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[SenecaTinsley]

I doubt many have any idea what the ISU mascot's name is, but we were talking about rabid fan bases not mascot names. No doubt the last two seasons have been good for the Cyclones, but in 2015 when ISU won three games the average attendance was 56,519. And that is on the heels of a two win season. Cutcliffe is a great coach and has been outstanding at Duke, but their fan base is awful. Average attendance in the 20s is a clear sign of irrelevance and disinterest. That is like FCS Montana or James Madison.

 

[gioff2323]

I doubt many have any idea what the ISU mascot's name is, but we were talking about rabid fan bases not mascot names. No doubt the last two seasons have been good for the Cyclones, but in 2015 when ISU won three games the average attendance was 56,519. And that is on the heels of a two win season. Cutcliffe is a great coach and has been outstanding at Duke, but their fan base is awful. Average attendance in the 20s is a clear sign of irrelevance and disinterest. That is like FCS Montana or James Madison.

ISU and Duke have nothing in common, when it comes to attending sporting events. Look at how many students or players in/on Duke come from NC, let alone nearby. ISU draws from a very small radius. Duke alums are everywhere but the triangle. ISU alums are stuck in Des Moines. It is not a good comparison.

Your program has improved from doormat to decent, but let's not pretend you are something you are not. You are Iowa State.

 

[Rufus]

Iowa State isn’t even the flagship school in its rural state. Iowa has owned the series with Iowa State and Kinnick Stadium seats over 70,000 and average attendance is about that.

Iowa State is second in wins and attendance for P5 teams in the State of Iowa.

 

[whaler11]

Iowa State is going to sell more season tickets than UConn will have in total attendance. I’d probably find a different battle.

 

[Adios]

This guy's a complete loon. "Should my health deteriorate", what's he think he's got the cure to cancer. LOL

He's attempting to emotionally blackmail his readers, trying to get them to have sympathy for him.

Hard to have sympathy for pathological liars.

 

[SenecaTinsley]

Iowa State isn’t even the flagship school in its rural state. Iowa has owned the series with Iowa State and Kinnick Stadium seats over 70,000 and average attendance is about that.

Iowa State is second in wins and attendance for P5 teams in the State of Iowa.

Actually Kinnick's capacity is not over 70k and their attendance is in the mid to upper 60ks. While ISU is larger than Iowa, both are AAU flagship schools. Of course, none of this is relevant to the subject at hand, which is ISU has a rabid fan base. 26th - 28th in football attendance, 15th in mbb attendance, and 2nd in wbb. That is engaged & rabid. You can probably count on one hand the number of fan bases that support at that level.

 

[Exit 4]

Lets get back to the real question. Does the B12 sign a GOR and decide to stay as a group through 2035 and does the B12 decide to expand by 2, 3 or 4?

My worthless two cents - the B12 and ESPN and maybe Fox continue to sketch out scenarios - but cable box erosion will prevent the traditional media houses from actually pulling the trigger. Now, if the B12 can add 2, 3 or 4 schools and keep them as junior status members w/o a full share permanently, then maybe something happens. I think in the end big media gets cold feet over committing to more mouths to feed super large distributions when they aren't really creating more product, ESPN already has these schools under the AAC contract for far less.

 

[Guapo]

Hey guys. Been a while since I’ve come around the realignment board, two things:

1) nobody actually thinks there’s a realistic chance that UConn football joins the PAC, right?

2) nobody actually thinks there’s any comparison between the Iowa State football fanbase and UConn’s, right?

 

[Exit 4]

Hey guys. Been a while since I’ve come around the realignment board, two things:

1) nobody actually thinks there’s a realistic chance that UConn football joins the PAC, right?

2) nobody actually thinks there’s any comparison between the Iowa State football fanbase and UConn’s, right?

Quickly; #1 is eminent and #2 its been accepted that is virtually a tie.

 

[Hoophound]

Hey guys. Been a while since I’ve come around the realignment board, two things:

1) nobody actually thinks there’s a realistic chance that UConn football joins the PAC, right?

2) nobody actually thinks there’s any comparison between the Iowa State football fanbase and UConn’s, right?

Don’t sleep on #1.

 

[Ldandy]

People arguing about Iowa State Football Fandom on a UConn Board. Could there be anything more random? Actual games can not get here fast enough.

 

[CL82]

Hey guys. Been a while since I’ve come around the realignment board, two things:

1) nobody actually thinks there’s a realistic chance that UConn football joins the PAC, right?

2) nobody actually thinks there’s any comparison between the Iowa State football fanbase and UConn’s, right?

Conspiracy Kitty says: Or do they?

 

[Guapo]

Don’t sleep on #1.

Can’t tell if being serious or...

 

[Hoophound]

Can’t tell if being serious or...

There is a lot going on right now. The PAC has a real problem and needs a presence on the east coast, if not a few presences. It seems really far fetched but it is just a necessity for them to get some east coast eye balls. UConn needs a good football schedule.

Anything is possible for us right now. I doubt it will happen but I believe it has been spoken about. It really depends how TV partners would react to UConn as the solution. UConn is good enough academically, liberal enough to fit in and sits in a very populated area with many PAC grads within a 2.5 hour drive.

 

[Guapo]

There is a lot going on right now. The PAC has a real problem and needs a presence on the east coast, if not a few presences. It seems really far fetched but it is just a necessity for them to get some east coast eye balls. UConn needs a good football schedule.

Anything is possible for us right now. I doubt it will happen but I believe it has been spoken about. It really depends how TV partners would react to UConn as the solution. UConn is good enough academically, liberal enough to fit in and sits in a very populated area with many PAC grads within a 2.5 hour drive.

Not to feed into the conspiracy kitty stuff, but I’m pretty sure the new Prez was a PAC athlete at UCLA!

Anyway, I just have a hard time believing that the PAC would, literally, debase itself by adding a team on the East Coast.

NOW, if you tell me there could be a scheduling alliance as part of a TV deal for the PAC, that something I could believe

 

[Hoophound]

Not to feed into the conspiracy kitty stuff, but I’m pretty sure the new Prez was a PAC athlete at UCLA!

Anyway, I just have a hard time believing that the PAC would, literally, debase itself by adding a team on the East Coast.

NOW, if you tell me there could be a scheduling alliance as part of a TV deal for the PAC, that something I could believe

That’s how most people would view it.
Maybe, if UConn had a partner it would seem less outrageous.

 

[Waquoit]

... nobody actually thinks there’s any comparison between the Iowa State football fanbase and UConn’s, right?

I'll give the Cyclones that they have more football fans. Otherwise we're similar. The Big 10 doesn't want either.

 

[Guapo]

I'll give the Cyclones that they have more football fans. Otherwise we're similar. The Big 10 doesn't want either.

Oh yeah, the Big 10 isn’t inviting anyone

 

[whaler11]

There is a lot going on right now. The PAC has a real problem and needs a presence on the east coast, if not a few presences. It seems really far fetched but it is just a necessity for them to get some east coast eye balls. UConn needs a good football schedule.

Anything is possible for us right now. I doubt it will happen but I believe it has been spoken about. It really depends how TV partners would react to UConn as the solution. UConn is good enough academically, liberal enough to fit in and sits in a very populated area with many PAC grads within a 2.5 hour drive.

If the PAC 12 schools want to play road games in the Eastern time zone they won’t have any issues finding them. They can play them against schools in conferences that will put them on ESPN, FOX and ABC. Not SNY and flosports.

 

[billybud]

The PAC 12 does have a few future games scheduled in the east and midwest...they are the "away" half of an H&H.

Stanford.....will play @ UCF, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Boston College

UCLA.....@ Cincinnati, LSU, Georgia, Michigan, Auburn, Wisconsin

Arizona.....@ Mississippi St., Virginia Tech

Arizona St.....@ Mississippi St, LSU

Cal.....@ Ole Miss, Auburn

Oregon.....@ Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan State

Washington.....@ Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State

The Pac picks up a few eastern teams to travel to the west coast for a one and done....Stony Brook, Bowling Green, South Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Eastern Michigan...

 

[atom58]

I will have to give credit to the "Dude of West Virginia" for this USA Today link about 2017-18 school finances from the NCAA for 230 schools:

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY

Which are the most profitable college athletic programs in the country? See a ranked listed, including total revenue and expenses. Brought to you by USA TODAY.

sports.usatoday.com

UConn is number 52 on the list. Recall that there are 65 P5 schools. I believe only public schools are on this list.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

I will have to give credit to the "Dude of West Virginia" for this USA Today link about 2017-18 school finances from the NCAA for 230 schools:

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY

Which are the most profitable college athletic programs in the country? See a ranked listed, including total revenue and expenses. Brought to you by USA TODAY.

sports.usatoday.com

UConn is number 52 on the list. Recall that there are 65 P5 schools. I believe only public schools are on this list.

Somewhere, Gene DeFilippo is smiling while Mark Emmert is laughing manically...

 

[whaler11]

I will have to give credit to the "Dude of West Virginia" for this USA Today link about 2017-18 school finances from the NCAA for 230 schools:

NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY

Which are the most profitable college athletic programs in the country? See a ranked listed, including total revenue and expenses. Brought to you by USA TODAY.

sports.usatoday.com

UConn is number 52 on the list. Recall that there are 65 P5 schools. I believe only public schools are on this list.

uconn counts the tens of millions they grift from the students ‘revenue’. not nearly as impressive when you know that

 

[atom58]

uconn counts the tens of millions they grift from the students ‘revenue’. not nearly as impressive when you know that

As the Dude would point out, you are not alone: look at UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, UMass, Rutgers (at least in the short run), Air Force (but USG), Central Michigan (MAC), too many others to list - look at the "total allocated" column, which is $$ from the school, student fees, etc.

 

[Fishy]

If anyone outside the P5 isn't running a 50% subsidy, they're not trying.

Or they're being cute with their accounting.