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(11-16-2015 07:50 PM)rtletterman Wrote:  Has that line been moving at all?

No

NIU 52, WMU 42

WMU 27
NIU 35


I will be ELATED if we finally beat NIU.

Coach has not won a game this big YET.

David Drew: It's Now or Never

(11-17-2015 07:07 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  Coach has not won a game this big YET.

David Drew: It's Now or Never

Like I posted on another thread, Fleck needs to get a break-through or signature win.

Glad David agrees with me.

Until I'm proven otherwise, I just anticipate the game ending with NIU have a larger point total than us. They're kind of in our heads like they are in Toledo's. If only CMU could share their dirty little secret with us.

Hope this is the season to get the monkey off the back.

27 to 20 Northern.

(11-17-2015 07:07 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  Coach has not won a game this big YET.

David Drew: It's Now or Never

Brilliant column by Drew.

And I've always said that I can support all the RTB mantras and rituals, but outside of the playing field. Don't like it on the unis or in-game rowing motions.

http://csnbbs.com/thread-758123.html

...or go to NIU "Dog Pound" Board, thread = "Does anyone have that Fleck GIF"

Can't be "elite" until you beat the elite.

But then - this isn't the year, right?

(11-17-2015 09:01 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  http://csnbbs.com/thread-758123.html

...or go to NIU "Dog Pound" Board, thread = "Does anyone have that Fleck GIF"

Meh, the clips of internal/locker room silliness don't bother me. If the kids have fun and buy into it, then I don't care what a few opposing fan message board posters say.

Would just rather not give opponents something to mock during the game itself. The oars and trees, the rowing songs, the roWEr jackets...

"Losing is learning" -- Fleck, from Drew's 11-17 column.

We've done enough learning. Time to start winning meaningful games in November.

Yep, and I enjoyed Drew's commentary on that in the final few paragraphs.

This, as well as his Ga Southern post-mortem column, have been money.

WMU 35
NIU 24

Only thing I would like to see is: Bowling Green-Toledo-Northern the two deep maybe on both sides of the ball compared to WMU in CLASS ONLY...Is it really fair to expect WMU to win the big games now if they are indeed playing with a ton of young guys going against NFL age players?
That BG sideline looked like a bunch 25-30 year olds...

BG has 19 Redshirt Sophomores or younger on their Two-Deep (not including Specialists).

Toledo has 16, NIU has 21.

We have the same as BG but several positions are listed as "OR" for back-ups.

So where would you rank each of the four Toledo-Northern-Bowling Green-Western in OVERALL experience- i.e. playing time, games started, not asking you to dive in to this, but what do you think? My gut tells me: Toledo and Northern about equal for 1st, BG second, WMU 3rd.

(11-17-2015 09:39 AM)uclabruin Wrote:  Only thing I would like to see is: Bowling Green-Toledo-Northern the two deep maybe on both sides of the ball compared to WMU in CLASS ONLY...Is it really fair to expect WMU to win the big games now if they are indeed playing with a ton of young guys going against NFL age players?
That BG sideline looked like a bunch 25-30 year olds...

NIU has 19 redshirt sophomores or younger on their 2 deep...

^ Don't know but like Drew's column and several commenters - getting tired of excuses such as youth-inexperience and "next year will be the year" promises.

(11-17-2015 10:14 AM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  NIU has 19 redshirt sophomores or younger on their 2 deep...

I had 21, must have erred. Thanks for clarification.