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Cats in the WaPo

Nice article in the Washington Post. No news for fans here, but good national exposure.

Northwestern’s season began with a scandal. It ends with a bowl game.

Northwestern’s appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday night may be the most unlikely bowl appearance for any team in college football this season.

By Chuck Culpepper

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12/23/northwestern-las-vegas-bowl/

FB RECRUITING Silent commits were worth the wait for Northwestern


Four of Northwestern's last seven commits were silently committed to the Wildcats for three weeks or more before they announced their decision. @lou v talked to each of them about their process and the reasons to keep their decisions under the radar.
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Zoom In-Game Discussion: Northwestern vs. Utah in Las Vegas Saturday 6:30 PM CT

If you are a Northwestern fan and watching the game on TV, you are welcome to join us for a live Zoom discussion during the game. It is usually just a few of us fans who show up for these chats, but I have found that having others to talk to during the game makes for a better experience.

Come chat with us as the 'Cats meet Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Topic: Northwestern vs. Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl
Time: Dec 23, 2023 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 870 3436 2219
Passcode: 163752

Go 'Cats
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Pep rally at 4pm in front of T-Mobile Arena

OK, weather not looking great for this, but the official pep rally is on Toshiba Plaza (in front of the hockey arena) today at 4 (Behind NY NY hotel)

Friday, December 22 at the Toshiba Plaza (4:00pm-5:30pm PT)​

The annual tradition of the Pep Rally is a great opportunity for fans of both teams to truly get excited about the Las Vegas Bowl. Featuring the bands, cheerleaders, mascots and more, the Pep Rally at Toshiba Plaza is full of the excitement that defines college football fans all over the country.​

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Our Bigs

It’s an adventure around the rim when our bigs get the ball. I think Buie would have another 50 plus career assists if he played with Pardon for a couple of seasons. It’s tough when you need to make sure your pass leads to an uncontested shot. Offense aside, our bigs need to rebound better. Nicholson should be good for 6 a game, even in limited minutes, with at least a couple of offensive rebounds. That’s the easiest way for him to get points. It was refreshing to see Hunger with a put back. He’s limited physically and a little undersized, but he has good footwork and nice moves around the basket. Preston fouled me while I was typing this.

We have to support TrueNU (tell your friends as well)

Want good players? In this day and age, they will be paid. By NU or other schools.

I had a nice talk with Jacob Schmidt. I sent a general email with questions and he set up a call with me. It sounds like they are working hard and have had some success, but the playing field will continue to get more competitive. They do not yet have the "large donors" but are working on it. It is NU'S only official NIL.

To me, as "athletic supporters", this is the area of greatest need. The stadium will be built. The STH money and donations go to something other than players. The university has a 13B endowment.

Help TrueNU help the players
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+/- for the roasting of the Sun Devils

The Wildcats dominated an inefficient Arizona State team that doesn't have a lot of size or try very hard.
I threw out the last minute and a half of garbage time.
I changed the name of the last column from "Net +/-" to "Game +/-" to reflect that the number is an estimate of how much each player contributed to the final margin of victory or defeat.

PlayerMinutesNU PtsASU PtsRaw +/-Player AdjustGame +/-
Berry346036+24+5.1+9.9
Buie35.56336+27+4.2+9.6
Barnhizer38.56344+19+2.0+5.8
Hunger152111+10+0.7+2.7
Martinelli16.52727+0+1.9+1.9
Preston61714+3-1.2-0.6
Nicholson182519+6-2.5-1.3
Clayton0.503-3-1.0-1.6
Langborg293930+9-9.2-7.4

Berry had a very nice game, bouncing back from a couple of bad ones. Ryan Langborg would probably tell you "I played like crap." (1 for 9, 3 turnovers)
Boo Buie was subbed out 4 times for a total of 3 minutes and we got outscored 8 to 0. When Buie was in the game, NU toyed with ASU (63-36)
Jordan Clayton got in for one series, turning the ball over on offense and joining his teammates in giving up a 3 pointer. Collins immediately pulled him.
NU was not effective on offense for the third consecutive game when Matt Nicholson was at the 5.
When Preston was on the floor, both teams scored at a fast pace (17-14 over only 6+ minutes)
NU was +10 when Luke Hunger was on the court. He entered the game when it was 18-10 after 11 minutes.
With Barnhizer/Langborg/Berry/Buie, NU went on a 16-2 run over the next 6:30.

Of all the lineups Collins has used this season, the Nicholson/Martinelli/Barnhizer/Berry/Buie group has outscored our opponents 39-10 in about 15 minutes of action.
The lineup of Hunger/Barnhizer/Berry/Langborg/Buie is now up 62-30 after 28 minutes of play.

NSD Notebook: Braun outlines future of Northwestern recruiting


David Braun addressed the media and fielded questions for more than a half hour after locking in his first recruiting class as Northwestern head coach. Here are our takeaways from what he had to say.
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