Game Thread: Northwestern @ No. 11 Penn State

[cattul]

Why are people mad at Hilinski? That was a good drive the team had going, and the snap rifled into his shins wasn’t his fault either.

 

[phatcat]

TURNOVER U!

Well, that's about where Penn State would have had the ball if we'd punted from our 4.

Haha well put

 

[phatcat]

Why are people mad at Hilinski? That was a good drive the team had going, and the snap rifled into his shins wasn’t his fault either.

Yeah he was getting into a bit of a rhythm. He'll never be Persa

 

[Catslash]

Looks like it's about 20 to Sullivan here

 

[FanatiCat]

Just awful.m. Any play to the outside it’s like we have nobody within 5-10 yards.

 

[phatcat]

Announcer says we suck on D because so many kids. Ok we will be fine then /s

 

[TheC]

We all knew we’d lose and probably big, but it still hurts to watch

 

[samuirocks]

I think our strength program is below par. We are losing the battle in the trenches.

 

[Catslash]

so instead of finding an alternate stadium during construction just take a 2 year sabbatical from football.

 

[Go Catz]

We all knew we’d lose and probably big, but it still hurts to watch

Yeah all the turnovers and rain was giving me hope for a second... It's gone.

 

[FanatiCat]

We are weak, slow, undisciplined and mistake prone. There is almost no positive trajectory about our on field play. Blown off the line by FCS team. Outrun by a MAC RB. Just not any fun to watch.

 

[NUChicago]

I think our strength program is below par. We are losing the battle in the trenches.

There are many areas of this organization that need to be "flushed".

 

[FanatiCat]

well, the rain gave me hope for a quarter that we could have a chance. Nope

 

[FeralFelidae]

Play of the game (so far) from Hull!

 

[phatcat]

Maybe they will run out of time and not score any more

 

[TejasCat]

We get a big run Then Run up the gut twice and forced into obvious passing down

 

[FanatiCat]

Oh my. Forcing a ball to Navarro when Hull, with the hot hand, is open for a 15+ yard gain. Sorry I just don’t see any justifiable reason to keep Sullivan on the bench for second half.

 

[FeralFelidae]

I'm happy pinning them inside the 10 here. Can the D come up with a big 3-and-out here and give our O one more shot with good field position?

 

[cattul]

Nice punt. There are bright spots to see. The Cats basically have to get a stop on this drive to have any chance in the game, though.

 

[FanatiCat]

Another outside run for 10+ yards.

 

[Titanium999]

You cannot blame our defense on this loss! Offense is horrible!

 

[phatcat]

Nice hit Rod Heard

 

[FeralFelidae]

It wasn't a 3-and-out, but I'll take it!

 

[Day381]

Great play Heard

 

[phatcat]

Porter was so shocked he had a hole that he fell down

 

[eddie_gocats]

Need to pull out 3

 

[phatcat]

This is hilarious

 

[bjm989]

OMG offense. Hillinski has got to feel that coming.

 

[TheC]

Such incompetence

 

[Titanium999]

This is absolutely disgusting! Yank Hillinski asap!

 

[FeralFelidae]

Good grief.

 

[FanatiCat]

I am done. If we can’t score getting the ball inside their 40 and we just turn it right over, we have no shot. who am I kidding, we really had no shot to win, only to keep it from a blowout.
That was our only chance we score before halftime it’s a one possession game. They get the ball to start out second half

 

[Titanium999]

Call timeout! For Pete’s sake!

 

[phatcat]

No timeout, of course

 

[Titanium999]

I’ve never quit on NU but please yank Hillinski! What a joke!

 

[TheC]

It’s broken and Fitz is not the one to fix it

 

[GeauxCatsGeaux]

Timeout isn't worth it. You call it and force a punt, all that does is give them a chunk gain when we inevitably turn it over.

 

[LACatFan]

Bench Bajakian and Hilinski for H2.

 

[FeralFelidae]

No timeout, of course

He's probably happy to "escape" with a two-score deficit.

And given what we've seen, part of my actually understands it.

 

[FanatiCat]

Inexcusable by Fitz to run out the half. Are you kidding me. I understand he figured the offense wouldn’t be able to do anything in like 20 seconds but in this weather what happens if we block or they totally shank a punt? He completely wasted an opportunity.