Where Will ISU End Up if the Big 12 Implodes?

[BryceC]

Yeah, that’s doubt the remaining 8 will stick it out. Someone will blink.

Who will blink and to where? Again I think KU is the only plus program left in the conference at that point and they are a zero appeal add when it comes to football which is what this is all about. I think the Big 10 would add them but where is everybody else going?

The rest of the Big 12 are small zero market teams. TT is in Texas but it’s as far from Lubbock to Austin as it is to drive from Ames to Chicago.

 

[awd4cy]

Where would you start? Outside of throwing a crap ton of cash at Notre Dame(who is never coming) there's not really anywhere else to go. The Pac 12 and Big 10 aren't inviting us.

I don’t know, but I can’t think of a more depressing scenario. It’s going to be hard to care about college athletics if it gets to that.

 

[Statefan10]

That’s it. We are ******* screwed.

I wonder when the first decommit will happen?

You might be the most negative person I’ve ever engaged with lol

 

[MavHockey14]

This truly is a worst case scenario spot for ISU.

AAC seems most likely or a version of Big 12 leftovers and some AAC teams.

 

[jsb]

You might be the most negative person I’ve ever engaged with lol

How is this anything short of a disaster for Iowa state?

 

[deadeyededric]

Yeah, that’s doubt the remaining 8 will stick it out. Someone will blink.

I hope Pollard is on the phone with the PAC 12 right now. Every man for himself at this point. The Big 12 turns into the AAC in football without OU and Texas.

 

[awd4cy]

How is this anything short of a disaster for Iowa state?

There are so many in such denial. It’s so crucial for us to have the Big 12 stay the way it is.

 

[CloneGuy8]

If joining the Pac-12 means collecting a big check, then I'm all for it. This sucks though.

 

[DSM4Cy]

I hope Pollard is on the phone with the PAC 12 right now. Every man for himself at this point. The Big 12 turns into the AAC in football without OU and Texas.

There’s a reason we’ve heard nothing from JP today.

 

[Cyched]

I would hope Pollard has contingency plans after being around for the 2010-11 realignment. We’ll see

 

[Statefan10]

How is this anything short of a disaster for Iowa state?

It’s definitely bad but you responded to someone saying the pac 12 and big 10 won’t take us with “that’s it.” Like he actually knows what the hell is going on lol. No one does. Seriously no one. And I’m all for being realistic, but right now we really don’t know the current situation. I love discussing things and talking things through but I 100% disagree with you that it’s over for Iowa state.

 

[jsb]

There are so many in such denial. It’s so crucial for us to have the Big 12 stay the way it is.

Honestly I could see a situation where the pac 12 would be fine. But it’s not the situation that we are currently in. That’s the deal for me. We are so close to building a god damned national program.

It’s hard to see how that would continue in the pac 12.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

This truly is a worst case scenario spot for ISU.

AAC seems most likely or a version of Big 12 leftovers and some AAC teams.

Even if we get a B1G invite it is still a bad position. We are essentially competing with all the schools we recruit against without the alt conference pitch and we lose Texas Oklahoma and other bases.

 

[jsb]

I would hope Pollard has contingency plans after being around for the 2010-11 realignment. We’ll see

He can try. But he can’t make magic.

 

[jsb]

It’s definitely bad but you responded to someone saying the pac 12 and big 10 won’t take us with “that’s it.” Like he actually knows what the hell is going on lol. No one does. Seriously no one. And I’m all for being realistic, but right now we really don’t know the current situation. I love discussing things and talking things through but I 100% disagree with you that it’s over for Iowa state.

I’m not saying it’s over.

I’m saying that if our best case is the pac 12, it’s over for the foreseeable future.

 

[DeereClone]

Queue up the CF “Why NIL Is Great” articles lol.

Hope those t-shirts are paying off huge.

I have said probably 20 times on here NIL is not about selling t-shirts, it’s about how far wealthy donors are willing to push “NIL” to buy recruits. The SEC/TX/OK types are going to push it to the limits and have a bunch of kids making over $1M on the team while we have Brock and Breece doing $50 cameo’s and selling t-shirts.

 

[Peter]

I hate college football.

 

[MavHockey14]

Even if we get a B1G invite it is still a bad position. We are essentially competing with all the schools we recruit against without the alt conference pitch and we lose Texas Oklahoma and other bases.

Not to mention the big elephant in the room regarding CMC seeing this as a less attractive long term spot as part of all of this…

 

[DeereClone]

I don’t see us landing in a good spot. Big 12 leftovers + the best MWC/AAC schools is where this thing is going IMO.

 

[MavHockey14]

I don’t see us landing in a good spot. Big 12 leftovers + the best MWC/AAC schools is where this thing is going IMO.

As soon as this goes official, the financial impact, along with the recruiting impact may be almost immediate. 2021 is the last hurrah.