Big East move... dream scenario

**CYphyllis** · 08-31-2011, 02:25 PM

"ISU to the Big East" and "dream scenario" in the same sentence makes me vomit in my mouth a little. I'll be honest, I'd probably stop paying attention if ISU was forced into an absolutely awful move like that.

**ISUFan22** · 08-31-2011, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

That would surprise me. What is interest like, game week, when we play Texas, OU, OSU? Very little, to none.

That is completely false.

**Tre4ISU** · 08-31-2011, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

Defeatist? When, in the modern "it's all about money" era, have we competed with the upper 3/4 of the Big XII? Our best teams have benefited from the Big XII North being very weak, and we still couldn't win the North!

I don't believe we can compete in a new Big XII. Our only chance was to compete in a Big XII North.

How many times, in our history, have we beat a GOOD South team?

I believe the general definition of a defeatist is someone willing to accept that they can never accomplish more. Are you going to argue you don't have a defeatist attitude after this post? Also, Nebraska was a decent team.

**Tre4ISU** · 08-31-2011, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

The 52,000 people who packed into Jack Trice on a cold, wet October morning at 11AM the last Texas came to Ames would take issue with that.

After we had lost to Kent St., UNI Toledo right?

**jdoggivjc** · 08-31-2011, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

That would surprise me. What is interest like, game week, when we play Texas, OU, OSU? Very little, to none.

This post reeks of someone who hasn't watched a game at the Jack during a week when Texas, OU, or OSU was in town...

**ISUFan22** · 08-31-2011, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

Jamie has done a tremendous job creating energy in the fanbase, especially early in the season. That 52,000 came in Gene's first year when season tickets were at an all time high. Great job out of the fans. But how long will we have that much excitement with <6 wins?

Our fans are notorious for not showing up the last few weeks of the season. Why? Because we are usually out of bowl contention. What it we were playing for a 10 win season in the Big East?

Move games like OU, Texas, Nebraska, etc to the end of the season and those games will be full or nearly full.

**tazclone** · 08-31-2011, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

This would stick a pitchfork in the wrestling and soccer teams.

Why? We play/wrestle more teams out of confernce right now thatn we do in conference. The same could be said for almost all non revenue sports. Stop and look through the non revenue sports and their schedules for a minute. A confernce move wouldn't change that one bit

**aeroclone** · 08-31-2011, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by tazclone

Why?

Better question is so what. Honestly, after football and men's bball, I really don't care how good our other programs are doing, and neither do the casual fans. It is great when they win, and I am happy to see it, but if our soccer team doesn't have another winning season in my lifetime, I don't care. If the football or bball team stinks it up for a couple of seasons, grab the pitch forks.

**balken** · 08-31-2011, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

That would surprise me. What is interest like, game week, when we play Texas, OU, OSU? Very little, to none.

It would be much better for a November game against Villanova than some crap contest against Texas or OU.

**PabloDiablo** · 08-31-2011, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by tazclone

Why? We play/wrestle more teams out of confernce right now thatn we do in conference. The same could be said for almost all non revenue sports. Stop and look through the non revenue sports and their schedules for a minute. A confernce move wouldn't change that one bit

A significant decrease in the athletic budget might though. Hard to field non-revenue sports without money.

Signed,

ISU Men's Swimming and Baseball

**IcSyU** · 08-31-2011, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

Anytime I see a thread I don't want to read, I don't open it.

I think the loss of tv money could be supplemented by donor's and attendance money if we start having consecutive 7-10 wins.

If? There is nothing to suggest we would start having 7-10 win seasons.

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

Money or no money from the conference, I firmly believe there would be an increased lack of interest by the casual fan (and ISU does need the casual fan) if ISU moved to the Big East.

This is accurate

Originally Posted by ISUonthemove

That would surprise me. What is interest like, game week, when we play Texas, OU, OSU? Very little, to none.

You need to have a CT scan done to make sure there is matter between your ears.

**Senolcyc** · 08-31-2011, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

This would stick a pitchfork in the wrestling and soccer teams.

Are you really putting wrestling and women's soccer on the same level?

And, no it wouldn't.

**Senolcyc** · 08-31-2011, 03:36 PM

Nobody in the Big East has large video boards?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...m_video_boards

Rutgers is virtually same size:

Originally Posted by jbhtexas

I don't know, things like this maybe???

**Boxerdaddy** · 08-31-2011, 03:38 PM

Anyone else picturing the OP as this:

**IcSyU** · 08-31-2011, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Senolcyc

Nobody in the Big East has large video boards?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...m_video_boards

Rutgers is virtually same size:

I believe the post was about what the extra money will do. The scoreboard is the answer. Less money = less ability to pay off the debt we have on facilities (which I have to imagine is approaching $100,000,000 with the projects in Hilton, sports complex, JTS east and west sides, football building, basketball practice facility, scoreboard, etc.)