I thought the House settlement made the AD's take over the Collectives.
So we can't question Pollard on here anymore?
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I thought the House settlement made the AD's take over the Collectives.
Need more information to answer that....
Is he a white man?
Does he have the longest arms ever?
I don't understand how this is such a difficult concept.
There wasn't year's of notice regarding the House Settlement for Jamie Pollard or Iowa State. In a very short period Iowa State Athletics budget went from around $122M to $144M. And it's not like the Athletic Department/ISU Foundation hasn't been hitting up alumni for donations for decades!!! And it's not like Learfield hasn't been hitting up corporations and businesses to sponsor ISU athletics.
So how did ISU fund the $22M+ (and it goes up every year!) House Settlement? Through reserves and that caps the amount of House/NIL money Iowa State can spend. Because I'm sure we need those reserves (plus We Will Donatons) to pay for more than a couple of years of House Settlement requirements.
To say Jamie shouldn't prioritize CyTown over We Will is lunacy. The investment is CyTown is a permanent revenue stream that can fund House Settlement in the future!!
For people who are critical, what is your REALISTIC $22M annual idea!!! And remember diverting current revenue streams (donor, sponsorship) means a new revenue source is necessary to fund ongoing operations to support the 450 student athletes at Iowa State.
For comparison football ticket sales in 2024 were $17.1M and all sport ticket sales were $23.4M (per DMR). Sure you can raise ticket prices, but does the Athletic Department risk non-renewals at 25percent increases (and that only raises $6M).
Donor Contributions were $36.0M.
BIg12 Media Rights were $43.7M and declined $3M in 2024 because the Big12 added Pac12 schools when OU & UT bolted to SEC.
No point in explaining it anymore. To many people think there are magical donors out there willing to give us millions even though they currently aren't giving us millions.
What about more crowd sourcing? I get going after big donors for large facility projects is JP's bread and butter, but in this new world, why not try different things to maximize revenue?
Just not an area I have much experience in. I just want some fresh ideas and approaches with a new landscape. If JP is that person, then great! He's proven he can take us to new heights and deserves all the credit for doing so. However, if we are just going to keep trying to do the same thing over and over again with the same results, then I think it's fair to ask questions.
If everyone on this board starts a GoFundMe on Facebook and we all give it to the AD we will be able to afford any players we want
If everyone on this board starts a GoFundMe on Facebook and we all give it to the AD we will be able to afford any players we want
There's a bunch of ISU female athletes who could make good $ on a certain fan site.
I spent years selling Boy Scout popcorn. I was made for this new era.
Oh crap, no one told me I supposed to stop liking women at a certain age. What age was that supposed to happen so I know?
I think it was one of this yrs wbb players that did a ISU flag draped over her shoulders photo while on her campus visit.
That photo was posterable, she would have sold hundreds on campus.
Nothing like the first time buying that. Give them $30 for caramel popcorn and month later they return with a tin that may hold 2 cup fulls.
I'd rather donate direct to the troop than buy it LOL.
One yr I was eating lunch in Ogden a little girl ( had to be her 1st yr of whatever girl scouts is) came to my table and asked if I wanted to buy a box of cookies, I said ok, then when she was delivering them to me she asked if she could have one. Her mom turned 3 shades of red and said you can't do that. I had a really hard time not laughing.
