Future Schedules

[casbern]

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Adversity... over come it.

still fun to b*tch about though.

[GonzoCat]

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I don't have a problem with the schedule because UNI football is my top priority in the fall. I could care less when the other state schools play each other or any other teams.

[Trapped in California]

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UNI vs CAA (or YSU for that matter) - how many non-conference FCS programs are within a 4-6 hour radius via a bus ride?

UNI vs MT - MT charges $196 for 6 game season tickets, if you can get them, x 25,000. Then bring in $4 M per year for FB. That's why they can get people to fly in. We get 13,000 (if that) x $20.

Butts in the seats or geographical proximity cure many of the schedulign issues.

[ubuntuCAT]

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lol UNI season tix are less than half the price of Montana.... wow

[Trapped in California]

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The MT season is for 6 games = $32 & change

[ubuntuCAT]

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Yeah I realize we have one less game was only talking season price ($89 vs. $196) But now that I think about it $89 is the PSC price so should be $99 vs. $196

[Trapped in California]

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No problem - people are b!tch!n about $20 seats. $30 to entertain a 7 year old for 3-5 hours ---- where's the signup sheet?

[Panther-Sheik]

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Then why the hell can't we have a little more leverage and power over our schedule? There are plently of great FCS programs that have 6-7 home games every season, and never have these ridiculous problems with their schedules. Why are we going to USD? We should just tell them to screw off and come play us in CF again this year like every other FCS power would do.

UNI vs CAA (or YSU for that matter) - how many non-conference FCS programs are within a 4-6 hour radius via a bus ride?

UNI vs MT - MT charges $196 for 6 game season tickets, if you can get them, x 25,000. Then bring in $4 M per year for FB. That's why they can get people to fly in. We get 13,000 (if that) x $20.

Butts in the seats or geographical proximity cure many of the schedulign issues.

This is it in 1000 words or less. I don't think that MT or App. St. have any more "leverage" than we do, but they do have more $$ to buy out the return trip. It is also advantageous to do so in most cases for them because of the home game gate. At 25,000 attendance and using a simple assumption, they bring in $800,000 in tickets for a home game (before concessions, parking, etc). At 15,000 attendance, UNI brings in less than $300,000 before concessions (+/- extra $100 and no parking fees). You can see why teams like MT can play more home games and why more teams are willing to play MT if they are just going to get a buyout when push comes to shove. We may have an "elite" win / loss record, but our football attendance and revenue are not in that category. As an aside, I think NDSU is also having trouble filling out their schedule this year. Last I heard they were still at 10 games scheduled and trying to get an 11th (6th home) game.

[UNI83]

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This is it in 1000 words or less. I don't think that MT or App. St. have any more "leverage" than we do, but they do have more $$ to buy out the return trip. It is also advantageous to do so in most cases for them because of the home game gate. At 25,000 attendance and using a simple assumption, they bring in $800,000 in tickets for a home game (before concessions, parking, etc). At 15,000 attendance, UNI brings in less than $300,000 before concessions (+/- extra $100 and no parking fees). You can see why teams like MT can play more home games and why more teams are willing to play MT if they are just going to get a buyout when push comes to shove. We may have an "elite" win / loss record, but our football attendance and revenue are not in that category. As an aside, I think NDSU is also having trouble filling out their schedule this year. Last I heard they were still at 10 games scheduled and trying to get an 11th (6th home) game.

They got an 11th game the other day with Morgan State at home.

[BCPanther]

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I don't have a problem with the schedule because UNI football is my top priority in the fall. I could care less when the other state schools play each other or any other teams.

We are in agreement on a personal level here, but with the financial situation being what it is right now we have to capitalize on every opportunity to make money.

Trying to go head-to-head with an Iowa-Iowa State game is just not something we can afford to do.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I think we need to see about altering our game time due to the ISU / Iowa game, but it looks like the league set the date so there is little we could do about that. For those of us who will be at the game, we will just need to be sure to be extra loud and proud.

[PurpleCatFan]

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An Iowa/ Iowa State game has never stopped me from attending a home UNI game and I don't plan on it being any different this year. We will be in our four seats cheering on the Panthers in a very important game.

[BCPanther]

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The problem is that all of us on this board will go to the UNI game no matter what, but 500 of us don't fill the Dome.

The time HAS to be pushed back so that at least we don't lose gate money and butts in seats to those that have no intention of going to Iowa City and just plan to sit on the couch and watch the game...

I think 7:30 would be perfect personally. The other game will be over at 6:00ish, it gives people time to get in the cars and get to the Dome.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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What BC said...we will all be there. It's the casual fans that UNI loses when the Iowa/ISU game is being played at the same time that affects the gait. It's just one more excuse for fans to stay at home and not come to the Dome.

BC, I disagree with you on the 7:30PM start. I just don't know how many folks UNI brings in for games that go down to Iowa City in the first place. If the game starts at 6:30 though, two things could happen. 1.) KWWL could pick it up as the Notre Dame game would be over by then. 2.) The casual fans that want to watch the Iowa/ISU game can still do so, and then come to the Dome to catch the kickoff. That seems like a good idea to begin with.

[Newsbreaker]

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What BC said...we will all be there. It's the casual fans that UNI loses when the Iowa/ISU game is being played at the same time that affects the gait. It's just one more excuse for fans to stay at home and not come to the Dome.

BC, I disagree with you on the 7:30PM start. I just don't know how many folks UNI brings in for games that go down to Iowa City in the first place. If the game starts at 6:30 though, two things could happen. 1.) KWWL could pick it up as the Notre Dame game would be over by then. 2.) The casual fans that want to watch the Iowa/ISU game can still do so, and then come to the Dome to catch the kickoff. That seems like a good idea to begin with.

I agree partially...7pm would be ideal. It's perfect time for KWWL and is plenty of time for people to scrape themselves off the couch and get to the dome.

What you don't want is a long Iowa/ISU game ending after 6pm and people looking at the clock and deciding they couldn't get to their seats by 6:30 anyway.

I will be stunned if this game isn't pushed back to evening, but UNI has never failed to get me up and out of my seat before!