Jamie: "What's the value of college athletics to Central Iowa and to the State of Iowa because if we lose it, we'll never get it back."Iowa will fare just fine.
Exactly. Once they drop down a division, their yearly battle with UNI will be must-watch TV!
They don't even have to do that. The 20.5 million schools can pay football players is a cap, a limit. There's no reason a school can't pay their players less than 20.5 million.
Nebraska does just fine with 1 D1 prgram. How would the state of Iowa be any different Jaimie?What’s the problem…I’ve been praying for the demise of isu athletic dept.
Which interstate exchange is missing it's road sign?!
Most of the money for Cytown will be from the businesses that rent the buildings and the university, not from the athletic department is the way I understand it. Without a doubt its a gamble, the university has wanted a hotel on the grounds for years, and one is included in the project. Will it make money, who knows, but it's always good to have more eating and drinking establishments around the stadiums. The fan base seems unsure some think it will help the program grow, while others would like to see money going into JTS and Hilton instead of a new project that will may cut into parking for football. The plan says no parking will be lost, but many do not believe it and parking is going to be a problem for ISU going forward and it's going to get worse.
Goldenrod Companies is the developer of Cytown. They are responsible for constructing the buildings and leasing the commercial space.
Is that the official name "Clown Town" cause that's genius.
$82.7M in Revenue from the B1G to IOWA
$35.6M in Revenue from the Big 12 to Clown U
Here are both schools' budgets.
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UI has been subsidizing ISU athletics since the football series resumed (under threat from the Iowa legislature).
South Dakota St was a sellout. Shows you how excited people are to watch Iowas offense!
lol…isu may have ‘won the battle, but they will still lose the war’. Finances will allow Iowa to eventually win out over iswho.
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