star2city Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 From the Mankato Website, the first NCC schedule has been released. No surprise that the UND-Mankato game is at the Alerus. Having both Northern Iowa and Upper Iowa on their schedule is an eye-opener, but then MSU probably has no illusions about getting in the playoffs as those two games will kill their point ratings. They've also been loading up on JC transfers, based on another of their releases. 2004 Minnesota State Footall Schedule Date Opponent Time Location Aug. 25 Bemidji State 6:30 p.m. Mankato, Minn. Sept. 4 Oklahoma Panhandle State TBA Goodwell, Okla. Sept. 11 Northern Iowa TBA Cedar Falls, Iowa Sept. 18 Concordia (St. Paul) 6:30 p.m. Mankato, Minn. Sept. 25 St. Cloud State* 1:00 p.m. St. Cloud, Minn. Oct. 2 Minnesota Duluth* 6:00 p.m. Duluth, Minn. Oct. 9 South Dakota!* 1:00 p.m. Mankato, Minn. Oct. 16 Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. Mankato, Minn. Oct. 23 North Dakota* TBA Grand Forks, N.D. Oct. 30 Augustana* 1:00 p.m. Mankato, Minn. Nov. 6 Nebrasaka-Omaha* Noon Mankato, Minn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Sept. 11 Northern Iowa TBA Cedar Falls, Iowa The phrase, "body bag game", comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightin'su Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 If we got equal or greater play-off "points" for playing a d1aa team i would LOVE to see the Soiux play the likes of n. iowa, ndsu, sdsu, n. colorado, etc. every year. But every year the goals are the same, in order 1) win the ncc 2) make the play-offs 3) be nat. champs . If playing only d2 teams increases our play-off chances then that becomes the only logical path to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisonfan1234 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 In either case, Mankato sure isn't scared to play the big boys (D1-AA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corella Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 In either case, Mankato sure isn't scared to play the big boys (D1-AA). You're wrong, they have nothing to lose. And don't ever call IAA the "big boys" again, the big boys are in IA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonMav Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 You're wrong, they have nothing to lose. And don't ever call IAA the "big boys" again, the big boys are in IA. He didn't call IAA the big boys, he call D1-AA the big boys, whoever they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corella Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 He didn't call IAA the big boys, he call D1-AA the big boys, whoever they are? Good point, Bison fans should at the very least learn that it isn't 1AA, it is IAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonMav Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Actually I-AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisonfan1234 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Actually, I is the roman numeral 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonMav Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Actually, I is the roman numeral 1. Ok, I'll admit that nomenclature is a pet peeve of mine (surprise). The NCAA (not nCaA) specifically voted for roman numerals and proper respect is shown by typing it correctly...I-AA. Bison I II III IV This is from the person that runs the I-AA site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 My thoughts when I saw a MSU-Mankato @ UNI game: UNI got a "cheap date" (low guarantee, a home game, and nearby MSU-M fans that may travel to Waterloo/Cedar Falls for the game). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSiouxFan Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Any ideas when UND's schedule will be released? I'm anxious to see if/how much the schedule has improved over last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 It was hoped that UND could release their schedule before recruiting was complete as it should be quite appealing and could entice a couple of key recruits to come our way. However, it appears that we haven't been able to finalize a few issues. Hopefully, it will be soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend334 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 heard UND will have 8 home games next year??? anyone else hear that???// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I am the one who started the "rumor" here that we may have as many as 8 home games. It appears that we have 7 for sure and we are working on an 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I am the one who started the "rumor" here that we may have as many as 8 home games. It appears that we have 7 for sure and we are working on an 8th. UND Fan: Does that mean that among Delta State, Ferris St. and Kutztown St. (the teams you had mentioned in an earlier post), there are confirmed games with two of them, and negotiations are ongoing with the other team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisonfan1234 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 My thoughts when I saw a MSU-Mankato @ UNI game: UNI got a "cheap date" (low guarantee, a home game, and nearby MSU-M fans that may travel to Waterloo/Cedar Falls for the game). Nearby? 3.5 hours from Mankato to Cedar Falls. I guess Minneapolis is nearby Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Nearby? 3.5 hours from Mankato to Cedar Falls. I guess Minneapolis is nearby Fargo. In terms of fan willingness to travel for a sporting event, Minneapolis is incredibly near Fargo. A lot of Sioux fans travel from Grand Forks to Minneapolis, St Cloud, and Mankato for games. Far fewer travel to Houghton or Denver. Personally, I consider a 3 hour drive a trivial trip to watch a sporting event that I want to see. When it starts to break 5-6, then it's something I have to plan for because it probably involves a little more formal time off work, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 My thoughts when I saw a MSU-Mankato @ UNI game: UNI got a "cheap date" (low guarantee, a home game, and nearby MSU-M fans that may travel to Waterloo/Cedar Falls for the game). MSU-M has football fans hopefully they don't start a riot when they lose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Nearby? 3.5 hours from Mankato to Cedar Falls. I guess Minneapolis is nearby Fargo. Mankato to Cedar Falls - 194 miles Fargo to Brookings - 190 miles Gee, that's "travel partner" distance so it must be "nearby." And talking "distance", two other DI-AAs just so "1234" understands "nearby": Fargo to Cedar Falls (UNI) - 450 miles Fargo to Missoula (UMontana) - 950 miles That ain't "nearby." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisonfan1234 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 My def of nearby is 30 mins. That's me, it differs person to person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 My def of nearby is 30 mins. That's me, it differs person to person. Well, that definition pretty much precludes fans attending ANY road games, so is not particularly germane to the discussion about schools trying to schedule "nearby" road games. In large cities, home games probably wouldn't even be "nearby", by that definition. Back on topic, here's USD. It's not particularly impressive: Aug 28 Â at Truman State (Stokes Stadium, Kirksville, Mo.) Â TBA Sep 4 Â Peru State (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) Â TBA Sep 11 Â Minnesota State, Moorhead (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) Â TBA Sep 18 Â Wisconsin-LaCrosse (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) Â TBA Sep 25 Â at Nebraska-Omaha * (Al F. Caniglia Field, Omaha, Neb.) Â TBA Oct 2 Â Augustana * (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) (Dakota Days) Â 2 p.m. Oct 9 Â at Minnesota State, Mankato (Blakslee Stadium, Mankato, Minn.) Â TBA Oct 16 Â St. Cloud State (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) Â TBA Oct 22 Â at Upper Iowa (Eischeid Stadium, Fayette, Iowa) Â TBA Oct 30 Â Minnesota-Duluth (DakotaDome, Vermillion, S.D.) Â TBA Nov 6 Â at North Dakota (Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D.) Â TBA[/code] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 92,96 - My understanding was that the Delta State and Ferris State games were just about finalized and negotiations were continuing with Kutztown. Again, my source was a pretty good one but until the contracts are signed, you never know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 Even any remote chance that USD had for the playoff's is being blown by the games with DivIII Wis-LaCrosse and provisional Div II Upper Iowa. Apparently, NCC vs Great Northwest games do not start until 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonguy Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Even any remote chance that USD had for the playoff's is being blown by the games with DivIII Wis-LaCrosse and provisional Div II Upper Iowa. Apparently, NCC vs Great Northwest games do not start until 2005. I highly doubt playing an NAIA school (Peru State) would help their chances, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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