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Huskie Football Schedule Article - 142niu - 08-22-2018 08:06 PM
https://newsok.com/article/feed/5092190/athletic-directors-striking-delicate-balance-with-schedules
I ran across this one today while looking for a little NIU football porn. Talks a little about STF and his scheduling philosophy. Scroll down a few pages to find the NIU paragraph.
RE: Huskie Football Schedule Article - IWokeUpLikeThis - 08-22-2018 09:35 PM
Great find.
Quote:Power Five teams will pay top dollar to bring the Huskies to their stadium because they can sell it as a competitive game to their fans. NIU is 4-1 against Big Ten teams in recent years, including a victory at Nebraska last year that cost the Huskers $820,000, too.
Frazier's ideal nonconference schedule to go along with eight MAC games includes one payday from a Power Five school, a home game against an in-state FCS opponent, a Power Five home-and-home and a Group of Five home-and-home. Six home games is ideal but NIU has just five this season. Frazier said a lack of state funding led to him adding a payday game. The Huskies open at home against Iowa ($1 million) and go to Florida State ($1.6 million) on Sept. 22.
"Quite frankly, it saves jobs at our institution," Frazier said.
The Huskies also start home-and-home series with BYU and Utah, giving them maybe the toughest nonconference schedule in the country.
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