(08-01-2014 01:22 PM)tampabayrocketfan Wrote:  

(08-01-2014 11:26 AM)T-Town Wrote:  

(08-01-2014 10:44 AM)rocketinchitown Wrote:  Apparently they have another big name team being announced today as well.

Their winning ways of the past several years and their BCS bowl appearance has helped build the support necessary for them to be able to put together good schedules. Good things happen to teams that consistently win.

Actually their new AD is doing this. He has been on the job one year. Also going in his favor is that strength of schedule is now a big part of getting into the playoff so NIU and everyone else needs to lay off scheduling FCS teams. Their past AD was terrible in my opinion.

For scheduling, definitely. Our home OOC schedule had been horrific for a decade and we'll still have the lingering effects of that for several more years in upcoming schedules. I've heard a few other issues about that AD but I didn't know him personally. I can't believe this new AD was able to do a 180 on the scheduling philosophy.