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Originally Posted by BWillie007
I don't really understand how on earth Oklahoma is #1 and Texas is #2 but okay. I don't know one other school that sells out every single game, has as many games on national TV, gets to charge as much as they do for tickets, and Allen Fieldhouse is the second to largest capacity in the Big 12. Texas, does not usually sell out their stadium which is like 300 larger. What am I missing here?
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The state of Kansas has 2.8 million people in the entire state.
The state is not unified for one team. Eastern Kansas is likely to root for Colorado, Southern Kansas for Oklahoma and some of Northern Kansas for Nebraska.
2.8 million people spread very thin doesn't provide the television revenue stream (i.e., Advertising dollars) that a school like Oklahoma, Nebraska & Texas can attain, mostly due to being traditional football powers for the better part of six decades.
In that case, Kansas just can't compete.
For the record, I'm kinda bummed that Texas decided to become the "Overlords" of the Big 12. I think Kansas would have been far better off in the long run joining the Pac-10.
Who knows? Texas may bail in the next five years, with one giant do-over ahead.