Would Big 12 Expansion End Series with ISU?

I'm fine with TX joining the B1G, as long as they have to leave the LHN behind. I don't want one school having their own network. B10 Network or nothing.
 
BryceC said:
It would completely depend on what happens with the other teams. If OU, OSU, UT, KU, all leave, there just isn't that much meat left on the bone. They would definitely command less eyeballs and wouldn't be power 5, but would be somewhere around AAC level. Depending on what their contracts look like, they could grab teams like BYU, Cincy, UConn, and Houston to replace them.
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Maybe I need to review what actually constitutes a "Power 5" conference. If it's all about TV revenues then you might be right but I see a decent football conference that is clearly a step above the AAC if they reformed the B12 and added schools like Houston, Cincy, BYU, and maybe even Memphis. I forgot all about UConn, hard to believe the ACC hasn't grabbed them yet.

What do you think ISU's fate would be if the B12 desolved?
 
Chickenlounge said:
I'm fine with TX joining the B1G, as long as they have to leave the LHN behind. I don't want one school having their own network. B10 Network or nothing.
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Good point, something would have to get worked out with that. The main attraction of Texas is the ton of TV sets they would bring to the BTN.
 
ssckelley said:
This looks good but do you really think the SEC would take OSU? I can see SEC taking OU but I think they would want to expand their midwest footprint if they were to take a 2nd one.

Even if this happened I think there would be enough decent football programs to keep the B12 alive or for another conference to reemerge, the remaining teams you listed would make a respectable football conference. Add in BYU, Houston, and a couple of others and maybe they could keep a power 5 status? The B12 losing Texas would be a devastating blow.
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That was kind of spitballing really. OSU to the SEC or not wasn't the real point, just that movement is gonna happen.
 
Feels like Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will eventually jump to the SEC. (16 teams)
Texas, Baylor, TCU and Texas Tech to the Pac 12. (16 teams)
K-State, Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia to the AAC, at best.
 
Scooby said:
Feels like Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will eventually jump to the SEC. (16 teams)
Texas, Baylor, TCU and Texas Tech to the Pac 12. (16 teams)
K-State, Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia to the AAC, at best.
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That would make sense now that Clowns are a blue blood in bball
 
Scooby said:
Feels like Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will eventually jump to the SEC. (16 teams)
Texas, Baylor, TCU and Texas Tech to the Pac 12. (16 teams)
K-State, Kansas, Iowa State and West Virginia to the AAC, at best.
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Kansas will easily find a home with a power 5 conference.
 
They should drop them from an every year game to maybe twice a decade. Besides some advantages for Iowa State the main advantage is all the money is kept in the state of Iowa so the State regents like that and in my opinion will push hard to try and keep it.

The same goes for when Iowas plays UNI that money stays in the state but there is no advantage for the Hawkeyes. I never did see what we paid NDSU to come in and beat us but the money is going to be a tough thing to overcome to end the series.

The recruiting advantages of going to play in Florida, Texas, California are something we need to get with. If you can tell a recruit they are going to play in their home state at least once during their career it will help.
 
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