Future Schedules

[OnMcleod9]

I was trying to figure out the 2019 schedule for some things I am planning for next fall. We have posted our non-conference schedule and NDSU, SDSU, South Dakota, and Illinois State have posted their full schedule. I guessed the other dates based on home and away, assuming we or another MVFC wouldn't be away for the final two weeks of the year and we wouldn't play three weeks in a row on the road. Can someone double check me to see if this makes sense? I included the link of the site I used for most of the research.

8/31 - at Iowa State
9/7 - Southern Utah
9/14 - BYE
9/21 - Idaho State
9/28 - at Weber State
10/5 - Youngstown State (not for sure)
10/12 - at NDSU
10/19 - South Dakota
10/26 - at Missouri State (not for sure)
11/2 - at Illinois State
11/9 - Indiana State (not for sure)
11/16 - at SDSU
11/23 - Western Illinois (not for sure)

[vbfan19]

then in 2020, I believe North Dakota is joining the conference, which will mean that most years (or perhaps all), UNI will be playing 4 Dakota schools and will have two of the eastern/southern schools off the schedule each season.

[BCPanther]

That schedule is correct for next year.

['70 Grad]

So the calendar has come around to a 12 game schedule again next year?

[OnMcleod9]

then in 2020, I believe North Dakota is joining the conference, which will mean that most years (or perhaps all), UNI will be playing 4 Dakota schools and will have two of the eastern/southern schools off the schedule each season.

Will the Dakota schools ever rotate off of our schedule? Was this negotiated when South Dakota joined?

Side question: Why does it not allow me to post unless I have a valid URL attached?

[clenz]

Will the Dakota schools ever rotate off of our schedule? Was this negotiated when South Dakota joined?

Side question: Why does it not allow me to post unless I have a valid URL attached?

Basically

Patty V has come out and said that rivalries will be protected first (meaning all Dakota schools will always play each other) and geography a close second - meaning Illinois schools and ISUb together.

That leaves MSU UNI YSU as the left overs. YSU gets the east side.

Patty V also lumped UNI into the Dakotas at one point.

MSU is a fight and no super strong rivalry no matter what geo print they play so they’ll be the main rotation.

She also said there is a relatively active discussion finding a 12th - she called 11 not a realistic option moving forward.

Reading between the lines with everything and Murray State looks like the 12. Meaning it will go full geo split with MSU, UNI and the Dakotas on one side with 1 protected rivalry and 2 rotating.

[BCPanther]

And with our luck, Illinois State will be our 'protected' crossover so we'll get all 4 Dakotas and Illinois State every year. Not that I'm terribly worried about UND being all that competitive.

[vbfan19]

And with our luck, Illinois State will be our 'protected' crossover so we'll get all 4 Dakotas and Illinois State every year. Not that I'm terribly worried about UND being all that competitive.

UNI wasn't terribly worried about UND being all that competitive when we played them as a D2 in 2006...

[uni1988]

I remember that game. The 2005 Championship runner up banner fell to the floor.

[ronfitch]

Side question: Why does it not allow me to post unless I have a valid URL attached?

Post this to the Updated PantherNation Sticky in the PantherNation Off-Topic Lounge:

https://www.panthernation.com/forum/panther-nation/panther-nation-off-topic-lounge/670261-updated-panther-nation

The admin will see it there.

[SteinPizza]

And with our luck, Illinois State will be our 'protected' crossover so we'll get all 4 Dakotas and Illinois State every year. Not that I'm terribly worried about UND being all that competitive.

I’ve read a couple of articles about FCS and below level players being most touted by NFL scouts. UND had two on that list of around 30 or so guys. That’s roughly as many as NDSU, and two more than UNI. It may be a one-off fluke, but they can obviously pull in players capable of being in the conversation. I wouldn’t take them too lightly.

[clenz]

We we're praying for 6 game games in a 12 game season .

Meanwhile broke ass, don't give a flying f about football, manages 7 .


Why do we continue to buy our atheltic departments lies about 6 games in an 11 game season and 7 in a 12 game season being comoletely unreasonable to do?


Holy crap I'm well beyond annoyed at this point over it. This just exemplifies how bad our schedule making has been .

[clenz]

At this point it no longer is just "it's ndsu so we can't compare football resoueces"

It's damn Indiana State at this point.

[GonzoCat]

Ourbathtix? Are you dictating these posts to an AI?

[vbfan19]

At this point it no longer is just "it's ndsu so we can't compare football resoueces"

It's damn Indiana State at this point.

of course, ,they will follow up the 7 home game season with 5 (or possibly only 4) home games in '20 and '21