QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 17, 2006 -> 01:09 PM)
In our home opener of my freshmen year ('04 when NIU made a bowl and won), SIU came up here and missed a 2 with less than a minute left to lose to us 23-22 at Huskie Stadium. Congrats to you NIU fans on getting a huge win like this now, enjoy it.
yup, that was my sophomore season, but I'm sure you meant to say "SIU" fans in the final sentence there.
I will never forget that NIU season though, with Michael Turner torching the NCAA and us being ranked as high as 12th in the nation (though in hindsight, that might have been pushing it.)
The Score broadcasted from the opening in from of the Stephenson Dorms, and NCAA College Gameday broadcasted from NIU as well... just absolutely an awesome season and made us feel like our team was on the map.
-- kind of made me sad on Saturday when I went back to my almamatter to see my boys beat Buffalo... start 0-2 and all the fairweathers don't bother to show up... fewest people I've seen at a game in three years.