re: Why not Boise State to the Big 12

Big research schools

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They have shite academics

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Yea Community College standards.

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so does Oklahoma, OKST, Iowa State.

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no

I get so tired of this "academic" bullshite. "Oh, they're not an AAU school" or "They're a Tier II and not Tier I". This is athletics. If the Big XII thought Boise would bring $$$$$ to the table I'm sure they'd say screw academics.

The P5 is the P5 because of athletics. I promise if a conference thinks a school can bring in $$$$$$ they'll overlook academics. Athletics is all $$$$$$$. That's why an athlete can have a 22 ACT score and get in Tulane, but my son with a 4.09 GPA and a 26 ACT has to go through a rigorous application process and still probably won't get in. It's all about $$$$$$$$.

If P5 were P5 solely because of football (P5 is a football designation), there would be a major shakeup, and 1/3 (at least) of the schools in P5 leagues wouldn't be there. They were all grandfathered in.
But for the most part, the strongest universities that want to play major college football are in the P5. There are exceptions, and they are in the AAC plus a few from C-USA and MWC. And there are a few P5 universities, primarily in the Big 12, that aren't particularly strong.

I think Boise is trying to improve their academics and research.

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msudawg1200

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Boise State is one step above a community college

No, those teams are kept there because you need some historically weak teams to beat. Some of those historically weaker football teams have dominant basketball teams, Kansas, Duke, Wake, etc., and dominant other sports such as baseball, in the south especially. That's the reasons they are kept. There is a good mix of high academic schools and not high academic schools in the P5. Most state ran universities, especially in the South, are what they are. Very average academic institutions that make mega money off of athletics. Period.

Ok, if academics are such a big deal, then why are athletes admitted to P5 schools when they can't read? Dexter Manley graduated from Okie Lite and when he got to the Redskins they found out he couldn't read. Jerrell Powe went to Ole Miss, but was in Special Ed at Wayne County because he couldn't read. No way in hell do those guys get into college if they aren't football players. Academics my arse. Major college athletics is all about $$$$$$$$$. It was even like this in the 50's and 60's. That's why Tulane left the SEC. They didn't want to demphasize academics. Most of the academia people at universities hate athletics. If a school can bring in athletic $$$$$$$ other schools will associate regardless of academics. And Boise will never get into the Big XII because they bring zilch to the athletic table.

Boise State would bring in more money than Houston, a team always floated around for Big 12 expansion by morons.

I'm all for Texas going to the Pac 12 or independent, but as for the Big XII, Boise State just isn't a good fit. I'd much ather the conference pursue Louisville, Cincinnati, or BYU.