Game Thread: Northwestern @ No. 11 Penn State

[BFDCat]

That may be all the points they need to beat us.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Defense sucks again after we waste another turnover. Offense has been unable to take advantage of those turnovers.

 

[NUCat320]

Time to fire Coach Jake too.

 

[eddie_gocats]

The 2nd quarter meltdown begins.

 

[FanatiCat]

Apparently, only PSU has a short passes scripted for this game. Let's keep on giving the ball to Hull off tackle. I bet good things are going to happen!!

Outcoached. Well there’s a short pass that Hilisnki missed badly on. Then he throws a perfect back shoulder ball downfield on the next play 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Alvious]

Just call us N_rthwestern.

 

[cattul]

Now we are starting to look like our Jon defense!!! Missing tackles, explosion plays...

This is the moment we keep seeing, game after game...a loss of composure and mental breakdowns after a setback.

 

[FeralFelidae]

That may be all the points they need to beat us.

They'll score MANY more if we can't pick up a 1st down. The D will get more and more tired and soon the floodgates will open.

 

[NUCat320]

14 plays for 13 yards and a turnover for the first quarter. Cats starting strong.

 

[BFDCat]

Why am I even watching this?

 

[TheC]

Just no talent on offense. The program that Fitz has built.

 

[GECat2]

Shutting the game off for a while. Unwatchable.

 

[FanatiCat]

Hilinski has only thrown one accurate pass today. If Sullivan can run then he needs to be in there.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Hull, Skoronski and Gordon are talented.

 

[CatManTrue]

Just call us N_rthwestern.

I thought we were the Wil_cats.

 

[eddie_gocats]

First downs on first down…

 

[TerraCat]

Hilinski has only thrown one accurate pass today. If Sullivan can run then he needs to be in there.

Why not try?? What do you have to lose?

 

[phatcat]

Mueller doing ok

 

[FanatiCat]

Why not try?? What do you have to lose?

Absolutely nothing to lose. That’s why I don’t understand it.

 

[CatManTrue]

14 plays for 13 yards and a turnover for the first quarter. Cats starting strong.

We almost shut them out!

 

[phatcat]

Missed INT. That's like a 30 yard swing. Sad

 

[samuirocks]

Hellinski stares down his receivers and lost all confidence. They are playing on tilt already.

 

[samuirocks]

Bajakian has no creativity. So vanilla

 

[Jaguar 88]

Hilinski has only thrown one accurate pass today. If Sullivan can run then he needs to be in there.

No more transfers please. If you keep going with the portal, you will only get castoffs and also show your program fails to develop quarterbacks, thus keeping really good qb prospects from wanting to come to NU. Fitz is a ball less wonder. Start a promising signed QB and run with him from the get go and let him grow, bumps, bruises and all. Of course that means dumping Bahamian and eventually Fitz.

 

[FanatiCat]

We can’t even take a gift interception. That totally screwed us. He catches that, it’s possible he could have scored. Now we are at the 3 yard line it will be run, run, pass (and if not intercepted) then a short punt that will put PSU back where they were inside our territory.
I know it wasn’t a “mistake” but that play could have completely turned the field position and the momentum.

 

[TheC]

All of us who are professionals and work at our career over a period of time learn to adapt and grow. Fitz needs to realize he has to change and learn new things.

 

[samuirocks]

It was a mistake

 

[samuirocks]

Run up the middle. So creative.

 

[FeralFelidae]

A FIRST DOWN!

 

[cattul]

Nice. Wow did they need that completion.

And now things are opening up.

 

[phatcat]

Yay 2 first downs

 

[TheC]

What a miss by Hilinski. That was there

 

[TheC]

Of course

 

[phatcat]

DAMMIT!!!!

 

[samuirocks]

He’s lost confidence.

 

[zbag51]

That….. seems about right. Damn

 

[FanatiCat]

We can’t seem to string together 2 positive plays.
Looks like Hilinski took a big shot to the right shoulder in the dive for the ball.

 

[FeralFelidae]

TURNOVER U!

Well, that's about where Penn State would have had the ball if we'd punted from our 4.

 

[eddie_gocats]

That’s so Northwesten!

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Another turnover kills a decent drive.