2011 schedule

[achrist70]

Re: 2011 schedule

I don't mind the schedule at all, the majority of the home games are towards the end of the season which is when things really start to heat up, and I blame the conference for giving us the second to last week bye (we chose to take a different bye week) but personally I think it is better than last year.

[Trapped in California]

Re: 2011 schedule

2011's schedule is about 100x better than that mess from last year? No real bye week, open with a conference game? WTF?

And before anyone *****es about only having 5 home games, MSU has 4 home games, and games against Oregon & Arkansas.

[Pantherpower]

Re: 2011 schedule

2011's schedule is about 100x better than that mess from last year? No real bye week, open with a conference game? WTF?

And before anyone *****es about only having 5 home games, MSU has 4 home games, and games against Oregon & Arkansas.

And with those two BCS schools are that much closer to balancing their books for football than we are.

[Trapped in California]

Re: 2011 schedule

They are building up funds to look for a new HC soon. If TA posts a winning record after this season, he's MVFC coach of the year.

[Luckycat]

Re: 2011 schedule

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!

And what in the world makes you think this is not already being done. I know for a fact that our staff makes countless calls to teams all around the country to try to find a willing opponent. It's a very tough job.

[Trapped in California]

Re: 2011 schedule

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!

FYI - MSU is not getting $1.2 M (not saying your were referencing them), but $835 K (gross) for playing Arkansas & Oregon per this published report. That's not much more taht ISU or Iowa have paid us in the past, with much lower expenses.

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: 2011 schedule

FYI - MSU is not getting $1.2 M (not saying your were referencing them), but $835 K (gross) for playing Arkansas & Oregon per this published report. That's not much more taht ISU or Iowa have paid us in the past, with much lower expenses.

This is it right here. The Iowa and ISU games are very good deals for us considering the exposure in the state and and relatively "cheap" travel costs. I bet you we net more from instate games then they do from either of those...especially Oregon.

[Mountain Panther]

Re: 2011 schedule

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.

Every year at this time we complain about how the upcoming schedule sucks.

[BisoninNWMN]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much does UNI get from the Cyclone/Hawkeye games? 400-500K?

NDSU has never had anything close to that for a FBS game.....I think the Kansas game last year was 200-300K.....might be wrong though.

Does UNI need to schedule another FBS game? Having another home game as opposed to traveling to another FBS school....unless it is a regional game would seem to be "normal" for UNI....

[Chitown Panther]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much does UNI get from the Cyclone/Hawkeye games? 400-500K?

NDSU has never had anything close to that for a FBS game.....I think the Kansas game last year was 200-300K.....might be wrong though.

Does UNI need to schedule another FBS game? Having another home game as opposed to traveling to another FBS school....unless it is a regional game would seem to be "normal" for UNI....

Iowa doesn't have reciproscity or whatever the Dakotas/Minn/Wisky have....

Our out of state scholarships have a greater financial drag....

[FOTY]

Re: 2011 schedule

How much does UNI get from the Cyclone/Hawkeye games? 400-500K?

Our UI/ISU schedule through 2017:
2010, Iowa State, $300,000
2011, Iowa State, $300,000
2012, Iowa, $500,000
2013, Iowa State, $350,000
2014, Iowa, $550,000
2015, Iowa State, $350,000
2016, Iowa State, $400,000*
2017, Iowa State, $400,000*

*-Or 20 percent of net ticket receipts, whichever is greater, for ISU games in 2016 and 2017.

I believe that in 2012 we will be attempting to schedule a second FBS game. That is something that hasn't been done with any regularity.