pvk75
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
This is just a guess, but the home-and-home deal got Utah to NIU first game, so maybe they covered their trip to DeKalb or got a low guarantee for NIU to go out there in exchange. Anything is possible, but I don't see Illinois going to Akron. In fact, I don't recall Illinois going to any MAC school they've hosted.
(This post was last modified: 09-06-2019 09:02 PM by pvk75.)
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NILAW
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
For sure the $350,000 for the Utah and Vanderbilt games are for the home and home (Vanderbilt in 2022) and the $950,000 for the Nebraska game is because they won't agree to a home and home.
Upsetting and getting paid $950,000 this year would be even sweeter than the $820,000 NIU was paid for upsetting them in 2017, which was on top of the $1.027 million NIU was paid by Nebraska when the 2016 game in Chicago was canceled! If we pull the upset again I wonder if Nebraska will have second thoughts about the 2021 and 2023 games!
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NIU007
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
If we beat Nebraska again are they going to fire Scott Frost? And the AD? Since its unacceptable to lose to a MAC team
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MaddDawgz02
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
Huskies just don't have the offensive horsepower to keep the defense off the field in this game. Utes take it 34-6
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09-06-2019 10:51 PM |
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Red186
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
(09-06-2019 10:51 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: Huskies just don't have the offensive horsepower to keep the defense off the field in this game. Utes take it 34-6
You gotta believe Madawgz! If not, might as well be a Bama fan.
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huskie1stdown
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
(09-06-2019 09:00 PM)pvk75 Wrote: This is just a guess, but the home-and-home deal got Utah to NIU first game, so maybe they covered their trip to DeKalb or got a low guarantee for NIU to go out there in exchange. Anything is possible, but I don't see Illinois going to Akron. In fact, I don't recall Illinois going to any MAC school they've hosted.
They went to Western Michigan sort of - Ford Field
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09-06-2019 11:23 PM |
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MaddDawgz02
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
(09-06-2019 10:57 PM)Red186 Wrote: (09-06-2019 10:51 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: Huskies just don't have the offensive horsepower to keep the defense off the field in this game. Utes take it 34-6
You gotta believe Madawgz! If not, might as well be a Bama fan.
Huskies have a great D, but the D is limited by the offense too, they are obviously connected. Even if NIU loses by 30, it doesn't mean the season is lost, this is a freaking top 13 national team NIU is facing wihich a few people are projecting to be playing for a national championship. I think NIU's offense will get better by the end of non-conf season. The MAC is really down this year, I am more optimistic NIU can compete for a conference title this year once again.
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09-06-2019 11:43 PM |
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Max Power
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
(09-04-2019 04:09 PM)NIU007 Wrote: Brinkman and Crawford (that sounds like a law firm) are nice targets for Bowers if he needs to get rid of the ball. Hopefully they will be utilized again this game.
Crawford & Brinkman is a door and window company in Peoria.
https://www.crawfordandbrinkman.com/
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2019 01:46 AM by Max Power.)
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NIU007
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
(09-07-2019 01:45 AM)Max Power Wrote: (09-04-2019 04:09 PM)NIU007 Wrote: Brinkman and Crawford (that sounds like a law firm) are nice targets for Bowers if he needs to get rid of the ball. Hopefully they will be utilized again this game.
Crawford & Brinkman is a door and window company in Peoria.
https://www.crawfordandbrinkman.com/
That's hilarious. Not quite the prestige of a law firm.
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
NIU in my opinion has the psychological edge on this game. If the game is close we know we can beat them.....
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09-07-2019 10:43 AM |
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
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09-07-2019 11:24 AM |
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huskie1stdown
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RE: Why NIU has a shot on Saturday
Stop the run and make Huntley throw it.
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