Former NIU Coach Joe Novak

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:27 pm

Just received the following from former NIU Head Coach Joe Novak, thought I would share it with the board:

David,

Thanks for the nice e-mail concerning my retirement.

We had some great games with the Falcons over the years. I have great respect for the university and the people who represent it.

All the best,

Joe Novak

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:01 am

Dude, that was very cool. Novak is a class act and he really did a great job building the NIU program. Thanks for sharing.

ROCK TULSA!!!

rocketfootball · Post by **rocketfootball** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:19 am

Joe Novak is definitely a class act and has always been very kind to me any time I interviewed him. The MAC lost a good coach and a great man the day he retired.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:01 am

rocketfootball wrote:Joe Novak is definitely a class act and has always been very kind to me any time I interviewed him. The MAC lost a good coach and a great man the day he retired.

... and when is the last time a coach voluntarily retired from a MAC school? Class guy who obviously loved NIU.

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:38 pm

Class, loyalty, honesty, humility...Novak is among the last of a dying breed of football coaches.

The younger coaches would be wise to follow his example.

nwofalconfan · Post by **nwofalconfan** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:10 pm

Very classy of him to respond, as was it very classy of you to write to him.