Future Schedules

[Blue42]

Somebody might want to give Brewster some history on Korey Stringer and the Vikings training camp fiasco from a few years ago.

If Brewster pushes these guys by humiliating them, and someone overheats and gets seriously ill or worse, his stay in Minnesota may be short (see Mike Tice).

[Matt Trump]

Somebody might want to give Brewster some history on Korey Stringer and the Vikings training camp fiasco from a few years ago.

If Brewster pushes these guys by humiliating them, and someone overheats and gets seriously ill or worse, his stay in Minnesota may be short (see Mike Tice).

Tice wasn't the head coach when Stringer passed away.

New coaches always come in and work the guys to the extreme to prove their point. Farley's first 2 a days in 2001 were the worst 3 weeks of my life...

[DomeRanger Posse]

I have it from a friend who keeps up-to-date on the Cyclones that when they had their first practice last week, Chizik didn't like the intensity that they were practicing with, so 15 minutes into the first practice he stopped everything, chewed them all out, and started practice over again from the very beginning.

[Mountain Panther]

I have it from a friend who keeps up-to-date on the Cyclones that when they had their first practice last week, Chizik didn't like the intensity that they were practicing with, so 15 minutes into the first practice he stopped everything, chewed them all out, and started practice over again from the very beginning.

I wouldn't be very intense either if I had to play their schedule.

[Matt Trump]

I have it from a friend who keeps up-to-date on the Cyclones that when they had their first practice last week, Chizik didn't like the intensity that they were practicing with, so 15 minutes into the first practice he stopped everything, chewed them all out, and started practice over again from the very beginning.

Farley's been known to do that as well.

[Blue42]

Tice wasn't the head coach when Stringer passed away.

New coaches always come in and work the guys to the extreme to prove their point. Farley's first 2 a days in 2001 were the worst 3 weeks of my life...

I'm sure Brewster's not doing anything that most or all college and pro coaches do. But he might want to tone down the rhetoric and the props like the surrender flag given he's in a market where a Pro Bowl quality player was ridiculed by the position coach one day and ran himself to death the next.

[Matt Trump]

Also, the NCAA has placed more restrictions on practices during summer camp. Traditional 2-a-days are a thing of the past. They now only have 1 hard practice a day.

[jegbomb52]

I have a great idea for a new schedule,

D-II, thursday night at home, a garaunteed win D-II like Upper Iowa, home, every year.

Drake, or another non scholly at home, every year.

Money Game

8 Conference games.

Simple as that. Two home garaunteed wins and a possibly winable money game like Minnesota or Iowa State. Play 6-2 in the conference every year and we are in. Maybe not in the late nineties with Dunbar but now that we are back on the map we go 8-3 we are in!

[panther2317]

I like that. Upper Iowa would love that. Drake would be 'ok' with it (I think they'd like the ticket revenue every other year when UNI fans dominate their stadium). But I think that would be ok. Keeps some good regional rivalries and let's us be at least 2-1 heading into conference play (in theory) every year.

[jegbomb52]

Have you ever noticed that Drake plays Division 3 teams every year but for some reason they won't play anyone in the state of Iowa? Thats because they don't want people to associate Drake with Division 3 football. We go out, beat Iowa State, finally open some eyes in this state and now we are being reduced to playing at Drake two weeks later. Who does that put us closer to in peoples eyes? Drake? or Iowa State? We are above, thats right, I said it, above playing at Drake. Especially when we now for some reason can bring in 15,000 against a sure win at home. I garuantee you we will not bring in that much money playing at Drake!

[JD720]

Have you ever noticed that Drake plays Division 3 teams every year but for some reason they won't play anyone in the state of Iowa? Thats because they don't want people to associate Drake with Division 3 football. We go out, beat Iowa State, finally open some eyes in this state and now we are being reduced to playing at Drake two weeks later. Who does that put us closer to in peoples eyes? Drake? or Iowa State? We are above, thats right, I said it, above playing at Drake. Especially when we now for some reason can bring in 15,000 against a sure win at home. I garuantee you we will not bring in that much money playing at Drake!

I would guess that we give Drake their largest crowd of the year BY FAR. Hopefully we are appropriately compensated for it.

Normally I would agree that we shouldn't play on the road against a non scholly team. However, considering the quality of the stadium and the number of UNI alums in Central Iowa (me included), I like the game. Hopefully there will be a good turnout.

[jegbomb52]

Also living in Central Iowa it is nice to be able to drive down the road and watch the Panthers. I just feel that the cons out weigh the pros when it comes to playing AT Drake. No big deal, it is a simply a matter of opinion.

[JayJ79]

jeg, I'm confused.
you seem to be arguing both sides of playing Drake.

[jegbomb52]

There, I edited for you. It confused me to after reading it.

[JD720]

Also living in Central Iowa it is nice to be able to drive down the road and watch the Panthers. I just feel that the cons out weigh the pros when it comes to playing AT Drake. No big deal, it is a simply a matter of opinion.

I think I'm moving to your side on this one. This morning Drake's AD was on the radio and said they only had 4,500 tickets sold so far and it sounds like they would be thrilled to get 10k. That's a disappointment. They had about 10k last year, but I expected more on a Saturday, especially with Iowa and ISU on the road. If they can't fill up the stadium, our payout probability isn't that great.