Game Thread for SIU vs. Northwestern

[jensberg]

Good Lord we better win this game cuz if not the rest of the year could be horrendous. I expected a close game and it looks like that might happen. Maybe we'll outplay them as the game goes on

 

[DaCat]

JON defense. Nuff said.

 

[phatcat]

No worries. These guys gave up 60 to Incarnate Word....

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Wow, is he slow!

It wasn't even that he was slow there from a footspeed perspective, he just let the TE run right by him without turning to keep pace. It's possible he thought he was supposed to have help over the top, but with the safety walked out into the slot with 3 WR to that side and both CBs staying under as one receiver took the safety out to the boundary... I doubt it.

 

[FanatiCat]

That was awful. If we make SIU QB and WR look like an air raid offense, it’s gonna be a long B1G season.
At least we avoided (barely) a first quarter big TD play.

 

[DaCat]

Offense seems to be working today. Hilinski came up big with that fourth down throw to Lang.

 

[phatcat]

Best help for JON defense is TOP on offense. Possess the ball.

 

[DaCat]

Announcers said last week against Duke we didn't score five of the times we crossed the fifty yard line.

 

[TerraCat]

Blake Gallagher cannot play. He just got torched by an FCS tight end. Can't cover, can't tackle.

He looked like a lineman out there...

 

[freewillie07]

Best help for JON defense is TOP on offense. Possess the ball.

But more importantly, score points.

 

[TerraCat]

SIU has discovered that we do not have a defense...looks like Swiss cheese...holes everywhere.

 

[jensberg]

This is going to be a shootout whoever scores the most will win

 

[BFDCat]

SIU has discovered that we do not have a defense...looks like Swiss cheese...holes everywhere.

And they don't even have to threaten to run. We can't cover or tackle or get any pressure. Bad combo.

 

[jensberg]

We need a turnover or a sac cuz we can't play defense

 

[DaCat]

Holy sht Rod Heard is a terrible tackler.

 

[Titanium999]

We do NOT have the athletes!!!

Just a schematic issue! Keep the ball 🏈 in front of you! Nail em!

 

[BFDCat]

How does JON still have a job?

 

[TerraCat]

How does JON still have a job?

Seriously!!

 

[freewillie07]

This is going to be a shootout whoever scores the most will win

I agree that whoever scores the most points will win this game.

 

[chicagocatfan24]

And some of you think they'd hang with ND!!!

 

[jensberg]

Number three was wide open again if he had caught that ball it was another touchdown seems like these guys run right by our linebackers and of course we keep playing the same guys because apparently we have nobody else

 

[phatcat]

We need a turnover or a sac cuz we can't play defense

Or an easy dropped pass near end zone

 

[CatManTrue]

And some of you think they'd hang with ND!!!

ND’s offense isn’t that good either.

 

[Rodenthater]

We’re just playing rope a dope!

 

[BFDCat]

Could we beat Incarnate Word??

 

[phatcat]

We’re just playing rope a dope!

JON is a dope. Is that what you mean? /s

 

[chicagocatfan24]

ND’s offense isn’t that good either.

This SIU offense is gashing NU. ND's would carve NU's apart. Imagine Gallagher trying to cover Michael Mayer... it'd be a blood bath

 

[DaCat]

Let's see if we have a defense on this drive after going three and out.

 

[BFDCat]

Let's see if we have a defense on this drive after going three and out.

Nope

 

[FanatiCat]

Our LBs seem like they still don’t know where to go, and our DBs can’t shed blocks to contain those bubble screens to less than 8 yards. Only reason it’s not 14-14 now is because their guy dropped a perfectly thrown pass.

Offense is not controlling the game, some good chunk runs but unable to get consistency to sustain multiple drives. Hilinski is off target on multiple throws again.

This is pretty discouraging.

 

[catcrazy]

Why are we allowing an FCS to pass at will. This is not acceptable. Hank leaves and our d goes to the dogs

 

[BFDCat]

How can we not get any WR open downfield?

 

[Rodenthater]

How can we not get any WR open downfield?

Because we don’t have any speedy receivers

 

[phatcat]

2021 Hilinski. Off target and INT

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Hilinski has been poor today and he finally got nabbed for it.

 

[NUCat320]

OU 28, UNL 7.

 

[Troy4L]

Dont want to say told you so but….

 

[phatcat]

Let's not overlook zero pressure. Ever

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I am... highly confused by that penalty

 

[Rodenthater]

It’s official we suck!