(06-04-2018 05:32 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  What would be cool, speaking of recollecting on old times, would be to have another "Big Weekend" a la Toledo football and DePaul basketball. I know that did not work out so well results wise, but you had many people introduced to NIU athletics that weekend, and many that would never attend a basketball game who went to the game. Its probably impossible long shot to do with the scheduling difficulty, but I really feel the NIU fanbase needs a kick start , just something to get people interested again. Once you get that bait and hook , it might be all you need for things to take off.

Makes a lot of sense. That's why you won't see them do it. Plus, Toledo may never be on a Saturday again in our lifetime as long as the ESPN disaster keeps getting renewed. Also, when basketball starts (November), we play nothing but weeknight games. If they could ever schedule a Saturday November game, pairing it with a marquee basketball game makes a ton of sense from a marketing standpoint. Hopefully, if and when that happens, we'll have a decent basketball team.