Why not Colorado to Big X?

by duluthguy on May 24, 2010 1:57 PM CDT

Why not consider Colorado for the Big X? It is an AAU school, so the academics should be there. Denver + rest of eastern slope is a large growing area with a lot of the population having Midwest roots, so the BTN should be able to increase revenue. Mountain time zone isn't the best. Colorado may be more interested in joining than the Texas schools, and they may not be that interested in joining a revamped Pac-10.

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several reasons (my opinion)

1 – too far away. Texas is also a long ways from any B10 school but their FB, BB, BB programs are more than capable of financially supporting the increased travel budget for the non-rev sports. But Iowa/Minnesota would be their closest schools but they are about 900 miles away from Denver. Rutgers, for example, would be about 1000 miles from Mpls but that would be their longest trip.

2 – There has been no buzz or inkling that Colorado is even in the discussion.

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by GopherNation on May 27, 2010 9:31 AM CDT reply actions

We could play what if with lots of schools

Not on any lists; but logical contenders:
1. Iowa St. (Iowa has this market wrapped up already)
2. Cincinnati (Ohio St. has this market wrapped up)
3. Kentucky (loyal fan base, but the population base is lacking)

These schools make geographic sense, but that’s about it. They make very little economic sense. Colorado makes some economic sense but as Gopher Nation stated; probably not enough to jusify the increased travel costs (and lack of natural rivalries).

I think the Big Ten would go nuts if they got these five: Texas, Texas A & M, Notre Dame, Syracuse & Rutgers. But that ain’t happenin’. Should be fun to watch though.

by Odin on May 27, 2010 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

GopherNation is probably right, but I'm just having some fun with this!

Colorado is on the outside edge and a long way from everything, but it is an AAU school and BTN probably picks up every system in Colorado and some in Wyoming. If league picks up Missouri and Nebraska, there are some rivalries there.

Texas schools would be fabulous, no doubt,

Iowa St. is an AAU school, so they could get some consideration. Travel to Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin would be cheap.

What about adding the following 5: Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame?

by duluthguy on May 31, 2010 8:56 PM CDT reply actions

Fine with me.

But I don’t think Notre Dame is interested. (a decision the Irish might regret in 10 years) And I think that the Big Ten bean counters really want to get deeper into the east, especially the New York City market.

The reality of the situation is that economics, not geography, is the determining factor here. While not mutually exclusive, the BTN minimizes the geography factor.

The more I read, the more I am convinced that Missouri is the only true lock. It is truly a win/win for both parties. The Big Ten would love to have Notre Dame and/or Texas. But the economic reality is that it may not make economic sense for those two to join the Big Ten. Everyone else make differing arguments, some more valid than others. This is as interesting as the off field sports news gets; except for the recruiting of blue chippers. ;-P

by Odin on Jun 1, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions