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    IOWA ($180.0M) #28 in Total Revenue for Fiscal Year 2025. Clown U ($103.9M) is #68. IOWA is #3 in Net Rev Surplus ($29.1M), after Texas & Notre Dame

    Iowa State is one of the very few Power Conference programs that operates with zero institutional subsidies, funding athletics entirely through media distributions, ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships. Meanwhile, some Big 12 members receive over $50 million a year in direct institutional...
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    IOWA ($180.0M) #28 in Total Revenue for Fiscal Year 2025. Clown U ($103.9M) is #68. IOWA is #3 in Net Rev Surplus ($29.1M), after Texas & Notre Dame

    Iowa State isn’t drowning in debt. ISU runs one of the leanest athletic departments in the country and stays competitive. The real problem is the broken financial model of college athletics nationwide, not Iowa State.
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    Jamie Pollard has a new title: “Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics.” Clown U is still facing a $147 Million budget deficit through 2031

    If the U of I is this cultural center and all of that. Why do the doon the ANF patches . If that is what you rep maybe you should change the Universities missons. Maybe the University of I is just trying to manufacture that iowa farm kid identity.
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    Jamie Pollard has a new title: “Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics.” Clown U is still facing a $147 Million budget deficit through 2031

    I’m not sure why you have a negative view of Land Grant Universities. ISU is credited with developing the first electronic digital computer and remains a national leader in scientific research, innovation, and sustainability. The university is especially strong in engineering, agricultural...
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    Jamie Pollard has a new title: “Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics.” Clown U is still facing a $147 Million budget deficit through 2031

    Cytown is a Goldenrod Development project, which means Goldenrod is building the district, leasing the structures, and covering the cost of the development. Iowa State contributed roughly $25 million for utility upgrades and site work. That investment also included adding parking north of Hilton...
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    LIVE look at the Clown U football program

    Most of the "Good Ones" you speak of had serious knee injuries towards the end of the season. Rocco had shoulder surgery after the season. They could all be ready to go next fall, but that is being optimistic. What is crazy is that Ped State went ahead with large NIL payments to all of them...
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    Clown U facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031; will postpone Hilton Coliseum renovation & construction of new Wrestling Practice Facility

    Goldenrod Companies is the developer of Cytown. They are responsible for constructing the buildings and leasing the commercial space. Iowa State’s investment is limited to land and site improvements. The university committed approximately $20–25 million toward site upgrades, though a...
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    What does ISU have waiting for the hawks for the 2nd game?

    Field level large exits are on both east side and west side. Large enough to park the visiting team’s semi trailer and still have 20-30 ft of width on the ramps. Ambulance is parked on the home team’s ramp. No fans are allowed on the ramps.
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    What does ISU have waiting for the hawks for the 2nd game?

    I was present that day and in the general vicinity of where the incident occurred. It could have resulted in a much worse outcome. Most people didn’t appreciate having a musical instrument playing directly in their face while trying to move through a crowded exit. While I don’t condone the...