Northern Iowa is obviously less important to ISU. At least Baylor is in-conference. While state rivalries are fun, in football they're not even in the same division (making the game completely irrelevant unless we lose), and in basketball the game has virtually zero impact on whether we would make the NCAA Tournament or not.
Baylor, on the other hand, is a conference foe that we play every year at least once in basketball (depending on how conference tourneys shake out) and twice every four years in football. Ws and Ls mean much more towards conference championships in all sports playing Baylor.
Baylor, on the other hand, is a conference foe that we play every year at least once in basketball (depending on how conference tourneys shake out) and twice every four years in football. Ws and Ls mean much more towards conference championships in all sports playing Baylor.