Don’t discount the Cyclones fans/ISU alumni that live outside of Iowa that are watching. Are SDSU grads watching? I’ve heard they mostly don’t care.Yeah, a lot of Californians don't give a rip about college sports. However, it's not the proportion of the population that cares about college sports that matters, it's the total number of persons who care about college sports.
With a population of only 3 million, I'm guessing there are fewer Iowans who care about college sports compared to all of southern California.
More importantly, SDSU is located in the Pacific time zone, and is the Pac's only natural expansion option.
All that said, I'm fine if the Big 12 doesn't pick up SDSU. I just don't think they're as horrible an option as others do.