I was looking through the game notes for the Buffalo game and took note of the attendance figures from our first three home games. The BC and EIU games show attendance at about 16k while the rain-soaked homecoming game came in at about 11k. The actual average is a little below 15k. We do not have any weekend home games remaining on the schedule so I do not see any way we are going to average 15k in attendance this year. I also assume that we did not average 15k last year either. My understanding is that FBS members need to average 15k in home football (paid or actual) attendance on a rolling two-year basis. I know some schools buy their own tickets or have sponsors purchase tickets in bulk in exchange for advertising opportunities. Just wondering if anyone has any intel on whether NIU is in danger of being kicked out of the FBS, or are we playing games with the "paid" attendance? I know much of the teams in the MAC are are in a similar position. Thoughts??????