Here is where NIU ranks among MAC teams in key stats:

Scoring offense
2. Northern Illinois - 28.9 ppg

Scoring defense
2. Northern Illinois - 18.1 ppg

Pass offense
13.Northern Illinois - 137.1 ypg

Rush offense
1. Northern Illinois - 206.0 ypg

Total offense
6. Northern Illinois - 343.1 ypg

Kickoff returns
5. Northern Illinois - 21.8

Turnover margin
1. Northern Illinois - +10 (16 gained; 6 lost)

Pass defense
11. Northern Illinois. - 230.0 ypg

Rush defense
1. Northern Illinois - 104.8 ypg

Total defense
3. Northern Illinois - 334.8 ypg

Sacks by
2. Northern Illinois - 20 sacks for 131 yards

Sacks against
1. Northern Illinois - 9 sacks for 68 yards

Redzone offense
1. Northern Illinois - 30-31 (96.8%)

Redzone defense
1. Northern Illinois - 12-19 (63.2%)

(11-03-2009 12:19 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Here is where NIU ranks among MAC teams in key stats:

[b]Scoring offense
2. Northern Illinois - 28.9 ppg
[/b]
Scoring defense
2. Northern Illinois - 18.1 ppg

Pass offense
13.Northern Illinois - 137.1 ypg

Rush offense
1. Northern Illinois - 206.0 ypg

Total offense
6. Northern Illinois - 343.1 ypg

Kickoff returns
5. Northern Illinois - 21.8

Turnover margin
1. Northern Illinois - +10 (16 gained; 6 lost)

Scoring offense #2 in the MAC. With all that terrible PLAY CALLING and terrible COACHING, keep those stats to yourself they just get in the way of our biased opinions.

(11-03-2009 09:41 AM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(11-03-2009 12:19 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Here is where NIU ranks among MAC teams in key stats:

[b]Scoring offense
2. Northern Illinois - 28.9 ppg
[/b]
Scoring defense
2. Northern Illinois - 18.1 ppg

Pass offense
13.Northern Illinois - 137.1 ypg

Rush offense
1. Northern Illinois - 206.0 ypg

Total offense
6. Northern Illinois - 343.1 ypg

Kickoff returns
5. Northern Illinois - 21.8

Turnover margin
1. Northern Illinois - +10 (16 gained; 6 lost)

Scoring offense #2 in the MAC. With all that terrible PLAY CALLING and terrible COACHING, keep those stats to yourself they just get in the way of our biased opinions.

Win the MACC and then lets talk. The stats look great but if we don't win the MACC it means nothing.

(11-03-2009 09:41 AM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(11-03-2009 12:19 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Here is where NIU ranks among MAC teams in key stats:

[b]Scoring offense
2. Northern Illinois - 28.9 ppg
[/b]
Scoring defense
2. Northern Illinois - 18.1 ppg

Pass offense
13.Northern Illinois - 137.1 ypg

Rush offense
1. Northern Illinois - 206.0 ypg

Total offense
6. Northern Illinois - 343.1 ypg

Kickoff returns
5. Northern Illinois - 21.8

Turnover margin
1. Northern Illinois - +10 (16 gained; 6 lost)

Scoring offense #2 in the MAC. With all that terrible PLAY CALLING and terrible COACHING, keep those stats to yourself they just get in the way of our biased opinions.

I think idiots point to total stats and not W/L.

Poor play calling cost a game - that's awful. So...it's neat we put up numbers against awful teams.

Win games, that's the big stat. This isn't fantasy football bud.

5-3 headed toward 7-3 with a probable 8-4 an outside shot at the MCC and a bowl game. Hey bud, THAT IS NOT A FANTASY.

(11-03-2009 10:29 AM)NIU05 Wrote:  5-3 headed toward 7-3 with a probable 8-4 an outside shot at the MCC and a bowl game. Hey bud, THAT IS NOT A FANTASY.

Yep.

And a big fat loss to Toledo. Who is an awful team - ask Miami OH.

When you lose a game because of poor coaching neat stats don't matter bud.

These stats probably speak less to the coaches and more to the individual players.

1st in turnover margin? That's a big pat on the back for our QBs (Grady and Harnish) and our backs (Spann and Brown). Protecting the football is more important than a lot of other stats that are useless - unless you are playing fantasy football.

Those stats would suggest to me we should have a better record if anything. Team stats don't really mean much when you've played Akron, Miami of Ohio, Toledo, WIU and Purdue.

I don't know how someone could watch our games and not think the coaches have done a poor job. It baffles me.

(11-03-2009 10:52 AM)HuskieFan84 Wrote:  Those stats would suggest to me we should have a better record if anything. Team stats don't really mean much when you've played Akron, Miami of Ohio, Toledo, WIU and Purdue.

I don't know how someone could watch our games and not think the coaches have done a poor job. It baffles me.

Wake me when we get to Fire and Passion.

Those are beautiful redzone numbers

The Redzone D is great.

I'd like to see the TD% for our red zone O.

If NIU wins the MAC, I'll never speak of the Toledo game again. If you lose to Ohio and don't get a shot to beat CMU to win the West, the Toledo loss becomes even bigger. It's true that we are on our way to 7-3 and probably 8-4 with a bowl, but that doesn't change the fact that Toledo was the worst coached game I have ever seen by an NIU team.

The strings on the fiddle are getting worn thin.

If NIU finishes reg season 8-4 with a bowl bid, I would NOT be surprised if Kill is voted MAC COY.

However, even that would not shut up the critical experts for when you own a drum you continue beating it to death.

(11-03-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  The Redzone D is great.

I'd like to see the TD% for our red zone O.

http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?ye...=IA&dest=O

2nd in the Nation
97% 30/31= 19 TDs 11FGs

SJSU is 1st w/ 100% but they only have had 14 opportunities in the redzone

Redzone Defense- 2nd in nation (63%)

19 drives, 12 scores (3fg, 9td)

Penn State is 1st w/ 57%
21 drives, 12 scores (6fg, 6td)

(11-03-2009 03:11 PM)7 Wrote:  If NIU wins the MAC, I'll never speak of the Toledo game again. If you lose to Ohio and don't get a shot to beat CMU to win the West, the Toledo loss becomes even bigger. It's true that we are on our way to 7-3 and probably 8-4 with a bowl, but that doesn't change the fact that Toledo was the worst coached game I have ever seen by an NIU team.

Exactly right.

We were spoiled by Novak. Kill is changing this program, I'm not sure for the better.

(11-03-2009 04:55 PM)HuskieRak Wrote:  

(11-03-2009 01:59 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  The Redzone D is great.

I'd like to see the TD% for our red zone O.

http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?ye...=IA&dest=O

2nd in the Nation
97% 30/31= 19 TDs 11FGs

SJSU is 1st w/ 100% but they only have had 14 opportunities in the redzone

Redzone Defense- 2nd in nation (63%)

19 drives, 12 scores (3fg, 9td)

Penn State is 1st w/ 57%
21 drives, 12 scores (6fg, 6td)

This team should be better than 5-3, to be honest. We have a great running game, we don't turn the ball over, we're great in redzone offense and defense, and we have a prety solid defense.

Everything you want a football team to do, we do well.

(11-03-2009 03:11 PM)7 Wrote:  If NIU wins the MAC, I'll never speak of the Toledo game again. If you lose to Ohio and don't get a shot to beat CMU to win the West, the Toledo loss becomes even bigger. It's true that we are on our way to 7-3 and probably 8-4 with a bowl, but that doesn't change the fact that Toledo was the worst coached game I have ever seen by an NIU team.

I might have low expectations but all I really want from this season is for that CMU game to matter. Very few times the past decade is the MAC west championship in our hands that late in the year.

I've input all these wondrous statistical rankings into my computer and it spit out that NIU is a middling MAC team not terribly different from any of the other also-rans and pretenders in this conference.

Does anybody honestly disagree? I didn't think so.

(11-03-2009 05:00 PM)TheNEWguy Wrote:  

(11-03-2009 03:11 PM)7 Wrote:  If NIU wins the MAC, I'll never speak of the Toledo game again. If you lose to Ohio and don't get a shot to beat CMU to win the West, the Toledo loss becomes even bigger. It's true that we are on our way to 7-3 and probably 8-4 with a bowl, but that doesn't change the fact that Toledo was the worst coached game I have ever seen by an NIU team.

Exactly right.

We were spoiled by Novak. Kill is changing this program, I'm not sure for the better.

tell us something new for once.. think a little, you can do it

broken record.

It's not unlike listening to all the political talking heads from right and left babbling on TV.

Rarely do they often say or offer anything really new other than lambast the opposition or regurgetate puke without ever engaging in any genuine dialogue to truly answer- respond -rebutt to the specific statement offered by the other side. It's always about deflecting the original question/statement with any disconnected response.

Neither side admits to listening to the opposition.

When I suggested it might be a plus to schedule more locally based teams for exhibition, one reply was who cares?

I guess reading between the lines means that if you have a personal connection with another program 500 miles away it's a better exhibition game to schedule than having local teams as is done by UIC, DePaul, Loyola and NU.

If city of Chgo did a symbolic holiday cutback with having one smaller tree in plaza rather than a giant tree assembled from many trees, why cannot AD's save travel expenses and valuable time by scheduling local opponents for meaningless exhibition games? LeMonye is within a cab ride from Syracuse.

Why care? It's about money and time for athletic depts and families traveling with team to "meaningless exhibition games."