Sorry, there are plenty of other originals. Geography will be far more important than a very loose (historical) tie between Ames and Stillwater. I could see some religious (God's Fury) rivalry between Baylor and BYU though.
And your new MBB rival is ...
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I wouldn't necessarily miss it, but I am not sure if the other major conferences have an appetite to add another one. I say this not knowing what kind of challenges other conferences have other than the Big 10/ACC challenge.
Personally, I can see some DNA developing between the SEC and B12. The old rivalries. Geography. Non-alliance. And so on ...
Who are the plenty of other originals, that are not already paired up in the article of your OP?
TxT is the most natural oSu rival. They hate one another. They make fun of copycat oSu in Lubbock. GunsUp, Pistol Pete, and all that. They recruit the same turf. Very logical.
Never realized that TxT was ever a Big 8 member...information is power.
May make sense but illogical as ham and turnips. ISU will get BYU, unless the Cougars are matched with Baylor in an unholy alliance.
Putting ham and turnips together is essentially what each of your posts are.
KSU has less in common with KU than it does with ISU, so by your own logic. KSU and ISU should be primary rivals, got it.
Ag schools in the central US that have been in the same conference for 70 years.
To be honest, I think everyone is going to hate BYU.
I think you are probably right. Although a member of the original Big 8, oSu has always felt like a more natural fit with the Texas schools since the Big 12 became a thing. I mean, they were in the Big 12 South after all.
Iowa State lost their natural rivals when Nebby and Mizzou split. I'd say KU or K-State are pretty natural rivals still, but they already have each other obviously. Bring on the Cougars!
The Cougars could end up being the highest-profile team in the new B12. Therefore, this could very well work to ISU's favor being aligned with them as a rival.
At least we have a connection going back to the Big 8 with Okie St.
There is zero past connection to BYU and I hope we don't get stuck playing them twice/year.
