moved for the money, not the fans.
They made some good runs in an above average conference, but never consistently.
They also recruit too heavily in Texas where they get mostly what the schools in TX and OK don't want.
The Mizzou administration doesn't put that much emphasis on sports, except for the money they can bring in.
If you thought Mizzou would do better the first year in the SEC after a mediocre one in the Big 12, you don't understand college football.
They got what is probably the best receiver to come out of high school in a very long time and they had best find a QB and an offense to take advantage of it. A lot of very successful teams have wrapped an offense around a star receiver, but with an above average QB and receiving corp.