tyrone said:
Iowa state has been a bottom dweller for so long people forget they are even a power 5 school. They move the needle probably less than anyone, outside of maybe Purdue, or Indiana (or half the ACC). Kansas' only saving grace is basketball.
Just to be clear, my case for ISU isn't that they stand tall, but instead, after OU and Texas, we're arguing over tallest midget. Tech's position isn't strong right now. There are no strong 3rd & 4th candidates, and as mentioned earlier, the PAC will be hesitant to go to 14 instead of 16.
Kansas can claim AAU status and basketball.
OkSU can claim proximity to OU and at this point in time, the best in football of these other candidates.
Tech can claim that half their name is Texas.
If the unlikely PAC expansion did happen, and Colorado St, Fresno St, or SDSU were chosen, I'd be surprised, but not shocked they were picked over Tech or these other midgets.
At best, the only school that moves the needle right now of those is OkSU. Really, most schools don't move the needle.
These next few years would be a really bad time for any of those schools to be bad in football.
And no way does ISU go to the Big Ten.