Getting to bowl eligibility. Huge for seniors and young guys who need extra practices.
Extra revenue, exposure for program from Bowl never a bad thing. Lot of wealthy alumni in Chicagoland, always good to impress there.
Beat a top 25 team. Chance to shut up all the haters who say Husker, Illini, Beav, MTSU wins aren't quality wins. Top 25 wins get a lot of media exposure.
Gives us a Chance to get to that 8-win mark and shut up all the Butt hurt "but Claeys/Kill won 8 games in 2013, 2014 and 2016."
Create a buzz for locking down 2018 recruits and kicking off 2019 recruiting, which has chance to be ELITE and is in full gear.
Make a statement in Illinois, where we seem to be focusing a lot of recruiting. To beat Fitz with Croft and Oseland and AutmanBell leading the offense and Richardson and Merrick and Shenault and Huffs leading the defense would be special.
Get over 500 in the Big Ten West...
Knock the winds out of a rival in division play and in recruiting. Like how we sent a message to the Spielmans of the world who think NE a better option, can do the same to the ChiakioBouwmans of the world. Point to four out of five wins vs Mildcats!
Build some confidence for biggest game of year. Create some enthusiasm for fan base for Axe game.
Buy in and trust in the process and the system has been reported as good, but getting a win vs Northwestern would show some nice How and Response and Growth after early season missteps, prbly make the kids work harder in off season, make recruit targets see the light.
Nice reward for the senior heavy team to get bowl eligible...Richardson, Jackson, Stelter, McGhee, Ayinde, Celestin, Poock, Wright, Calhoun, Lingen, Wozniak, McCrary, Carter, Santoso have put in a lot of sweat and blood and appear to have been good representatives of the M off the field.
Nice reward for Coach to get bowl eligible in his hometown, his old college stomping grounds, where his college coaching career got started.
Extra revenue, exposure for program from Bowl never a bad thing. Lot of wealthy alumni in Chicagoland, always good to impress there.
Beat a top 25 team. Chance to shut up all the haters who say Husker, Illini, Beav, MTSU wins aren't quality wins. Top 25 wins get a lot of media exposure.
Gives us a Chance to get to that 8-win mark and shut up all the Butt hurt "but Claeys/Kill won 8 games in 2013, 2014 and 2016."
Create a buzz for locking down 2018 recruits and kicking off 2019 recruiting, which has chance to be ELITE and is in full gear.
Make a statement in Illinois, where we seem to be focusing a lot of recruiting. To beat Fitz with Croft and Oseland and AutmanBell leading the offense and Richardson and Merrick and Shenault and Huffs leading the defense would be special.
Get over 500 in the Big Ten West...
Knock the winds out of a rival in division play and in recruiting. Like how we sent a message to the Spielmans of the world who think NE a better option, can do the same to the ChiakioBouwmans of the world. Point to four out of five wins vs Mildcats!
Build some confidence for biggest game of year. Create some enthusiasm for fan base for Axe game.
Buy in and trust in the process and the system has been reported as good, but getting a win vs Northwestern would show some nice How and Response and Growth after early season missteps, prbly make the kids work harder in off season, make recruit targets see the light.
Nice reward for the senior heavy team to get bowl eligible...Richardson, Jackson, Stelter, McGhee, Ayinde, Celestin, Poock, Wright, Calhoun, Lingen, Wozniak, McCrary, Carter, Santoso have put in a lot of sweat and blood and appear to have been good representatives of the M off the field.
Nice reward for Coach to get bowl eligible in his hometown, his old college stomping grounds, where his college coaching career got started.