Listened to halftime on the radio while at the game and the Deputy Commish of the MAC was on. It sure sounds like the MAC Championships at Ford Field are here to stay.
I don't mind this if they could just be moved to Saturday so more people could attend. I don't think that will happen though.

(11-12-2014 12:02 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Listened to halftime on the radio while at the game and the Deputy Commish of the MAC was on. It sure sounds like the MAC Championships at Ford Field are here to stay.
I don't mind this if they could just be moved to Saturday so more people could attend. I don't think that will happen though.

I have no issue with the MACC being at Ford Field, but I do agree it would be much better to have on a Saturday.

ESPN drives the bus for the MACC game like they do for pretty much everything else in the MAC. If we move to a Saturday, we are probably looking at an afternoon game buried on ESPNU with other league championships going on the same time. I do think if it stays Friday night, the ESPN should step up and at least put the game on regular ESPN, not ESPN2.

(11-12-2014 12:02 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Listened to halftime on the radio while at the game and the Deputy Commish of the MAC was on. It sure sounds like the MAC Championships at Ford Field are here to stay.
I don't mind this if they could just be moved to Saturday so more people could attend. I don't think that will happen though.

Right now its signed thru the 2015 season. That was agreed to 2 years ago and would have been when our old ESPN contract ended. I would not be surprised if another extension was announced soon to go thru the 2019 season.

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article...b5cd27a1d2

ESPN is the devil.

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

I'm gonna have to find the link but I saw some interview where the commissioner was like uber shady and side stepping answering questions pertaining to the deal.

(11-12-2014 01:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

So we're ESPN's booty call, huh?

(11-12-2014 01:38 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 01:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

So we're ESPN's booty call, huh?

The booty call that is last on the call list and always picks up on the first ring.

(11-12-2014 01:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

That is so perfect.

It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

(11-12-2014 01:34 PM)HuskieJWN Wrote:  I'm gonna have to find the link but I saw some interview where the commissioner was like uber shady and side stepping answering questions pertaining to the deal.

I think I remember that interview. I also got the feeling (just a feeling) that we'd see more midweek night games.

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

After last night and last years WMU game I really don't mind the MACC being at Ford Field...other than the Lions ditching us for the bowl game.

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

There is no upside to having it at a school site. If we can't get people to go to Detroit for an indoor game, what makes you think we could get people to go to Ohio to sit outside.

(11-12-2014 02:44 PM)timxlydon Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

There is no upside to having it at a school site. If we can't get people to go to Detroit for an indoor game, what makes you think we could get people to go to Ohio to sit outside.

But, the home fans would presumably show up for a championship game in their own stadium a lot better than they do driving to Detroit.

Plus, it would be a college atmosphere, which helps. Empty NFL stadiums blow, no matter who it is.

(11-12-2014 02:50 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:44 PM)timxlydon Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

There is no upside to having it at a school site. If we can't get people to go to Detroit for an indoor game, what makes you think we could get people to go to Ohio to sit outside.

But, the home fans would presumably show up for a championship game in their own stadium a lot better than they do driving to Detroit.

Plus, it would be a college atmosphere, which helps. Empty NFL stadiums blow, no matter who it is.

I'm selfish. I don't care how good it looks on TV for the people who decided NOT to go to the game. I would rather be warm and neutral than freezing and in a hostile environment.

(11-12-2014 01:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

the Toledo AD was at the game and I don't think there is a love fest between them and the MAC. If the right opportinity came about i think they would jump. He does not like the weekday games. He think this rivalry played on the last sta of Oct is a 22,000 plus draw. I am sure people watching the game last night can sympathize with the fans at the stadium for almost 4 hrs in a wind chill temp of about 15.

(11-12-2014 02:57 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 01:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 12:58 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  ESPN is the devil.

More like the MAC is desperate for money and to be seen (on TV) and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what they can and ESPN likes having a side side side chick (conference) for when the other 3 are not willing to do the very unnatural things they want (college football on a Tuesday/Wednesday)

the Toledo AD was at the game and I don't think there is a love fest between them and the MAC. If the right opportinity came about i think they would jump. He does not like the weekday games. He think this rivalry played on the last sta of Oct is a 22,000 plus draw. I am sure people watching the game last night can sympathize with the fans at the stadium for almost 4 hrs in a wind chill temp of about 15.

So there are more than a few of us that think that.

(11-12-2014 02:36 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

After last night and last years WMU game I really don't mind the MACC being at Ford Field...other than the Lions ditching us for the bowl game.

We should have retaliated and moved the game to Indianapolis.

(11-12-2014 02:57 PM)timxlydon Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:50 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:44 PM)timxlydon Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 02:19 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  It looks bad on TV. I don't understand why they wouldn't prefer to have it at a school site where the place would be packed instead. You give up the warm factor but it would be more exciting.
I don't see how it benefits each team to make it and then play in front of 10,000 fans in a building that seats 65,000.
It should be played at the school with the best Conference record. If it is a tie it would go to the team whose opponents had the most wins.

There is no upside to having it at a school site. If we can't get people to go to Detroit for an indoor game, what makes you think we could get people to go to Ohio to sit outside.

But, the home fans would presumably show up for a championship game in their own stadium a lot better than they do driving to Detroit.

Plus, it would be a college atmosphere, which helps. Empty NFL stadiums blow, no matter who it is.

I'm selfish. I don't care how good it looks on TV for the people who decided NOT to go to the game. I would rather be warm and neutral than freezing and in a hostile environment.

You think Akron, Miami, or Bowling Green come into NIU and beat NIU in the MAC Championship? I doubt it.