It's all about "budget year". The $2 million was for the prior period, the $4 million (now $5 million) goal is for new NIL going forward.
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Do you go by school year or calendar year when you say we need so much per year? I know it kinda comes out in the wash, but was curious if this FF 800k was closing out the year or basically starting it.
I think Brent is doing an absolutely amazing job. There are certainly bigger headwinds at Iowa State, but there's nobody I'd rather have leading the charge.
There was a question in a thread yesterday about if @brentblum is the most important person for Iowa State. My answer is a resounding - he's 3rd. TJ and CMC are tops. But if we lost the top of AD, WBB, Wrestling, VB, etc I'd feel much more confident in our ability to maintain momentum and success than if we lost Brent with WeWill.
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I think Brent is doing a fine job, too. He is working with the same base as JP and it's well documented that ISU really struggles from donation aspect. I have seen numerous snapshots of ISU and lack of donations, but below is one that is a older but basically sums up the gap,
I could be wrong, but isn't the $5,000,000 for Arkansas basketball just the amount Tyson contributed? I would expect it to be even more than that in totality.
Throwing cash at young athletes doesn't always pan out. Texas A&M football has spent a fortune on mediocre results. I'm more concerned about retaining quality coaches who can find & develop talent; THEN paying to retain the standout players.
I think the reality there is that money won't ever be an issue. They may have goals and drives for funding, but they also know they have plenty of million/billionaires they can call up and get a blank check at any time for any recruit they want.
We raise dollars a year in advance essentially. So any money raised this fiscal year (July 1-June 30, 2024) will go towards next fiscal year's budget. It's not perfectly timed, but it works pretty well.
Yes, basically the minimum amount. I have no idea who it's coming from, but just shows the gap at ISU
You think Hadley would be a backup?
We have a connection to Albaugh, but he's not a T Boone Pickens type who is spending his entire fortune on college athletics. If you thought we were getting that type of money, you were way off the mark. Sadly, these exaggerations are retold to a lot of people in the fanbase.
Positioning giving up on football as "doing our own thing" trail blazers is so lame.
Look at the Cyclones giving up on football. Now there's a school that just "gets it".
Are there restrictions on carrying over funds across fiscal years? In other words, could WW and the staffs decide they are set for the current year and bank more to apply to next year? If possible, this would be better than distributing all of it if it's not needed.
Yes, I think he would be a backup on this team.
Never said he was a T Boone type, nobody in our world ever would be.. But it's not crazy to think he could pony up a couple million a year. You are talking like you know these things for a fact, when in actuality you have no clue how much him (or Sukkup, or anyone else) has given - either through the collective or not.
I know who Tyson family is, but I didn't know if he was giving the full $5MM or other donors are chipping in to achieve that $5MM number. If Wal Mart starts to give more, game over.John H. Tyson - Wikipedia
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Wow, 0/2.
Sorry, but it's a little crazy to think he could give 2 million a year to Iowa State's NIL fund. You're making huge assumptions.
