i think ISU fans know where we stand in overall P5 rankings. when been kicked in nuts as much as us we are well aware of reality. in the 50-55 range out of the 69 P5 teams. in terms of "value" of our athletics and history and geographic location. our fan following is probably more like top 40 for football and top 20 for basketball, which is the impressive part.
other teams like Eastern Iowa Chicago Wanna Be's might find a heavy dose of reality not getting the cupcake schedule anymore and schedules being much more evenly distributed across the country for strength of schedule.
let's face it there just aren't any midwest "huge" programs that impact any of this realignment stuff, honestly.
Iowa, ISU, Neb, Minn, Wisc, Ill, Mizz, KU, KSt.....none of the top 10 programs TV $ cares about.
other teams like Eastern Iowa Chicago Wanna Be's might find a heavy dose of reality not getting the cupcake schedule anymore and schedules being much more evenly distributed across the country for strength of schedule.
let's face it there just aren't any midwest "huge" programs that impact any of this realignment stuff, honestly.
Iowa, ISU, Neb, Minn, Wisc, Ill, Mizz, KU, KSt.....none of the top 10 programs TV $ cares about.