We've been having quite the buildup the last week and a half for this one, the game with the Toledo Rockets and NIU has been doing everything it can to get the stadium packed. We aren't going, though, as it starts late, 8 PM and it is mighty cold out there. Too cold for a pair of 61-year-olds.
We're hoping to get a bunch of Northern Huskies fans together at Antonio's here in Spring Grove, Illinois, to watch the game. Plus, buck bottles and great Mexican food.
Toledo has been our nemesis for a long time and holds an overall 29-10 games lead over us (even though we've won the last two games). Other news is that we are very likely going to lose our coach Doeren to one of the "Big Guys" soon as a bunch of their head coaches have been or soon will be fired. Always a sad thing.
Of course, me printing this is the touch of death and we will probably lose as a result of it.
But, anyway, Northern has been running a Top Ten Reasons to Go to the Game for the last ten days and they are too good not to mention. Tomorrow will be too late:
10. HUSKIES OWN THE NATION'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK
PS-- We've also won nine games in a row and 14 straight in the MAC.
9. CELEBRATE SENIOR DAY
It's the last home game of the season and the seniors have been the most successful ever in Northern football.
8. DID YOU SEE LAST YEAR'S NIU-TOLEDO GAME?
We won 63-60.
7. YOU CAN GET IT ON NATIONAL TV.
The game will be televised on ESPN2.
6. THIS KIND OF BLACKOUT IS FUN.
Everyone is to wear black.
5. BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'RE MISSING THE HUSKIES TODAY.
(This one was printed Saturday.) You'll have to wait 'til Wednesday night at 8.
4. HEY NIU STUDENTS-- IT'S FREE.
Just swipe your OneCard at the gate.
3. WHAT ELSE YOU GONNA DO ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT?
Come to the stadium after class or work.
2. HEISMAN CANDIDATE JORDAN LYNCH.
Trust us, this guy's good.
1. C'MON, IT'S TOLEDO!!!
Rivalry! Hello?!?
AND, I'LL ADD. Let's Give the "Voice of the Huskies," Bill Baker, a good excuse to get hoarse.
Go Huskies!!! --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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