2011 schedule

[jegbomb52]

Re: 2011 schedule

TCU is looking for 2 september games. Would rather play them as opposed Ohio?

yes, hit them up for 3/4 a mil. See what they say.

[Trapped in California]

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BTW - apparently Cal is carting in the Presbyterian College Blue Hose (2-9 in 2010) for 2011 FB "matchup". Presbyterian College - 1200 students, Cal 814 scholarship athletes this year.

[Chitown Panther]

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depends on the economics.

for the MAC game (or any FBS game really), there is the paycheck, but you have to subtract travel costs and the fact that it is a road game (loss of ticket revenue, plus possibly alienating some of your fans by only having 4 home games in a season)

"patsy": yes, you have to pay them to come in, but you do get ticket revenue and the extra home game makes your fans/season ticket holders happier. Of course, if the only "patsy" you can afford to bring in is sub-Division I, you're also hurting your playoff chances right off the bat by having one less potential win (yes, the FBS game is likely a loss too, but there is a chance of winning, and that win would help when it comes to playoff selection)

Many are probably forgetting the last time we played OHIO and don't remember the nearest airport is 90 mins away....this game would make zero sense and TD would be dumb to take it....

[DownGoesKansas]

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Our athletic program can not afford to pass up 500K. A loss to TCU or somebody like that would be better than losing to Stephen f Austin again..

[TravelingPanther]

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Our athletic program can not afford to pass up 500K. A loss to TCU or somebody like that would be better than losing to Stephen f Austin again..

We might do both.

[JayJ79]

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Our athletic program can not afford to pass up 500K. A loss to TCU or somebody like that would be better than losing to Stephen f Austin again..

or losing to Lehigh.

[jnutt]

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or losing to Lehigh.

they were sponsored by UPS right?

[PantherHawk]

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The athletic department needs to look around the midwest for a good game. I don not understand why these Big 10 & Big 12 teams bring in Cal-Poly, Deleware State, Howard, and all these other teams from a long ways away. Why not schedule UNI, its close and they would probably be able to sell more tixs with a close game. I know they want the guaranteed win, but it sucks that UNI gets looked over for teams like these.

Our athletic Department needs to get on the phone and start contacting some of these teams and say we will play you in the pre-season! Play two games and take in something like 1.2mil would be nice!

[Herdman]

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Because they are afraid of losing to the likes of UNI and the short term affect on recruiting against their peers.

UNI has a legit shot at beating any of the 6, maybe even 5 through 12 of either the BTC or the B12.

[morrism0]

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Just released:

http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022311aaa.html

5 home games, including Nov. 12 against Southern Utah

[TravelingPanther]

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Wow, this schedule sucks. I know they did the best they can, but not being home until week 4?

Also, if SUU has continued their improvement, that is going to be a tough one.

[Panther AC]

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Iowa State is always an away game;
Return game at Stephen F. from last year;
Southern Utah couldn't play us the next weekend;
Now we are at Week 4-Can't do much about it;
Mo State only has 4 home games-all in the MVFC.

[unipanthers8907]

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The athletic department needs to look around the midwest for a good game. I don not understand why these Big 10 & Big 12 teams bring in Cal-Poly, Deleware State, Howard, and all these other teams from a long ways away. Why not schedule UNI, its close and they would probably be able to sell more tixs with a close game. I know they want the guaranteed win, but it sucks that UNI gets looked over for teams like these.

Our athletic Department needs to get on the phone and start contacting some of these teams and say we will play you in the pre-season! Play two games and take in something like 1.2mil would be nice!

I hate to go off subject and be nit-picky, but this has always been a pet peeve of mine. Why do people call non-conference games, pre-season. They aren't before the season starts? They are just non-conference.

That is all

[06panther10]

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Our schedule always sucks big time, and this year is no different. Going to be another uphill climb.

We always either: have no bye week, have only 5 home games, or go a month at a time without a home game.

And this year our two non-BCS out of conf games are against two tough FCS teams. Those games do nothing for us, and are a big risk to at-large playoff hopes. I don't understand why we can't get Drake-like teams on our home schedule. Are those teams really that unwilling to play us?

[Panther-Sheik]

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Awesome!! I can nit-pick the schedule but I will choose to be pumped that we got our 5th home game and that we don't start the season with an off-week! It would be nice to have a true home game in the first month, but Iowa State is almost as good as a home game for our group. I always love tailgating in cow-town. (JK Cy) It is a loaded schedule, but if we are going to be elite next year then we will have to prove it no matter what order they come in. Ohhhh...it is going to be a looooong spring and summer til UNI football.