Best example is the NY Jets. They don't even try because they know their value just keeps going up. Woody just keeps in the ground. He don't care. No one is kicking him out for not even trying.
Clown U facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031; will postpone Hilton Coliseum renovation & construction of new Wrestling Practice Facility
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Only use it because I read of lots of Debbie and Clowns from your fan base, what do you want me to call them "Squawks?" No problem.
In all honesty I had to Google EIU. And when I did it took me CF and even the Inhad to scour what it means. Interesting nickname. Not sure what the hell it means but oh well. I came to correct you. The article wasnt written by an IC paper. It was written by the CR gazette by a reporter from Colorado.
The clowns nickname is a much better adaptation than EIU. It really gets under the skin of clown fans. Irony is the school color association with Ronald McDonald. .
They finally gave up on the uber-creative "hox", or "hoks" or whatever it was.
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But Clowns and Debbie is actually clever. Squawks is like third grade ****. At least use something somewhat amusing, like Cockeyes or something.
For a fan of a doomed major conference program, you’re sure worried about Iowa. ISU has three choices. 1. Join the SEC. 2. Join the B1G. 3. Join a mid-major conference. Option one and two aren’t ever going to happen. Therefore…
There are two big conferences. SEC & Big 10
Two conferences that sound big but are not. ACC Big 12.
and a bunch of trash
ISU is in the best spot they can hope for. They will have to do their best with less.
when schools start losing their ticket base. I think the slide will be very quick as people ask themselves. “What exactly am I paying for at this point?”
next decade will be fascinating.
Two conferences that sound big but are not. ACC Big 12.
and a bunch of trash
ISU is in the best spot they can hope for. They will have to do their best with less.
when schools start losing their ticket base. I think the slide will be very quick as people ask themselves. “What exactly am I paying for at this point?”
next decade will be fascinating.
Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I recognize the clowns.
Will we be accosted now in September as fans knowing they need more money there?
About ten years ago Cleveland is hosting the Tigers. The Indians fans chanted "Detroit! You're Bankrupt!"
Their best and only reasonable hope is after the next expansion, when the leftovers from the ACC and Big 12 form a third conference. Not P2 by any stretch of the imagination, but to be included among the Group of 6.For a fan of a doomed major conference program, you’re sure worried about Iowa. ISU has three choices. 1. Join the SEC. 2. Join the B1G. 3. Join a mid-major conference. Option one and two aren’t ever going to happen. Therefore…
They could have an bowl game where the Leftover Conference (LOC) champion plays the MAC champion.
Nothing against the MAC, they play good football. I went to a Western Michigan game and had a blast rooting for the Broncos. And Kalamazoo is a LOT more fun than Ames.
Won't take a decade. By the time to renew the B10 media deal, new additions will be in place. Oh, and the M2 will become one. Depends on who absorbs who, but if the ACC stands alone,....
The insecurity and validation whoring exhibited by iowa fans is shocking. iowa is barely a notch above ISU and simply lucked out to be in the bigten. iowa fans are the worst.
LOL! You folks will believe anything that gets posted on social media. ISU has a surplus of $50M right now, while Iowa borrowed $60M from the university and has not yet begun to pay it back.Gotta feel bad for Clown U both now and for their future.
It is time they drop to FCS.
The story from the Gazette:
Facing $147M deficit, ISU Athletics halts Hilton Coliseum renovation, ups Ticket Prices
Vanessa Miller
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Jul. 24, 2025
AMES — Iowa State University Athletics — facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031, or just under $25 million annually over the next six years — is rolling out painful concessions, including indefinitely postponing construction of a new wrestling practice facility and a $25 million Hilton Coliseum renovation.
“In the past two years, there have been several transformational changes in college athletics that will result in $30 million in recurring annual financial repercussions to the athletics department beginning this year,” ISU athletics reported in its 2026 budget report to the Board of Regents, made public this week.
Although it has identified about $8.7 million in annual budget savings, the cumulative $24.5 million annual funding gap is expected to culminate in a $147 million net deficit by 2031 — putting the Cyclones in an all-hands-on-deck situation.
“ISU is engaging with the Big 12 Conference, ISU Foundation, sponsors, donors and other partners to explore additional opportunities to create growth in revenue sufficient to overcome future anticipated revenue shortfalls and to otherwise support the continued success and viability of the ISU athletics program,” department officials reported.
“ISU views this effort as one of the top priorities and challenges facing the university.”
Changes threatening ISU Athletics include realignment of the Big 12 Conference from 10 to 16 teams; the House vs. NCAA settlement allowing revenue sharing with student athletes; and adjustment of the distribution model for College Football Playoff revenue, which Iowa State reports as “negatively impacting the Big 12 Conference.”
Given the challenges, Iowa State told the board it has made several tough budget decisions, including:
- Indefinitely postponing construction of a planned $20 million wrestling practice facility and a $25 million Hilton Coliseum renovation;
- No longer absorbing the cost of sales tax on tickets and instead passing on that expense — about $1.5 million annually — to consumers;
- Upping annual required donation levels for membership in the Cyclone Club by 20 percent — generating an estimated $3 million annually.
- And mandating all sports and support units cut costs and find savings “to slow the growth of overall expenses.”
“The most significant savings have resulted from reducing travel costs for Olympic sports,” athletics officials reported.
The landmark NCAA vs. House settlement threatening Iowa State took effect July 1, allowing college athletics programs going forward to directly compensate student athletes for their name, image, and likeness.
The deal allows schools to start sharing revenue with players up to an annual cap of $20.5 million in the current 2026 budget year — with the cap increasing about 4 percent, or $1 million, annually through 2035, according to media reports and trade publications.
“Historically, (ISU) Athletics operated as a self-sufficient operation transferring the funds necessary to cover operating costs in the current fiscal year,” according to the board report. “Prior to FY 2025, under the current administration, ISU Athletics had not incurred an operating deficit other than the COVID impacted season, which was absorbed by cash reserves.”
The 2026 budget needed a one-time $26.7 million transfer from the ISU Foundation to remain balanced.
“Going forward the cash reserves for athletics within the Foundation will not be sufficient to cover an operating deficit for FY 2027 and beyond,” ISU officials report.
Breaking down specific line items, Iowa State is expecting NCAA and conference revenue to drop $2.2 million this year — largely due to the House settlement and the NCAA’s need to absorb the costs, “thereby reducing the net revenues available to distribution to member schools.”
Given the increase in expenses, the total budget is projected to increase 24 percent to $141.1 million.
“Football travel expense will increase as the football program plays a total of six road games this season compared to five in the prior season,” officials reported, noting, “ISU was invited to lead off the college football season in Ireland for one of the road games due to recent competitive success.”
UI, UNI Athletics
The University of Iowa Department of Athletics also calculated in a $20.5 million expense increase due to the NCAA revenue-sharing arrangement — bringing its total budget for fiscal 2026 to $169.6 million.
“The budget increase largely correlates to revenue sharing with student-athletes,” UI officials reported to the board.
But unlike Iowa State, UI Athletics is anticipating a 10 percent increase in Big Ten Conference revenue — reaching a record $82.7 million — thanks to a renegotiated television contract.
“Most primary revenue sources are anticipated to increase in FY 2026,” officials said.
UI Athletics again this year committed $2.5 million toward repayment of a $50 million loan from the main campus to quell the department’s losses during COVID.
And University of Northern Iowa Athletics — which is not self-supporting like the other public universities — did not budget the optional revenue sharing with student athletes.
“Since UNI Athletics does not receive substantial revenues from conference distributions and other sources, and similar to other comparable universities, the university provides athletic support for scholarships and operations,” officials reported.
That figure is budgeted to increase from $5 million in fiscal 2025 to $5.4 million.
Facing $147M deficit, ISU Athletics halts Hilton Coliseum renovation, upping ticket prices
AMES — Iowa State University Athletics — facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031, or just under $25 million annually over the next six years — is rolling outwww.thegazette.com
I guess “a good UIowa fan” has a duty to underestimate the goings on in Ames. I don’t know why as they have nothing to do with the product UIowa puts on the field but it apparently is so.
"Has not yet begun to pay it back"
Did Jamie tell you this lie or did you make it up on your own?
Iowa has made payments of $3 million in 2022 and $1.5 million each in 2023 and 2024.
Clown being a Clown.
Parroting Pollard who mentioned Iowa's loan awhile back, as if it has any relevance to clown woes.
Iowa borrowing $50 million was a strategic move—amortized over time at a rock-bottom interest rate. But here comes Pollard, the mayor of Clownville, trying to spin it as if it’s somehow Iowa’s fault that his athletic department is one bad quarter away from a bake sale.
Let’s be clear: the Big 12 is a glorified mid-major wrapped in Power 5 branding. It’s got all the broadcast allure of a Tuesday night bowling league. Pollard sees the financial cliff ahead and, instead of tightening his own belt, he’s pointing fingers down I-80. Jealous little twerp.
Meanwhile, Iowa keeps them on life line agreeing to play home and home. Beth needs to either move the game to Iowa City permanently—or just cut them off entirely.
Away with them. Let them finally learn how cold the world is when nobody's watching.
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Good to know. Then they won't need any money from the state of Iowa, just continue business as usual.
You might let Jamie Pollard know, it will be a weight off his mind.
Important point, Iowa's covid loan was from The University of Iowa. They didn't go to the state shaking an empty McDonald's cup clinking a few pennies for effect- unlike another university north of Des Moines.
Can one still get copies of the Scott Frost comic book?
You know, the one published and distributed by Nebraska fans showing Frost coming in, turning the program around and saving the world?
iowa football is barely a notch above ISU and just happened to luck out to be in the bigten. iowa would’ve struggled as ISU historically has in the big8/12. ISU football is to iowa football what iowa football is to Nebraska football. iowa fans are nationally recognized as toxic hypocrites.
This is, of course, all your opinion bias
Been in for a century bro. Ain’t no luck about it. Nebraska on other hand is lucky to be in. You are the new Minnesota Goofers. They have titles too.
Minnesota comparison is bogus, that program is barely ahead of iowa in total wins.
The luck of iowa being in the bigten is similar to the luck of being born in America. iowa fans had nothing to do with where they were born or iowa’s conference affiliation. iowa is barely a notch above ISU in football.
Tommy let them do roids and commit serious crimes.
Yeah man we have been in Big Ten so long no one is left alive since we have been in it. Where'd your conferences go? You guys became Texas's little b***tch.
Funny part will be your ceiling is gonna be 7-5 or 8-4 at best and you all will be like "see we so good!".
Seems like EIU is really getting under your fan bases skin with many people committing.
You may be right about the future of ISU, no one knows, but I have yet to figure out why EIU fans love the idea of ISU being destroyed so much. Does your fan base really think that those ISU fans are now going to start cheering for EIU? Or people donating to ISU will now switch over and donate to EIU? Neither of those is going to happen.For a fan of a doomed major conference program, you’re sure worried about Iowa. ISU has three choices. 1. Join the SEC. 2. Join the B1G. 3. Join a mid-major conference. Option one and two aren’t ever going to happen. Therefore…
What very well could happen is once this new Super League is formed, EIU then becomes what ISU has been in the past, the team struggling to reach .500 year after year. We are already seeing some of that now with the pillow soft B10 west being gone. When every team in this new league us flush with money, what advantage does EIU have over any of these other schools, then throw in the fact that you will be bringing in a new coaching staff in the next five years or less, so the stability you had will be gone.
Welcome to the future.
What was it, "The Adventures of Scott Frost, Husker Savior"? It must be a collector's item now. I wish I had a copy, I enjoy comedy.
I can't imagine being so woefully uninformed and mind numbingly deluded. But that describes Lames fans to a tee. The fact of the matter is, there are only around 10-12 teams that are considered elite. Everyone else doesn't matter. And those who are on the outside will likely never break that ceiling, including the Clowns. You'll never compete for a national championship, you'll never be considered elite, you'll never be anything more than a little brother to a school who is also considered irrelevant. Welcome to reality.
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At least clown u will be able to keep up their archrivalry with Kansas State. They aren't going anywhere either.
When you think about it, what has Little Debbie done for the B1G except cash TV revenue checks? They didn't add prestige or a ton of TV sets, that's for sure.
If we could do do-overs with expanding from the original Big 10, which of these 8 schools should we kick out?
Team #11: Penn State (1990)
Team #12: Little Debbie (2011)
Team #13: Maryland (2014)
Team #14: Rutgers (2014)
Team #15: Oregon (2024)
Team #16: Washington (2024)
Team #17: USC (2024)
Team #18: UCLA (2024)
A reminder of where Little Debbie is expected to finish this year (Cleveland.com media poll):
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Average Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | Penn State (11) | 435 | 1.60 |
| No. 2 | Ohio State (10) | 431 | 1.76 |
| No. 3 | Oregon (2) | 405 | 2.80 |
| No. 4 | Illinois | 353 | 4.88 |
| No. 5 | Michigan (1) | 346 | 5.16 |
| No. 6 | Indiana | 305 | 6.80 |
| No. 7 | Iowa | 287 | 7.52 |
| No. 8 | Nebraska | 277 | 7.92 |
| No. 9 | USC | 269 | 8.24 |
| No. 10 | Washington | 216 | 10.36 |
| No. 11 | Minnesota | 192 | 11.32 |
| No. 12 | Wisconsin | 159 | 12.60 |
| No. 13 | Michigan State | 135 | 13.60 |
| No. 13 | Rutgers | 135 | 13.60 |
| No. 15 | UCLA | 134 | 13.64 |
| No. 16 | Maryland | 91 | 15.36 |
| No. 17 | Northwestern | 65 | 16.40 |
| No. 18 | Purdue | 39 | 17.44 |
Nebraska didn't add squat. They ain't no national brand to anyone younger than 65 or so. Less population than Iowa even.
The definition of irony
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Tomorrow on BTN. They identify this as a Nebraska "classic".
5:30 PM
Nebraska Football Classic: Nebraska at Iowa - 11/28/14
Not Rated
Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw for 202 yards and 4 touchdowns to help defeat Iowa in overtime, giving Nebraska one of their best comebacks in school history.
65 is a little high, more like 50. They would have been in college last time Nebbie won big. Point still remains, though.