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That was fun. Hey NIU, we'll see you in about 10 years when you come crawling back to the MAC again.

NIU moving to Mountain West in Football in 2026 and the Horizon League in all other sports. Could argue FB is a step up but Horizon is a step back or a side step at best. I still don't see it.

HUGE HUGE HUGE WIN!!!

361 rushing yards. 5 rushing TDs. 3 separate rushers hit 100 yards (Buckley, Miles, Lowry). WMU hits 7 wins and will have a winning record this year.

This one just feels good considering our recent history against NIU, especially in Dekalb. This team is different. They confirmed it tonight. They were down 13-0 in the first quarter, but dug deep and punched the Huskies right in the mouth.

(11-18-2025 10:13 PM)Nacho Wrote:  Omg on Hammock trying to argue with Taylor over something?

Yeah I wonder what that was about?

(11-18-2025 10:16 PM)Broncodan Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 10:13 PM)Nacho Wrote:  Omg on Hammock trying to argue with Taylor over something?

Yeah I wonder what that was about?

Hammock is just a dickhead. That's all.

(11-18-2025 10:15 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  That was fun. Hey NIU, we'll see you in about 10 years when you come crawling back to the MAC again.

No way! We don't want them back!

(11-18-2025 10:18 PM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 10:15 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  That was fun. Hey NIU, we'll see you in about 10 years when you come crawling back to the MAC again.

No way! We don't want them back!

Very true

This is literally the only game Hammock cares about because we recruit directly against each other. Plus if NIU has a real athletic department, he is about to get fired. We are Chicago's only G5 team.

Hammock is 35 - 45 in at NIU with 3 winning seasons......

(11-18-2025 10:20 PM)WesternDave Wrote:  This is literally the only game Hammock cares about because we recruit directly against each other. Plus if NIU has a real athletic department, he is about to get fired. We are Chicago's only G5 team.

With NIU moving to the Mountain West, Chicago is Western's territory now.

(11-18-2025 10:15 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  That was fun. Hey NIU, we'll see you in about 10 years when you come crawling back to the MAC again.

I hope we never play them out of conference in anything.

Whew, what a game!

I think a Buffalo win tomorrow seals Detroit for us, but I'm no expert on all this, lol.

(11-18-2025 10:38 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  Whew, what a game!

I think a Buffalo win tomorrow seals Detroit for us, but I'm no expert on all this, lol.

I think that is right. Only Miami can mess it up for us.

At the risk of sounding like a downer... I'm glad we are winning, but this football is hard to watch. We had 59 carries and 5 completions, 1 of which was really a jet sweep. It is mind boggling how we can win games like that. Everyone knows we are going to run. 1st and 10? Run. 3rd and 7? Run. 3 and 10? Maybe a 4 yard pass. Or a Run. It's just hard to watch. It's like watch army or navy play when you know there is just never going to be any downfield plays. It's like rugby or something.

We better hope we win the MAC this year because we.might have to play lineman at WR next year. I can't see a single WRs or TEs staying here and definitely can't see any WRs or TEs coming here through the portal next year.

This is our shot, hope we make the best of it!

Congrats on the win. Saw your coaches from the press boxes on the way out of the stadium. One of them, a young guy, said NIU will be fine. I told him not when you have a coach who makes poor decisions like going for it on his own 39-yd line while leading.

Hammock admitted on post game radio it was a poor decision to go for it on 4th on own 39 yd (duh!). We were up 13-7 and only 2 mins left in half. Force them to go the whole field. Instead WMU scored a TD on a short field to go up 14-13 into halftime.

Defense just gave up after that. They got ran over and couldn't stop it.

(11-18-2025 11:00 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Congrats on the win. Saw your coaches from the press boxes on the way out of the stadium. One of the, a young guy, said NIU will be fine. I told him not when you have a coach who makes poor decisions like going for it on his own 39-yd line while leading.

Hammock admitted on post game radio it was a poor decision to go for it on 4th on own 39 yd (duh!). We were up 13-7 and only 2 mins left in half. Force them to go the whole field. Instead WMU scored a TD on a short field to go up 14-13 into halftime.

Defense just gave up after that. They got ran over and couldn't stop it.

Thanks for your contributions epasnoopy! You’ve long been a solid and classy contributor on this board.

Hey…any idea why Hammock was putting Taylor on blast as they were leaving the field. They had an extremely quick and frosty postgame handshake and them Hammock came back to give him some other apparently strong thoughts. It was kinda odd……

(11-18-2025 10:22 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 10:20 PM)WesternDave Wrote:  This is literally the only game Hammock cares about because we recruit directly against each other. Plus if NIU has a real athletic department, he is about to get fired. We are Chicago's only G5 team.

With NIU moving to the Mountain West, Chicago is Western's territory now.

We have has our ***es handed to us by WMU recruiting the Chicago Catholic league and South Suburbs. We have a problem and its Dekalb vs K Zoo. We as a university have also been getting whipped in the Western and NW suburbs by Il State in the recruitment of students. WMU has a tremendous amount to offer young athletes and students.

Good luck in Detroit! If you draw Miami, pound them. Among those left they are the weakest with no legitimate QB.

(11-18-2025 11:06 PM)Broncos1983 Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 11:00 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Congrats on the win. Saw your coaches from the press boxes on the way out of the stadium. One of the, a young guy, said NIU will be fine. I told him not when you have a coach who makes poor decisions like going for it on his own 39-yd line while leading.

Hammock admitted on post game radio it was a poor decision to go for it on 4th on own 39 yd (duh!). We were up 13-7 and only 2 mins left in half. Force them to go the whole field. Instead WMU scored a TD on a short field to go up 14-13 into halftime.

Defense just gave up after that. They got ran over and couldn't stop it.

Thanks for your contributions epasnoopy! You’ve long been a solid and classy contributor on this board.

Hey…any idea why Hammock was putting Taylor on blast as they were leaving the field. They had an extremely quick and frosty postgame handshake and them Hammock came back to give him some other apparently strong thoughts. It was kinda odd……

Not sure, I left before game was over with about 30 seconds left in game. He was probably just mad because his team got annihilated in 2nd half and he's not a good coach. Other posters were saying he was screaming at the true freshman QB Davidson too.

(11-18-2025 11:08 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 10:22 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 10:20 PM)WesternDave Wrote:  This is literally the only game Hammock cares about because we recruit directly against each other. Plus if NIU has a real athletic department, he is about to get fired. We are Chicago's only G5 team.

With NIU moving to the Mountain West, Chicago is Western's territory now.

We have has our ***es handed to us by WMU recruiting the Chicago Catholic league and South Suburbs. We have a problem and its Dekalb vs K Zoo. We as a university have also been getting whipped in the Western and NW suburbs by Il State in the recruitment of students. WMU has a tremendous amount to offer young athletes and students.

Good luck in Detroit! If you draw Miami, pound them. Among those left they are the weakest with no legitimate QB.

I've been told Hammock doesn't recruit Catholic League schools, which is absolutely silly since there's so much talent there. Toledo, Miami, and WMU have been recruiting them hard. One of our former players, Jordan Lynch, has literally been the Mount Carmel coach for 7 (?) years and we don't offer any of his players. They are a powerhouse program too.

(11-18-2025 11:14 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 11:06 PM)Broncos1983 Wrote:  

(11-18-2025 11:00 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Congrats on the win. Saw your coaches from the press boxes on the way out of the stadium. One of the, a young guy, said NIU will be fine. I told him not when you have a coach who makes poor decisions like going for it on his own 39-yd line while leading.

Hammock admitted on post game radio it was a poor decision to go for it on 4th on own 39 yd (duh!). We were up 13-7 and only 2 mins left in half. Force them to go the whole field. Instead WMU scored a TD on a short field to go up 14-13 into halftime.

Defense just gave up after that. They got ran over and couldn't stop it.

Thanks for your contributions epasnoopy! You’ve long been a solid and classy contributor on this board.

Hey…any idea why Hammock was putting Taylor on blast as they were leaving the field. They had an extremely quick and frosty postgame handshake and them Hammock came back to give him some other apparently strong thoughts. It was kinda odd……

Not sure, I left before game was over with about 2 mins left in game. He was probably just mad because his team got annihilated in 2nd half and he's not a good coach. Other posters were saying he was screaming at the true freshman QB Davidson too.

OMG! He was going off on Davidson on at least 2 different occasions. Followed him right to the bench, stayed on his ear and just wouldn’t let up. That kid looks like he has some talent…just needs consistency.