(02-18-2016 10:39 AM)thehappyhuskie Wrote:  Carey said that the spring game will be when Hare is ready. He has an aunt's birthday party on the Saturday, so Friday works better for Hare. Plus he wants to get out of an ECON final.

Not sure if you are joking or serious, it is at least a reason. I guess I would concede the star QB's presence is more important than mine. If I have nothing else to do that Saturday I suppose I can check out Drew's Aunt's b-day party.

(02-18-2016 01:31 PM)Cowboy95 Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 10:39 AM)thehappyhuskie Wrote:  Carey said that the spring game will be when Hare is ready. He has an aunt's birthday party on the Saturday, so Friday works better for Hare. Plus he wants to get out of an ECON final.

Not sure if you are joking or serious, it is at least a reason. I guess I would concede the star QB's presence is more important than mine. If I have nothing else to do that Saturday I suppose I can check out Drew's Aunt's b-day party.

Obviously , HH is having some fun here. Drew's Aunt's b-day is in July.

(02-18-2016 10:14 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 09:50 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  It seems like they don't want people to go. No big deal, it's not exactly a "game" anyway, but still.

Yeah, they changed it to Friday to keep people away. Makes a lot of sense.

Yes, I was completely serious there.

(02-18-2016 03:41 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 10:14 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 09:50 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  It seems like they don't want people to go. No big deal, it's not exactly a "game" anyway, but still.

Yeah, they changed it to Friday to keep people away. Makes a lot of sense.

Yes, I was completely serious there.

Yep. Not many people will be there on a Friday - day or night. Last year, there was quite a nice crowd. They had vendors outside the stadium. It was a nice event. On a Saturday, folks may venture into DeKalb from the city and suburbs. Not many will do that on a Friday if they have to work. I have a group of 4 that went to the previous several Spring games that were held on a Saturday. We will not go this year.

(02-18-2016 11:50 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 11:13 AM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 10:31 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 10:14 AM)armour248 Wrote:  

(02-18-2016 09:50 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  It seems like they don't want people to go. No big deal, it's not exactly a "game" anyway, but still.

Yeah, they changed it to Friday to keep people away. Makes a lot of sense.

I would bet that their target audience for this is the students. Maybe go a little PJ and add a DJ. We already know they are setting up The Endzone Club but maybe they will test out selling beer to the students on the East side.

I think that's a great idea. Go the SMU route, everyone who presents a valid ID gets a wristband with 3-5 tabs on it. Order a beer? Get a tab removed. Keeps you from overserving people

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What about 1 tab per quarter....that might get most of the students to stick around for the 4th quarter.

Boy, when I read "tab' I thought he was talking about something else, and I thought, we're really thinking outside of the box now...

(02-17-2016 04:46 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Last year, the game was on the most perfect Saturday weather-wise I have ever experienced. I did not want to leave the stadium. It was perfect. And it was on a Saturday, so I was able to attend with a group of 4.

Yes it was a very nice Saturday. I was able to attend with my wife and 8 month year old son, he had a great time on the field and it was his first sporting event of his life. My wife is an ND grad and was very impressed with the on field access for all of us and always how much more personable NIU is compared to other schools. Oh well, Friday night will be a solo trip, still fun but definitely eliminating some attendance.