Baylor or UNI? Which team is less important to ISU?

**Al_4_State** · 06-22-2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by 3Cheers4LkyJack

Baylor could end our Big XII road losing streak. UNI can't. So, Baylor is more important.

If Baylor ends our Big XII road losing streak, than, yuck. We don't go back to Waco until 2012.

**egami** · 06-22-2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by PurplePride319

I don't understand why anyone in Iowa would care about Baylor since they are in Texas. UNI has had a lot of success lately in many sports and a lot of people here in Iowa follow them which I feel makes them more important.

Baylor is in the division. Because Baylor is in the B12. Because a Baylor win will generally speaking mean more than a UNI win.

**aeroclone** · 06-22-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by jumbopackage

UNI means absolutely nothing to ISU. Winning the game only actually counts every 4 years even if we do win.

How you can say that UNI is more important than Baylor I have NO idea. I'd gladly lose to UNI and beat Baylor every single year and wouldn't even think twice about it if you gave me a choice.

I don't even care that they are an in-state "rival". So is Drake.

That rule was changed when we went to the 12 game schedule, so we can count 1 1-AA win each season now towards a bowl game.

And by the way, this one isn't even close. Baylor is by far more important to us. They are a conference foe and competition with them has a direct impact on our standings in the Big 12 in every sport.

Beating UNI isn't any bigger deal than any other non conference opponent. And honestly, I think the term rivalry doesn't even really apply here. If our athletics program was anywhere near where it should be, UNI would be nothing more than a speed bump.

**DaddyMac** · 06-22-2009, 12:55 PM

I'd pay attention to the Trinidad & Tabago vs Equidor curling match before I gave a flip about Baylor.

UNI is an in-state school, I'd pay attention to them ahead of most other conference schools anyway.

**DaddyMac** · 06-22-2009, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by egami

Baylor is in the division. Because Baylor is in the B12. Because a Baylor win will generally speaking mean more than a UNI win.

Baylor is in what division?

**BryceC** · 06-22-2009, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by swarthmoreCY

I would be disappointed if an ISU fan thought UNI was more relevant to ISU than Baylor. In fact, even the fact this is a poll is concerning.

Bingo.

**egami** · 06-22-2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Baylor is in what division?

D1.

**acrozier22** · 06-22-2009, 01:05 PM

Baylor is a conference opponent. UNI is nothing to me.

**DaddyMac** · 06-22-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by BryceC

Bingo.

Why exactly?

If we're limiting this to football - I can kinda see it. Although it seems to me that we play UNI more often than we play Baylor, or maybe it just seems like it. Furthermore, IMO if we lose to UNI the season is OVER for all intesive purposes. Fan support is tanked, it's almost unrecoverable from a post season standpoint (again - this is FB).

We play them as often as Baylor in BBall, and probably more often in things like volleyball and wrestling and a number of other sports.

True - UNI has zero effect on conference issues. But they have every bit the impact, maybe more, than Baylor on post season for most sports. But who are we kidding right now in terms of conference finishes - if we can't get by UNI, we aren't making much of a splash in conference anyway.

**DaddyMac** · 06-22-2009, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by egami

D1.

Ok - I thought you were talking Big XII north or something.

**egami** · 06-22-2009, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Ok - I thought you were talking Big XII north or something.

No, it wouldn't be fair to have ALL the crappy teams in one B12 division.

**jaretac** · 06-22-2009, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by egami

D1.

you mean FBS? UNI is a D1 school as well.

**Al_4_State** · 06-22-2009, 01:11 PM

Losing to UNI is worse than losing to Baylor.

Beating Baylor is more important than beating UNI.

**jaretac** · 06-22-2009, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

Losing to UNI is worse than losing to Baylor.

Beating Baylor is more important than beating UNI.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding....

....we have a winner.

But, we shouldn't be in a situation where we should have to worry about losing to UNI, so I would still say Baylor.