Potential student fees to fund athletics at ISU

[Roseclone07]

https://iowastatedaily.com/323199/news/stugov-discusses-potential-student-fee-change/

Interesting to see Pollard discussing the possibility of raising student fees to fund athletics, but very little details mentioned here. It feels like this is the direction it will go everywhere, but seems like its another hit to the fans, and ones that are already accumulating lots of debt just to attend.

 

[Pope]

https://iowastatedaily.com/323199/news/stugov-discusses-potential-student-fee-change/

Interesting to see Pollard discussing the possibility of raising student fees to fund athletics, but very little details mentioned here. It feels like this is the direction it will go everywhere, but seems like its another hit to the fans, and ones that are already accumulating lots of debt just to attend.

Agree. Seems like the best solution is for the Iowa legislature to pass a tax on the sports wagering businesses. They are making many millions in profits off of betting on Iowa State/Iowa games. It's only fair they support those entities that are generating so much profit for them.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Asking students to pay more for other students to get paid to play sports is, in a word, ********.

 

[nrg4isu]

Asking students to pay more for other students to get paid to play sports is, in a word, ********.

It's almost like paying an insurance company so that they can pay top athletes to be on commercials instead of using that money for insurance claims.

 

[kirk89gt]

Took a look at jr’s u bill a couple of semesters ago. He already was in it for over $1k in fees for the semester (which is ridiculous right now).

Having it go up even more makes me glad that he is almost out of school.

As controversial and counter intuitive as it may seem, the faster universities embrace a for profit mind set the better, especially for their own longevity and survival.

Can’t spend the entire budget (or risk losing it) like you used to…….

 

[theshadow]

When Pollard started, the fee was $45.

20 years later, it's $63.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Agree. Seems like the best solution is for the Iowa legislature to pass a tax on the sports wagering businesses. They are making many millions in profits off of betting on Iowa State/Iowa games. It's only fair they support those entities that are generating so much profit for them.

I think somebody on here did some math the return from such a tax isn't going to be nearly as impressive as one might hope. Certainly not enough to cover very much of the NIL $21m/y payments.

 

[cytor]

It's happening at a lot of universities already. ISU has been resisting up to this point.

I don't have all the answers, but ISU HAS to make more money doing something soon. If not, Ames will be a "Cold Omaha" very soon.

Edit: Up here in Minny, I believe the U Of M students are paying over $200 per year.

 

[Drew0311]

College sports is so out of control and there is not putting it back together. In 20 years the landscape will be so bad. Really sucks because most Iowans and other states love college sports.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

When Pollard started, the fee was $45.

20 years later, it's $63.

Counterpoint. What was his league distribution check 20 years ago versus now?

 

[theshadow]

Counterpoint. What was his league distribution check 20 years ago versus now?

Counterpoint. What costs the same now as it did 20 years ago?

 

[WIBadger]

When Pollard started, the fee was $45.

20 years later, it's $63.

Which for anyone curious is less than inflation

 

[mj4cy]

Agree. Seems like the best solution is for the Iowa legislature to pass a tax on the sports wagering businesses. They are making many millions in profits off of betting on Iowa State/Iowa games. It's only fair they support those entities that are generating so much profit for them.

And Iowa has the lowest percentage of taxing as it is. They could double it, give that to the schools and still be lower than other states. This would benefit all 3 universities and should be a slam dunk.

 

[jsb]

I don’t know….a $200 per year student fee doesn’t sound like a bad deal.

 

[crs8975]

Counterpoint. What costs the same now as it did 20 years ago?

many airplane tickets. Which is kind of shocking to be honest.

 

[3TrueFans]

The whole thing feels gross, college athletics is broken.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Counterpoint. What costs the same now as it did 20 years ago?

Nothing but I'm guessing media revenue has probably, just maybe, outpaced inflation.

 

[isufbcurt]

When Pollard started, the fee was $45.

20 years later, it's $63.

Yeah that's not a huge increase

 

[Trice]

An employee who earns close to $1M going before a body of students who are lucky to earn a few thousand a year while paying $25,000 a year for their education, asking them to take on fees that might eat up perhaps 3-5% of their annual earnings, all so that we can afford to pay student-athletes. Because the $141 million that his department generates tax-free every year isn't enough to keep pace.

Ain't that America.

 

[GMackey32]

An employee who earns close to $1M going before a body of students who are lucky to earn a few thousand a year while paying $25,000 a year for their education, asking them to take on fees that might eat up perhaps 3-5% of their annual earnings, all so that we can afford to pay student-athletes. Because the $141 million that his department generates tax-free every year isn't enough to keep pace.

Ain't that America.

College Athletics are well on their way to pricing out the average fan.