Gonzaga to join the Big 12?

[BigJCy]

 

[isufbcurt]

 

[CycloneErik]

I, for one, welcome our new Bulldog overlords.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

This is probably why FOX wanted to buy our hoops rights

 

[qwerty]

I don't see it but I am good with whatever the conference wants.

Gonzaga Bulldogs football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[JP4CY]

In the PAC's backyard too. LOL. Says everything about their future.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Give them $8M a year and get it done.

I've got a basketball boner.

 

[LLCoolCY]

Well that is an intriguing outside of the box option presented by Yormark.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

 

[BigJCy]

Conference is already damn good in Hoops now add Gonzaga and....wow.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

$$

 

[MartyFine]

Give them $8M a year and get it done.

I've got a basketball boner.

Financial part would be interesting. How much do leagues make off of basketball compared to football?

I like the idea otherwise. Let's get Villanova also...

 

[ISUcyclones11]

love this. we add schools in wrestling only, why not do it in basketball as well?

You could even make a case for teams like Nova and Creighton

 

[BigJCy]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

Guessing $$$ and wanting to be tested more from January till the Tournament.

 

[alarson]

Damn, the gauntlet that is big 12 basketball just gets tougher with this.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

Two things---

1) $$$$$$$$$$$$

2) Not consistently playing good competition after the first of the year hurts them in the tournament plus it gives them a little more cushion for seeding. They wouldn't have to go undefeated every year to still get high seeds.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

Pressure from boosters perhaps? I can't imagine Zags season tickets are cheap and their home schedule is horrendous. I'm not saying this is why but it has to be part of the discussion.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Financial part would be interesting. How much do leagues make off of basketball compared to football?

I like the idea otherwise. Let's get Villanova also...

Wichita gets a 1/8 share as a basketball only member of the American and Gonzaga, obviously, brings more than they do. $8M is about a quarter share and seems right to me but I'm just a guy typing on a message board.

 

[JM4CY]

 

[TitanClone]

Don't see what the appeal would be for them. They get the benefit of the doubt and glory that comes with it each year, for beating up on sisters of the blind and the poor in High School gyms out on the west coast. Why change now?

Money