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

Jul 17, 2019
11:56:33am

Mr. Scoobs All-American

Lot of people this off season feeling slighted by projections, but our on-the-field performance recently has been poor.

Haven't beat a team at home better than #117 the past two seasons.

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Mr. Scoobs

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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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