TWTW Bowling: Northern Illinois...???

((HT: KFSN-TV Fresno))

Yep... all this after losing their head coach and a conference title...

Quarterback Chandler Harnish ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and Northern Illinois made interim coach Tom Matukewicz a winner in his only game with a 40-17 victory over Fresno State in the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl.

Northern Illinois (11-3) earned a school-record 11th victory with the win...

Fresno State (8-5) continued its trend of playing up against BCS opponents, but struggling against those from everywhere else. In its last 11 bowl appearances, the Bulldogs are 4-1 against BCS teams and 0-6 against the others.

This season, the Bulldogs were outscored 91-17 on the blue turf. In their last three trips here, it's 152-27.

The folks at KFSN delivered an in-town fan piece...

Minnesota doesn't "Kill" with the hiring of Jerry Kill

Jerry Kill/Courtesy: star-tribune.com

Though the Minnesota boosters and alumni are insane if they think they could have done better. The school announced on Sunday they have hired Jerry Kill, now formerly of Northern Illionis to be their next head coach. Oh by the way, Northern Illinois beat the Gophers 34-23 earlier this season.

More from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune RIGHT HERE

Kill, for his part has never had a losing season as a head coach. This years Northern Illinois squad, they are heading to Boise in a couple weeks, they are playing in the Humanitarian Bowl.

Strangely, the folks in Minneapolis think they could have done better. We laugh at that thought. Do they really believe that they are worthy of a "Top-Flight", major conference coach? Bwahahahaha!

Read this column by the Star-Tribune's Patrick Reusse RIGHT HERE

Come on guys, you're lucky to get a coach like Kill. You had no chance at Chris Peterson, Randy Edsall, Brady Hoke or any other "Big Name" coach out there. You are a bottom level Big 10/12 team. Moving from another "BCS" level school to Minnesota is a step down. Really. A big step down.

Enjoy your new coach. Hope that he "Kills" and gets you closer to respectability. Hope that if he does that and you finally get tired of him that maybe the next time...a "Big Name" coach will be interested in your job.

Kill gets to meet his adoring new fanbase today at 2pm.

1500ESPNTwinCities actually sent a camera to record Jerry's arrival:

TWTW: Northern Illinois...? You're Kidding, Right...?

Nope...

((HT: WLFI-TV/West Lafayette, Indiana))

Northern Illinois scored 28 consecutive points and held off a Purdue rally with a late fake punt to defeat the Boilermakers 28-21 in a college football contest Saturday, September 19, at Ross Ade-Stadium.

The Boilermakers led 7-0 when the Huskies scored 28 unanswered points to take a 28-7 third quarter lead. The Boilers pulled to within 28-21 with less than four minutes to go in the game when the Huskies successfully excuted a fake punt on fourth down inside the Huskies' 20-yard line.

Purdue is now 1-1 on the season and hosts Notre Dame next Saturday, September 26, at 8 p.m.