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This should go a long way in helping to get the Y-Center paid off.


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hope so. anyone know what the net would be? not sure what operating expenses are. maybe they can start socking away some for an indoor practice facility :) ..

yeah but take into consideration how much we paid western to come play last weekend. Are we also paying Idaho for that Homegame or is it a one-in-one deal?

(09-16-2009 09:12 AM)NIUHuskie4life Wrote: [ -> ]yeah but take into consideration how much we paid western to come play last weekend. Are we also paying Idaho for that Homegame or is it a one-in-one deal?

Idaho was 1-1 I believe. With the good crowd we had for WIU it's possible we made a profit.

We'll only have to play 20 more years of payout games to buy the IPF.

This money goes to fund football and the other sports. Football is the biggest revenue generator. I am a little dissappointed that we only get $300k from Purdue. If we are going to "Sell" our best asset, we need to get more.

300K to play Purdue is fine.. it's nearby, a road game a lot of our fans can go to and it's not like they are Ohio State or Michigan or even Wisconsin for that matter, what do you expect?

We have two "Money" games a year that help offset our expenses for athletics. We need to sell to the highest bidder. NIU needs the money to fund other sports teams.

We played three BCS teams next year, which is not a smart scheduling philosophy because if we go 1-3 in our non-conference schedule we can only lose two MAC games in order to have a winning season. We should schedule only two BCS teams a season, maximum.

EPA.. grow a pair. You want this to be a real program, play the big boys and play them often as you can. I'd rather lose a close game to Wisconsin than beat a bunch of crap schools like Idaho or WIU. A winning season that includes wins over WIU, Idaho, EMU, etc.. is meaningless. If you're proud of beating garbage schools and having a winning record because of it so be it, but I'll take our chances against the big programs and hope for the best.

Klake it's not easy to find 4 big time programs willing to pay the 500K+ a year. Purdue is a solid get for us. A winnable game, a solid pay out, near by. Can't beat that. It's not like Ohio State wants to put us on their schedule on an annual basis.

(09-16-2009 10:46 AM)HuskieFan84 Wrote: [ -> ]EPA.. grow a pair. You want this to be a real program, play the big boys and play them often as you can. I'd rather lose a close game to Wisconsin than beat a bunch of crap schools like Idaho or WIU. A winning season that includes wins over WIU, Idaho, EMU, etc.. is meaningless. If you're proud of beating garbage schools and having a winning record because of it so be it, but I'll take our chances against the big programs and hope for the best.

Klake it's not easy to find 4 big time programs willing to pay the 500K+ a year. Purdue is a solid get for us. A winnable game, a solid pay out, near by. Can't beat that. It's not like Ohio State wants to put us on their schedule on an annual basis.

The BCS schools play garbage schools all the time and are proud of it when they get to go to a bowl game after going 2-6 in their conference.

The most successful non-BCS schools out there (Boise State, Utah, TCU, BYU, etc.) are scheduling one, maybe two, BCS teams tops. None of them schedule three and if they did then they wouldn't have as good of seasons or have a chance to make it to a BCS bowl.

We should be scheduling to win and trying to get as many home games as possible, not scheduling to make an extra $300,000.

Could you set the bar any lower? Your outlook is that of a pathetic loser.

If they are proud of it they're stupid. No one is happy at Ohio State, Nebraska, USC or any other legitimate program when they go 6 and 6 with a 2 - 6 conference record. Middle of the road programs like UofI, Iowa or Wisconsin wouldn't even be happy with that. The coaches are fired and the fan base is disgusted as they should be. The only school that'd be happy to get a bowl game that way is a school like Indiana. No decent school is happy with a losing conference record.

And unless you are paying for these easy wins and supporting the rest of our athletic programs we're going to keep doing the right thing and play the good teams and play at SF when we get the opportunity. Your inability to grasp the importance of funding for athletics at this level is astounding.

Marshall AD says no to moving their home game vs. Virginia Tech:


http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x8...11-VT-game

Quote:Mike Hamrick is a straight-shooter.

That's why Marshall's new athletic director didn't pull the trigger on an offer from Virginia Tech.

The Hokies were looking to move their road game against the Herd on Sept. 24, 2011, from Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va., to a neutral field in Washington, D.C.

"Virginia Tech gave me two million reasons to make the move," said Hamrick with a grin.

That's a dollar per reason.

"Yes, Tech offered us $2 million if we would move the game," said Hamrick. "And I turned them down."

Good for him.

And good for Marshall that it has an athletic director who sees the big picture.

"Virginia Tech is the type of team we need to have playing in our stadium," said Hamrick. "Just think what that game will do for season ticket sales that season."

Precisely.

If Marshall is going to negotiate 2-for-1 contracts with BCS opponents, it can't sell, trade or give-away that one home game.

Scheduled games against Tennessee and Miami, Fla., in Edwards Stadium that eventually disappeared come to mind.

(09-16-2009 11:38 AM)HuskieFan84 Wrote: [ -> ]Could you set the bar any lower? Your outlook is that of a pathetic loser.

Yes, Boise State, Utah, BYU, etc. have been real losers by not scheduling three BCS teams every season.

(09-16-2009 11:38 AM)HuskieFan84 Wrote: [ -> ]And unless you are paying for these easy wins and supporting the rest of our athletic programs we're going to keep doing the right thing and play the good teams and play at SF when we get the opportunity. Your inability to grasp the importance of funding for athletics at this level is astounding.

Your inability to read is astounding. I said i was fine with two BCS games, maximum. Iowa State and Minnesota are paying us chump change for the games. I bet the two of those games combined are bringing in less money than the one game with Wisconsin this year. Just cancel the Iowa State game and go schedule another $800k payday if that's what we're all about. Rather than making $250k, if that, from Iowa State.

(09-16-2009 10:46 AM)HuskieFan84 Wrote: [ -> ]EPA.. grow a pair. You want this to be a real program, play the big boys and play them often as you can. I'd rather lose a close game to Wisconsin than beat a bunch of crap schools like Idaho or WIU. A winning season that includes wins over WIU, Idaho, EMU, etc.. is meaningless. If you're proud of beating garbage schools and having a winning record because of it so be it, but I'll take our chances against the big programs and hope for the best.

Klake it's not easy to find 4 big time programs willing to pay the 500K+ a year. Purdue is a solid get for us. A winnable game, a solid pay out, near by. Can't beat that. It's not like Ohio State wants to put us on their schedule on an annual basis.

I agree. We need to sell our selves to the highest bidder. If Purdue was the best financial offer available at the time, then it is a good deal. Football supports all the other non revenue sports.

Look where NIU went in 2003

Beat Top 15 Maryland (ACC)
Beat Top 20 Alabama (SEC)
Beat Iowa State (Big 12)

Got to Top 10 in the BCS standings / #12 in the polls

(09-16-2009 11:59 AM)HuskieJoe Wrote: [ -> ]Look where NIU went in 2003

Beat Top 15 Maryland (ACC)
Beat Top 20 Alabama (SEC)
Beat Iowa State (Big 12)

Got to Top 10 in the BCS standings / #12 in the polls

Ball State made it all the way up to #12 without playing a single ranked team and their only BCS game was Indiana (the worst team in the Big Ten).

Anyone know what kind of $ we are expecting to receive next year with the 3 BCS teams?
Minnesota
Iowa State
Illinois

My guess is it will add up to the total payout of 1.1 mil we will be receiving this year.

(09-16-2009 12:08 PM)RitzHuskie Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone know what kind of $ we are expecting to receive next year with the 3 BCS teams?
Minnesota
Iowa State
Illinois

My guess is it will add up to the total payout of 1.1 mil we will be receiving this year.

I believe the payout for Illinois is $650k, the payout for Minnesota is $575k, and the Iowa State game was scheduled in 2003 when paydays weren't as much so i'd be surprised if we make $250k from that.

Around $1.475 million total.

(09-16-2009 11:49 AM)epasnoopy Wrote: [ -> ]Marshall AD says no to moving their home game vs. Virginia Tech:


http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x8...11-VT-game

Quote:Mike Hamrick is a straight-shooter.

That's why Marshall's new athletic director didn't pull the trigger on an offer from Virginia Tech.

The Hokies were looking to move their road game against the Herd on Sept. 24, 2011, from Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va., to a neutral field in Washington, D.C.

"Virginia Tech gave me two million reasons to make the move," said Hamrick with a grin.

That's a dollar per reason.

"Yes, Tech offered us $2 million if we would move the game," said Hamrick. "And I turned them down."

Good for him.

And good for Marshall that it has an athletic director who sees the big picture.

"Virginia Tech is the type of team we need to have playing in our stadium," said Hamrick. "Just think what that game will do for season ticket sales that season."

Precisely.

If Marshall is going to negotiate 2-for-1 contracts with BCS opponents, it can't sell, trade or give-away that one home game.

Scheduled games against Tennessee and Miami, Fla., in Edwards Stadium that eventually disappeared come to mind.

wish our AD had the balls to do that and see the big picture.