So why is NIU suppose to be so good?

[CyForPresident]

NIU was losing 28-6 to Wisky in the 4th and beat Purdue on a fake punt. They are a decent team, but they beat nobody last season.

 

[d4nim4l]

You are making a really good point. I am quite sure our guys have spent some time on Iowa already. But we really have No Ill outmanned. If we take care of the football, we win by 2 TD's.

The match up vs Iowa of our O-line vs their D line will be one of the best of the year in D-1. If our D line can be effective vs there o-line.................

That is going to be a real football fan's game.

The most this team has spent on Iowa is the coaches breaking down film over the summer like just about any staff does. It's impossible to put in a complete gameplan in one week so a lot of the initial scouting is done during the summer while the players do their activities.

As for our players already spending time on Iowa? Highly unlikely, and if they have, it was maybe one day in training camp. I can just about assure you this staff is not overlooking Northern Illinois and towards Iowa. To beat Iowa we have to beat Northern Illinois. Simple as that.

 

[jdoggivjc]

I seriously can't wait until this fan base is confident enough to believe that we'll take care of a team like NIU. Last year there were several ISU fans (I'm not talking about LakesBison) that thought we were going to struggle with NDSU. I get the talk about struggles with Iowa or Utah, but NIU? Seriously?

 

[bellzisu]

I seriously can't wait until this fan base is confident enough to believe that we'll take care of a team like NIU. Last year there were several ISU fans (I'm not talking about LakesBison) that thought we were going to struggle with NDSU. I get the talk about struggles with Iowa or Utah, but NIU? Seriously?

Spot on.... Our fanbase worries way too much about something like this. We need to act like we can win and expect it.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Huskies will be good

If you were a true "LakesHuskies" your first post would have been something like this:

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HIT ME up!! I'll be there READY TO PARTY IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biglaugh:

 

[gocubs2118]

Haha, I LOVE the random capitalizing of WORDS.

 

[Rods79]

I just went on there website and viewed a couple of threads. In one they're talking about how they'll beat us because this is their best team since 2003. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we beat them in 2003? Or was that 2004? If it was 2003, that was one of the worst teams we've had in a while.

IIRC we lost a close one at their place with a 2-10 team. That was the year with Austin Flynn at QB...which didn't work out obviously.

 

[Klubber]

IIRC we lost a close one at their place with a 2-10 team. That was the year with Austin Flynn at QB...which didn't work out obviously.

Yeah, I believe that was the game where things started pretty well: the offense was clicking and really moving the ball. Then Hi Rutland destroyed his knee while getting tackled and things went South from there. I felt really bad for Hiawatha. That was a horrible knee injury.

 

[TxCycloneFan]

why cant we just schedule crappy non conference teams like iowa does...i mean eastern illinois and ball state....doesnt get much easier than that

When you're tuning up for a crappy conference schedule, you play crappy teams in the pre-season.

 

[Al_4_State]

THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE HERMAN.......... SED JOHNSON,DARKS AND MONEY , AND AUSTEN ARNAUD WILL SHOW UP AS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TEAM THAN WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.THE FRONT SEVEN ON DEFENSE SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR.OUR INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE WILL PLAY MUCH MORE AGRRESSIVELY BE CAUSE THEY HAVE MORE SPEED THAN LAST YEARS TEAM HAD ON THE INTERIOR LINE.

Left side of your keyboard, 3rd button up. It says "caps lock". Press it.

 

[ajk4st8]

Judging by our history with these guys, and other similar MAC teams. This one will be a dog fight. Im guessing the game will be decided by 1 score either way.

 

[swammi]

How do you know that???? They have an extra long week to prepare for Iowa and I'm sure Paul and crew will not overlook anyone.

But I'm not quite sure about it.

No doubt about it.

I'm sorry. I did not mean to say that I KNOW anything. What I meant to say is that I thought it was likely. Either way. The match up of the ISU Oline vs the Iowa D line is going to be worth the price of admission.

 

[cyatheart]

I am not sure where I saw 4 defensive starters back, it took me quite a while to find the number of returning starters. It also sounds like they are having a major rebuild on their OL, so 7 or 8 returners on O looks unlikely.

According to Phil Steele they return 7 on D, 8 on offense. 3 of their O-line are back, but the two they lost were their best two linemen. Sometimes you just have to watch a team. They should have beat Wisconsin last year, they really dominated Purdue, score was closer than it was. They are not world beaters, but if the Clones don't come ready to play then they could get beat.

I think we win something like 27-13.

 

[CycloneErik]

Haha, I LOVE the random capitalizing of WORDS.

oR LEtTeRs

 

[Sawyer]

would it be bad luck to record the game? I dont want to hex our boys.

 

[Carr50010]

People had doubts that we would be South Dakota last year, and that was not even a game,

I expect us to beat Northern Illinois, but it will likely be a good game.

It will help us get ready for Iowa

 

[Three4Cy]

IIRC we lost a close one at their place with a 2-10 team. That was the year with Austin Flynn at QB...which didn't work out obviously.

We lost 24-16 in 2003 and beat them 48-41 in 2004.

 

[simesclone]

This game won't be close. All Cyclones. I do'nt really understand why anybody is worried about this game. Have confidence.