Pollard Details Recommended Cuts

[3rdCoastClone]

No Fans for Football = Big Cuts

1. Layoffs and/or additional payroll reductions
2. Eliminating sports
3. Closing C.Y. Stephens’ Auditorium

Pollard details financial challenges ahead for ISU Athletics in letter to fans

The following is a letter from Iowa State director of athletics Jamie Pollard released on Friday. Dear Cyclone fans, Thank you for the many emails, phone calls and text messages during the past week. The decision regarding fans at home football games clearly sparked considerable emotion throug

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[jsb]

Jamie seems committed to have no fans for the entire season which seems pretty stupid. Reassess in a few weeks.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Losing some spots and closing C.Y. Stephen's are gut punches.

 

[aauummm]

No Fans for Football = Big Cuts

1. Layoffs and/or additional payroll reductions
2. Eliminating sports
3. Closing C.Y. Stephens’ Auditorium

Pollard details financial challenges ahead for ISU Athletics in letter to fans

The following is a letter from Iowa State director of athletics Jamie Pollard released on Friday. Dear Cyclone fans, Thank you for the many emails, phone calls and text messages during the past week. The decision regarding fans at home football games clearly sparked considerable emotion throug

cyclonefanatic.com

Ouch...

 

[VeloClone]

3. Closing C.Y. Stephens’ Auditorium

This is why you don't have an athletic department run a performing arts venue.

 

[CycloneErik]

He's playing a dangerous game with his wording, setting himself up as the one who tried to find a way, and then putting consequences as a result of "the decision," while separating himself from that decision.

He's pretty petty and thin-skinned, and everyone knew that decreased revenues would have effects. His game of dumping this upward is one that can get a guy fired quickly, and guys who get fired like that deserve it.

 

[Macloney]

Well this all sucks.

 

[TykeClone]

Jamie seems committed to have no fans for the entire season which seems pretty stupid. Reassess in a few weeks.

What will change during season that will allow fans?

 

[jsb]

He's playing a dangerous game with his wording, setting himself up as the one who tried to find a way, and then putting consequences as a result of "the decision," while separating himself from that decision.

He's pretty petty and thin-skinned, and everyone knew that decreased revenues would have effects. His game of dumping this upward is one that can get a guy fired quickly, and guys who get fired like that deserve it.

I love Jamie and think he is by far one of the best things to happen to Iowa State, but this is very true.

 

[Neptune78]

Very interesting how JP worded this one. Seems like it's-- "OK, Wendy, your serve."

 

[jsb]

What will change during season that will allow fans?

The numbers in Iowa go down?

Most if not all of the schools not having fans for the first game have said that they will reassess and hope to have fans for future games. There's no reason why Iowa State shouldn't do the same.

Frankly, I just think Jamie's pissed and is willing to say screw it to the entire season.

 

[Trice]

This isn't written very clearly. The difference between a $17.5M deficit and a $30M deficit is roughly equal to 25K fans in the stands for 6 games. His letter is written as if it has been decided there will be no fans at all, thus setting in motion a series of consequences - when just last night they sent an email saying they hope to have fans for every game starting with Oklahoma.

It could just be very clumsily written or it could be political in nature. I'm inclined to believe the latter given CW's reaction on Twitter.

 

[awd4cy]

Some of you are getting what you want, but now are acting like it isn’t.

 

[aauummm]

He's playing a dangerous game with his wording, setting himself up as the one who tried to find a way, and then putting consequences as a result of "the decision," while separating himself from that decision.

He's pretty petty and thin-skinned, and everyone knew that decreased revenues would have effects. His game of dumping this upward is one that can get a guy fired quickly, and guys who get fired like that deserve it.

Jamie said and I quote: "We understand and support that decision." He said "we" not they. He did not separate himself from the decision.

 

[clonedude]

He's playing a dangerous game with his wording, setting himself up as the one who tried to find a way, and then putting consequences as a result of "the decision," while separating himself from that decision.

He's pretty petty and thin-skinned, and everyone knew that decreased revenues would have effects. His game of dumping this upward is one that can get a guy fired quickly, and guys who get fired like that deserve it.

He's always been kinda of a whiny little you know what. I've always hated his obsession with Iowa all the time too.

He's done great things for ISU..... but no doubt that when things don't go his way... he turns into a 4th grader.

 

[jsb]

Some of you are getting what you want, but now are acting like it isn’t.

Ehh....no one is happy about this. There's a difference between being happy about it and realizing that almost all scientific evidence did not support his initial decision.

 

[3rdCoastClone]

He's playing a dangerous game with his wording, setting himself up as the one who tried to find a way, and then putting consequences as a result of "the decision," while separating himself from that decision.

He's pretty petty and thin-skinned, and everyone knew that decreased revenues would have effects. His game of dumping this upward is one that can get a guy fired quickly, and guys who get fired like that deserve it.

This is not a f****** game. Its reality. He's got to be tired of putting up with the b***s*** from people like you.

 

[alarson]

Ehh....no one is happy about this. There's a difference between being happy about it and realizing that almost all scientific evidence did not support his initial decision.

I'll also note he gambled big and lost. Had he gone with 25% like most of the rest of the big 12 had gone with there probably would have been a lot less pushback headed Wendy's way that forced her hand in canceling all fans for the first game. Instead he went full steam ahead and released a plan that if you looked at the seating chart did not allow for an adequate amount of distancing.

 

[3rdCoastClone]

This is why you don't have an athletic department run a performing arts venue.

You seem to have the answers for everything.

 

[awd4cy]

He's always been kinda of a whiny little you know what. I've always hated his obsession with Iowa all the time too.

He's done great things for ISU..... but no doubt that when things don't go his way... he turns into a 4th grader.

Good grief, speaking of whiney...