Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Illinois

[zeek55]

Olsen comes through on the FG.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Huge FG! Play of the game.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Crazy game.

 

[NUCat320]

NU played for the field goal on third down and got it.

🪨 🥚 🌰

(stone) (egg) (nut)

 

[zeek55]

Just need 1 more stand out of our D with an 8 point lead.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Illinois should punt here.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Illinois should punt here.

But not after burning a timeout.

 

[NUCat320]

Can we fire Bajajian now please??

15 hours? Let Binns lead in the bowl?

 

[zeek55]

Yeah was going to say, burning a timeout locks them into going for it.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Saka!!

 

[zeek55]

SACK. TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Sa(c)ka!

 

[Rodenthater]

Don’t screw this up bajakian

 

[FeralFelidae]

When teams KNOW we're running it, we can never seem to pick up more than a yard or two. I don't like our "seal the game" playcalling.

 

[FanatiCat]

WHY not run to the middle to try a long FG???

 

[AdamOnFirst]

What the hell is this decision? Kick the FG!!!

 

[zeek55]

Delay of game.......

 

[FanatiCat]

I definitely don’t agree with this. Low % for FG but game would be over. Now we just get a net maybe 20 yards field position.

 

[bjm989]

What?

 

[AdamOnFirst]

You netted 10 yards, that is the DUMBEST shit

 

[zeek55]

Honestly don't know about that decision. Yeah they have 74 seconds to get 8 points off 80 yards, but a few more yards/FG would've iced the game.

D has to step up again. Least Illinois has no timeouts.

 

[NUCat320]

I respect the decision to punt. Really wish , as @FeralFelidae, NU were capable of running when the other guy knows it’s coming.

 

[FanatiCat]

Horrible. That was worthless. They can make up 15 yards in 5 seconds.

 

[TheC]

How can he not kick it inside the 20?

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This is some serious cardiac cats

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This is on Braun. What a horrid decision.

 

[FeralFelidae]

How can he not kick it inside the 20?

It's difficult on such a short punt. That's why teams often take delay of game penalties there.

 

[zeek55]

Wow.... just wow.

 

[TheC]

What is wrong with this defense??

 

[NUFan0207]

What was with the defense today….

 

[bjm989]

So, so stupid.

 

[NUCat320]

Honestly don't know about that decision. Yeah they have 74 seconds to get 8 points off 80 yards, but a few more yards/FG would've iced the game.

D has to step up again. Least Illinois has no timeouts.

JUST STEP UP ONCE.

 

[FeralFelidae]

This is on Braun. What a horrid decision.

Our defense SHOULD be good enough to stop them with 1:20 left with no timeouts.

 

[Hungry Jack]

So much for our secondary play.

293 yards for Washington today

I knew he was good, but this is ridiculous

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I guess it wouldn’t hafe mattered

JUST STEP UP ONCE.

Just TRY THE FG

 

[FanatiCat]

Unbelievable failure in all 3 phases in the last 30 seconds. We earned this inevitable loss. Who wants to chance overtime shootout with the way we’re playing. The only reason we’re in it is because of special teams gaffes by them.

 

[NUCat320]

NU got a break. That was a tipped ball but should’ve been called defensive holding.

 

[FeralFelidae]

JUST STEP UP ONCE.

Tipped the pass!

Now we just need to field an onside kick.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Just get the kick and end this silly, silly game

 

[zeek55]

Unbelievable failure in all 3 phases in the last 30 seconds. We earned this inevitable loss. Who wants to chance overtime shootout with the way we’re playing. The only reason we’re in it is because of special teams gaffes by them.

Chill we got the stop.