Rivals thinks we will be left out of the BCS

[Tedcyclone]

Rivals writers all think we are out

Rivals.com College Football - Superconferences: Which 64 teams belong?

i love how they all say they selected teams based on their commitment to excel at high level of football... then read the list of teams they selected... indiana, kentucky, Uconn, Lousiville, Minnesota, Wash State, Syracuse, the list would include many many more.. essentially they just kept sec, big 10, big east schools, pac 12 schools.. duh! no one is going to get kicked out of those leagues, even though they should if this goes down. same article written for the 5000th time.

[Tedcyclone]

Rivals writers all think we are out

Rivals.com College Football - Superconferences: Which 64 teams belong?

i cannot beleive they pay people for these types of opinions... here is the first sentence of Tom D's write up..
"A school must be able to justify its spot at the table by showing what it brings to a league from a TV standpoint."

then read the list... its the same as everyone elses.. every Big10, SEC, BIG EAST, PAC 12, ACC school...

the article should be just about the big 12 then, not their collective thoughts on who should be the 64 teams. if was actually just the 64 most deserving schools current conference affiliation would not matter... fing dip wads...

[cyrocksmypants]

Does this mean my degree that I got in 2005 is going to be taken away from me?

Welp, if Rivals said so, you guys might as well just pack it up and call it a day. Have the administration folks call up the students and tell them that Iowa State University is, as of September 14th, 2001, disbanded.

Last one out, hit the lights.

[mj4cy]

16 is so stupid. You can't even play half your conference teams in football. Travel expenses are rediculous. Top level talent will get watered down...more and more teams will have more losses...meaning fan bases will get more mad....it may seem great now, but I think its a disaster.

[delt4cy]

I don't understand the purpose of 16 team conf.

It would basically be 2 loosely knit 8-team conferences.

Plus, what's to stop ND from not joining and still retaining a sweet heart deal with the "playoff" system?

[cyclone22]

Welp, if Rivals said so, you guys might as well just pack it up and call it a day. Have the administration folks call up the students and tell them that Iowa State University is, as of September 14th, 2001, disbanded.

Last one out, hit the lights.

Lol. Rival's opinions to me are about half a notch higher than the people who post on ESPN conversation.

[cyclones500]

the article should be just about the big 12 then, not their collective thoughts on who should be the 64 teams. if was actually just the 64 most deserving schools current conference affiliation would not matter

Precisely. It's apples and oranges. As your previous post said, SEC, Pac-10, B1G aren't going to kick teams out.

If that were the case, Dienhart's list concludes with:
" .... here are the current Big Six members who didn't make my cut: Baylor, Duke, Iowa State, Kansas State, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest."

If that happened, well, problem solved — sounds like a solid unit to form a new conference.

One other note: Every list included Boise State, and most include UCF. I get the football-rules-all and TV factor, but if multiple schools from non-BCS leap-frog a school with longtime membership in trad. big conferences, something is seriously bonkers.

[clonestar12]

If there are 4-16 team conferences, chances are ISU will be left out...

Some of you folks really buy into what you read. These decisions would/will be made at the University President level, and academics will play into it to an extent. ISU is an AAU institution with a good academic reputation that has 30K enrollment and has been in a major conference for 100 years. I don`t believe we will be left out of anything.

[ThatllDoCy]

The four super conferences is getting a lot of press. Larry Scott is the main person that is pushing this scenario. The question is can the Pac 12 or 16 or whatever dictate to the rest of College Athletics how to run their conferences. Is there an advantage in 16. No way to know. Would the SEC go to 16? Big Ten? ACC? Do they want to do that? I don't think so. Until the NCAA and BCS are circumvented for a playoff this scenario is unlikely. What other advantage is there to having a 16 team conference? TV Dollars? Maybe, but does the increase in TV dollars justify the increase in costs and stress on the Athletic Departments?

I have no idea how this is going to play out, but it is probably least likely that four super conferences will be formed and a playoff system created. The only way for that to happen would be for the NCAA to spearhead it, which they are unmotivated to do. I don't see ISU being left out. I think the worst case scenario is a reformed Big 12 with less bite, or the Big East. If the Big Ten expands to 16 I think that is a possibility, but the longer it takes the better. If we can have the new football facility, more on field/court success and expansion of the stadium ready that would be a better time.

[cyclones500]

ISU is an AAU institution with a good academic reputation that has 30K enrollment and has been in a major conference for 100 years. I don`t believe we will be left out of anything.

I hope clearer heads prevail in that direction.

One problem I have with all the speculation, as it applies to Iowa State being left on the fence: It's always selective.

* Good academics? Sports $ runs the show
* Longtime major conference affiliation? That doesn't matter anymore (unless you're in B1G, Pac-10 or SEC — then it matters)
* Geographic fit/natural rivalries for B1G? Doesn't add viewers

Several other examples in that vein, but you get the drift.

[edr247]

Does this mean my degree that I got in 2005 is going to be taken away from me?

Welp, if Rivals said so, you guys might as well just pack it up and call it a day. Have the administration folks call up the students and tell them that Iowa State University is, as of September 14th, 2001, disbanded.

Last one out, hit the lights.