This idea of having to stay near home is overblown. I didn't. I chose the best school to further my adult life. I'd imagine parents, given the correct choice, wouldn't give a darn about where their kids go, but rather the quality of education their child would receive upon getting there.
Big XII to add schools within days?
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At a macro level the data is clear that schools that are located near a lot of good recruits do better than ones that aren’t. There are plenty of exceptions but this is a basic general fact. It’s a structural advantage. We have our own structural advantage in fan support and a 61,500 seat stadium. But we lack proximity to lots of good recruits, and UCF does not. Doesn’t mean they’re gonna beat us 10 times in a row.
Ir Cinci joins, any isu fan going toctheir stadium will be plesently surprised. It is a great stadium.
CycloneErik
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Idk. That pond known as the Big Ten West is slowly evaporating into a puddle.
They’re the one school that feels like they should 100% be in a power 5. Kinda like TCU a decade ago. It’s surprising the state of Ohio does not have a second P5 team.
BYU is also close but does have the weirdness of BYU thing hanging over them. Definitely a poor man’s Notre Dame.
Houston and UCF are meh, but fine enough. At least they’re in big time college football markets.
Based on your comment, maybe I should start a Toledo to the B12 thread????
I want to go where there is the most money so we can keep riding this train
I think Cinci has started to change that in there football program. They have upgraded facilities and hired a good, well known, younger coach. Hum, what school does that remind me of.........?????
I get the appeal, but with every game being on every tv every week now, I think the importance of it has lessened. Mom and dad and friends and family can all watch every game now if they want to without leaving out their front door.
So hurtful
Ha…for football it should have went:
Ohio State
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
….
UC, Toledo, Ohio, Miami, Kent State
Bowling Green, Akron, Youngstown State
Hmmmmm might still expand more before new TV deal after already adding the first four. Who would that be?
Is this not taking into factor OU and Texas leaving early? Or do they actually expect now that they might stay for a while?
The 14 team conference would look wild.
When I lived in Chicago for 14 years I'd often do the hilariously true ranking of Chicago:
Bears
Michigan
Packers
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Iowa
Michigan State
The rest of the Big Ten other than Illinois and NW (this was before Rutgers/Maryland)
About 20 other college teams including Iowa State
Northwestern
Illinois
I seriously did not meet an Illini football fan in 14 years, maybe 4 or 5 NW fans who were alums or lived in the neighborhood in Evanston.