I hear you but some would argue its financially responsible. It's easy to bond someone and then get lazy on the fundraising. The worst case scenario is they get to bond 15 million, then fundraising slows and the payment is taken out of our operating budget which hurts our athletic department. And given this facility isnt a revenue driver, it makes sense. But when your talking about a stadium that will generate actual revenue, I wish we had that option to bond once we raise 60%
But I will say that this IPF is the epitome of "success breeds success. "
Think about out facilities from 10 years ago. The old BSA, softball field, no indoor track, crumbling Dacotah Field, nasty turf and grass practice facilities, no sports bubble, and so many eye sores. Even the dome upgrades have been awesome with turf, video boards, locker rooms, player lounges, etc. Now we got a basketball practice facility, awesome weight room, speed /agility training rooms, a fueling station with a full time nutritionist , advanced sports medicine, etc. We didnt even have a hall of fame
And the best part is they are 100% paid for and Teammakers continues to kill it
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Agreed, for instance both JMU and SDSU have a good chunk of the football operating expenses going towards paying off their stadium debt. Despite Stiggy's claims SDSU actually spent more on football in 2017 than NDSU did when you include that. I've always said don't spend money you don't have on shit you don't need. Yeah, this IPF will be nice but NDSU Football is doing fine without it for now. It is a necessity for any FBS move though but that move, as has been discussed as nauseam, is not imminent within the next couple years. They're going about the fundraising for it the right way IMO.
Stig just said publicly a big separater between NDSU and SDSU is NDSU spends 1 million more on football.
Well duh, when you build a 60 million dollar stadium and IPF and put it on a credit card, I would imagine the bond payment is way than a million
I look at bonding as being lazy. We pay cash like gangsters
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Maybe the company in Dickinson that just got awarded the $270 Million contract (IIRC) to build part of Trump's wall can swing it.
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Mods. can you just delete all of this. it's the dumbest thing I've even seen online and I've said alot of dumb things online so I know about dumb things online
it's unfair to all the good people that donated and to this board . this is my 1 post , cya next week. (oh I suppose this is where CAS comes in and asks for an obituary) I am sorry .
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Threaten me physically and it will not end well for you. Stop playing the victim and quit using your family as an excuse. This wasn’t the first and only time donations were asked for on giving day for the IPF.
Be a man and admit the real reason why you continuously refuse to donate to NDSU willingly, but will constantly trash the organization and it’s fans for not following your wishes.
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