I hear next year that they'll be able to afford shoes for them...Easy on Iowa State, their female candy talent is definitely worthy of a P5 conference.
Of course you're not. Goes without saying, right?
What kind of 'different reaction' are we talking about....?
Pie size doesn't remain static over time. Any conference will consider membership within the constraint of the pie getting bigger, the pie getting smaller, or a combination of the two. Why would a conference ignore making a move if the risk of the pie getting smaller is significant? Why wouldn't the most poachable P5 conference want to strengthen its position even if that might require short term sacrifice? Texas may be selfish but they aren't stupid.
Yeah, Congrats! Sounds like it was a big day for you as UConn picked up a win in D-1A. Losing to UConn and then playing in a stupid bowl game in Boise, ID was not the way to end a season that had the Cyclones ranked #9 in the country at midyear. Seasons go on though, but with your American Athletic Conference schedule and our slate of Big 12 games, our win 3-4 years ago might be the last meeting between the two schools in football.
It doesn't, but WVU was an odd add as well. Having said that, WVU is really starting to feel like a conference mate maybe because of Huggins' time at K-State. I think the biggest obstacle UConn is facing is it's very brief history in D1-A football. Right or wrong, Rutgers, Syracuse, BC, WVU, etc...had all been playing football at the highest level for over a century. Those deep roots matter. In fact, despite the conference shuffling that destroyed some long time rivalries: KU-Mizzou, UT-A&M, OU-Neb, some of those deep roots are starting to be heard from. There have been increased complaints from Big Ten and SEC fans that they don't get to play long time conference foes but once every 6-8 years. Hell, UNC and Wake Forest had to schedule a "nonconference" home/home so they could play each other more often than not. Recruiting is also taking a hit for schools like Nebraska who has seen it's Texas recruiting dry up to almost zero. Iowa only playing in Ohio once a decade has also damaged their once fertile pipeline. I have no idea how all this ends, but it would not shock me at all to see conferences shrink back in the next 12-20 years.
Me too, but what "clown" is that?
I'm certain it does.
Easy on Iowa State, their female candy talent is definitely worthy of a P5 conference.
College sports are much more important than pro sports in some states and Iowa is one of those places. ISU and Iowa total 130,000+ for football, 28,000+ for men's basketball, and 16,000+ for women's basketball in a state with less than 3 million people. When the two schools meet for their annual football game, there are well over 80,000 fans outside the stadium that don't have tickets but just come for the tailgating event. College sports are simply huge in some states.