I think Colorado had some fan issues that made them think ending alcohol sales was a good idea.
Anyone remember any of this?
Anyone remember any of this?
POLLARD'S STATEMENT ON STATE FUNDING
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New article on it stating for certain all state schools must come up with a plan to completely eliminate state funding. And it even has that the UofI still takes from the general fund
New article on it stating for certain all state schools must come up with a plan to completely eliminate state funding. And it even has that the UofI still takes from the general fund
I can't believe that no one has mentioned the great TV package that the Big 12 has. Whoever negotiated that deal needs to be fired. I don't know all the numbers but the SEC, Big 10, ACC, etc have got to be making money hands over fists compared to our deal.
Someone told me that the person who negotiated this TV package is now working at the Big 10 network.
This was a big part of it. My dad used to work with a former football captain and he said that at least once when they were playing there they would have drunk CU fans throwing snowballs at them.
Title IX along with the budget cuts are going to destroy UNI. The lastest I heard is that Mark Farley is quite upset with Jacobson getting a contract extension and pay raise along with the big possibility that they will have to get rid of all of their scholarships. Not a good situation brewing up there, sad to see it.If there will be no state funding does that mean Title IX is no longer valid?
I'm sure Farley is not happy, but the way things are going, they have to pick one of the programs to provide for the athletic department and that is basketball. Considering their success and it can be run a heck of a lot cheaper than football, thats the way they have to go.
UNI uses 4.5 million? What the heck? Honestly that is ridiculous. That said our 1.6 and Iowa's 900k is ridiculous as well and I'll be thrilled when they stop using it altogether.
Iowa State (and UofI for that matter) come out WAY ahead on that money when you consider the marketing value the athletic department has to the university.
Why not? Its an investment. How many alumni stay connected to the university and ultimately end up donating to the other parts of the university because of the athletic department? How many students decide to come here because of our athletic department? IMHO, its not a big deal at all to spend some money on the athletic department, considering you can consider it spending it in lieu of other marketing or outreach efforts.
It's interesting that Michael Gartner is the Board of Regents member who's pushing for this. Didn't he get ousted at NBC because the news division that he was running was losing money hand over fist? And isn't his Iowa Cubs organization kept afloat by support from the Chicago Cubs parent club and from the city of Des Moines? If this is not accurate, then I stand corrected, but it just seems funny to me that he's demanding the university athletic departments be completely self-sufficient.