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CatManTrue said:

I watched the games live. Heck, one of our posters accused our team of faking injuries. I recall Goff being outfoxed by Hankwitz’s schemes and players.

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I recall what won the game was Trevor coming in after Colter got injured and having a big night. Our defense that day was not that great but then maybe it was the talent of Goff that made it seem that way. Whether it was fake injuries or as I recalled it explained “coaches told players if they did not feel good after a play to not try and get up to prevent aggravating any possible injury”, the strategy worked and that is a good thing.

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CatManTrue said:

What do you mean by “alive”?

The season only dies if we fall in the bottom 3 and miss the BTT.

Frankly… our only chance of making March Madness this season is if we get hot, find a point guard, and win the BTT.

CCC’s offensive system… falls apart without a top caliber PG.

Our defense is just fine. 🙏

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There is a definitely an at-large pathway that is not unrealistic. Can the cats beat Indiana Wisconsin Rutgers and USC at home? While it is unlikely they win all four, i don’t think it would surprise anyone. Cats should be favored in 3 of those games and maybe a small dog to Wisconsin? 6-6 in the league with a reasonable remaining schedule would make things interesting again. Am I an NU dreamer? Yes. Is it possible? Yes.

This is a season when it was clear at the beginning that Ohio State had superior talent bought and paid for by NIL. But they would have never been in the national championship game if not for the new playoff format. What this means for the future of the college game is unknown. It definitely is a big win for the B1G. Although it doesn’t look grand at the moment, I think we are in the right conference to come out better. We will make tons from the media contract. We will do great with our shares from the bowl contracts. A nationwide B1G conference should help our recruiting. Get a bunch of graduate transfers each year and we can field decent teams. So, I like our chances if they make good financial decisions.

given how innately dumb it is, I can’t imagine the rule is going to continue to be written or enforced the way it is.

BarefootCat said:

Context for those who don't follow lacrosse:

1) There were probably only 4-5,000 fans at last year's WLax championship game in Cary, NC

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I went to the semi-final game against Florida. It was wicked hot and humid before it rained. There were less than 4,000 people for that game. Evanston will be a much more temperate climate for the games......

I don’t think the timing of the Natty was thought out very well. It’s the hangover after a huge weekend of NFL division playoffs, and it’s on Inauguration day. Maybe go to 8 teams and finish a week earlier?

Catdude said:

I don’t think we know that the refs thought it was intentional. The head ref (incorrectly) said that intent didn’t matter in justifying the call so we don’t know if the gave refs applied that same (incorrect) logic. Not that it matters at this point but hopefully Collins and NU got a detailed explanation since the game.

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Sort of reminds me of the targeting call in FB, When the first started enforcing it, it was pretty much automatic that it led to ejection but more recently they have been much more careful about ejections and while it still happens seems like it is about 10-20% of what it was when they originally started enforcing it,

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PurpleWhiteBoy said:

Mullins entered the game with 19 seconds left in overtime.
He did not play other than that.

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He was listed for 5 minutes ??

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lou v said:

Two programs that Northwestern fans love to hate. Make your Sophie's Choice.

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Is this the first time ND has had names on backs of jerseys?

lou v said:

Two programs that Northwestern fans love to hate. Make your Sophie's Choice.

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We played OSU so better that they win.

Northwestern was more competitive against Ohio State than Notre Dame is tonight.

Well cataloged said:

Congratulations to Ben Johnson, but doesn't he still have a few years of eligibility on the NU football team?

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I thought it was for Basket Ball Isn't he Minnesota Gopher BB coach?

Context for those who don't follow lacrosse:

1) There were probably only 4-5,000 fans at last year's WLax championship game in Cary, NC

2) This year, for the 1st time ever, the NCAA decided to create a Lacrosse Championship Festival in the same city, same stadium, same weekend. They chose Gillette Stadium in MA as the men's game can draw 30,000+ for their game, and the festival weekend includes D1 Men's final four / championship, D1 Women's final four / championship, D2 Men's Championship & D3 Men's Championship.

3) For 2026, the festival weekend was scheduled to take place again at Gillette, but those plans have changed, and now Martin Stadium on the lakefront will host the WLax Final Four and Championship. I will be there!

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