2016 Schedule Released

[ronfitch]

Sept. 3 at Iowa State
Sept. 10 Montana
Sept. 17 at Eastern Washington
Oct. 1 Southern Illinois* (Homecoming)
Oct. 8 at South Dakota*
Oct. 15 at Youngstown State*
Oct. 22 Missouri State* (Family Weekend)
Oct. 29 North Dakota State*
Nov. 5 at Indiana State*
Nov. 12 at Western Illinois*
Nov. 19 South Dakota State* (Senior Day)

source (1/14/16):

http://unipanthers.com/news/2016/1/14/FB_0114162336.aspx

Nice early preview:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/uni-attractive-2016-schedule-175039197--ncaaf.html

[BCPanther]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

Still didn't fix the home/road issues. Still have 2 of first 3 league games on the road.

2017's home schedule is HORRIFIC. Cal Poly, USD, YSU, InSU, WIU. Awful.

[95UNIGRAD]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

We play two games in a row at home next year ONCE. We play two in a row on the road twice. 4 of the first 6 on the road (sigh). What is with the scheduling gods? Run by someone who wants to wear us out before the bulk of the conference play starts?

[enkamania]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

Will be at the Eastern Washington game

[BCPanther]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

We play two games in a row at home next year ONCE. We play two in a row on the road twice. 4 of the first 6 on the road (sigh). What is with the scheduling gods? Run by someone who wants to wear us out before the bulk of the conference play starts?

A few things.

1) For some reason we refuse to buy wins and will always play two of our OOC games on the road. The gate from the buy game would easily cover the expense of the guarantee.

2) The league has a hard on for everybody playing 8 consecutive weeks so we're forced into a bye week in September each year when we've got nice weather and would draw good crowds.

3) The Dome is not available for the second to last week every year, so they aren't going to make us play the last two weeks on the road and we have to finish away-home every year.

4) I believe we're punished for playing indoors, as is NDSU, because the league knows they can play here without any weather issues in late October and November.

5) The league is on a two year schedule rotation and, for the life of me, I can't figure out why year one and year two are so drastically different. I get if a game or two is shifted, but they're radically different from year one to year two.

6) Has to be a first that we played our last league game at home against SIU last year and we'll turn around and play them for our first league home game next year. Why they didn't give us back to back trips to SDSU or NDSU to try to balance the schedule going forward is beyond me. Oh wait, its not, heaven forbid the eastern schools have to get on a plane and head west an extra time.

[Cannic88]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

don't we control our own OOC scheduling...

[vbfan19]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

1) For some reason we refuse to buy wins and will always play two of our OOC games on the road. The gate from the buy game would easily cover the expense of the guarantee.

2) The league has a hard on for everybody playing 8 consecutive weeks so we're forced into a bye week in September each year when we've got nice weather and would draw good crowds.

1) seems to me that when UNI used to buy home games, people always complained because they weren't "quality opponents".

2) conference games can be moved to a different date if both teams agree to it (and the league office is notified), so if UNI really wanted a later bye week, they would have to get in contact with one of their scheduled opponents to see if anyone would be willing to move that game up to late September. So it isn't really FORCED. (or at least that was the case a few years ago. I suppose they could have changed it).

[BCPanther]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

1) seems to me that when UNI used to buy home games, people always complained because they weren't "quality opponents".

2) conference games can be moved to a different date if both teams agree to it (and the league office is notified), so if UNI really wanted a later bye week, they would have to get in contact with one of their scheduled opponents to see if anyone would be willing to move that game up to late September. So it isn't really FORCED. (or at least that was the case a few years ago. I suppose they could have changed it).

1) The landscape has changed. I want to get byes and play home games in the playoffs. The committee has shown over and over all they care about is a big number in the win column. Let's buy games and win 9 or 10 and spend December at home.


2) "Hey South Dakota, would you like to open your league schedule with UNI instead?" *click "Hello? Hello?"

[Panther100]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

I would rather go back to the 6 home 6 away schedule. An extra non conference game gives us more national experience to prepare for the playoffs.

[claw]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

I would rather go back to the 6 home 6 away schedule. An extra non conference game gives us more national experience to prepare for the playoffs.

Can't just happen like that.

[Panther100]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

Can't just happen like that.

Understood.

[PantherFan]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

Understood.

Why does FBS get 12 games but FCS only gets 11 in most years?

[claw]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

Why does FBS get 12 games but FCS only gets 11 in most years?

Not 100% sure, but would guess it's due to number of playoff rounds and how many weeks are post Labor day.

[vbfan19]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

1) The landscape has changed. I want to get byes and play home games in the playoffs. The committee has shown over and over all they care about is a big number in the win column. Let's buy games and win 9 or 10 and spend December at home.


2) "Hey South Dakota, would you like to open your league schedule with UNI instead?" *click "Hello? Hello?"

UNI hasn't really had trouble winning non-conference games (against FCS opponents), even on the road.

The last time the Panthers lost a regular season non-conference FCS game was back in 2010, at home against Stephen F. Austin. (and the last time they lost a regular season non-conference FCS game on the road was way back in 1997).

Yes, they've lost FBS games, but they will always have to have those games to bring in money (as long as they are available)

[Mudrafan]

Re: 2016 Schedule Released

don't we control our own OOC scheduling...

No...the board of regents do....meaning...we have to ask them for $ so we basically have to play on the road early to get big checks. If they were more understanding then we could play a normal schedule.