Big Announcement!!!

[Flipper]

Twitter feed says big announcemnt coming at 10:30am-ish...what could it be?

[BGSUFalcon0409]

I would bet that it has to do with the schedule... But after the Jans issue I'm ready for anything.

[Falcon137]

Schedule or something nike related.

[BGSUFalcon0409]

Full Non Conference schedule released

[Flipper]

playing some very heavy acronyms...UMBC...FGCU...UTRGV.

[BleedOrange]

Well, slap my ass and call me Sally! It's our non-conference schedule.

[Flipper]

What's the rush...it's July for Pete's sake.

Love the Bill Frack challenge....it's a great story with a lot of positive elements.

Are UMBC and UTRGV real? They sound kinda fictional...

[Falcon137]

playing some very heavy acronyms...UMBC...FGCU...UTRGV.

Decent schedule. Had to google UTRGV. They are coached by Dan Hipsher.

Drake and UC are fun home games. Was last years road game against Detroit part of a tournament? Seems odd to play there back to back years.

I hate the Urbana type games in the middle of the year.

Most interesting.....0 buy games.

[BGSUFalcon0409]

I think the big deal is that people have complained for the last 4-5 years that the schedule hasn't come out before season ticket packages have been available. As I have said to the ticket office, if you want to bring in new season ticket holders you need to let them know what they are purchasing. Also, its good for returning season ticket holders, business partners, advertisers, etc. to know what is upcoming before seeking money. In the past 4-5 years season tickets were being purchased with virtually no idea what teams would be coming in. That is a tough sell for new money. Sure most of the current ticket holders are coming regardless. But, its a hard sell to get people to buy up seats (individuals or businesses) if it is a mystery bag. Well we might play a big school, we might play a small school, we may have six home games, perhaps only 4... Not the biggest issue for sure, but it is really helpful to release it as soon as possible. I for one (knowing that I have stated this is an issue before) am very happy they got the lineup out.

[BGFalconfromCincy]

playing some very heavy acronyms...UMBC...FGCU...UTRGV.

Decent schedule. Had to google UTRGV. They are coached by Dan Hipsher.

Drake and UC are fun home games. Was last years road game against Detroit part of a tournament? Seems odd to play there back to back years.

I feel like this happens with the Detroit series every so often. I remember in the past hosting them two years in a row.

UTRGV is University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a merger Texas Pan American and UT Brownsville. Pan American has been Division I for sports in the WAC, and their athletic department is essentially becoming UTRGV's

[Schadenfreude]

Cincinnati is a great get. Drake is a good get.

On the other hand Notre Dame College *and* Urbana? It seems like one Division II game would be enough.

[Flipper]

Same as last year...friendly against Notre Dame and a Div II...only last year Ferris State beat us and the year before when we played Earlham after laying malone.

[mscarn]

UT Brownsville.

Isn't that what they named that new aviation program collaboration between UT and BGSU?

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