I think that this will have a huge impact on the recruiting of future students. ISU has to keep their enrollment steady or hopefully increase it. Facilities like this sway students to come to ISU (probably more than they should!). Also, I don't think that this plan hurts the athletic department at all. Hardly any work is being done to Beyer, where the swimming currently is. And I thought that JP was looking for a swimming complex east of JT, along with a track and baseball/softball. Either way, the athletic department was asked if they wanted to be involved with this (and the new Ames aquatic complex), they declined. So either JP has another plan or swimming is way down the priority list.
Just adding AC to Lied would be GREAT. And ISU athletes use that facility alot.