(02-12-2020 05:05 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(02-12-2020 05:02 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(02-12-2020 04:58 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(02-12-2020 04:41 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  They're going to chase that 100k invisible fan base for ever. These games don't bother me at all. But they seem to really irritate some fans. I'm curious as to why that is? Things I can think of is: extra travel, tail gate ritual, friends at games, back at old school, familiarity, feels like a road game.

Maction already ruined so much of the home schedule. To me, this seems like a minor inconvenience and maybe even a good experience. Looks like a great venue. Not judging or criticizing. Just curious why some fans feel ripped off by this game.

Fan bases grow with season tickets, outsourcing every single meaningful football game to an away game coupled with only have 2 games fans can attend anyway due to the ESPN deal = declining season ticket sales and eroding fan base. I really think the D1 gig might be up for football at NIU, colossal failure in leadership, failures to an epic scale

So your main reason is the business model. I agree that it’s a risk/reward concept. But besides the strategy, is there a reason you wouldn’t want to attend?

I'll have a harder time getting family members (which live in DeKalb) to go. And I might not have anyone else that wants to spend their Saturday in Bridgeview.

Travel is just like price, there is a breaking point for everyone. I’m guessing Sean thinks that the opponent will help people move that breaking point a little further. The venue itself has great reviews on trip advisor. Be cool if they ran buses to and from dekalb to game.