Really? Josh Furlong thinks playing N. Illinois at home is tougher than playing

Jul 17, 2019
11:51:50am

SUAVO All-American

BYU on the road in the first game of the year? I get they have a good defense, but BYU should have a good defense and a good offense

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Game-by-game predictions for the 1st half of Utah's 2019 season

Ahead of Pac-12 media day next week, Utah football is expected to be the favorite coming out of the South Division to return to the conference\u2019s championship game.

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Really? Josh Furlong thinks playing N. Illinois at home is tougher than playing

SUAVO

7/17/19 11:51am

Josh is a Ute honk.

Carnac

7/17/19 11:52am

Mr. Lawn Technician? Yeah, I'm not surprised he doesn't have great football insights.

chago04

7/17/19 11:53am

i skimmed it but where does he write that NIU is a tougher game?

BlueFrog

7/17/19 11:54am

In the NIU section between the em dashes

James Halpert

7/17/19 11:56am

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James Halpert

7/17/19 11:57am

i think that talks about their D, not the entirety

BlueFrog

7/17/19 11:58am

He says NIU’s defense will give Utah a better test. He doesn’t say the game will be tougher.

The Dude Abides

7/17/19 11:57am

That's what i'm questioning. Is there defense really going to be tougher?

SUAVO

7/17/19 12:03pm

Remember them last year vs Utah and vs BYU? They have a good D.

westsidecoug

7/17/19 12:04pm

First of all, yes, probably. But that wasn’t what you were questioning in your post. That’s pretty obvious.

The Dude Abides

7/17/19 12:05pm

Did you miss the BYU vs. N. Illinois game last year? They won. They were better.

Mr. Scoobs

7/17/19 12:11pm

Yes, but the defenses are different this year. And utah gets their defense

SUAVO

7/17/19 2:38pm

Point is--the last true measure of where BYU/NIU stack up was played out on the

Mr. Scoobs

7/17/19 2:45pm

Yes, it was a defensive battle to say the least. I would say the defenses are

SUAVO

7/17/19 2:54pm

We haven't beat a team at home ranked higher than #117 in 2 seasons.

Mr. Scoobs

7/17/19 2:59pm

That's fair. I still think Utah with a new OC in the first game of the

SUAVO

7/17/19 3:11pm

N. Illinois was the better team last yr on the field.... Beat BYU at home.

Mr. Scoobs

7/17/19 11:56am

They aren't comparing NIU from last year to BYU last year.

slatecoug

7/17/19 5:07pm

Well, they did beat us last year in LES. Until we actually start winning games

Dangerous

7/17/19 12:11pm

I don’t get where you get your “should have”(s) from.

FairWeather-L.I.T.S.

7/17/19 12:48pm

I forget, how many points did NIU score against the Utes last season at home?

yahtzee

7/17/19 2:53pm

Irrelevant to my point. BYU hasn’t put up a good season in 10 years

FairWeather-L.I.T.S.

7/17/19 5:13pm

RE: Irrelevant to my point. BYU hasn’t put up a good season in 10 years

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