Farley gives up 900k

[JayJ79]

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However, in the future when FCS schedules expand to 12 games

what, once every ten years or so?

[bobsboy84]

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Michigan playing Delaware St. is like UNI playing St. Francis. The attitudes are the same: play someone we can defeat and have the win count. The only difference is Michigan will play to 90% or more of capacity, UNI about 60%.

Gosh, I hope we get more than 9,600 (16,000 X 60%) fans to the game Saturday. I just recruited and confirmed (tickets purchased) a group of 5 to attend tomorrow. If all of PN would recruit 5 people, we would be loud and proud and FULL in the Dome.

[clenz]

Re: Farley gives up 900k

Michigan will play play more than 90% full. That is only about 95K. They will play in front of about 107K...which is more than 100%

[Big_Al]

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True story: A co-worker is going to the game with a buddy of his. My co-worker is an ISU fan, his buddy is a UNI alumnus. Yesterday I have my co-worker a rundown on St. Francis and let him know about the turf promotion since he doesn't follow UNI and wanted to know what to expect.

Today at lunch, he tells me they're now leaving CR at 9am so they can get there early so his buddy can get his free turf souveniers -- he's totally stoked about it and they're now going to spend the afternoon on the Hill before the game, rather than just show up for the game in the afternoon.

[UNI Fight]

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Iowa is paying Arknasas State 900K to play them this year.

[Cat80]

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Gosh, I hope we get more than 9,600 (16,000 X 60%) fans to the game Saturday. I just recruited and confirmed (tickets purchased) a group of 5 to attend tomorrow. If all of PN would recruit 5 people, we would be loud and proud and FULL in the Dome.

I hope too, because my original post was in February. Based on the first two games and the turf give-away, I'll go with 11,500 at UNI. Michigan is still selling tickets for their 10-17 game against DSU.

[JayJ79]

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Some people seem to think that it would be easy to land million-dollar paychecks or something.

I found this article rather interesting:

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/article_708911d4-9e60-11de-9188-001cc4c03286.html

it lists the paychecks that Illinois State has gotten/is getting for their FBS games:

Year...Opponent...Payout
2006...Kansas State...$300,000
2007...Missouri...$250,000
2008 ...Marshall...$275,000
2009...Illinois......$300,000
2010 ...Northwestern...$250,000

nothing over 300K

[SpanishMoon]

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Iowa is paying Arknasas State 900K to play them this year.

Arky State are well known money #hore$. Nobody should play them. Iowa is stupid to pay that much I think.