First-half thread for NU vs. MSU

[NU Houston]

Time for Hank to make some adjustments. Lombardi is pretty erratic with his downfield passing. One long TD on blown coverage, and one PI penalty giving them a first down. Focus on stopping the run, and force him into making mistakes.

 

[nickcat4]

Need turnover badly🤞

 

[bjm989]

Desperately need a turnover here!!!

I’ll just take a stop and hold to three so we can go put a TD on the board and start to turn this thing.

 

[TerraCat]

Stay calm! Kick axx! Let’s go Cats!!!!

 

[ColumbusCatFan1]

Not a good quarter.

Plenty of time left, but some adjustments to the plan of attack need to made on offense. Defense just needs to settle down and play. Outside of the bomb against Ruiz, defense has been mostly in position.

Edit: Ruiz gives up another. Not good.

 

[Kyle _Thomas]

Why is Drake Anderson our RB??.

I've been wondering this all season. He loses yardage more often than he gains. If he's a third down specialist, then fine. But he shouldn't be getting as many carries as he does, particularly in short yardage. He has the power of, well, Rece Davis.

 

[T_Levine]

I may throw up

 

[Alan Smithee]

Goddammit

 

[nickcat4]

Need turnover badly🤞

Ruiz beat again

 

[ParisCat]

Ruiz again...

 

[TerraCat]

Ruiz is getting used!

 

[Alan Smithee]

Ruiz needs some help out there.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Relax everyone. NU will win this game. Not too different from the Iowa game.

Boy, I sure hope this turns out like the Iowa game.

 

[NUCat320]

I feel less confident after that touchdown.
NU is still better.

 

[Catslash]

Maybe it's for the best we don't play OSU or Indiana.

 

[bjm989]

Like I said. Really wish we would have held them to 3. This is getting concerning.

 

[NUera]

We look like the Fighting Rece Davises out there today.

Hopefully the kool-aid is out of everyone’s system and we can get back to playing boring, disciplined northwestern football.

 

[jensberg]

Not even close. You guys are really ridiculous. These threads are like riding a huge rollercoaster.

So you think we are really overreacting when were losing 17 and nothing look like one of the worst teams in the country

 

[FeralFelidae]

The good news is, this might force us to abandon the running game early.

I feel much better right now if we pass it.

 

[DrillCat]

Perfectly thrown balls by Lombardi. Twice!

 

[BFDCat]

Well, we're about to see what this team is made of.

 

[BigNUFan51]

game over!

 

[DrillCat]

Yeah. We may have to start passing a lot to set up run game. Yikes.

 

[nickcat4]

Like I said. Really wish we would have held them to 3. This is getting concerning.

#8 in emperors clothes

 

[DrillCat]

game over!

Lol. You must be so happy.

 

[catfans5]

We are down 17 to nothing because of our offensive coordinator. It is pretty obvious that teams are ready for the Drake Anderson seeep and our left guard cannot block. Stupid is as stupid does.

 

[RiseNorthwestern]

I still think we will come back and win, but note to Seasider, this is what it is really like to be a Wildcats fan.

 

[TerraCat]

Really time to give Azema the ball! This feels like Aiden Smith all over again.

 

[HawkCat]

game over!

Go back to the Nebraska board and resume fellating Frost.

 

[DaCat]

We're not getting any pressure on Lombardi. Need to dial up the blitzes. Hank will make adjustments at halftime, just got to keep it close.

 

[kaTNap]

Yeah. We may have to start passing a lot to set up run game. Yikes.

Nothing wrong with that. We need to stop wasting downs sending Drake up the middle. It doesn't work.

 

[FightingMethodists]

I wonder if the extra week of preparation and game planning that our opponents have had is finally catching up with us.

 

[FanatiCat]

I thought this game would be more like 2018 where we rose to the expectations when the division title was within reach. I was wrong. We are clearly unprepared to playas the favorite and we have gone from the best defense in the B1G to looking like easily the worst.

We were never a top 10 caliber team. This does not happen to top 10 teams. With our offense we will lose 34-10 at least.

 

[bjm989]

Great catch by Holman!

 

[IAWildcat79]

Holman sighting! Great conversion on 3rd and long!

 

[bjm989]

Bowser not the same this year.

 

[cattul]

We sure needed that 3rd down conversion for style points with the playoff committee. Nice.

 

[bjm989]

Our two 4th down attempts were brutal. Especially the second one. Terrible decision. Punt it!

 

[Kyle _Thomas]

I have no idea what this offensive gameplan is.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Punt it.