(07-09-2022 05:00 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Winsipedia contains all time records

http://www.winsipedia.com/northern-illinois

That's an impressive site.

Also...I just scrolled down and glanced at the page and my eyes immediately centered on one team.

Apparently we are 1-0 against Saint Charles Industrial HS.

Nice.

(07-09-2022 05:00 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Winsipedia contains all time records

http://www.winsipedia.com/northern-illinois

Very cool site. We’ve got some work to do evening out our record with the top of the MAC

RedHawks are the MAC team with a winning record vs all the MAC. This is the dumb crap I’m going to do all day on this site.

(07-08-2022 05:51 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(07-08-2022 04:01 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  

(07-08-2022 10:46 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(07-08-2022 10:13 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  

(07-07-2022 06:27 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  I try to avoid the “chip on my shoulder” MAC fan attitude, but this is kinda lame. They have Coastal Carolina ranked 30 spots higher than NIU. Coastal lost EVERYONE from last season except their QB(124/132 for % returning starters). Not to mention it took a blown call by the official to save their win over the Huskies. Meanwhile NIU brings back something like 18 of 22 starters, added transfers and gained a ton of experience for the younger guys forced into action.

As far as Ducker, that’s not insider knowledge. He was third string in ‘21 and was third string in ‘22. What team needs to overcome the loss of their third string RB? If they wanted to talk about RB loss you talk about Ratdog.

It’s not so much as the disrespect grudge, they have us ranked 76. It just these preseason previews seem like the writers just open up the stats page and write their story from there.

Are you sure you aren't a chip on your shoulder MAC fan?

Maybe not I guess. Just a chip on your shoulder NIU fan....with an ax to grind.

Saying the refs blew the call at the end of that game certainly isn’t having a chip on my shoulder. Especially when the head officials later admitted it was a mistake. The other stuff is sort of basic analysis. How do you evaluate CC when they only have 5 starters on each side of the ball returning. More common sense than bias.

Where do you rank NIU among the entire G5?

I am trying to make light hearted fun of this. Too many take articles like this personally. Readers from 100+ other schools think their school is being dissed.

All I am saying is it is a national publication and they aren't going to make every diehard at every school happy. Not going to hit every topic people "think" they should. I honestly haven't done research of dozens of G5 schools, am not an expert on them.

And yes, I am over that missed call, the blown call at the end of the NIU/UW game in 92 and even Herbstreit and Fowler.

Great, now I have a chip on my shoulder AND I take things too personally, lol. Just start the season already

I only gets worse until then.

Nothing a bunch of W's wont's cure though.

Lots of metrics to play with, and some good reads for the forum. I did all that statwork for years and just about freaked myself out. Finally fell into a sort of college footballish meaning of life equation.

To me, what matters is how a team does outside the conference, where national attention is more possible, and opponents are more random. It's hard to avoid being introverted when the big deals are "we won the division!" and "we won the MACC!" To which dozens of other teams, fans and whoever across the nation respond with a resounding snore.

So I mean bowl games and ... unfortunately ... the MAC really sucks at it. If NIU or the MAC wants to elevate itself, this is the metric that needs to improve (imo) --

Total 2001-2021: 33 wins, 65 losses
Total overall, 1962-2021: 48 wins, 79 losses
(Note: 1968-2000 only one bowl per season, so I cut off season records before 2001.)

2021: 3-5
2020: 2-0
2019: 3-4
2018: 1-5
2017: 1-4
2016: 0-6
2015: 3-3
2014: 1-4
2013: 0-6
2012: 3-5
2011: 4-1
2010: 2-2
2009: 1-4
2008: 0-5
2007: 0-3
2006: 1-3
2005: 1-1
2004: 2-3
2003: 2-0
2002: 1-1
2001: 2-0

MAC team bowl records, 1962-2021 --
Akron: 1-2
Ball State: 1-8
Bowling Green State: 5-5
Buffalo: 2-3
Central Michigan: 4-9
Eastern Michigan: 1-4
Kent State: 0-3
Miami-O: 6-6
Northern Illinois: 4-10
Ohio: 4-9
Toledo: 10-9
Western Michigan: 2-9

Note: I did not include Marshall, Temple or UCF since they're not current teams.

(data courtesy of https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/con...bowls.html)

(07-09-2022 12:14 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(07-09-2022 05:00 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Winsipedia contains all time records

http://www.winsipedia.com/northern-illinois

Very cool site. We’ve got some work to do evening out our record with the top of the MAC

Love this site.

Always my favorite link for Alabama. http://www.winsipedia.com/alabama

Some "elite company" any time you are one a dozen schools along with the likes of 1899 New Orleans AC, 1942 Georgia Navy Pre-Flight (coached by Raymond "Bear" Wolf), 1903 Cumberland (44-0 drubbing!), 1914 Carlisle Indian School (coached by Pop Warner!)and 1917 Camp Gordon squad, where my dad was stationed 40 years later.

RiceCompare 0-3-0
Villanova (PA) 0-1-0
UtahCompare 0-1-0
UCFCompare 0-1-0
Oklahoma StateCompare 0-1-0
Northern IllinoisCompare 0-1-0
New Orleans AC (LA) 0-1-0
MinnesotaCompare 0-1-0
Georgia Navy Pre-Flight 0-1-0
Cumberland (TN) 0-1-0
Carlisle Indian School (PA) 0-1-0
Camp Gordon (GA) 0-1-0

Big Game Boomer may have lost some credibility with this one:

Agreed! Toledo at 32 is way too low!

(07-12-2022 09:31 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Agreed! Toledo at 32 is way too low!

Yeah….honestly Top 50 Defenses and #maction have nothing in common.

I expect NIU's defense to improve a lot.....but 40? The Huskies were around 115 last year. That's what, 75 spots up. Honestly-, anything around 60, middle of the pack, would be an amazing improvement.

Love to see any list like this with NIU on it and both NU and Illness absent.

(07-12-2022 06:41 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  Big Game Boomer may have lost some credibility with this one:

LOL.

I thought this guy was running an algorithm, especially for "filller" teams, and now I am certain. Wonder what "targeted ads" NIU fans are good for.

(07-08-2022 12:58 PM)MiamiHuskie Wrote:  Now many SEC teams has NIU played? I know Alabama in 2003 (what a game).

Seeing this stat never gets old.

Quote:SEC 1-11-0
Alabama 1-0-0

(07-12-2022 09:50 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  I expect NIU's defense to improve a lot.....but 40? The Huskies were around 115 last year. That's what, 75 spots up. Honestly-, anything around 60, middle of the pack, would be an amazing improvement.

100% agree. Improved yes. Top 50?? Well, it could happen but not as likely. If it does the strength coach should get lots of credit.

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