So did it take our team 24 hours to get to Tampa?

[Leeshouldveflanked]

They left for the airport yesterday and according to the Hailstate FB twitter arrived about an hour ago...

[Jack Lambert]

Well I fly a lot and delays makes me piss. I feel for Iowa.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hope it takes Iowa 3 days to get there.

[Hawkeyegoofball]

Hope it takes Iowa 3 days to get there.

Iowa chartered a flight and flew out around noon yesterday. Arrived 2 hours later.

There were no troubles.

Midwest is has been clear in December.

Easy flight out.

[Jack Lambert]

Iowa chartered a flight and flew out around noon yesterday. Arrived 2 hours later.

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?

[Hawkeyegoofball]

So how many crop dusters did it take and did they duct tape them to the wings to save money?

Not certain.

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.

[Jack Lambert]

Not certain.

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?

[Hawkeyegoofball]

I wondered if it looked a little like this?

LOL!

Well, the guy at the beginning of the clip on the fuselage does look like Kirk Ferentz, so it very well could be.



Peace.

[Dawgology]

Not certain.

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 wish the SEC had that kind of money.

[chainedup_Dawg]

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

[Hawkeyegoofball]

I wish the SEC had that kind of money.

Big Ten Network. $50M a year per school.

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.

[TUSK]

I wish the SEC had that kind of money.*

Fixed that for our Hawkeye buddy....

prolly 8 or 9 SEC programs have that kind of money....

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Evidently the chartered plane had mechanical problems... so the majority of team and coaches got to Tampa a day late....

[BeardoMSU]

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

Probably the band.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Not certain.

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.

Yeah, but you spend most of that on basketball, clearly.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Also, not sure if any major airlines fly out of Iowa.

[Hawkeyegoofball]

Fixed that for our Hawkeye buddy....

prolly 8 or 9 SEC programs have that kind of money....

Correct.

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.

[Hawkeyegoofball]

Yeah, but you spend most of that on basketball, clearly.

Long, lean, slow basketball dudes don't dampen the budget much.

[Hawkeyegoofball]

Also, not sure if any major airlines fly out of Iowa.

Really?

We've got Ed's Airline, AAA Alvin's Airplanes and 123 Gotta Get There Air all coming out of Iowa.

We're set.

[LC Dawg]

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.**