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Playcalling
Im just going to start off by saying that whomever does the offensive play calling needs to take a look at the Arkansas game, and this one. The play calling was terrible at some points in the game. The offense seemed to just go out there expecting a three and out. It is like they didn't want to adjust the play calling at all. They say Commit to NIU, and apparently Commit to the Playbook as well. They just need to realize that the quarterbacks play differently. I don't like the duel system quarterback type thing that we have, but if you're going to "commit" to it, then you have to have different play calls for each of them. They play differently.
Besides just not picking a QB, which i won't even bring up, they need to pick a feature back. Stingly 10 carries, Bouagno (Sp?) 7 carries, Keem 5. Carey needs to make up his mind on at least something offensively, c'mon man.

Offense
The goods
Air Canada - This guy was playing really well today, a kinda breakout game of sorts for him. He seemed to really excel at his routes today, even when he wasn't targeted. Played like a clone of Calvin Johnson/Brandon Marshall/Alshon Jeffery, just a dominant BIG receiver that catches the balls thrown his way, and takes the ball and gets those yards after completion. Brescasin has what it takes.
Drew Hare - I thought that he looked good, but the fact that they kept changing quarterbacks threw off the rhythm. He didn't play perfectly, as he threw the ball into the line a couple times (I think twice maybe?) but overall better than worse.
Joel Bouagno (Sp?) - However you spell his name, he was good. Not grey but he seemed eager to prove himself out there, he is young so he is only going to get better, hopefully the feature back next year.
Maddie - I thought that Maddie did good for what was given to him, he seemed to throw well and ran decently. That being said, he played very inconsistently (which is to be expected of a QB with little exp).

The not so goods
Stingly (And Keem) - Its not that he was particularly bad, but he wasn't Stingly (Or Keem). He didn't seem to really punch that ball in(Or break off for Keem). Granted, he only ran the ball a few times (10 times, too low for him, c'mon on Carey(5 carries for Keem)).
DBrown - You can't drop the ball, no matter what. Multiple drops today.
Maddie - Yes he was on the goods list too, but he played bad as well. Better than worse, but still need to talk about the bad things. He needs to realize that that interception was too risky to take and to not make that throw, but that was only one throw. There was a bad throw to DBrown (I think it was him, but if it was Hare then whatever) that could have been better and caught for a TD but he dropped it. Also, he needs to make better reads on these options, he seems to like to keep it when he shouldn't. He isn't Lynch, he needs to realize that.

D-Fence
The defense played amazing, they really stepped up at the end as well. Despite no turnovers, they really got me pumped up. Not sure if it was because of a bad team we were playing, or not but whatever, they are young and still played well. Smalls was playing on his man the whole time. 04-rock

Experience
The overall fan attendance was really bad. I think the weather had a lot to do with it, but thats still bad. Maybe I was spoiled by last year, but we need to fix this 15K BS, its been going on for too long. The students, however, came to play. Seemed better than last game. They really weren't loud but it was cold so maybe that had to do with it. Doesn't matter, they showed up and almost stayed the whole game. The alumni side had more people this game (remember that debate about the presby game?) but they didn't really have a lot. I expect a BUNCH more at Homecoming, so Im not worried.


EDIT: oh yeah, we need a kicker
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Carey sucks! I thought they hired him in a rush and today was embarrassing. In any other job he would be fired.
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(10-05-2014 01:34 AM)RedShark27 Wrote:  Carey sucks! I thought they hired him in a rush and today was embarrassing. In any other job he would be fired.

He's a glorified high school coach at best. He is quickly dragging the program back to obscurity.
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(10-05-2014 04:10 AM)VegasHuskie Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 01:34 AM)RedShark27 Wrote:  Carey sucks! I thought they hired him in a rush and today was embarrassing. In any other job he would be fired.

He's a glorified high school coach at best. He is quickly dragging the program back to obscurity.

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(10-05-2014 01:04 AM)Michael James Wrote:  Playcalling
Im just going to start off by saying that whomever does the offensive play calling needs to take a look at the Arkansas game, and this one. The play calling was terrible at some points in the game. The offense seemed to just go out there expecting a three and out. It is like they didn't want to adjust the play calling at all. They say Commit to NIU, and apparently Commit to the Playbook as well. They just need to realize that the quarterbacks play differently. I don't like the duel system quarterback type thing that we have, but if you're going to "commit" to it, then you have to have different play calls for each of them. They play differently.
Besides just not picking a QB, which i won't even bring up, they need to pick a feature back. Stingly 10 carries, Bouagno (Sp?) 7 carries, Keem 5. Carey needs to make up his mind on at least something offensively, c'mon man.

Offense
The goods
Air Canada - This guy was playing really well today, a kinda breakout game of sorts for him. He seemed to really excel at his routes today, even when he wasn't targeted. Played like a clone of Calvin Johnson/Brandon Marshall/Alshon Jeffery, just a dominant BIG receiver that catches the balls thrown his way, and takes the ball and gets those yards after completion. Brescasin has what it takes.
Drew Hare - I thought that he looked good, but the fact that they kept changing quarterbacks threw off the rhythm. He didn't play perfectly, as he threw the ball into the line a couple times (I think twice maybe?) but overall better than worse.
Joel Bouagno (Sp?) - However you spell his name, he was good. Not grey but he seemed eager to prove himself out there, he is young so he is only going to get better, hopefully the feature back next year.
Maddie - I thought that Maddie did good for what was given to him, he seemed to throw well and ran decently. That being said, he played very inconsistently (which is to be expected of a QB with little exp).

The not so goods
Stingly (And Keem) - Its not that he was particularly bad, but he wasn't Stingly (Or Keem). He didn't seem to really punch that ball in(Or break off for Keem). Granted, he only ran the ball a few times (10 times, too low for him, c'mon on Carey(5 carries for Keem)).
DBrown - You can't drop the ball, no matter what. Multiple drops today.
Maddie - Yes he was on the goods list too, but he played bad as well. Better than worse, but still need to talk about the bad things. He needs to realize that that interception was too risky to take and to not make that throw, but that was only one throw. There was a bad throw to DBrown (I think it was him, but if it was Hare then whatever) that could have been better and caught for a TD but he dropped it. Also, he needs to make better reads on these options, he seems to like to keep it when he shouldn't. He isn't Lynch, he needs to realize that.

D-Fence
The defense played amazing, they really stepped up at the end as well. Despite no turnovers, they really got me pumped up. Not sure if it was because of a bad team we were playing, or not but whatever, they are young and still played well. Smalls was playing on his man the whole time. 04-rock

Experience
The overall fan attendance was really bad. I think the weather had a lot to do with it, but thats still bad. Maybe I was spoiled by last year, but we need to fix this 15K BS, its been going on for too long. The students, however, came to play. Seemed better than last game. They really weren't loud but it was cold so maybe that had to do with it. Doesn't matter, they showed up and almost stayed the whole game. The alumni side had more people this game (remember that debate about the presby game?) but they didn't really have a lot. I expect a BUNCH more at Homecoming, so Im not worried.


EDIT: oh yeah, we need a kicker

Game was pretty boring. The stupid pooch punt pretty much was a microcosm for the rest of the play calling. I would like to see Jordan huff play a lot more. While singly is ok...he is a straight north/south runner and once he goes east/west the play is over. Need more explosive plays from our RB's. Daniels looked a little sluggish so maybe his injury is still lingering. The whole switching of the QB's really needs to stop. It kills any rhythm a team has on offense. If you have 2 QB's then you have no QB.... The defense once again played well. Bass definitely looked rusty and had a couple of bonehead moments. Sat on the westside for the first time ever and it will likely be the last. No energy and a bunch of rudeness. Stood up to cheer and got bitched at to sit down. My dad was criticized for criticizing the coaching and Carey. Last time I checked that was allowed. Back to the student side I go for the other games...


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(10-05-2014 07:55 AM)JCCNIU31 Wrote:  The whole switching of the QB's really needs to stop. It kills any rhythm a team has on offense. If you have 2 QB's then you have no QB.... The defense once again played well. Bass definitely looked rusty and had a couple of bonehead moments.

+1 on the QBs.

Rod, pick a QB and go with him. It's Game 6 coming up; time to stop the shuffle and let the offense get in rhythm.

The Defense was good for the most part, but let's not forget we were playing a really bad offense. Agree about Bass; also, Durante needs to play a lot better.
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(10-05-2014 01:34 AM)RedShark27 Wrote:  Carey sucks! I thought they hired him in a rush and today was embarrassing. In any other job he would be fired.

People get fired for going 16-4 over two seasons, winning an award for your job, and turning a 14 point lead into a 3 point win?

While I certainly think today was a rough day for him, didn't call timeouts before halftime, some bad personnel decisions, and the pooch punt, a lot of the bad was on the players. Brown dropped passes, they hit people late, they held, etc.

I don't think they were ever into the game, and that falls on the head coach, but your statement is ridiculous.

People get fired because they lose or do something inappropriate, the dude won an ugly game. You see how many upsets there were today, it was possibly the weirdest Saturday in at least 3 years of college football.

It could be worse, we could be watching the fighting Illini every weekend.
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He has a good record because of the players, not him. He is no Nick Saban.
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I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.
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(10-05-2014 11:48 AM)Field Turf Wrote:  I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.

Consistency is hard to come by when playcalling is suffering because of the QB whiplash, and when no QB can get consistent playing time. Again these are issues that should have been ironed out in summer practices. Its really frustrating. This team had some major flaws, but another was introduced in self-afflicted form with this QB debacle.
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(10-05-2014 11:53 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:48 AM)Field Turf Wrote:  I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.

Consistency is hard to come by when playcalling is suffering because of the QB whiplash, and when no QB can get consistent playing time. Again these are issues that should have been ironed out in summer practices. Its really frustrating. This team had some major flaws, but another was introduced in self-afflicted form with this QB debacle.
And you continue to ignore the fact the guy they named starter originally got hurt.
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(10-05-2014 11:55 AM)7 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:53 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:48 AM)Field Turf Wrote:  I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.

Consistency is hard to come by when playcalling is suffering because of the QB whiplash, and when no QB can get consistent playing time. Again these are issues that should have been ironed out in summer practices. Its really frustrating. This team had some major flaws, but another was introduced in self-afflicted form with this QB debacle.
And you continue to ignore the fact the guy they named starter originally got hurt.


In the damn meantime...NAME A QB and let's let our offense try to get a rhythm! This back & forth QB game is BULL.

You give MD grief for saying that in week 6 we should have named a QB, but I would say half of us on this board agree with him. Pick somebody. It is week SIX! If MacIntosh is hurt - ok he's lost his spot this year. Let's move the hell on!! 03-banghead
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(10-05-2014 11:55 AM)7 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:53 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:48 AM)Field Turf Wrote:  I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.

Consistency is hard to come by when playcalling is suffering because of the QB whiplash, and when no QB can get consistent playing time. Again these are issues that should have been ironed out in summer practices. Its really frustrating. This team had some major flaws, but another was introduced in self-afflicted form with this QB debacle.
And you continue to ignore the fact the guy they named starter originally got hurt.

Yeah Im sure Carey was ready to go with McIntosh come hell or high water, or until he threw an incomplete pass.
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So WTF???...why couldn't we have today's weather yesterday? We would have had another 2k in the stands without the morning snow/sleet and the sun being out by 11am.
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(10-05-2014 12:14 PM)HuskieFootball Addict Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:55 AM)7 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:53 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 11:48 AM)Field Turf Wrote:  I didn't like the rotating QBs before. But, after yesterday, I don't think either QB has been consistent (or maybe good) enough to choose just one of them to go with.

Consistency is hard to come by when playcalling is suffering because of the QB whiplash, and when no QB can get consistent playing time. Again these are issues that should have been ironed out in summer practices. Its really frustrating. This team had some major flaws, but another was introduced in self-afflicted form with this QB debacle.
And you continue to ignore the fact the guy they named starter originally got hurt.


In the damn meantime...NAME A QB and let's let our offense try to get a rhythm! This back & forth QB game is BULL.

You give MD grief for saying that in week 6 we should have named a QB, but I would say half of us on this board agree with him. Pick somebody. It is week SIX! If MacIntosh is hurt - ok he's lost his spot this year. Let's move the hell on!! 03-banghead

What's the purpose of naming a starting QB and letting him play 100% of the time if they're both hot and cold and go through times of really sucking? And would cause us to lose games?

Just to make you and MD feel ok, because you have this irrational idea that "naming a back-up QB" is important? But still take losses?

Give me a break...he's trying to find the hot hand. Now...if one of the QB's leads 3 consecutive scoring drives (heck even 2 TD drives...) and then gets taken out for 2-3 series, you may actually have an argument. But that's not happening.
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Carey is terrible.. His record is a reflection of having the best player in the history of niu and the Mac.

His team's are never prepared, there never seems to a strategy or game plan.
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This 2 qb stuff in stupid.. Pick one.. No decent team has ever alternated qbs
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(10-05-2014 12:49 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Carey is terrible.. His record is a reflection of having the best player in the history of niu and the Mac.

His team's are never prepared, there never seems to a strategy or game plan.
They're 4-1 without him this year.
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(10-05-2014 12:50 PM)7 Wrote:  
(10-05-2014 12:49 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Carey is terrible.. His record is a reflection of having the best player in the history of niu and the Mac.

His team's are never prepared, there never seems to a strategy or game plan.
They're 4-1 without him this year.

lol, oops, get rid of those facts 7...we should have clobbered Arkansas!

Carey's still a young coach...and he does have his off games (BGSU last year, Utah State, I'd even say UNLV)...but he's also had great games (Iowa, Purdue, Toledo, Ball St.).
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(10-05-2014 11:17 AM)Michael James Wrote:  He has a good record because of the players, not him. He is no Nick Saban.

Did I call him nick Saban?

I'm not even one of his biggest fans I'm indifferent on the guy, but you guys are being ridiculous.

Everyone sucks Doeren and Novaks d's and constantly hates on this guy.

It's becoming annoying. Players certainly win and lose games, but they don't call plays, they don't come up with the schemes, etc. He didn't win all these games just because Lynch.

People here have the most insane expectations, NIU isn't Bama. They aren't going to out talent everyone and they really don't. NIU might have some of the best depth in the conference, but coaching has gotten them somewhere. It's not like NIU has a crap ton of guys getting drafted, they outplay their talent.
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