Iowa's realistic next coach
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SCHawkeye2
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As many attribute the present malaise and impending demise of Iowa FB and BB to the the NIL, our rivals across the state:
- ISU just finished a football season where they beat us on our home field, played in the conference championship, beat Miami in their bowl game and had a serious chance to be in the CFB playoff. Finished #15 in both polls (Iowa received no votes)
- ISU beat us in BB on our home court and have recently been ranked as high as #2 or #3 in the polls (Iowa not receiving votes). ISU is pretty much a given to be in, and highly ranked in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa will not be participating in the tourney.
I can't think ISU's NIL purchasing power is significantly higher than Iowa's. So what is ISU doing right that Iowa is not doing?
- ISU just finished a football season where they beat us on our home field, played in the conference championship, beat Miami in their bowl game and had a serious chance to be in the CFB playoff. Finished #15 in both polls (Iowa received no votes)
- ISU beat us in BB on our home court and have recently been ranked as high as #2 or #3 in the polls (Iowa not receiving votes). ISU is pretty much a given to be in, and highly ranked in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa will not be participating in the tourney.
I can't think ISU's NIL purchasing power is significantly higher than Iowa's. So what is ISU doing right that Iowa is not doing?
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Fryowa
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You serious, Clark? They got absolutely shit-housed by ASU. That was the worst beating they've taken in a long time.
It most definitely is, WAY more than Iowa's.
Google "CyTown." $250 million dollars so far and climbing just on that one project. It's absolutely insane what they're building there. Private condos, retail shopping, bars, restaurants, a plaza, a freakin 3 story medical clinic, an ampitheater, and more. All smack dab right between Hilton and Trice where the tent city used to be. They also have three basketball players ranked towards the top of the NIL value lists. They're getting paid bank. This whole thing is being done with no debt.
Just because Iowa is the supposed bigger school doesn't have anything to do with the donor base. Their fans and biggest donors are forking it over hand over fist.
ISU fans and donors are sick of being little brother and they're fronting enough money to make us little brother. And if you think about it, what is ISU primarily? It's an agricultural school. How many farmers do you know who went to ISU rather than Iowa? I know way more who went there than I do to Iowa. Now who's the most wealthy demographic as a whole in Iowa? Yep...farmers. Crop ground where I'm at averages over $20K/acre at auction. Now take that $20K times say 400 acres. Then take 400 acres times 220 bushels per acre times $4.85 per bushel. And that's before you even start talking hog and cattle operations.
tldr; there's a whole lot of money available from ISU donors. Sure, Iowa puts out a lot of doctors, lawyers, and other businessfolk, but the real money in this state comes from the ground.
BigD
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When a basketball fan base demands and expects nothing, then you generally get what you expect. Apparently the fans are tired of failed March Madness’s.
ISU is a basketball school . They just had a very favorable schedule in football this year as did we, but they took advantage of it. Not to mention the general weakness of their conference.
2004 ……………. twenty-one years and still counting. WTF????
InGoodCo
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Yeah, I'll just find better ways to spend my winter nights, it's not like I'm gonna start cheering for Creighton (even tho they are 3 minutes from my house).... still nah
InGoodCo
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Like, if I'm Dix, my mom is sick, I thought about it last season but was told I was going to be the man this year....so he stuck it out. Sometimes he gives off body language out there like "Are you kidding me, I'm the only one trying" a whole F ton. I think we could lose him whether Fran leaves or not, this shit can't be fun for them.
1980HAWKFAN
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Wonder if the guy who owns or owned some agriculture patent and I think is worth 2 billion give or take is dumping coin into the program. I think has the largest Chevy/Corvette collection which is impressive.
SCHawkeye2
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ISU just finished a football season where they beat us on our home field, played in the conference championship, beat Miami in in their bowl game and had a serious chance to be in the CFB playoff. Finished #15 in both polls (Iowa received no votes)
