2011 schedule

[pantherfan72]

does anyone know when the official fall season schedule is announced?? I do know we play Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 10, but other than that..... nothing!!! got trips to plan

[achrist70]

Re: 2011 schedule

UNI is usually the last school in the nation to release it's football schedule.

[FOTY]

Re: 2011 schedule

From what PTTB has gathered from various sources....

Sept. 3 at Iowa State
Sept. 10 at Stephen F. Austin
Sept. 24 vs Western Illinois

Oct. 1 at Missouri State
Oct. 8 vs. Indiana State (Homecoming)
Oct. 15 at South Dakota State
Oct. 22 vs. Southern Illinois
Oct. 29 at North Dakota State

Nov. 5 vs. Youngstown State
Nov. 19 at Illinois State

http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=5713

[TravelingPanther]

Re: 2011 schedule

I'm curious to see if the last game will be FBS or an FCS patsie.

[Cannic88]

Re: 2011 schedule

I'm curious to see if the last game will be FBS or an FCS patsie.

I'm thinking an FCS patsie at home because there is only 4 home games listed there

[achrist70]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much could be get paid for playing a MAC team or Sun Belt team, FBS team with an above average chance of winning.

[JayJ79]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much could be get paid for playing a MAC team or Sun Belt team, FBS team with an above average chance of winning.

I don't know that those type of schools pay that much. Do they even pay enough to make it worthwhile having only 4 home games?

[achrist70]

Re: 2011 schedule

I don't know that those type of schools pay that much. Do they even pay enough to make it worthwhile having only 4 home games?

That is what I am trying to get at. I know money is tight, but I don't know if only having 4 home games is worth it.

[jegbomb52]

Re: 2011 schedule

This is the situation that we need, hold on to those two dates for another month or so. When May rolls around start looking for an FBS game, bend someone over and see what you can do, start high, look for a million, if you can't get it, see what people will be willing to pay, if an attractive offer doesn't come, get a slappy to come to the dome or set up another home and home. A 4 game home schedule is not ideal, however acceptable if your program can pocket $600,000 from an FBS game.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: 2011 schedule

Also, I'm not sure attendance will be that good for another St. Francis, etc. Sucks not to have 5-6 home games, but with the cuts we've been seeing, I would understand a second FBS game.

I don't think the Sun Belt is allowed to schedule FCS.

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 schedule

Eastern Washington has 4 home games this year...and only 3 of them are at their home stadium as they are playing a neutral site game as a "home game"

[BCPanther]

Re: 2011 schedule

Hate to say it, but four home games is going to become a regular occurrence...

[djb]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much could be get paid for playing a MAC team or Sun Belt team, FBS team with an above average chance of winning.

MSU going out to Oregon to take an **s kicking next year - reported to bring in $440K. This is after opening at Arkansas. They only have 4 home games scheduled. With more FCS teams having to schedule 2 FBS games to help budgets it is becoming a buyers market. Don't think you will see many payouts over $500k anymore.

[pantherfan72]

Re: 2011 schedule

thank you all!!!

[jegbomb52]

Re: 2011 schedule

MSU going out to Oregon to take an **s kicking next year - reported to bring in $440K. This is after opening at Arkansas. They only have 4 home games scheduled. With more FCS teams having to schedule 2 FBS games to help budgets it is becoming a buyers market. Don't think you will see many payouts over $500k anymore.

Not if you schedule them 18 months or more in advance. You have to leave the BCS team no choice but to pay you. With most BCS teams making tens of a millions of dollars in home games, they can't afford to not have one.