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  1. Mesaclone1

    *** Official #17 Baylor vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

    Yes. 5 of them. In zebra stripes.
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    Greetings from BYU Country

    We’ve got nearly 450,000 Mormons here in Arizona and essentially ALL of them are big BIG BYU fans. That’s a good number of eyeballs watching any televised games. Someday…if the Big 12 is stable enough and paid enough…they could be a factor in attracting ASU/UA to the Big 12. Of course, I don’t...
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    Cy-Hawk future & "The Alliance"

    Actually its in the hands of both programs...not up to "them". I would not at all be heartbroken should we drop them and play an SEC team like Missouri on a Home-Away basis...or anyone else. That said, I do look forward to the Iowa game being a conference matchup.
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    Big 12 additional expansion

    The presence and/or absence of a new GOR will answer the question for you. ISU fans have every reason to be confident.
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    Rankings Drop?

    I think he's looking at ESPN's computer power ranking system...not the actual rankings.
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    GameDay in Ames next week.

    Go with our own Jack Whitver as the guest! A true and loyal son of Iowa State.
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    Rankings Drop?

    I'd guess we'll drop a couple spots but still Top 10. Truth is we deserve to drop. The thing is...NC lost, Oregon looked like crap, Wisconsin lost...so there's not a lot of "big movers" behind us on the board.
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    IOWA STATE TO BIG TEN?!? Dave Wannstedt thinks so.

    I think that's incorrect. Further, I've seen a couple analysis that showed pretty clearly this was wrong. But that perception is certainly out there now and can't be pulled back. Things are actually moving WAY faster than I'd expected...I think uncertainty is bad for everybody so my guess is...
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    IOWA STATE TO BIG TEN?!? Dave Wannstedt thinks so.

    Remember, Bowlsby job is to make van argument for the greatest amount of damages possible. It’s entirely in the Big 12’s interest to inflate those numbers to the greatest extent possible.
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    IOWA STATE TO BIG TEN?!? Dave Wannstedt thinks so.

    The numbers will be public soon. I think you’ll be very surprised. Remember…new members will receive quite a bit less money for a good number of years…existing members will get very solid media checks for the foreseeable future. Those that stay will, anyway.
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    IOWA STATE TO BIG TEN?!? Dave Wannstedt thinks so.

    I’d expect no less than 25. ESPN is in a very bad position legally and desperately want to get OUT over to the SEC. instead of a huge payout to the Big 12 as a penalty, they are going offer a sweet contract as an incentive to get the Big 12 to minimize exit and GOR liabilities.
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    IOWA STATE TO BIG TEN?!? Dave Wannstedt thinks so.

    The panic some are exhibiting here is borderline hilarious. The Big 12 will continue to exist and will add four teams...very soon. A new contract will be issued in which teams get somewhere in the 25-30 million range for TV rights. There will be no new GOR, as a few teams have options they will...
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    What the "alliance" was about...my view of where things are headed in expansion.

    I'd expect we add the 4 teams under discussion...but do NOT sign a new GOR. Expect the new deal ESPN offers to the Big 12 to be very nice...they are over a legal barrel and are going to try and buy their way out of it. But as I said...new GOR ain't happening.
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    Poll: All-Time RB

    It’s not even debate worthy until someone else strings together a pair of 2000 yard+ seasons. The answer is unequivocally Troy Davis.
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    What the "alliance" was about...my view of where things are headed in expansion.

    Funny. And expected. Mods should merge if others find this annoying or too divergent.
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    What the "alliance" was about...my view of where things are headed in expansion.

    I occasionally post on the "expansion" board over at WVU and someone asked why I didn't post as much over here on these discussions. I assume many won't care what I write here, and others will think it baloney. And that's fine, that's what discussion boards are about. I'm not an "insider", I...
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    Big 12 Statement 9.1.2021

    Nothing has changed...not an iota. Nothing with B1G/PAC or other P4 expansion can happen until after OUT settles. That's as it has been, as it is, and is it will continue to be. As someone said above, if you see ISU sign a GOR then you can worry...I expect that won't happen and if it did happen...
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    Big 12 Statement 9.1.2021

    Oh, they will add teams. They have to. What I expect you will not see is a new GOR...that will come later and some teams will not be a part of that who are currently in the Big 12. I think you are correct about the "Alliance" and how it views whatever remains the Big 12. I believe the...
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    Big 12 Statement 9.1.2021

    I'd go strictly with an equation balancing inputs from FPI and the two major ranking services. Keep it simple. Who gives a fart about NFL draft picks...that would be an idiotic and irrelevant criteria. How you play against cross conference competition...that's the only valid measure.