Why is NIU playing man coverage with one of the Hansbro's on the fastest playing in college football?

Who thought that was a good idea?

(09-15-2015 01:47 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  Is that Mark Reiter out there? Oh god

Not sure who my least favorite NIU defender of all time is, him or Jason Hutton.

The Reiter and Utschig safety combination has to be all-time slow.

(09-15-2015 01:55 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 01:47 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  Is that Mark Reiter out there? Oh god

Not sure who my least favorite NIU defender of all time is, him or Jason Hutton.

The Reiter and Utschig safety combination has to be all-time slow.

Good for a few memorable hits though!

I don't think Utschig was a terrible player. He just needed somebody more athletic next to him to hide his weaknesses.

(09-15-2015 01:12 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 12:33 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 12:09 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Agree with what has been said, but this OSU team is pretty special, so many weapons. It will be a special task for NIU to leave with a W. I believe in my Huskies, anything can happen, but you have to remain grounded as well.

Pretty sure the last time we faced them was the year Troy Smith won the Heisman and Ted Ginn was crazy good in college. That team had some damn good players.

Tressel called off the dogs in that game, and Wolfe was able to shake loose quite a bit and keep it exciting. But make no mistake, we would not have stopped OSU all day in 2006 had they not let off the gas.

I think it was 28-0 in the 1st qtr.

(09-16-2015 07:59 AM)NIU17 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 01:12 PM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 12:33 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  

(09-15-2015 12:09 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  Agree with what has been said, but this OSU team is pretty special, so many weapons. It will be a special task for NIU to leave with a W. I believe in my Huskies, anything can happen, but you have to remain grounded as well.

Pretty sure the last time we faced them was the year Troy Smith won the Heisman and Ted Ginn was crazy good in college. That team had some damn good players.

Tressel called off the dogs in that game, and Wolfe was able to shake loose quite a bit and keep it exciting. But make no mistake, we would not have stopped OSU all day in 2006 had they not let off the gas.

I think it was 28-0 in the 1st qtr.

That brings up another question, what merits a coach "letting off the gas" is it a coach by coach thing or is it a respect thing? It seemed like Novak got the gas let off him a fair amount of times. But some programs (Big 12 circa the 90s and 00s) wanted it to be a blood bath every time.

Is it a statement thing for polling or something else?

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2015/09/1...1/ab2u599/

How does one approach playing a No. 1? I asked three individuals who have carried the NIU banner into such an arena – former head coaches Joe Novak and Jerry Pettibone, plus three-time All-America offensive guard Todd Peat.

(09-16-2015 09:59 AM)BobL Wrote:  http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2015/09/1...1/ab2u599/

How does one approach playing a No. 1? I asked three individuals who have carried the NIU banner into such an arena – former head coaches Joe Novak and Jerry Pettibone, plus three-time All-America offensive guard Todd Peat.

So you are Korcek?

(09-16-2015 09:59 AM)BobL Wrote:  http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2015/09/1...1/ab2u599/

How does one approach playing a No. 1? I asked three individuals who have carried the NIU banner into such an arena – former head coaches Joe Novak and Jerry Pettibone, plus three-time All-America offensive guard Todd Peat.

Quote:Even more daunting is the fact that the Buckeyes are the defending National Champion, that OSU could probably beat a few NFL teams

(09-16-2015 09:59 AM)BobL Wrote:  http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2015/09/1...1/ab2u599/

How does one approach playing a No. 1? I asked three individuals who have carried the NIU banner into such an arena – former head coaches Joe Novak and Jerry Pettibone, plus three-time All-America offensive guard Todd Peat.

Oh jesus, did Korcek really say he thinks OSU could beat NFL teams. AAHHHH! I can't take this stupidity anymore!! stop!

Korcek = MD. It has been solved.

(09-16-2015 10:16 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Oh jesus, did Korcek really say he thinks OSU could beat NFL teams. AAHHHH! I can't take this stupidity anymore!! stop!

That was just a comment written facetiously as part of the hype for Ohio State, in the same context that someone with Cutler's experience (even if fans hate him) wouldn't land him on the depth chart of a college team.

Korcek takes the time to talk to the two coaches in Huskie history who can address facing a No. 1-ranked foe based on their knowledge and the only thing you take out of it is that Korcek thinks OSU could beat a pro team? AAHHHH! it's hard to take how short-sided some people are!!

Every once in awhile some of you come up with questions like "when was the last time" "among teams NIU has faced, which is...", etc. This column includes historical and factual information that seldom gets written about and you don't even see the chance to learn something. Which Huskie football coach has faced the most Top 25 opponents? Novak, 13 of them; take that into account and Joe's record starts looking more impressive. For those who don't believe Pettibone was that good of coach, put his 9-2 squad that got screwed by the bowl committees in the context of having been an independent program that was once 2-9 during a year with just four home games while playing on the road at West Virginia, Wisconsin, No. 21 Iowa and No. 1 Miami (FL).
Granted, none of those were home games, but think about the quality of those opponents and how often has NIU had that kind of power schedule? Since so many of you now disqualify Northwestern, Iowa, and Purdue, then none of the recent schedules measure up. Next best is probably Novak's season with Maryland, Alabama and Iowa State (which was at least a home game).