Game thread for Duke vs. Northwestern
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Hull carried this team. I put this loss on the coaches for being so stubborn about their perfect game plan for the whole first quarter.
Good news is despite all the problems the players and coaches never quit, unlike many of the usual cynical losers who post their BS on the game thread every week.
We’ll get them next week.
We’ll get them next week.
Aaaaaaargh so close. Of all people though, can’t fault Hull. He could have wrapped with both hands better but had to be tired after what he accomplished today. we would have still had to convert a 2 pt and then win in OT. Although I think if Hull breaks in for that TD we would have definitely gone on to win that game.
I love the fight in this team. Bad bounces today. That tipped pass for duke that went 50 yards was a momentum swing. The sky is not falling. Need to fix the slow starts.
because real fans who don’t quit in a message board thread are winners and totally impact the outcome of a game 😂
I agree, but we have been talking about fixing the slow starts for years and nothing has really changed.
This one hurts because it would've been an epic comeback. A lot of our team flaws were exposed today, but that's a discussion for later. Hull had a massive game, Hilinski made a lot of mistakes but almost pulled it out... but a lot of the blame rests on the coaches, not having the team ready at the start of the game is very disappointing.
Tough to hold on to the rock when you're being hit on both sides at the same time. Career game for him otherwise.
We were down 21-0 in the first quarter; made a game of it and the defense played pretty well the rest of the way.
We had two chances late to take the lead or tie it; hard to really feel bad about the game given how it began. Just started way too slow before things settled in and started working for us.
Feel a lot better after this game than the past 3 Duke losses. We'll have chances going forwards to try to win some games I think.
We had two chances late to take the lead or tie it; hard to really feel bad about the game given how it began. Just started way too slow before things settled in and started working for us.
Feel a lot better after this game than the past 3 Duke losses. We'll have chances going forwards to try to win some games I think.
This I disagree with. That the players and coaches rallied after the 2nd and made a game of it just shows how terrible the game plan was and how slow we were to adjust from it. That’s frustrating af. This could have and should have been a win — which is to say, it’s just another NU OOC schedule in a year that starts with a 2.
It should have been a win, but I think many of us felt that way before the other Duke games.
Just how these games go at times. I really hope we find a way to not start this slow against Duke again. 4 times is already way too many times for this same show.
Very good post Corbi . I will say if NU football is ever as bad as its fan base, we won't beat anyone. They played their game in front of a fan base smaller than most high schools, and all the negative crying by most on this board. Seriously, most of you need to find another team to trash on. I wouid say Alabama, but you would grow tired of not being able to complain and trash coaches and players With all that went wrong in this game this team never gave up and believed in eachother. This is a typical Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald team. They fought to the end I personally was proud of the team on the field today. These are the type players you want on your team. Thank you to the Wildcats players and coaches for playing your hearts out and giving me an exciting game to watch up till the final minutes. #GoCats
I wouid have said us, but a great majority of this board doesn't seem to appreciate the efforts and sacrifices made by these coaches and young men.
If you think fans of other teams aren't cynical and PO'ed during and after a loss, I have news for you.
Dude - I hate pessimists. I’m sure you are perfect. We won 3 quarters of play. All is not lost.
I know many fans of many teams who wouid be excited to see their team show the heart this team showed today.
Except that one play where cam seem to give up before the play ended which was bizarre
O'Neill isn't the one missing tackles! Don't think the LB's and DB's will enjoy practice this coming week.
First quarter Mueller and Gallagher both filled the wrong holes on runs multiple times.
Surprising we have such bad linebacker play with two of the best linebackers ever to play as coaches
Now you’re speaking my language. What you’ve just described is the reason I’ve found success as a writer - and how I’ve stayed an NU fan for so many decades.
That’s the part I take issue with. It’s not “how these games do” for better teams. But it keeps happening to us year-in and year-out. I’m not gonna get silly and call for Fitz to be fired bc he’s our guy and I’m good with that - but saying “it’s Fitz, we’re gonna have slow starts all season and blow an OOC game every year in frustrating fashion” doesn’t make it palatable.
Here's what Fitz should say on Monday, "we're going to work really hard to get off to a slow start against SIU. These fast starts are wearing us out, so I'm gonna coach my ass off to get these guys to be really slow at the start so that when its the 4th quarter we're gonna be flying!"
Lol Ya’ll need to calm down and stop getting so triggered by these opinions and calling people pessimists and losers and all of that nonsense - you’re starting to sound like Gen Z Twitter warriors. First, it’s a game - and literally none of us are playing it or impacting the outcome. Second, I never said all is lost, so again, take a breath and stop trying to invalidate my opinion by exaggerating my position.
What I did say was that this game was lost in the first quarter through stubborn insistence on sticking with a game plan that wasn’t working. And I haven’t read anything from you or anyone else to convince me otherwise. But hey - I’m open to it. So stop exaggerating and make a meaningful contribution to the discussion of what happened on the field.
