(12-25-2015 08:24 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(12-25-2015 06:42 PM)oilgasusa Wrote:  Guys let's face it, NIU has been on a run that has been an unbelievable dream come true. We have been blessed to have this great run, but we are returning to mediocre. No one's fault, that's where we belong. I am thankful for the enjoyment the last several years has given me.

I half agree with you and half disagree, great to appreciate the amazing 15 year run NIU has been on, I agree with you there. But when you have a 15 year run of success I disagree that's where "we belong" in terms of belonging at a mediocre level. When you are dominant for as long as NIU has been, no reason you shouldn't expect to be back to that level soon.

15 year run? The "run" started in 2010. From 2001 to 2009 only 3 seasons were better than this year. The last five years have completely redefined a suncessful season for NIU football. For the bulk of our school's history the 2015 season would have been outstanding, but now it is an absolute failure. That is progress.