The Northern 8 series

INTRODUCTION Inter-conference play has been part of Canadian university football for nearly eight decades.

In the 1940’s teams from Eastern Canada toured the West, with the established teams from Central Canada winning by lopsided scores.

In the late fifties and early sixties teams from Central Canada and the West made the first efforts toward a truly national championship. Early Churchill Bowls featured inter-conference

exhibitions. During this time, Atlantic teams had their invitations accepted from teams in Central Canada. In 1959, the Churchill Bowl was billed as “the first Dominion championship”

featuring the UBC Thunderbirds and the Western Ontario Mustangs. In 1963, the Alberta Golden Bears hosted the Queen’s Golden Gaels in the “Golden Bowl” for the Lieutenant-

Governor’s Trophy.

The cancellation of a scheduled invitational national championship in 1964 gave way to the creation of the Vanier Cup in 1965.

In the modern era of the game there have been numerous examples of interlocking and inter-conference play. Teams have played in two conferences in the same season. The

OQIFC played partial interlocks in the 1970’s. Since 2002, the RSEQ has played an interlocking schedule with the AUS. Laval hosts a team from the Canada West or OUA every

year as an exhibition.

In all of those cases, there has been nothing more than a local marketing push surrounding these games. Television and its’ potential reach have never been factored into a national

brand during the regular season.

2014 was the first year since the 1950’s that Ontario university football was not covered on a weekly basis TV either regionally or nationally. It has been suggested that the absence

of TV had a direct impact on attendance at the Yates Cup and Mitchell Bowl, which were both not sold out. Two years before at McMaster both games were sellouts.

In the fallout of the 12-year, 5.2-billion dollar Rogers-NHL deal, the landscape of television sport in English Canada is in the throes of upheaval. CBC is looking to amateur sport to

fill programming. TSN markets itself as a place where “Football Lives Here”, while Sportsnet holds on to a CIS championship package with four years remaining.

CIS Football is currently an outsider while a game of musical chairs goes on with sports rights changing networks and settling in for the long haul. We have a short window where

we can take our best shot at getting back on the national stage with this proposal. This plan also addresses the parity issue, and the need to have a long term plan which provides

a national identity for the game with an objective of growing it in all regions of the country.

To not act now will guarantee we are spectators, while we will not connect with future spectators and participants.

BACKGROUND AND PROCESS

Recognizing the weakness in the television market for Canadian University Football with a need to address it, Jim Mullin embarked on a project in

2011 of a national highlight show in an effort to promote the Vanier Cup in Vancouver. In 2012, the show was sponsored by L. David Dube’s Krown

Produce. The show is now known as Krown Countdown U, a magazine and highlight show covering all 27 teams nationwide and is broadcast on six

cable systems in 20 CIS football markets in nine provinces, and nationwide to 900,000 subscribers on Shaw Direct.

Since 2012, Krown produce also is the title sponsor of Canada West Football on Shaw TV.

After the cancellation of the OUA Game of the Week from Sportsnet 360, Mullin and Dube discussed ways to get Canadian University Football back

on TV, and onto the national stage on a regular basis.

In September, Mullin visited OUA schools to discuss with coaches the possibility of a Canada West – OUA series of interlocking games as a vehicle

to broaden competition and deliver a destination event for television on a weekly basis. It was resolved at that time, it would be easier politically to

duplicate the AUS-RSEQ interlock, with a series in the two remaining conferences which did not have inter-conference play.

After running numerous financial models it was determined in late October that the most sustainable way to create a permanent series was by involving

all conferences in some manner.

The concept was broadened to consider teams in the RSEQ in October, and contact had been made with Montreal and Laval’s coaches.

We pursued a four step plan:

1.) Meet with coaches from various programs to survey their outlook on national interlock.

2.) Engage conferences and CIS on interlock.

3.) Meet with conferences and athletic directors to reach an accord on interlock.

4.) Meet with TV networks/outlets to reach a broadcast partnership agreement.

The concept was shared with the CIS office in November, an informal meeting took place with coaches from all conferences on the Friday before

Vanier Cup. CIS and some conference directors were engaged shortly after. There was another meeting in Toronto in December with Laurier AD Peter

Baxter observing for CIS, Gord Grace representing OUA, five OUA coaches, three Canada West coaches, one RSEQ coach, Mullin and Dube. Many

of the recommendations to the conferences and ADs are contained within this document.

OBJECTIVES:

- Creation of a weekly television destination event which would allow engagement with fans, alumni and media.

- To create a national conversation regarding Canadian university football.

- Expose the game in an effort to grow participation in all regions of the country.

- To grow the game as a truly national brand, as opposed to a group of regional ones with a national tournament or final.

- To enhance the student-athlete experience.

- Show the game in the best possible venues and circumstances.

- Create an aspirational target for all programs in the CIS.

- To create brand with appeal to television, advertisers and fans.

- To create a private non-profit structure to manage interlocking games, with the long term goal to return profit to the non-participating teams.

- Preserve the importance and integrity of conference play and championships.

- Avoid a divisional tier structure.

- Reduce the number of blowout games through weighted scheduling.

- Allow developing programs to compete against conference combatants at a complementary level.

- Schedule more games where teams with a similar strength compete and have the opportunity to progress on an annual basis.

- Provide CIS with options and tools to examine an equitable change to the structure of the national playoff system.

- To have a series of games count toward conference standings, and provide a central narrative to viewers and participants.

- To possibly facilitate televised conference playoff games, which would be the responsibility of the conferences to produce.

- To employ a modified RPI to rank team and conference strength.

- To enhance attendance.

- To drive funding through corporations and alumni by using the tax code.

- To create a venue where private donors work with the game on a national stage.

- To retain recruits from declaring to NCAA programs.

- To broadcast games involving teams from all four CIS conferences.

- To ensure that Canadian university football and sport remain relevant in the national conversation.

THE PROJECT

The Project is built around three main components:

1.) Highly competitive games with a national appeal packaged for television featuring meaningful games which count in each team’s conference

standings and the Northern 8/10 series.

2.) The long term objective of all CIS football teams playing at least one inter-conference game in their schedule.

3.) A national highlight and feature show which shall play highlights from all conferences and promote all 27 teams in four conferences.

Inter-conference series:

Two projects were discussed in detail at the December meeting in Toronto.

The Canada West-OUA Interlock was the preference of the coaches present, since it was suggested that a national interlock would not be popular

in Quebec, at least for 2015. It would feature the top six OUA teams versus all of the Canada West teams in a one or two game series.

The Northern 8 Series was supported by the partners of the project. After further examination of scheduling and financial models, it was determined

by the project partners that the “N8” is the only model which can create a national footprint in the short and medium term. It is also the only model

which can be financially self-sufficient in the long term, providing financial benefits back to non-participants.

We have concluded that due to time constraints in regard to planning along with the creation of a structure which can meet long term objectives of

sustainability, the Northern 8 is recommended for implementation in 2015. The investors are focused on 2015, as the Canadian broadcast landscape

is in a state of flux in regard to sports properties and broadcaster partnerships.

After reviewing both concepts, we recommend the following be considered by the conferences and athletic directors:

2015: NORTHERN 8 AUS-RSEQ Sherbrooke v Mount Allison Concordia v Acadia Laval at McMaster Bishop’s v St. Francis Xavier McMaster at Calgary McGill v Saint Mary’s Calgary at Guelph Guelph at Laval Western at Saskatchewan Montreal at Western Ottawa at Montreal Saskatchewan at Ottawa In 2016, it is recommended that we add a one-game Canada West-OUA Interlock. Canada West teams 3-6 would be scheduled against OUA teams 5-8. It is known as the CW-

OUA 4 v. 4.

2016: The Hybrid: Northern 8 and the Canada West – OUA Single game interlock/ AUS-RSEQ single-game interlock NORTHERN 8 AUS-RSEQ *CW 1 vs. RSEQ 1 RSEQ 3 vs. AUS 1 *RSEQ 2 vs. CW 2 RSEQ 4 V AUS 2 RSEQ 1 vs. OUA 1 RSEQ 5 V AUS 3 OUA 1 vs. CW 1 RSEQ 6 V AUS 4 CW 1 vs. OUA 2 OUA 2 VS. RSEQ 1 Canada West - OUA CW 2 VS. OUA 3 OUA 5 v. CW 3 OUA 3 VS. RSEQ 2 OUA 6 v. CW 4 OUA 4 VS. RSEQ 2 OUA 7 v. CW 5 OUA 4 VS. CW 2 OUA 8 v. CW 6 “N8” games would be televised. One AUS-RSEQ game would be televised, likely the Sherbrooke-Mount Allison game (RSEQ 3 v. AUS 1). RSEQ-CW games are pre-season game which will count only in Northern 8/10 standings.

In 2017, we would expand the Northern series to 10 teams while encouraging teams who are not in the series or the CW-OUA 4 v 4 to engage in one

interlock. The phasing in of interlock over a three to five-year period is intended to assist developing programs in terms of budgets and fundraising for

travel.

It is proposed for discussion, that the 2017 “Northern 10” interlock be comprised of the following:

Canada West – Two teams

OUA – Four Teams

RSEQ – Two Teams

At large – Two Teams

It is suggested that the RSEQ 3 v. AUS 1 game from the previous season serve as a play-in game for either the team who finishes third in RSEQ or

first in AUS.

We also suggest that the final OUA or Canada West position be determined from strength of conference during the previous year’s regular season.

OUA and Canada West teams will face each other eight times in 2016, which should provide a metric to determine strength of conference. The final

determination on who will participate will be done in consultation with all stakeholders.

SCHEDULING AND PARITY

Some conferences already operate with an imbalanced schedule which takes a previous season’s ranking into consideration. To facilitate the

scheduling required, we are recommending that all conferences dispense of the multi-year rotation system and work with a system based on ranking

and parity done in conjunction with Northern 8/10.

This should achieve a number of objectives:

- Allow for interlock scheduling featuring teams of similar strength.

- Allow for in-conference scheduling featuring teams of similar strength, reducing the number of blowout games starting in 2015.

- This schedule system will allow teams to be promoted or relegated within conference (RSEQ and AUS already have a form of this) to align

teams. It will allow programs to move up to stronger competition as they develop.

- Continue to ensure that within AUS, RSEQ, and Canada West that all combatants face each other once.

- Allows for a system which recognizes a team’s developmental arc, while not consigning them to a formal tiered system.

With a number of teams exceeding the number of regular season games played, the OUA presents some challenges in terms of scheduling. Within a

rotation, competitive games can be missed and potential blowout games scheduled. A weighted and ranked schedule would not eliminate all potential

blowout games, as a reasonable amount of games within conference are required.

Within the OUA schedule, there are three flights:

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SCHEDULES

2015 NORTHERN EIGHT – SCHEDULE MODEL

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Q 4

Q 5

Q 6

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 O 1

O 2

O 3

O 4

O 5

O 6

O 7

O 8

O 9

O 10

O 11

A 1

A 2

A 3

A4

Q 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Q 1

Q 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Q 2

Q 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 Q 3

Q 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 Q 4

Q 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 Q 5

Q 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 Q 6

CW 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 W1

W2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 W2

W3 1 1 2 2 2 8 W3

W4 1 1 2 2 2 8 W4

W5 1 1 2 2 2 8 W5

W6 1 1 2 2 2 8 W6

O 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 1

O 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 2

O 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 3

O 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 4

O 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 O 5

O 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 O 6

O 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 O 7

O 8 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 O 8

O 9 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 O 9

10 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 10

11 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 11

A 1 1 3 2 2 8 A 1

A 2 1 3 2 2 8 A 2

A 3 1 2 2 3 8 A 3

A 4 1 2 2 3 8 A 4

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Q 4

Q 5

Q 6

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 O 1

O 2

O 3

O 4

O 5

O 6

O 7

O 8

O 9

O 10

O 11

A 1

A 2

A 3

A4

The schedule model can be adjusted for rivalries by switching non-scheduled games with the nearest ranking teams to align.

Projected 2015 National schedule:

Week 1 N8 WESTERN @ SASKATCHEWAN TV

Kick Off Week WINDSOR @ McMASTER August 30 GUELPH @ LAURIER OTTAWA @ YORK QUEEN'S @ CARLETON TORONTO @ WATERLOO

UBC, CALGARY, MANITOBA, REGINA,

ALBERTA

Week 2 N8 McMASTER @ CALGARY CALGARY FROSH/HOMECOMING TV

Labour Day N8 WESTERN @ GUELPH

September 7 YORK @ LAURIER WATERLOO @ TORONTO TORONTO HOMECOMING CARLETON @ QUEEN'S UBC @ MANITOBA ALBERTA @ REGINA

N8 MONTREAL @ LAVAL

SHERBROOKE @ MCGILL BISHOP'S @ CONCORDIA ACADIA @ MOUNT ALLISON SAINT MARY'S @ ST. FX

WINDSOR, OTTAWA

SASKATCHEWAN

Week 3 N8 CALGARY @ GUELPH TV

Frosh Week LAURIER @ OTTAWA September 12

WATERLOO @ WINDSOR

CARLETON @ YORK McMASTER @ TORONTO QUEEN'S @ WESTERN MANITOBA @ SASKATCHEWAN SASKTEL REGINA @ UBC BISHOP'S @ SHERBROOKE McGILL @ MONTREAL CONCORDIA @ LAVAL MOUNT ALLISON @ ST. FX ACADIA @ SAINT MARY'S ALBERTA

Week 4 N8 SASKATCHEWAN @ OTTAWA HOMECOMING TV

Homecoming LAURIER @ CARLETON HOMECOMING September 19

YORK @ QUEEN'S

TORONTO @ WINDSOR WESTERN @ WATERLOO

N8 GUELPH @ McMASTER

REGINA @ CALGARY ALBERTA @ MANITOBA LAVAL @ SHERBROOKE CONCORDIA @ BISHOP'S SAINT MARY'S @ ACADIA ST. FX @ MOUNT ALLISON UBC, MONTREAL, CONCORDIA

Week 5 N8 MONTREAL @ WESTERN H TV

September 26

QUEEN'S @ McMASTER H

WINDSOR @ LAURIER H WATERLOO @ YORK

N8 OTTAWA @ GUELPH

TORONTO @ CARLETON SASKATCHEWAN @ ALBERTA ALBERTA HOMECOMING CALGARY @ UBC MANITOBA @ REGINA McGILL @ BISHOP'S CONCORDIA @ SHERBROOKE ACADIA @ MOUNT ALLISON SAINT MARY'S @ ST. FX LAVAL

Week 6 N8 LAVAL @ McMASTER TV

Rivalry Week GUELPH @ WATERLOO HOMECOMING October 3 LAURIER @ WINDSOR NEUTRAL CARLETON v OTTAWA Panda Game TORONTO @ YORK Red/Blue Bowl ALBERTA @ UBC UBC HOMECOMING REGINA @ MANITOBA MANITOBA HOMECOMING

N8 SASKATCHEWAN @ CALGARY

CONCORDIA @ McGILL SHERBROOKE @ MONTREAL ACADIA @ ST. FX SAINT MARY'S @ MOUNT ALLISON QUEEN'S, WESTERN, MONTREAL

BISHOP'S

Week 7 McGILL @ SHERBROOKE Thanksgiving MONTREAL @ BISHOP'S

Thursday October 8

N8 McMASTER @ OTTAWA 7:00

UBC @ ALBERTA Friday October 9 WESTERN @ WINDSOR 7:00

Saturday October 10

N8 GUELPH @ LAVAL TV

WATERLOO @ QUEEN'S CARLETON, LAURIER MOUNT ALLISON @ ACADIA YORK, TORONTO, CONCORDIA

ST. FX @ SAINT MARY'S ALBERTA, MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN, CALGARY

Week 8 N8 OTTAWA @ MONTREAL TV

October 17 N8 McMASTER @ WESTERN

CARLETON @ WINDSOR YORK @ TORONTO QUEEN'S @ LAURIER UBC @ SASKATCHEWAN REGINA @ ALBERTA CALGARY @ MANITOBA ST. FX @ BISHOP'S ACADIA @ CONCORDIA LAVAL @ McGILL MOUNT ALLISON @ SAINT MARY'S

GUELPH, WATERLOO, SHERBROOKE

Week 9 SHERBROOKE @ MOUNT ALLISON TV

October 24 McGILL @ SAINT MARY'S BISHOP'S @ LAVAL MONTREAL @ CONCORDIA ST. FX @ ACADIA YORK @ WATERLOO CARLETON @ GUELPH LAURIER @ TORONTO

N8 OTTAWA @ WESTERN

WINDSOR @ QUEEN'S SASKATCHEWAN @ REGINA ALBERTA @ CALGARY MANITOBA @ UBC MCMASTER

WEEK 10 UBC @ REGINA

OCTOBER 31 N8 CALGARY @ SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA @ ALBERTA

N8 LAVAL @ MONTREAL

SHERBROOKE @ CONCORDIA

BISHOP'S @ McGILL

BYE WEEK TEAMS

DATE REQUESTED

OUA

RSEQ

AUS

CANADA WEST

AUS-RSEQ INTERLOCK

NORTHERN 8

Neutral site

- All teams get at least a one week bye within season. Canada West teams receive two; five of them in week “one”. - One Canada West team (Saskatchewan) will need to start a week early. - Room on the calendar for five Canada West teams to schedule non-conference games with all RSEQ teams in week one. - In 2015, all reported and requested homecoming dates are maintained. - AUS – RSEQ series is split in two, allowing for AUS 1 vs. RSEQ 3 to be televised. In 2016, that game will serve as qualification for Northern 10 in 2017. - McMaster plays OUA games in week 4 and 5 at home, and a Northern 8 game week 6 at home. Compensated with bye week leading into playoffs. - Panda Game at TD Place listed as a “neutral site” game, as neither team is playing on home field. - UBC gets September 19 weekend which historically has been the best week to stage a successful Shrum Bowl against Simon Fraser

2016 NORTHERN EIGHT - SCHEDULE MODEL WITH OUA-CANADA WEST INTERLOCK:

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Q 4

Q 5

Q 6 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

O 1

O 2

O 3

O 4

O 5

O 6

O 7

O 8

O 9

O 10

O 11

A 1

A 2

A 3 A4

Q 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Q 1

Q 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Q 2

Q 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 Q 3

Q 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 Q 4

Q 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 Q 5

Q 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 Q 6

CW 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 CW 1

CW 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 CW 2

CW 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 CW 3

CW 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 CW 4

CW 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 CW 5

CW 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 CW 6

O 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 1

O 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 2

O 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 3

O 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 4

O 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 5

O 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 6

O 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 7

O 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 O 8

O 9 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 O 9

O 10 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 O 10

O 11 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 O 11

A 1 1 3 2 2 8 A 1

A 2 1 3 2 2 8 A 2

A 3 1 2 2 3 8 A 3

A 4 1 2 2 3 8 A 4

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Q 4

Q 5

Q 6 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

O 1

O 2

O 3

O 4

O 5

O 6

O 7

O 8

O 9

O 10

O 11

A 1

A 2

A 3 A4

5.2 4.8 5.0 5.2 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 7.8 8.5 7.9

The schedule model can be adjusted for rivalries by switching non-scheduled games with the nearest ranking teams to align.

CRITERIA FOR TEAM ENTRY

Teams who participate in the Northern 8/10 shall be proposed by their respective conferences in conjunction with the entry criteria contained within

the conference structure for that year (e.g.: 2015 – Northern 8, only). The conferences shall submit a list of programs to the Northern 8/10 by January

15th every year for schedule planning.

The Northern 8/10 wants to ensure the best possible matchups within the TV schedule. We offer the following as criteria for evaluating entry when

choosing a ranking of teams to represent a conference in interlock competitions:

- Team record, exclusive of forfeit wins or losses. This more accurately reflects the competitive strength of a team on field. If a team finishes 5-

3, but one of those wins was the result of a forfeit after an on-field loss, the record for the purpose of ranking would be 4-4. A team who

finished 3-5 as a result of a forfeit loss would be 4-4.

- Team record, exclusive of interlock games. This would provide a record which is a more accurate representation of a team’s strength within

the conference they would potentially represent in an interlock.

- A 28-point returning player rating (RPR). This is a guideline. Each team will graduate players over the off-season, the question is how many

and what kind of impact players they are.

o Players who started the majority of games in a position for their team according to depth charts shall be considered starters from the

previous year. There are 28 starters, all offensive and defensive players, plus a place kicker, punt returner, kickoff returner and punter.

o Subtract one point for each graduating starter.

o Subtract an additional point for each graduating all-conference player.

o Subtract an additional point for a graduating all-Canadian or national award nominee.

o If a team is graduating a starting quarterback, subtract three points.

The best and most recent example of how RPR would have been applied constructively was with the 2013 Bishop’s Gaiters, moving to 2014.

Regardless of their six wins, their starting roster was subject to a large graduating class which included a Hec Crighton winning quarterback.

Given the reality of the Bishop’s roster, it would have served the development of the team and the RSEQ and AUS opponents better if the

Gaiters were the fifth-ranked team based on RPR, rather than the second-ranked team based on previous year’s record.

- Team and/or a weighted Ratings Percentage Index specific to football. There are three modified formulas we can employ, all of which have

weight placed on home and away games.

A simple formula for evaluation of a team in the off season is:

Wins exclusive of forfeit x RPR = Team evaluation index.

We are aware that this is a somewhat subjective process as it can’t account for some players who may be returned from CFL teams after the CFL

Draft, or fourth-year players who may not be drafted, or fourth-year players who are signed as free agents, or players who may for any reason decide

to leave the institution they are attending.

A modified RPI rating can also be employed as a means of measurement. The Northern 8/10 shall have the final determination on rankings and team

qualification as it determines schedules as it works with stakeholders, and evaluates management of events and school support as additional factors.

BUSINESS MODEL

- The Northern 8/10 will be a private, non-profit corporation.

- In 2015, no less than 51% (or no more than 52%) of the private non-profit shall be guided by the

investors. L. David Dube is the single investor at this stage.

- A representative from each conference will sit on the Board of Directors.

- Conference voting percentage shall be weighted based on number of teams participating in CIS

football.

- The total percentage of vote from the conferences shall not exceed 49%.

- The Northern 8/10 shall seek conference status for football only. This will ensure oversight by CIS and presidents.

- The Northern 8/10 shall seek participation on the CIS football task force.

- The Northern 8/10 will not have an automatic berth to the national playoffs unless playoff structure is changed in CIS constitution.

- The conference shall be responsible for management of air travel for teams who require it between Western Canada and the rest of the country

and Atlantic Canada to Ontario and Western Canada.

- It shall be solely responsible for all negotiated broadcast agreements from events.

- It shall be responsible for a national pre-game or weekly magazine television program in English.

- It shall be solely responsible for all negotiated marketing agreements within events.

- When profitable, it shall return a portion of profit back to teams who do not participate in the Northern

8/10 to assist in their development.

- Participating institutions shall comply with Northern 8/10 guidelines in regard to event and marketing

management.

We would happy to address any questions you may have about this project in detail.

For more information, please contact:

Jim Mullin

Project Partner,

Northern Football Series

Mullin980@gmail.com

778-996-7398