(12-10-2018 01:33 AM)toddjnsn Wrote:  

Quote:My voice is still recovering from the 4th quarter of that game.

Your TV finally listened! It's awesome when it finally does. "See honey?! Don't tell me yelling at the TV is a bad thing! It listened to me for once! Which, by the way... hint hint..."

Quote:If NIU beats UAB I may ride this high all the way until August 31st

That will be huge and I really hope that happens. With NIU's D, anything can happen even against an opponent who's generally a leg up or even two above them overall. That said, with NIU's O, a team who's generally a leg below them -- same thing.

Before the WMU game, it seemed NIU's O was getting some wheels churning. Which is why I feared that NIU game -- but WMU fired the D Coordinator after the previous game and it worked like a charm with the replacement having a PJ-like mentality to get those wheels churning. NIU's 2nd half against Buffalo showed their O *can* churn, and if so, they're a tough team to beat by almost anyone out there.

If NIU gets their O churning during a good part of the game, they'll win. Rod Carey's due for a solid bowl win. And everyone in the MAC wants NIU to follow-thru on it, since it's MAC vs CUSA!

I was at the game, so my TV caught a break. Pretty sure UAB has a better defense than Buffalo so hopefully the offense will still be able to put points up. The O-line will need to have a really good game. And if Tears can play like he did against Buffalo that will be a big help.