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Why is NIU shying away?

My guess is money..It is almost always about money.

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Originally Posted by The_Sicatoka

Why is NIU shying away?

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The MAC isn’t going to go for them taking their football team out of the conference but leaving the rest of the programs. They would have never agreed to that in a million years.

So then NIU would have to find another home for their non-football programs. Likely in a far lesser conference.

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Originally Posted by bstark28

Football-only was the dream scenario...saves on the travel budget with the rest of the sports staying in the Summit. Now, as it relates to the team down South...I hate to say this, but a part of me would like to see the "natural" rival get an invite as well, but the other part of me says screw them, we're doing this on our own and don't need them riding our coat-tails.

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You can still schedule them in a non-conference game.

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

The MAC isn’t going to go for them taking their football team out of the conference but leaving the rest of the programs. They would have never agreed to that in a million years.

So then NIU would have to find another home for their non-football programs. Likely in a far lesser conference.

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This is my guess as well. Taking their football team out of the MAC was most likely not well received by the conference.

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Originally Posted by Bisman

You can still schedule them in a non-conference game.

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Get out the checkbook.

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Originally Posted by Bisman

You can still schedule them in a non-conference game.

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And then have to pay them $250k to come to the Dome for the non-conference FBS/FCS match-up, as I certainly wouldn't think that we'd be going to Brookings for that one.

If NDSU gets an invitation that won't be well received by the MVFC..Nobody likes to lose members. The current MW was not at all happy about being poached. I don't think that played any role in whether NIU and Toledo leaves or not. It has to make financial sense for the everybody to get somebody to move. NIU and Toledo want more money so they hard taking a stern stand in the negotiations. The MW is using the standard negotiation tactic of leaking out that there are other schools they can add if the can't make a deal.

The thing that helps the MW is they don't have to add anybody. They have 8 full members. They would like to get another football school to get an 8 game conference schedule so they will likely keep trying to do that. But they will not come off a very tough negotiating stance.

If they have indeed opened a possible window to FCS, there are lots of potential candidates.

My gaaaawd, this would be fantastic. If it happens, get ready to open your wallets as we'll need to endow more scholarships so that TM's funds can be used for other things.

I know the MW is losing some schools, but I'd be much more excited about a MW schedule than the Valley schedule.