Asked by Husker Max

4/28/2014

Do you think college athletes should unionize?

15%

Yes

85%

No WINNER

15%

Yes

6 Comments

Chad Sheeks

It is unfair to make others hundreds of millions and be offered an education which is maybe worth 50k. The best players leave early anyway, no education. Pool the D1 union money and split it evenly.

85%

No

16 Comments

Wm Salyers

unionization would change college football as we know it

Dan Marlatt

Colleges are for educating students, not for running professional sports teams. If players want to be paid then they should skip college and go straight to the pros. I will ruin college sports.

Chad Sheeks

This is not possible. You are not allowed to go straight pro.

Joel A. De Ford

because unions destroy competitiveness.

Richard Barnes

A stipend should suffice. We need to keep college sports as un professional as possible. Unions will only cause conflict and missed games, walk outs etc. A loss of fan support would follow.

Keith Petrie

They may not get everything...but they get more than than the average Scholarship student gets. They also have the opportunity for an education to fall back on if they don't play professional sports

vulgus regula

because, while the NCAA does not handle everything correctly, these players are students with scholarships, not workers. Just because their is a buck to confiscate does not make them workers.

Chad Sheeks

Not true at all. They are workers. They spend 40-50 a week with sports. More during the season. They make hundreds of millions of dollars for others.

James A Curtis

Not paid employees and have all the benefits they need.

Chad Sheeks

While they are part of the team sure. But none of the players receive physical therapy 20 years later. The players need a union they are being taken advantage of.

Dan Novak

They get free food, free housing, free education, and a stipend. More and the common students will suffer.

Chad Sheeks

Actually many Athletic Departments are an individual financial entity. Athletic department money is not funneled into academia.

Adam Fisher

It will hurt them more than they realize when they become a true 'employee'

Chad Sheeks

Yeah because true employees get paid. That will really suck for them.

Eric Oates

1) they are not employees. 2) unions SUCK. 3) the athletes are paid well enough with the opportunities they receive through the schools they represent. 4) nothing good has happened to athletics since

Arlie Rauch

They are students.

Norman Curfman

Unionization will destroy college athletics. Unionization of anything in today's world destroy's any business entity, not only economically, but functional efficiency as well.

Mike Conyers

The threat of a union is good. The actualization of a union fails to address the problem.

Michael Morkert

Most have scholarships and/or great meal plans and other privileges others do not get...NO

Jerry Williams

Loss of too many benifits

Jim Jones

Unions create an unnecessary bureaucracy that separates stakeholders

Should tax money be used to help pay for the renovations & upgrades to Nebraska's Memorial Stadium?

Asked by Husker Max

11/23/2023

Should tax money be used to help pay for the renovations & upgrades to Nebraska's Memorial Stadium?

40%

Yes

60%

No WINNER

40%

Yes

12 Comments

Dale Stara

Nebraska football generates and insane amount of tax dollars for the state of Nebraska, I would think the state would want to help maintain that cash flow.

Claude Michel

One must think about the revenues that a husker football games bring into the city of Lincoln. Only makes sense that they would help keep the facilities tip-top. CLaude

Thomas Wright

What PJ said !! Whatever it takes to keep big red rolling !! GO BIG RED !!

Chris Thackray

I think it's safe t say the the majority of households in Nebraska support the Football program. Spread equally across the state, I can't imagine that the needed/wanted taxes per household would be that much. I could be wrong. I haven't researched it.

PJ SAid

do people realize how much money football games bring to Lincoln ... no brainer, a great long-term investment for Lincoln and the State of Nebraska !

Seth Hyberger

The building is an economic power house for the state.

Seth Hyberger

The building is an economic power house for the state.

Steve Slezak

Why not. Money gets spent in a lot worser ways.

Michael Graham

Worser? You must be a UNL grad.

Scott Dreas

Do like other cities do and charge a tax on hotels and car rentals and let the visitors pay the tax to fund the stadium projects

Rappmaster Dugg

Because I live in Arizona.

Bob Cantin

Huh?

Sid Desai

Modern Monetary Policy. Initiative is already approved and people are paid. Our tax.money won't pay either way, unless you want to wait another 100 years.

60%

No

18 Comments

Doug Einsel

Revenue by athletic dept should pay for it. First of all, I dont approve of the south end zone change, eliminating seating for the common folk.

Devin Salisbury

The football program is always bragging about how much they bring in. Why should any non fan have to support them?

Our taxes are too high already and it is because they pay for more than just essential services. Like football stadiums.

The Athletic Department turns a huge profit every year. They charge an insane amount of money to see a terrible product on the field. The egos/decisions of administration has already taken enough from the average person. They don't deserve a dime

Chuck Mix

We are overtaxed already. I love NU football, but if it can't pay for itself with current state support to the university, then it shouldn't be so big. We are blessed to have the support for the university football team, leave it to the folks.

Jerry Hedden

dont need to use state moneys for this

Larry Smith

With ever more dismal seasons I would guess that filling the stadium would be a problem. Nebraska fans are great, but there is only an indefinite time before they lose interest with dismal season results.

Michael Graham

How about fix some roads instead.

Robert Lloyd

Absolutely not. This is NOT what our Founding Fathers had in mind, not that they are not turning in their graves with this socialist mess we've gotten ourselves into. I don't play football, I don't/can't go to the games and so this is taxation without representation.

Scott Mateer

The collected taxes should be used to invest in the state of Nebraska's college students to reduce tuition and fees, improve rural health care, and/or invest in things like expanding renewable energy sources. Let the boosters and fans pay for the renovations and upgrades.

Robert Lloyd

Those things you mentioned are NOT what taxes were meant for.

Scott Mateer

Laird Watkins

The University and it's Mega-donors are not in a state of poverty. When the legislature is in attack mode on taxation, let us be prudent.

lawrence versaw

They rake in tons money pay for it yourself

Dan Stephens

That's what the donors are for.

Regan Zeller

There is plenty of private money to take care of this. Just let them name a restroom after a large donor.

Alan Montanye

They sale out every game. They have money. We are taxed to much already. And the price of living is ridiculous.

Will Nebraska get three more wins and become bowl-eligible this season?

Asked by Husker Max

11/2/2023

Will Nebraska get three more wins and become bowl-eligible this season?

80%

Yes WINNER

20%

No

80%

Yes

19 Comments

Doug Dewitz

I believe

Chris Monaco

all 6 teams left on the schedule are beatable.

Gene Eubanks

All of the remaining games are winnable, so I think for sure we can win two of them!

Carter Eveland

if nebraska plays quality football the next three weeks they will go 6-3

Brandon Pierce

Each game we are getting better and our Defense is just as strong as they were the first game. It is only a matter of time for the Offense to open up and showcase all the young talent on the team. Not to mention every team left has struggles with stopping offenses. Our D will shut down their runs.

Robert Lloyd

I'm a Nebraskan

Doug Einsel

3-4 more wins

Steve Stutzman

Team is getting stronger as the year progresses.

Thomas Wright

C'mon...Northwestern / Purdue / Maryland, Iowa ALL @ home = 7 wins !! Right ? We should beat ALL of them, right ? I like Kool-Aid, but Tony White has got our boys heading in the right direction for a nice change, even though we need a pass rusher they've been solid & I believe will get better.

Bob Flanagan

The defense will have to carry us, and the young receivers are gonna have to step up big time. Satterfield may have to think long and hard about throwing to run vs running to throw ... we shall see, but ZI think they'll go at least 6-6 maybe 7-5

Dale Paulsen

We can run the ball!

Richard Stotts

gbr

James Key

We will know more Saturday night. We need to go 3-0 over next 3 weeks. GBR

Don Schendt

Remaining schedule should allow NU to win 3 more games, especially the next 3. NU could even win them all.

Regan Zeller

They have a better attitude now. They know they need to work to win and when something does not go their way they do not put their heads down and think back to last year.

Mark C. Brigham

We will continue to gain confidence as we win!

Agron Leopold

The west is weak and the crossovers look very winnable after seeing Illinois beat Maryland. We will get to 6 and may even be in the hunt in the west

James McDermott

The remaing six games are all winnable

William Snesrud

Because five of the final six games are very winnable

20%

No

3 Comments

Joe Hegarty

No Passing attack and to many errors.

michael daly

offense is not coming together. injuries and less than stellar coaching on that side. o line and receivers and qb

Jon Petersen

I think they'd be able to get to something like 7-5 if they still had some offensive weapons. But the lack of receivers and backs is going to make it difficult. If they do get to a bowl, it will be due to the defense.

Husker Max

Do you think college athletes should unionize?

15% Yes

85% No WINNER

15% Yes

85% No

Should tax money be used to help pay for the renovations & upgrades to Nebraska's Memorial Stadium?

40% Yes

60% No WINNER

40% Yes

60% No

Will Nebraska get three more wins and become bowl-eligible this season?

80% Yes WINNER

20% No

80% Yes

20% No

15%

Yes

85%

No WINNER

15%

Yes

85%

No

40%

Yes

60%

No WINNER

40%

Yes

60%

No

80%

Yes WINNER

20%

No

80%

Yes

20%

No