Another thriller in Iowa City

[9YRPLAN]

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He looks forward to my posts here since I had to block him on Twitter for stalking me.

[NEI Panther]

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So iowa pays out $100,000 for a buy game and UNI pays $65,000. That is a lot of money going out of this state for no reason, not to mention the revenue lost for the communities of Ames, iowa City and Cedar Falls because of there little tourney.

[9YRPLAN]

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What about the 15,000 that made the big 4 an all-day event?

[run&blade]

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Iowa gets about $22 million a year from the Big Ten network. That is before you count ticket sales for football and basketball and the football sky boxes.

Throw on top of the royalties from merchandise and their huge athletic department donations.

Lets quit pretending the University of Iowa cares at all about spending $100,000 for a basketball game. Fran and Kirk could use $100 bills in the toilet without a second thought.

[UNIpanther99]

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What about the 15,000 that made the big 4 an all-day event?

Thats about equal to a full McLeod Center and Knapp Center. Add in the games in Ames and Iowa City and I don't really see what your point is here.

[UNIDebo]

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Iowa gets about $22 million a year from the Big Ten network. That is before you count ticket sales for football and basketball and the football sky boxes.

Throw on top of the royalties from merchandise and their huge athletic department donations.

Lets quit pretending the University of Iowa cares at all about spending $100,000 for a basketball game. Fran and Kirk could use $100 bills in the toilet without a second thought.

I thought you didn't post after UNI BB wins?

[9YRPLAN]

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Thats about equal to a full McLeod Center and Knapp Center. Add in the games in Ames and Iowa City and I don't really see what your point is here.

my point is that the event is not only more profitable than the old setup per school (probably even more so than originally planned based on TD's comments today) but it provides great exposure for all schools and a large economic influx to downtown des moines which is a battleground for publicity.

[ubuntuCAT]

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my point is that the event is not only more profitable than the old setup per school (probably even more so than originally planned based on TD's comments today) but it provides great exposure for all schools and a large economic influx to downtown des moines which is a battleground for publicity.

What were TD's comments? I have a hard time believing that UNI's 1/4 is greater than a sold out McLeod center.

[9YRPLAN]

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What were TD's comments? I have a hard time believing that UNI's 1/4 is greater than a sold out McLeod center.

well, i guess i am going off previous comments, but i know that due to sponsorships, revenue sharing, etc. the initial big four payout was more net profit into the pocket of UNI. im guessing that only got better with the better than expected ticket sales.

[Kyle]

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I'm no fan of the big 4 "classic" but I do remember Troy mentioning we will make more on this set-up than the previous arrangement.

[1988]

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He looks forward to my posts here since I had to block him on Twitter for stalking me.

You always post after me so who is stalking who? Pretty awesome timing though on my part.

[dan_beeding]

Aaron White still had baby teeth the last time Iowa won a tournament game.

[9YRPLAN]

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You always post after me so who is stalking who? Pretty awesome timing though on my part.

Or I use the "New posts" button. Rocket science.

[1988]

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Or I use the "New posts" button. Rocket science.

I am sure that seems like rocket science to you. Good job little buddy.

[UNIdad]

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So iowa pays out $100,000 for a buy game and UNI pays $65,000. That is a lot of money going out of this state for no reason, not to mention the revenue lost for the communities of Ames, iowa City and Cedar Falls because of there little tourney.

So, we should only buy games to play Drake, Coe, Grinnell, etc.?