They left for the airport yesterday and according to the Hailstate FB twitter arrived about an hour ago...
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They left for the airport yesterday and according to the Hailstate FB twitter arrived about an hour ago...
Well I fly a lot and delays makes me piss. I feel for Iowa.
Hope it takes Iowa 3 days to get there.
Iowa chartered a flight and flew out around noon yesterday. Arrived 2 hours later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
There were no troubles.
Midwest is has been clear in December.
Easy flight out.
So how many crop dusters did it take and did they duct tape them to the wings to save money?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
Not certain. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
They have a $130M athletic budget and don't skimp on logistics for the football team.
And, the B1G has revenue sharing across bowl games. So they usually end up net positive after all is said and done for the bowls.
I wondered if it looked a little like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhP_9bFQvjg
LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
Well, the guy at the beginning of the clip on the fuselage does look like Kirk Ferentz, so it very well could be.
:)
Peace.
I wish the SEC had that kind of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
I'm not saying they didnt actually leave yesterday but when I was coming into starkville this morning 3 or 4 of the State Charter Buses were getting into 82 E headed in the direction of the airport with a MHP escort
Big Ten Network. $50M a year per school.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
I wish that Iowa had the kind of players most SEC teams have.
Certainly it's about wins. But it's also about money - big time.
So there.
:)
Fixed that for our Hawkeye buddy....Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
prolly 8 or 9 SEC programs have that kind of money....
Evidently the chartered plane had mechanical problems... so the majority of team and coaches got to Tampa a day late....
Probably the band.Quote:
Originally Posted by chainedup_Dawg
Yeah, but you spend most of that on basketball, clearly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
Also, not sure if any major airlines fly out of Iowa.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by TUSK
Checked it. 8 from the SEC are ahead of Iowa in terms of annual revenue.
Iowa is a state with 3 million population and is 4th in the B1G in terms of budget (behind Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State - very populous states).
No doubt the BTN has been a boon to our budget.
Not trying to compare Iowa with the southern schools in terms of funds - and very envied relative to the talent SEC teams bring in.
Just saying, Ferentz is an ex-NFL coach and the longest tenured FBS coach in the land with a lot of power...he doesn't cut corners on operations.
That's it.
Peace.
Long, lean, slow basketball dudes don't dampen the budget much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
We've got Ed's Airline, AAA Alvin's Airplanes and 123 Gotta Get There Air all coming out of Iowa.
We're set.
Cohen had the team drive to Atlanta where he had them on standby for some cheap flights to Tampa. Said he was going to make up some of the money Stricklin pissed away on hashtag research.**
Have not looked lately but A&M might have twice that.Quote:
Originally Posted by TUSK
And a flatten corn field to land in.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
Here ya go, Jack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Lambert
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
LThey do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
They have a couple of major airports, with over a million passengers each per year. That's a bit unusual for a state with no tourism to speak of, and no really large cities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Surprised the shit out of me. Good for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketDawg
Jim Bob's quick change ran out of oil during maintenance work at the GTRA. They had to wait a couple days until Brent Crude dropped below $50 PB. Then, they put in for a large contract offer. Jim has to make money you know and timing the market is critical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeshouldveflanked
Nah....they spend the majority of their budget on wrastlin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Iowa actually has a bigger population than Mississippi. MS hasn't grown at all in the last 10 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketDawg
Wow. You should smash us then.
Iowa State seems better than you guys.
That?s no way to run an operation.Quote:
Originally Posted by LC Dawg
Unless you?re squeezed.
Less than 5% larger, but Iowa has grown faster than Mississippi. Neither state would be considered 'booming' however.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
Sounds like an excellent idea. Shoulda just driven the entire way to Tampa though. **Quote:
Originally Posted by LC Dawg
Forgot the sarcastics there haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by TUSK
Drug trade probablyQuote:
Originally Posted by RocketDawg
Therein lies the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketDawg
State usually charters Southwest Airlines, but some of the bean counters decided to charter Miami Air instead. Plane was broke. When everything was working the team had to wait for the pilots who were late. Hope they just stick with Southwest next time. JoMo was pissed.
I thought John Candy and Steve Martin had to ride in the back of a beer truck to get through Iowa in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyegoofball
I think several of the players decided to drive down instead of waiting for the plane and were there well before the rest of the team...Quote:
Originally Posted by duncflydawg