(09-30-2017 04:31 PM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 01:58 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 12:42 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 11:33 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 11:30 AM)MileHighHuskie Wrote:  2015 and on hoas been rough. Don't pick specs out of fly **** here. We need to win more, and YES folks, bowl games count. I would argue bowl games are what everyone remembers based on hype and new fun match ups. NIU does win, we need more and the games that count. Just my humble opinion.

Beating Nebraska is more than a flyspeck. If they can't talk about that they aren't going to talk about the results of a bowl game that ended at midnight on the west coast.

People remember wins over name P5 programs and ranked G5 teams. It really doesn't matter if it's a bowl or regular season. Even more so if those teams have lots of tradition.

And it's something worth writing about, if the Rockford Register Star still has a writer.

Every body agrees it's worth writing about. It starts with winning, filling seats, and getting the Huskie Hum going. Most likely bigger than one or two variables why we don't get the exposure we used to or rightfully deserve. Beating NU is huge, as are the other teams we beat and picked not too. I never said flyspeck with regards to NU. We have to win games, most of them, and also the big games like FSU. We want to be the next Boise we have to win the big games, and to be frank, have to win our conference every year for a while. We took huge steps forward, have to take it further to be totally respected. Right now we are known to be dangerous and a risky team to play, (in a sub par conference) we have to become feared. Boise State has been feared. I love my Huskies and was on the field 30 years ago at NU, I know what that win meant to fans, players, and program. I am thinking bigger picture. I think growing our school's reputation is equally important and would help grow athletics. To me it's all correlated, but winning on a consistent basis is essential.

I guess I meant that we would have gotten better coverage for the Nebraska game in earlier years with a win like that, even if the team wasn't winning that many games.