Bill may force schools to play each other

[capitalcityguy]

Nothing to link to yet, but watching WHOTV13 just now. D Senator from Waterloo has a bill ready to submit this session to require the state schools to play each other at least annually in BB. Argument - it is in the public's best interest that money being paid to out-of-state schools (that will continue to be on the schedule for Iowa and ISU) would be better spent keeping in state (i.e...paid to UNI) .

 

[cyclonedave25]

That will never pass.

 

[awd4cy]

Why doesn’t Drake and UNI just suck it up and travel on the road to major programs campuses if they are so worried about money.

 

[Bewilderme]

Why would Bill do such a thing?

 

[ca4cy]

Glad they're focussing on the big issues.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

That is as stupid as the bill they wanted to submit after Iowa's Rosebowl beat down.

 

[capitalcityguy]

Why doesn’t Drake and UNI just suck it up and travel on the road to major programs campuses if they are so worried about money.

Drake is a private, not a state school.

 

[NWICY]

All they have to do is show up in Ames and they are welcome to play. Now IC might be another subject.

 

[NWICY]

Unrelated for the most part, Baranzyck's (spelling?) ad for the Drake white out vs Iowa was pretty funny.

 

[Gonzo]

Nothing to link to yet, but watching WHOTV13 just now. D Senator from Waterloo has a bill ready to submit this session to require the state schools to play each other at least annually in BB. Argument - it is in the public's best interest that money being paid to out-of-state schools (that will continue to be on the schedule for Iowa and ISU) would be better spent keeping in state (i.e...paid to UNI) .

With all the ******* problems happening this is what these ******* boobs spend their time focusing on. Sure, makes perfect sense.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Glad they're focussing on the big issues.

Nobody much watches what state governments are doing.

They get up to some clownishly funny things in the meantime.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

Why would Bill do such a thing?

 

[JM4CY]

Link?

Unrelated for the most part, Baranzyck's (spelling?) ad for the Drake white out vs Iowa was pretty funny.

 

[mj4cy]

Heard on the radio they're siting one reason as because its our tax dollars.....pretty sure Iowa and ISU aren't using tax dollars for sports.

Sure we all want to play Drake/UNI, but the logistics just doesn't work in ISU's favor anymore to do home and home. Life isn't always fair.

 

[CloneLawman]

 

[flander1649]

I thought there already was one in place? Did that get ratified when they started the big 4 classic?

 

[theshadow]

This is nothing more than grandstanding in order to curry favor with the local voters. It won't go anywhere, but the senator (is it Danielson? He's pretty much a dope) can say, "See, I tried! I have UNI's back!"

It's no different than the guy either last year or two years ago who wanted to siphon athletics revenue from ISU and UI directly to UNI.

 

[NWICY]

Link?

It was on Ch 13 right before the sports, they just slid it in as part of the broadcast.

 

[Clonehomer]

I'd be fine with a annual home game against UNI. I don't see where the problem lies.

 

[BCClone]

Iowa and ISU do not receive any state tax dollars directly for their athletic departments. If there has been any school that has been helpful and accommodating to the other schools its ISU. Even played them in football.

They probably still can force things like this but it does create ill will to force it.