Lausch had time on all three of those last passes and each one was worse than the last. Terrible passes I'm starting to think he's not the quarterback for our team in the future. Maybe that young guy Boe is the guy
Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Michigan
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You forgot special teams. KO out of bounds set up Mich before HT, one crappy pun put them in plus territory, one long PR. A joyous celebration of overall suck
On his boneheaded int on the opening drive he probably could've run for a first down but instead inexplicably threw into triple coverage. Really not ready at this level. Maybe he has PTSD and just overthinks things but his instincts at times seem worse than in his first start.
Your conclusion will not play well with the "he's still developing as a QB" or "what game have you been watching???" posters.
I think many of us like Lausch and want to see him succeed as a Chicagoland QB we recruited and developed out of HS. Tried to see growth in the Maryland game and first half of OSU. But the trajectory is not looking good after starting most of the season. Even with some improvement next year I don’t think it will be enough to generate enough points per game to compete.
If Lausch ever plays QB for Northwestern again after next week, then this program is sunk
I think Jim O’Neil secretly replaced McGarigle as DC at halftime.
My God are rushing defense is atrocious. Sure seems that the defense has given up
I thought the game against Washington was bad but this is clearly the worst game of the year. Anyone who thinks we're going to be Illinois next week needs to get a psychiatric check up.
It must be hard to sacrifice your body like that on D when you know your offense is utterly helpless
Well, much of the time, and except when it counted. Still the offensive impotence is the main problem, deflating the defense.
Can we try out Boe? Seriously, I asked to see Boe like after week 3 or 4. Lausch has not improved at all over the course of the season. In fairness it isn't all his fault, but he doesn't look like a guy that can take the team over the hump. Lujan needs to be put on notice and step it up. I was expecting them to lose today, but not to be totally blown out of the water so to speak. Quite frankly, we don't deserve a bowl this season. Illinois should win next weekend hands down. They had a nice little comeback vs Rutgers. This is sad, most of us were really optimistic coming into the season, or at least hopeful. This is going to be a lengthy rebuild unfortunately.
And if transfers and NIL are not used to fullest extent possible we will continue to be a bad team with over a billion dollars in beautiful facilities. It makes zero sense.
What playmakers? Seriously, what playmakers? That is the whole reason we are sucking up a storm. We probably won't be competitive til after Braun is shown the door and a proven CFB coach is hired, or at least a proven CFB OC.
By a mile. Complete incompetence and lack of effort.
Wait till we lose guys like Hubbard Bastone Saca who got their degrees this year and see no reason to stay around
That is the only thing that will turn it around at this point, plus the hiring of a really good CFB HC and/or OC. Lujan isn't getting the job done thus far. This season he is making McCall look like a great OC!
You missed my point entirely. By asking what playmakers, I was implying we don't have any.
Key players? Cat, we are deficient all around in terms of playmakers. You aren't going to get real playmakers without something tangible to bring them into the program. I think we need to bring in a Cignetti type of guy in here to attract better players. I am not sure we are going to ever go bowling again with this coaching staff. Lujan comes off as a mere amateur and obviously not ready for prime time. Not sure about Braun either. The only hope this program has is if the board of directors and the president get on board with NIL. Mr. Ryan hopefully will help out if he really wants the program to flourish, unless he is just a huge narcissist that wants his name on everything.
Note to self - Don't let the legal team handling the Fitzgerald lawsuit make coaching decisions.
Serious question - Is Pat Fitzgerald overjoyed or devastated by the apparent collapse of football at Northwestern?
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