(10-26-2026 06:48 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 06:41 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 05:24 PM)Klake1987 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 04:12 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  Hypothetical, if aliens came and blew up Huskie Stadium and left...how do you think the admin/state would respond?

I'm thinking it would be a decade till they did anything to replace Huskie Stadium. And we would play our games at Seat Geek as the slow wheels of bureaucracy turned.

It's a fun thought.

Hopefully not like the Tampa Bay Rays. To save $250k a year, dropped insurance to $25 million. Now government is on hook for $50+ million

What! I check with the Tampa Bay Times daily have not heard anything about your claim. Sources please.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!! and Rays

GO BREWERS!

https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/202...ane-season

(10-26-2026 11:04 PM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 09:01 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  So correct me if I'm wrong. But things are looking up financially, for football at least....that is if we follow the terms of our contract with the MWC

So we are to receive $34M over the course of the next 6 years.

• Signing Bonus: $1.5 million upfront.
• MAC Exit Fee Assistance: Up to $2.5 million covered by the Mountain West.
• Media-Rights Share: Starts at a 75% share in 2026, rising to an 85% share for full-member media value distribution in subsequent seasons.

While we offer
• Conference Entrance Fee: $2 million total, payable in six annual installments (approximately $333,333.35 per year), approved by the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees. This fee is funded through conference revenue distributions and guarantees rather than institutional operating funds.

And MOST importantly...
• Football Budget Requirements: NIU is required to scale its football budget to $13.5 million in 2026 and $15 million in 2027.

So regardless of what we think the deal is, we get more money flowing in and we are supposed to spend more on our program. Thus forcing us to be competitive and giving us the ability to go out and get players, as well as a competent coaching staff.

If all these hold true, this is as bottom as it gets...at least financially

HuskiesBelieve, help me out here with some optimism...7 what did Daddy tell you?

Yep, that is the plan. They scrambled after Ham left and gave Harley a chance but so far he is struggling and made many early decisions that left this board scratching their heads … he can still learn and end on a higher note by winning some games in the second half of the season but there is a good reason why he was interim but I hope he improves if he still wants to be in the coaching industry … they will most likely find a new coach and are betting on some sort of regulation of the college environment .. they tried to be frugal/cheap while trying to still be developmental but the strategy hasn’t been working to win games anymore( since its peak winning against ND) and most players will leave with a higher paycheck so I hope they have a new strategy going forward and hope they pass something to save smaller programs from going bankrupt … they did try to win this year by getting Tyga but there was just too many gaps that they didn’t see I guess … if this is a young team I really hope they can find their groove the second half and stop making these ridiculous errors .. can anybody see if Harley is working his tail off? Anyway, I am still happy we are in the MW with their higher media right that gives us a better chance in the next few years but we need to make the right hires and start renovating the stadium … even start with just the west side that can fit with a larger stadium plan …. It will be so sweet when we turn this around and start playing like the NiU huskies we know and love .. Go Huskies!

Get more involved and find lost fans to support the school .. we really need it for the whole school, not just athletics, the alumni need to support and not just financially but with their connections, time and ingenuity !

I knew I could count on you! Great work.

I'm thinking this is rock bottom. The forced changes will come through soon.

(10-27-2026 03:11 AM)Klake1987 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 06:48 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 06:41 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 05:24 PM)Klake1987 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 04:12 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  Hypothetical, if aliens came and blew up Huskie Stadium and left...how do you think the admin/state would respond?

I'm thinking it would be a decade till they did anything to replace Huskie Stadium. And we would play our games at Seat Geek as the slow wheels of bureaucracy turned.

It's a fun thought.

Hopefully not like the Tampa Bay Rays. To save $250k a year, dropped insurance to $25 million. Now government is on hook for $50+ million

What! I check with the Tampa Bay Times daily have not heard anything about your claim. Sources please.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!! and Rays

GO BREWERS!

https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/202...ane-season

That link did not work for me. Did you see my post (#38 I think). Rays did not own the Trop (which you implied). And the ins did pay the bulk of costs, with the state only volunteering 2.75 million in state recovery disaster funds.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(10-27-2026 08:03 AM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-27-2026 03:11 AM)Klake1987 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 06:48 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 06:41 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-26-2026 05:24 PM)Klake1987 Wrote:  Hopefully not like the Tampa Bay Rays. To save $250k a year, dropped insurance to $25 million. Now government is on hook for $50+ million

What! I check with the Tampa Bay Times daily have not heard anything about your claim. Sources please.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!! and Rays

GO BREWERS!

https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/202...ane-season

That link did not work for me. Did you see my post (#38 I think). Rays did not own the Trop (which you implied). And the ins did pay the bulk of costs, with the state only volunteering 2.75 million in state recovery disaster funds.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right owned by government and they are inept. Just like the state of Illinois. Run into ground.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/so...800043.htm