As expect, NIU & MAC overall are pathetic.


http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_r...e/2014.pdf

I expect a pretty decent turnaround for attendance next year, in STF we trust

http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...erage-2003

bummer...mentioned by name...

(05-14-2015 01:07 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...erage-2003

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Down around 35%. Wow. Worse than I thought.

As mentioned on here, there was some bad luck regarding weather last year:

6 PM Thursday Aug 28 vs. Presbyterian – .19 inches of rain, 78/64, Wind (Avg/Max) 5/16
4 PM Saturday Oct 4 vs. Kent St. – .01 inches of rain/snow, 45/32, Wind 14/31
4 PM Saturday Oct 11 vs. CMU – 57/32, Wind 3/8
4 PM Saturday Oct 18 vs. Miami – 47/32, Wind 7/20
7 PM Tuesday Nov. 11 vs. Toledo - .1 inches of rain, 53/27, Wind 13/28

(05-14-2015 02:38 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  As mentioned on here, there was some bad luck regarding weather last year:

6 PM Thursday Aug 28 vs. Presbyterian – .19 inches of rain, 78/64, Wind (Avg/Max) 5/16
4 PM Saturday Oct 4 vs. Kent St. – .01 inches of rain/snow, 45/32, Wind 14/31
4 PM Saturday Oct 11 vs. CMU – 57/32, Wind 3/8
4 PM Saturday Oct 18 vs. Miami – 47/32, Wind 7/20
7 PM Tuesday Nov. 11 vs. Toledo - .1 inches of rain, 53/27, Wind 13/28

Its bad weather for most of our games.

I wish they would have more indoor club seats in the new East premium structure.

The schedule and weather both sucked. It's still embarrassing, though.

Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

(05-14-2015 02:45 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(05-14-2015 02:38 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  As mentioned on here, there was some bad luck regarding weather last year:

6 PM Thursday Aug 28 vs. Presbyterian – .19 inches of rain, 78/64, Wind (Avg/Max) 5/16
4 PM Saturday Oct 4 vs. Kent St. – .01 inches of rain/snow, 45/32, Wind 14/31
4 PM Saturday Oct 11 vs. CMU – 57/32, Wind 3/8
4 PM Saturday Oct 18 vs. Miami – 47/32, Wind 7/20
7 PM Tuesday Nov. 11 vs. Toledo - .1 inches of rain, 53/27, Wind 13/28

Its bad weather for most of our games.

I wish they would have more indoor club seats in the new East premium structure.

That's bad weather? May not be great, but if it's not raining or snowing and above freezing it isn't "bad" for DeKalb in the Fall.

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

In hindsight, team records/positions aside,it would have been interesting to see what a 40k dome would have cost in comparison to the Convo + proposed renovations cost of HS, then figure in what additional events it could have held, more attendance produced.

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

That is an interesting idea. I really do believe the weather and timing of the games worked against us last year. Hard for alumni to attend a late season week night game especially with the thought of freezing your ass off during the game (or watching it on ESPN in the warmth of your living room with a cold beer).

Hopefully we can do more Saturday Noon games and attendance will go up.

I attend as many of the Saturday games as I can - but the week nights are tough (I know - old argument)

(05-14-2015 03:21 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

In hindsight, team records/positions aside,it would have been interesting to see what a 40k dome would have cost in comparison to the Convo + proposed renovations cost of HS, then figure in what additional events it could have held, more attendance produced.

Convo cost 36mil in 2002...Akron's 30k outdoor stadium cost 60mil in 2009

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

Then people will complain that's it's too nice out to be in a dome.....

(05-14-2015 02:45 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(05-14-2015 02:38 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  As mentioned on here, there was some bad luck regarding weather last year:

6 PM Thursday Aug 28 vs. Presbyterian – .19 inches of rain, 78/64, Wind (Avg/Max) 5/16
4 PM Saturday Oct 4 vs. Kent St. – .01 inches of rain/snow, 45/32, Wind 14/31
4 PM Saturday Oct 11 vs. CMU – 57/32, Wind 3/8
4 PM Saturday Oct 18 vs. Miami – 47/32, Wind 7/20
7 PM Tuesday Nov. 11 vs. Toledo - .1 inches of rain, 53/27, Wind 13/28

Its bad weather for most of our games.

I wish they would have more indoor club seats in the new East premium structure.

Yeah, but most of us could not afford those seats.

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

For sure, I would contribute to this before any renovations.

(05-14-2015 05:53 PM)HuskieRak Wrote:  

(05-14-2015 03:08 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Build a kick ass dome call it the dog house and attendance goes up, we are not the Bears. Make it a loud, nasty environment for visiting teams. Just a thought.

Then people will complain that's it's too nice out to be in a dome.....

Well, I certainly never would. I prefer being indoors no matter what the weather. One of the reasons I much prefer attending basketball than football games. I am always comfortable at basketball games.

Any idea why so many of our Saturday games start at 4:00. Better attendance might come with a 1 or 2 o'clock start time.

(05-14-2015 07:41 PM)KMR_NIU_13 Wrote:  Any idea why so many of our Saturday games start at 4:00. Better attendance might come with a 1 or 2 o'clock start time.

They're doing it to get better attendance. Has not worked too well. Personally, I would prefer the 1 or 2 pm start. With the 4 pm start and the game ending around 7 pm, I usually skip dinner and just head home after the game.

Could not agree more. I would love 1 or 2pm starts.

How would a 1 pm draw better attendance than a 4 pm game, exactly?