New Valley Team (to replace Crayton)

[Chitown Panther]

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Just found interesting how more money the Mac pulls than the Mac

http://businessofcollegesports.com/2...march-madness/

[DownGoesKansas]

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Just found interesting how more money the Mac pulls than the Mac

http://businessofcollegesports.com/2...march-madness/

The MAC is an overall joke of a conference, from playing Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday Night football games in stadiums that are 20% full all year just to be on ESPN to having an awful basketball conference.

[TH1974]

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The MAC is an overall joke of a conference, from playing Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday Night football games in stadiums that are 20% full all year just to be on ESPN to having an awful basketball conference.

GET ON THE HORN, TROY!!!l!! WE NEED IN!!!

[UNIChippewa]

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The MAC is an overall joke of a conference, from playing Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday Night football games in stadiums that are 20% full all year just to be on ESPN to having an awful basketball conference.

I feel compelled to defend the MAC here a bit; I got my Master's from a member institution (Central Michigan, hence the Chippewa in my handle).

The football side needs to have those games during weekday nights in order to get some publicity they wouldn't otherwise get during the BCS-dominated fall weekends, and while it isn't a BCS conference the level and quality of football isn't bad either. Don't forget that Northern Illinois played in the Orange Bowl last season (and yes, I do know it was a controversial choice). Besides, I don't know that anyone affiliated with UNI should be making fun of bad attendance figures.

As for basketball, don't forget that the same Ohio team that kicked our a$$ a couple of seasons ago in the McLeod made it to the Sweet 16 that season and was one missed shot away from the Elite 8. I think Akron could have make a mini-run this season if they hadn't had to play VCU without their drug dealer of a point guard.

Now, I don't think that we are a natural fit for the MAC. I think we would be competitive in both football and basketball, but it's just a bit outside our geographic footprint and staying with the MVC is much more natural for us.

[DownGoesKansas]

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I feel compelled to defend the MAC here a bit; I got my Master's from a member institution (Central Michigan, hence the Chippewa in my handle).

The football side needs to have those games during weekday nights in order to get some publicity they wouldn't otherwise get during the BCS-dominated fall weekends, and while it isn't a BCS conference the level and quality of football isn't bad either. Don't forget that Northern Illinois played in the Orange Bowl last season (and yes, I do know it was a controversial choice). Besides, I don't know that anyone affiliated with UNI should be making fun of bad attendance figures.

As for basketball, don't forget that the same Ohio team that kicked our a$$ a couple of seasons ago in the McLeod made it to the Sweet 16 that season and was one missed shot away from the Elite 8. I think Akron could have make a mini-run this season if they hadn't had to play VCU without their drug dealer of a point guard.

Now, I don't think that we are a natural fit for the MAC. I think we would be competitive in both football and basketball, but it's just a bit outside our geographic footprint and staying with the MVC is much more natural for us.

It is just not a situation I think would be good for UNI athletics, that is all I was saying.

Correct me if I am wrong but I think the last time the MAC has had multiple bids is 1999?

[UNIChippewa]

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It is just not a situation I think would be good for UNI athletics, that is all I was saying.

Correct me if I am wrong but I think the last time the MAC has had multiple bids is 1999?

Oh, I totally agree with you on the first part.

I think you might be right on the multiple bid question. The MAC is a step below the MVC in basketball, although over the years the MAC has had some really good individual teams that have done well in the tournament (Kent State making the Elite 8 back in '02, my own Central Michigan Chippewas beating Kyle Korver and Creighton back in '03, Ohio last season).

[Newsbreaker]

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A move to the MAC is a survival mechanism. Don't waste your time discussing it in any other context.

[williebat]

A move to the MAC is a survival mechanism. Don't waste your time discussing it in any other context.

It is a football survival scenario.

[run&blade]

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Weekday football games at home...yuck!

[Codytwo]

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Weekday football games at home...yuck!

We've done it before. I remember a few Thursday night games in the UNI-Dome when I was in school.

[run&blade]

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Had a Thursday game a few years ago. Instead of tailgating it was Mcdonald's.

[achrist70]

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I loved the Thursday night games I was done with class by 1215 started tailgating and Thursdays are the weekend anyway so it was the hill after the game

[JayJ79]

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weren't most of those thurs. games in the first week of the season?

[Panther'73]

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weren't most of those thurs. games in the first week of the season?

Usually the Thursday games were right before Labor Day weekend - hoping to get students to games before leaving for 3 day weekends...

[lakesbison]

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The MAC is an overall joke of a conference, from playing Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday Night football games in stadiums that are 20% full all year just to be on ESPN to having an awful basketball conference.

Oh shut up maybe 2-3 games are weekday a yearbon ESPN quit whining