Sorry If this is a double post, but didn't anybody catch this article in the Daily Herald about NIU and Northwestern....quick read...

Dark Side can be so tempting...

Quote:As for Northern Illinois, it is faced with in an ever-evolving, ever-jumbled, ever-challenging football landscape.

After the sweet taste of oranges down in Miami, will Huskies Nation be content returning to the anonymity of the Mid-American Conference?

NIU football might have been successful enough the past decade to be attractive to more prominent leagues, and administrators in DeKalb might be tempted to at least consider bolting the MAC.

If so, Northern would have to expand its stadium and do whatever it takes to win often enough to attract more fans to fill the place.

Northwestern and Northern Illinois deserve the benefit of trust on the integrity meter after the way they built their programs to this point.

But even the incorruptible can be corrupted — wittingly or unwittingly — by college football.

NU and NIU might want to stop and ponder before turning the corner toward wherever they're going.

http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=610904

8484:

Actually, yes I did post on the day it was published, but it got lost with all the OB threads and had no replies.

Thank you for posting as I found it to be a great read with some food for thought for all of us on this Board. It touches on so many issues.
I really found it to be "must reading".

I agree, presents some interesting topics associated with the success.....glad to help!

That is a good article. In the MAC you can compete and still be ethical. Although coaches leaving after 1-3 years still bothers me a bit.