A. Because it is, for both schools/towns when they host.......and you're crazy if you think Iowa and ISU don't give a sh** about the economic impact the Iowa-ISU game has on Ames and Iowa City.
You understand that the economic impact on Iowa City playing a SEC team at home, is the same as playing ISU at home; right? As a matter of fact, you could argue that the economic impact to the State of Iowa is doubled if Moo U was playing someone else in Ames at the same time. Iowa sells out home games, it doesn't matter if it is Iowa State, or not. Your argument holds no logic. Now I understand that ISU has trouble selling out, except for the Iowa game and occasionally the UNI game and maybe one other during the year. ISU needs Iowa.......Iowa does not NEED the Iowa State game.
The only potential impact is the cohabitation of the students and potential drinking, eating and fornication. Def get lots of students that come in here or there that are there for the parties only. Other than that the impact is a wash if you ask me.
Well I am all for the partying aspect, but ISU can fornicate themselves.
Actually, that's the only scenario unless the Big Ten adds a conference game.
In years where we play in Iowa City, we only get 4 conf. home games. 2 OOC games + ISU means 7 home games. In years we play AT Ames, we have 5 conf. home games + 2 OOC home games for a grand total of........7.
Add an SEC team into the mix. That's a guaranteed alternate home one year and on the road the next.
Regardless of how you spin it, we'll end up with 7 one year, 6 in another.
Even if we flipped the 5/4 model it would still come out the same, unless they changed when we're on the road and when we're hosting an SEC team......then it could be 5 and 8!
Iowa is not getting rid of the ISU game, so that's how it'll have to be.
Nope.Actually, that's the only scenario unless the Big Ten adds a conference game.
In years where we play in Iowa City, we only get 4 conf. home games. 2 OOC games + ISU means 7 home games. In years we play AT Ames, we have 5 conf. home games + 2 OOC home games for a grand total of........7.
Add an SEC team into the mix. That's a guaranteed alternate home one year and on the road the next.
Regardless of how you spin it, we'll end up with 7 one year, 6 in another.
Even if we flipped the 5/4 model it would still come out the same, unless they changed when we're on the road and when we're hosting an SEC team......then it could be 5 and 8!
Iowa is not getting rid of the ISU game, so that's how it'll have to be.
I’m responding, so I’m killing what I’m about to say, but here is the response.
When ISU plays an opponent at home you can't find a hotel room or seat in a restaurant/bar on Game weekend in Ames regardless of opponent. Same Goes for Iowa City. The eateries, bars don't magically get more rated capacity at each respective locale when ISU and Iowa plays. The hotels don't magically expand to more rooms on cyhawk weekend either. When both teams have home games on the same weekend you are essentially filling 2 cities with people who fill the bars and hotels. Also 2 television networks operating. The local economic impact isn't changed that much because capacity is capacity regardless of who is visiting town. The cup can only be so full. Now replace the rivalry with each team playing someone else at home on that weekend. I would hope you would see the simple math here. Two full cups instead of one.
These same students are going to exhibiting these behaviors regardless of iowa locale on any given game weekend. Now (aside from when BYU comes to town in Ames) consider the pandemonium exhibited when both Iowa universities have home games. Influx of out of state students.
Thanks, I did some searching and found that and tried to post it but not savvy on how to do it. I looked back yesterday, and my post was either deleted by the mods or I made a mistake posting it.
They did that 41 years ago, as did all other conferences in FBS level. They've been their own ruling bodies since. NCAA is, and has been, an image that the conferences utilize to project an overarching authority, when in reality, it's been conferences ruling themselves.
Yeah, but see I know what the numbers are.................
Nobody is going to compel the Iowa legislature or Governor to sign a law that Iowa-ISU FB must play each year. However, one could see the State BOR apply pressure to Beth & Jamie to continue the series in FB and the other sports.
This is the problem. You think Ohio St, Michigan, Bama, Georgia, etc. want Iowa to get the same cut from the revenue as them? Absolutely not. They will continue to shrink this down and any teams who were lucky enough to be in these conferences to begin with (us) will get significantly less than the others.
I don't think so. Why doesn't the NFL do that? You need a certain number of teams in the pool. The quantity in the SEC and BT is just about right. They need to get to a greater level of parity, not the reverse. A certain level of parity is what draws the most interest and the most money.
The revenue sharing model is already being challenged in multiple professional sports. Look at the MLB for example, after COVID successful owners started arguing that they should be able to keep a higher percentage of the revenue because the crappy teams weren't punished in any financial way for not spending in free agency. It's being discussed and middle of the pack programs like Iowa shouldn't be naive to think we will be included at the same rate long term.
No way Iowa has a 6 game home schedule unless, unless someone pays Iowa a ton of money to play a big time non conf opponent at their place or a neutral sight like the Atlanta dome where the falcons play.
