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It's a lot like the top European soccer clubs that tried to form their own super league... all the fans rioted, even fans of the top teams. A lot of commentators were vocally opposed to it as well. If this happens with college football though I'm not sure we'll see the same reaction. ESPN guys will be groveling about it and the fans of the top teams don't give a rip about inclusion or spirit of competition.
That's not even a bandaid. We could take Cincinnati, UCF, and whoever and become a super AAC. Cool and from a competitive standpoint we'd be arguably still the 3rd best conference. But that means we are getting 15-20 million per team on our next contract and everyone will be looking to bolt at the first opportunity. It's bad for us because right now we are pretty attractive if the P4 want to expand but it gives the G5 schools an opportunity to leapfrog us.
We are better off going independent than trying to scrap something together and salvage the conference.
We are better off going independent than trying to scrap something together and salvage the conference.
They have $60 million reasons to be cool with it. Plus Vandy and MSU have benefitted a lot from what the cash infusion did to their baseball programs. I graduated from Oklahoma State in 2001-no bowl games and I was ecstatic over Bedlam when I was a senior. The last 10 years have been awesome but you ask 21 year old me if being a borderline bowl team in football and dominating baseball are worth being where we are in football right now and I'd take it.
There are plenty here that don't think OSU, for a variety of reasons isn't getting picked up in any respectable conference. I have no doubt they do because it's simply a numbers game - there are only so many available in P5 today. It's an arms race and the other conferences have to pick up schools to compete and we're one of the most competitive schools available and I'd be surprised if some of the other conferences don't attempt to go beyond 16 and/or greatly expand their geographic footprint.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Words are getting a little twisted out there. I want to make it clear that the Big 10 is just a possibility for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKState?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#OKState</a>. One of many. There's nothing imminent and there's no guarantee the Big 10 would welcome OSU in. Talks are simply exploratory at this point.</p>— Dylan Buckingham (@DylanBuckingham) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanBuckingham/status/1419140401689239557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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This is what everyone should be paying the most attention to. Our best fit is where we make the most money! ACC is higher than PAC on average, they are just paying two teams a lower amount right now.
The order OSU should be trying to get into other conferences:
1. B1G: $54.3 mil per yr
2. ACC: $34 mil per yr
3. PAC: $33.6 mil per yr
The order OSU should be trying to get into other conferences:
1. B1G: $54.3 mil per yr
2. ACC: $34 mil per yr
3. PAC: $33.6 mil per yr
We are based in Stillwater, but our Alums are mostly in Tulsa, OKC, Dallas and Houston.
More important is how rabid fans fill-up the stadiums; win or lose? Season tickets holders, follow to bowl games, turn on the TV sets, busy up the sport forums, youtubes, etc...
You may be in the center of LA like UCLA, but 90% don't know who UCLA is playing this Saturday? What for?
At oSu, in Stillwater with population of under 50K (inclusive of babies and grandmas), we filled up the 60K stadiums with loyal fans.
....continue your supports of oSu football. It matters!
More important is how rabid fans fill-up the stadiums; win or lose? Season tickets holders, follow to bowl games, turn on the TV sets, busy up the sport forums, youtubes, etc...
You may be in the center of LA like UCLA, but 90% don't know who UCLA is playing this Saturday? What for?
At oSu, in Stillwater with population of under 50K (inclusive of babies and grandmas), we filled up the 60K stadiums with loyal fans.
....continue your supports of oSu football. It matters!
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