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hdhntr1 · Jan 9, 2025

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Is this news to this board?

We needed that

hdhntr1 · Jan 9, 2025

Darren72 said:
Or the staff wanted Stone.

We needed a QB and Gronoswski was not yet available, Gotta take the bird in the hand over the one in the bush

Catreporter · Jan 9, 2025

Mountain West is losing its highest profile teams in 2026, so you wonder what their next TV deal will look like.

hdhntr1 · Jan 9, 2025

phatcat said:
This just keeps getting funnier

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Figures. They like our castoffs.

hdhntr1 · Jan 9, 2025

CatManTrue said:
I agree on all points excrpt for the Notre Dame hate.

Like many posters, I’m part Irish and a reformed Catholic. They are just a well reputed school trying to make it as an independent.

P$U is oblivious. How is Franklin still their head coach?

There are plenty of reasons for NU fans to dislike ND.

Franklin is still there (at PSU) because like it or not he has been reasonably successful

hdhntr1 · Jan 9, 2025

Purple Pile Driver said:
Weak. He lost the competitive and he ran away from it, make all the excuses you want, he didn’t want to compete for the job.

If you want to dislike him because of what he said when he left, fine. But you have no idea what he was told behind closed doors or what other signals he was being given. Apparently he felt his opportunity was closed off so he moved on. We got QBs from other schools that transferred to NU for similar reasons (Ramsey, Bryant, Wright, etc) so stop being a hypocrite,

phatcat · Jan 9, 2025

Chitownjazz said:
I still find it odd that Gronowski didn’t seem interested in reconnecting with Lujan by coming to NU. Should that tell us something about Lujan? Or was Gronowski still undecided about entering the portal when Stone became available? I suppose we’ll never know.

He waited too long and our deal with our QB was already pressed in stone...

I'll keep using that pun until Cappy starts deleting it.

EvanstonCat · Jan 9, 2025

Baz=Heisman said:
Sullivan runs from competition - as we saw with us. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t bail on Iowa.

I’m thinking Sullivan was more pissed at being thought of as lesser than Lausch and might not be as offended with having to compete with and play behind Grownowski, but that’s just speculation

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gocatsgo2003 · Jan 9, 2025

AdamOnFirst said:
He WAS better than Macnamara for them. Neither could pass, at least Sullivan had healthy legs for awhile.

Low bar.

AdamOnFirst · Jan 9, 2025

CatFanEd said:
I have always felt that schools like Illinois and Indiana could not attract great coaches and players (you need both to win) because of their locations. Champaign and Bloomington are just not great places to live, sort of out of the way in rural areas. NIL has changed all that. Show me the money is what matters and not the schools location.

And Happy Valley, South Bend, and the like are?

Illinois is a basketball school. It’s not some sleeping football giant and football will always be second fiddle there.

But that doesn’t mean they have to be incompetent, and they’ve been incompetent and further crushed in recruiting by Fitz for YEARS. Bret Beilema may be a variety of things, but incompetent is not what one of them.

AdamOnFirst · Jan 9, 2025

gocatsgo2003 said:
I was in the stands when Iowa fans cheered Sullivan replacing McNamara. Tried warning them, they wouldn’t listen.

He WAS better than Macnamara for them. Neither could pass, at least Sullivan had healthy legs for awhile.

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TheC · Jan 9, 2025

PurpleWhiteBoy said:
That could be right - Ace Baldwin played like he was injured.
15 minutes. 0 for 6 from the floor. 0 free throws. 3 turnovers.

Despite that poor stat line, I heard that they incredibly called Ty Berry for another foul on him again in that game too.

KramerCat91 · Jan 9, 2025

Darren72 said:
They will make substantially more in the MWC.

More info here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6044708/2025/01/07/northern-illinois-mountain-west-realignment/

But then the TV contracts expire in 2026 after the money teams like Boise State have left the MWC. I hope NIU did its homework!

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PurpleWhiteBoy · Jan 9, 2025

macarthur31 said:
I was just flipping around and saw that Ace was on the bench, and had gotten injured on the opening play? Ouch.

Also, figured it was a matter of time until Illinois got it figured out - just so much talent on that squad.

That could be right - Ace Baldwin played like he was injured.
15 minutes. 0 for 6 from the floor. 0 free throws. 3 turnovers.

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gocatsgo2003 · Jan 9, 2025

CatFanEd said:
I agree. A player like him is thinking past graduate studies which I imagine are fairly demanding at NU. Besides that, NU picked up a prized QB already.

He’s a very good student. NU’s academic workload didn’t scare him off.

gocatsgo2003 · Jan 9, 2025

prez77 said:
A few other possibilities come to my mind. They may have been effective co-workers but perhaps not pals. He may have preferred the Iowa academic workload to NU's, or he may have preferred a more consistent winner than our rebuild.

Or he was just too late to enter the portal and NU had already taken Stone.

loyolacat · Jan 9, 2025

just made up my mind after listening to some ex domer (on the SCORE)pontificate about how great they all are....and hear Haugh and Mully genuflect and kiss his feet....and then go on about what good students they are and other schools cant do that....bla ,bla, bla....have there been any good movies about two villains ?

Purple Pile Driver · Jan 9, 2025

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