NIU32
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Lynch
Wolfe
Turner
Lehson Johnson
Sutton Smith
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StevenNIU
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RE: Favorite players to watch
I would have to rate Wolfe slightly ahead of Lynch. Watching Wolfe burst onto the scene was a thing of beauty. He looked like he was someone's little brother but no one could catch him or bring him down. We knew Lynch was going to be a pretty good running quarterback but the way he developed as a passer his last two years showed what hard work could do. During this era, many players (Wolfe, Lynch, Turner, TLL, English, Harnish, Ward) broke out and really carried NIU football. Other that Sutton Smith, this is not happening this much lately. We need to get back to this.
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2020 04:12 PM by StevenNIU.)
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HuskieBowWow
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Wolfe, Turner, Leshon, Lynch, Free, Diem
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Rabid Squirrel
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-17-2020 07:56 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote: (05-17-2020 06:39 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: Tier 1 - Smith, Lynch, Wolfe
Tier 2 - TLL, Lurry, Harnish
Tier 3 - Huff, Ward, Kenny, Maddie
Kenny deserves more credit. He was making adjustments to awful Graham passes.
Kenny was amazing. He will be right up there with Turner, Free and Diem as far as best ever Huskie NFLers. But I didn't find him to be on the same dynamic level as a Wolfe or Lynch. It's similar to how I view Emmit Smith compared to Walter or Barry.
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NIU05
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-18-2020 05:20 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (05-17-2020 07:56 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote: (05-17-2020 06:39 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: Tier 1 - Smith, Lynch, Wolfe
Tier 2 - TLL, Lurry, Harnish
Tier 3 - Huff, Ward, Kenny, Maddie
Kenny deserves more credit. He was making adjustments to awful Graham passes.
Kenny was amazing. He will be right up there with Turner, Free and Diem as far as best ever Huskie NFLers. But I didn't find him to be on the same dynamic level as a Wolfe or Lynch. It's similar to how I view Emmit Smith compared to Walter or Barry.
Keeny G....never felt I saw his talents. My memories of him are WTF that was 10yrd short and in the dirt. That is my memory of a GREAT Wr. Thats not the memory you want.
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bikechuck
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Mark Kellar
PJ Flek
Sutton Smith
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klake87
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RE: Favorite players to watch
I I was a student in 1980s, this is my list by decade:
1980s - Tim Tyrell
1990s - Stacey Robinson
2000s - Garrett Wolfe & Michael Turner
2010s - Jordan Lynch
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mgm86huskiefn
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RE: Favorite players to watch
I second Klake. Spot on for me
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Big Redd
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RE: Favorite players to watch
80s - Adam Doc
90s - LsShawn Johnson, Stacey Robinson
2000s - Wolfe, Turner & Sheldon
2010s - Harnish, Spann, Lynch & Smith
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2020 09:52 PM by Big Redd.)
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RedandBlackAttack
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RE: Favorite players to watch
1) Lynch
2) Wolfe
3) Ward/Sutton
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Big_Man
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Phil Horvath
Dan Nicholson
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NIU007
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-20-2020 09:51 PM)Big Redd Wrote: 80s - Adam Doc
90s - LsShawn Johnson, Stacey Robinson
2000s - Wolfe, Turner & Sheldon
2010s - Harnish, Spann, Lynch & Smith
Sheldon was fun to watch. He was fearless on punt returns.
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Rabid Squirrel
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-18-2020 04:04 PM)StevenNIU Wrote: I would have to rate Wolfe slightly ahead of Lynch. Watching Wolfe burst onto the scene was a thing of beauty. He looked like he was someone's little brother but no one could catch him or bring him down. We knew Lynch was going to be a pretty good running quarterback but the way he developed as a passer his last two years showed what hard work could do. During this era, many players (Wolfe, Lynch, Turner, TLL, English, Harnish, Ward) broke out and really carried NIU football. Other that Sutton Smith, this is not happening this much lately. We need to get back to this.
What really separates Wolfe, Lynch and Smith from the rest was their game-breaking plays. All 3 guys could change a game on one play. Lynch may have a leg up on the other two based on winning. He was on the best teams and it was just sit back, wait for the highlight real run and you knew the game was a victory. So much fun to watch.
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StevenNIU
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-24-2020 09:34 AM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: (05-18-2020 04:04 PM)StevenNIU Wrote: I would have to rate Wolfe slightly ahead of Lynch. Watching Wolfe burst onto the scene was a thing of beauty. He looked like he was someone's little brother but no one could catch him or bring him down. We knew Lynch was going to be a pretty good running quarterback but the way he developed as a passer his last two years showed what hard work could do. During this era, many players (Wolfe, Lynch, Turner, TLL, English, Harnish, Ward) broke out and really carried NIU football. Other that Sutton Smith, this is not happening this much lately. We need to get back to this.
What really separates Wolfe, Lynch and Smith from the rest was their game-breaking plays. All 3 guys could change a game on one play. Lynch may have a leg up on the other two based on winning. He was on the best teams and it was just sit back, wait for the highlight real run and you knew the game was a victory. So much fun to watch.
During the Lynch years I felt that the offense was going to score every time they had the ball. Sometimes they scored too quickly and the defense had to go back outon the field with little rest but that was a nice problem to have.
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BDB5yp
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RE: Favorite players to watch
1.Jordan Lynch
2. Michael the burner
3 Garrett Wolfe
4. Sutton Smith
5. Jimmie Ward
Honorable mention: Larry English, Kenny Golladay( would have jumped to number 2 if we had him all 4 years). We had Kenny during some of the worst QB play in Huskie history.
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2020 03:45 PM by BDB5yp.)
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randyfensfanclub1
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-16-2020 07:20 PM)pvk75 Wrote: Wolfe ... but let us not forget Stacey Robinson. He didn't get us to the BCS Orange but imo he could give Lynch a run for the money (pun intended).
Yup. My 3.
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klake87
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Tim Tyrell was original Jordan Lynch.
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05-24-2020 09:32 PM |
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17Huskies
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RE: Favorite players to watch
Stingily
Martel Moore
Jimmie Ward
Sutton Smith
Boomer Mayes
Coffman
Then the standards of course:
G W
Lynch
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prairiedawg
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RE: Favorite players to watch
DJ Pirkle
Anthony Wells
Sean Progar
Chris Smith
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2020 08:52 PM by prairiedawg.)
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Milwaukee Pilot
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RE: Favorite players to watch
(05-27-2020 08:17 PM)prairiedawg Wrote: DJ Pirkle
Anthony Wells
Sean Progar
Chris Smith
There we go prairiedawg----a Sean Progar mention. Good stuff.
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