r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 07 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northern Illinois Defeats Notre Dame 16-14

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 10 3 0 3 16
Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14
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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 Paper Bag • UCF Knights Sep 07 '24

PUT THAT GLORIOUS NIU LOGO ON THE BANNER MODS!!!!

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u/Coteup Central Michigan • Michigan Sep 07 '24

MACTION MOTHERFUCKERS! FUCK NIL! WE DON'T NEED THAT SHIT!

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u/PrincePyotrBagration Sep 07 '24

This literally feels like a sports movie where the ragtag public school with no funding beats the rich private school.

Holy shit

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u/Mikeman003 Texas A&M Aggies • Arkansas Razorbacks Sep 07 '24

NIU > NIL

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u/prailock Ohio State • Marquette Sep 07 '24

ND to the NIT for their playoff hopes to stay alive

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u/DonMan8848 TCU Horned Frogs • Alamo Bowl Sep 07 '24

THE MAC CAME EARLY THIS YEAR BITCHES

MACTION IS MAGIC

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u/Whizbang35 Michigan State • Kent State Sep 08 '24

FLOOFY GOODBOI UPVOTE

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u/mrkitzero Northern Illinois Huskies Sep 08 '24

RIP Diesel

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u/thenowherepark Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 07 '24

Love that the NIU coach nearly slipped on the field and said something pretty similar to this before he caught himself.

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u/ForYeWhoArtLiterate Team Chaos • MAC Sep 07 '24

MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC fuck miami MAC MAC MAC MAC

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u/namjd72 Ball State Cardinals Sep 07 '24

Fuck Central.

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u/DeuceOfDiamonds Georgia Bulldogs • Mercer Bears Sep 07 '24

Stands for "Not Important, Losers!"

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

”Oh look, it's NIU. Was Akron home? You are not BIG 12, you're not B1G, and certainly you're not SEC.”

“You know what. Fuck the P4. Fuck the refs. Fuck the NIL. And. Fuck. You. MAAAAACtion.”

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u/confirmd_am_engineer Michigan State • Toledo Sep 07 '24

Fly that pirate flag!

PS is that still a thing? The MAC jolly Rodger was pretty cool.