These are all facts when thrown together don't seem to make sense:
Fans pay $55/ticket/game regardless of the game. But West Texas has tickets for as low as $12 for their home games. Illinois State, is at $25-35/ticket for homes games. Why should Iowa fans pay $55 to see West Texas or Ill State play? Iowa football collected $31mm in ticket revenue last season. They want to make a ton in ticket sales but they are not scheduling match-ups that warrant a $55/game price tag. They want easy wins to get to the magic 7-5 to keep the gig alive. This all works well for those that have salaries tied to the AD but its not a fair deal for the hard working fans. On top of all this...they might even lose those games. And why go out of your way to schedule an FCS team when there are 128 teams in the FBS? Barta's salary was $921k last year. All he wants is 7-5 to get another $921k...a few more years and then he can retire. I hope he sleeps well after robbing the fan base.
Fans pay $55/ticket/game regardless of the game. But West Texas has tickets for as low as $12 for their home games. Illinois State, is at $25-35/ticket for homes games. Why should Iowa fans pay $55 to see West Texas or Ill State play? Iowa football collected $31mm in ticket revenue last season. They want to make a ton in ticket sales but they are not scheduling match-ups that warrant a $55/game price tag. They want easy wins to get to the magic 7-5 to keep the gig alive. This all works well for those that have salaries tied to the AD but its not a fair deal for the hard working fans. On top of all this...they might even lose those games. And why go out of your way to schedule an FCS team when there are 128 teams in the FBS? Barta's salary was $921k last year. All he wants is 7-5 to get another $921k...a few more years and then he can retire. I hope he sleeps well after robbing the fan base.
