Great article from the Daily Chronicle

Super Bowl champion coach Doug Pederson: NIU will be better next year because of what Rob Harley doing now


https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicl...612271a261

Better than 0-7?!?!

I'm thinking that if Harley gets that second year, put the money ($1 million or whatever) that would be spent on hiring a new coach into NIL. Some others might be thinking the same thing, since at year's end some will graduate or just leave. Gaps will need to be filled.

when your ranked 138 out of 138 you can't numerically get worse.

?. If anyone on this board was coaching the team would be better next year.

Support from a stronger AD is a good start.

Can’t be worse.

Give brown snaps. That way if tyger leaves I have something to root for. Hire a whole new staff on defense - take defensive play calling away from Harley. Remove almost all of his control.

Sure he can come back for one season with no power. Leave same time as STF.

Defense needs, no joke, 8 new starters?

The OL needs like 5 new starters. Go portal hunting.

I can be talked in to another season of Harley. But there will need to be big changes.

Being better than next year isn't much of a standard. We could win one game against an FCS opponent, which would be Stony Brook, and it would technically be "better".

I think Chilla is right, this team needs a massive overhaul for talent. Other than Tyger, we barely look like we have D1 athletes. I hope we use as much money as possible to buy a real D1 roster....like the old days

QB play outside of Tyger is so bad, I think I actually miss that dude from the Karate kid....uh Marcus Childers

(10-31-2026 08:04 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  Can’t be worse.

Give brown snaps. That way if tyger leaves I have something to root for. Hire a whole new staff on defense - take defensive play calling away from Harley. Remove almost all of his control.

Sure he can come back for one season with no power. Leave same time as STF.

Defense needs, no joke, 8 new starters?

The OL needs like 5 new starters. Go portal hunting.

I can be talked in to another season of Harley. But there will need to be big changes.

wasn’t this the worst group of football minds anyone had ever seen?

(10-31-2026 08:31 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  Being better than next year isn't much of a standard. We could win one game against an FCS opponent, which would be Stony Brook, and it would technically be "better".

I think Chilla is right, this team needs a massive overhaul for talent. Other than Tyger, we barely look like we have D1 athletes. I hope we use as much money as possible to buy a real D1 roster....like the old days

QB play outside of Tyger is so bad, I think I actually miss that dude from the Karate kid....uh Marcus Childers

Johnny or Barnes?

(10-31-2026 10:10 AM)JeffNIU Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 08:04 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  Can’t be worse.

Give brown snaps. That way if tyger leaves I have something to root for. Hire a whole new staff on defense - take defensive play calling away from Harley. Remove almost all of his control.

Sure he can come back for one season with no power. Leave same time as STF.

Defense needs, no joke, 8 new starters?

The OL needs like 5 new starters. Go portal hunting.

I can be talked in to another season of Harley. But there will need to be big changes.

wasn’t this the worst group of football minds anyone had ever seen?

It is. Remove the staff. If Harley wants to stay with no power to do anything go for it.

Harley has lost the right to do anything on gameday, or before gameday, if he wants to fill the suit to a season while real coaches actually coach. That’s fine.

(10-31-2026 10:32 AM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  

(10-31-2026 08:31 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  Being better than next year isn't much of a standard. We could win one game against an FCS opponent, which would be Stony Brook, and it would technically be "better".

I think Chilla is right, this team needs a massive overhaul for talent. Other than Tyger, we barely look like we have D1 athletes. I hope we use as much money as possible to buy a real D1 roster....like the old days

QB play outside of Tyger is so bad, I think I actually miss that dude from the Karate kid....uh Marcus Childers

Johnny or Barnes?

Definitely Johnny