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by NIU#1FBinIL
Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:01 am
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: Summit League Shakeup
Replies: 18
Views: 10959

Re: Summit League Shakeup

Looks like the "other shoe has dropped". Fort Wayne will be joining IUPUI in the Horizon League. It's already been announced that UMKC is coming back to the Summit, but that still puts us down to only 5 teams with baseball. No breathing room on that one. https://twitter.com/espn991sf/stat...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:32 am
Forum: Leatherneck Athletics
Topic: Summit League's Future
Replies: 20
Views: 21997

Re: Summit League's Future

Earliest rumors were that Valpo and Murray State were the choices and that the MVC was going to expand to 11. Some speculation was that 12 was the actual target but that Belmont rebuffed the MVC. Some of the latest murmurs are that perhaps the MVC only adds Valpo as the 10th member. Further specula...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:53 am
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season
Replies: 41
Views: 25280

Re: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season

Their offense did some pretty great things while he was there. He had some very solid talent, so was it all talent driven or a good mix of talent and coaching? Assuming he had a hand in finding and recruiting the offensive talent as OC, so that bodes well for NIU. Personally think its a good hire. ...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:28 pm
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season
Replies: 41
Views: 25280

Re: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season

Looks like NIU is the market for a new coach as there coach is heading to temple. Posted this on another thread: Speaking of... Thomas Hammock was recently named new NIU Head Football Coach. "Rumor" is that he may be tapping South Dakota State OC Eric Eidsness as the new NIU OC. What can ...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:33 pm
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season
Replies: 41
Views: 25280

Re: Coaching Changes - post-2018 season

Looks like NIU is the market for a new coach as there coach is heading to temple. Posted this on another thread: Speaking of... Thomas Hammock was recently named new NIU Head Football Coach. "Rumor" is that he may be tapping South Dakota State OC Eric Eidsness as the new NIU OC. What can ...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:18 pm
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: 2018 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest) - Postseason
Replies: 48
Views: 26241

Re: 2018 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest) - Postseason

Another bowl loss for NIU Rod Carey . UAB won tonight's Boca Raton Bowl 37-13. Attendance = 22,614 Fixed. Don't let the door hit you... Speaking of... Thomas Hammock was recently named new NIU Head Football Coach. "Rumor" is that he may be tapping South Dakota State OC Eric Eidsness as th...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: Non-Western Sports
Topic: 2018 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest) - Postseason
Replies: 48
Views: 26241

Re: 2018 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest) - Postseason

wiu712 wrote: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:56 pm Another bowl loss for NIU Rod Carey.

UAB won tonight's Boca Raton Bowl 37-13.

Attendance = 22,614
Fixed.

Don't let the door hit you...
by NIU#1FBinIL
Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Other Women's Sports
Topic: Women's Soccer
Replies: 6
Views: 11688

Re: Women's Soccer

NIU announced its 2018 Women's Soccer schedule and the Leathernecks are scheduled to make a trip to DeKalb on Thursday, August 23rd.

Nine Home Matches Highlight 2018 Women's Soccer Schedule
by NIU#1FBinIL
Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:03 pm
Forum: Other Men's Sports
Topic: Men's Soccer
Replies: 3
Views: 4218

Re: Men's Soccer

NIU announced its 2018 Men's Soccer schedule and the Leathernecks are scheduled to make a trip to DeKalb on Wednesday, September 12th.

NIU Men's Soccer Announces 2018 Slate
by NIU#1FBinIL
Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:03 pm
Forum: Men's Basketball
Topic: Future Men's BBall Schedules
Replies: 114
Views: 91226

Re: Future Men's BBall Schedules

"Word on the street" says that NIU will play WIU in basketball this upcoming season. Nothing official released as of yet, but I'm assuming NIU will host the game but not certain about that. I don't know why they wouldn't try and do a home and home series of games with NIU every year simil...