How many jump ship if the Big Change happens?

[heitclone]

yes there would be money, while football makes the most money for the University, it also costs the most, by far. Schools like Marquette, Villanova, and Georgetown, while in the big east don't have football programs. They survive.

All private institutions....and Villanova has a football program. They are in the former 1AA,whatever the heck its called now.

 

[dbqhawk]

Perhaps this has been addressed elsewhere. How many Iowa State fans stop being Iowa State fans if or when NU and U of M enter the Big Pick Your Favorite Number conference? If the worst happens and we end up in a Mountain West type conference, how many bail rather than see us play Colorado State rather than the huskers?

You are geographically disconnected from the MWC. In that regard you would be a much better fit with the MAC

 

[GoCubsGo]

I will still be an ISU fan, but it won't the the same.

Agreed - I think it would be similar to being a UNI fan.

 

[ce1]

honestly, i don't buy into too much of this expansion talk, however if we were somehow dropped from a major conference, i would say drop football, pour all of our money into our basketball program and make it as best as possible. I'll take some heat for saying that, but i just don't think i would follow an Iowa State football program if it were say in the MAC conference and played the toledo and ohio of the world. However, a basketball team can still thrive by itself. Schools like creighton, memphis, even in small conferences you can reach great national basketball success, not the case in football.

We'd have to drop a lot of non-revenue sports programs without football, or the Iowa legislature would have to pick up the tab. We need football. There will be a league for ISU, Kansas, K-State, Texas Tech, TCU, Tulsa, UNI(?), Memphis.

It seems, though, that some type of PAC 10-Big 12 remnants league is inevitable. Pac 10 will have a tough time competing against the Central and Eastern Time Zone teams for prime time coverage without it, and there will still be at least five former Big 12 teams left over after it's all done.

 

[ISUKyro]

Let's see, I think I need a check list
Born and raised in Ames - CHECK
Went to ISU - CHECK
Got my degree from ISU - CHECK
Love ISU - CHECK

I'm pretty sure I'll still be a fan........

 

[cyclonenum1]

Worst post of the day, congrats.

My alma mater will always be Iowa State, I go where she goes.

I'm with you brother! I will have the same passion for ISU no matter what conference we play in!

 

[cyclonepower]

I'm with you brother! I will have the same passion for ISU no matter what conference we play in!

what if JO said he hated Iowa State? You would be gone in a second!

 

[83Clone]

124

More like 67

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

I posted a similar thread to this last night. I could see alot of ISU fans starting to have a rooting interest for Iowa as they would be the face of the state of Iowa. They would still be ISU fans, but would have a rooting interest in Iowa.

 

[CycloneBBallMan]

I posted a similar thread to this last night. I could see alot of ISU fans starting to have a rooting interest for Iowa as they would be the face of the state of Iowa. They would still be ISU fans, but would have a rooting interest in Iowa.

FTS

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

FTS

Did not say you or I!!!!! But there will be some.

 

[clone52]

Program revenues would drop if we went MWC. In football, Bowl hookups might mean only a 8-4 team would go bowling. In bball, three teams might go to NCAA. You may not drive to Utah to watch a game...

I think its been a few years since even a 7-5 team did not make a bowl game, so thats not an issue. Lower revenue bowls might be an issue, but not missing out on making one.

 

[Cyclones01]

I bleed Cardinal and Gold. I'll never jump ship

 

[cyclonenum1]

I posted a similar thread to this last night. I could see alot of ISU fans starting to have a rooting interest for Iowa as they would be the face of the state of Iowa. They would still be ISU fans, but would have a rooting interest in Iowa.

I have a "rooting interest" in the hawks now...I root against them always.

 

[everyyard]

honestly, i don't buy into too much of this expansion talk, however if we were somehow dropped from a major conference, i would say drop football, pour all of our money into our basketball program and make it as best as possible. I'll take some heat for saying that, but i just don't think i would follow an Iowa State football program if it were say in the MAC conference and played the toledo and ohio of the world. However, a basketball team can still thrive by itself. Schools like creighton, memphis, even in small conferences you can reach great national basketball success, not the case in football.

you ever seen how fired up our basketball fans are when creighton comes to Hilton? It is AWESOME. Can't imagine how awesome it would be if Ohio U came calling.

 

[bostrem00]

Loyal sons forever true....thats how i look at it....

 

[theodore]

124

Dosry...what happened to your Pug?

 

[coachdags]

I have a "rooting interest" in the hawks now...I root against them always.

What if JO came out of retirement to Coach em.....:wink:

 

[ISUcy08]

I don't love ISU because we are in the Big 12. I love ISU because I went there and I'm Clone to the Bone. So, I will not be jumping ship.

 

[clone136]

wait, what? Have I missed something? I had no idea the Big 10 was thinkin about expansion.

Regardless, I do not care if we are playing Morningside in the NAIA every year, I am a Cyclone. Besides I got friends who play football there and they legitimately thought they could beat us a couple years ago, seriously. I then responded that their offensive linemen look like our safties...

In all seriousness I am not the least bit worried that we are going to be hurting in ten years.