(11-27-2017 02:09 PM)Milwaukee Pilot Wrote: Since the MAC Championship Game in 2012—the one that got us to the Orange Bowl—the one we beat the higher ranked team at the time—Kent State......since then, in five full seasons, Kent State has won exactly 14 football games. LESS than THREE a season. They were an NIU field goal miss away—an overtime away—from playing in the Orange Bowl. Since that night, Kent State is 14-45......and we have people complaining or overreacting to my gosh, not playing in a bowl once in that span.....living in “mediocrity”......
Things can be a heck of a lot worse......thanks 7 for trying to bring some sanity to the status of our football program. I appreciate the neutral, accurate depiction of what and where we are.
I don't know, Milwaukee, calling Seven "neutral" is a bit of a reach. He sees things through his glasses and anyone who has a differing opinion is labeled an idiot or a moron. He, and you, are certainly entitled to whatever opinions you choose to have, however there is no one on this board who has waved the Coach Carey flag as hard and as long as Seven has.
That 2012 Kent State team was a complete fluke. Kent State is a historically bad program - they hadn't won seven games in a season since 1987. The last time they finished over .500 (6-5) was 2001. They simply reverted back to what they are. You can't compare NIU to Kent State. We positioned ourselves to be a mid-major power with a decade of success, by and large.
Yes, things could be worse. Coach Carey and his staff have done a good job recruiting on defense. For a mid-major, we have a stout defense, not many schools of our ilk can say that.
However, it was my hope, and I would like to think many NIU fans hope, that we could remain a mid-major national power year in and year out. That is not to say we would attain the access bowl every season, but that was my goal of what we should shoot for.
For me, finishing 8-4 and not even winning the MAC isn't good enough. It's okay, but I didn't play to just be okay. What player ever did? I don't root for my teams to just be okay. Do you, Milwaukee?
A Rod Carey coached team will never be in contention for an access bowl ever again because of the high school offense we run. We can't beat good teams playing like this. We can beat and even dominate lesser MAC teams with a conservative offense and a shut down defense. It's great if you want to stick it to Ball State.
So am I "delusional" for wanting Coach Carey out and taking my chances on a new coach with new ideas and new perspectives? Perhaps, but I don't think it's delusional to hope our program can get back to being viewed as a national mid-major power. We will never be able to do that without an offense.
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Don't Overreact Part II
