![]() Some excellent defense in critical moments allowed the Huskies to cap a 10-2 season with a 20-13 win. ![]() So let’s talk about NIU’s first bowl bid instead, the 1983 California Bowl. Without stretching the definition of “relevant,” there really isn’t one. B1G-Relevant moment from Cure Bowl history De’Angelo Henderson was a 5’8”, 210 ball of dynamite who I really hoped would stick in the NFL, but it was not to be. He was a Chant and then stuck with the Ravens for a few years. Sadly, I’m writing this on the one-year anniversary of Lorenzo Taliaferro’s death by overdose. However, Coastal is building a RB tradition of their own. Aiding those efforts was a 32 carry, 306 yard performance against a bowl bound Iowa Hawkeye squad in a game that Iowa won 54-20 (and, sure, Johnson had an 81 yard run in garbage time).ĬCU: As the program has only existed since 2003, there isn’t as much to cover here. LeShon Johnson who, in 1993, for a 4-7 NIU squad that played in the Big West (!!!), rang up 1,976 yards in eleven games, averaging 6 yards a carry. The early 2010s glory days were led more by running QBs like Jordan Lynch and Chandler Harnish.īut spare a moment for O.G. Thomas Hammock, Michael Turner, and Garrett Wolfe came in quick succession in the Huskies’ early 2000s glory days. Fleck was an accomplished receiver for Northern Illinois in the early 2000s. How can I sound like I know more than I do? So, let’s just tip our hat again, this time to the Chanticleers’ 21-3 record over the last two years, agreeing to ignore the Georgia State game if Coastal fans stop playing the UCF/playoffs card from last year. Obviously no overt B1G connections to speak of. Let’s collectively tip our caps, okay? And not mention that they’ve lost their last six bowls, only one of which was close.ĬCU: Coastal Carolina has been FBS for five years and this is their second bowl. I can personally attest to a terrifying 24-21 Badger victory in which UW QB Brooks Bollinger was sacked 10 times (NOT an exaggeration).Īnyway, all good B1G fans are aware of what NIU has built, and the length of time over which they’ve sustained it. NIU is no stranger to B1G schedules, playing no school more that Wisconsin, against whom they are 1-12 all-time (Never forget 1988 Huskie fans!). NIU: Neither team has played a B1G school in a bowl game, so let’s talk about other stuff. B1G-relevant moments from each team’s bowl history They seem fun, and Jamey Chadwell’s offense is definitely cool! Gonna suck when we learn he’s an asshole or something. You already know about Grayson McCall and the Mullets and all the weird locker room stuff Coastal does. They don’t seem like they should be that good! AND YET! I honestly don’t know how NIU has gotten to the point they did. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-2) 5pm | ESPN2 | Coastal -10.5 | O/U 63.5 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL Vote Now Cure Bowl Northern Illinois Huskies (9-4) vs. Purdue deserves comment though, as Purdue-who went to a bowl that year-required a last minute TD to escape with a 27-24 victory over a Blue Raider squad that finished the year 2-10 and 116 of 120 FBS teams in terms of SRS. MTSU has played only seven games against B1G opposition as a FBS school, going 0-1 vs. Bowls are good, and I’m glad Toledo is in one this year. They lost the tiebreak for the MAC West and sat home during bowl season. In 2000, Toledo went 10-1 and was ranked #25 at the end of the regular season. ![]() ![]() So, instead, let’s focus on why anybody who claims there are too many bowls is just an idiot who hates joy in this world. Toledo: I could’ve sworn Toledo had matched up with a B1G school sometime in the past, but I’m wrong. Both Charlotte and UTSA moved the ball well on MTSU I gave the edge to Toledo (37 points confidence). ![]() My gauge of this game is how the Blue Raiders have stopped the run, because Bryant Koback and the Rockets’ offense can move the ball on the ground. Error-prone Nicholas Vattiato will sling it a bunch for MTSU, who has used four quarterbacks in 2021. The Blue Raiders are decidedly mediocre-only a win over Marshall stands out as notable, and all their losses were to bowl-eligible teams. I’m honestly a little amazed Rick Stockstill is still at the helm in Murfreesboro. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas Toledo Rockets (7-5) 11am | ESPN | Toledo -10 | O/U 50.5 Thomas A. Bahamas Bowl Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-6) vs. is here to educate you, so just sit back and luxuriate in it all. I’ll give you some things to watch for, maybe a talking point or two, but Kind of. has agreed to take on bowl season with me, particularly helping us wander down Memory Lane for great moments in these bowl games’ and teams’ postseason histories. Most every day that there’s a bowl game, we’ll be here with a short preview and an open thread for the action-make of it what you will, and be sure to check out all our Big Ten bowl game previews and commentary on B1G Bowlapalooza 2021! ![]()
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