Gonzaga to join the Big 12?

[clonedude]

And you'd think all things being equal, Gonzaga would want in the PAC 12. So you've got to think they don't think they'd get the money they would want with the PAC 12.

Agree.... I think they only want to join the PAC, but are using these other conferences to gain leverage for more money from the PAC.

 

[JP4CY]

Didn't Blum say Creighton's NIL collective is strong and paying a nice wage?

Hate to say it, but ISU fans will be in tough competition for professional players...

I have it on good authority what Creighton NIL is. I mean, as good of authority as it gets.
We are way behind them.

 

[aeroclone]

I don't see the benefit. It would be a step back image wise. What other major conferences have a bball or fb only team? We would be seen as little brother, and while adding a top tier bball team, it just lowers everyone else.
What we "gain" in ncaa bball money, we lose by getting 1 or 2 fewer other tourney teams already in our conference.

Agreed with this point. Adding a mid major as a basketball only seems like a knock on the overall conference image, even if it is a program that has been playing at the Zags level. Real power conferences don't add hoops only schools. See again the Big East when it was widely viewed as the 6th of the 6 power conferences and then imploded.

 

[scyclonekid]

Can you even imagine adding Gonzaga and Arizona in basketball..... my gawwwd.

Conference would add a lot of $$$, but could we ever compete again in it??

Yes we could compete in it.

 

[I@ST1]

I mean, maybe? Kansas, Tech, Baylor, Gonzaga, and Houston seem like an impossible to breach gap, but Tech and Houston have older coaches. If those 2 go they're only a bad hire away from falling behind us. Also, TJ is recruiting at such as high level it might not matter.

We’ll see. Even without Gonzaga it’s going to be interesting. Only time will tell.

 

[I@ST1]

Yes we could compete in it.

What’s your definition of complete? .500+ in the conference?

 

[alarson]

TBH I'd rather dump Colorado's ass and then grab Gonzaga if that's an option.

I don't think those are related.

If we add a school like gonzaga, we probably pair that add with another non-football school.

Any schools with P5 football are a different conversation.

 

[scyclonekid]

What’s your definition of complete? .500+ in the conference?

Top7

 

[alarson]

And you'd think all things being equal, Gonzaga would want in the PAC 12. So you've got to think they don't think they'd get the money they would want with the PAC 12.

But does the PAC have interest in adding a third school from washington?

 

[CoKane]

I don't think those are related.

If we add a school like gonzaga, we probably pair that add with another non-football school.

Any schools with P5 football are a different conversation.

Ah I see what you're saying. Arizona and Utah/Colorado to get to 14 in football. Then Gonzaga and Villanova to get 16 in basketball? I'm down

 

[I@ST1]

Top7

Well that’s probably acceptable to you, but not me.

 

[jsb]

But does the PAC have interest in adding a third school from washington?

Who knows? But I think that PAC 12 has an interest in staying alive.

 

[CoKane]

Well that’s probably acceptable to you, but not me.

If we do have that level of conference though we're gonna own the tournament bids the way people think the SEC and Big 10 will in CFB as well, most likely.

 

[IASTATE07]

Below .500 well that’s probably acceptable to you, but not me.

Why does top 7 mean below .500? Top 8 in the Big 10 last year had winning conference records.

 

[I@ST1]

If we do have that level of conference though we're gonna own the tournament bids the way people think the SEC and Big 10 will in CFB as well, most likely.

The B12 might... But a constant 10-12 loss Iowa state team isn’t making the tournament.

 

[Jeffrey Scott]

What a well thought out, informative response. Care to explain why?

I don't see a downside to adding them for basketball.

No

 

[HFCS]

And you'd think all things being equal, Gonzaga would want in the PAC 12. So you've got to think they don't think they'd get the money they would want with the PAC 12.

Unless Gonzaga is just really wanting to actually be in an elite conference.

P12 minus UCLA and maybe minus Arizona/Oregon really isn't going to do wonders for their schedule vs WCC, they already lost BYU off that WCC schedule to B12 so even just staying put their conference is already weaker.

 

[CycloneErik]

I’m not the one making decisions so I can wish what I want. Also, Colorado don’t really bring much. Nobody cares or watches Colorado sports and they suck at pretty much all sports

Gonzaga would be a great add. If we want more, the Creighton, Nova, and Wichita State options sound great to me.

 

[JM4CY]

Why does top 7 mean below .500? Top 8 in the Big 10 last year had winning conference records.

**** the big 10

 

[Statefan10]

Add Utah and Arizona to get to 14, then add Gonzaga and Nova/Creighton to get to 16. That’s an unreal basketball conference and before people freak out about how hard it’d be, we need to remember we wouldn’t be playing round robin anymore.

I’d selfishly not like to add Creighton because it seems as if TJ and Coach McDermott would step over each other in recruiting.