Successful FB at the expense of MBB?

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Top 15 FB every year in exchange for eliminating MBB at ISU??

  • Yes! Give me BCS bowls!

    Votes: 22 29.3%
  • No way Jose!

    Votes: 53 70.7%

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isuno1fan

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I realize this would never happen, but I'm curious as to people's opinion. This would help identify if ISU is trending towards a "FB school" as well.

The question is:

Would you support eliminating the MBB program at ISU if you knew ISU could have a Top 15 FB program every year in exchange?
 

price26

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Looks like this is going to be a runaway. If there ever came a day where someone decided it would be a good idea to do away with the MBB I think there would be mass revolt.
 

clone52

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Name one powerhouse football school that also doesn't have a good to great basketball program. This is a pointless question.
 

CrossCyed

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Being devil's advocate, a healthy football program is more important to a big school than a healthy men's basketball program.
 

clonedude

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I'd cut football to be good at basketball. I think there's a better chance of us being a top basketball team than a top football team.

That isn't an option. Without the football revenue, the basketball team would be awful. I think there are only a small handful of schools that can survive off of just basketball. Duke comes to mind. I know Duke has a football team, but does anyone even show up?
 

kgreeny

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Name one powerhouse football school that also doesn't have a good to great basketball program. This is a pointless question.

Neb would come to mind. (given they have not been a powerhouse as of late)

Also our friends to the east would tell you that they are a powerhouse.:biglaugh:
 

cloneu

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I wouldn't want to cut the program, but I would be just fine with the option of the basketball team never being better than they were this year and have a football team that is a top 15 program.
 

mcblogerson

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I'd be willing to sacrifice the baseball team for a couple minor bowl games. What? We already did that?

I'd be willing to sacrifice the wrestling and women's bb to relive the success of the Floyd era.
 

isuno1fan

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I know it's a silly question, but wanted to see how important a nat'l recognized winning FB program is to all of you.

Would you sacrifice MBB to achieve it? By sacrifice, I mean no MBB program at ISU (yes I know this would never happen).
 

BryceC

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I know it's a silly question, but wanted to see how important a nat'l recognized winning FB program is to all of you.

Would you sacrifice MBB to achieve it? By sacrifice, I mean no MBB program at ISU (yes I know this would never happen).

I'd do the opposite and sacrifice the FB team if we could consistently have a top 15 MBB team.
 

superman_101680

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I would argue that it's very tough to have both football and basketball do well at the D1 level. The majority of institutions are either a power house in one and not both.
 

06_CY

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I wouldn't have a problem seeing the men's basketball program go away if it means football contends for BCS games. ISU MBB has become hard to watch the last few years.
 

MontyBurns

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I would argue that it's very tough to have both football and basketball do well at the D1 level. The majority of institutions are either a power house in one and not both.


Texas, Florida, and Ohio State have done pretty well at both for most of the last decade, if not longer. In fact in 2006, Florida creamed Ohio State in both the BCS football championship game and the NCAA basketball championship game.
 

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I would give up basketball all together if it meant we were Top 25 in football every single year. I'm a much bigger football fan than basketball, though.
 

clone52

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Texas, Florida, and Ohio State have done pretty well at both for most of the last decade, if not longer. In fact in 2006, Florida creamed Ohio State in both the BCS football championship game and the NCAA basketball championship game.

Not to mention USC and Oklahoma.
 

Balls

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If we could be a Top 15 team in either sport "all the time" I would be ok with just one sport. I think it would be better to be great at one versus what we have had the last 5 years.

Of course, would like to be good to great at both, but Top 15 all the time is better then we have had lately.