The Wildcats are set to face the Badgers for the 11th consecutive season, @lou v and I log our predictions.

The Wildcats are set to face the Badgers for the 11th consecutive season, @lou v and I log our predictions.

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I thought you might find this interesting. Coach B and Fitz are good friends.

ACC leading receiver, 5 straight games over 100 yards. Happy for him but what an indictment of NU coaching staff. Can’t wait for Bajakian to hit the bricks.

An interesting, complex but always entertaining Coach. RIP Bobby Knight, sorry about the hollaring at you during games!

So yeah, this could be a very good thing. Still no word on the interwebs if K J Windham has signed yet. Hoping NU drops a story today.

Signing Day

I grew up in Michigan the son of 2 NU grads. My father was a dentist who went to NU for both undergrad and dental school. My mother did undergrad elsewhere but nursing school at NU. They both were proud of where they went but never boasted about it. We were surrounded in an area that thought Michigan was the greatest at everything. My father called it "peninsula disease". As I got older I appreciated his point. When you become as arrogant or ignorant as what the Michigan culture pushes you are not open minded enough to appreciate what others bring to the table. This is a major weakness. It also can make people feel they are above things. I believe this has continued to haunt Michigan athletics, This is evident with the latest "Michigan Man" cheating. Let's not forget the Fab 5 who never existed due to being on Mr. Martin's payroll. What other program that has 1/2 of a modern day National Championship in their whole history (Nebraska would argue zero) that would consider themselves one of the top National powers? I consider modern football 1960 forward.

Chris Collins, Boo Buie and Matt Nicholson spoke to the media today at the Trienens Center ahead of their game tomorrow night against Dayton. Here are my takeaways from what they had to say.

Chris Collins, Boo Buie and Matt Nicholson spoke to the media today at the Trienens Center ahead of their game tomorrow night against Dayton. Here are my takeaways from what they had to say.

Wrigley was open today for reporters and outlets to take B roll and photos, I stopped by. Lord knows I'm not a photographer but I got to walk around the Friendly Confines for a bit, which, even as a Sox fan, I have to admit was really cool. But as charming as my bucket list is, I thought I'd share some tidbits I picked up:

Things I learned:

1) you can't place outgoing calls on the Cubs bullpen phone in November

2) NU is going to have a special helmet for the game. On a photo blackout that I'll respect, but they're CLEAN. Might be my favorite NU helmet ever: white helmet with Northwestern in purple baseball script.

I trust you all not to leak that before the team drops the photos.

3) both teams will share a sideline, this has been previously reported but I can confirm it. The field is a tight squeeze to fit and with the right field wall you can't get the normal sideline for both squads. There's a purple block of No Man's Land between them, rumor is teams will be penalized for entering it.

4) Wrigley is cut super short. By far the shortest grass I've ever seen for a Northwestern game.

5) This is a bit of a spoiler for anyone who has a ticket, but they were test running the in-game promotions. They asked the team what covers the outfield wall and a bunch of guys couldn't place the word for ivy and answered vines or grapevines, drew some laughs. Also, Bryce Kirtz couldn't guess the year that Wrigley Field opened for his life.

I don't know if anyone heard Coach Ferentz' interview post game but he was not happy with Wrigley field conditions - although both he and the players did like the experience - and suggested it would be a topic of conversation with the league. He was particularly concerned about the proximity/safety of the end zone wall. He also did not like both teams being located on the same side of the field plus, obviously, the condition of the turf. In particular, the safety concern will put the league in a precarious position. I can see one-direction football coming back.

@lou v talked to BadgerBlitz.com's Seamus Rohrer to get the inside scoop on Wisconsin ahead of the game this Saturday.

Three games on TV tonight. No one in the stands. Playing for the TV fans and gamblers. Earlier in the season it was the Sun Belt Conference (Need to double check that.) rotating games. So I guess the play is to fill up the week with P5 content. That cannot be a healthy recipe for building fan interest at those schools. NU Saturday games, even though poorly attended, look like heaven on earth in comparison. Picking up players from those schools through the portal should be easier and easier going forward.

The nationwide movement, DEI, widely used by NU and many other institutions is defined as: diversity, equity, and inclusion are three closely linked values held by many organizations that are working to be supportive of different groups of individuals, including people of different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, and sexual orientations.
This also is intended to apply to those not academically gifted but worthy of recognition and acceptance because of their character, leadership, and success. The Ivy League, Duke, BC, Vandy, GT, the Military Academies (all 3 major ones) and many others are using DEI to admit good kids who may not be in the top 5% of their class nor above 28 on the ACT.
Our opponents in the B1G as well use this to their distinct advantage to pummel us on recruiting high school kids as well as graduate transfers.
We need everyone with any slight bit of influence at NU to inform all in power (Schill, BOT, Profs, Donors, etc.) that NU is severely violating its' own DEI stated policies in a very serious way. Those making the Admission decisions have mightly failed the University and the very sacred policy that they so prominently promote as law.
I have already contacted Dr. Schill over this issue and I wish each of you would undertake as your personal mission that you demand from yourself and NU friends that this heinous violation of DEI be immediately stopped. Female and male athletes can be highly successful at NU and in life and business because of their dedication, time management, competitiveness, grit, and toughness.
ENFORCE DEI AT NU AND LEVEL THE PLAYING FOR A GREAT UNIVERSITY.
Rebel

If our season results in an ncaa/nit birth some names I could see us going after that would help us.
JJ Starling-- small forward who chose ND over us. Having a good freshman season but ND in disarray.
Jaden Schutt -- Not getting much tread at Duke. Good opportunity for some pt at NU

I know this is early but any other thoughts

@lou v talked to BadgerBlitz.com's Seamus Rohrer to get the inside scoop on Wisconsin ahead of the game this Saturday.

Who’s going? What section are you in??

We're back! No exhibition, it's the real deal.

Northwestern (0-0) hosts Binghamton (0-0) to start the season at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. and will air on BTN+

Seems like a lot.

Xander Mueller tallied a career-high 19 tackles last week against Iowa. I talked to him and Bryce Gallagher about the LB corps this season.

Out for the season.

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...and pardon if it's been addressed in any of the 97 pages of the game thread:

Who decides to play the game at Wrigley? And while I'm at it: Why? That field was an absolute travesty.

Had the game gone into OT, I wonder if they would have had the sense to play every series at the other end of the field.

Here's @mshelton33's notes from Coach Braun's Monday presser.