Find $1.5-$2 Million in the budget to cut every year, and we can stop playing these games.
Hey Pollard stop agreeing to these games
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Matt’s doing his part by coaching at a discount is I think the point. And he’s clearly frustrated with playing that type of game.
If the choice is to play these games and have another $2mill to pay players, or pay for home games and have $2mill less for players, the decision is obvious.
The CHEAPEST teams won't be the WORST teams. Everybody wants an easy home victory. So you're bidding against 70 other teams, and 50 of those teams have deeper pockets than we do.
If you want CHEAP home games, you have to work with teams who will have lower demand. And those will be higher quality teams, more likely to win the game.
Win by 8 or win by 40 Iowa State shouldn"t be scheduling home and aways with Sun Belt or MAC teams.
A lot of ADs are struggling with huge debts. This has been well documented. ISU has manageable debt. Are we willing to sacrifice the financial health of the entire department to avoid a few football games?
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Its no different than saying "$80k is reasonable for a new pickup, just finance it for 84 months! It'll be fine!"
I think the Vegas and NOLA (Tulane) games are really cool ideas as a non conference game with a bowl atmosphere. FIU in Miami could work as an example.
Or maybe trying for some neutral site games like finding a team to play us in Nashville.
Or maybe trying for some neutral site games like finding a team to play us in Nashville.
Let’s play Tulsa in Memphis
It's mind-blowing how many people insist that we should "just find" the $1.5 million every single year to avoid playing games like we did yesterday... as if it isn't nation-wide public knowledge that ISU will likely be operating significantly in the red in future years if we want to remain competitive in the NIL era. But yes - the AD is just supposed to find that extra $1.5 million lying around somewhere... every single year.
I swear - some fans brains don't operate in reality.
Do I like ISU playing in places like Athens, OH or Jonesboro, AR? Of course not - but I also understand why it happens and I've accepted that reality instead of ******** about something that isn't going to change anytime soon simply because the AD's finances won't allow for it to happen.
I swear - some fans brains don't operate in reality.
Do I like ISU playing in places like Athens, OH or Jonesboro, AR? Of course not - but I also understand why it happens and I've accepted that reality instead of ******** about something that isn't going to change anytime soon simply because the AD's finances won't allow for it to happen.
Agree, I also don’t think playing at Ark st would have been as bad if we didn’t also go to Ireland to start the year. Thats a lot of travel to start the year. It would be nice to avoid going to places like Ohio, Akron, Ark st, etc. in the future if we can.
Sell alcohol and we’re 1/3 of the way there, even with the self-serving conservative estimates provided.
If you think revenue would go to fund buying out a game every single year your brain doesn't operate in reality. It's not to say I don't think we should be selling beer at the stadium; there are just far more important factors for the program other than an unpopular game a vocal minority of fans continue to ***** about every other year.
Regardless of what the money will be used for, this program can’t cry poverty when it’s willfully leaving money on the table. It’s not a valid excuse.
Idk going to new orleans in August/September does not sound enjoyable. If only we could schedule those games in November like the SEC does....
Should we have athletes go door-to-door selling The World's Best Chocolate bars? Maybe host a monthly bake sale? Scavange the campus trash bins for cans? We're willingly leaving money on the if we don't...
Maybe we could just do what 95% of our peer institutions already do, and go from there.
JP’s narrative that we have no money but we can’t let those slobs have beer during games makes him look like a ******* TBH.
