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01-30-2010, 05:18 PM
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2007 Northern Illinois Schedule:
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WTF?!?!? 6 out of the first 7 games are on the road. Maybe I need to stop letting the game generate the schedule and start doing it manually. This is one rough schedule. |
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01-30-2010, 05:32 PM
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#102 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Preseason
Recruiting Visits None Commits None There are not a lot of quality offensive players in Illinois this year. Will look in other states now. MAC South Scoreboard N/A MAC South Standings N/A Next weeks Schedule Illinois at Central Michigan Temple at Bowling Green Some good games. I could see the MAC teams winning both of these games. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-30-2010 at 05:41 PM. |
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01-30-2010, 05:44 PM
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 1
BYE Record Overall 0-0 MAC South 0-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries N/A Recruiting Visits None Commits None Indiana and Wisconsin are my targets this week. MAC South Scoreboard Illinois 34 Central Michigan 6 Bowling Green 45 Temple 17 Bowling Green starts out strong. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illniois at TCU Washington at Western Michigan Wake Forest at Central Michigan Eastern Mchigan at Idaho We travel to Forth Worth Texas to take on the TCU Horned Frogs. TCU has some very good players on offense. Defensively though, they are not as talented as my defense. We will try to play some ball control offense to wear their defense down and try to keep their offense off of the field. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-30-2010 at 05:44 PM. |
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01-30-2010, 07:58 PM
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#104 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 2
TCU 48 Northern Illinois 14 Record Overall 0-1 MAC South 0-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 15/28 176yds 1TD 2INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 11att 48yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 7att 42yds Receiving WR Grady Kemp 3cat 69yds WR Grant Kaplan 3cat 47yds HB Steven Rasmussen 3cat 5yds Defense MLB Corey Crane 9tack 6ast 2sack SS Maurice Shaffer 9tack 2ast OLB Rico Garrison 6tack Recap This game went about as I expected. We were just outworked and outhustled. They were the better team today. Offensively, we struggled. We could never establish our identity. Gaining only 256 total yards is not going to cut it against a strong team. We probably should have ran the ball more. When we did it, we were mildly successful. The Offensive Line did well to only give up 2 sacks against this defense. Defensively, we did not play well. We gave up 255 yards on the ground and 274 yards in the air. Our Front seven was outstanding at rushing the passer today (5 sacks), but gave up far too many yards on the ground. Our secondary was atrocious (the TCU QB was 20/21 for 274 yds and 3TD's). Hopefully, we can have a better showing in the future. Injuries DE Aaron Small - Bruised Shoulder - Prob 1 week Recruiting Visits None Commits None Still throwing out feelers. MAC South Scoreboard TCU 48 Northern Illniois 14 Western Michigan 24 Washington 6 Central Michigan 59 Wake Forest 17 Eastern Mchigan 45 Idaho 17 Some big wins for the MAC against some of the bigger conferences. Western Michigan's huge win stands out and puts them into the discussion for the MAC South title. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #23 Colorado State at #25 Bowling Green (TV2) Western Michigan at #9 UCLA (TV3) Tulane at Ball State Alabama at Toledo Eastern Mchigan at #12 Washington State (TV4) Lots of games on TV this week. Glad to see Bowling Green in the Top 25. We shall see if they can step up to the challenge. Interested to see if Western Michigan can surprise UCLA. |
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01-30-2010, 09:09 PM
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#105 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 3
BYE Record Overall 0-1 MAC South 0-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries N/A Recruiting Visits G Gino Cambell (6'3" 283lbs) - Argenta, IL - Overall 7. position 1 Commits None Would love to get this kid. And he is very interested in us as well. MAC South Scoreboard #23 Colorado State 20 #25 Bowling Green 17 #9 UCLA 38 Western Michigan 16 Tulane 27 Ball State 17 Toledo 35 Alabama 24 #12 Washington State 34 Eastern Mchigan 7 Toledo shows they can hang with the SEC. Again, they are my favorite to take the MAC South division title. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois at Florida State Miami(OH) at Central Michigan (TV4) Ball State at #7 Oklahoma (TV5) #16 Toledo at Bowling Green (TV3) Eastern Michigan at Ohio Nice early season matchup featuring Toledo and Bowling Green. Should go a long way towards establishing the favorite in the division. We travel to Tallahassee to take on the 0-1 Florida State Seminoles. We do not match up well with this team at all. They have better players on both sides of the ball. Can hope for an upset, but I have a feeling we are going to get demolished this game. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-30-2010 at 09:13 PM. |
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01-30-2010, 09:57 PM
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#106 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 4
Northern Illinois 23 Florida State 20 Record Overall 1-1 MAC South 0-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 13/26 145yds Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 27att 48yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 6att 13yds Receiving WR Grant Kaplan 5cat 59yds WR Grady Kemp 2cat 26yds HB Hugh Horn 1cat 24yds Defense MLB Corey Crane 11tack 3ast OLB Jonathan Thiele 7tack 1ast DT Roman Lovelace 6tack 5ast .5sack Recap We hung onto this game for dear. This was probably the biggest win of my tenure. We were thoroughly dominated by this team on both sides of the ball, yet we came away with the victory. Offensively, we struggled mightily. We could not run (86 yards and 1.6YPC) and we struggled with the pass 50% completion percentage and 5.5 YPA). We did not turn the ball over and we did not allow a sack against a very talented Florida State front 7. My Offensive line was wonderful. Our Special Teams is what won us this game. K Billy Owens kick 3 FG's. HB Steven Rasmussen ran back a kickoff for 50 yards, which put us in excellent field position. Defensively, we bent but did not break. We gave up 184 yards on the ground and 223 yards in the air. Though we were not able to get much pressure (only 1 sack), we stopped the Seminole offense when we needed too. Our secondary came up with a huge play early in the 1st Quarter when CB Barry Peterson intercepted a pass and returned it 88 yards for a TD. Injuries None Recruiting Visits K Mack Swift (5'11" 175lbs) - Highland, IN - Overall 22, position 1 Commits None Would like this kid kicking for us. He is very accurate with a stonr leg. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 23 Florida State 20 Miami(OH) 28 Central Michigan 3 #7 Oklahoma 31 Ball State 14 #16 Toledo 28 Bowling Green 24 Ohio 28 Eastern Michigan 12 Close game between Toledo and Bowling Green. Ball State has now lost 10 games in a row counting last season. They need a win in a hurry. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois at Kent State #16 Toledo at Akron (TV4) Central Michigan at Buffalo Ball State at Marshall Western Michigan at Miami(OH) (TV4) Central Florida at Eastern Michigan MAC play begins this week. We travel to 1-2 Kent State this week. Kent State runs a wishbone attack that has been pretty successful early in the season. On defense, they run a 34 defense, but dont really have the right players to run it. We hope to exploit this. |
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01-30-2010, 11:22 PM
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#107 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 5
Northern Illinois 17 Kent State 10 Record Overall 2-1 MAC South 1-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 20/31 231yds 1 TD 2INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 24att 122yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 4att 11yds Receiving WR Grady Kemp 6cat 92yds HB Steven Rasmussen 4cat 13yds WR Grant Kaplan 3cat 45yds Defense MLB Corey Crane 12tack 2ast FS Conrad JohnSy 6tack 1ast DE Aaron Small 5tack 2ast 1sack Recap Good win. This team is proving we are road warriors. With our early schedule, I am surprised at how well we are playing. Offensively, we are starting to get things together. We were able to run the ball effectively, and Livesay played a good game despite 2 interceptions. HB Rasmussen had his best game of the year and showed why he was a highly touted recruit last year. The offensive line played poorly, giving up 5 sacks. Defensively, we played outstandingly. We only gave up 223 total yards and got 2 timely turnovers. CB Barry Peterson got another interception that closed out the ball game late in the 4th quarter. We also got good pressure on the QB (3 sacks). Injuries WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Ankle - 1 week Recruiting Visits TE Wlliam Coltharp (6'4" 235lbs) - Salem, IL - Overall 534, position 11 DE Walter Batista (6'3" 243lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 161, position 20 DT Walt Fujimoto (6'1" 258lbs) - Roselle, IL - Overall 144, position 10 OLB Terrance Blades (6'1" 212lbs) - Mattoon, IL - Overall 175, position 11 OLB Percy Spencer (6'2" 225lbs) - Colcester, IL - Overall 83, position 7 CB Kris Bennett (6'0" 180lbs) - Midlothian, IL - Overall 116, position 8 Commits K Mack Swift (5'11" 175lbs) - Highland, IN - Overall 22, position 1 Getting the number 1 kicker in the nation will help us greatly. Also, we have a very strong number of visitors coming to see us this week as well. We have a good shot as getting a couple of these kids as well. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 17 Kent State 10 Akron 17 #16 Toledo 13 Buffalo 48 Central Michigan 3 Marshall 38 Ball State 11 Western Michigan 20 Miami(OH) 7 Eastern Michigan 34 Central Florida 17 Western Michigan is strong this year. Ball State losses its 11th game in a row going back to last season. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois at Goldsboro Toledo at Louisiana-Lafayette Bowling Green at Central Michigan Ball State at Charlotte Notre Dame at Western Michigan Asheville at Eastern Michigan Good slate of games this week. We travel to Goldsboro, NC to take on the 3-1 Goldsboro Pig Pickers. Goldsboro features a run and shoot based attack that has been fairly successful this year. Defensively, they run a 34 defense and have had good success shutting down teams passing games with their pass rush. They can be run on though, so we will attempt to use this weakness to our advantage. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-30-2010 at 11:23 PM. |
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01-31-2010, 08:50 AM
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#108 |
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 6
Northern Illinois 42 Goldsboro 16 Record Overall 3-1 MAC South 1-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 20/31 307yds 3TD 1INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 23att 142yds 2TD HB Hugh Horn 8att 27yds 1TD Receiving WR Grady Kemp 5cat 69yds WR Grant Kaplan 4cat 82yds 2TD HB Steven Rasmussen 3cat 52yds Defense OLB Dave Walters 6tack 1sack SS Maurice Shaffer 4tack 4ast DT Roman Lovelace 3tack 2.5sack Recap To end up 3-1 after this 4 game grind on the road is amazing. We played our best game of the year at Goldsboro. Offensively, we did well in all phases. QB Livesay played his best game of the year. His 21 completions went to 10 different receivers. HB Rasmussen played strong and was able to dominate between the tackles. The WR duo of Kaplan and Kemp played very well and is going to be tough to deal with going forward. Our Offensive Line was dominant and only allowed 1 sack. Defensively, We shut the Goldsboro team down. We only gave up 207 total yards and our pass rush was terling (6 sacks). Our run defense totally shut down the Goldsboro running game (21 yards). I am very encouraged about how our defense has played the last 3 games. Injuries QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown This bears watching. Recruiting Visits None Commits DE Walter Batista (6'3" 243lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 161, position 20 OLB Terrance Blades (6'1" 212lbs) - Mattoon, IL - Overall 175, position 11 G Gino Cambell (6'3" 283lbs) - Argenta, IL - Overall 7, position 1 We now add the number 1 Guard in the country to our team. This may turn out to be our top recruiting class in my tenure here. We have some very strong players interested in our program at NIU. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 42 Goldsboro 16 Toledo 35 Louisiana-Lafayette 7 Bowling Green 38 Central Michigan 35 Charlotte 41 Ball State 14 Notre Dame 14 Western Michigan 7 Eastern Michigan 30 Asheville 16 Glad to see Western Michigan play tough against Notre Dame. Ball State's losing streak is now at 12 games and counting. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Toledo at Central Michigan Marshall at Bowling Green Western Michigan at Ball State We finally get our first home game of the year. The 3-2 Eastern Michigan travel to DeKalb to play in our Homecoming game. The Eastern Michigan runs a balanced offense and have had some success running and passing the ball. They will turn the ball over though. Defensively, they are not really strong in stopping the run or the pass. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-31-2010 at 08:50 AM. |
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01-31-2010, 09:46 AM
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2007 Week 7
Northern Illinois 40 Eastern Michigan 7 Record Overall 4-1 MAC South 2-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 20/25 304yds 3TD Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 23att 92yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 6att 33yds Receiving FB Les Mattes 4cat 50yds TE Blaine Williamson 4cat 38yds WR Grady Kemp 3cat 73yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 6tack 1ast 1int 1TD OLB Dave Walters 5tack FS Conrad JohnSy 4tack 2ast 1int Recap After this victory, we just may move into the Top 25. Dare I say we may challenge for the division title? Offensively, we killed the Eastern Michigan team. QB Livesay was spectacular. He is really becoming a difference maker. Our running game was strong for the most part (133 yards) and our Offensive Line held strong (2 sacks). Defensively, we are in a groove. We only gave up 239 total yards and our secondary played beautifully with 4 interceptions. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 22 weeks DE Aaron Small - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown Losing Getson hurts, but TE Blaine Williamson is a very capable backup and should hold down the fort. Recruiting Visits QB Ricardo Logan (6'0" 192lbs) - Norwalk, IA - Overall 3, position 2 G Donovan Hodges (6'4" 277lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 33, position 7 HB Vincent Cochrane (5'10" 203lbs) - Flossmoor, IL - Overall 37, position 4 WR Myron 'Diz' Pardo (5'10" 170lbs) - Peoria, IL - Overall 238, position 25 C Zack Johnson (6'3" 256lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 394, position 17 DE Kent Zuccato (6'1" 225lbs) - Muskegon, MI - Overall 440, position 47 FS J.T. Levine (6'0" 179lbs) - Menomonie, WI - Overall 574, position 29 FB Jay Duffy (5'11" 210lbs) - Lansing, IL - Overall 659, position 21 Commits OLB Percy Spencer (6'2" 225lbs) - Colcester, IL - Overall 83, position 7 CB Kris Bennett (6'0" 180lbs) - Midlothian, IL - Overall 116, position 8 Getting some of these recruits will set us up nicely in the future. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 40 Eastern Michigan 7 Toledo 21 Central Michigan 3 Bowling Green 30 Marshall 17 Western Michigan 36 Ball State 17 Big upset my Bowling Green. Ball State's losing streak is now at a unlucky 13 games and counting. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #28 Northern Illinois at Central Florida (TV5) Buffalo at Ball State Kent State at Western Michigan Ohio at #18 Toledo Bowling Green at South Florida We go on the road again to Orlando, FL to take on the 3-3 Central Florida Knights. Central Florida strength is their running game (145 yards per game). Their passing game is not good and their QB has thrown 11 interceptions so far this year. Defensively, Central Florida's strength is their pass defense. I like our secondary against their turnover-prone QB. |
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01-31-2010, 10:25 AM
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 8
Northern Illinois 38 Central Florida 15 Record Overall 5-1 MAC South 3-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 17/27 181yds 2TD 1INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 32att 152yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 6att 115yds 2TD Receiving WR Grady Kemp 5cat 73yds 1TD WR Grady Kemp 4cat 62yds 2TD FB Les Mattes 3cat 11yds Defense DE Aaron Small 6tack 1sack OLB Jonathan Thiele 6tack 1sack ILB Corey Crane 4tack 3ast 1sack 1int Recap This team is making me proud. Out of our first 7 games, 6 of them were on the road. We have won 4 of them with another road game next week. If you had told me at the start of the year, we would accomplish this, I would have said you were crazy. Offensively, our running game and our Offensive line asserted themselves this game. We ran for 278 yards on the ground. We owned the line of scrimmage all game long. Our Offensive line gave up 3 sacks, but was overwhelming in opening holes in the running game. QB Livesay was basically a bystander in this game, using the play action pass to move the chains. Defensively, we are creating turnovers. We got 4 interception and 2 funble recoveries this game. We sacked the QB 3 times and were oppotunistic in taking away the ball. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 22 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown Recruiting Visits WR Tood Garcia (5'11 185lbs) - Springfield, IL - Overall 312, position 32 Commits G Donovan Hodges (6'4" 277lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 33, position 7 HB Vincent Cochrane (5'10" 203lbs) - Flossmoor, IL - Overall 37, position 4 DT Walt Fujimoto (6'1" 258lbs) - Roselle, IL - Overall 144, position 10 TE Wlliam Coltharp (6'4" 235lbs) - Salem, IL - Overall 534, position 11 MAC South Scoreboard #28 Northern Illinois 38 Central Florida 15 Buffalo 31 Ball State 10 Western Michigan 38 Kent State 35 #18 Toledo 52 Ohio 17 South Florida 44 Bowling Green 25 14 games and counting for Ball State. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #25 Northern Illinois at Central Michigan Ball State at #18 Toledo Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan We are now in the Top 25! We go on the road again to take on the 1-5 Central Michigan Chippewas. The have lost 5 games in a row and are really struggling. They feature a decent passing game offensively and a hard hitting secondary on defense. This is a trap game, so we have to be diligent in limiting our mistakes. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 01-31-2010 at 10:25 AM. |
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01-31-2010, 06:20 PM
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2007 Week 9
Northern Illinois 27 Central Michigan 7 Record Overall 6-1 MAC South 4-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 14/16 176yds 1TD QB Issac Grant 2/3 27yds Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 26att 159yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 6att 19yds Receiving FB Les Mattes 5cat 42yds 1TD WR Kemp 4cat 55yds WR Grant Kaplan 3cat 63yds Defense ILB Corey Crane 9tack 1sack OLB Dave Walters 6tack 1ast 1sack DT Ross Porter 5tack 1ast Recap Out of the 6 road games we have played, we won 5 of them. Amazing. We are on a roll and I hope we can keep it going. Offensively, our running game and our Offensive line again controlled this game. We passed the ball efficiently and made no mistakes. Our Offensive line gave up 3 sacks (something we are going to have to solve), did just fine in the running game. Game ball goes to HB Rasmussen for his sterling performance. Defensively, we are doing most everything well. We got three more interceptions and totally shut down the Central Michigan run game. We got 4 sacks as well. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 22 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 5 weeks Recruiting Visits N/A Commits DE Kent Zuccato (6'1" 225lbs) - Muskegon, MI - Overall 440, position 47 FS J.T. Levine (6'0" 179lbs) - Menomonie, WI - Overall 574, position 29 WR Myron 'Diz' Pardo (5'10" 170lbs) - Peoria, IL - Overall 238, position 25 T Randall Stevenson (6'7" 303lbs) - Bunker Hill, IN - Overall 881, position 80 Very impressive class. Missed out on the Number 3 rated QB. Scrambling now to replace him. MAC South Scoreboard #25 Northern Illinois 27 Central Michigan 7 #18 Toledo 37 Ball State 7 Eastern Michigan 16 Bowling Green 13 It will probably be NIU and Toledo battling it out for the division title. 15 games and counting for Ball State. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Ball State at Bowling Green Western Michigan at #13 Toledo (TV5) Looking at how the games are shaking out, the Western Michigan and Toledo game is critical for my division title hopes. Would love to see Toledo lose. |
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01-31-2010, 06:34 PM
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2007 Week 10
BYE Record Overall 6-1 MAC South 4-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 19 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 4 weeks Recruiting Visits QB Glenn Kinney (6'3" 197lbs) - Peterburg, IL - Overall 598, position 58 Commits N/A Hopefully we can get this guy to round out our recruiting class. Illinois is our main competition. MAC South Scoreboard Eastern Michigan 35 Central Michigan 14 Bowling Green 23 Ball State 14 #13 Toledo 34 Western Michigan 18 Our last game of the season is at Toledo. Should decide who plays for the MAC title. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Western Michigan at #23 Northern Illinois (TV4) San Diego State at #12 Toledo Akron at Bowling Green (TV5) Eastern Michigan at Ball State Very interesting game with SDSU taking on Toledo. Should be a close game. We have the western Michigan Broncos coming to DeKalb for the 1st of a 3 game homestand. We are finally at home for an extended period. The Broncos strength is their brick wall type run defense. They are 8th in the Nation in run defense. Offensively, they run the ball well, but their pass game gives up too many interceptions. Look for us to exploit that. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-05-2010 at 04:20 PM. |
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02-05-2010, 04:40 PM
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High School Varsity
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2007 Week 11
Northern Illinois 38 Western Michigan 7 Record Overall 7-1 MAC South 5-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 17/27 266yds 2TD 1INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 30att 107yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 2att 0yds Receiving WR Brant Kaplan 5cat 83yds 1TD HB Steven Rasmussen 5cat 38yds WR Grady Kemp 2cat 70yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 8tack 1ast 1sack SS Maurice Shaffer 6tack 1ast DT Ross Porter 5tack 1ast Recap Amazing effort, especially by our defense. We shut Western Michigan down (151 total yards). We returned two Interceptions for TD's (CB Barry Peterson and FS Conrad JohnSy). Offensively, we played our kind of game with hard running and play action passes. Negatives were, we gave up four sacks and had 9 penalties. This team is amazing me every week. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 19 weeks Doug Euell - Broken Clavicle - 12 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 4 weeks Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A Illinois got that QB...trying to entice a couple of walk ons right now to round out my class. MAC South Scoreboard #23 Northern Illinois 38 Western Michigan 7 San Diego State 23 #12 Toledo 20 Bowling Green 24 Akron 14 Ball State 28 Eastern Michigan 21 Shocking upset of Toledo. Was not expecting that. Good to see Ball State end their 16 game losing streak. I am sure they are stoked. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Ball State at #21 Northern Illinois #19 Toledo at Eastern Michigan Central Michigan at Western Michigan Ball State has struggled all year. Their QB has thrown 20 interceptions this year, their running game is non-existant and their defense is horrible (113 against the run, 108 against the pass). As long as we don't turn the ball over, we should win this game handily. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-05-2010 at 04:41 PM. |
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02-05-2010, 05:01 PM
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2007 Week 12
Northern Illinois 27 Ball State 3 Record Overall 8-1 MAC South 6-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 21/38 235yds 1TD 2INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 27att 138yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 1att 6yds Receiving WR Brant Kaplan 7cat 70yds FB Les Mattes 5cat 47yds WR Grady Kemp 4cat 71yds 1TD Defense DT Ross Porter 6tack 2sack DE Aaron Small 4tack 2sack ILB Corey Crane 4tack 1ast 1sack 1Int 1TD Recap Our defense is amazing this year. In the last 7 games, we have only given up 65 points. We had 7 sacks this game and 3 interceptions. Our pass defense is ranked 14th in the nation! As long as our offense continues controlling the ball like they are, our defense can now be counted on to shut teams down. We only gave up 192 total yards to the Ball State offense and held their QB to 7/30 80yds 3int. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 18 weeks Doug Euell - Broken Clavicle - 11 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 3 weeks Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard #21 Northern Illinois 27 Ball State 3 #19 Toledo 24 Eastern Michigan 13 Western Michigan 28 Central Michigan 3 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Bowling Green at #20 Northern Illinois (TV4) Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Central Michigan at Ball State This game against Bowling Green is a trap game. Next week we play Toledo in Toledo to decide who plays for the MAC title. I have to ensure my coaches are focusing the kids on this game. Bowling Green really has a nice team. They feature a punishing running attack (ranked 25th in the nation) and an above average defense. Our 21st ranked run defense will be tested this game. |
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02-05-2010, 08:06 PM
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2007 Week 13
Northern Illinois 38 Bowling Green 3 Record Overall 9-1 MAC South 7-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 21/28 278yds 2TD Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 23att 90yds 3TD HB Hugh Horn 10att 72yds Receiving WR Grady Kemp 3cat 62yds 1TD HB Steven Rasmussen 3cat 28yds 1TD WR Melvin Ponzo 2cat 29yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 8tack 6ast SS Maurice Shaffer 5tack 1sack DE Aaron Small 2tack 1.5sack Recap Our offense was the strength of this game. Even though the defense held Bowling Green to 191 total yards, our offense was potent. QB Mo Livesay threw completions to 10 different receivers. Rasmussen scored 3 TD. And the Offensive line did not allow a sack. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 18 weeks Doug Euell - Broken Clavicle - 10 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Strained Hamstring - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 2 weeks Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard #20 Northern Illinois 38 Bowling Green 3 Western Michigan 27 Eastern Michigan 13 Central Michigan 17 Ball State 14 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #16 Northern Illinois at #13 Toledo (TV1) Bowling Green at Western Michigan Central Michigan at Louisian-Monroe Well this game decides who goes on to play Miami (OH) for the MAC title. This game will be a watershed moment in my tenure here at Northern Illinois. Toledo is a very strong team. They are 8th in the nation on 3rd down conversions (46%). They are 1st in the nation on forcing opponents to 4th down (21.7%). They are 2nd in the nation in pass defense. Our omly saving graces are they will turn the ball over and we should be able to grind some yardage out in the running game. This will be one hell of a fight. We should get to a bowl this year, but I want a division title and a chance to win the MAC. |
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02-05-2010, 08:33 PM
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2007 Week 14
Northern Illinois 34 Toledo 13 Record Overall 10-1 MAC South 8-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 20/34 239yds 2TD Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 23att 109yds 1TD HB Rufus Baxter 5att 63yds Receiving WR Grant Kaplan 5cat 86yds 1TD rushing WR Grady Kemp 4cat 34yds 1TD HB Steven Rasmussen 3cat 23yds Defense ILB Corey Crane 11tack 1ast FS Conrad JohnSy 7tack 1int DT Ross Porter 4tack 3ast Recap We win the MAC South title! Thing were not looking good early as Toledo went into halftime with a 13-0 lead. In the locker room I lit into my team something fierce. I could not believe how flat my team came out. They obviously responded by scoring 34 unanswered points. Heck of a game by our defense. They shut down a potent Toledo offense. And our offense was spectacular. CB Barry Peterson got his 7th interception for the year returning it for his 3rd TD this year. Below is the game summary: Code:
Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 17 weeks HB Hugh Horn - Broken Tibia - Out 16 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Torn Wrist Tendon - Out CB Doug Euell - Broken Clavicle - Out 9 weeks DE Sammt Tuttle - Dislocated Knee - Out QB Mo Livesay - Severe Hamstring Pull - Prob Unknown DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 weeks DE Aaron Small - Bruised Shoulder OUCH!!!!! We got destroyed by injuries. And we play Miami(OH) for the MAC title. This is not good. And our starting QB has a severe pull vice a strain now. Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard #16 Northern Illinois 34 #13 Toledo 13 Western Michigan 31 Bowling Green 21 Louisiana-Monroe 24 Central Michigan 8 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #15 Northern Illinois vs #17 Miami(OH) (TV3) Well this is for all of the marbles. We are playing for our first MAC title. The kids have been focused all week and I expect a heck of a game. The 10-1 Miami(OH) team are very strong everywhere except in pass defense. The can run on you, pass on you and rush the passer with very good success. We will have to play a flawless game to win and go on to play in the Amber Frey Bowl. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-05-2010 at 08:40 PM. |
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02-05-2010, 10:13 PM
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2007 Week 14
Northern Illinois 24 Miami(OH) 21 Record Overall 11-1 MAC South 9-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 11/22 110yds 1INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 28att 70yds 2TD HB Rufus Baxter 1att 1yds Receiving HB Steven Rasmussen 4cat 20yds WR Grady Kemp 3cat 35yds WR Grant Kaplan 2cat 22yds Defense ILB Corey Crane 7tack 1ast 2sack OLB Tommy Washington 7tack 1ast 2sack SS Maurice Shaffer 7tack 4ast 1 sack 1int 1TD Recap We win the MAC title! Very improbable win. We were outgained 328yds to 160yds, yet we manage to win this game. Our defense it what won it for us. We got 8 sacks and 4 turnovers. We ran back an interception for a TD. Even though we have a ton of injuries, players like Freshman OLB Washington stepped up and played a monster of a game. I am proud of what our kids accomplished and where our program is going forward. We have a ton of talent with more coming in. We should compete for the MAC title every year going forward. Injuries TE Dean Getson - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 17 weeks HB Hugh Horn - Broken Tibia - Out 16 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Torn Wrist Tendon - Out CB Doug Euell - Broken Clavicle - Out 9 weeks DE Sammt Tuttle - Dislocated Knee - Out 7 weeks DT Ross Porter - Hip Pointer - Doub 9 weeks DT Roman Lovelace - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 weeks Now we lose our best DT. Sucks. Recruiting Visits N/A Commits ILB Artie Simmons (6'0" 207lbs) - Midlothian, IL - Overall UR, position UR QB Dwight Hodges (6'3" 191lbs) - Noble, IL - Overall UR, position UR MAC South Scoreboard #15 Northern Illinois 24 #17 Miami(OH) 21 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #13 Northern Illinois vs Nebraska (TV1) We now get to reap the rewards of our successful season by traveling to San Jose, CA to play the 6-5 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Amber Frey Bowl. The MAC has not won this game since I joined this team, so we will look to win this one and put the MAC on the map. Nebraska's strength is their powerful running game and stifling run defense (4th in the nation). They are not a good passing team at all and their secondary is very suspect. With QB Mo Livesay healthy again, we should be able to pass on these guys and win this game. If we win this game, dare I say we may finish in the top ten in the rankings? Finishing 12-1 should do it. |
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02-05-2010, 10:21 PM
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Here are the bowl matchups (MAC teams playing are bolded) and other stuff:
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02-05-2010, 10:32 PM
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Ugly, ugly game. We went into halftime leading 17-14. Nebraska's depth wore us down at the end. The particulars are below:
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02-05-2010, 10:48 PM
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Here is how the bowls turned out:
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02-05-2010, 10:54 PM
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Here are our draft eligible seniors:
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02-05-2010, 10:58 PM
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TCY Today ranks my recruiting class 4th in the nation. Illinois is ranked 55th and Northwestern is ranked 81st. My in-state recruiting dominance continues.
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02-05-2010, 11:16 PM
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We have our first Northern Illinois Huskies in the NFL. DT Ross Porter, who had a very nice career with us, was drafted in the 7th round by the Cincinnati Bengals. He signed a 3yr/1.74 million dollar contract. Will follow his career at the end of every season.
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02-07-2010, 08:45 AM
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2008 Northern Illinois Huskies
Last year was my most successful season so far. We finished 11-2, won the MAC title and had one heck of an incoming Freshman class. Now it is time to set my sights bigger. We want to dominate our division, win the MAC and hopefully, challenge for a National title. Improbable? Of course. But we need something higher for our kids to aim for. The only staff member I lose is my Mid-West Scout. Since I won 11 games last year, I can now recruit up to 450 miles away from campus. This scout will now be critical. A self imposed restriction on my recruiting zone is I can only go after kids that are in the Rivals Top 100 outside of 250 miles. |
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02-07-2010, 09:04 AM
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None of my recruited QB's have developed. Need to find Livesay's ultimate replacement, so this will be the priority in recruiting this year. Code:
We are deep here. And Cochrane has potential out of the world. He may even be better than Rasmussen come next year. Code:
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This is Kaplan's last year, so getting one of the youngsters to develop here is critical. Will keep this a priority for recruiting. Code:
I need some development to happen here. Got a lot of potential, but no one is ready to step in for the departing seniors. Will keep trying to find talent here. I want my lines strong. |
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02-07-2010, 09:18 AM
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Extremely pleased with this unit, with 2 super redshirts waiting in the wings. Code:
Lovelace is a beast. Lynn steps in to try to replace Ross Porter from last year. There will be a drop off in play here. Kids need to develop. A recruiting priority. Code:
Crane was excellent for us last year. We look for his replacement next year though. Code:
We are young and deep here. Thiele had huge development (going from 28/60 to 60/60). I expect big things from him this year after a quiet season last year. Code:
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Need a little more depth here. Shaffer has been on academic notice in the past so we may lose him if he does not get his act together. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-07-2010 at 09:19 AM. |
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02-07-2010, 09:21 AM
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Actually got a player from Troy wanting to transfer to my school. First time I have seen that. Too bad he does not help me at his position (Center), plus he is a subpar student. My recruiting focus will be on QB, WR, DT, CB and S. If I find players in my region from the other positions, great. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-07-2010 at 09:24 AM. |
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02-07-2010, 09:35 AM
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We finished 15th last year, only loss two starters out of my starting 22 but we are not in the preseason top 25? Hmmmm. MAC North Code:
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02-07-2010, 09:42 AM
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2008 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule
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Much better schedule than the nightmare schedule last year (6 out of first 7 games on the road). Have a tough stretch of 4 straight road games here, but 3 of them are against bad teams. 9-2 is very doable. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-07-2010 at 09:42 AM. |
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02-07-2010, 09:54 AM
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2008 Preseason
Recruiting Visits None Commits None Lots of good players in state this year. The LB's are especially talented. Will have to go out of state to find a good CB though. MAC South Scoreboard N/A MAC South Standings N/A Next weeks Schedule Eastern Michigan at #12 Texas Bowling Green at Colorado State |
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02-07-2010, 10:07 AM
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2008 Week 1
BYE Record Overall 0-0 MAC South 0-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries N/A Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard #12 Texas 49 Eastern Michigan 24 Colorado State 21 Bowling Green 18 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois at Washington State (TV5) Toledo at San Diego State Ball State at Tulane Central Michigan at Ashville Idaho at Eastern Michigan We travel to Pullman, WA to take on the Washington State Cougars this week. We matchup very well with them. Their strength is their all-world QB (Christian Derricott 78/89). Last year, he threw for close to 3,400 yards, threw 32 TD and 9 INT. We have to stop him. Their offensive line is fairly weak, especially at the Guard position, so I expect DT Roman Lovelace to have a huge game. On defense, they are fairly balance with their secondary their weakest spot. This should be a good game. |
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02-07-2010, 12:28 PM
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2008 Week 2
Washington State 47 Northern Illinois 20 Record Overall 0-1 MAC South 0-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 16/32 213yds 2TD 3INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 22att 110yds HB Hugh Horn 5att 11yds Receiving WR Melvin Ponzo 4cat 78yds WR Grant Kaplan 4cat 56yds WR Grady Kemp 3cat 71yds Defense ILB Corey Crane 14tack 2ast 1sack DT Roman Lovelace 7tack 1.5sack DE Sammy Tuttle 5tack 1ast 1sack Recap Turnovers did us in this game. We had 4 turnovers. Washington State scored TD's on every one of them. Offensively, we struggled. QB Livesay was not very accurate and could not keep his offense on the field to wear down the Cougar defense. Our Offensive line gave up 3 sacks and allowed their QB to be hurried 5 times. Tough to win with that effort. Defensively, we could not stop the Washington State passing game. Cougar QB Christian Derricott was unstoppable (17/26 341yds 4TD). We did shut down the Washington State running game (65yds) and also got good consistant pressure on the QB (5 sacks). Injuries WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Out 7 weeks Huge injury. He is our best playmaker in the passing game. Though WR Melvin Ponzo has a lot of ability, he is no Kaplan. He will have to step up. Recruiting Visits OLB Clarence McLain (6'1" 210lbs) - Chester, IL - Overall 31, position 2 Commits N/A This kid is the best player in Illinois. A 2-way star (TE and OLB), he is having a monster year (6 games, 67tack 5.5sack 2int and 14cat 243yds 2TD). Would love to get this kid and add him to my deep LB section. MAC South Scoreboard Washington State 47 Northern Illinois 20 San Diego State 45 Toledo 17 Tulane 56 Ball State 35 Asheville 27 Central Michigan 23 Eastern Michigan 20 Idaho 12 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Lousiana Tech at Northern Illinois (-9) Ball State at Duke (-3) Western Michigan at #2 Michigan (-5) Bowling Green at Auburn (-3) Potential for some really good games this week. And Michigan only being favored by 5 points over Western Michigan is very interesting. We play the 1-1 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs travel to DeKalb to face us. The Bulldogs features a pretty tough Flexbone running attack. On the defensive side of the ball, they are pretty weak and have real trouble stopping the run. We will try to take advantage of that. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 02-07-2010 at 12:28 PM. |
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02-07-2010, 01:38 PM
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2007 Week 3
Northern Illinois 21 Louisiana Tech 14 Record Overall 1-1 MAC South 0-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 18/30 251yds 2TD Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 35att 218yds HB Hugh Horn 3att 5yds Receiving WR Corey Barnes 4cat 56yds 1TD HB Steven Rasmussen 4cat 38yds WR Grady Kemp 3cat 55yds Defense FS Conrad JohnSy 6tack 1ast DT Roman Lovelace 5tack 2ast .5sack ILB Corey Crane 5tack 3ast Recap We grinded this game out. This was a tough, gritty game. Offensively, we played well. QB Livesay had a very good game and played off of our punishing running game very well with the play-action pass. HB Steven Rasmussen was unstoppable. And our Offensive line dominated the Louisiana Tech defensive front. Defensively, atoned for our dismal performance from last week. We held the Bulldog offense to 111 passing yard (though they did game 143 yards on the ground). We got a timely interception at the end of the game to seal the victory and got 2 sacks on their QB. Injuries WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Out 6 weeks WR Grady Kemp - Sprained Knee - Ques 2 weeks May have to start focusing more on the run due to the injuries to my starting WR's. Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 21 Lousiana Tech 14 Ball State 45 Duke 24 #2 Michigan 28 Western Michigan 27 Auburn 45 Bowling Green 42 Some really good games this week. Western Michigan maybe a team to reckon with going forward. Going into Ann Arbor and playing the Wolverines so tight is a concern for our team. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois (-15) (TV5) Toledo at Alabama (-5) Western Michigan at Washington (-3) Bowling Green at #25 South Florida (-4) Central Michigan (-3) at Goldsboro Eastern Michigan comes to DeKalb this week. They feature a a decent offense and a below average defense. They are extremely bad at stopping the run (118th in the nation), so we will definitely use our advantage there. |
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02-07-2010, 07:21 PM
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2008 Week 4
Northern Illinois 24 Eastern Michigan 21 Record Overall 2-1 MAC South 1-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 18/28 265yds 2TD 3INT Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 32att 126yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 4att 4yds Receiving WR Melvin Ponzo 7cat 122yds 1TD HB Steven Rasmussen 5cat 32yds WR Grady Kemp 4cat 74yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 8tack 1ast 1sack FS Conrad JohnSy 8tack 2ast DT Roman Lovelace 4tack 2ast 2sack Recap Nice way to begin MAC play. Was a struggle, but in the end, our talented defense held strong. Offensively, it was a mixed bag. Though our offense played well in spurts, we have yet to put an entire good game together. The 3 interceptions hurt us and made this game a lot closer than it should have been. WR Ponzo has been a revelation. He has stepped up big time for the injured WR Kaplan. The Offensive line struggle opening holes all game (2.8 YPC). Defensively, we played very well. Eastern Michigan only gained 191 total yards on the day. We held the the Eastern Michigan running attack to 1.0 YPC and only gave up 157 yards in the air. The only reason why this game was close was because of the short fields those interceptions caused. Injuries WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Out 5 weeks DE Sammy Tuttle - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 5 weeks WR Grady Kemp - Sprained Knee - Prob 1 week Recruiting Visits ILB Randal Hodges (5'10" 206lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 20, position 2 DE Morris Gauthier (6'1" 235lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 40, position 4 QB Donnell Rickles (6'1" 203lbs) - Blue Island, IL - Overall 79, position 14 S Ike Morley (6'1" 186lbs) - Hillside, IL - Overall 86, position 5 OLB Donny Jacobs (5'10" 202lbs) - Hinsdale, IL - Overall 160, position 14 DT Jeff Horton (6'4" 266lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 255, position 11 C Emmanuel McKnight (6'4" 281lbs) - North Chicago, IL - Overall 292, position 14 T Al Arnold (6'3" 267lbs) - Dixon, IL - Overall 308, position 22 DT Mitchell Shelton (5'11" 242lbs) - Romeoville, IL - Overall 329, position 17 Commits N/A A lot of talent here. I love the LB's I am pursuing. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 24 Eastern Michigan 21 Toledo 27 Alabama 24 Washington 17 Western Michigan 11 South Florida 41 Bowling Green 9 Goldsboro 35 Central Michigan 21 I am noticing that the MAC is really starting to be able to compete with teams from the stronger conferences. MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois at #21 Marshall (-4) (TV3) Ball State at #19 Miami(OH) (-15) Kent State (-4) at Toledo Ohio (-11) at Central Michigan Western Michigan (-7) at Central Florida We travel to Huntington, WV to take on the 2-0 Marshall Thundering Herd. Marshall has a very balanced offense, with the ability to beat with the run and the pass. Defensively, they are very tough to throw on and cause a lot of turnovers. We have to establish our running game and play-action off of that. |
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02-07-2010, 08:32 PM
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2008 Week 5
Northern Illinois 19 Marshall 14 Record Overall 3-1 MAC South 2-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 17/28 206yds 2TD Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 27att 112yds HB Hugh Horn 6att 32yds Receiving HB Steven Rasmussen 5cat 27yds WR Melvin Ponzo 4cat 39yds 1TD WR Grady Kemp 2cat 57yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 7tack 1ast OLB Adam Berry 6tack 1sack DT Roman Lovelace 5tack 1ast 2sack Recap This win should propel us to a compete for the MAC title. Offensively, we were balanced. We established the run and our play-action passing game was very effective, HB Rasmussen is proving to be one of the top runners in the country. And Livesay is starting to take better care of the ball. Defensively, we are playing very well, especially against the run. Marshall only rushed for 41 yards. They were able to pass effectively against us (22/36 225 yds) but we stopped them when we needed too. Dt Lovelace is having a dominant year so far. Injuries DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 11 weeks WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Out 4 weeks DE Sammy Tuttle - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 4 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Pulled Groin - Doub 3 weeks TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 week This is not good at all. Both of my starting DE's are hurt (my best one for the year) and my starting QB is hurting. Recruiting Visits N/A Commits S Ike Morley (6'1" 186lbs) - Hillside, IL - Overall 86, position 5 Got a good safety. He may be a start down the road. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 19 #21 Marshall 14 #19 Miami(OH) 32 Ball State 7 Toledo 31 Kent State 10 Central Michigan 34 Ohio 0 Western Michigan 41 Central Florida 3 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Northern Illinois (-21) at Goldsboro Ball State at Charlotte (-24) Eastern Michigan at Asheville (-3) Loisiana-Lafayette at Toledo (-15) #22 Notre Dame at Western Michigan (-2) Western Michigan has a good chance of taking down Notre Dame. We travel to Goldsboro, NC to play our annual game with the 1-3 Goldsboro Pig Pickers. Goldsboro runs a Run and Shoot offense, but does not run it well. And defensively, they do not do a good job at anything run or pass. |
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02-16-2010, 07:26 AM
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2008 Week 6
Northern Illinois 31 Goldsboro 14 Record Overall 4-1 MAC South 2-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 16/30 191yds 2TD 1int Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 32att 134yds HB Hugh Horn 4att 37yds Receiving HB Steven Rasmussen 8cat 95yds 1TD TE Blaine Williamson 3cat 33yds WR Grady Kemp 3cat 39yds 1TD Defense SS Maurice Shaffer 5tack 2ast ILB Corey Crane 4tack 1ast .5sack 1int 1TD CB Gilbert Cunningham 4tack 2ast Recap Good solid win. We controlled the line of scrimmage. HB Rasmussen was dominant and helped the Huskies control the clock to the tune of 36 minutes. QB Livesay was effective in the play-action game and helped moved the chains. Our Offesive line struggled a bit in pass protection (3 sacks). Defensively, our pass defense carried the day. We intercepted the ball 3 times and held the Goldsboro passing game to 35% completions. Our run defense was a little shaky as times and needs to be tightened up. Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 20 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 10 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - 6 weeks DE Sammy Tuttle - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 3 weeks WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Ques 3 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Pulled Groin - Ques 2 weeks TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 3 week Ouch. Our defense is being decimated by injuries. Hopefully our depth is there to keep things going. This upcoming bye week is badly needed. Recruiting Visits OLB Clarence McLain (6'1" 210lbs) - Chester, IL - Overall 31, position 2 Commits N/A Getting McLain would be huge for our defense. MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 31 Goldsboro 14 Charlotte 31 Ball State 21 Eastern Michigan 38 Asheville 35 Toledo 23 Loisiana-Lafayette 17 #22 Notre Dame 24 Western Michigan 20 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Western Michigan (-13) at Ball State Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green (-4) Toledo (-9) at Central Michigan Nothing really exciting here. Will basically be hoping that Toledo can be taken down until we play them later on in the year. |
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02-16-2010, 06:51 PM
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2008 Week 7
BYE Record Overall 4-1 MAC South 2-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 19 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 9 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - 5 weeks DE Sammy Tuttle - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 2 weeks WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Ques 2 weeks QB Mo Livesay - Pulled Groin - Prob 1 week TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 2 week Recruiting Visits CB Justin Leonhardt (6'0" 159lbs) - Omaha, NE - Overall 37, position 3 ILB Gene Theriault (6'1" 206lbs) - Boonville, IN - Overall 73, position 6 S Stephen Hartman (5'10" 189lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 97, position 6 T Buddy Russell (6'6" 285lbs) - Rockford, IL - Overall 163, position 8 TE Richie Stone (6'2" 232lbs) - Detroit, MI - Overall 198, position 5 CB Ted Bowker (5'11" 157lbs) - Waukesha, WI - Overall 331, position 27 G Alvin Fraser (6'3" 266lbs) - Evanston, IL - Overall 335, position 35 FB Jeffrey Wright (5'10" 190lbs) - Elk Rapids, MI - Overall 399, position 10 WR Derek Mason (6'1" 176lbs) - Winnebago, IL - Overall 456, position 44 C Troy Mogolov (6'4" 259lbs) - Augusta, IL - Overall 485, position 29 K Max Gosselin (5'11" 168lbs) - Berwyn, IL - Overall 933, position 30 TE Christian Wilcox (6'3" 213lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall UR, position 67 Commits OLB Donny Jacobs (5'10" 202lbs) - Hinsdale, IL - Overall 160, position 14 Lots of visitors this week. Adding Jacobs to our defense is a good thing. We are building a very powerful LB corps. MAC South Scoreboard Western Michigan 36 Ball State 7 Bowling Green 19 Eastern Michigan 7 Toledo 31 Central Michigan 23 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #26 Northern Illinois (-19) at Ohio Bowling Green (-12) at Akron Toledo (-1) at Buffalo Marshall at Western Michigan (-6) Miami(OH) (-9) at Eastern Michigan Central Florida (-11)at Ball State We travel to Athens, OH to take on the 1-5 Ohio Bobcats. They are prennially bad and really stuggle against good teams. They have a good running game and a decent secondary, so we will need to dominate the line of scrimmage. Our injury situation may make this game a lot closer than the 19 point line dictates. |
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02-16-2010, 07:36 PM
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2008 Week 8
Northern Illinois 48 Ohio 7 Record Overall 5-1 MAC South 3-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 22/32 252yds 1TD 1int Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 27att 220yds 5TD HB Hugh Horn 8att 32yds 1TD Receiving TE Blaine Williamson 6cat 93yds WR Grady Kemp 6cat 84yds 1TD FB Curtis Weber 5cat 37yds Defense ILB Corey Crane 6tack 2ast 1sack OLB Dave Walters 6tack 1ast 1sack FS Conrad JohnSy 5tack 1ast Recap Before a crowd of 3,100 people in Athens, OH (the stadium holds 24,000), we absolutely destroy the Ohio Bobcats. HB Rasmussen was a monster. He had a career day. I hope we can stop this kid from entering into the NFL draft early. He is the engine of our offense. I also like the way TE Williamson is starting to step up and play well. Defensively, we held the Bobcats to 155 total yards. We got 5 sacks and 2 turnovers (1 int, 1 fum). Our defense is our strength and despite the injuries, we continue to excel. Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 18 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 8 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - 4 weeks OLB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Elbow - 4 weeks DE Sammy Tuttle - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Ques 1 week WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Prob 1 week TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 week Luckily, we are starting to get some of our players healthy. Having our 2 starting OLB's down is not very helpful. Recruiting Visits P William Sherman (5'11" 172lbs) - Antioch, IL - Overall 647, position 11 Commits OLB Clarence McLain (6'1" 210lbs) - Chester, IL - Overall 31, position 2 CB Justin Leonhardt (6'0" 159lbs) - Omaha, NE - Overall 37, position 3 DE Terrence McDaniel (6'3" 236lbs) - Schaumburg, IL - Overall 137, position 16 DT Jeff Horton (6'4" 266lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 255, position 11 C Troy Mogolov (6'4" 259lbs) - Augusta, IL - Overall 485, position 29 Look at these blue chip players we have commit on defense. In 3 years, we are going to have one hell of a defense. MAC South Scoreboard #26 Northern Illinois 48 Ohio 7 Akron 44 Bowling Green 38 Toledo 48 Buffalo 24 Western Michigan 21 Marshall 10 Miami(OH) 31 Eastern Michigan 21 Ball State 28 Central Florida 21 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #23 Northern Illinois (-18) at Central Michigan (TV5) Ball State at #21 Toledo (-6) Western Michigan (-12) at Bowling Green We travel to Mt. Pleasant, MI to play the 2-4 Central Michigan Chippewas. Central Michigan is struggling this year, but have been a bit unlucky. They feature a strong secondary, but the worse run defense in the nation. Offen sively, it is a mixed bag. They can be successful at times on offense, but usually give the ball away at the most inopportune times. HB Rasmussen should have a huge day. |
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02-20-2010, 08:31 AM
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2008 Week 9
Northern Illinois 38 Central Michigan 8 Record Overall 6-1 MAC South 4-0 Passing QB Mo Livesay 20/34 228yds 2TD 2int QB Issac Grant 1/2 8yds 1TD 1int Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 27att 131yds 1TD HB Hugh Horn 3att 7yds Receiving WR Grant Kaplan 7cat 93yds WR Grady Kemp 4cat 71yds 1TD WR Melvin Ponzo 2cat 25yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 9tack 2ast .5sack FS Conrad JohnSy 8tack 3ast 1int DT Roman Lovelace 4tack 2ast 2.5sack Recap Things keep rolling along in our quest for our second division and conference title. Our offense was fortunate this game. Even though we scored a ton of points, we gave their team too many chances to catch up. We threw 3 interceptions, but worse yet, we fumbled the ball 6 times (luckily we got 5 of those fumbles back). Our Offensive line was steady and only allowed 2 sacks. And it was good to get our top WR back and he had a strong game. QB Livesay needs to step it up. He is throwing too many interceptions. Defensively, we gave up too many yards on the ground (152 yards). We dominated their pass protection with 6 sacks 5 turnovers (4 int, 1 fum). The back end of our defense has played very well for much of the season. Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 17 weeks FB Curtis Weber - Broken Ankle - Out 12 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 7 weeks DE Christian Levine - Severe Wrist Sprain - Out 5 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - 3 weeks OLB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Elbow - Doub 3 weeks WR Grant Kaplan - Sprained Back - Prob 1 week TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 2 week DE Sammy Tuttle comes back, but DE Levine goes down. Recruiting Visits N/A Commits ILB Randal Hodges (5'10" 206lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 20, position 2 QB Donnell Rickles (6'1" 203lbs) - Blue Island, IL - Overall 79, position 14 DT Mitchell Shelton (5'11" 242lbs) - Romeoville, IL - Overall 329, position 17 WR Derek Mason (6'1" 176lbs) - Winnebago, IL - Overall 456, position 44 CB Ted Bowker (5'11" 157lbs) - Waukesha, WI - Overall 331, position 27 TE Christian Wilcox (6'3" 213lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall UR, position 67 Another stud LB. We may be the new LB University. Room for 3 more recruits. MAC South Scoreboard #23 Northern Illinois 38 Central Michigan 8 #21 Toledo 22 Ball State 17 Bowling Green 45 Western Michigan 17 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule #19 Toledo at Western Michigan Buffalo at Bowling Green Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan We have another Bye week. This will help us get healthier for the home stretch of games, 3 out of 4 will be at home. Hoping Western Michigan takes down Toledo. |
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02-20-2010, 08:54 AM
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2008 Week 10
BYE Record Overall 6-1 MAC South 4-0 Passing N/A Rushing N/A Receiving N/A Defense N/A Recap N/A Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 16 weeks FB Curtis Weber - Broken Ankle - Out 11 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 6 weeks DE Christian Levine - Severe Wrist Sprain - Doub 4 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - Ques 2 weeks OLB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Elbow - Ques 2 weeks TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 week Recruiting Visits N/A Commits S Stephen Hartman (5'10" 189lbs) - Chicago, IL - Overall 97, position 6 C Emmanuel McKnight (6'4" 281lbs) - North Chicago, IL - Overall 292, position 14 P William Sherman (5'11" 172lbs) - Antioch, IL - Overall 647, position 11 Very upset I did not get any Guards or Tackles this time. Will most likely move McKnight to Tackle. MAC South Scoreboard Western Michigan 34 #19 Toledo 16 Bowling Green 31 Buffalo 3 Eastern Michigan 41 Central Michigan 3 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Western Michigan at #20 Northern Illinois (-5) (TV4) Bowling Green (-2) at Toledo Eastern Michigan(-3) at Ball State Central Michigan (-2) at Louisiana-Monroe It was nice seeing Western Michigan take down Toledo. Now I have to deal with a very dangerous Western Michigan Bronco team. The Broncos have an average offense that features a pretty decent running game. Their passing game is fairly poor and they turn the ball over a lot (13 int, 12 fum). Defensively, they feature one of the top run defenses in college football (5th) and their starting DE's have 17.5 sacks combined. This will not be an easy game. |
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02-27-2010, 07:42 PM
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2008 Week 11
Western Michigan 49 Northern Illinois 13 Record Overall 6-2 MAC South 4-1 Passing QB Mo Livesay 14/39 205yds 1TD 2int Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 19att 40yds HB Hugh Horn 5att 15yds Receiving WR Grant Kaplan 4cat 64yds HB Steven Rasmussen 3 cat 41yds WR Grady Kemp 2cat 37yds 1TD Defense ILB Corey Crane 9tack 4ast DE Sammy Tuttle 8tack 1ast FS Conrad JohnSy 6tack 1ast 1int Recap This was a very huge loss. We are now in third place in the MAC North with 2 games to play. This may have cost us the division title. Offensively, we could get nothing done. QB Livesay was harrassed by the Western Michigan pass rush all game (4 sacks) and we could not get our running game going. Defensively, we played our worse game all season (giving up 425 total yards). We could not stop Western Michigan's running game and their play action passing game killed us (19/27 203yds 4TD). Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 15 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - Out 10 weeks FB Curtis Weber - Broken Ankle - Out 10 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 5 weeks DE Christian Levine - Severe Wrist Sprain - Ques 3 weeks OLB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Elbow - Prob 1 week TE Blaine Williamson - Bruised Ribcage - Prob 1 week Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard Toledo 34 Bowling Green 28 Eastern Michigan 20 Ball State 17 Louisiana-Monroe 16 Central Michigan 13 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Ball State at Northern Illinois (-18) Central Michigan at Western Michigan (-31) #22 Toledo (-2) at Eastern Michigan I really need for Western Michigan and Toledo to lose. This is the only way I really have a chance to win the division. Ball State struggles mightily on offense (112th in the nation) , but does feature a decent defense (56th against the run, 58th against the pass). After our showing last week, I am sure we will be a pretty motivated bunch. |
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03-20-2010, 08:14 PM
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2008 Week 11
Northern Illinois 41 Ball State 13 Record Overall 7-2 MAC South 5-1 Passing QB Mo Livesay 6/9 116yds 3TD QB Isaac Goetz 7/17 88yds 3int QB Isaac Grant 1/1 10yds Rushing HB Steven Rasmussen 14att 93yds HB Hugh Horn 14att 32yds Receiving WR Grady Kemp 8cat 126yds 3TD WR Grant Kaplan 2cat 35yds TE William Coltharp 2cat 14yds Defense FS Conrad JohnSy 9tack 1ast ILB Corey Crane 6tack 2ast DT Roman Lovelace 4tack 2ast 1sack Recap Our team came out fired up from the opening kickoff. And by halftime, we were up 41-3. We had some big plays as well. We had a blocked punt for a TD as well as an interception returned for a TD as well. On offense, we did what had to be done. WR Kemp may have surpassed WR Kaplan as our top playmaker. He was unstoppable today. QB Livesay was having an amazing game before he went down with a strained neck. He will be day to day as of now. Our back QB Goetz needs a lot of work. We just cannot allow so many interceptions. Defensively, we flew all over the field today. We forced 6 turnovers (4int and 2 fum). The only negative was allowing Ball State to gain 174yds on the ground. We must tighten that up prior to our final game of the season against Toledo. Injuries CB Gilbert Cunningham - Shoulder Surgery - Out 14 weeks OLB Jonathan Thiele - Broken Ankle - Out 9 weeks FB Curtis Weber - Broken Ankle - Out 9 weeks DE Aaron Small - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 5 weeks DE Christian Levine - Severe Wrist Sprain - Prob 2 weeks OLB Adam Berry - Hyperextended Elbow - Prob 1 week QB Mo Livesay – Sparained Neck - Prob 5 week Recruiting Visits N/A Commits N/A MAC South Scoreboard Northern Illinois 41 Ball State 13 Western Michigan 37 Central Michigan 0 Eastern Michigan 37 #22 Toledo 17 MAC South Standings Code:
Next weeks Schedule Ball State at Bowling Green (-16) Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan (-13) #23 Northern Illinois (-11) at Toledo TV4 With a Western Michigan loss and a win by us, we would win the division and travel on to face Miami(OH) for the MAC title. First we are going to have to defeat a very tough Toledo team in their house. Toledo was destroyed last weekend by Eastern Michigan, so I suspect they are going to be very tough to beat this weekend. They have a very nice, balance attack with the ability to beat on the ground or in the air. On defense, they are extremely tough to pass against (25th in the nation pass defense). It will be up to our running game and offensive line to control the line of scrimmage and allow our play action game to get established. Also, having QB Livesay hurt is not a positive. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 03-20-2010 at 08:16 PM. |
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