Illinois State’s Coach Spack 👏👏

[colin2229]

Illinois State earned the right to host a home playoff game this week but since ISU is hosting the IHSA title games - they are on the road.

Coach Spack’s comments on the events ⬇️

"I thought it was more important that we get the state high school football championships back on campus. They needed to hear it from me that we would go on the road if we had to that first week.

"This is where the state championships belong. They were here when I was in high school, and this is where everyone wanted to end up," Spack told local outlet WMBD.

Very cool

https://footballscoop.com/news/fcs-program-who-earned-home-field-advantage-in-first-round-chooses-to-play-on-the-road-instead

 

[greatgig13]

Smooth move.

 

[MC63]

Yes, nice move -- but the games should be at NIU - close to where 90% of the state's population lives.

 

[4Afan]

Yes, nice move -- but the games should be at NIU - close to where 90% of the state's population lives.

Cry more. Dekalb was not a good place for these games.

 

[bccanwin]

1st class move Coach Spack and ISU...

I wish the U if I cared as much about Illinois High Scool football and the Coaches Association as much as ISU....

 

[jha618]

Cry more. Dekalb was not a good place for these games.

I hated the games in Dekalb. Champaign and Bloomington are infinitely better locations for championship weekend.

 

[EdgyTim]

I hated the games in Dekalb. Champaign and Bloomington are infinitely better locations for championship weekend.

Yeah but at least NIU wanted them and I thought was a good host......blue collar u also lets not forget that ISU basically kicked the games to the curb because they thought they make $$$ hosting FCS games.....which was a joke since very few FCS school host actually make money.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Great PR, ISU is thriving.

 

[MC63]

Too long a drive to ISU and U of I for overwhflming portion of the public.

NIU is the only good choice.

 

[4Afan]

Too long a drive to ISU and U of I for overwhflming portion of the public.

NIU is the only good choice.

No, only curmudgeon's like you complain about the travel for a state game.

 

[MC63]

No, only curmudgeon's like you complain about the travel for a state game.

No, I complained about traveling to this game well before I became a curmudgeon. Congratulations on spelling it correctly.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

I’d rather stay away from DeKalb, my kids compete in the ICA state cheer there every year, no thanks.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

It’s a whole 1:24 longer from NW suburbs to Bloomington than DeKalb. Let’s not act like it’s Carbondale.

 

[4Afan]

It’s a whole 1:24 longer from NW suburbs to Bloomington than DeKalb. Let’s not act like it’s Carbondale.

And depending on traffic it may not even take that much longer. Bloomington is a straight shot down 55. Depending on where you live getting to 88 and paying tolls to get to Dekalb may not be the easier route.