What led you to this conclusion? Given the Gov is an ISU alum and former Cyclone player Jack Whitver is President of the IA Senate, why would they not advocate for ISU?
Where Will ISU End Up if the Big 12 Implodes?
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What led you to this conclusion? Given the Gov is an ISU alum and former Cyclone player Jack Whitver is President of the IA Senate, why would they not advocate for ISU?
Agree. Seems like a stretch to think the cream of the B1G would get along well in the crowded house of the SEC.
It amuses me that some of you think that the Iowa government is going to have any say in any of this.
Neither universities have any leverage in any of this, therefore the state government can't do **** about what is or isn't going to happen.
Neither universities have any leverage in any of this, therefore the state government can't do **** about what is or isn't going to happen.
This post is a good summary of the lay of the land for ISU and other Big 12 orphans. If the B1G is interested in expanding to keep up with the $EC, then the B1G and ISU merger makes a lot of sense for both parties due to culture, geographic ties (Nebby, Minn, Illinois and Wisc will certainly enjoy the gate when ISU visits), academic fit. Given the evolution of the program since CMC arrived, the Cyclones kinda' are a B1G program already.
I guess I'd take a Pac 12 deal, but really do not want to see that come to pass for ISU. Those are looooong road trips and the Pac 12 has the worst per school TV revenue of the Power 5. No one cares about Pac 12 football. I think KSU, Okie State and Tech end up there. Not a great spot for those programs, but better than the Mountain West.
TCU and Baylor are really in a pickle. The Pac 12 has some kind of restriction against religiously-affiliated schools joining the conference. Perhaps this was a hedge against BYU from joining back in the day. Seems prejudiced to me, but it's their conference. So, if not the Pac 12, where do TCU and Baylor end up?
"16 team playoff and everyone is making tons of money" .... you hint at a heretofore unplayed wild card: How are the streaming platforms (Google, Amazon, Apple) going to react to and influence CFB realignment? But that's fodder for another post ;-)
If we can't get in Big 10, we should consider going independent. Play Iowa and a mix of P5 and G5 schools. The revenue can't be any worse than being in a G5 conference.
Of course B1G cares about AAU. But if it ever comes down to a choice between adding a good AAU program vs. adding a non-AAU school that will really bring in the cable/streaming dollars, guess who is in?
Boston College is in the ACC, they gave up all their media rights until 2037 or so when the ACC network was formed.
I hear a lot of EIU fans saying the same thing, ISU brings nothing to the Big 10. We are an AAU school, that is something, we have an up and coming football team and a decent winning history in both men's and woman's basketball. We sit right in the conference footprint, and have a history with both EIU and Nebraska.
Are we the first choice, or the 2nd or 3rd, no we are not, but we are available, or soon will be, and those schools that have tradition and lots of viewers are not leaving their current conference or unwilling to do so.
Maybe you should try thinking with common sense instead of being so tunnel visioned with your party.
I made a joke about this earlier, but ND money would help the B1G stomach adding ISU.
Though I think they would pursue Kansas first and ISU would pair with the other PAC bound teams
People report seeing Kim Reynolds wearing Cyclone gear often.
Kim and I have two things in common. We both wear ISU gear and neither one of us are going to do Jack **** about this.
I think we’re moving into quality over quantity territory now. There might be a straight up BIG 10 mutiny if they added just an all around terrible football team like KU who is 18-99 over the last decade. I’m not sure their AAU status makes them a lock for anything in this new shift.
My party is Iowa State University. Not that you care.
Iowa state and others can’t afford to wait and see what OU/UT do, we gotta be aggressive on finding a new home.
Reynolds basically got a degree for political purposes. I don't see her as having some strong ties to Iowa State
