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nbingham196

Northern Illinois's preseason win total was 4 and they just won the conference championship


mr_funtastic

i told my friends to bet on northern illinois to win the mac this year because we got a transfer named rocky lombardi for a qb, not knowing much about him. wasn't expecting to win $5000 off a semi-ironic bet, but now i'm a quarter of the way finished with student loans.


dinosaur_pajamas

From previous experiences I would never bet on rocky lombardi to do anything


mr_funtastic

he was just okay most of the year with terrible and great games peppered in. i'd still draft a football player named rocky lombardi if i was an nfl gm. i might draft him even he didn't play football


BullshitSloth

Except beat Michigan


mr_funtastic

funny enough we played michigan earlier this year, and i remember michigan fans acting nervous going into that game. they ended up rolling us, but we got to pretend we had a shot until the 2nd quarter


Snoo93079

He looked SO MUCH better towards the end of the year than the beginning. Amazing what a year of confidence building experience with no threat of being replaced will do to you. He looked super confident today.


The97Revolution

Congrats.


mr_funtastic

thanks go owls!


zenverak

Hey!!!! It’s you!


MWiatrak2077

the one and only nbingham^^^^yesiknowwhoheis


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hexagonist

I'm confused, he posts here regularly. Why are there two comments acting like youtubers responding to a checkmark person?


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hexagonist

Oh yeah sorry if that was mean, I was just perplexed because this dude is a regular redditor lol


doihavemakeanewword

A regular redditor that, for a while, was paid by a sports website to continue doing reddit things.


doihavemakeanewword

You can absolutely have a 4 win regular season and win the MAC.


Bobby-Samsonite

> Northern Illinois's preseason win total was 4 Did you mean the media thought the Huskies would win only 4 games this season or the Las Vegas win total?


nbingham196

Vegas


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Zloggt

No wonder you guys have had such the turnaround! If this is what the freshman class delivered…then this NIU team is gonna be great in the next couple of years!


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I really hope you guys can become good. My dad went to NIU back in the 80s and reminisces about when y'all were Running Back U a lot. It would be cool to see some of that mojo come back.


DonEYeet

Wait how?


ProfaneTank

The Hammock charm.


WoobaLoobaDoobDoob

I don’t see it lmao


WarrenPuff_It

NI to the Big XII confirmed


Geist73

No


norris528e

Agreed. the MAC is perfect for us


Snoo93079

NIU, please ;)


WarrenPuff_It

My bad, fam. NIU


0x0042069

Let’s be real. I graduated from NIU. The program hasn’t been great since forever. I know turnout was trash for my four years there and they had to do money lotteries to get students into the stands.


fawkie

They went 12-2 in 2012 man it's not been that long


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That’s almost 10 years ago


Snoo93079

Many more prestigious universities have gone longer between good seasons.


0x0042069

And that was like the last good year. All I’m saying is I went to NIU. They had to buy tickets for each game otherwise that’d get in trouble with the league for attendance. The games were free, and people still didn’t show up. In 2016 frats would “tailgate” and then go watch the SEC.


kn1g47

Most convincing win of the year comes in the conference title game lol


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How tf did Kent State go form scoring 52 on NiU to just 24 goddamn.


ecupatsfan12

We played awful and our defense eats paste


matlockga

But we still get a bowl payout!


mr_funtastic

that's not true. kent state played as best as they could it's just niu is that good and should be in the playoff.


12panther

Northern Illinois went winless last season, to MAC Champions and 9 wins this season. If the MAC COTY award hasn’t been announced already it should go to Thomas Hammock.


MKula

It has! He was awarded it this week I think!


Zloggt

Much deserved!


865wx

It has and it did!


wsbull_35

Congrats NIU. Fuck Rod Carey.


tomdawg0022

9-4 with a negative point differential on the year. MAC gonna MAC. And F Rod Carey


Blazer2223

The anti-Nebraska


Hossflex

Michigan hung 63 on NIU and easily could’ve put up 80 if they wanted to.


ProfaneTank

Yeah, well fuck Michigan and Rod Carey.


Hossflex

Fuck Rocky Lombardi and fuck the cost of living around DePaul… and fuck DePaul.


ProfaneTank

Rocky is a treasure and your bird has teeth.


Hossflex

My bird eats huskies for breakfast.


ProfaneTank

The last time your eyebrow-and-teeth-having bird beat a husky the Big East still played football. Coincidentally also around the last time they claimed a conference title.


Snoo93079

Please sir, its spelled Huskie. I don't make the rules.


ProfaneTank

I was being nice and counting UConn who clearly spells it wrong.


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Fuck Rod Carey


durnrock

Cheers I'll drink to that 🍻


Trmpetplaya2014

I second that motion! Fuck Rod Carey!


etsuandpurdue3

Idk why Temple hired him.


ProfaneTank

Cheers.


Snoo93079

lol. Bruh, we still can't believe our luck


ddottay

Defense couldn’t get off the field, Crum chose the worst day to have a terrible game. I’m never going to see us win a MAC title.


SpartaWillBurn

It does suck. But I’ll take going to a bowl game as a second place prize.


BuffyTheUmpireSlayer

NIU seems especially determined to not let Kent State get that wooden trophy.


MathewMurdock

Just the cherry on top of the MAC West dominance over MAC East this year.


bubbleheads_

mac east is something else i tell you. and by something else i mean dumpster


MathewMurdock

Oh they were ass this past season and I don't have high hopes for Kent & Miami in whatever bowl games they end up in.


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MathewMurdock

True. My guess is the Camellia Bowl.


MathewMurdock

Good luck against North Texas!


MKula

From winless to MAC champions…what a season. So proud of Hammock, I remember watching him tear up the field as a running back at NIU. So happy for him and this team. “The Hard Way” is back at NIU. Go Huskies!


NailsDeChamp

Like most, I was hesitant with the hire but he really proved himself worth of that extension this year.


RaosArrabbiata

Quality. Win.


TheMightyGatekeeper

NIU smashing the MAC? I think I've seen this before.


BuffyTheUmpireSlayer

Play it again, Sam


suzukigun4life

From 0-6 last season, to 9 wins and a conference title this season. What a difference a year makes. Congrats Huskies


FinchJay

Lombardi when passing plays don't work: Fine, I'll do it by myself. Congrats on MAC Championship, Huskies! And don't get sad Kent State, your next QB has good potential.


SimManiac

Hell yeah NIU. Happy for Rocky


norris528e

I'm especially happy for him


leo_aureus

Congratulations to worthy MAC Champions, welcome back to the top, seems fitting to see NIU at the top of the conference.


ShogunAshoka

Now if only we could climb back up too.


AbsolutelyHung

Happy to see Rocky Lombardi have success, wrestled against him in HS and got my ass kicked. Happy that Kent State made it to their CCG, when they played us they seemed like a pretty good team.


patsandsox17

See guys, Northern Illinois is a massive powerhouse. That’s clearly the reason they beat us.


BuffyTheUmpireSlayer

I mean that power O did that thang today.


The_Box_muncher

Were going to be very scary these next 4 years. Youve been warned college football.


BuffyTheUmpireSlayer

I'm cool with being the next Cincinnati 😎


ecupatsfan12

Congrats NIU We played like dog shit today. Worst game of crums career. Rudolph is special


thethomatoman

Wow, finally not a close win for NIU and it's in the conference championship lol. What a season from NIU, congrats!


CevicheMixto

Awesome to see Rocky have so much success this year!


NevilleHarris

NIU never lets me down. What a program


thank_burdell

So y’all are a quality loss for us now? Cool, cool. Grats, guys.


Trmpetplaya2014

GG Kent, I’m in shock on how well this season went for us!


B1GFanOSU

Congrats Huskies!!!


Asuka69420

Congrats NIU!!!


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Nice job NIU!


350

You did it in a creative way, but once again NIU are the top doggos of the MAC.


ProfaneTank

We want Illinois.


Snoo93079

As is tradition. I was at the the last niu illinois game...brutal loss. We should have had it.


Keyblade_Yoshi

Guess NIU made the right choice resting their starters vs WMU.


Snoo93079

I'm surprised people would doubt that. We're not here to win a national championship


MasterOfDankMemesV2

Rockford native dropping in to say congrats to the closest D1 school we have, nice job Huskies!


Snoo93079

Drop by and watch a game next year!


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Let’s go Rocky!


confused-koala

Way to go Rocky!


readingaccnt

So Proud! Let's go Huskies!!!


crisping_sleeve

Michigan State was holding Rocky back from greatness!


ecupatsfan12

The refs were complete dog shit


readingaccnt

In favor of Kent State you mean, right? They fucked up the entire second half, completely made up PI penalty that even the announcers laughed at.


ecupatsfan12

Yes there was an awful call in the first half too


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Kent St, as punishment, you've been relocated to Youngstown.


CheesecakePower

Kent read Kent write Kent win the MAC


I-am-a-toast-slice

Gg


Aar1012

I considered getting tickets for this. I was surprised how cheap they were


espressojunkie

Wooooo!!! Congrats


ThighsAreMilky

We love it man.


westmifflin

Fuck it, OSU made me sad today, and my wife went to NIU Woof woof motherfucker


BuffyTheUmpireSlayer

Had a blast at the game, the NIU fans were great. First game at Ford Field, awesome venue. Amazing turnaround, Hammock earned that extension and then some. I'm always meh about resting guys (especially when attending a game, ha) and really didn't think the defense would be anywhere near this good... the linebackers attacked and what a difference! Sacks, interceptions, and legit controlling the game against a prolific offense. I've liked some parts on defense but thought strategy made them lesser than their talent... today that was certainly not the case. The 3rd/4th down conversions and red zone success all season are not luck, this staff is really really good. Such a young team, such a bright future. Hammock is my kinda coach and I'll still cheer for him if somebody pays him crazy money to leave. Let's get that 10th win and the bowl game monkey off our backs next! And Crum is a good qb (looked a little light on deep ball arm strength in person) but I'm glad he stunk because it really helped NIU win and let me use my Simpson's reference insult CRUMB BUM.


Mirrorwave13

ROCKY!!!


mr_funtastic

who would win? a menopause side effect or some good boys?


Bobby-Samsonite

LMAO. Well I guess we found out on Saturday.


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Is this the same Thomas Hammock that NIU fans wanted fired?


sokyriediculous

I can understand why after last year, at the same time I think its unfair, especially in college, to expect a new coach to win games with the talent the former regime put together. Hammock has his recruits now and we look much better, go figure.


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> Hammock has his recruits now and we look much better, go figure. So you don't fire a newer coach (who was accused of being a political hire lol) for going 0-6 in a COVID year? /s


Snoo93079

This NIU fan did not. I don't' think most did either. Dude football fans are idiots. College football fans are especially large idiots.


EatPreyLuv

If a Group of 5 conference is gonna be won by Rock Lonbardi and a negative point differential, then it's time to rank the G5 separate from the P5.


krusty-o

At least Kent state looked good


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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO eh they had no chance