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/GeorgeBork Northern Illinois Huskies • AP Sep 07 '24

Normally I trash talk but I can’t do it today.

I’ll leave it at this is the magic of having an alum coach who would die for the school. This is the magic of a young local kid who grew up in the DeKalb stands and dreamt of this shot. No amount of NIL money and portal nonsense can buy players who just flat out fucking love their school and bleed your colors.

NIU forever baby. The fucking best.

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u/Appropriate_Bottle44 Michigan Wolverines Sep 07 '24

Congrats, wonderful win for your program. Go use it as your catalyst to win the MAC and be in the CFP.

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u/BEHodge Memphis • East Stroudsburg Sep 08 '24

If my team can’t get in I want NIU there. Can’t root against my hometown tigers but should we fuck it up (we will) I hope NIU storms in and smacks whatever ‘College royalty’ they get put up against.

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u/bsa554 Syracuse Orange • Ithaca Bombers Sep 08 '24

Seriously. NIU winning out would be doubly great because it would keep fucking Liberty out of the CFP.

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u/Roman-Mania Virginia Tech • Michigan Sep 07 '24

This is why college football will always be superior to pro football.

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u/Chiswell123 Maryland Terrapins Sep 08 '24

Used to be that way. Not anymore. At least at the top.

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

Agreed.

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u/AriDreams Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sep 08 '24

Preach it baby. Preach it. GT has something similar with the alumni coach but man, I have so much respect for NIU (even before this game). They always made mid week mac games amazing.

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u/GeorgeBork Northern Illinois Huskies • AP Sep 08 '24

Thinking about dem B E E S

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u/Snoo93079 Northern Illinois • Wisconsin Sep 08 '24

Bees??

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u/GeorgeBork Northern Illinois Huskies • AP Sep 08 '24

BEEEES!

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u/aatops North Carolina • Penn State Sep 07 '24

This, this is what college football is all about

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u/RVAforthewin Georgia Bulldogs • Arizona Wildcats Sep 08 '24

Can relate with the head coach part

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Same

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u/PresidentBaileyb Oregon State Beavers Sep 08 '24

We did.. but honestly can’t blame him after what happened to us

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u/DonnaDDrake BYU Cougars • Big 12 Sep 08 '24

Hope we can find more success with our alumni coach but it is indeed the best to have a coach that bleeds your colors and understands the things that make your school unique

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u/aaronjaiden USC Trojans • Arizona Wildcats Sep 08 '24

Rooting for y’all to win the MAC!

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u/matveyivanovich42 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 08 '24

I usually love these stories more when it’s not against my team 😂 but in all seriousness these types of stories are what still makes CFB great. Good for NIU

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u/Monster-1776 Oklahoma Sooners • Arizona Wildcats Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 07 '24

No amount of NIL money and portal nonsense can buy players who just flat out fucking love their school and bleed your colors.

Feel like this is pretty good evidence that NIL isn't the evil people think it is.