Sports Talk with The Commissioner

Commissioner:  We have Tom on the line from Baltimore, Go ahead Tommy.

Tom:  I would like to thank you for taking my call.   How do you feel Big XII Football compares with the other major football conferences? 

Commissioner:  CLICK.  Wrong Thomass.   Let’s review the facts here people.   The Big XII has 6 teams in the Top 25.   That is 60% of the teams in the conference.   The SEC has 6 in the Top 25 (5 in the top 10).  That is 42.8% of their conference teams.   The Big Ten (scandal league) has 5 ranked teams.   That is 41.6% of their conference teams.   Pac 12 has 3 in the top 25 (2 in top 5).   That is 25% of the conference teams.   ACC has 3 in the Top 25.   That is also 25% of the conference schools.    The Big XII ranks as one of if not the toughest football conference in the country.  Thanks for the call Thomass.  

Commissioner:  We have Mike on the line from Johnston.   Go ahead Magic Mike.

Magic Mike:  Commissioner, Iowa State has had a quarterback controversy in the weeks leading up to the football season.   Even though Paul Rhoads has named Steele Jantz the starter, who do you think deserves the starting spot :Jared Barnett, sophomore or Steele Jantz, Senior?

Commissioner:  Click, Wrong.   That was a wells constructed question, but the Iowa State coach got this one wrong.   Barnett is the right answer.   If the competition for the starting QB spot was as close as the coach wanted us to believe you have to go with Barnett.   Barnett is a sophomore and the future of your program.   Jantz in 2011 had 10 TDs and 11 Ints, while Barnett had 6 TDs and 6 Ints.  They were virtually the same.   Go with youth and the future of the program.   But, no worries – Barnett will see plenty of playing time this year.   Tulsa is a good program and is obviously giving the coach some concern, he can’t overlook or lose this game.   So, he went with maturity and experience, even though Jantz is a Junior College transfer.  

Commissioner:  We have Terri on the line from Ames.

Terri: Commissioner last year the Cyclone Lady Cross Country team finished 7^th in the country.   How do you think they will do this year?

Commissioner:  ZZZ zzz ZZZ.  Snore.

Terri: Commissioner?????

Commissioner: Huh, oh I must have doozed off there for a minute.   Click!!! Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.   This is a College Football show.   It sounds to me like you have lost a little more air out of your big top.   That’s all we have for today.