(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Obviously Carey doesn't think Huff is his best player. I'm beginning to wonder why Carey doesn't want Huff scoring touchdowns...

(10-01-2017 01:17 AM)sterling1man Wrote:  

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(10-01-2017 01:08 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  NIU is one coach and one QB away from being a top 25 team, I think that's the really frustrating part.

Santa has continued to improve, my guess is that he will learn from his mistakes tonight.

Not at all sure about Carey though.

Carey did nearly everything right tonight.
He held Penny the best RB in the nation!
He limited their offense.
He outplayed their incredible offense.
He scored 4 offensive TD's.
He made excellent second half adjustments.
Had Santa executed properly in the end NIU would have won, and Carey would be a hero.

Though i dont agree with the throw for the endzone (rather run the ball since itnwss working and kill the clock), I think the coaching staff did well tonight. We outplayed the #19 team but santa and our special teams made some mistakes that cost us.

All you do is pound Huff in the end and you win the game, that's going to sting for awhile.

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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It's hard to run run run when you're playing from behind the entire game. Pin this on the coaching all you want, but the team needed to secure the ball. It's that simple.

(10-01-2017 01:19 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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And yet the Nebraska board was filled with coach hate last week. The Aztec board is filled with coach hate tonight. Apparently every team has coaching problems. But the Carey haters are probably the only ones who nailed it. Man these guys have insight.

Imagine if our Carey haters had to deal with The Illini?

He'd rather throw TD passes. If not he wants Childers to score. Anyone but Huff.

(10-01-2017 01:19 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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And yet the Nebraska board was filled with coach hate last week. The Aztec board is filled with coach hate tonight. Apparently every team has coaching problems. But the Carey haters are probably the only ones who nailed it. Man these guys have insight.

SDSU fans should be erecting a Rocky Long statue outside Qualcomm.

(10-01-2017 01:17 AM)sterling1man Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:13 AM)bikechuck Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:08 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  NIU is one coach and one QB away from being a top 25 team, I think that's the really frustrating part.

Santa has continued to improve, my guess is that he will learn from his mistakes tonight.

Not at all sure about Carey though.

Carey did nearly everything right tonight.
He held Penny the best RB in the nation!
He limited their offense.
He outplayed their incredible offense.
He scored 4 offensive TD's.
He made excellent second half adjustments.
Had Santa executed properly in the end NIU would have won, and Carey would be a hero.

Coach Kane stopped the SDSU O. Not Carey...


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(10-01-2017 01:20 AM)YoungPup Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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It's hard to run run run when you're playing from behind the entire game. Pin this on the coaching all you want, but the team needed to secure the ball. It's that simple.

The issue was the drive where NIU bailed out the SDSU defense that was getting it handed to them by the run. You continue to run the ball and you walk away with a top 25 win.

What I took from this game is we have an offense now. And our defense is absolutely legit. We won every battle in this game except turn overs. SDSU a well coached, veteran lead team who doesn't make mistakes. We may have more talent than them, but not their discipline. Bring on MAC play.

Live by the arm die by the arm. We played better then them but made 3 really stupid turnovers/plays. Ko return to start the game... Pick 6 and game ending pick. Any one of those things didn't happen and we're winning the game. I agree that coach u should not have called a pass play but the ball was under thrown.

Is this the best Defense NIU has ever had? Gotta give props to Kane and his group. Nobody is going to shut down Penny and that offense like we did today. I can't wait to see what they do in the MAC. First time I can ever remembering watching an NIU team and expecting the D to make big stop after big stop. I'm finally getting images of the Hansbro twins getting burned every play out of my head


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(10-01-2017 01:19 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  Now we're just another 2-2 MAC school. All the Nebraska luster is gone in the "what have you done lately world"


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F the "what have you done lately world". Win the MAC West. At the beginning of the year we would have been thrilled with that. It is now REALITY.

I think Santa is still a little too impatient but I'd rather he not be so afraid of making a mistake that he can't make the throws that he does make, so let him play and learn. A close game against SDSU (and there were other mistakes, like on special teams), I can deal with it. He's still young and hasn't played much.

Other than the really dirty play by that defensive player on Penny, I thought the defense did very well.

(10-01-2017 01:21 AM)badmoonrising13 Wrote:  He'd rather throw TD passes. If not he wants Childers to score. Anyone but Huff.

Unbelievable. You honestly think Carey is calling plays so that back up QBs score instead of Huff. Brilliant stuff... especially since Carey doesn't call plays

MAC West will be interesting with Toledo having a very good offense, and Western Michigan destroyed Ball State today.

It's not so much I think Carey is a terrible head coach, it's just so damn frustrating to sputter at the end. Plus, some of the playcalling in the BC game garners a

Could easily be 4-0, which is kind of mind blowing considering how we collectively felt about the team during the summer. I just hope the D keeps on, keeping on. Not taking a day off against the damn Chips again.

(10-01-2017 01:22 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:20 AM)YoungPup Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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It's hard to run run run when you're playing from behind the entire game. Pin this on the coaching all you want, but the team needed to secure the ball. It's that simple.

The issue was the drive where NIU bailed out the SDSU defense that was getting it handed to them by the run. You continue to run the ball and you walk away with a top 25 win.

Did you say that right before the 3 long td passes that were successful?? Those previous successive runs are what set up those long td passes.

(10-01-2017 01:22 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:20 AM)YoungPup Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:16 AM)NIU2003 Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 01:15 AM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  2 times inside 20 you put the game in the hands of your QB. Short field passing lot different than fly patterns. Where where the miss directions that have worked if you are so intent on passing. Or then again, you can just keep running for 4-5 a pop.

All said and done, you were in a position to win and you didn't have the ball in the hands of your best player.

It's like the play calling at times is like a bingo machine, whatever comes up. It's sickening how they all do their jobs, can make good play calls and then just suddenly slow down, change it on a dime. And it costs you the game.

Yup. Run run run and win the game


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It's hard to run run run when you're playing from behind the entire game. Pin this on the coaching all you want, but the team needed to secure the ball. It's that simple.

The issue was the drive where NIU bailed out the SDSU defense that was getting it handed to them by the run. You continue to run the ball and you walk away with a top 25 win.

The play call wasn't a straight-up pass. Santa made a bad decision and forced a ball in coverage. He's young and that stuff happens with young quarterbacks. Get over yourself. NIU is good. Season isn't over by any means and I like our odds at taking another trip to Detroit

(10-01-2017 01:25 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  MAC West will be interesting with Toledo having a very good offense, and Western Michigan destroyed Ball State today.

Ball State's entire team is hurt. Their injury list is insane.


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