Why don't we drop UNI

**CloneAbuse** · 09-04-2011, 11:45 AM

Let's just drop the UNI FB game....

not because of the competition on the field, lord knows they come to play, but simply for the one reason....

I'm sick of dealing with Iowa fans two different weeks during the season, and now it's back-to-back weeks! Every UNI fan is an Iowa fan and every Iowa fan becomes a UNI fan when we play them...

**alarson** · 09-04-2011, 11:49 AM

Im no fan of playing them, but its one of our best selling tickets, so its not going away soon.

**CysRage** · 09-04-2011, 11:50 AM

I don't think we play them next year.

**Cyclonz** · 09-04-2011, 11:51 AM

Too big a gate to not play them. We just need to learn to come out and pound them early and give them no life.

**cyclone83** · 09-04-2011, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

Im no fan of playing them, but its one of our best selling tickets, so its not going away soon.

Aren't our top three gates against UNI? If we would had played Tennesse Tech we would have been lucky to draw 45,000.

**JD720** · 09-04-2011, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by CysRage

I don't think we play them next year.

Correct,the game is currently scheduled for 2014, 16, 17, and 18.

**jdoggivjc** · 09-04-2011, 11:54 AM

As outright opposed as I have been about dropping Iowa, strangely enough I'm not that opposed to dropping UNI permanently (or at least not playing them 2 out of 3 years). If the goal is to schedule an FCS team to play a "warm-up" game before the season, why play an FCS team such as UNI that is better than a lot of FBS teams out there?

**ISUCyclone06** · 09-04-2011, 11:54 AM

I disagree completely with the OP. In-State games are great, I love the rivalry and there are just as many UNI fans that wish us the best of luck against Iowa.

**jdoggivjc** · 09-04-2011, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by cyclone83

Aren't our top three gates against UNI? If we would had played Tennesse Tech we would have been lucky to draw 45,000.

I don't know - what were the gate totals for NDSU and SDSU (keeping in mind those were Thursday night games)?

I'd like to see ISU schedule WIU, EIU (E. Illinois, not Iowa

), SIU, Missouri St, etc.

**huntt26** · 09-04-2011, 11:55 AM

LOL this thread is funny.

Correct, next year we do not play UNI. Instead, UNI plays Iowa and Wisconsin.

**JD720** · 09-04-2011, 11:55 AM

I think technically "gate" means money, so the gates are likely bigger against Iowa, but the UNI games have had higher attendance.

**dabears32** · 09-04-2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

As outright opposed as I have been about dropping Iowa, strangely enough I'm not that opposed to dropping UNI permanently (or at least not playing them 2 out of 3 years). If the goal is to schedule an FCS team to play a "warm-up" game before the season, why play an FCS team such as UNI that is better than a lot of FBS teams out there?

Except that UNI sells tickets and given our current financial situation we need all the ticket sales we can get.

**CloneAbuse** · 09-04-2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclonz

Too big a gate to not play them. We just need to learn to come out and pound them early and give them no life.

No TV revenue from the match up. I have to admit, I'm kind of glad that game wasn't televised last night.

I know the in-state event is the good for the gate and it's not going away, my point was that I'm sick of the two fanbases.

**Wesley** · 09-04-2011, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

As outright opposed as I have been about dropping Iowa, strangely enough I'm not that opposed to dropping UNI permanently (or at least not playing them 2 out of 3 years). If the goal is to schedule an FCS team to play a "warm-up" game before the season, why play an FCS team such as UNI that is better than a lot of FBS teams out there?

To BE the best

, you have the BEat the BEst.

Big East, here we come.