(09-26-2021 08:19 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  I think we’ll learn a lot from next Saturday’s EMU game. If our D can hold up against them, maybe four or five MAC wins are possible. Creighton’s teams are always physical though, so they could also abuse our D like Michigan did, in which case it may be hard to find more than a couple MAC wins.

Not sure a MAC school can bully like Michigan.

(09-26-2021 08:19 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  I think we’ll learn a lot from next Saturday’s EMU game. If our D can hold up against them, maybe four or five MAC wins are possible. Creighton’s teams are always physical though, so they could also abuse our D like Michigan did, in which case it may be hard to find more than a couple MAC wins.

Sorry but you lost me. Creighton doesn't have football.

(09-26-2021 08:19 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  I think we’ll learn a lot from next Saturday’s EMU game. If our D can hold up against them, maybe four or five MAC wins are possible. Creighton’s teams are always physical though, so they could also abuse our D like Michigan did, in which case it may be hard to find more than a couple MAC wins.

Think we're going to have be in 2011 mode where you just accept the defense is going to have it's issues and you have to be really efficient on offense to make up for it.

(09-25-2021 08:15 PM)JoeNovak Wrote:  Lots of talk about poor attendance. So my question is……what the hell is STF doing to improve this? Is he doing anything?

They should be promoting NIU like crazy in the far west suburbs and surrounding area to Dekalb. No “casual” fan is driving an hour + from Chicago to go to games unless it is homecoming.

So how are they marketing to the local community? These are your fans. They aren’t showing. Why not?

good questions.

(09-26-2021 09:53 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-26-2021 08:19 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  I think we’ll learn a lot from next Saturday’s EMU game. If our D can hold up against them, maybe four or five MAC wins are possible. Creighton’s teams are always physical though, so they could also abuse our D like Michigan did, in which case it may be hard to find more than a couple MAC wins.

Think we're going to have be in 2011 mode where you just accept the defense is going to have it's issues and you have to be really efficient on offense to make up for it.

Yeah... I think we're going to lose a lot of high scoring games in the MAC this year. The defense just doesn't create turnovers to make a difference in close games.

(09-26-2021 08:49 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(09-26-2021 08:19 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  I think we’ll learn a lot from next Saturday’s EMU game. If our D can hold up against them, maybe four or five MAC wins are possible. Creighton’s teams are always physical though, so they could also abuse our D like Michigan did, in which case it may be hard to find more than a couple MAC wins.

Sorry but you lost me. Creighton doesn't have football.

Referring to EMU coach Chris Creighton

(09-25-2021 06:10 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  

(09-25-2021 05:16 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(09-25-2021 02:59 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Well, they finally broke Waylee. I thought we had all these other RBs...

He's not the best one we have. We will see a MONSTER come out of the room.

Not saying you are wrong but I would be interested who you are referring to. I suppose he will get at least four games this year to begin to strut his stuff.

Brown or that other Fr are going to be better. IMO , Waylee did not play well Saturday and that 1st drive we should have had 2 quick touchdowns.

(09-28-2021 07:06 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(09-25-2021 06:10 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  

(09-25-2021 05:16 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(09-25-2021 02:59 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Well, they finally broke Waylee. I thought we had all these other RBs...

He's not the best one we have. We will see a MONSTER come out of the room.

Not saying you are wrong but I would be interested who you are referring to. I suppose he will get at least four games this year to begin to strut his stuff.

Brown or that other Fr are going to be better. IMO , Waylee did not play well Saturday and that 1st drive we should have had 2 quick touchdowns.

I re-watched the Wyoming and Maine games. One thing about Waylee, if there's any gap in the D-line at all he gets through it quickly. I think he gets some extra yards just from that, that the other guys won't get being even a little slower.