This was mentioned by one talking head, but also Brett McMurphy posted a spread sheet showing distances from Arizona and ASU to Big 12 schools, and it is only slightly further on average than going to Pac Schools. And if we go to something like pods, it might actually be much less! Travel in the PAC was horrendous due to the distances. So look at the Big 12 map and it is highly centered on the middle of the country with WVU, Cinn and UCF as outliers. But look at the Big 10 now, there is a huge gap of flyover country to get to 4 schools on the west coast. And the West coast schools are more than 1000 miles apart! Travel partners? Not really. Those 4 schools are going to have brutal road trips. It is the Big 10 that is going to have the worst road trips, not the Big 12. SEC is very fortunate, they are going to be very compact compared to the other 2 conferences. Hope that Oregon and Washington enjoy their 50M a year for the next 10 years. With travel costs, they may actually make less than Big 12 teams make for the next 10 years.

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Way to go Brett Yormark!

Just heard on ESPN radio that OR & WA will only get half of the annual payout of the rest of the Big10.

At least they have a conference.

Can't seem to find any links? Anyone been more successful than me for any chance of listening/viewing?

East and West

Listening to Chris William's podcast on their free board, he says he has a strong belief that the Big XII schools had to give "a little bit" of money to secure ASU and UU. That little bit was in the neighborhood of 3 million per team.

That would make our TV rights payout 28.7 million per team instead of 31.7 million. He also said the XII powers to be felt it was the price to ensure the PAC was killed, and that was needed.

Had anyone else heard this? He also said there were other ways to increase revenue. I imagine one of those would be bowl enhancements, as they work on some of the PAC bowl tie-ins.

Just announced this morning that Mercy Hospitals of Iowa City are bankrupt and UIHC is in the process of taking over most of the Assets (and hopefully staff, as we sure can use them).

They should have accepted UIHC offer years ago for 500M.

UIHC gets Mercy

Swaim is reporting that OU supposedly does not have the money to buy out of their remaining contract, and UT and the SEC are not willing to foot the bill, so UT and OU staying for 3 more years. I hope not. I thought this was a done deal.

Also being reported that Oregon and Washington to the Big 10 is not a sure thing?

Now that we know who won’t be playing QB for Iowa State, shoukd be interesting to watch. I’m actually excited about all three of ours.

Nm

I know media day is Friday. Does camp start that day? The next day? Earlier? What is the schedule?

If Yormark can pull off UCONN and Gonzaga for hoops, will he use that for leverage if big 2 conferences try to screw big 12 in football playoffs set up? It would increase the big 12 power considerably.

Will any of the other conferences offer them a home?

Iowa State Media Relations

NASSAU, Bahamas – Iowa State opened its foreign tour to the Bahamas Sunday with a 119-48 victory over Lucayans. The Cyclones opened the game on a 15-0 run and never looked back.

“Over the past eight weeks, we’ve worked on the connectivity of our team,” Iowa State Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “After going against each other in practice over that time, I was proud of the way our guys played in their first game against a different opponent.”

Curtis Jones led all scorers with 32 points, connecting on 8-of-12 3-point attempts. Keshon Gilbert added 14 points, while Tamin Lipsey had 11. Tre King and Demarion Watson were also in double figures with 10 points. Milan Momcilovic led all players with eight rebounds, while Omaha Biliew added seven. Gilbert and Lipsey each had five boards. Watson had five steals, while Jelani Hamilton and Lipsey each had three. Jackson Paveletzke had seven assists, while Lipsey and Gilbert each had three. Hason Ward added two blocked shots.

“Curtis did a great job of hunting his shot today,” Otzelberger said. “Our guards spread the ball around and found the hot hand.”

The Cyclones were 48-of-83 (58%) from the field and 12-of-26 (46%) from 3-point range. Iowa State held Lucayans to 22 percent (10-of-45) shooting, including 2-of-13 (15%) from downtown. The Cyclones assisted on 20 of their 48 made baskets.

Iowa State will play its second game on Monday against BC Zalgiris Kaunas. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. (CT). A link for live stats is available on Iowa State Men’s Basketball social media sites.

Any thoughts on how a 16 team schedule works

Sorry if this is public and I missed it. Is Brock implicated in the gambling situation too? That would REALLY suck if true.

Is there a MBB today in the Bahamas? A certain Pappy I know flew down there and told me earlier today that there was.

A decent take...

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Iowa State Media Relations

“A new era has dawned for the Big 12! Adding Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah along with Colorado further strengthens the Big 12 as a powerhouse conference. We welcome these universities and their fans. We applaud their academic excellence and look forward to our new partnership.”

– Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State University President and secretary/treasurer of the Big 12 Board Executive Committee

“We are excited to welcome the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and University of Utah into the Big 12 Conference family. All three institutions, plus the University of Colorado, add tremendous value to our league. During the past 18 years I have had the good fortune to be part of several significant moments in the history of the Big 12. However, none compare to the importance of the past several weeks culminating with tonight’s announcement. The future of the Big 12 Conference has never been brighter. This is a monumental day in the history of the Big 12 Conference. It is also important to acknowledge tonight’s news would not have been made possible without the vision cast by Commissioner (Brett) Yormark, as well as the foundation established by former Commissioner Bob Bowlsby in bringing BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on board as members for this season.”

– Jamie Pollard, Iowa State Athletics Director