Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[werdnamanhill]

If you trust random redditors quoting random 247 pages, then look out for something around 4PM ET.

If you don't trust, then you're probably smart.

 

[cykadelic2]

Neither does Oregon, and they also dont have an Engineering school. The 2 main focuses of AAU.

They also only have 1/3 the total research funding as ISU does. The main focus of AAU.

So if it is about the things that the press release said, about Medical research etc. How does a school like Oregon maintain their membership.

This is my whole point. They give reasons, but when you put those reasons up against other schools in AAU, they dont hold up.

Oregon is now an AAU outlier. They used to have a med school which is now separate from UO. Their future AAU status is in jeopardy and are likely hanging on to it strictly for potential B10 membership purposes. ISU did likewise IMO given their AAU withdrawal in April 2022 and USC/UCLA announcing for the B10 in June 2022.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Eh, ND plays much of their schedule there, and is required to. Gonzaga, doesnt have FB so not a apples to apples comparison.

What is being discussed is more like the old Big East.

The Big 12 will never get to that extreme. The Big East had to cash in on football money that the BCS willingly gave to them for some reason.

Adding 2-4 non-football schools doesn't put you in that position because the football schools will always have all the voting power and that wasn't the case in the Big East.

If you can add Gonzaga and Creighton and it costs you a quarter of a share total, you do it. Chances are good they pay for themselves in NCAA units over time.

 

[stateofmind]

So I totally agree with AAU being overrated and skewed but you guys need to stop with the USF diluting idea. I know the US news ranking are flawed and much maligned on here but USF is actually 30 spots higher then ISU. Again not a perfect ranking system by any measure but just passing along that info

*than.

 

[alarson]

So I totally agree with AAU being overrated and skewed but you guys need to stop with the USF diluting idea. I know the US news ranking are flawed and much maligned on here but USF is actually 30 spots higher then ISU. Again not a perfect ranking system by any measure but just passing along that info

It isn't just "not a perfect" system. It is absolute garbage not worth the paper its printed on.

 

[2speedy1]

Oregon is now an AAU outlier. They used to have a med school which is now separate from UO. Their future AAU status is in jeopardy and are likely hanging on to it strictly for potential B10 membership purposes. ISU did likewise IMO given their AAU withdrawal in April 2022 and USC/UCLA announcing for the B10 in June 2022.

You can claim Oregon is in jeopardy, but I have seen nothing to say they are at risk of losing their membership, and will anytime soon, and until they do, ISUs reasoning does not hold up.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Yeah but unfortunately, in terms of athletics and realignment, we are going to hear AAU all the time. It is taking on a cult of like an Ivy school.

Who gives a ****? We’re locked in.

 

[knowlesjam]

Who gives a ****? We’re locked in.

A point that some forget. It is entertaining to speculate about the fate of other universities...and somewhat nice to actually be in a stable position. The Big 12 is well positioned as the third power conference that has the side benny of having the best basketball in the country. I'll take that...we're in.

 

[CoachHines3]

I gave ur mom some credit.....

Did you f*ck her on credit? So do you now owe her?

Colt 45 two zig zags

 

[cykadelic2]

You can claim Oregon is in jeopardy, but I have seen nothing to say they are at risk of losing their membership, and will anytime soon, and until they do, ISUs reasoning does not hold up.

Google Oregon AAU status in jeopardy and you will see some chatter on it. Here is an example: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2014/06/oregon_state_more_deserving_th.html

ISU was inefficiently allocating too many resources to energy/ag research just to maintain AAU status while AAU was putting significantly less emphasis on it. The cost was outweighing the benefit given those limited resources. And when ISU was given a final "no" on B10 membership in early 2022, it was time to withdraw.

 

[cyfan92]

Iowa State concludes its AAU membership • Inside Iowa State for faculty and staff • Iowa State University

www.inside.iastate.edu

Bump since AAU conversation is back.. ISU will be fine without

 

[theshadow]

AAU and baseball: the two things nobody gave a **** about until they were gone.

 

[knowlesjam]

If you trust random redditors quoting random 247 pages, then look out for something around 4PM ET.

If you don't trust, then you're probably smart.

4PM ET come and gone...damn redditors.

 

[Freebird]

I read it a year ago and read it again today.

But putting out 1 press release doesn't solve the perception problem that AAU is the gold standard.

The average college football fan doesn’t give two *****, or even know what AAU is.

 

[alarson]

4PM ET come and gone...damn redditors.

Its after 4 o'clock somewhere

 

[PickSix]

If you trust random redditors quoting random 247 pages, then look out for something around 4PM ET.

If you don't trust, then you're probably smart.

No way would you announce expansion on a Friday afternoon at the end of the weekly news cycle.

Some people are so gullible...

 

[CycloneDaddy]

The average college football fan doesn’t give two *****, or even know what AAU is.

That is what parents spend a bunch of money on for their kids that suck at basketball but they think they are the next Jordan.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

ISU is a R-1 Research University, the highest rated category. AAU can suck it, it’s just an elitist circle jerk.

 

[Gorm]

I can remember when "4 oclock on Tuesday" was a meme in the mega thread.

 

[tman24]

this would be the time to announce bad news. not good news.