(09-18-2017 04:04 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  

(09-18-2017 03:46 PM)7 Wrote:  For all the talk of NIU's record in their last x games in the offseason, NIU is 7-4 in their last 11 games now and have outscored opponents 343-256. Losses were to 13 win WMU, 9 win Toledo by 7, CMU in double OT, and BC by 3.

And that's with all the QB injuries. Unless NIU bombs the rest of the year and misses a bowl (ain't happening) Carey is going nowhere.

Should they have had a better record than 7-4? Yes
But you will not admit that.

They should have? WMU and Toledo were two games they were massively out manned in and still were competitive in. You could make an argument for the CMU game, but they really should have lost the EMU game. Those wash. You could make an argument they should have beat BC, but unless you're going to tell me NIU should waltz into Nebraska with their backup QB and win, those wash as well.

All things considered, 7-4 is about right, and how well they played against WMU and Toledo means Carey's done an overall solid job since the disaster that was OOC last year.