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First, I should thank this board for being the inspiration for this piece we just posted at MAC Report Online as your thread on NIU's possibly moving its game against Wisconsin to Soldier Field was the catalyst:

With the trend going more and more toward the MAC sacrificing home games in exchange for "neutral site" games with BCS schools -- we are wondering if this is a bad trend.

Check out: Wave of the Future - or Just a Bad Deal?

It's MAC Report Online's editorial take on the topic and we'd like to hear your thoughts too.
Quote:The Bulldogs just announced that among their upcoming (real) home games will be contests against Illinois in 2010, Mississippi in 2011, Colorado in 2012, Rutgers in 2013 and Nebraska in 2014. So it can be done and the MAC should not have to automatically bend over and take it from the Big Ten or other such bullies.

If the Big Ten doesn't want to sign legitimate one-for-one or two-for-one deals, then the MAC schools need to look elsewhere to cut their deals, and most importantly, stop accepting second-class status in the world of college football scheduling.

Wow, i couldn't agree more. If we continue to not stick up for ourselves then we will always be bullied.

We need to go out and find schools who will play us in 1-for-1's. I don't care if Ohio State, Wisconsin, or Michigan then choose to find some other Sun Belt team as filler replacement for MAC teams. Non-BCS schools have leverage since BCS programs want to continually pad their non-conference schedules with easy wins instead of playing fellow BCS schools. Use it!
Beating my drum one more time.

It's ALL about the money.
There is no way the non-BCS teams will start standing up to the big boys. Why?

All non-BCS administrators want to work at a BCS school someday. They don't have the balls to do it because it will jeopardize their careers.

That is really all that needs to be said.
BigDog Wrote:There is no way the non-BCS teams will start standing up to the big boys. Why?

All non-BCS administrators want to work at a BCS school someday. They don't have the balls to do it because it will jeopardize their careers.

That is really all that needs to be said.

So as an employer you don't want to hire someone who stands up for their company?
Excellent article... very good summation of recent trends... If you are able and willing I would make sure a copy of this article is forwarded to each of the MAC's Athletic Directors.
epasnoopy Wrote:
BigDog Wrote:There is no way the non-BCS teams will start standing up to the big boys. Why?

All non-BCS administrators want to work at a BCS school someday. They don't have the balls to do it because it will jeopardize their careers.

That is really all that needs to be said.

So as an employer you don't want to hire someone who stands up for their company?

I don't think that the good 'ol boy network of big time college athletics works the same as most other professions. I would bet that if you rock the boat too much, it would be much harder to get your shot at the big time.
Hard to find a single thing to disagree with in that article.
epasnoopy Wrote:
Quote:The Bulldogs just announced that among their upcoming (real) home games will be contests against Illinois in 2010, Mississippi in 2011, Colorado in 2012, Rutgers in 2013 and Nebraska in 2014. So it can be done and the MAC should not have to automatically bend over and take it from the Big Ten or other such bullies.

If the Big Ten doesn't want to sign legitimate one-for-one or two-for-one deals, then the MAC schools need to look elsewhere to cut their deals, and most importantly, stop accepting second-class status in the world of college football scheduling.

Wow, i couldn't agree more. If we continue to not stick up for ourselves then we will always be bullied.

We need to go out and find schools who will play us in 1-for-1's. I don't care if Ohio State, Wisconsin, or Michigan then choose to find some other Sun Belt team as filler replacement for MAC teams. Non-BCS schools have leverage since BCS programs want to continually pad their non-conference schedules with easy wins instead of playing fellow BCS schools. Use it!
Making millions of dollars and having your kids play in an NFL venue=bullied. That is awesome.
hell, if its all about the money, lets make these games not only at SF, but on a wednesday so it can be on ESPN. Maximize profits! This is a nice chunk of change, but ultimately, NIU loses in the long run.

If its all about the money, why don't i just drop watching NIU football and devote my $$ to a pro football team where the players are more talented, faster, bigger, stronger? At least get some return on investment
NIU sees zero money from ESPN games.
7 , they may not see TV revenues from that game, but they still do it to raise the exposure of the program so they can make more money at some point down the line (in theory). It's for money, don't kid yourself. Just because they aren't getting a pay check for it, doesn't mean they don't have money in mind when they make those deals to play on Wednesday nights.
I think its funny how 3 years ago everyone on this board was whining about when we will ever get to play at soldier field, and now everyone is whining that we are, im confused.
Huskiefan38 Wrote:I think its funny how 3 years ago everyone on this board was whining about when we will ever get to play at soldier field, and now everyone is whining that we are, im confused.

its good as a once in a while scenario....but when the next "big team" with a chance of actually going to dekalb gets sent to SF, thats appalling.
Define "big team".

I really think our OOC home schedules will gravitate toward one SF game every other year against a "big team" and one HS game every other year against a "mid-big team". Case in point, Navy in DeKalb in 2008, Wisconsin in Chicago in 2009. Our other OOC home game will be an FCS team.
NIU needs games like OSU, Michigan, Tennesse etc. NIU does not have a big athletic budget. Two of these games a year make up 15% of our revenues. The HASF just went over $1.1 million last year and probably won't make it this year. In order to fund NIU sports, our football team must be mercenaries. Until our HASF contributions reach $5 million, this is reality. NIU football is the only asset that other schools want to buy.
klake87 Wrote:The HASF just went over $1.1 million last year and probably won't make it this year.

Just curious...do you have any insider knowledge that the HASF fund won't make it to 1.1MM this year???

A few of the blurbs I have read seemed to indicate the HASF fund was doing quite well this year.
Last I heard HASF was running 20% over last year. Anyone hear anything to the contrary? Final numbers should be released soon I would think. They are actually late in releasing them compared to last year.
Not to mention I just looked on the HASF website and by the numbers of donars listed and the levels of donations this could be a huge year! Not sure where klake gets his info from.
huskiealum03 Wrote:
Huskiefan38 Wrote:I think its funny how 3 years ago everyone on this board was whining about when we will ever get to play at soldier field, and now everyone is whining that we are, im confused.

its good as a once in a while scenario....but when the next "big team" with a chance of actually going to dekalb gets sent to SF, thats appalling.

Agree 1000%
The kind of excitement that would be on campus leading up to that game and even after would go along way to creating future fans.
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