I was under the impression the PAC 12 intellectuals...aka Stanford and Cal...were not willing to associate with academic low lifes like Texas Tech and Oklahoma State...nor with Bible thumpers like Baylor and TCU.Merge with the pac-12. BigPac 20 10 team west/10 team east. lets go.
I was under the impression the PAC 12 intellectuals...aka Stanford and Cal...were not willing to associate with academic low lifes like Texas Tech and Oklahoma State...nor with Bible thumpers like Baylor and TCU.
I was under the impression the PAC 12 intellectuals...aka Stanford and Cal...were not willing to associate with academic low lifes like Texas Tech and Oklahoma State...nor with Bible thumpers like Baylor and TCU.
Isn't Iowa State an AAU instituion...on whatever the acronym is?You're correct.
UT and OU would be welcomed tho...so would Kansas. I suppose they could make an exception for one of the other schools not associated with a religion to round out at 16.
You're correct.
UT and OU would be welcomed tho...so would Kansas. I suppose they could make an exception for one of the other schools not associated with a religion to round out at 16.
yes, but no one wants ISU or their history of mediocrity in everything.
Everyone would if they brought a bunch of TV sets with their "history of mediocrity in everything".yes, but no one wants ISU or their history of mediocrity in everything.
Difference in the PAC and B1G. See post #70. Big didn't care if they brought in a shitty AD. As long as they brought the TV sets, everything else could be overlooked.You have several things that drive Expansion potential, for the pac-12 being AAU/State research school is important. But if you don't have a top AD (Football/basketbal) or you don't deliver TV sets..then it is not likely.
Difference in the PAC and B1G. See post #70. Big didn't care if they brought in a shitty AD. As long as they brought the TV sets, everything else could be overlooked.
yes, but no one wants ISU or their history of mediocrity in everything.
Everyone would if they brought a bunch of TV sets with their "history of mediocrity in everything".
As evidence I offer up Rutgers!
True, but that New York Market. Maryland actually has basketball
Even without the basketball, Maryland was the far superior acquisition for the Big 10.
Maryland dominates its market. And it is a market flush with disposable income on steroids.
The Baltimore-Washington (MD/DC/VA) corridor is the wealthiest part of the country.
Maryland brings control of it. They are more than equal with the Redskins and Ravens when they are good.
Va Tech, UVA, Navy, and WVU are all peripheral players with smaller stakes.
They can whittle off parts of the market if Maryland is down, but if Maryland is healthy not really.
The TERPS were a big score for the Big 10.
Conversely, RUTGERS puzzles me. They don't deliver the NYC market at all.
Nobody in NY cares about them at all....and they have never cared about them.
Everyone would if they brought a bunch of TV sets with their "history of mediocrity in everything".
As evidence I offer up Rutgers!
Didn't say they were. Said their AD was...even below mediocre. Have they been competitive in any sport since joining the B1G...i.e. finishing in the top 4 of any sport?Rutgers' market and location are anything but mediocre.
Didn't say they were. Said their AD was...even below mediocre. Have they been competitive in any sport since joining the B1G...i.e. finishing in the top 4 of any sport?