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Looked like Fitzball to me.

When you have something new to add, perhaps you can highlight it in some way. Right now I pretty much just ignore all the same back and forth. But by all means continue to do you.
Oh don’t you worry, I will continue to bang the drum that there are allegedly players and coaches on the team that participated in hazing. No one seems to care which leads me to believe this was all a nothing burger.

Looking forward to your analysis of the QB/center exchange

Looked like Fitzball to me.

Lou and Matt did excellent reporting that validated that hazing was persistent and real. People who pretend that there wasn’t hazing and that it was a media creation, by extension, accuse Lou and Matt as being part of the pitchfork mob.

They weren’t. They’re journalists that helped tell a story that NU — embarrassingly — tried to bury.




Braun’s class looks a lot like Fitz’s. And has already gotten commitments from two A-list quarterbacks — something Fitz couldn’t do in his last decade.

You’re 0-2. Keep swinging though.

Looked like Fitzball to me.

Old man yelling at cloud vibes here. There are multiple active law suits between the university, former coaches and players. The hazing and Fitz firing ( and no other parties held accountable) are newsworthy. If you want to start a thread about how the right tackle played, by all means,

When you have something new to add, perhaps you can highlight it in some way. Right now I pretty much just ignore all the same back and forth. But by all means continue to do you.
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Looked like Fitzball to me.

I don't understand how posters can endlessly churn on Fitz, Jon, Bragg. Schill, hazing, no hazing, McCall, NIL, etc, etc. It pretty much all has been said five million times already. For me, it is striking how little detailed football discussion there is on Saturday's game. I would love to see posts, for example, such as how the new right tackle, Wrather, performed since pre-game there were concerns. But I am not a football guru so I comment around the technical edges looking for the savants to engage. From my perspective as a medium long term subscriber, this type of engagement has declined dramatically over the years with 90% of the comments now some form of complaint about the coaches, administration or the NCAA world. Boring.
Old man yelling at cloud vibes here. There are multiple active law suits between the university, former coaches and players. The hazing and Fitz firing ( and no other parties held accountable) are newsworthy. If you want to start a thread about how the right tackle played, by all means,
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Looked like Fitzball to me.

Is there *more* football talk and analysis on The Rock? My theory has been that the split of paying and non-paying members has generally detracted from the football discussion here, because most of the football-smart folks are willing to pay. This leaves just the doofs like me and @phatcat here. And phatty’s interested mostly in travel plans.

Also, I think discussion tends to be better after road games, just because fewer people are watching with their phone during and after.

As for the program, I am still in awe of where it is after how far they’d fallen. To have two seasons of totally unwatchable football followed by a scandal, a fired coach, and a total greenhorn installed, and to have it *work* has just been such a joy.

I can’t help but think that Fitz saw a little bit of himself in Braun. Because, frankly, Braun reminds me of 35-year-old Fitz. He’s energetic and optimistic. And Braun speaks honestly and from the heart, it seems. And that seems to be connecting with recruits.

Braun seems to have nailed his hires thus far. It was a mature decision for him to hand over the DC role, and he was wise to harken back to the Hank regime to rekindle what had worked here. Meanwhile, the offense had to change, and he went outside of the program to find someone with whom he was familiar, and who has previously given him a tough time.

Meanwhile, the Harlin Barnett (I just realized his name is Barnett, ha!) hire was a smart one. A veteran. An NFL guy. Someone who knows one of our key recruiting areas well. And a guy who, only for a short time, has been a head coach.

So, yeah, I love where the football program is today. And with this recruiting class reasonably full (tho who knows what the new roster limits will lead to), NU is already recruiting to kids who will spend all four years in the country’s best practice facility and the country’s best stadium. Onward and upward.


As for the other stuff…I’ve got no interest in rehashing the discussion either, but will challenge statements that suggest that the scandal was made-up. In our world where so much truth is under fire, it’s important to recognize that facts exist.


Go Cats Go Cats Go

Not that much happening on "The Rock" either. My impression is that in past years the free board has had more game and player discussion. Combines both groups. Get a lot of fan enthusiasm. Seems like some of the individuals who really brought their analysis are either "retired" or hanging back. If I was more capable I would offer more. First game. We'll see.

Looked like Fitzball to me.

I thought he just hired his friend and you should have been suspicious of the hire when Michigan State ran the ball for 75 yards and a Touchdown on the first play of the first game. And it went downhill from there as we were blown out week after week.
He wasn't hiring just because they knew each other. There was a point to the hire. But his system could not really work here and it turned out to be a bad hire
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Looked like Fitzball to me.

He was looking at the combination of College and Pro and recruiting and thought the combination would work with the other guys we had McGargle was probably not quite ready so he brought in JON He actually made the decision that he was the wrong guy fairly quickly.
I thought he just hired his friend and you should have been suspicious of the hire when Michigan State ran the ball for 75 yards and a Touchdown on the first play of the first game. And it went downhill from there as we were blown out week after week.

Looked like Fitzball to me.

I don't know what the hell Fitz was thinking about when he hired Jon. Thank Gawd for Braun hire. Can someone pls ask Fitz about his rationale to hire Jon when you meet him?? I will do the same. 🤷🏻‍♂️
He was looking at the combination of College and Pro and recruiting and thought the combination would work with the other guys we had McGargle was probably not quite ready so he brought in JON He actually made the decision that he was the wrong guy fairly quickly.

Looked like Fitzball to me.

I don't understand how posters can endlessly churn on Fitz, Jon, Bragg. Schill, hazing, no hazing, McCall, NIL, etc, etc. It pretty much all has been said five million times already. For me, it is striking how little detailed football discussion there is on Saturday's game. I would love to see posts, for example, such as how the new right tackle, Wrather, performed since pre-game there were concerns. But I am not a football guru so I comment around the technical edges looking for the savants to engage. From my perspective as a medium long term subscriber, this type of engagement has declined dramatically over the years with 90% of the comments now some form of complaint about the coaches, administration or the NCAA world. Boring.
Is there *more* football talk and analysis on The Rock? My theory has been that the split of paying and non-paying members has generally detracted from the football discussion here, because most of the football-smart folks are willing to pay. This leaves just the doofs like me and @phatcat here. And phatty’s interested mostly in travel plans.

Also, I think discussion tends to be better after road games, just because fewer people are watching with their phone during and after.

As for the program, I am still in awe of where it is after how far they’d fallen. To have two seasons of totally unwatchable football followed by a scandal, a fired coach, and a total greenhorn installed, and to have it *work* has just been such a joy.

I can’t help but think that Fitz saw a little bit of himself in Braun. Because, frankly, Braun reminds me of 35-year-old Fitz. He’s energetic and optimistic. And Braun speaks honestly and from the heart, it seems. And that seems to be connecting with recruits.

Braun seems to have nailed his hires thus far. It was a mature decision for him to hand over the DC role, and he was wise to harken back to the Hank regime to rekindle what had worked here. Meanwhile, the offense had to change, and he went outside of the program to find someone with whom he was familiar, and who has previously given him a tough time.

Meanwhile, the Harlin Barnett (I just realized his name is Barnett, ha!) hire was a smart one. A veteran. An NFL guy. Someone who knows one of our key recruiting areas well. And a guy who, only for a short time, has been a head coach.

So, yeah, I love where the football program is today. And with this recruiting class reasonably full (tho who knows what the new roster limits will lead to), NU is already recruiting to kids who will spend all four years in the country’s best practice facility and the country’s best stadium. Onward and upward.


As for the other stuff…I’ve got no interest in rehashing the discussion either, but will challenge statements that suggest that the scandal was made-up. In our world where so much truth is under fire, it’s important to recognize that facts exist.


Go Cats Go Cats Go

Looked like Fitzball to me.

I don't understand how posters can endlessly churn on Fitz, Jon, Bragg. Schill, hazing, no hazing, McCall, NIL, etc, etc. It pretty much all has been said five million times already. For me, it is striking how little detailed football discussion there is on Saturday's game. I would love to see posts, for example, such as how the new right tackle, Wrather, performed since pre-game there were concerns. But I am not a football guru so I comment around the technical edges looking for the savants to engage. From my perspective as a medium long term subscriber, this type of engagement has declined dramatically over the years with 90% of the comments now some form of complaint about the coaches, administration or the NCAA world. Boring.
Disclaimer, I love the new stadium. That said, you can't see shite
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