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Topic: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Topic: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

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Bobcat Tattoo
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Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/16/2024 1:11:59 PM

I know there's been a buzz for a while about NIU football joining the Mountain West, and it now seems like a done deal: https://www.si.com/college/group-five/mountain-west/repor...

As for hoops, if it's true that they leave it can only help the MAC. NIU for UMass is obviously a major upgrade.

**In case you can't see the article: "Per Brown, the rest of NIU's sports are also expected to leave the Mid-American Conference for a mid-major league such as the Summit, Ohio Valley and Horizon."

GraffZ06
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/16/2024 1:51:41 PM

Horizon makes a lot of sense as a non-football league with regional ties and minimal $$ requirements.

Gets the Chicago market back into league after Loyola and UIC departures.

They'll need to save with all the $$ they are going to have to dump into football to a) compete at mtn west and b) travel to men west.

MAC football takes a hit.
MAC basketball, UMass for NIU?, I'll take that trade all day.

Last Edited: 12/16/2024 1:54:14 PM by GraffZ06

FormerMember
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/16/2024 7:34:19 PM

The ironic part is that most NIU fans were complaining about UMass joining the league when I think most MAC fans are more excited about gaining them for basketball than losing NIU for football.

Bobcat1998
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/17/2024 8:36:42 AM

FormerMember wrote:

The ironic part is that most NIU fans were complaining about UMass joining the league when I think most MAC fans are more excited about gaining them for basketball than losing NIU for football.

Goodbye NIU, don't let the door hit you where the good lord....

M.D.W.S.T
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/17/2024 12:52:09 PM

Addition by subtraction.

Kevin Finnegan
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/17/2024 12:53:22 PM

Personally hate it being 30 minutes from Dekalb. It was my easiest chance to catch OHIO sports.

El Gato Roberto
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/17/2024 1:41:04 PM

Kevin Finnegan wrote:

Personally hate it being 30 minutes from Dekalb. It was my easiest chance to catch OHIO sports.

"The name's Ohio University, but everybody calls me Ohio. Any of you guys call me Ohio U, and I'll kill you."

TWT
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RE: Northern Illinois to Leave the MAC?

Posted: 12/18/2024 7:57:35 PM

Its time for the MAC to seriously consider adding schools that don't play FBS football but can help us in basketball. Saint Louis, UI-Chicago, Rhode Island, Fordham. If that was the way the MAC was nobody would want to leave it.

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