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MAC Football Schedule - NIU70 - 02-27-2015 11:46 AM
According to the MAC board, the 2015 football schedule will be released at 3:00 pm--I assume that is ET.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 12:21 PM
Home games vs EMU, Ball St, WMU and Ohio
I will guess that we will play WMU on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and Ohio 2-3 weeks before that on Wednesday. I will also guess that Ball St will be our homecomming game.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - Stay Cool - 02-27-2015 02:06 PM
Here's to a good schedule, i can finally attend some games! No more work schedule killing me every Saturday
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 02:11 PM
(02-27-2015 02:06 PM)Stay Cool Wrote: Here's to a good schedule, i can finally attend some games! No more work schedule killing me every Saturday
Congrats...as long as you still have a roof over your head and food on your plate!
RE: MAC Football Schedule - Stay Cool - 02-27-2015 02:14 PM
(02-27-2015 02:11 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:Yeah i had the ball and chain move in with me to supplement the income and so i cut hours at work. Besides, student first and part time employee second and STUDENTS SHOULD GO TO THE GAME(02-27-2015 02:06 PM)Stay Cool Wrote: Here's to a good schedule, i can finally attend some games! No more work schedule killing me every Saturday
Congrats...as long as you still have a roof over your head and food on your plate!
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 02:14 PM
We really need 4 Saturday home games...and not 3 straight home games!
RE: MAC Football Schedule - thxjoenovak - 02-27-2015 03:03 PM
Just noticed this...Is the cat out out of the bag already? Guess well know in a few minutes......
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/mid-amer/2015-northern-illinois-huskies-football-schedule.php
Saturday
Sept. 5 Rebels UNLV Rebels
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Sept. 12 Racers Murray State Racers
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Sept. 19 Buckeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sept. 26 Eagles at Boston College Eagles
Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 3 Chippewas at Central Michigan Chippewas
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 10 Cardinals Ball State Cardinals
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 17 RedHawks at Miami (OH) RedHawks
Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 24 Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 31 --- Open Date --- ---
Tuesday
Nov. 3 Rockets at Toledo Rockets
Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH TBA ---
Wednesday
Nov. 11 Bulls at Buffalo Bulls
UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY TBA ---
Wednesday
Nov. 18 Broncos Western Michigan Broncos
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Tuesday
Nov. 24 Bobcats Ohio Bobcats
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Dec. 5 MAC MAC Championship Game
Ford Field, Detroit, MI TBA
RE: MAC Football Schedule - 7 - 02-27-2015 03:09 PM
Nothing really too surprising in there. Two of the last three games being crossover games could create an interesting dynamic.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 03:10 PM
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/mid-amer/2015-northern-illinois-huskies-football-schedule.php
Saturday
Oct. 3 Chippewas at Central Michigan Chippewas
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 10 Cardinals Ball State Cardinals
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 17 RedHawks at Miami (OH) RedHawks
Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 24 Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Saturday
Oct. 31 --- Open Date --- ---
Tuesday
Nov. 3 Rockets at Toledo Rockets
Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH TBA ---
Wednesday
Nov. 11 Bulls at Buffalo Bulls
UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY TBA ---
Wednesday
Nov. 18 Broncos Western Michigan Broncos
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
Tuesday
Nov. 24 Bobcats Ohio Bobcats
Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL TBA ---
RE: MAC Football Schedule - MaddDawgz02 - 02-27-2015 03:10 PM
Much better than last year at least, it never will be a good schedule with the ESPN deal in place, but not bad under the circumstances.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - thxjoenovak - 02-27-2015 03:12 PM
We'll wait for confirmation but....
Huskie Stadium gets the two latest mid/late November dates. Yippee.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 03:13 PM
(02-27-2015 03:12 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote: We'll wait for confirmation but....
Huskie Stadium gets the two latest mid/late November dates. Yippee.
Its confirmed.
http://mac-sports.com/news/2015/2/27/FB_0227153311.aspx
RE: MAC Football Schedule - Skinut - 02-27-2015 03:15 PM
Gotta give Frazier credit. They'd had the OSU game scheduled, but the addition of BC really added some "umph" to this coming year. Well done.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 03:15 PM
To me the question is does Frazier make the Homecoming game for Ball St vs a "rival" or EMU for the later game and risk the weather?
To me EMU has been closer than the games should have been so we could use a bit of extra fans in the stands for that game.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - MaddDawgz02 - 02-27-2015 03:19 PM
The only thing that worries me about the schedule is having CMU away right after a brutally tough 2 game road stretch of #1 Ohio State and what should be a very good BC team.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - thxjoenovak - 02-27-2015 03:20 PM
(02-27-2015 03:15 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote: To me the question is does Frazier make the Homecoming game for Ball St vs a "rival" or EMU for the later game and risk the weather?
To me EMU has been closer than the games should have been so we could use a bit of extra fans in the stands for that game.
It'll be 10/10. 10/24 too late.
Ideally would prefer being home 10/3 & 10/17.
OSU then BC on the road would be nice to get back home. Instead we travel to CMU on 10/3. Ouch.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 03:21 PM
Here are our November MACtion TV opportunities and what we are going up against for the better coverage.
Nov. 3 – Tuesday
*NIU at Toledo - ESPN2 (Only MAC game on as this game deserves)
Nov. 11 – Wednesday
*Bowling Green at Western Michigan - ESPN2/U
*NIU at Buffalo - ESPN2/U
Nov. 18 – Wednesday
*Central Michigan at Kent State - ESPN2/U/3.com
*Western Michigan at NIU - ESPN2/U/3.com (Both NIU and WMU would have to have a bad season for this game not to get the better coverage)
Nov. 24 – Tuesday
*Bowling Green at Ball State - ESPN2/U
*Ohio at NIU - ESPN2/U (Both NIU and Ohio would have to have a bad season for this game not to get the better coverage)
RE: MAC Football Schedule - HuskieJohn - 02-27-2015 03:24 PM
(02-27-2015 03:20 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:(02-27-2015 03:15 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote: To me the question is does Frazier make the Homecoming game for Ball St vs a "rival" or EMU for the later game and risk the weather?
To me EMU has been closer than the games should have been so we could use a bit of extra fans in the stands for that game.
It'll be 10/10. 10/24 too late.
Ideally would prefer being home 10/3 & 10/17.
OSU then BC on the road would be nice to get back home. Instead we travel to CMU on 10/3. Ouch.
Lots of schools are moving their Homecoming game later in the season to keep interest. There was a study (not NIU related) suggesting that the interest in a team drops off after the Homecoming game...I have no idea why.
RE: MAC Football Schedule - Dog Fan - 02-27-2015 03:25 PM
So, we have 2 midweek home games in winter again. Nice!
Since for some reason or another, I always seem to miss an early season game (this year it's another wedding), I will be strongly reconsidering having season tickets after this year. I will not be reducing my HAF donation. I would just re-channel everything to basketball.
I'm just too old to sit outside at night in winter with wind chills in the teens - and then try to go to work the next day. I can sit inside in my nice warm living room at watch the game on TV (or computer if it's not televised).
RE: MAC Football Schedule - 7 - 02-27-2015 03:25 PM
Barring something unforseen, the WMU game is pretty much a lock for ESPN2. Buffalo likely ESPNU, and the Ohio game could go either way.