The past week has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for the Iowa State athletics fan. After some long-running rumors, all of the sudden a week ago the idea picked up steam that the Big 12 conference could break up. Colorado jets for the PAC-10, Nebraska leaves for the Big 10, and then another group of schools from Texas and Oklahoma might also leave for the PAC 10, leaving the remaining Big 12 teams to find a new home that would have resulted in less money from TV deals, less stature in level of competition, and more difficulties on the recruiting trail.
So today we and many other ISU alumni and fans breathed a sigh of relief when it became nearly certain that the Texas and Oklahoma schools had decided to stay with the Big 12, effectively saving it in its current state at 10 teams. Supposedly the deciding factor was a new TV deal with FOX and ESPN in the next few years that should roughly double the income to each school.
Now I can get back to obsessing about healthy things, like Fred Hoiberg's incoming recruits for men's basketball, and whether Paul Rhoads can repeat and improve upon the success ISU had last year on the football field.
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