*****The Super, Mega, Huge Big 12 Expansion Thread*****

[Al_4_State]

The game I went to they brought the horses right into the stadium.

I think we might have got to our seats right as the game was kicking off. I heard all about the cavalry thing, but never saw it.

 

[cyatheart]

i actually like ecu, big school, good facilities, great growth potential...if b12 cared about long term they would listen to them and new mexico...in ten years they would be on equal footing...but i highly doubt anyone in big 12 has any ling term view...people forget lville, south florida, and cinncy were all non bcs football recently...now everyone wants them...b12 money would greatly increase any non bcs fanbase overnight... but thw aholes in the b12 south are never going to see that

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Also, I'm not sure what people have against ECU. Have you seen their facilities? They are BCS worthy. They have a better stadium than about half the Big East and maybe than us.

Capacity of 50K with an approved upgrade to 58K plus a new press tower.

I think we might have got to our seats right as the game was kicking off. I heard all about the cavalry thing, but never saw it.

As with most everything else in Aggieland...:SLEEP:

 

[Tank]

Also, I'm not sure what people have against ECU. Have you seen their facilities? They are BCS worthy. They have a better stadium than about half the Big East and maybe than us.

They also fill it up, and we would be adding a large market. I think they're far and away the class of C-USA.

I have nothing against ECU but they are the 3rd, if not 4th tier team in North Carolina behind UNC, Duke and Wake Forest. So, really how many TV sets are we adding with their addition and does it makes sense geographically?

 

[ISUAgronomist]

ECU:

Future expansion
East Carolina has received permission from the North Carolina General Assembly to plan a new pressbox and upper deck on the south side of the stadium. This expansion will increase seating to 58,000.[8

 

[Wesley]

Capacity of 50K with an approved upgrade to 58K plus a new press tower.

They have a bowled in south end also.:skeptical:

 

[Tank]

ECU:

Sure wished JT looked like this with the enclosed endzone! :yes:

 

[Al_4_State]

I have nothing against ECU but they are the 3rd, if not 4th tier team in North Carolina behind UNC, Duke and Wake Forest. So, really how many TV sets are we adding with their addition and does it makes sense geographically?

Their average attendance is slightly less than Duke and Wake Forest COMBINED.

They are behind UNC and NCSU in terms of attendance, and are WAY ahead of Duke and WF.

After they renovate, they will be ahead of NCSU and just behind UNC in terms of attendance. Sleeping giant.

 

[cyatheart]

I have nothing against ECU but they are the 3rd, if not 4th tier team in North Carolina behind UNC, Duke and Wake Forest. So, really how many TV sets are we adding with their addition and does it makes sense geographically?

its called longer term planning and thinking...somethong the b12 doesnt do

 

[jsmith86]

So now that we have longest thread ever, are we trying to make it so this record never gets beat?

 

[CycloneErik]

So now that we have longest thread ever, are we trying to make it so this record never gets beat?

We smell blood, we go in for the KILL!!!!!

 

[jsmith86]

We smell blood, we go in for the KILL!!!!!

Well, we do need about 100000 more views to get most viewed thread in history nailed down.

 

[CycloneErik]

Well, we do need about 100000 more views to get most viewed thread in history nailed down.

I'm looking all that I can.

 

[cyhawkdmb]

I'm looking all that I can.

do refreshes count?

 

[CycloneErik]

do refreshes count?

I honestly don't know. I hope this reply counts.

 

[CycloneWanderer]

We need to somehow get this bumped to the first google search result. That is what got the other one so many hits if I remember correctly.

 

[jsmith86]

Well, I know there is an ISU grad who works for google. If he is watching this, he should make it so.

Edit: And maybe your googlefu isn't strong enough? Try searching for this.

Texas A&M leaving big 12 cyclonefanatic

First result. Every. Time.

 

[Tank]

its called longer term planning and thinking...somethong the b12 doesnt do

I do think about long term planning but ECU? What I enjoy about our current conference alignments are the rivalry's and the geographically co-located schools. So adding ECU, which is the farthest east you can go in the U.S. to a conference that is in the mid-west is just stupid.

Looking long term, at up and coming teams and looking from lower tier conferences, then we need to look at teams such as Cinci and Tulsa or to the indepedent schools like BYU and ND.

 

[cyhawkdmb]

I honestly don't know. I hope this reply counts.

It counts for something....

 

[cyhawkdmb]

I do think about long term planning but ECU? What I enjoy about our current conference alignments are the rivalry's and the geographically co-located schools. So adding ECU, which is the farthest east you can go in the U.S. to a conference that is in the mid-west is just stupid.

Looking long term at up and coming teams and looking from lower tier conferences, then we need to look at teams such as Cinci and Tulsa or to the indepedent schools like BYU and ND.

IM talking ECU UCF as in plan j or k..... Which we may be closer too then some think...

Im with you though BYU ND Pitt go get them!!!