Two FBS opponents in 2013???

[Aeacos]

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/09/16/regents-approves-modest-funding-cut-to-uni-athletics/

So the regents did cut the funding but in modest way. The thing that caught my attention was that UNI plans to go against 2 FBS teams starting in 2013. Who would you like to see assuming they keep alternating IOWA and ISU?

[Mountain Panther]

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http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/d...uni-athletics/

So the regents did cut the funding but in modest way. The thing that caught my attention was that UNI plans to go against 2 FBS teams starting in 2013. Who would you like to see assuming they keep alternating IOWA and ISU?

Minnesota and Kansas.

[bobsboy84]

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http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/d...uni-athletics/

So the regents did cut the funding but in modest way. The thing that caught my attention was that UNI plans to go against 2 FBS teams starting in 2013. Who would you like to see assuming they keep alternating IOWA and ISU?

Northern Illinois, Marshall, Boise State, Idaho, Utah; not in any certain order of preference. Or, NDSU-when they go FBS

[06panther10]

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I think it would be nice to play Iowa and ISU in the same season. Dannen stated last week that this would be his first choice as well.

[UNI83]

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I like bobsboy84's list.

I'd also add Minnesota (TCF would be amazing to see, plus it's and easy drive), Illinois, Indiana, Utah State, Central/Easter/Western Michigan, Toledo...any MAC really.

[strike00]

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remember the goal is funding. While it's nice to play a reasonably winnable FBS game, UNI probably will go after BCS games before settling for MAC or that level of team, because of the payout.

[UNI MadCat]

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...Central/Easter/Western Michigan, Toledo...any MAC really.

How does a MAC team solve any financial problems for us? If the point is to collect another paycheck then schedule the biggest name you can get and take your lumps.

Is this is one-off thing? Or ongoing? If its the latter, I just dont see ISU and Iowa agreeing to it but boy can you imagine bringing home a true "state championship"?

[UNI83]

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remember the goal is funding. While it's nice to play a reasonably winnable FBS game, UNI probably will go after BCS games before settling for MAC or that level of team, because of the payout.

I have no idea what MAC payouts are. I'll have to look.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Northern Illinois, Marshall, Boise State, Idaho, Utah; not in any certain order of preference. Or, NDSU-when they go FBS

I like bobsboy84's list.

I'd also add Minnesota (TCF would be amazing to see, plus it's and easy drive), Illinois, Indiana, Utah State, Central/Easter/Western Michigan, Toledo...any MAC really.

Please no to any these teams. As has been said, NIU isn't going to pay us $400K+ anyway, so I don't see any of the MAC-like teams being first choices of the a.d. If we are going to play FBS, then lets play BCS teams. I would love to see any of the Big XII or Big 10 schools in states that touch Iowa. Nebraska, Wisky, Minny, even Kansas etc. Aside from that, how about Arizona or ASU? I have lots of friends in the desert and it would be a great trip!!

[jegbomb52]

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We should not accept less than $500K for any FBS game, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, nobody. If Iowa wants to "help out" they can pay us the same amount they paid Montana 3 years ago. ($750K) I don't care what Montana's expenses were, Iowa still had to write the check. It made no difference to them, as long as somebody showed up with some white jerseys. Simply put, we are worth more than we are getting and we schedule our FBS too early. If we are going to play a MAC school or Sun Belt school, lets schedule a home and home, their payouts are $hit, maybe $100K. Illinois State scheduled a home and home with Ball State so don't say it can't be done.

This is simple, each year you schedule a road game at Iowa or Iowa State. Don't sign a contract for under $500K, they will pay it. Iowa will get an extra couple thousand people by playing us (ya, I know they sell out, but with the exception of this year and last year there of been thousands of empties in the stands for home openers in Kinick), Iowa State's top two attended games EVER are against us so they would pay it too. Sign a long term deal to get Drake in the Dome (to assure 5 home games for season ticket holders), then leave two open dates until the start of Spring football. Then start looking to take advantage of someone that needs a home game that has a common open date. The other date, is your bye.

The thing that is going to pi$$ me off is that by 2015 we will have contracts signed to play Iowa and ISU for a combined total of $780K, when we could hold out, play Oklahoma for $700K, sacrifice the $100 grand after extra expenses of going to Norman, then have one less loss.

[Hail Our Panthers]

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How about we take that $700,000 Michigan offer we turned down a couple years ago.

[jegbomb52]

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How about we take that $700,000 Michigan offer we turned down a couple years ago.

Exactly, the only thing with that is nobody wanted to be the FCS team to walk into the Big House after they lost to ASU.

[Big_Al]

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It would be very interesting to know what UNI clears on a trip to UI or ISU. Also, didn't the Panthers get $450k for the BYU game a few years ago? What did we clear there?

I'm pro-Drake in the dome -- they may be a patsy, but they count for a W come playoff time. Ideally, I say contract with them for a 2-1 and schedule the return trip for a 12 game season. Also, get some sort of guarantee for the return. No reason they shouldn't pay up a little bit if UNI doubles or triples their home attendance for a game.

It's a shame to see what's happened to Drake ever since they dropped to D-III in the 80s. They used to average over 10k a game and now its less than 3k.

[Big_Al]

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While playing Utah would be cool, and I would try like hell to go to the game, I don't like to think what the result would be like.

[FOTY]

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It's a shame to see what's happened to Drake ever since they dropped to D-III in the 80s. They used to average over 10k a game and now its less than 3k.

IIRC, they are still D-I nonschlorship as a member of the Pioneer League. Either way, your attendance figures are about right. I saw them on TV opening weekend (yes, they had a nationally televised game) and I don't think there was 2500 people in the stands.