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roadwarrior
August 21st, 2006, 12:50 PM
NDSU opens the 2006 season at home on Thursday August 31st.

How many others open the season on this date?
GeauxColonels
August 21st, 2006, 01:23 PM
Nicholls State opens up against D-II Southern Arkansas on the Thursday night.
JoshUCA
August 21st, 2006, 01:26 PM
UCA Plays Henderson State University (D-II) at 7:00pm at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, AR on August 31!
dbackjon
August 21st, 2006, 01:33 PM
NAU opens at Arizona State on August 31st.
golionsgo
August 21st, 2006, 02:38 PM
The Fightin' Lions of Southeastern Louisiana University open up against the New Mexico State Aggies in Las Cruces on August 31st.
Purple Pride
August 21st, 2006, 02:40 PM
Nicholls State opens up against D-II Southern Arkansas on the Thursday night.


Why Thursday, Colonel?
Hansel
August 21st, 2006, 03:37 PM
Why Thursday, Colonel?
Labor Day weekend I am guessing...
DaGriz
August 21st, 2006, 03:47 PM
NAU opens at Arizona State on August 31st.

Any chance that game will be on one of the Fox sports?
dbackjon
August 21st, 2006, 04:06 PM
Any chance that game will be on one of the Fox sports?

It is on Fox Sports Arizona - 7 pm kickoff.
MiloCat
August 21st, 2006, 05:17 PM
Northern Iowa plays at Drake on the 31st
SactoHornetFan
August 21st, 2006, 06:54 PM
We open on the Smurf Turf against the Broncos at 7:05 MDT (6 here in PDT)
Brad82
August 21st, 2006, 07:38 PM
Rhody over UCONN on the 31st!
catamount man
August 21st, 2006, 10:02 PM
Western Carolina hosts D2 independent Chowan College on August 31.

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!
Sly Fox
August 21st, 2006, 10:45 PM
Liberty hosts CIAA St. Paul's that night as well.
ucdtim17
August 21st, 2006, 10:59 PM
Any of these games on anything but local TV? BC-CMU and SC-MSU can only excite me so much
GeauxColonels
August 22nd, 2006, 02:00 PM
Why Thursday, Colonel?
It started back about 4 or 5 years ago when I was still in the band at Nicholls State. The athletic department decided to hold the first home game of the season on a Thursday night (usually the first or second Thursday of the semester) to try and get more students to attend the game. Since we're a fairly small school (less than 7,000 enrollment) and the VAST majority of students commute, we have had less than desireable student attendance. In the last few years it's picked up some....so maybe it's working.
TColonel
August 22nd, 2006, 02:05 PM
That school in Baton Rouge will also be playing at home on Saturday of the same weekend and as much as I hate to admit it, many football fans from the Nicholls area will travel the 90 minutes to watch them. Also, the Colonels will have 9 days to get ready for the trip to Lincoln.
GoGuins
August 22nd, 2006, 02:11 PM
YSU opens at home against DII Slippery Rock (PSAC)
faxjusfax
August 22nd, 2006, 02:49 PM
Wagner visits La Salle with their new Sprint Turf and lights on the night of the 31st.

Go Explorers!
GeauxColonels
August 22nd, 2006, 04:01 PM
That school in Baton Rouge will also be playing at home on Saturday of the same weekend and as much as I hate to admit it, many football fans from the Nicholls area will travel the 90 minutes to watch them. Also, the Colonels will have 9 days to get ready for the trip to Lincoln.
True. It does help in that department and also allows fans that wish to attend both home openers the opportunity to do so. But when they started it, we asked the band director what the reasoning was and he was told it was to try to stir up interest in the game since more students would be on campus on a Thursday VS a Saturday. :twocents: