You'd think West Virginia would easily draw more fans to football games than ISU does given the fact that "they have the whole state."
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You'd think West Virginia would easily draw more fans to football games than ISU does given the fact that "they have the whole state."
Too poor possibly? I think getting attendance from casual fans(those that didn't graduate from your school) is a big challenge for most teams. I think for WVU going from very successful in the Big East to mediocre in the Big 12 with no real rivalry hurts. ISU has always had disproportionate support from the fans and we need to keep it that way.
Basketball could matter a lot more if the $1B NCAA tournament turns into the $1B something-else tournament. e.g. The NCAA organization doesn't keep such a big share, and more gets passed on to the conferences and teams that participate. There was a story with some numbers attached, something like $10M more per school for schools that did well. I will try to find the article.
Here is the summary. More cash for Big12, but at the expense of a lot of tiny schools athletics departments via NCAA subsidy.
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Small population state, only about 1.9 million total people in the state, compared to 3.1 for Iowa and Marshall university takes away fans also. WV is also one of the poorest states in the conference, outside of coal, just not a lot of ways to make money there, and they were ground zero of the oxycodone drug problems.
I work with a gal that grew up in WV and graduated from Marshall, she is glad she got out, lots of her HS friends and family have had their lives destroyed by Oxy.
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I think OSU's value is massively overrated and tied largely to Gundy. That's not to say it's not relatively high, but they've been the benefactor of being overvalued due to TV ratings. Those ratings are largely tied to being successful over the last 20 years and getting more favorable TV slots (both time and channel) which boosts their ratings. In other words, I think much of their value is tied to the short term as they don't have the marquis sports and or fervent fan base/support as Kansas (with basketball) and BYU. I think BYU will get a big bump in having consistently better matchups, opponents, and tv exposure/slots. More previously unrealized value than any team in or joining the conference.
Tech is also overrated to a large degree. A huge school, and a huge Texas school, but don't have the fervent fan support as many of the contempories. That's what makes WVU and even us punch above our weights. Put a great product on the field and you have eyeballs.
Ultimately that's what it's about. Eyeballs and fan support. That's why I don't really get UCLA's inclusion to the Big 10. They literally offer nothing other than a proximal partner for USC.
UCLA is in the Big10 because they are the lowest cost option to compliment USC.
Teams will fly to LA. Play USC & UCLA a couple day apart and fly home. 2 vs. 4 plane rides. Don't have to change hotels. Easiest & CHEAPEST logistics.
I am sure the Big10 is hoping UCLA can return to its 1970's glory in football.
UCLA is Nebraska 2.0 -- they are getting a big name brand, but one which is currently struggling.
But there's no reason UCLA can't be successful at football - plenty of resources and recruiting grounds, they just need the right coach. If they had Kirby, Jimbo, Dabo, or Satan, I am sure they would be Top10 program in short order.
I also think they will do something like this for the non revenue sports.
USC flies to Iowa, plays the Hawks. Stays in Iowa City.
Rutgers flies to Iowa, plays USC on Iowa’s campus. USC flies home, Rutgers stays.
Rutgers plays the Hawks and then Rutgers flies home.
I don't even know how this is supposed to work. There are 80 schools in the hoops P6. How do you run a 64-team (let alone 68-team) tournament with 80 P6 programs? 2017-18 Iowa State would have made it - who wants to see that.
I was unaware of this. Would it bash them unnecessarily if I said this level of success is surprising because they likely practice their judging skills on their women?
Think about driving in Iowa. Then think about the opposite. It’s hard and ****** to across that state in any direction.
Iowa State Athletic Director responded, “Poverty! This is what an impoverished AD looks like, we just can’t compete” when asked about the record numbers.
At least it is staying in conference. KSU in meat animal judging, Texas Tech in meat judging. Surprised that Tech is champs at wool judging too.
My main thought on this is I'm surprised the Mormons of BYU are even allowed to Hip Hop Dance.
