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Big 12 Expansion (New New Thread)
The Last "New Thread" lasted 10 months and resulted in many many too many comments covering too much time. So here is a New New Thread to focus on the second conference alignment upheaval in a short year. So, My opinion is: PAC - take them all, take some, go after other east coast teams, or...- Gilbyone
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SEC National Title Game Sucks
After a week of losses (ISU FB, ISU Men"s BB, Chiefs) it is time to throw sand at the SEC. How about the National FB tournament becoming a "Tournament of Champions" (only). To compete a team must win their conference, or be 11-0 as an independent. Thus forcing the SEC "super conference" to...- Gilbyone
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Big 12 Expansion (new thread)
The size of the football stadium is a good measure of football interest. The remaining Big 8 have stadiums: 61,500 (ISU), 60,000 (OkSt), 60,000 (TT), 60,000 (WVa), 50,000 (KSt), 50,000 (TCU), 50,000 (Baylor), and 47,000 (KU). We currently have four schools at about 60,000, and four schools at...- Gilbyone
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Stay and Make Them Pay
Oklahoma and Texas are under contract to play the next five seasons in the Big 12. 2021-2025. If they do not play the last 4 years of their contracts, they will owe between $100M and $150M each to exit after this year. So, why dissolve the Big 12 before 2026 and give them a free pass to exit...- Gilbyone
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How we got here
Reading Kirk Haaland's article brought back many memories from my years at ISU: The modern era began with Johnny Majors from 1968-1972, and our first two bowl games, and the beginning of plans for the new stadium. We used to sit between the goal posts, in the end zone raised bleachers of old... -
COVID Extra Year of Eligibility?
Does anybody know if ISU players are eligible for an additional year due to COVID as per earlier NCAA statements? If so, do they count against the NCAA team/scholarship maximum? If they are eligible who would we want back? Who would need the extra year for NFL consideration?