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This is interesting if true.
Future of the B1G?
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Future of the B1G?
BingoDingo
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If you want me to toss your ass into a Saguaro, keep talking.
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Pffft. Only thing you could toss is your boyfriends salad.
BingoDingo
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...hurtful.
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It's a pretty common theme to bag on ISU... They don't add TV viewers, they aren't a traditional power. People keep looking at TV as the driver, but I believe conferences are starting to realize geography is important. Secondary sports and road trips in major revenue sports are tough to do. Three day trips equal one 3000 mile round trip in people's pocketbooks. Attendance was trending negative in major sports pre Covid and the trend could continue as costs to travel increase.
They are an AAU member which the BIG highly values, they are a strong Ag and Engineering school, strong in several secondary sports, perennially solid in basketball, and a recent up and comer in football. They have built in natural rivals in conference. They also have one of the best, most supportive fan bases in the BIG XII outside of OU and Texas. Facilities in football are solid, likely second to only OkSt among the Big XII have nots. Filling in the geographic territories within a conference with viable candidates is important and will help build stronger fan support in future generations as more will have the opportunity to attend games. They are welcome in my book.
They are an AAU member which the BIG highly values, they are a strong Ag and Engineering school, strong in several secondary sports, perennially solid in basketball, and a recent up and comer in football. They have built in natural rivals in conference. They also have one of the best, most supportive fan bases in the BIG XII outside of OU and Texas. Facilities in football are solid, likely second to only OkSt among the Big XII have nots. Filling in the geographic territories within a conference with viable candidates is important and will help build stronger fan support in future generations as more will have the opportunity to attend games. They are welcome in my book.
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That was a pretty shitty article
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FSU won't actually leave. They're using it as leverage for better TV contracts against the ACC.
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I would rather raid some Texas teams like TCU and Baylor down in the Big 12 with the top 4 pac 12 teams. It couldn’t hurt recruiting adding some Texas teams. Screw Kansas and Cockeye State.
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It would be great to get one Texas school and one California school to say we're coast to coast and border to border.
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You played baseball there right?
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I actually would welcome them too. I know decisions have to be made based on money/tv/streaming/academics etc., but just as a random fan geography and tradition weigh almost as much to me. I would love for NU to be on top of the mountain when it comes to money and power and influence, but from the perspective of a 32 year old dude who happened to grow up loving the Huskers I mostly just want the experience to be fun. Playing some of our old conference-mates every year again and being able to easily go to some away games would be great for the fan experience.
Sure maybe Boston College would bring in some chunk of Boston tv viewers or whatever (random example), but bringing KU and ISU back into NU's universe would be like having a little slice of home while the almighty dollar is on the verge of morphing CFB into a passionless semi-pro league.
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My father in law is a KU grade, and has instilled KU fandom in that entire side of the family. They are major KU basketball fans. However, Saturdays in the Fall may have just gotten a lot more fun if this happens.
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If Warrens answer to OU and Texas is Kansas, we are fucked.
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Same with Cockeye State.
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Big Ten Presidents are driving the boat bb. Warren is just the fall guy
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I have to think that
I have to think that if this is the case, that they will heavily go after the AAU schools from the Pac-12. It all starts with USC. They know that the Pac-12 will always be a "2nd tier" conference compared to the Big Ten and the SEC. Their brand has taken a bit of a National Hit over the last decade or so. If you get USC on board, then I think it's an easy sell to get UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, Cal. Taking those 6 Schools gets you to 20. Ideally, I think you'd like to get to 24. If that means adding Kansas, Washington, Arizona, and leaving a spot open for ND, then I think you go that route.
I know that ND has their GOR stuff, but if you put pressure on them by saying that unless they join, none of your league schools will schedule them, that takes away their marquee games against USC, Stanford, and Michigan, which would be a financial hit for them eventually.
I have to think that if this is the case, that they will heavily go after the AAU schools from the Pac-12. It all starts with USC. They know that the Pac-12 will always be a "2nd tier" conference compared to the Big Ten and the SEC. Their brand has taken a bit of a National Hit over the last decade or so. If you get USC on board, then I think it's an easy sell to get UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, Stanford, Cal. Taking those 6 Schools gets you to 20. Ideally, I think you'd like to get to 24. If that means adding Kansas, Washington, Arizona, and leaving a spot open for ND, then I think you go that route.
I know that ND has their GOR stuff, but if you put pressure on them by saying that unless they join, none of your league schools will schedule them, that takes away their marquee games against USC, Stanford, and Michigan, which would be a financial hit for them eventually.
