It's a good thing we've got over a month to recover now, but Northern Illinois' Huskies will be going south to the Go Daddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, January 8th. It looks like we'll be playing Arkansas State.
This comes about after last night's come-from-behind 23-20 victory in the Mid-American Conference's Championship team over the University of Ohio.
As a matter of fact, the Huskies have been winning about as ugly as you can the last several games and this was no different. There was no offense in the first half and a so-so defense, even so, we were down just 20-0 at half time.
The second half didn't start too well either. But then Northern finally scored. A second TD had a missed PAT to make it 20-13. A drive with about five minutes left resulted in a tie score 20-20. The defense held and Northern drove down the field and had a field goal as time expired for a Northern victory.
We watched the game at the new Route 12 Bar and Grill on US-12 in Fox Lake, Illinois. The owners were nice enough to put the game on several TVs and keep the sound up. The majority of the patrons could have cared less, but, believe me, when the Huskies won at the end, they got a spirited rendition of the Huskie Fight Song.
The owner said next year he would be willing to make the bar Huskie Football Headquarters.
At age 60, my heart doesn't need these kinds of games.
So, now, Liz and I will be making plans to go to Mobile in a month. Warmer weather and the Gulf Coast beckons.
Go Huskies!! --RoadDog
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