Lots of alumni in the cities and lots of MN kids go to Iowa State. Plus we hate Iowa too so there's a good bond. I also think being in a different conference but being close by probably makes us easier to cheer for.
Kansas to Big 10?
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There's a lot of alums from Minnesota. I knew at least 6 from when I was at ISU. Didn't we have a reciprocity agreement with UM for a while for in-state tuition? or am I making that up?
I think it basically comes down to the fact that our fans are generally boisterous but good-natured and fun. Iowa fans are obnoxious, rude, and destructive.
Brian Ferentz will make a great Iowa fan once he's no longer coaching.
ISU offers a tuition discount to Minnesota residents. It lowers ISU's tuition for students from Minnesota to a point that it is generally less expensive than in-state tuition at the University of Minnesota.
Ah, I’ve seen this one before. Very well written.
What Iowa State joining Big Ten means for Penn State Football, wrestling
As Texas and Oklahoma flee the SEC, rumors are flying that other Big XII Schools could follow suit, including joining Penn State in the Big Ten.
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Rereading it not exactly saying "perfect fit" but also not saying that we don't belong.
I don’t expect a lot of people to see it now, which is what may hurt ISU in the current round of realignment, but in a decade or so ISU is going to be one of the top 15 to 20 most valuable programs outside of the blue bloods for TV contract negotiations. Top 30-40 overall, which by the way includes most of the other Big 12 schools.
Cable TV is dying, folks. Even the YouTube TVs of the world are going to have to adapt. People don’t turn on TBS to watch their favorite show at 7pm anymore. They catch it on a streaming service. My kids are 9-14 and don’t even know what ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX are. Sure they’ve heard of it and know that they have something to do with TV shows, but that’s it. My oldest daughter will literally ask me why I’m watching ads when she comes into the room during a commercial break.
Live sports and baby boomers are keeping 24/7 TV alive. Eventually most of those channels are going to shut down and migrate their programming to their own apps, which will be on demand with maybe some live streams.
College football TV contracts of the future will be about which fans bases will pay $100 or $200 a year or whatever for a subscription to an app so they can watch their teams play. Paid attendance rankings are a pretty good indicator of which fan bases will have the most subscribers.
Here is the latest list of where ISU graduates are living. Most still live in Iowa, but we do have a lot in Texas, Illinois and Minnesota.
ISU Alumni Association - Alumni & Members
ISU Alumni Association - Alumni & Members
Let's be realistic. If we bring in CFP and Bowl income, we should negotiate a percent to Iowa State to offset this ridiculous objective of compromising to be accepted.
According to the latest numbers, ISU is the 43rd most valuable athletic department. If we were to go to the AAC or Mountain West, we would increase the value of those conferences some, but if very many schools are left behind, there will be a lot of destruction of value for the sport as a whole. I'm not convinced Texas as an SEC team is worth any more than Texas as a Big XII school nor do I think Alabama becomes more valuable because Texas and Oklahoma are in the league. There will be a net loss of fans. Somebody needs to be able to figure this out.
11k in Illinois? There were more than half that number at the Rosemont Horizon against Illinois in 1983! I was there and it's no exaggeration. Those are, merely, 'registered' alumni. The number is significantly higher than that. To which the article in the Chicago Tribune the following day said it seemed like a 'home' game for Iowa State. Not Illinois.
Illinois seems like an away football venue we'd easily take over.
Willfully uninformed fans are not an accurate indication of how we are perceived by those making real decisions about realignment.
The Big Ten is going to add us for Wrestling? Keep in mind we have people on here who think Kansas is stupid for thinking the Big 10 cares about their basketball program.
