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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say over 90. But 35 of that will come in the late third or fourth quarter when we're in a deep C3 protecting a five TD lead.
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rocketman
flying low
Over. Dunno if Tressel will put the second or third stringers on defense if the game gets out of hand considering the ones need all the experience they could get though.
Wolfe might get a decent run in the first quarter (a la last years "Oh you scored a TD in the first 3 minutes but you won't see the other half of the field for the next 57" style of defensive play), but until the end of the 4th I don't think they'll let up. If we force some turnovers early then the game could be over in the first half. I would think NIU would want to spend as much time on offense as the game would allow.
In that light, here's a different side of the discussion, what would NIU have to do in order to have a shot at winning the game. I'd think 1) Control the clock 2) Get lucky
Wolfe might get a decent run in the first quarter (a la last years "Oh you scored a TD in the first 3 minutes but you won't see the other half of the field for the next 57" style of defensive play), but until the end of the 4th I don't think they'll let up. If we force some turnovers early then the game could be over in the first half. I would think NIU would want to spend as much time on offense as the game would allow.
In that light, here's a different side of the discussion, what would NIU have to do in order to have a shot at winning the game. I'd think 1) Control the clock 2) Get lucky
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
Under. Phil Horvath is more likely to throw for 300 yards than Wolfe is to run for 90. Our D-Line is great but besides Malcolm Jenkins our defensive backfield should be pretty weak due to little experience.
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Buckeye86
I do not choose to discuss it
I expect our secondary to give up more big plays but also to create more turnovers. If we do get some turnovers (or even if we don't) it will be interesting to see if we grind down the clock or air it out. I imagine we grind it out with conservative play calling on offense (don't show Texas anything). If this happens I don't expect the NIU offense to even be on the field very much, which will limit their stats.
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bucknut4life
even chuck norris fears laurinaitis
If we are getting beat down he won't be in. He means too much to the team to risk playing in a blowout.
It won't be a blowout though.
riiiiiiiiiiight...
33-6 OSU
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Buckeye Nut
Hall of Fame
Yeah, because Ohio State fans are buying your tickets. You don't actually think all those tickets were sold to niu fans did you? There's going to plenty of scarlet and gray sitting in YOUR section to keep you company.
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Buckeye Nut
Hall of Fame
It is pitful. What was your average like 25,000?
Leading the mac in attendence is not impressive because I don't consider any mac team to have a good fan base. Not to mention over half the league just received letters from the NCAA about attendence issues. We get roughly 200,000 people to come to Columbus for every game. That's more any silly mac schools gets for an entire season.
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Buckeye Nut said:It is pitful. What was your average like 25,000?
I can't even imagine why we would get more people. When you're done here, why not go compare the number of people who live in Rhode Island to the number of people who live in Texas.
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I can't even imagine why we would get more people. When you're done here, why not go compare the number of people who live in Rhode Island to the number of people who live in Texas.
Chicago's not that far away. Perhaps you've heard of our little cow-town.
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Buckeye Nut
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Are you comparing the size of the city of the size of the enrollment? niu's enrollement is roughly 25,000 and located in a city that's bigger than State College, PA so your point seems to be a little exaggerated. It still doesn't take away from the fact that leading the mac in attendence is far from impressive. At least sell out every game when you play in a small stadium.
I can't even imagine why we would get more people. When you're done here, why not go compare the number of people who live in Rhode Island to the number of people who live in Texas.
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Bucks07
Don't ask me about my business
If this is true I think it answers the question debated earlier about NIU becoming a "big time" program. If they're not selling out all their tickets now it doesnt show a whole lot of support for growing the program. Especially with the recent success they've had, an enrollment of 25,000, and (if they're like other MAC schools) free or very cheap student tickets. If I were the administration looking at those facts I wouldnt make a commitment to become an elite team either.
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Buckeye Nut
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Actually, I just looked up their attendance and not surprisingly I was giving them too much credit with my 25,000 average attendance guess. They averaged 22,000 in a stadium that only holds 31,000. The even sadder part, or funnier depending how you look at it, is that they still led the mac in attendance.
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I'd say it's more likley that Wolfe crack 100 (albeit barely) than it is for Horvath to ring up 300 yards passing...it's pretty hard to throw while on your ass.
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SanAntonioBuck
RIP Our Friend and Hero
NIU fans were too scared, they couldn't make up their minds all they can see is a tOSU beat down.
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