University Daily Kansan, February 12, 1981
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that few others had contacted him about the game.
"In fact, I've received less than 10 letters involving Arrowhead," he said.
Barum said that most of the support for the move was coming from KU alumni in Kansas City and that most other people he had spoken with were not in favor of the move.
"They have said they are not interested in the game being moved but that they understand the need to move."
If the game were moved to Arrowhead, which seats 78,997, KU could generate more revenue than at Memorial Stadium, which seats 51,500. Visiting teams such as Missouri are allowed a ceiling of $130,000 in revenue for Big Eight Road games.
"There is a concern to develop some ways to generate additional revenue so that our athletic teams will be able to compete with other teams on the Rie level," Shankel said.
According to current Big Eight reports, KU ranks seventh in athletic spending.
Shankel said other methods to generate revenue for the athletic department were available, such as raising ticket prices or student fees.
Coleman agreed.
"We'll help the athletic department out if we can, by thinking of other options to raise revenues such as selling beer in the stadium," Coleman said.
Because the football program essentially supports all other University sports programs except men's basketball, the athletic department has been interested in plans to generate even more profits from football to be spread throughout the department.
Seven home games have been scheduled for next fall, two more than were played at home this year. If the move were approved, six games would be included on season tickets and the Arrowhead game would be optional and would cost $4.
"The athletic department is concerned with putting together an attractive package of athletic events to generate some more income so sports that are considered non-revenue can be supported," Richard Von Ende, executive director, the University and KUAC board member, said.
Gerhard Zuther, professor of English and
theology, said he was against the move on principle.
"It may profit the athletic department, but I need to keep these things in perspective."
"I think college games belong on college campuses," Zuther said. "A fair number of students would not be able to go to the game if it were played in Kansas City, not afford it够
Shankel also said that college athletics philosophically belonged on college campuses, but not in university sports.
businesses and other factors concerning long-term interest and revenue would definitely be
Alumni reaction to the proposed move has not been favorable, most officials said, and some worried that athletic department supporters might reconsider gifts if angered by the decision.
Marcum said it was "hard to say" how alumni would react to the move.
"One letter sent to the board said at the end that they ought to fire me," he said. "I think it's that way with any controversial issue."
"This opposition seems to stem from the thinking that the move strikes at the very core of 'collegiate' athletics, namely, taking it from the campus and the atmosphere of the campus and the enthusiasm engendered by the student body in their own surroundings, and depriving the alumni the privilege of returning to campus on the day of its most bitter rivalry." Immert wrote
A letter sent to Shankel from Howard Immel, Iola alumnus and KUAC board member who will not be present at the board meeting, said he had been working with the legislators many legislators, from Southeastern Kansas.
Immel also wrote that several Williams Educational Fund contributors, who support athletic scholarships, had "intimated rather persuasively that their participation in the Williams F fund would be reconsidered and that in any case they would be receptive to any increase."
he said legislators were poorly impressed with
such dissension among KU alumni. He suggested that the decision to move the game could be very costly in the long run, despite any immediate financial advantages.
A copy of Immel's letter was sent to each member of the KUAC board.
Another letter, addressed to Marcum, was sent by Iola alumunus John Foost objected to any Big Eight conference games being played outside Memorial Stadium.
"I've always been bitterly opposed to the move," Foust said yesterday. "Football is supposed to be an activity for the students, not just for the alumni who are so concerned whether we're rated one, two, or three in the nation.
"I realize it's a financial decision. I'm a faithful, Jayhawk and I love college football too. I've flown to games at Pittsburgh, UCLA and to two Orange Bowls. But the athletic department ought to start trying to raise the money it needs above board."
Members of the KUAC board also object to the move for similar reasons.
"College athletics should be made as closely available to the faculty, students and alumni as possible," Von Ende said. "That's the whole purpose of college athletics to provide some type of attractive entertainment on campus. It gives you a chance to play in university competition to return to the campus."
Local businessmen who have strongly supported the athletic department all said they were upset with the proposal.
Bob Schumm, owner of Schumm Food Company and a city commissioner, said that he knew the situation was a "touchy" one but that he did not believe moving the game to Arrowhead was the answer to the athletic department's financial problems.
"I think people will pretty much agree we're on a healthy rebuilding trip in football, champlain sits in the middle of the state and it is township that if support diminishes because of bad feelings about the decision .."
Schumm said he was personally against the move because he felt it would change the status of college football.
University of Missouri spokesmen have said that they do not care where KU decides to play games scheduled for Lawrence. They have also stated firmly that they will not consider moving one of their home games from Columbia, where they can draw 75,000.
Ten years ago, MU tried a similar experiment in moving two games to Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
George Walker, director of MU alumni activities, said the experiment failed.
"It didn't work out very well. The games weren't accessible to students," Walker said. "Buch Stadium was filled both games, but not all games. Games lacked any kind of college atmosphere."
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