We may never fully understand human nature but man I hope we are moving forward....It seems that a highly competitive climb to the top society/culture we live in makes it hard to except and promote everyone. But telling the truth and standing up, being visible, certainly seems to be an important factor in moving forward. Hope you keep telling your story...I am sure there are organizations on NU campus that would be interested to hear your story and have you involved. As a teacher for 35 years it did my heart good when our rather small conservative town allowed the schools to have LBTGQ+ organizations that provided support, visibility and recognition for those kids and nothing left me feeling emptier than when there was a suicide. I hope you find a place where you can help make a difference ....A value is only a value if you take action... I also hope that both the schools that I root for NU and LU provide the support and acceptance these kids, still trying to find their way need....

AdamOnFirst said:

I would agree with that if it weren’t for the final drive. Driving down the field in 4 minutes entirely on the ground is pretty impressive.

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If was almost all in one play.

AdamOnFirst said:

Lausch was too inconsistent and randomly inaccurate to put in an average or better performance, but he did do a lot of things to be built on: he continues to be a good decision maker, a good runner, and a competitor. He delivered some good, catchable balls into tight coverage. It was something to build on for a young player.

The same can’t be said for senior, multi-year starter TEs and WRa who couldn’t catch the ball all game, lines that can’t block, RBs who can’t hold onto the ball, etc. I think everybody obviously agrees the QB needs to be better along with the rest of the offense, but he was far from the worst offender. He was a heck of a lot better than, say, Michigan’s QB on Saturday.

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Lausch kind of looks like a guy who has played less football than most other guys that come into D1 programs, which he almost certainly is.

Just some occasional inaccuracy and maybe even a few cases where the ball came out a little wobbly.

Despite the relative inexperience, Lausch generally seems to have a pretty good pocket presence. He doesn’t scatter at the first since of pressure, which was a significant problem with the quarterback who chose to transfer this offseason, though less with Wright. But Lausch doesn’t put the ball in danger like Wright did, especially against Duke.

CoralSpringsCat said:

Sanders is a carpet bagger, he’ll be out of Boulder as soon as Hunter and his sons enter the NFL draft.

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Of course he will and he should leave. You’ll get to heckle him when the Canes play the Noles.

phatcat said:

You'll have to wait for a couple of losses where everything else is OK and for Lausch to still struggle for some of the people here to give up (Like Wright in the Duke game - any mediocre P4 QB wins that game). Until then, we will get excuses

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I don't think anybody is giving Lausch a passing grade, but it's also pretty damn dumb football analysis to just say "offense struggled, probably just the OC and the QB." Like Braun said, Jack needs to play better.

CatManTrue said:

I found out that Caleb killed himself because he was gay.

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Being gay doesn't make you kill yourself.

The factual way to say that (assuming you have your facts right) is that Caleb was gay and he killed himself while attending Northwestern.

Anything beyond that seems like pure speculation, which is not appropriate, especially publicly. How does that honor your "friend?"

@mikefitz77 well written review. Sadly, I agree with it in its entirety.

I was wrong about Lausch, I said he'd never get 50 attempts as an NU QB (i.e. would rarely see the field.) Unfortunately, he IS playing and will likely continue to play. I don't foresee Braun changing his mind, instead he will excuse 2 Ints and one fumble as another player's fault.

phatcat said:

A) Lausch is a tank b) all we ever did was complain about the OL back then. C) Seems like you could put 1 or 2 of our 12 tight ends right behind him.

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Our tight ends would probably somehow manage to drop a pass while trying to block

phatcat said:

Whenever you do, please tag me so I can repeat that Thorson converted around a hundred short-yardage situations from under center

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I'm very pro QB Sneak, you don't have to at me about that.

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cattul said:

Sullivan pushes his way into end zone for Iowa

With help from his offensive line, Brendan Sullivan forces his way into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown to extend Iowa's lead to 31-14 vs. Minnesota.

www.nbcsports.com

There’s a video with a close-up replay in the article.

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That's what I wanted to see tried at least once. Higher percentage play than a bunch of passes

I feel like Coco might have a nagging injury. He pulled up lame after a kickoff in an earlier game and they said cramps. Looked the same this time, though I can't confirm same leg. He doesn't seem like his old self very often, like when he crushed that UW guy to the sidelines.

Seattle_Cat said:

I'm not a QB expert but I was at the game and Lausch seemed totally unable to complete passes that a decent QB could do.

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You'll have to wait for a couple of losses where everything else is OK and for Lausch to still struggle for some of the people here to give up (Like Wright in the Duke game - any mediocre P4 QB wins that game). Until then, we will get excuses

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hdhntr1 said:

He was built for it and likely the center of that OL was better suited to it as well

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A) Lausch is a tank b) all we ever did was complain about the OL back then. C) Seems like you could put 1 or 2 of our 12 tight ends right behind him.

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AdamOnFirst said:

It looks like I get to spend the next couple of weeks around here repeating that the pistol is a downhill, balanced running formation

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Whenever you do, please tag me so I can repeat that Thorson converted around a hundred short-yardage situations from under center

hdhntr1 said:

Thought we had 5 openings. Sure seems like we have missed out on a lotta guys. Hopefully we can start landing a couple

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Yep. This group of recruits included the best high school talent I have ever seen as a group. There is a reason the competition is at next level. All of them are typical Collins recruits in terms of rankings but the competition for them is stronger. Also, Collins is at a point where he gets some copy cat offers. Biggest competition for NU so far seems to be geography. Won with Gill but lost with a few other guys who wanted to be closer to home. We will see how this shakes out but the competition for a few of these guys is very strong.

DaCat said:

Phoenix Gill is already committed in this class, just need to add Koehler and West to complete it.

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Kayden Mingo mentioned in an interview dated 9/20 on another site that he still plans to visit NU.