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at Utah Utes (9/7) 25.86% 15 25.86%
at Nebraska Cornhuskers (9/14) 25.86% 15 25.86%
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***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER GAME THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
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Exclamation ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER GAME THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
Excited about this upcoming season, this new coaching staff, and the SEASON OPENER against the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference!

BIG TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL, BABY!

Closer look at the SEASON OPENING matchup:

All-time record: Utah leads 1-0
Last meeting: Utah 17, NIU 6 (9/8/18, Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL)

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019, Noon (CT)
Opponent: Utah Utes (Pac-12 Conference)
Site: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TV: PAC-12 Network
RADIO: 560AM Chicago/1330AM Rockford/1360AM DeKalb
RADIO (Streaming): TuneIn
FAN SITE: UteFans.net , UteHub.com

2018 OFFENSE:*
Total: NIU 124 (322 yds/g), Utah 72 (396 yds/g)
Passing: NIU 120 (155.4 yds/g), Utah 79 (215.8 yds/g)
Rushing: NIU 70 (166.9 yds/g), Utah 53 (180.0 yds/g)
Scoring: NIU 121 (20.1 pts/g), Utah 76 (28.1 pts/g)

2018 DEFENSE:
Total: NIU 31 (348 yds/g), Utah 15 (315 yds/g)
Passing: NIU 79 (238.2 yds/g), Utah 52 (213.3 yds/g)
Rushing: NIU 14 (109.7 yds/g), Utah 5 (101.8 yds/g)
Scoring: NIU 26 (21.5 pts/g), Utah 16-T (18.5 pts/g)

*Thank goodness that pathetic Offense has been replaced.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
Season opener is the week before Utah
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
Utah is ranked 15 in the Amway Coaches Poll: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/po...ches-poll/[/i]
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
You didn`t list our big brother in week one. 05-mafia
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
I see what you did there 03-nutkick
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-01-2019 04:31 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  Excited about this upcoming season, this new coaching staff, and the SEASON OPENER against the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference!

BIG TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL, BABY!

Closer look at the SEASON OPENING matchup:

All-time record: Utah leads 1-0
Last meeting: Utah 17, NIU 6 (9/8/18, Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL)

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019, Noon (CT)
Opponent: Utah Utes (Pac-12 Conference)
Site: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
TV: PAC-12 Network
RADIO: 560AM Chicago/1330AM Rockford/1360AM DeKalb
RADIO (Streaming): TuneIn
FAN SITE: UteFans.net , UteHub.com

2018 OFFENSE:*
Total: NIU 124 (322 yds/g), Utah 72 (396 yds/g)
Passing: NIU 120 (155.4 yds/g), Utah 79 (215.8 yds/g)
Rushing: NIU 70 (166.9 yds/g), Utah 53 (180.0 yds/g)
Scoring: NIU 121 (20.1 pts/g), Utah 76 (28.1 pts/g)

2018 DEFENSE:
Total: NIU 31 (348 yds/g), Utah 15 (315 yds/g)
Passing: NIU 79 (238.2 yds/g), Utah 52 (213.3 yds/g)
Rushing: NIU 14 (109.7 yds/g), Utah 5 (101.8 yds/g)
Scoring: NIU 26 (21.5 pts/g), Utah 16-T (18.5 pts/g)

*Thank goodness that pathetic Offense has been replaced.

Well played and excellent troll job COGS
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Utah Utes Football 2018 Highlights


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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-02-2019 11:10 AM)NorthCoast Wrote:  Utah Utes Football 2018 Highlights



Ugh...that pick 6.
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(08-02-2019 11:58 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Ugh...that pick 6.

Still hurts.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-02-2019 12:22 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  
(08-02-2019 11:58 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Ugh...that pick 6.

Still hurts.

A very very winnable game. Just didn’t have the offense or QB to get it done.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-02-2019 01:00 PM)JoeNovak Wrote:  
(08-02-2019 12:22 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  
(08-02-2019 11:58 AM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Ugh...that pick 6.

Still hurts.

A very very winnable game. Just didn’t have the offense or QB to get it done.

Or testicular fortitude from the coaching staff to take APPROPRIATE risks to pull the HOME win out.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
Rod Carey and Uremovich had balls of steel in the MAC championship. Just didn't have an offensive gamebreaker to jailbreak a defense like Utah's.
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(08-01-2019 05:15 PM)NILAW Wrote:  Utah is ranked 15 in the Amway Coaches Poll: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/po...ches-poll/[/i]

It should be another tough, competitive game.

9/7 cannot come soon enough. GO NIU!

Beat Utah.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-02-2019 02:04 PM)NorthCoast Wrote:  
(08-01-2019 05:15 PM)NILAW Wrote:  Utah is ranked 15 in the Amway Coaches Poll: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/po...ches-poll/[/i]

It should be another tough, competitive game.

9/7 cannot come soon enough. GO NIU!

Beat Utah.

"should be"? I don't want to get accused of being too negative, but on paper I think the word "should" needs to be replaced with "hope". On paper, it should not be competitive, lets hope.
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Well last year was pretty competitive. This year hopefully we have an offense.

Good to schedule the D2 exhibition to work out the kinks before FBS football!
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(08-02-2019 09:47 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Well last year was pretty competitive. This year hopefully we have an offense.

Good to schedule the D2 exhibition to work out the kinks before FBS football!

I was pretty much dismissive of Illinois State also, but I have to concede it does appear they have a team more than capable of beating NIU in the opener. Illinois State coming to NIU appears to be statistically the same as WMU coming to Dekalb this season.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
To give everyone an idea about what Vegas might think about NIU's SEASON OPENER against Utah, Utah opened as a 6.5 favorite on the road against BYU, but the line has dropped to 6 at some places.

Considering all three teams played each other last year in competitive games, I think it's a good barometer as to what the NIU vs Utah line may look like.

I expect something similar to the BYU line but with Utah being at home, and depending on how tha Utah/BYU game goes, I expect NIU to be 6.5 - 7.5pt underdogs.
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RE: ***OFFICIAL 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER THREAD*** (@ Utah Utes, Sat. 9/7)
(08-03-2019 10:20 AM)NorthCoast Wrote:  To give everyone an idea about what Vegas might think about NIU's SEASON OPENER against Utah, Utah opened as a 6.5 favorite on the road against BYU, but the line has dropped to 6 at some places.

Considering all three teams played each other last year in competitive games, I think it's a good barometer as to what the NIU vs Utah line may look like.

I expect something similar to the BYU line but with Utah being at home, and depending on how tha Utah/BYU game goes, I expect NIU to be 6.5 - 7.5pt underdogs.

Thanks for the info NC but I disagree and expect us to at least 10 point dawgs vs the Utes.

I am interested to see what the spread will be vs ISU. I’m drinking the Hammock Kool Aid and may be all over that one.
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I think it open more in the 16 to 19 range. Huskies will be expected to do next to nothing offensively in that game and it will be hard to hold the Utes under 20. It could be even be a 20 point spread
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Thanks to "StevenNIU" for this tidbit.

Does Utah have the nation's best defensive line?

It'll be rocking at Rice-Eccles. So pumped for this SEASON OPENER.

GO NIU!

Beat Utah.
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