New facilities do wonders.
The City of Ames can't even get behind and support business progress and its going to support a High A team?
I am old enough to have seen them kill 3 different plans to build shopping and entertainment off of 35.
New facilities do wonders.
All I said was I think they could support A ball.
It's so easy to say can't. Those are the people that fail by not trying. I'm just spitballing ideas that could help make it possible.The City of Ames can't even get behind and support business progress and its going to support a High A team?
I am old enough to have seen them kill 3 different plans to build shopping and entertainment off of 35.
Right, maybe 5 to 8k. What does a typical class A ballpark hold?
Problem is mlb is downsizing its minor league operations.All I said was I think they could support A ball.
It's so easy to say can't. Those are the people that fail by not trying. I'm just spitballing ideas that could help make it possible.
It's easy to say can't when Pollard has said it isn't going to happen. Baseball is not possible while JP is here. He's said it isn't coming back. This discussion has been re-hashed just about every year when basketball ends and spring football is over. I get it, it's a dead time and we need something to talk about, but it would be better to present arguments for something that might be possible. Baseball will not be coming back to ISU.It's so easy to say can't. Those are the people that fail by not trying. I'm just spitballing ideas that could help make it possible.
I've said those numbers were wrong repeatedly, but you and others just keep hammering on it. Move on already. Of course I don't expect them to build an over realistic capacity stadium. My mistake was not knowing what a realistic capacity was. I also didn't do an environmental impact study. Better get the hounds and pitch forks out.There is spitballing ideas and there's being a realist. Your plan is for the City of Ames to build a 10-12k seat stadium that we have already cut to less than 5K; all to lure an unknown MLB franchise... The same MLB that wants to cut minor league teams again this time from 90 to 60.
All so Iowa State can bring back a program no one supported, wasn't any good, and would lose well over 3 million a year. Oh and they would lose even more than that because they would have to rent out the stadium around the Ames Professional Cyclones team.
So my info is out of date but I was an officer for the paintball team in the early 2k's. All the club sports teams at that time were part of the Sports Club Council (SCC). Funding for the teams were done as a combination of individuals paying their own way, hair brained fundraising ideas and SCC. Most of the funding for our club team came out of our own pockets and we would rent out the paintball field to greek houses and other student orgs to raise a little money. SCC funding was a once a year thing were every club team would send 1 or 2 reps into an auditorium in Beyer Hall to present a proposal for funding to the rest of the sports clubs. Sometimes you could get some funding for major things like we did when we built the paintball field out by the baseball field on the old tennis courts.How are the Club teams funded? Since the school is allowing the Club team to use ISU affiliation how far does that go? Is the Athletic Dept. Involved? If it is not, is it part of the intramural system?
And the company buying up teams already owns the icubs, no way they’re letting one in Ames.Problem is mlb is downsizing its minor league operations.
You could say that about Cytown.You wanted to build a park the same size as Principal in a town where half the population is gone for the majority of the season.
Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport holds 4,000. It was voted minor league ballpark of the year last year. It is pretty nice and has ferris wheel and other attractions for younger kids (plus you get a really nice view of ballpark, river and downtown when at top of wheel).
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edit: they remodeled in 2004 and added suites, etc. Those are nice (have been in several times) and used extensively as the owner keeps them affordable.
I've said those numbers were wrong repeatedly, but you and others just keep hammering on it. Move on already. Of course I don't expect them to build an over realistic capacity stadium. My mistake was not knowing what a realistic capacity was. I also didn't do an environmental impact study. Better get the hounds and pitch forks out.
Not only lose $3 million a year, but siphon away precious NIL money from other sports. Look at Texas. They spend over $20 million on NIL, have $200 million on resources for its athletic department and still lost 17-9 to UTRGV, can’t beat A and M, Texas State and struggled against Baylor.There is spitballing ideas and there's being a realist. Your plan is for the City of Ames to build a 10-12k seat stadium that we have already cut to less than 5K; all to lure an unknown MLB franchise... The same MLB that wants to cut minor league teams again this time from 90 to 60.
All so Iowa State can bring back a program no one supported, wasn't any good, and would lose well over 3 million a year. Oh and they would lose even more than that because they would have to rent out the stadium around the Ames Professional Cyclones team.
So softball seems to be competing. Where's the difference. Guessing their NIL isn't overwhelming.Not only lose $3 million a year, but siphon away precious NIL money from other sports. Look at Texas. They spend over $20 million on NIL, have $200 million on resources for its athletic department and still lost 17-9 to UTRGV, can’t beat A and M, Texas State and struggled against Baylor.
Because MiLB reduced operations, more players are taking NIL deals, getting developed and staying committed to college. Most of the money flows into football, but some of it is going to baseball. Some conferences are like low A baseball now. College softball is pretty popular in the Midwest right now.So softball seems to be competing. Where's the difference. Guessing their NIL isn't overwhelming.
So more players staying in college is bas?Because MiLB reduced operations, more players are taking NIL deals, getting developed and staying committed to college. Most of the money flows into football, but some of it is going to baseball. Some conferences are like low A baseball now. College softball is pretty popular in the Midwest right now.