Has there been an announced intro press conference for AD Jackson? I would hope they have a media blitz as well, AM 1000, SCORE, WGN, etc.

So football is finally here, even if Dyche Stadium/Ryan Field no longer is. The Cats christen their new, temporary home with an opponent with whom they have some history.

It was Miami of Ohio that was the lone blemish in the perfect 1995 miracle regular season. In addition to instilling a little humility (according to some) that helped on the road to the Rose Bowl, it also was an introduction to one Randy Walker. Walker came to Evanston to coach the second revival of NU Football, introducing the spread offense that, um, spread throughout the college game in the years that followed. It was in the Walker Era and with that spread offense that NU won what some consider the greatest game in college football history, remembered by many just by the score: 54-51.

Walker wasn't the only coach to come to Evanston from Miami. Legendary Ara Parseghian took NU to its most recent #1 ranking in the 1962, before being lured away to an independent school in Indiana.

But the question at hand is will the Cats be ready to play in their new home against a solid MAC foe. With Coach Braun being circumspect, particularly about starting QB, and with new coaching, particularly on offense, predictions would be pretty speculative at this point.

Nonetheless, the time has come for that speculation...

Red Birds 17
Purple Cats 28

Level of competition doesn't seem high.....

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Central Street crater
Displaced Cats head to the lake
Time to gorge on hawks

Here are my takeaways from today's 13-6 win over Miami (Ohio).

Check out @lou v's column from Northwestern's inaugural win at their temporary stadium.

Check out @lou v's column from Northwestern's inaugural win at their temporary stadium.

I wonder how long this goes on before they see what Sully can do.

OL played great other than Bailey needs to work on snaps. No sacks. I don't know what the stats are on pressures but it looked to me Wright had enough time. Also don't know what the stats are on running yards but feels like the running game was OK, not great, other than the plus yards when Wright broke contain.

The stats are going to look pretty good for the DL. Four sacks? Only blitzed once? I did think the DEs were losing contain too often. This was against a Miami OL that looked pretty solid.

Edit: The NU defense gave up only 40 yards rushing so no one was losing contain too often. That's an amazing stat.

Some encouraging spots on offense, but it's going to be a long year if we can't fix the center snap issues.

Great play by the D so far, save for one miscommunication. Looks at times like they could run it against us if they wanted, we'll see what happens in 2nd half.

The wait is over! Northwestern hosts Miami (Ohio) this afternoon at 2:30 pm at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The game will be broadcast on BTN. The stadium clock is on pace for a kickoff closer to 2:40 pm.

After reading Lou's Fearless Projection, we are going to need all the help we can get. The karma of Moose Sighting's have arguably got us over the edge in the past, so let's hope for a repeat.


NUinIowafan is just back from a trip to Alaska where he had multiple Moose Sightings as reported on the below linked thread:

Quoting from NUinIowafan's today's posting:


"Saw moose in Alaska! On way to Denali saw mother with calf running in field
Alongside train. Saw mother and calf on way back from Denali Park tundra wilderness tour. Saw grizzly sow and cubs caribou and far away dots of dall sheep! Also saw a moose in Anchorage hanging out by Earthquake Park! We all loved visiting Alaska!"


Link to the full thread:

https://northwestern.forums.rivals....onal-park-it-has-to-be-good-year-ahead.71399/

Go Cats!

Go Cats!!

Haven’t seen any updates to this. Do we know if we are going to have a middle school field with soccer lines on it? Or will the field be football ready?

The group the day before us didn't see a single moose, but our venturing out at the crack of dawn was rewarded with at least three different moose sightings which included a pair of bull moose to make it four moose total. (Apologies in advance if all of the photos don't post.)

We have just returned from a 3 day "Staycation" venture to Denali National Park where we joined the Park's offered "Tundra Wilderness Tour" that takes one as deep into the Park as far as is possible by roadway aboard a specially equipped tour bus with a driver who narrates and uses a special camera to focus in on sighted wildlife which is then displayed on drop-down screens to assist the passengers in locating same.

While the majority of the photographed wildlife were taken as seen from the tour bus window, some of the Dall Sheep photos were captured off the bus with my SLR.

In this below video share one of numerous wildlife sightings just experienced while joining the Tundra Wilderness Tour at Alaska’s Denali National Park.
In this video also view the expansive wilderness setting as the pictured Moose ambles across the flora with a majestic mountain backdrop.
In addition to multiple other moose, from our tour bus we also viewed Dall Sheep, Caribou, Ptarmigan, Arctic Ground Squirrels, and a Red Fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qvzBgLOos


And here are some of the additional wild animal sightings there in Denali National Park as well as views of the Park's expansive wilderness settings as seen from the Tundra Wilderness Tour Bus:

















Pictured here is the snow covered base of Mount Denali as seen below the billowing clouds:


Below pictured is Denali National Park's Savage River Campground located near the end of the 15 miles of paved roadway into the Park. Once the pavement ends only the Park sanctioned tour and shuttle buses are allowed to proceed deeper into the Park with a few permit granted exceptions.
In this below photo note the iconic rock feature which resembles the head of an American Native Indian. During my time as a tour guide in the 70's this was regularly pointed out but the resemblance is no longer mentioned or referenced in the printed or online descriptions. Instead it is suggested that, despite the irony, the locale may have been named after a John Savage who once hunted in the area.

This photo taken back when I was once a tour guide, and when the road into Denali National Park was open beyond mile 46, shows the view of Mount Denali as seen from Eielson Visitor Center located at Mile 66 into the Park:

They made the Wright call

Those there. Let us know.

But seriously, who is still using AOL for email?

Cites experience and versatility.

Not much of a surprise around here, pretty much most here expected this. Obviously Lausch will have to be ready regardless, we've had multiple QBs in a bunch of seasons of late due to injuries.

Horrible story out of Jersey as Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed by a drunk driver as the two were out cycling--two days before their sister's wedding.

RIP Gaudreau brothers.

Hopefully the west so we're not staring into the setting Sun.

In College Sports’ Big Money Era, Here’s Where the Dollars Go https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...il-money-ncaa.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Is there a bar close to this stadium?

Waiting for Lou to post his “official” list. In the meantime, we do know of a 2028 QB that will be in attendance. Lujan looks to be all over QB recruiting. Impressive work and a huge improvement from previous years.

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