• New here? Register here now for access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Plus, stay connected and follow BP on Instagram @buckeyeplanet and Facebook.

Posts

Forum list Hot Threads Latest activity

Posts

 Social Questions
plum diamonds buckeye planet

Northern Illinois Huskies (official thread)

ScriptOhio
www.si.com

Northern Illinois Board of Trustees to Vote on Mountain West Membership

The Huskies would leave the MAC—their home since 1997.
www.si.com www.si.com

Northern Illinois Board of Trustees to Vote on Mountain West Membership​

The Huskies would leave the MAC—their home since 1997.

Northern Illinois has accepted an offer to leave the MAC and join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member beginning in 2026. Now, the university needs approval from its Board of Trustees.

A move to the Mountain West comes with a $2 million membership fee, to be paid in installments spread across six years. Any university move that requires $500,000 or more requires board approval. The trustees will convene to vote on Tuesday. Northern Illinois has recommended approval for the move.

In the meeting agenda, shared by Bryan Fischer on SI, Northern Illinois says that it expects for the conference change to be more than lucrative enough to offset the membership fee:

"The costs to support the transition to the (Mountain West), including travel, staffing, rebranding, and exit fees will be primarily offset by increased revenues from multimedia rights, revenue distributions, and guarantees from the conference as well as anticipated enhancements in revenue from ticket sales and donations. After admission to the MWC, a ramp-up period of one year is anticipated before revenues fully reach projected levels. The university does not plan to use existing institutional funds to support the transition," it said.

If the vote passes, the Huskies would leave the MAC for the second time. Northern Illinois was a member of the midwestern league from 1973 to '85 and re-joined in 1997 after stints as an independent program and as a football-only member of the Big West (1993 to '95). It will rejoin former conference-mates Nevada, San Jose State and UNLV in the new-look MWC. The league will also feature Air Force, Hawai'i, New Mexico, UTEP and Wyoming.

The Huskies have not yet announced a plan for the rest of their athletic programs.
.
.
.
continued
Click to expand...
Upvote 0

Ohio State vs. #4 Kentucky, Madison Square Garden, 5:30pm, CBS

Bestbuck36
BB73 said:
Buckeyes evened up the all-time record against Ky at 11-11. There aren’t too many teams that have played them 10+ times without trailing in the series head-to-head.

Link


OK, I looked up the losing record thing. These current Division I schools are included:

18-25 vs. N. Carolina
08-09 vs. St. Louis
11-11 vs. Ohio State
08-08 vs UCLA
Click to expand...
The Billikins?!? Never would have ever thought it
Click to expand...
Upvote 0

2025 FL WR Dallas Wilson (Florida Signee)

calibuck
While living in LA, did in fact get tickets to Flip Wilson show. Marvelous, and bit strange to see it in person. Sidney Portier played in it. PS, tip for the masses. When younger, was in my 30's at the time, got into an argument with a woman of color. Do NOT call her Geraldine.....
Click to expand...
Upvote 0
Load more

Filter

Back
Top