(07-15-2015 11:42 AM)2012NIUAccy Wrote:  Not sure if this has been included, but they are also considering dropping the football program a level:

http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf...ty_ch.html

WHA WHA WHA WHAAAAAT?!

"If the Zips left the Mid-American Conference, they would drop from the Football Bowl Subdivision to the Football Championship Subdivision, joining schools such as the University of Montana, University of New Hampshire, Northern Illinois University and North Dakota State University."

If Akron drops the MAC would add JMU in a heartbeat. Unfortunate for Akron and their fans but I wouldn't mind that swap.

(07-15-2015 11:48 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  If Akron drops the MAC would add JMU in a heartbeat. Unfortunate for Akron and their fans but I wouldn't mind that swap.

http://footballscoop.com/news/texas-am-l...ing-scene/

Akron has to drop baseball and A&M is building a lake in its tailgate area.

(07-15-2015 11:48 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  If Akron drops the MAC would add JMU in a heartbeat. Unfortunate for Akron and their fans but I wouldn't mind that swap.

Or Illinois St, Missouri St, Indiana St, North Dakota St, Northern Iowa....

(07-15-2015 11:45 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  WTF...getting confused with UNI again.

"If the Zips left the Mid-American Conference, they would drop from the Football Bowl Subdivision to the Football Championship Subdivision, joining schools such as the University of Montana, University of New Hampshire, Northern Illinois University and North Dakota State University."

As of 1 p.m. today, they've corrected the article to take that reference out. Either enough of us pointed out their stupidity or someone finally did some editing.

If Akron drops down in football they will never pay off the stadium.

(07-15-2015 11:45 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  WTF...getting confused with UNI again.

And we're in their conference. The qualifications to be a "journalist" must be pretty low these days.

http://wakr.net/personalities/jasen-soko...tball-drop

Interesting article on Ball State's athletic finances.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/col.../30454791/

"If we're not going to fund it to be competitive in the MAC (Mid-American Conference), then we really ought to look at ... other divisions ...," Hancock said.

(07-22-2015 10:11 AM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  Interesting article on Ball State's athletic finances.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/col.../30454791/

"If we're not going to fund it to be competitive in the MAC (Mid-American Conference), then we really ought to look at ... other divisions ...," Hancock said.

Quote:"We lost money last year," said Frank Hancock, a member of the board of trustees. "We're going to lose money every year unless we have some unreasonable sponsor come forward and until we have 15,000 people paying for tickets to football games."

(07-15-2015 11:46 AM)Who You Crappin? Wrote:  

(07-15-2015 11:42 AM)2012NIUAccy Wrote:  Not sure if this has been included, but they are also considering dropping the football program a level:

http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf...ty_ch.html

WHA WHA WHA WHAAAAAT?!

"If the Zips left the Mid-American Conference, they would drop from the Football Bowl Subdivision to the Football Championship Subdivision, joining schools such as the University of Montana, University of New Hampshire, Northern Illinois University and North Dakota State University."

But hey!!! we are big enough to be an AAC or Big 12 candidate!!

(07-22-2015 10:11 AM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  Interesting article on Ball State's athletic finances.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/col.../30454791/

"If we're not going to fund it to be competitive in the MAC (Mid-American Conference), then we really ought to look at ... other divisions ...," Hancock said.

Oh god... we are becoming CUSA

(07-22-2015 10:31 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(07-22-2015 10:11 AM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  Interesting article on Ball State's athletic finances.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/col.../30454791/

"If we're not going to fund it to be competitive in the MAC (Mid-American Conference), then we really ought to look at ... other divisions ...," Hancock said.

Quote:"We lost money last year," said Frank Hancock, a member of the board of trustees. "We're going to lose money every year unless we have some unreasonable sponsor come forward and until we have 15,000 people paying for tickets to football games."

First Akron, then Ball State. The Ball State story could be NIU next.
The numbers are very similar. Thank God our Board of Trustees still support our sports. If the public tide changes, we are in deep trouble.

(07-22-2015 07:11 PM)NIU75 Wrote:  

(07-22-2015 10:31 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(07-22-2015 10:11 AM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  Interesting article on Ball State's athletic finances.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/col.../30454791/

"If we're not going to fund it to be competitive in the MAC (Mid-American Conference), then we really ought to look at ... other divisions ...," Hancock said.

Quote:"We lost money last year," said Frank Hancock, a member of the board of trustees. "We're going to lose money every year unless we have some unreasonable sponsor come forward and until we have 15,000 people paying for tickets to football games."

First Akron, then Ball State. The Ball State story could be NIU next.
The numbers are very similar. Thank God our Board of Trustees still support our sports. If the public tide changes, we are in deep trouble.

The Cleveland Plain Deale started a series on the finances of all Ohio Universities so this will be good reading on all the MAC schools in Ohio. You can click on each school and there is a summary on each.

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/ind...cart_river