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PurpleWhiteBoy said:
Talk to Collins. He's the fellow who played Nicholson a total of 7:44 after that opening segment.
He's also the fellow who played Berry a total of 12.5 minutes and only 1:07 in the 2nd half.

Meanwhile Martinelli went 0 for the first half and Barnhizer played his worst game by far.
Similarly, Collins had his worst game of the year - by quite a bit.

Its bizarre to me that people would try to pin the loss on Berry and Nicholson because they didn't score in 13 minutes or so each. Well, maybe not bizarre - just waaaaay off.
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I’m not really blaming those two for the Purdue loss. Plenty of blame to go around in that game.

Maybe CC wanted to send them a message that he expects more from them. Not like they produced in the minutes they played.

I don’t agree with everything Collins does, but overall he’s earned some slack for his job the last few years.

My main point is that in a tough Big 10 NU won’t make the tourney unless MN and TB step up and contribute on a more consistent basis.
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ILL expects 18 starters to return.

Vassar69
Purple Pile Driver said:
Who cares? They are not some juggernaut when it comes to talent, even with portal additions.
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Agreed. In fact, this year we had less talent than almost every team in the big ten. I say this with a completely straight face, I believe Northwestern was significantly more talented than Illinois. (The one differentiator being QB play, where I think Illinois had a significant advantage.) Illinois will have a lot of continuity going into next year, and that is importsnt. But we will still be lacking talent compared to most of our conference peers.
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ILL expects 18 starters to return.

Vassar69
Sheffielder said:
I still think he'd be the chosen son for Iowa when Ferentz eventually calls it. I know this has come up in the recent past and a poster said he's got a prohibitive buyout clause, but I maintain my generally uninformed position that contracts are made to be broken, and here are 479 examples in college sports/coaching alone.
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www.news-gazette.com

Open-records report | What it'd cost Big Ten football coaches to buy out their contracts

Dan Lanning, rumored to be a target for NFL teams, would owe Oregon $20M, no matter when he leaves ... Bret Bielema's $7.5M rate next year would be cut in
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“Illinois’ fourth-year coach is contractually forbidden from accepting another Big Ten head coaching job, per the language of an extension he signed on April 23, 2023.”

Caveat: if Josh Whitman is not the AD, then the buyout is cut in half and the Big Ten Clause is cut.

Although there isn’t a contractually agreed buyout, my guess is that there is some crazy magic number that Illinois would be willing to accept as a buyout to let him go to Iowa. But it’s probably so high that Iowa would never consider paying it.
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Gronowski to Iowa

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FanatiCat said:
Sullivan was quoted well before any Gronowski talk saying he was not shying away from competition or something like that - assuming this meant he expected some transfer WB to come in. Maybe he thinks he’s better. Maybe he’s fine playing a backup or running QB package role at Iowa, maybe he knows he’s injury prone and would not likely last the whole season as a starter anyway, at least not the way he likes to run.
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Sullivan runs from competition - as we saw with us. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t bail on Iowa.
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Gronowski to Iowa

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Sullivan was quoted well before any Gronowski talk saying he was not shying away from competition or something like that - assuming this meant he expected some transfer WB to come in. Maybe he thinks he’s better. Maybe he’s fine playing a backup or running QB package role at Iowa, maybe he knows he’s injury prone and would not likely last the whole season as a starter anyway, at least not the way he likes to run.
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Saints request interview with Mike Kafka for head coaching position

CatManTrue
WestCoastWildcat said:
Does anyone know what is going on with Kafka an the Giants? He was their OC and assistant head coach then Daboll supposedly took away his role to call plays. Why? The Giants are surprisingly bringing back Daboll and the gm but it appears Kafka should be finding alternatives during the off-season. He’s still respected but this season was not a good situation for him.
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The Giants are a mess similar to the Bears & Browns & Jets & Wildcats

Terrible Owners = Terrible Teams.
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NU looks to find answers to offensive issues

ThatkidfromHolland
PurpleWhiteBoy said:
Lou:

I'm curious if Collins seemed perplexed to you after the game.

You quote him as saying...
“You know, what happened was they were making Brooks and Nick pass the ball early and we weren’t able to capitalize with our other guys,”
and about Barnhizer specifically...
“Tonight again, he gets two free throws and he's driving the ball, and again…I’ve got to figure that out because we’ve got to find ways to get to the line and get some easy baskets.”

I know it’s out of context, but this implies some uncertainty in addressing what had just happened on the court.
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Very clearly calling out the refs with the Barnhizer comments. Heard very similar post PSU game.
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NU looks to find answers to offensive issues

PurpleWhiteBoy
lou v said:
My story.

northwestern.rivals.com

Northwestern looks to find some answers to offensive issues

The Wildcats look to regroup after two straight road losses to start 2025.
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Lou:

I'm curious if Collins seemed perplexed to you after the game.

You quote him as saying...
“You know, what happened was they were making Brooks and Nick pass the ball early and we weren’t able to capitalize with our other guys,”
and about Barnhizer specifically...
“Tonight again, he gets two free throws and he's driving the ball, and again…I’ve got to figure that out because we’ve got to find ways to get to the line and get some easy baskets.”

I know its out of context, but this implies some uncertainty in addressing what had just happened on the court.
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It’s Fine

PurpleWhiteBoy
PurpleFaze said:
11-3 isn’t a lost cause. It becomes one when two of your starters add nothing on offense for the rest of the game
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Talk to Collins. He's the fellow who played Nicholson a total of 7:44 after that opening segment.
He's also the fellow who played Berry a total of 12.5 minutes and only 1:07 in the 2nd half.

Meanwhile Martinelli went 0 for the first half and Barnhizer played his worst game by far.
Similarly, Collins had his worst game of the year - by quite a bit.

Its bizarre to me that people would try to pin the loss on Berry and Nicholson because they didn't score in 13 minutes or so each. Well, maybe not bizarre - just waaaaay off.
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