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Since we are getting close to the Final Four I thought I would pose this question. Which would you rather have? Iowa State playing in a BCS Bowl (Orange, Sugar, Rose, etc) OR Iowa State playing in a final four?
This is difficult for me. I would answer Final Four by a slim margin....BUT if the question would you rather play in the BCS championship or basketball championship I would go with BCS championship. A little messed I know.
Just wondered what peoples thoughts were on CF...
BCS = more money for ISU!!!
BCS bowl, easy.
Not only because I love football more than hoops, but it brings in more money to the athletic department.
BCS bowls = $$$$$$$$$$$$$
I would say final four just because at that point in your season you can still be national champion. Unless you're in the BCS championship, you have no chance at national champion.
You should make it a poll as well! Great question!
BCS no doubt for me.
Definitely Final Four! As has been said, you're only 2 games away from winning the National Championship!!
I'd have to say final four. You get to watch your team take teams down for a couple weeks, extending your joy and elation much longer than a bowl game that lasts one night.
BCS game by far. More money, a LOT more national respect, and many more ISU fans to come alive or "see the light".
If the question were, "Which do you think would happen sooner?" I would definitely say Final Four because I think it will take much less time to fix basketball than it will football.
So hard to pick, I think since I prefer college basketball more I will have to pick the final 4.
Not necessarily... Look at a few years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by cstrunk
We were "this" close to going to the Big XII Championship twice. If for some odd reason we were to shock the world and beat Texas or Oklahoma in those games, we would have been in a BCS game.
I think it would be easier to win the Big XII North, with the Big XII Championship game, and go to BCS than get into the NCAA bball tournament and win 4 consecutive games, all of which may be solid competition, to get into the Final Four.
I am a bigger football fan than bball, so that plays some role. But if you really want to take an athletic dept to the highest of highs, a BCS bowl will do it for you.
I would rather see a final four-
You get undivided national attention on your school, i.e. I can remeber more final 4 participants over the last three years than BCS bowl games other than the national title game.
The way they allocate money for the NCAA BB tourney and then the conference split, I am not sure it would make a lot of difference since a lot of the gain would go to keep the respective coach that got it done.
How about we just go to a bowl that can pay us?
BCS Bowl. On top of the money, we could come out of that as a winner and have huge momentum going into the next season. Whereas in the Final Four, you have two more opportunities to lose, and be heartbroken after getting that far (see 2000 -- Elite 8, but similar).
In basketball, there's only two D-1 teams that make a postseason tournament that win their final game.
BCS is more exposure