Matt Nicholson Smash. Boo Matt’s best friend. Boo little guy, do little guy stuff, but Matt love Boo. Boo give Matt ball to smash!

Boo not on floor long time. Matt miss Boo. Ryan little guy, give Matt ball to smash, but Matt miss Boo. Matt sad. Matt get friend Nick. Nick not big guy, but Nick smash too. Matt invite Nick to smash with Matt. Matt and Nick smash together! Matt and Nick smash glass and SMASH HOOSIERS! HAW HAW HAW!!

Boo just little guy, he deserve break. Matt clap him on back, I smash today friend!

Do we have any idea when we’re going to hear if they’re coming back for a final year? I’m assuming next month??

From Cornell

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Shane Davis got fired on December 1st so we’re coming up on a month with no head coach. Compared to football and basketball when a replacement is usually named within days, a month is an eternity. Hopefully an announcement is coming soon.

6 PM Ryan Fieldhouse. Game is sold out.

Hosted by Joshua Perry and Jake (is a ) Butt.

It's not terrible (after you get past the stadium crap) and is rather complimentary. Overlooks the QB question tho.

If there was ever a time for some Purple solidarity I’d say the game in Green Bay would be it. I just tried to book a room in GB but everything was sold out. Closest I could find was in Appleton. Would be cool if we could come up with a Wildcat Report section for some tickets. Also the Uber tent and the No Chores tent for a pre-game tailgate. Our boys are going to need all the support they can get.

WildcatReport has heard that Soldier Field may not work for games in 2024 or 2025 while Ryan Field is under construction. Any Bears fan knows that field already gets torn to pieces with one team on it, can't imagine how it'd be with the Wildcats in the mix as well.

No decisions have been made yet as far as we know, but two of the options that are under consideration are Wrigley Field once the Cubs wrap up and then SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.

WildcatReport has learned that Dartmouth grad transfer defensive tackle Hank Knez is visiting Northwestern this weekend. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder entered the portal as a mid-year transfer in November with one year of eligibility remaining.

Knez, who played his high school ball at West suburban Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West, was a part-time player for the Big Green until the 2023 season. He made 31 tackles and had half of a TFL last season. He had 51 tackles, four TFL and two sacks in his career, and was a part of three Ivy League championship teams.

Knez received offers from a bunch of FCS programs, as well as Ball State since entering the portal.

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Behind the cats bench.

From Texas TECH, via a prep school.

From Nazareth Academy.

Huge huge huge win. Boy was that needed. Exhale.

1) So happy for Borg who got absolutely, appallingly screwed by the refs at Rutgers. Without him going off, we lose.

2) Man, that was an ugly second half defensively, allowing 46(!)…I was so nervous in the last few minutes.

3) Another game shooting in the 30s from the field. I get losing Ty hurts but that’s bad.

4) The last two points are both rooted in this: We are GASSED. Having no depth is hurting us. They need rest, badly.

5) All three home games “should” be wins. But nothing should be taken for granted. I still think 11-9 gets us in, but I’d still love 12+, which is still attainable. I’d be way more worried if this game had gone the other way.

YES/PHEW/GO CATS

NU needs to go into a partnership with the Bears for recruiting purposes to increase our ability to recruit the higher star players. The spiel, "not only will you get a world class degree, but you will get handsomely paid, trained, scouted and pampered. If you want to play in the NFL, NU is the place for you!" Why not? It's thinking outside the box and doable. Do we have any contacts? Let's truly be Chicago's team!!!

I took the trip out to Bloomington, here are my takeaways from a key win at Assembly Hall. Wildcats got, and needed every bit of, career nights from Ryan Langborg, Nick Martinelli and Matt Nicholson after their star tandem of Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer was mired in early foul trouble.

Though there are no shortage of good candidates, game ball goes to Nicholson: 14 points, 16 rebounds, two blocks, two steals, one assist, and excellent defense most of the time.

Martinelli got a ton of rebounds early and finished with a 13/13 game. Shooting wasn't great, but he made a huge three.

Turnovers: 11 to 3

22 for 28 from the line. Yes, some of those six misses weren't at the best time, but 79% from the line (especially when you shoot 28) is fantastic. Indiana was 12-for-21.

Langborg had his best game as a Cat and was the steadying force throughout, especially with Boo and Barney on the bench and Berry recuperating: 26 points, six assists (including one that was maybe the best pass by Northwestern this year), and a perfect 8-for-8 from the line.

Unfortunately there was some bad: one point from the bench (hello Blake Smith!), 35% from the field overall. Bad games offensively by Boo (who still played pretty well in the second half I'd say) and Barnhizer (he's in a slump - he seems to miss Berry the most). Hunger hasn't really played well in a while, and Mullins came back to earth from Thursday. There is work to do, and the offense isn't nearly as good as it was with Berry, but...A WIN IS WIN. Winning on the road is tough in the Big 10, but NU has two of those skins now. Go Cats!

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One key detail is that McGarigle remains as LB coach, so DJ Vokolek will stay a floating defensive assistant.

This is a very important game. A win puts cats in position to finish in top third of the conference. I lost put the cats in a perilous position for the stretch drive.

While the highest profile game of the year, it could be argued it’s one of the most important.

#play with poise
#Limit turnovers
#PlayDefense

Today I received a phone call from the Ohio State Athletic Department asking me to opine on my game day experience for an OSU hockey game. I have not donated a single dollar to the OSU athletic department.
I am season ticket holder for NU football for nearly twenty years. I am an annual donor to the University, the Athletic Department, and the Wildcat and True NU funds. To date, I, like many of you, have had zero contact with any representative of the Athletic Department regarding the Ryan Field at Dyche Stadium teardown and the future (next two years). A simple call saying ‘Hey, just checking in. Don’t know what is happening other than the teardown has started and rest assured as soon as we know what is happening, we will reach out to you as a season ticket holder and educate you on the next steps.’. Radio Silence. We are the embodiment of amateur hour.

And neither had had one before. Nicholson and Martinelli. Huge win and they both meant a lot in getting it done

Totally locked in to play at AH, especially on D. And without Berry and Buie and Barnhizer not doing much.

Meanwhile, Hoping today’s “effort” by IU will be enough to convince folks at the top it’s time for Woody to go. Best NIL in the league, three 5*’s (Ware, Reneau, Mgbako) and they continue to look like they’ve not been coached at all. Zero improvement as a team. Individually, all good players. As a unit, a disaster!!

As for lack of hustle, lack of effort and every team IU plays going off from 3-point land, at least that’s been a constant all year. TIC.

Northwestern (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) is on the road at Assembly Hall to play Indiana (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten).

The Wildcats haven't won on the road in the Big Ten since Penn State on Jan. 10, and are a win is much needed after at tight loss at Rutgers. Indiana has lost five of their last seven, including their last game at home, 85-71 to Penn State. But, the Hoosiers have had their "bye week" and have not played a game since a Feb. 10 loss at Purdue.

I took the trip out to Bloomington, here are my takeaways from a key win at Assembly Hall. Wildcats got, and needed every bit of, career nights from Ryan Langborg, Nick Martinelli and Matt Nicholson after their star tandem of Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer was mired in early foul trouble.

I've been told that construction crews will launch at least one web cam in the next few days. The cam will be positioned inside the stadium, where the bulk of activity will take place as crews raze the stadium from the inside out, starting with all of the seating areas. Stay tuned!