Originally Posted by HandSanitizer 
Maybe you are right, but I work with hundreds of Doctors, plus nurses, techs that mostly came to from the U of I. I work with at least 10 lawyers also. Sure most of them drive nice cars and live in 500+K homes and they might be in debt up to their Eyeballs. BUT they are still buying season tickets and donating more than somebody that is making 50K per year. They can donate more because they have more, even if that means they too are in debt.
ISU needs a generous Bill Gates or Pickens or something...
Otherwise, for the most part I know what your saying.
there are many many more iowa alumni making 50,000 a year than 500k. and it is laughable to suggest most
isu alumni are making 50k a year. there are many
isu alum in high 6 figure and higher income. you have a litany of startup companies in
isu research park, the president of dow chemical is an
isu grad, the inventor of freakin lipitor, the number one selling prescription drug of all time is an
isu alumni. sorry, a gp making 150k a year isn't that imposing sorry, it just isn't. most attorneys starting out today, unless they are connected aren't making much money. i am curious how you know how much money andybody is donating? as far as endowments ect, grinnell college has more endowment money than all the other universities and colleges in iowa together. my point is, there is a LOT of money out there in
isu alumni land. i think you are going to see a lot more money coming
isu's way, not just in atheletics but in endowments, gifts, ect.
all of this aside; however, we are basically talking about $350 tickets, donations are a different issues.
