niu007

3 minutes ago, Jeseph said:

Welcome to the board.

I see we're both a little let down by the way some of our season's played out. Trying to just appreciate the opportunity to play for a MAC Title and get excited for this one. Here's to a injury-free game from both teams heading into the bowls!

Yep, I just want to see a good game without injuries. At least this one will be indoors (Brrrrr).

I saw a post on our board that Cheli's was going to be closed (for good, I guess) before the MACC game - you might want to check on that. Some NIU fans used to go there, some of them also go to Hockeytown which is nearby (I have not gone there).

NIU has placed way too much reliance on their defense all year, as the offense is anemic. And that's putting it nicely. The run game isn't too bad, but the passing game is non-existent. We also don't seem to play well overall at Ford Field, for whatever reason. I was surprised that the line came out at Buffalo -4 as I thought they'd be favored by more. Possibly I put too much weight on the last 2 games when the division was already decided, I don't know. But they were depressing games to watch, at least on offense.