Time With Kirk Ferentz Can No Longer Be Bought
Oct 5th 2007eCollege Football
The University of Iowa has decided that it will not treat its athletes like objects……as much as it once did. No longer will the school allow athletes to be part of an Iowa alumni association credit card promotion. Previously, Iowa athletes were part of the actual rewards for the biggest credit card spenders.
- For 20,000 points, a card user could attend the annual football banquet with a guest. “We can’t guarantee it, but with the proper advance notice we’ll do our best to seat you with player of your choice.”
–For 30,000 points, “the reward recipient and a guest would be allowed to attend a Hawkeye football training camp session, engage in a brief question and answer session with a coach and have lunch with football team.”
I can just picture somebody trying to explain to his wife that he had to buy a new $1,500 TV so he could ask Kirk Ferentz a question.
Overall, it’s probably a good idea for the Iowa athletic department to distance itself from anything having to do with credit cards. As for the cardholders—they’ll just have to settle for shitty air miles like everybody else.
No Comments »