(05-06-2016 07:36 PM)Bull Wrote:  

(05-06-2016 07:10 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

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(05-06-2016 06:50 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  9 game round robin top 2 teams in CCG

Those are the 2 alternatives. OR, add 2 teams and get back to 12, assuming we lose two, which that phrasing sounds like ("teams" and "maybe stronger at 10.").

this is just nuts. we have 12 good schools in our league and that will continue.

But, but that doesn't help MY school =/

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Dude I sure admire your loyalty. I didn't know much about NIU so I googled.. 23K stadium is a bit small by our standards, but I admit that's about where Tulane is so it's certainly possible. Any plans to expand the stadium a bit? How do you guys draw for football?

I remember the BCS bowl year so NIU has certainly tasted a bit of success in recent memory...

We have a comprehensive plan to expand the stadium as well as enhance the premium areas and make the stadium a horseshoe. It's listed as a 138 million dollar renovation that woukd be privately funded. Would increase our stadium size to 30k immediately with the potential for an expansion to 35k easily and 42k as a max capacity. Renovation will be done in phases, hence the numbers disparity. Here's an article with a general oversight of the project since the PDF is a bit in depth for a light read

http://m.northernstar.info/sports/niu-s-...l?mode=jqm

Our attendance is... atrocious as of late. We used to have sell out crowds and have close to maximum capacity often not too long ago, so I'm not sure what happened. Many speculate our fans are just sick of having to play EMU, Ball st, Akron, etc over and over. Those aren't names that excite anyone after an orange bowl appearance and the fans want more. We show up in force to our big name games, even when we played NW in Chicago, we had at least a 40/60 split of fans in their house so we KNOW the fanbase is their (just likely dormant in Chicago) and as such our AD has begun scheduling games in Chicago locations. We play Toledo at US Cellular field (home of the Chicago White Sox) in November this year to try and tap into our Chicago fanbase like the NW and Soldier field games with Iowa did.



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