jamminjamarsmiley
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Does a breakdown of budget by sport exist? I assume football is much larger. This is something that I struggle with. Even in the best year of ISU football history, when the team went to Frisco, to me, that still didn’t come close to the sort of excitement or pride (or national recognition) I would have for an ncaa tournament bid. I hope the admins do not prioritize football over basketball is what I am getting at. Also, whenever the day comes to hire a new coach, the most qualified candidates will likely want to ensure the university is providing the resources to be successful. Being 8th of 10 in budget may not convince them. I hope Brennan and the admins are ready to commit the resources to take ISU hoops to a different level.So a couple things, all the Valley teams are spending within roughly 1.6 m of each other, if you take out Loyola who is way out in front. That really isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things and like someone said, probably should look at overall budgets. ISU has more than one sport, including football which takes a large chunk of the budget.
As far as naming rights, AD has said that it could be used to push the IPF over the finish line. The way it works is ISU has allocated the funds IF the AD can raise 70% of the cost through fundraising. (Illinois State AD: Selling naming rights to Redbird Arena could provide financial boost). He says in this article that naming rights could be used for that. Or, they could finish the fundraising without it and then use the naming rights for other things. So if people donate, then as @Birdfriend72 said, it can be used for something else.