How did NU come out for the Maryland game injury wise? I didn't see anyone who didn't come back into the game.

Northwestern's Class of 2024 has seven commits still playing their senior seasons, and picked up three playoff wins last week to boot. Check out how they did in this week's roundup.

Northwestern's Class of 2024 has seven commits still playing their senior seasons, and picked up three playoff wins last week to boot. Check out how they did in this week's roundup.

Sad.

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The young man has grit, leadership, competivness, and skill. The coaches and teammates obviously see it in practice. The light just hasn't gone on for him yet. Those are starts over two years so he is still very much a rookie. I think we can win with him if all the parts execute at a higher level. Does he need to be much better? Yes, but he is capable of delivering some wins in the last five games. OL absolutely needs to step up as well. Go 'Cats!!!

Seeing references but have not witnessed. Is it because Olsen is reliable? Is he Olsie the Cow

I'm wondering how people feel about the next four games compared to the schedule so far given the Cats results so far. It seems to me that Purdue and Illinois may be weaker teams than any B1G teams Nu has faced so far and Iowa and Wisconsin are comparative to Nebraska and Maryland.

I think NU should get to six wins.

Secondary market tickets going for next to nothing. I couldn't pass it up. Two more times on the cold bleachers of Ryan/Dyche

Just FYI, there’s a YouTube channel that posts extended highlights usually the same day as games (both football and basketball). Really nice way to “rewatch”, especially if you were at the game and didn’t catch some things.

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I believe that Northwestern is currently at the top of the APR rankings. If I am correct, what is the possibility that the Cats could get a bowl invitation if we win just one more game? It’s probably too early to try to calculate how many teams will get to the required six victories for bowl eligibility, but are we in a good position if we win five and there are not enough six-win teams to fill out all the bowl slots?

Somehow in the 5 home games we have averaged almost 29ppg at home. And that is with two QBs, questionable OL etc. Pretty good fro all the crap we give Jake. Unfortunately we have only averaged about 10ppg on the road

Of course, I hope we win (at least) 2 more to remove all doubt.

Really, really empty. Pretty cold. Great day for football.

Missed Howard due family obligation, but my crew was here.

Only game this empty was the frozen Ellet game against Minny in 2016 or17.

Go Cats.

I actually think he’s done a reasonable job this year with this group. Clearly the weak link on the staff is Kurt Anderson.

Day after I google NU news stories after wins and came upon this article.

Outworked us. Outplayed us. My kind of team!

They are like the Washington Sentinels of the movie The Replacements. 🤣

This team has heart and guts. They are really easy to cheer for. And I do hope Braun keeps it up to bowl eligibility and Sully seizes the starter reigns for a WIN over ioa. Special story indeed Braun.

I believe NU hoop is playing its secret scrimmage this weekend. 🤫

For those that follow closely, lots of heartburn during fall ball regarding new green card rules. Not looking forward to games going over 2 hours.

Of course there is already a petition to rescind....

Braun as interim coach inherited one of the worst offenses in FBS. He is fighting for his job, and has the defense and special teams headed in the right direction. With this offense, however, he will be hard-pressed to win another game this season. If he really wants this job on a permanent basis, he needs to take drastic action with regards to the offense - namely, replace Bajakian and Anderson ASAP. The quickest fix, with the biggest return, is to simplify the blocking schemes. I don't care if our guys get beat one-on-one; but what's unforgiveable is having one or two linemen stand around looking for someone to block, while the opposing defense has open season on our QB and RB. I've seen this happen multiple times in every single game. If it's that obvious to a casual observer like me, what the hell are the coaches looking at? It's a disaster, and it's not rocket science to see what is happening. Braun is coaching for his livelihood, and Bajakian and Anderson are his biggest obstacles to success. Coach, get it done.

After a competitive loss against Nebraska, NU's bowl hopes are growing dim. Maryland, however, could clinch eligibility with a win in Evanston on Saturday. NU is improved over last season and has a competent defense. The offense has its moments, but is often ineffective. Maryland lost to Illinois last week and so is not invulnerable.

David Simon 17
George R.R. Martin 21

After the Cats game I drove home for about two hours. Tuned into some of the midday games and literally every game was a complete blow out by 2nd half.

Am I nuts or is college football getting really boring? There just aren’t as many good games as there used to be.

That was a fun game to attend. Himon’s run was electrifying! So darn exciting to sit in the stand with my group and cheer on the Cats.

With no one there, I could pace the aisle wracked with nerves until Coco’s pick.

Lots of shocking plays by the Cats! Great feeling afterward. Cleaning up from the tailgate will be a pleasure, not a chore!

At the halfway point of the 2023 season, in spite of the difficulty for transfers to get into NU and the unexpected turmoil of the hazing scandal, it seems we had a surprisingly decent haul from the transfer portal. Arbitrary mid-season grades are as follows, based on contribution to the team thus far:

Cam Johnson, WR (Arizona State) Grade: A
AJ Henning, WR (Michigan) Grade: A-
Ben Bryant, QB (Cincinnati) Grade: B+
Richie Hagerty, DE (SIU) Grade: B+

TBD
Matt Lawson, DT (Fresno State)
RJ Pearson, DT (Bethune Cookman)
Luke Akers, P (UCLA)

2022 Portal
Jack Olsen, PK (Michigan State) Grade: A
Jaylen Pate, DE (Wyoming) Grade: B


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Mack Sutter is a 6-6, 220-pound sophomore QB/ATH at Dunlap (Ill.) High School. He’s the son of former NU LB Ed Sutter and comes from the same school as Charlie Mangieri.

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Is he good or just a “gamer? Should he play more? It’s seems we actually have a nice overall QB room, but I’m a bit confused as to who should get time as they all have their moments.