Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC
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I don't think OU is an AAU member school so the Big 10 won't take them.
here's the thing though, the new playoff rules also help whoever is in the Big 12 no matter who is in it. All they have to do is be one of the five best conference champions. Obviously it could hurt the #2 or #3 teams in the league, but I think the Big 12 will add enough even if the worst happens that they'll still be at worst the fifth best conference.
I won't say I'm not worried, but I'm going to try to not going to stress about this.
Iowa State is an AAU school. It has a passionate fanbase. It has the third largest stadium in the Big 12. It's got good facilities, a good football program and a rising basketball program (with recent success). Plus, with cord cutting it may be more beneficial to have a passionate fanbase than a large market. If Texas and Oklahoma leave, I don't think Iowa State will be on the outside looking in.
Iowa State is an AAU school. It has a passionate fanbase. It has the third largest stadium in the Big 12. It's got good facilities, a good football program and a rising basketball program (with recent success). Plus, with cord cutting it may be more beneficial to have a passionate fanbase than a large market. If Texas and Oklahoma leave, I don't think Iowa State will be on the outside looking in.
Agree. Although I didn't think Maryland would leave, either, so what do I know?
It’s a big deal, but I also don’t care. ISU will keep playing football either way.
And nothing matters anyway. We’re all on a rock flying 70,000 mph through space. Nothing matters.
This is the best thread I've seen on Twitter today on how to react to this news:
I'm too tired to have a mental melt-down over this topic again. I've spent all my energy worrying this past year about the impact of a global pandemic and the impending collapse of our nation's democracy. I'm definitely a fanatic for Cyclone sports, but when you come right down to it, collegiate athletics is just entertainment. All that said, I have a feeling that when the dust settles, once again ISU will end up just fine.
We are financially better off than ever as well, and we didn't go anywhere.
My first big worry about this is the immediate effect on recruiting.
10 years ago, right as Rhoads shouldve been capitalizing on momentum from early wins, realignment hit and he couldnt promise recruits we'd even be in a P5 conference by the time they got there. Now, we're considerably farther along, but this has to have an effect.
Regarding the original article, to me it seems a question how serious any discussions have gotten. Texas and OU are really the only programs that would have a reason to look at leaving and demand from other conferences. It makes sense that they'd do their due diligence in kicking the tires on their options before re-signing their next deal. It still seems like it'd be a dumb move in the end though.
10 years ago, right as Rhoads shouldve been capitalizing on momentum from early wins, realignment hit and he couldnt promise recruits we'd even be in a P5 conference by the time they got there. Now, we're considerably farther along, but this has to have an effect.
Regarding the original article, to me it seems a question how serious any discussions have gotten. Texas and OU are really the only programs that would have a reason to look at leaving and demand from other conferences. It makes sense that they'd do their due diligence in kicking the tires on their options before re-signing their next deal. It still seems like it'd be a dumb move in the end though.
This feels ... contradictory.
Campbell and staff are clearly better than Rhoads at recruiting, but you are right that the uncertainty REALLY hurt Rhoads. One way that it could possibly hurt Campbell's recruiting is if our best option was some ******** Pac-12 conference hybrid. We recruit Ohio and Illinois and Missouri a lot now. Would it be harder to get kids to come here from those states if we were playing Colorado, Arizona, and BYU? Maybe.
Rutgers and Maryland had 2 jobs when they joined the B1G. 1) jam the monthly BTN fee down each local cable subscriber’s throat even though most didn’t want it, 2) lose to Ohio St, Michigan and Penn State in football which allowed the East-West divisions. The Scarlet Knights and Terps have succeeded.
Ha! I meant that I don't really think anything will happen. But IF Oklahoma and Texas left, we would be ******.