(03-03-2013 04:16 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Probably a 4 for 1 with New Mexico? Ill believe it when I see it, its been a decade, talk is cheap. And if these "couple good ones" are all road games, who gives a care.

Since the Idaho series was announced every schedule addition has been great.

EIU (if we have to play an FCS team an instate team is best)
Arkansas money game
Wyoming 1-1
Nebraska 2-SF

I am still hoping for a 2015 SF game vs UofI.

(03-04-2013 08:19 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Wyoming 1-1

That is great if you have insanely low expectations

U of I in 2015 not going to happen..

U of I coming to chicago to play NIU is a lose lose for U of I.

Also there schedule is booked.

NW isn't playing NIU too much risk...

1. Recruits
2. Prowess
3. Rankings
4. Step Back for the program

(03-04-2013 12:57 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  U of I in 2015 not going to happen..

U of I coming to chicago to play NIU is a lose lose for U of I.

Also there schedule is booked.

Really? All I see is 2 home games.

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-t...hedule.php

They have 1 home and 1 away OOC games open still.

We both have week 3 open.

If this SF game vs Washington fails in attendance then we are an easy option. Also the new AD was good with continuing the Cincinnati/Miami series so he may not have a problem with scheduling us in a neutral site game.

(03-04-2013 12:59 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  NW isn't playing NIU too much risk...

1. Recruits
2. Prowess
3. Rankings
4. Step Back for the program

We go after very few of the same recruits.

A step back from playing a 1-1 vs Rice or a money game for Ball St, WMU, IL St, WIU or Maine?

(03-04-2013 12:56 PM)armour248 Wrote:  

(03-04-2013 08:19 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Wyoming 1-1

That is great if you have insanely low expectations

well since the Idaho 1-1 was announced...yes I do.

(03-04-2013 01:15 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  well since the Idaho 1-1 was announced...yes I do.

Boise State gets a 1-1 with FSU. Pretty awesome for them. (forgot the link http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ame-series)

Also, I don't understand why there isn't more info on the scoreboard/ribbon boards/sound system.

(03-04-2013 08:19 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(03-03-2013 04:16 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Probably a 4 for 1 with New Mexico? Ill believe it when I see it, its been a decade, talk is cheap. And if these "couple good ones" are all road games, who gives a care.

Since the Idaho series was announced every schedule addition has been great.

EIU (if we have to play an FCS team an instate team is best)
Arkansas money game
Wyoming 1-1
Nebraska 2-SF

I am still hoping for a 2015 SF game vs UofI.

HJ money games are fine and anyone can schedule those, those are easy. That is not what grows a fan base though you need a balance between money games and good home games. I dont think it has ever been more important than it is now, the schedules Compher has put together in my mind are a path straight to FCS. Our fanbase is shrinking by the day, I would have never dreamed a team as successful as NIU would have such little fan support but there is one reason for that. If you are truly happy with EIU, Idaho, and Wyoming, then you have fallen off the wagon and have lost site of the big picture. Its a trainwreck. Compher's quote last week will be his forever legacy to me at NIU when trying to defend the lack of a home schedule: "Its good we dont have back to back home games this year because we normally dont draw well the second game". My jaw is still hanging open on that comment.