Future Schedules

[Jackrabbit2012]

To stay away from Labor Day weekend ? Students likely gone by Saturday, and lots of people have stuff planned for the long weekend.

I never thought of the long weekend. I'm guessing the Thursday game will help with student attendance and hurt the rest of the crowd? I just remember a few years ago when we had a Thursday night game, and I was a little disappointed with the crowd other than the student section.

[mitchellrabbit]

[QUOTE=bigticket1;n532986]

To stay away from Labor Day weekend ? Students likely gone by Saturday, and lots of people have stuff planned for the long weekend.[/QUOTE

i would guess you are correct. And people have plenty of time to take time off from work if needed. Ive already taken care of that. Wasnt excited about Western Oregon but looking forward to honoring the national champs and Coach Stig

[bigticket1]

http://gojacks.com/news/2023/3/15/fo...ight-game.aspx

Opening night moved to Thursday 8/31

This seems like a questionable decision. I would think honoring the national championship would have been a prime opportunity to have a large crowd on a Saturday. I wonder what the rationale behind this would be?

To stay away from Labor Day weekend ? Students likely gone by Saturday, and lots of people have stuff planned for the long weekend.

[Jackrabbit2012]

http://gojacks.com/news/2023/3/15/fo...ight-game.aspx

Opening night moved to Thursday 8/31

This seems like a questionable decision. I would think honoring the national championship would have been a prime opportunity to have a large crowd on a Saturday. I wonder what the rationale behind this would be?

[mnjackrbt]

Looks like most SEC teams are playing their late season patsy Nov 4th to Nov 18th or so.

It'd be cool to play in SEC late fall, cool historic atmosphere, nicer weather, etc. However I do not see an SEC team scheduling us late in the season... and that's a compliment to the program we've become. They need a 99.9% chance of winning, not a 90-95% chance of winning (yeah, SDSU vs. Georgia/Alabama might be closer to 99% chance....)

[ringthebells]

Looks like most SEC teams are playing their late season patsy Nov 4th to Nov 18th or so.

[MontanaRabbit]

I agree completely. Just wondering if the MVFC has ever thought of having that week open for the entire conference. Use it as a bye week or make it a pay day game. Still not sure it is a good idea, but it is the off-season.

Having our by the last week of the season last year was really beneficial IMO.

[ringthebells]

After the way we got beat up injury wise last year in the Iowa game, I don't think that kind of game right before the playoffs would be very appealing.

I agree completely. Just wondering if the MVFC has ever thought of having that week open for the entire conference. Use it as a bye week or make it a pay day game. Still not sure it is a good idea, but it is the off-season.

[bigticket1]

How about 2023? I mean, we had two dates open until a few weeks ago. Do we have next years non-conference schedule filled yet? It seems like now is the time to be completing 2024 versus 2023.

On a different note, any chance the MVFC would move a conference game up to the beginning of the year so we could maybe get into a late season SEC money game? Not sure I would want that, but it would be nice to have the option if a team did want to.

After the way we got beat up injury wise last year in the Iowa game, I don't think that kind of game right before the playoffs would be very appealing.

[jakejc795]

How about 2023? I mean, we had two dates open until a few weeks ago. Do we have next years non-conference schedule filled yet? It seems like now is the time to be completing 2024 versus 2023.

On a different note, any chance the MVFC would move a conference game up to the beginning of the year so we could maybe get into a late season SEC money game? Not sure I would want that, but it would be nice to have the option if a team did want to.

The game versus Drake was known much earlier than that. The move to Target Field was a more recent development.

[ringthebells]

How about 2023? I mean, we had two dates open until a few weeks ago. Do we have next years non-conference schedule filled yet? It seems like now is the time to be completing 2024 versus 2023.

On a different note, any chance the MVFC would move a conference game up to the beginning of the year so we could maybe get into a late season SEC money game? Not sure I would want that, but it would be nice to have the option if a team did want to.

[Jackrabbit2012]

According to fbsschedules.com we play at Oklahoma State in 2024

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/south-dakota-state/

I read a quote when this was announced that Nebraska played a role in getting this game scheduled for us, since they moved our scheduled 2024 game to a later date.

[sdsurabbit]

How did we end of having the open dates that we have in the 2023 schedule? Also, I remember reading we were supposed to play the Huskers in 2024. We are not on their schedule next year, I think because of a change in the BIG10 conference season or something. Have we replaced them them with someone yet?

According to fbsschedules.com we play at Oklahoma State in 2024

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/south-dakota-state/

[ringthebells]

How did we end of having the open dates that we have in the 2023 schedule? Also, I remember reading we were supposed to play the Huskers in 2024. We are not on their schedule next year, I think because of a change in the BIG10 conference season or something. Have we replaced them them with someone yet?

[jakejc795]

Playing Western Oregon is better than an open date, I guess.

Reportedly interesting back story re. how Wolves went from initially being slated to play Vandals to playing Jacks.