(02-24-2023 03:02 PM)HuskieTap22 Wrote:  I am not sure how anyone at this point can actually make a credible prediction on what the football team will do next season. Since Hammock took over it has been three crap seasons and one really good one. Recent recruiting has largely been guys with almost no offers and/or walk-ons. Good luck trying to predict how any of these guys will actually translate to FBS football. NIU has been using the portal for years with mixed results so that is not really an indicator. The coaching staff has turned over a bit but based on the bios none of these additions really fly off the page as game changing. Also, Hammock does not really have the best track record of making high upside hires as almost none of the coaches that have left NIU since he took over have moved on to a better place.

I agree with others, there is no reason to be drinking the spring / preseason kool-aid right now.

I completely agree. No matter what any players show before the season is basically worthless in terms of making any predictions. I will wait for the season to start before making any assessments and predictions. We heard reports last season of world beater players and sure future NFLers, and look what happened. Nope, I refuse to fall into the glass of Kool-Aid.