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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
STF may as well go all in. “Ladies and gentleman welcome to The Carey Convocation Center.”
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01-25-2018 11:31 PM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-25-2018 10:19 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: (01-25-2018 09:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote: STF going all in on Carey.
We should start a pool and take bets on when the extension will be announced.
It will happen but we will never hear about it.
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01-26-2018 12:24 AM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-25-2018 11:23 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote: Here are some recent basketball naming rights deals for non-power schools. Based on these, I would imagine you are looking at something in the couple $100K per year range.
James Madison: $2.25 million over 10 years
UCF: $3.95 million over 7 years
Idaho: $10 million for 35 years
Towson: $4.75 million for 10 years
Albany: $2.75 million for 10 years
My guess is it would be close to the UCF agreement as we are somewhat "close" to a major city for concerts and such.
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01-26-2018 08:38 AM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 08:38 AM)HuskiePride12 Wrote: (01-25-2018 11:23 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote: Here are some recent basketball naming rights deals for non-power schools. Based on these, I would imagine you are looking at something in the couple $100K per year range.
James Madison: $2.25 million over 10 years
UCF: $3.95 million over 7 years
Idaho: $10 million for 35 years
Towson: $4.75 million for 10 years
Albany: $2.75 million for 10 years
My guess is it would be close to the UCF agreement as we are somewhat "close" to a major city for concerts and such.
I'd love to see a deal with Monsanto with a gigantic DeKalb corncob painted on the roof. That could be the opening shot for all of our basketball and football telecasts/streams.
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01-26-2018 08:56 AM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-25-2018 11:23 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote: Here are some recent basketball naming rights deals for non-power schools. Based on these, I would imagine you are looking at something in the couple $100K per year range.
James Madison: $2.25 million over 10 years
UCF: $3.95 million over 7 years
Idaho: $10 million for 35 years
Towson: $4.75 million for 10 years
Albany: $2.75 million for 10 years
Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Quote:In order to maximize the potential revenue generation for NIU Athletics, and the university, while being mindful of all state of Illinois policies and procedures, we have moved forward with a Request for Proposal (RFP). I'm excited that we can now go public with this news and feel confident we will have great interest from not only local, but regional and national brands
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2018 10:02 AM by thxjoenovak.)
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Perhaps the time is right to take advantage of the new corporate tax breaks? Lots of business dollars have just freed up......
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01-26-2018 10:12 AM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-25-2018 11:23 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote: Here are some recent basketball naming rights deals for non-power schools. Based on these, I would imagine you are looking at something in the couple $100K per year range.
James Madison: $2.25 million over 10 years
UCF: $3.95 million over 7 years
Idaho: $10 million for 35 years
Towson: $4.75 million for 10 years
Albany: $2.75 million for 10 years
As information, UCF signed a $12 mil/15 year naming rights agreement with Brighthouse Networks in 2006 for Brighthouse (now Spectrum) Stadium. The deal was originally for $15 mil, but BH exercised an option clause in 2013 that lowered the payout by $3 mil.
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2018 11:07 AM by huskiebob.)
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
Since the Convo has often been described as looking like a urinal cake, maybe an appropriate sponsor would be Lavex Janitorial Supplies. We could have a "Piss on the Opposition" Day and hand out free urinal cakes to the first 500 fans!
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Had the same thought.
How long has Frazier been here and had his own people in place? And we're only now doing a "request for proposal"? Sounds like step one.....so how many more steps are involved in deciding how and who gets the naming rights, plus how many additional steps before money actually appears? Something like this should have been a priority over dreaming about a G5 playoff.
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 03:55 PM)uiniu57 Wrote: (01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Had the same thought.
How long has Frazier been here and had his own people in place? And we're only now doing a "request for proposal"? Sounds like step one.....so how many more steps are involved in deciding how and who gets the naming rights, plus how many additional steps before money actually appears? Something like this should have been a priority over dreaming about a G5 playoff.
They might have had it ready to go, but are only sending it out now because they were waiting for the state budget situation to get cleared up and university finances stabilized somewhat. Just a guess.
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01-26-2018 04:07 PM |
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(01-26-2018 03:55 PM)uiniu57 Wrote: (01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Had the same thought.
How long has Frazier been here and had his own people in place? And we're only now doing a "request for proposal"? Sounds like step one.....so how many more steps are involved in deciding how and who gets the naming rights, plus how many additional steps before money actually appears? Something like this should have been a priority over dreaming about a G5 playoff.
Good. I'm not alone. Although I imagine it might have something to do with State budget...but U of I got the Assembly Hall redone & renamed.
And while I'm on a roll....similar topic.
Are we the ONLY University in the Universe that builds a beautiful, modern new Residence Hall called New Hall and five years later it's still called.......NEW HALL!
Thank you...Have a great weekend everybody!
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01-26-2018 04:10 PM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 04:07 PM)NIU007 Wrote: (01-26-2018 03:55 PM)uiniu57 Wrote: (01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Had the same thought.
How long has Frazier been here and had his own people in place? And we're only now doing a "request for proposal"? Sounds like step one.....so how many more steps are involved in deciding how and who gets the naming rights, plus how many additional steps before money actually appears? Something like this should have been a priority over dreaming about a G5 playoff.
They might have had it ready to go, but are only sending it out now because they were waiting for the state budget situation to get cleared up and university finances stabilized somewhat. Just a guess.
I would guess that's it; however, this is a revenue-generating RFP that will bring needed funds to the university. It's not like this is an RFP for procurement. The sooner they get this done, the sooner the sponsorship money will flow into Athletics.
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01-26-2018 04:11 PM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
Would STF be a candidate for the now open MSU job?
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01-26-2018 04:18 PM |
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The athletic department can't be receiving millions of dollars from a corporate sponsor over X amount of years while the rest of the university makes cuts and struggles to cover scholarship. I would assume that's why it has been a slow process.
Note: In the State of Illinois, we aren't guaranteed a budget come July 2018. It's all ******.
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-26-2018 03:55 PM)uiniu57 Wrote: (01-26-2018 10:01 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote: Look, I'll admit I don't know anything about how this "naming" stuff works. But why is it only now that we have an RFP???
Had the same thought.
How long has Frazier been here and had his own people in place? And we're only now doing a "request for proposal"? Sounds like step one.....so how many more steps are involved in deciding how and who gets the naming rights, plus how many additional steps before money actually appears? Something like this should have been a priority over dreaming about a G5 playoff.
Yup.
I think the whole plan, or what remains, is a pipe dream. $60 million or whatever to renovate a 25k or so stadium for a school that averages less than 15k. The glory days were here and passed and nothing was accomplished, and while the product on the field was nearly impossible to maintain, get better, it has not continued. STF was looking forward for himself with his rhetoric. About only ones who got excited were on this board, some believed the sell of B12 and the likes. He thought continued success would sell NIU and himself.
Yeah, let's analyze and focus on "sponsorship" that will be probably be in the neighborhood of 10% of cost over a decade. But hey, the budget........!
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01-28-2018 10:18 PM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
People want someone to blame. It is not all on Frasier. It is on the alumni and students who don't come and support the teams. Until we get fans in the stands why argue?
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01-29-2018 09:52 AM |
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(01-29-2018 09:52 AM)Teamduh Wrote: People want someone to blame. It is not all on Frasier. It is on the alumni and students who don't come and support the teams. Until we get fans in the stands why argue?
This is the bottom line. A newly renovated stadium will not cause fans to return in the long run. Why go through all the planned renovations for 11,000 fans (and an empty stadium on the weeknights)? Fix it up and make it look nice with minimal funds and drop it after that.
Plus, IMO, the marketing for this "Master Plan" has been terrible. I have seen something online and that's basically it. Where was the marketing push? Where are the mailings and phone calls to HAF donors? Is it that they're waiting for the big upfront money, and that never materialized? At any rate, they should provide an honest explanation to the diehard fans or just drop the whole thing.
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01-29-2018 10:19 AM |
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RE: Updated & Changes to Athletic Master Plan Projects
(01-25-2018 10:19 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: (01-25-2018 09:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote: STF going all in on Carey.
We should start a pool and take bets on when the extension will be announced.
IMO the last extension was not announced and neither will this one.
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01-29-2018 10:20 AM |
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(01-29-2018 10:20 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote: (01-25-2018 10:19 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: (01-25-2018 09:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote: STF going all in on Carey.
We should start a pool and take bets on when the extension will be announced.
IMO the last extension was not announced and neither will this one.
Which extension are you referring to? The extension that added the 18/19 season was published on the Huskies website and in the Northern Star. Was there another one?
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01-29-2018 12:33 PM |
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(01-26-2018 04:18 PM)RitzHuskie Wrote: Would STF be a candidate for the now open MSU job?
This is a good question. I would assume so. They need a fresh start.
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2018 02:08 PM by BDB5yp.)
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