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Much More Than Football at Huskie Games This Fall
http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...15aab.html


-The Yard, which opens three hours before kickoff for the Huskies’ Sept. 5 home opener and two-and-a-half hours before kickoff the rest of the season, is open to all fans and offers something for everyone.

-The Yard also re-opens at halftime.

Bands at The Yard (with my search results for what type of music
-“The Student Body” (Sept. 5) - High energy party hits cover band
- “The Cal Stage Band” (Sept. 12) - http://thecalstageband.com/tourdates.html Country
- “Ear Candy” (Oct. 10) Dance party cover band
- “Red Woody” (Oct. 24) Rock/Alt Rock cover band
-“Back Country Roads” (Nov. 18) Country
-“Linzy and Coax” (Nov. 24) Folk/acoustic


- Members of the Pup Club will form the tunnel through which the Huskies will enter the field.
- In addition, every game, one youngster will be chosen as the Kish Health Kickoff Kid and will run out and pick up the tee after the opening kickoff.

-Fireworks will be a big part of the Huskie Football game experience in 2015 as they will light the sky during the national anthem, after each NIU touchdown and after every game.

-While at the game, fans can interact like never before via NIU Athletics new rewards app. Fans can now download “Red Black Rewards”, the new interactive loyalty rewards app for Android and IPhones. Search “Red Black Rewards,” download the free app, then use it to check in at NIU games from specific sports – including football, volleyball and soccer this fall - and receive prizes based on the number of points earned for attending games. The app also includes a fan cam, fan poll, a link to the NIU Athletics social media accounts, and an awards tab that shows users which awards they have won from attending events.

-NIU students are asked to WEAR RED to every home game this season, except the Black Out on Nov. 24.

-Also making its debut this year is a student attendance initiative called “Mission 6” with the goal to have at least 6,000 NIU students at each of the Huskies’ six home football games in 2015. Students who attend every game and stay for the whole game will be eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester.
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2015 03:28 PM by HuskieJohn.)
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Oh thank god, they listened... loyalty system with rewards!!!
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RE: Much More Than Football at Huskie Games This Fall
NIU students are asked to WEAR RED to every home game this season, except the Black Out on Nov. 24. Also making its debut this year is a student attendance initiative called “Mission 6” with the goal to have at least 6,000 NIU students at each of the Huskies’ six home football games in 2015. Students who attend every game and stay for the whole game will be eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester. Stay tuned as “Mission 6” will carry over to other sports throughout the year.

Man, I probably would have gone to school for free if we were struggling with attendance back in my day.
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(08-04-2015 02:54 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  NIU students are asked to WEAR RED to every home game this season, except the Black Out on Nov. 24. Also making its debut this year is a student attendance initiative called “Mission 6” with the goal to have at least 6,000 NIU students at each of the Huskies’ six home football games in 2015. Students who attend every game and stay for the whole game will be eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester. Stay tuned as “Mission 6” will carry over to other sports throughout the year.

Man, I probably would have gone to school for free if we were struggling with attendance back in my day.

Think this also might get some parents to encourage their kids to stay the weekend and go to football games?
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Never realized The Yard reopens at halftime...Is that new?
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(08-04-2015 02:58 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Never realized The Yard reopens at halftime...Is that new?

They had the Fatty's beer trailer selling beer.
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Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester
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(08-04-2015 03:05 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester

Ehh..I dunno. I hear there's no cannon this year.
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(08-04-2015 03:07 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 03:05 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester

Ehh..I dunno. I hear there's no cannon this year.

Oh no, what will us fans do with ourselves! 03-weeping
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(08-04-2015 03:09 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 03:07 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 03:05 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester

Ehh..I dunno. I hear there's no cannon this year.

Oh no, what will us fans do with ourselves! 03-weeping

Want me to show you? 04-jawdrop
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DON'T YOU DARE ruin this thread with more Cannon discussion....

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RE: Much More Than Football at Huskie Games This Fall
(08-04-2015 03:09 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 03:07 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 03:05 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester

Ehh..I dunno. I hear there's no cannon this year.

Oh no, what will us fans do with ourselves! 03-weeping

No hotdogs, no cannon....05-mafia
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(08-04-2015 03:05 PM)NIU8484 Wrote:  Jesus!!!...that's a damn pretty motivating factor

Quote:eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester

This doesn't mean one student will be eligible to kick a 50 yard FG at the Ohio game in November for free tuition does it?
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Fireworks after the games might just get my kids to want to stick around for the end instead of just sitting in the car...at least for the Saturday games.
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RE: Much More Than Football at Huskie Games This Fall
So as far as the app goes...

You have to log in with an e-mail or Facebook.

Under the Events button this gives you a list of the next NIU home events which you can earn points. 10pts for everything (this fall) but a football game and 5pts for a football game.

To check in you will have to let the app have access to your GPS.

You can also add a game into your calendar...also if you give it access to do so.

It seems you can see who else has checked in.

Finally you can click on the facility description and it will show you a map of where it is located. You can also get directions from this pin point.
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(08-04-2015 03:55 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So as far as the app goes...

You have to log in with an e-mail or Facebook.

Under the Events button this gives you a list of the next NIU home events which you can earn points. 10pts for everything (this fall) but a football game and 5pts for a football game.

To check in you will have to let the app have access to your GPS.

You can also add a game into your calendar...also if you give it access to do so.

It seems you can see who else has checked in.

Finally you can click on the facility description and it will show you a map of where it is located. You can also get directions from this pin point.

Seems like a nice way to encourage attendance at the non-revenue sports.
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I'm signed up for the app, but i wont be satisfied until my avatar on there is my dog...
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(08-04-2015 04:11 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  I'm signed up for the app, but i wont be satisfied until my avatar on there is my dog...

Not hard to do.
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(08-04-2015 04:15 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  
(08-04-2015 04:11 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  I'm signed up for the app, but i wont be satisfied until my avatar on there is my dog...

Not hard to do.
Doesnt seem to want to cooperate on my ancient samsung galaxy S4... =/
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04-rock i like the changes and nice app
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