Topping Toledo and Central Michigan, NIU has made a huge turnaround in MAC competition - more of a change than anyone anticipated as reported on the MAC's website:

Quote:Northern Illinois 73, Central Michigan 55
Boxscore
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Aaric Armstead had 15 points and Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 73-55, snapping the Chippewas' six-game winning streak on Saturday night.

Anthony Johnson added 12 points and six assists, and Aaron Armstead scored 11 for the Panthers (12-15, 6-10 Mid-American).

Braylon Rayson scored 15 for CMU (21-6, 11-5) which dropped from its lone spot atop the conference to a first-place tie with Toledo in the MAC West division. NIU finished the week with back-to-back wins over the two division leaders after a stretch of losing seven of nine.

Northern Illinois used a 15-4 run to build a 16-point lead in the first half and went into the break ahead 33-20. Central Michigan got no closer than 36-27 early in the second half.

The Panthers shot 56.8 percent from the field while the Chippewas were 9 of 36 from 3-point range and 17 of 54 overall.

And changed species as well. I never liked "Huskies" anyway.

(03-01-2015 09:26 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  And changed species as well. I never liked "Huskies" anyway.

Canine to feline

Has anybody been on the "Panthers" board to congratulate them with their change?

(03-01-2015 09:30 AM)letsgoblue Wrote:  Has anybody been on the "Panthers" board to congratulate them with their change?

They have now.

How in the world does the conference website get a member team's mascot wrong? Oh, that's right, it's the MAC. SMDH.

(03-01-2015 01:24 PM)toledobigmike Wrote:  How in the world does the conference website get a member team's mascot wrong? Oh, that's right, it's the MAC. SMDH.

Same way they headline the "Track and Field Chmapionships" (sic)

(03-01-2015 01:37 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(03-01-2015 01:24 PM)toledobigmike Wrote:  How in the world does the conference website get a member team's mascot wrong? Oh, that's right, it's the MAC. SMDH.

Same way they headline the "Track and Field Chmapionships" (sic)

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(03-01-2015 01:24 PM)toledobigmike Wrote:  How in the world does the conference website get a member team's mascot wrong? Oh, that's right, it's the MAC. SMDH.

Wondered the same thing . . . including editor / proofreader. Apparently league knowledge is not high on the job requirement criteria

Freakin' embarrassing. It's bad enough when a football ref calls us Northern Iowa. Now our own conference is claiming we've been "altered".

(03-01-2015 04:51 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Freakin' embarrassing. It's bad enough when a football ref calls us Northern Iowa. Now our own conference is claiming we've been "altered".

"Fixed" would be more appropriate.