Iowa State moves UNI game to 2031, opens 2026 season with SEMO

[cytor]

I would be glad to dump the Hoks off the schedule.... not because of playing them. Simply put I would love to never see any of the Hokroach fans in our lots on gameday.

 

[cytor]

I am fine never playing UNI again. It guarantees a bunch of Hawk fans every year in JTS. My Pantherhawk neighbor is even more insufferable when we play them.

Pantherhawks are the worst.

 

[cyfan92]

I'm fine playing UNI in weeks 3 and beyond. But having them e the first game of the season has to change.

Fans are being asked more than ever to support their teams financially, the least a school could do is give them home games to spend that money on-site and in the Ames community.

 

[Jayshellberg]

if $600k is what it takes to get teams in Ames i guess im happy we're not paying an in state program that will bring 7k fans and no doubt give us a tough game

give me the crappy FCS teams and their 850 fans everyday if the paycheck to thems the same as UNI

ISU doesn’t owe UNI anything. Plus, I don’t see a noticeable drop in attendance if they play another FCS school like South Dakota versus UNI. I wouldn’t shed a tear if ISU never played them again. **** the purple Hawks.

 

[Raiders70]

I've kind of kicked that scenario around in my head too but what keeps me from thinking it'll happen is that, at least in The Valley, our basketball programs are all profitable and pull in what little actual outside revenue we generate.

Would be hard to step all over those ticket sales and TV arrangements by sticking football in the middle of it for UNI, Illinois State, Murray, Indiana State and SIU.

Have the first spring football games the week after the conference basketball tournaments??

 

[Raiders70]

It's honestly embarresing to have to play road games at Ohio and directional Arkansas... Especially with Cytown coming online, ever home game matters for our bottom line.

Schedule the cheapest non-con games you can and move along, but they HAVE to be home games.

Any idea what it would cost to buy out of the Tulane, Directional Arkansas, and Ohio games coming up?? No way Athletics can't make that up with Cytown, tickets, merch, etc

I think the fan base might enjoy playing Tulane in New Orleans and UNLV made sense in a similar way. Not sure what they are thinking playing Ark State and MAC schools on the road at this point.

 

[cyclones500]

I looked at each team in our conference upcoming schedule of non con games and it’s depressing. I realize we are kind of hamstrung because our main rival is a non con game but ours is sad and boring.

Obviously all can be subject to change especially with realignment but this is what is scheduled as of now vs. P4 and Pac 2:

AZ- Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Bama
ASU- Miss st, A&M, Florida, LSU, Texas
Baylor- Auburn, Oregon, SMU
BYU- Ole Miss, Virgina Tech, Mich st, Stanford
Cinc- Nebraska, Boise st, Boston College
Colorado- Nebby, Florida, mizzou
Houston- OU, Ore st, LSU
Isu- Iowa
Kansas- ILL, Mizzou, wazzu, Virgina
KSU- wazzu, Oregon st
OSU- Ark, Oregon, Bama, Nebraska
TCU- Stanford, Duke, Purdue
TT- wazzu, ore st, Nc St, Miss st, Arkansas, Oregon
UCF- Florida, UNC, Pitt, northwestern
Utah- UCLA, Ark, Miami, Wisconsin, LSU
WV- Penn st, Pitt, Bama, Tenn

"Variety" aspect definitely is a bummer, and as you said the rival/routine is non-con is unique to ISU among all the B12 teams.

Grain of salt, the "first-wave expansion" additions came from situations that scheduling-up was a typical approach - Cincinnati, Houston, UCF ... and BYU had been independent for more than a decade, so of course the long-term, overall schedule was going to be more chock-full and dynamic.

 

[alarson]

I mean, I'm all for kicking their ass on the field, but UNI as an institution is a huge benefit to our state and anyone wanting it to take a downgrade or go away is a ******* idiot.

As an institution, sure.

As an athletic department, meh

 

[cyfan92]

I think the fan base might enjoy playing Tulane in New Orleans and UNLV made sense in a similar way. Not sure what they are thinking playing Ark State and MAC schools on the road at this point.

NOLA is a dump. Fine to check the box, but Vegas is cleaner and far nicer

 

[Sigmapolis]

NOLA is a dump. Fine to check the box, but Vegas is cleaner and far nicer

Las Vegas is so corporate and expensive, though. It's designed for people on expense accounts.

So "clean" people are smoking indoors all over the place, too.

 

[HouClone]

I'm still missing it. What is the advantage of playing SEMO over UNI? Though it will be close, we probably won't sell out SEMO but would sell out UNI. So it can't be financial. Here's the reason that the admin won't say: the benefit to beating a team we are supposed to beat versus losing to an in-state school is not worth it. That has Texas arrogance and SEC written all over it. We aren't the only one doing this as West Virginia doesn't play Marshall anymore. But I would like to see us sack up, buck the trend, and play UNI, better for the fans and athletes. Can't be afraid to lose.

 

[theshadow]

buck the trend, and play UNI

2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2028, 2031

16 games in 31 seasons is more than plenty.

 

[HouClone]

Bet that 2028 game gets moved.

 

[Al_4_State]

NOLA is a dump. Fine to check the box, but Vegas is cleaner and far nicer

NOLA has character, is affordable, and the food and music blow Vegas out of the water.

Vegas is a soulless monument to excess where everything is sorta sh*tty and super over priced. Give me NOLA 10 times out of 10.

 

[Al_4_State]

I'm still missing it. What is the advantage of playing SEMO over UNI? Though it will be close, we probably won't sell out SEMO but would sell out UNI. So it can't be financial. Here's the reason that the admin won't say: the benefit to beating a team we are supposed to beat versus losing to an in-state school is not worth it. That has Texas arrogance and SEC written all over it. We aren't the only one doing this as West Virginia doesn't play Marshall anymore. But I would like to see us sack up, buck the trend, and play UNI, better for the fans and athletes. Can't be afraid to lose.

We're never going to even have a close game against SEMO.

There's a 35% chance we lose to UNI.

I do kinda miss the UNI basketball game, and I wouldn't mind playing them a little more than we are in football currently, but those UNI losses are the absolute worst days as a Cyclone fan.

 

[Rabbuk]

New orleans is so much more fun than vegas

 

[Cyclonsin]

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but the in-state games are almost always my last favorite ones to go to any given year and it has nothing to do with the game itself.

 

[CoachHines3]

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but the in-state games are almost always my last favorite ones to go to any given year and it has nothing to do with the game itself.

i didnt go last year for this reason alone. i dont have a good time. too many jackasses.

i, for one, will never shed a tear if the game goes away.

probably a pipe dream, but id love to schedule games with other big 10 teams that are somewhat local or even mizzou.

 

[Al_4_State]

New orleans is so much more fun than vegas

Yeah, I think NOLA vs Vegas is a really good litmus test for how much I'd like hanging out with someone.

New Orleans is the most "fun" place I've ever been in my life. There's no other city like it in the world.

 

[VeloClone]

I'm wondering the same thing, there are 2 out of the 12 games (since each team usually has one marquee non-con game, for us it's always Iowa) on each teams schedule that no one cares about and I'm guessing the viewership is much lower. When is Yormark going to add an additional conf game?
Maybe teams like the non-con games because it's usually a home games and you get ticket sales but then why is Pollard sending us to Arkansas State and Ohio.

The Big 12 should never add an additional conference game until the SEC gets off their asses and plays as many conference games as the rest of the leagues.