Iowa's high football revenues are often cited as a reason that the program should be better.....now, of course Texas is #1 in revenues and they seem to be struggling lately, so the correlation can be there or not.
But seriously, with a big chunk of that cash being invested in the new football complex scheduled to open after the season, what other uses for the cash would have made a big impact on the program?
I know some will say :
1. To buy out KF
2. To buy better assistant coaches
3. To build a better personnel/recruiting dept.
I can understand #1 from those who are ready for KF to move on, and maybe that could have been done but it would have been costly, with no guarantees.
# 2 makes some sense , I guess. Paying a Lane Kiffin type of superstar coordinator is not something Iowa has tried.
#3. this has really only become within the rules recently, I believe.
Does more cash mean that a winning program should necessarily follow...all the time?
Jon Miller cites the revenue as a reason Iowa should be better....does that work in practice?
If we fired KF, and hired a new guy, would we expect that the cash generated from football to ensure more winning program?
I think now that we have the new facilities completed, we probably are at the level of football plant that does not impede our progress...so where else do we spend....new 5 star hotel type of dorms for football and bb players?
I am open to suggestions.
But seriously, with a big chunk of that cash being invested in the new football complex scheduled to open after the season, what other uses for the cash would have made a big impact on the program?
I know some will say :
1. To buy out KF
2. To buy better assistant coaches
3. To build a better personnel/recruiting dept.
I can understand #1 from those who are ready for KF to move on, and maybe that could have been done but it would have been costly, with no guarantees.
# 2 makes some sense , I guess. Paying a Lane Kiffin type of superstar coordinator is not something Iowa has tried.
#3. this has really only become within the rules recently, I believe.
Does more cash mean that a winning program should necessarily follow...all the time?
Jon Miller cites the revenue as a reason Iowa should be better....does that work in practice?
If we fired KF, and hired a new guy, would we expect that the cash generated from football to ensure more winning program?
I think now that we have the new facilities completed, we probably are at the level of football plant that does not impede our progress...so where else do we spend....new 5 star hotel type of dorms for football and bb players?
I am open to suggestions.
