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Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 3:20:05 PM

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. For away games, we'll have a separate travel thread.

Date: November 24th, 2015 7:30 PM

Opponent: Northern Illinois (8-3, 6-1 MAC)

Site: Huskie Stadium

TV: ESPNU

Radio: Ohio Radio

Webcast: WatchESPN

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DE Tarell Basham - Questionable

OL Nick Gibbons - Questionable

S Aaron Macer - Questionable

QB Derrius Vick - Questionable

TE Connor Brown - Questionable

CB Devin Bass - Questionable

RB Papi White - Questionable

DE Trent Smart - Doubtful

OT Joe Lowery - Out for season

S Kylan Nelson - Out for season

TE Troy Mangen - Out for sedason (knee)

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 3:50:52 PM

11-17-15 Injury Status from Don Best

http://www.donbest.com/ncaaf/injuries /

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Date Pos Player Injury Status
11/17/15 DB Aaron Macer Head "?"
11/17/15 LB Blair Brown Ankle "?"
11/17/15 DB Blake Scipio Groin "?"
11/17/15 - Curtis Brunson Undisclosed "?"
11/17/15 QB Derrius Vick Ankle "?"
11/17/15 -DB Devin Bass Thumb "?"
11/17/15 DB Grant Cunningham Foot "?"
11/17/15 OL Joe Anderson Groin "?"
11/17/15 OT Joe Lowery Hip out for season
11/17/15 -DB Nathan Carpenter Groin "?"
11/17/15 RB Papi White Knee "?"
11/17/15 LB Quentin Poling Knee "?"
11/17/15 DE Trent Smart Foot "?"
11/10/15 FS Kylan Nelson Groin out for season
08/26/15 TE Troy Mangen Knee out for season

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 3:59:17 PM

Other than CMU, Northern Illinois has owned the entire MAC for the last 4-5 years. Given Ohio's injuries on the defensive side, I think the trend will continue. I just hope Ohio plays them tough (as they usually do) and keeps the score close. Ohio's recent record against MAC teams with winning records makes me very nervous for this game.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 4:01:54 PM

NIU (potentially) has a divisional title on the line in this game. Gonna be a tough one, to say the least.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 5:10:26 PM

my favorite NIU stat-

since losing @ Toledo 20-19 on Oct. 17th, 2009 NIU's record in regular season conference games is-

1-1 v Ohio
3-4 v CMU
43-0 v rest of the MAC

If there's a program besides CMU that can defeat NIU in the regular season its Ohio.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 9:21:58 PM

perimeterpost wrote:

...If there's a program besides CMU that can defeat NIU in the regular season its Ohio.

I totally agree. Can Ohio win this game? Absolutely. Will Ohio win this game? Not easily, but I hope so. Before the season I picked an Ohio win against NIU, and a win in a bowl to finish 9-4. I see no reason to change that now.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 9:56:36 PM

We might catch a bit of a break with the weather. Inaccuweather says Tuesday will be cold but without precip. Temps in the 30s at game time. Of course, that could change. They're calling for rain on Wednesday, so it might come in early.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 10:18:38 PM

Who would benefit more from bad weather?

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:08:08 PM

Watching NIU and WMU with the MAC West title on the line and I'm not impressed with NIU whatsoever. Win or lose this game, I think Ohio beats NIU next week.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:13:26 PM

perimeterpost wrote:

Despite that dominance in the regular season, they have been picked off a few times on the biggest stage in the MAC Championship by teams like Miami and BG.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:32:08 PM

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:35:42 PM

I have a friend who is a BG grad and he's going to be rooting for NIU, the fink! ;-) His excuse is that he doesn't want to face Toledo for a second time this season in the MACC.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:41:11 PM

OhioBobcat wrote:

Watching NIU and WMU with the MAC West title on the line and I'm not impressed with NIU whatsoever. Win or lose this game, I think Ohio beats NIU next week.

NIU wins West title with a win and hasn't lost a game in November since 2009....that's 6 years....that's 22 straight games.

Ohio is going to need a performance for the ages to win this.

Last Edited: 11/18/2015 11:42:14 PM by bshot44

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/18/2015 11:48:40 PM

Often you hear people talk about the Pitt game that we won as sort of the win that turned this whole thing around, which has some merit. But I remember the Northern Illinois game in 2006 and thinking to myself - we might actually have a program... http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?id=262522459

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 1:37:01 AM

OhioCatFan wrote:

I have a friend who is a BG grad and he's going to be rooting for NIU, the fink! ;-) His excuse is that he doesn't want to face Toledo for a second time this season in the MACC.

Do you blame him? I wouldn't want to play Toledo either. Somehow Ohio manages to avoid Toledo year after year after year. When is the last time Ohio played at the Glass Bowl? It has to be coming up close to a decade by now.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 6:57:33 AM

OhioBobcat wrote:

perimeterpost wrote:

Despite that dominance in the regular season, they have been picked off a few times on the biggest stage in the MAC Championship by teams like Miami and BG.

Yeah they've also won on the biggest stage three out of the last five, so what's your point?

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 9:30:08 AM

Looking forward to my first trip to DeKalb for this one. There is a lot riding on the game for NIU in particular, and I would love for us to knock them down a peg.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 9:54:09 AM

ON ANY GIVEN DAY ANY TEAM CAN BEAT ANY OTHER TEAM

This is obviously a big game for both teams but I believe it's bigger for NIU, as OHIO has already clinched a bowl bid. This is their play-in game for the MACC.
Much more pressure on them.

We should play very relaxed and have fun. I expect that they will be confident, but anxiousness will be in the back of their minds. With a freshman QB who hasn't been in this position there is always a greater chance for mistakes.

As I have stated numerous times this year "How the turn over battle goes so does Ohio".

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 9:55:11 AM

D.A. wrote:

Looking forward to my first trip to DeKalb for this one. There is a lot riding on the game for NIU in particular, and I would love for us to knock them down a peg.

From the looks of the crowd last night, you're not going to have any problem getting a good seat, David. That's midweek MACtion at it's best.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 10:27:19 AM

So here's an interesting scenario: We beat NIU, WMU beats Toledo, and CMU beats EMU. That would leave a four-way tie for first in the West. NIU and WMU would each be 2-1 in the head-to-heads, Toledo and CMU 1-2. NIU would win the division based on last night's game.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 10:27:50 AM

Will we start our running back who, of those who are healthy and have more than 10 carries on the year, is averaging the most yards per carry?

Why would we not?

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 10:42:17 AM

oldkatz wrote:

D.A. wrote:

Looking forward to my first trip to DeKalb for this one. There is a lot riding on the game for NIU in particular, and I would love for us to knock them down a peg.

From the looks of the crowd last night, you're not going to have any problem getting a good seat, David. That's midweek MACtion at it's best.

I was a little surprised by that turnout at NIU too. Howevet, the UT at BG game had a fantastic turnout. Probably the best atmosphere I've seen for MACtion yet and you'd never have known that was a Tuesday night game.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 10:43:59 AM

GoCats105 wrote:

OhioBobcat wrote:

perimeterpost wrote:

Despite that dominance in the regular season, they have been picked off a few times on the biggest stage in the MAC Championship by teams like Miami and BG.

Yeah they've also won on the biggest stage three out of the last five, so what's your point?

The point is that while their winning percentage is completely skewed during the regular season, it comes much more back down to earth in postseason (championship game) play.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 12:16:35 PM

Monroe Slavin wrote:

Will we start our running back who, of those who are healthy and have more than 10 carries on the year, is averaging the most yards per carry?

Why would we not?

Bo Hardy (13.8 ypc)? One reason why we wouldn't is that stats can be deceiving. Getting yardage during garbage time can be a lot easier than getting yardage earlier in a game.

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RE: Official Game 12 Thread: Northern Illinois

Posted: 11/19/2015 2:25:58 PM

I agree that stats can be deceiving. But the top handful of guys are

beginning to have enough carries that some meaning can be taken.

[Bo doesn't meet my minimum carries standard.]

It's still true that we should be starting Kylan Nelson at running back.

Some of his long runs are not deceiving...They happened in technicolor.

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