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RE: Now This Makes Sense????
(03-24-2013 11:23 PM)sterling1man Wrote: (02-27-2013 08:46 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote: (02-27-2013 12:04 PM)sterling1man Wrote: (02-26-2013 01:53 PM)GCD70 Wrote: (02-26-2013 01:39 PM)cawoo22 Wrote: Fair enough.
how does a simple post about a school that draws about 10,000 and says they are going to build a 50,000 seat domed stadium, turn in to this post.
Attendance NIU? Wow it is almost impossible not to draw this conclusion.
This board does make a difference, NIU attendance is not a dead horse.
It is a live issue.
Live....to the fact of the senseless comments of why NIU doesn't draw then the inability of so many to face reality. Every year it comes up, and the demographics of the US, Chicago, DeKalb and NIU don't change. Money, alumni, history...what NIU IS what NIU is NOT.When opponent, day of the week, team record can sway attendance 10k, or 100%, how hard is it to understand? But eveyone has the answers. I just wonder how many have any background in sports business marketing or have any idea what happens outside the MAC and NIU, other than you know you hate the BCS, Big Ten, NW and "ILL-NESS"
And this board in the realm of NIU athletics? Really? 15k at home games, 20k at OB, of which what, 500 have been on this board? Please.
Yeah, 8/31 can't come fast enough, then all the authorities can stick to one thing at least....NIU FOOTBALL TEAM!
Maybe if you attended the Maryland game in 2003, you will understand what a crowd of 26 000 feels like. You are new to this board and like double huskie like to take pot shots at the veterans.
GRow up.
If you do not like the suggestions on the board come up with better ones if you can.
P.S. I have nothing against NW and like anyone who has been on this board for over 8 years know allot more then newbies like yourself(although I agree it does not make me an expert).
Crowd of 26 000 to 15000 is called a change. Pity you have not been around long enough to witness it. Try show a little more respect young man. Your presence with double huskie drives allot of older, wiser and smarter heads from this board.
The 2003 Maryland game is the measuring stick for knowledge and experience. Wow. Didn't know that. And I haven't been around long enough, since you also define being on the board since 2008 a "newbie". Sorry I haven't been on this board as long as you, had as many posts as you. Not sure how you measure "veteran" but if you have read posts I have made in the past, I have made suggestions.And perhaps you are older than 42, but following NIU for 20 years since graduation I think gives me a little credit.
I have have made suggestions from keying on western suburbs to targeting bars, restaraunts from western suburburbs around to south side and north a little. I suggested promoting group trips. Promoting homegrown players. I have went from loving the SF games to disliking them to facing the reality and need every couple years. I have mention numerous time STH get a raw deal on that game. I think weekday games suck, but if that's what you need to do for $ you do it as a conferance.But at the end of the day, I face reality.It's ok to disagree with ideas, but I don't ***** about the AD as we have made bowl games year after year and BCS game. I don't ***** about NIU not being fan friendly like the AD as a reason for lack of attendance. I don't complain about the stadium for pete's sake not having a daycare or the urinals aren't for kids and they can't go alone.Perhaps it's the same nonsense from a small group of people who seem to only read their own posts and their certain circle of admirers that drives the supposedly "wiser" away. That and a lot of nonsense that can't even be disputed without being labeled an outcast. This is much less than 1% of NIUs fanbase on here, and not more than what 10% of what I would consider solid fans.
Age may earn respect, but doesn't mean one is wise, nor smart and logical. I mean you can only live in the past so long, bring up the same stuff til it gets old. I try to make logical conslusions w/o being blinded by love of NIU or dedication to it.I have no idea where some people's "facts" come from and their opinions but they are just that. THEIRS.
I may only be a grad of 93 but I have seen plenty of NIU games as well as numerous other non-NIU college sporting events. Everyone, every program needs to set goals and move forward. If you wake up everyday and worry about NIUs attendance wows you are doing yourself a disservice.A LOT of people on here are in that boat.That and hate the AD. Ideas are great, and sure mistakes are made but if anyone thinks you can run NIU athletics better than those that did and will, you are naive. You and others make our program sound like it is in the toilet do to the stadium and attendance, while at the same time 3/4 of college football fans are admiring NIU, not to mention many collegiate coaches and officials. Sometimes you just got to do you best and face reality. Sometimes you need to analyze your own stance, as well as do a little homework before you pat yourself on the back and call out someone from an AD to a member of a college sports forum.
FYI, I had a fantasy football draft the day of the game not to mention I worked downtown at the time. We couldn't get an AM signal w/o interference, so we were calling people and checking the internet, what it was back then. Sorry missed the game. While I did attend the Iowa State game which which actually did have more people, I measure "wiseness" in experience, knowledge and abilty to make a judgment or conclusion, I don't consider "attending the Maryland" or even ISU+ "knowing what a crowd feels like" as a major asset and knowing what NIUs attendance issues are and ability to solve them.
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