(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I think many are minimizing the people who come to Huskie Stadium to see the Huskies play and win.

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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Why are so many AAC schools trying to leave? I vote against joining the AAC (if we even get invited)

(07-20-2016 12:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:28 PM)Turner4Heisman Wrote:  I think the bigger concern is our struggle against non MAC teams. Should be fun to go 4-8 in the AAC. Its ok though, Im sure Rod can guide us to new heights.....

NIU is 10-8 against regular season non-Mac teams since 2010. Not sure why many people Think we are so bad OOC. The bowl losses maybe? But there's only 1 team we SHOULD have beaten in those games.

I assume you are thinking of Utah State, where the Huskies had a shot. The Huskies were underdogs in that game too.

(07-20-2016 03:35 PM)OldTtimeNIU Wrote:  Why are so many AAC schools trying to leave? I vote against joining the AAC (if we even get invited)

The only reason an AAC would leave would be to goto a Power 5 conference...any mid major team in any mid major conference would do that given the chance. Nothing to do w the AAC


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(07-20-2016 03:35 PM)OldTtimeNIU Wrote:  Why are so many AAC schools trying to leave? I vote against joining the AAC (if we even get invited)

They are trying to leave the best G5 to be a part of the P5... you've gotta be kidding me with this line of thinking (if you are serious)

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(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

So with that being said, you think our fan base will continue to grow while in the MAC??

Going to the Orange Bowl didn't even change that bc we went right back to playing MAC teams. So yes, playing in large cities all over the place Vs Ypsy, Mount Pleasant, etc I do believe will help spread our brand and fan base MUCH more than the status quo and doing nothing


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(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:47 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  Is it inaccurate to say that the AAC is generally > than the MAC? No. Do i think that the expectations of what the AAC can offer us is overblown? yes. In the end, only us 100 'die hard' fans will differentiate memphis from kent state. the rest of NE Illinois will still not give 2 poops.

I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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Exaaaaaactly.

(07-20-2016 04:47 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

So with that being said, you think our fan base will continue to grow while in the MAC??

Going to the Orange Bowl didn't even change that bc we went right back to playing MAC teams. So yes, playing in large cities all over the place Vs Ypsy, Mount Pleasant, etc I do believe will help spread our brand and fan base MUCH more than the status quo and doing nothing


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The Orange Bowl had little effect on the fanbase because it was horribly blundered in the marketing terms. One only need look at the 2003-2005 seasons for how we scratched the surface on tapping the potential fanbase.

To me, its not a matter of MAC or no MAC, its a matter of pounding the pavement, and staying consistent with the message to the STUDENT BODY, through thick or thin. But we will see. i grow weary of the NIU to AAC speculation and the resulting debates.

(07-20-2016 04:46 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:56 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  I completely disagree with this statement.

As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

(07-20-2016 04:52 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:46 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 02:48 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  As do I, slightly more marquis teams coming into Dekalb should boost our profile a tad, and any alumni would rather take a buddy to see NIU vs. Tulane/Houston/Memphis than WMU/CMU/EMU.

You can point out negatives with joining the AAC, but none of them add up to it being anything other than an upgrade for us.

Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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(07-20-2016 05:00 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:52 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:46 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 03:01 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  Agreed. Almost every single team in the AAC right now would be the best game on our home schedule already if they came. And yes, sign me up for visiting Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Philly, Annapolis, Memphis, North Carolina, UConn etc over Yipsy, Muncie and Mount Pleasant. I'm shocked this is even an argument. Like I mentioned earlier, with all this visibility is large cities it would do wonders for recruiting and the university as well


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This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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Great point and an excellent article. The AAC fixes that whole "midweek game" nonsense and we can properly grow the fanbase

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(07-20-2016 06:03 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 05:00 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:52 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:46 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:44 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  This isn't about the cool destinations we get to visit, this is about how the fanbase will react. Our fanbase in general does not care about the lower tiers of college sports. the chicago area cares even less. cart before horse. solid fanbase leads to rise in prominence, not the other way around.

I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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Great point and an excellent article. The AAC fixes that whole "midweek game" nonsense and we can properly grow the fanbase

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There are even less people on campus for Friday night AAC games.

(07-20-2016 06:09 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 06:03 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 05:00 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:52 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:46 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  I'm sure fans will be excited to visit Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, Philly, etc. More than Muncie, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

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It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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Great point and an excellent article. The AAC fixes that whole "midweek game" nonsense and we can properly grow the fanbase

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There are even less people on campus for Friday night AAC games.

Thursday night... you're so behind it baffles me haha

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(07-20-2016 07:12 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 06:09 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 06:03 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 05:00 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 04:52 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  It doesn't change the attendance at huskie stadium in the end. We got awesome attendance at Iowa City, Ann Arbor, etc...doesn't mean it boosted attendance in dekalb.

We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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Great point and an excellent article. The AAC fixes that whole "midweek game" nonsense and we can properly grow the fanbase

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There are even less people on campus for Friday night AAC games.

Thursday night... you're so behind it baffles me haha

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Ah ok I didn't realize it was Thursday night, weeknight games are weeknight games, its all garbage.

You have lost all credibility though StayCool, "I root for NIU, Ohio State, and UC?" Wowwwwwww, no wonder you want the AAC, I guess that part makes sense now.

(07-20-2016 07:21 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 07:12 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 06:09 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 06:03 PM)Stay Cool Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 05:00 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  We already know why the attendance has changed at Huskie Stadium...The ESPN deal w the MAC which isn't going away. Also not a major factor but enrollment is down 5,000 students on top of that.

Andy Tavegia, the sports editor of The Times in Ottawa and a Northern Illinois alum, said this week, “I’m a big opponent of the weekday games. It kills the atmosphere and kills attendance. I understand why it exists since ESPN pays the league a ton of money for the broadcast rights, but take a look at the attendance numbers for late-season MAC games. They are awful.

“Now, go back to 2002 and 2003. (NIU) had late-season games against nationally ranked Bowling Green and Toledo both on Saturday afternoons. Bowling Green drew just under 26,000 and Toledo drew about 24,000 [when Huskie Stadium had a capacity of 28,000]. In 2003 and 2004, NIU averaged over 23,500 fans per game with four sellouts in 2004 and another game of 24,000-plus.”

Tavegia also added that, “I think the history of the program hurts a little bit. Historically, NIU football just hasn’t been good. The university went through years of alumni who didn’t have a reason to care about Huskie football.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/27/w...in-dekalb/


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Great point and an excellent article. The AAC fixes that whole "midweek game" nonsense and we can properly grow the fanbase

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There are even less people on campus for Friday night AAC games.

Thursday night... you're so behind it baffles me haha

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Ah ok I didn't realize it was Thursday night, weeknight games are weeknight games, its all garbage.

You have lost all credibility though StayCool, "I root for NIU, Ohio State, and UC?" Wowwwwwww, no wonder you want the AAC, I guess that part makes sense now.

At least i make sense

Also who are you to judge what other teams i follow and cheer for? I am first and foremost an NIU Huskie fan, but who i root for besides that is none of your concern. Even if UC or tOSU plays NIU, i cheer for the Huskies. So i don't know where the hell you're going with that...
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(07-20-2016 12:17 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 12:08 PM)thetachihuskie Wrote:  STF best trait; he is constantly pro active.

Yes! If you're not moving forward you're moving backwards. That's the leadership we need here and that type of thinking. Staying status quo in the MAC does nothing... When half of the conference is in the ESPN bottom 10 year after year how does do anything positive for NIU?

Look what Temple has done since leaving

AAC needs to happen if the P5 is ever realistic one day. We need to capitalize on the last 15 years of success before it's too late and take that next step.



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In 2015, Temple(10-4) won the AAC East, lost the AAC title game@Houston 24-13, and lost to Toledo 32-17 in the Boca Raton Bowl. This was the Owls best season since leaving the MAC. Since joining the AAC Temple has gone: 2012(4-7), 2013(2-10), 2014(6-6), 2015(10-4). Not really very impressive.