(10-13-2010 09:58 AM)Monty Python Wrote:  http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/091115/no...linois.pdf


Try this link for a brief history of MBB

Interesting-good find. We're #171! I plan to go back to look at other schools.

The Fiercest Rivals comment is interesting. We are really hurting for rivals to get the fans pumped. My favorite rivals:

UWGB games during Coach Mo's days (3 losses in the NCAA year).
UIC when we were in the same conference (Mid-Con).
ISU back in the McDougal years-Chick Evans was packed.
SIU although I only saw a few games and the most recent was awful.
As far as the MAC, probably Miami, especially when they had Ron Harper.
I was at the DePaul "Terry Green dunk" game in 1979, but when they were really good it seemed like they used to kill us in Rosemont.

"FIERCEST RIVAL: Since its D1 move, NIU has switched
conference affiliations three times. Illinois State (two
games since 1983) and Southern Illinois (twice since
1997) used to be big showdowns. Unfortunately, the
MAC offers no in-state rival, so regional heavyweight
DePaul (which owns a 22–6 series lead) has to do."