COLUMN: What happens to Iowa State if the Big 12 implodes?

They aren't scared to play each other. They want monster games that people want to see every week. With an expanded playoff you are getting in the 12 team playoff at 8-4 in the new SEC.

This seems to be short sighted as how long are those going to be monster games until some teams fall to the bottom and stay there?
 
You don't go to 16, just to go to 16. KU & ISU don't come anywhere close to adding to the B1G contract unfortunately. ISU to another P5 always had to be as a part of regional fillers.

ISU better hope the threat of lawsuits are big enough and expensive enough for ESPN to want to place another 6 teams somewhere to dissolve the Big 12. Otherwise the Big 12 is a G5 league. It may get one decent contract to avoid lawsuits but after that look at the current AAC & MWC payouts. Its a depressing future.

Or maybe hope this is some well kept secret by the Big 12 wanting to get networks that will be shut out of CFB content with ESPN owning everything to negotiate.
Can you provide evidence to this (ie ISU not bringing value)? 'Image' like everything is merely perception. But, I've yet to see actual evidence to say that Iowa State doesn't bring anything to the table. In fact, I see more evidence to Iowa State bringing a lot to the table. I'll wait.
 
I am talking about those schools on the field results and brand value. Yes they get a huge tv revenue check but thats it, but I can guarantee the fundraising is down at least compared to what it could be with good on field results. The increased fundraising would offset a lot of that.
Fundraising and money at Missouri and Arkansas both is up compared to their previous conferences. It's not even close at Missouri. Missouri would have tanked as a FB program in the Big 12 with Barry Odom too. He sucked.
 
Look I know that ISU to the Big 10 is a longshot but...

It was leaked long ago that in 2010, that exact thing DID happen. The University of Iowa president was told to do everything in their power to get ISU an invite to the Big 10. Why would this go around be any different?

The University of Iowa president still gets their marching orders from the Regents. Its in the Regents best interest to have Iowa State maintain a good long term athletics program in a power conference.

Help me understand why the regents would want Iowa to derail that. That would basically be a dog trying to bite its own tail off.

Also remember, these are educators making decisions, not sports ADs.

And yes, I know that politicians can't directly influence the decisions of a large media company (Big 10). But why would the Iowa politicians have to? They control 1 voice out of a 14 member panel who will ultimately make the decisions. They have all the access they need to succeed in their goal. That is an advantage others schools left in the Big 12 do not have.

Because that addition included OU, NEB. & even Texas A&M. ISU was a regional filler. It was a brilliant move by Pollard to try and be apart of that group but unfortunately didn't work. KU was a part of the group also but they were a filler also. I'm also sure the hope was to get Texas to come afterwards because Texas would think there were no other solutions.

The B1G has to add brands with recruiting grounds. Compare the number of recruits in the B1G footprint to the SEC they are dwarfed! They are to the ACC also but have the better brand value than the ACC. its not about getting to 16 or just adding numbers its about brands that add to tv and secondarily adding recruiting ground footprints for football.

If the SEC gets this done the B1G is left with two options USC, UCLA, Stanford, CAL, Or & UW to entice ND. ND would have all of its old rivals USC,USC,UM, MSU, Purdue as in conference games. The second option is to attack the SEC's grip on the SE with Va, NC, Ga. Tech, FSU and eventually ND(what other choice would they have). This puts the B1G in those heavy football recruits states but they are planted there as the secondary brand to the SEC schools except in NC & Ga.
 
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