Some of us were at the game. Some of you watched the game on ESPNU. We watched in disbelief as the Northern Illinois chipped away at the lead Eastern Michigan built up in the first half. So what did we learn from all this?
Maybe Northern Illinois isn’t as bad as their record indicates.
If you look at Northern Illinois’ overall record, they stand at 4-7. When you peel away the first layer, they are 4-3 in the MAC. When, you peel away other layers, you can see that they move the ball fairly well and they can score fairly well.