Lausch is much more athetic. The kid could have been a high MLB pick as a centerfielder. Sully is a much more complete QB right now. They are both winners.
Game thread: Northwestern vs. UTEP
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Not to cause trouble, but I never remember a Fitz team making good adjustments at the half and dominating the second half like this
And we come out passing, this is not Fitzball.
Passing with a lead in the fourth quarter?? What is this sorcery??
Re-watch the Holiday Bowl then.
Yeah, Fitzball doesn't allow FGs when you're up 35-7.
Clemson not what they used to be, Duke beatable Thursday if we play a winning game
Braun bandwagon now accepting passengers!!! Talking to you too, decommits. Come on back!!!
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Speaking of rare, we're gonna beat a G5 team today!!
In 2018, David Braun was an OLB coach at Northern Iowa. Today, he notched a win as HC of a Big Ten team.
I hope he takes time to enjoy this.
I hope he takes time to enjoy this.
Fitz made one good decision in hiring Braun. Hope this is just the beginning for him (them).
If they stay healthy & keep improving, they can notch a win or two in conference.
Hoping so. Too early to tell. If they give Duke a game next week, we'll know more.
I go back and replay the scoop and score on YouTube whenever I need cheering up.
Nice big win at home to break the losing streak. Let the post-Fitz era begin. Duke game will be tough on the road. But offense was finally unleashed and got plenty of points on the board. Like how both offense and defense stepped it up in the 2nd half. Both lines looked better as well esp. in the 2nd half.
That was a great performance by NU beating an excellent Utah team.
Nice to see some younger guys flash today.
Flakes made a few plays.
Saka ran around the LT for his sacka.
Turner played well.
Teams continue to pick on Heard for understandable reasons.
Flakes made a few plays.
Saka ran around the LT for his sacka.
Turner played well.
Teams continue to pick on Heard for understandable reasons.
That Fitz halftime speech and 2nd half team performance against Utah will always be one of the greatest moments in our program history.
I'm optimistic today, there was a lot today that should translate moving forwards.
There are a couple teams on our schedule that we should compete well against if we play like this.
The future of the Holiday Bowl is in doubt. The PAC12 has been sued by the bowl committee to recover funds from the fiasco when UCLA pulled out hours before the bowl game a few years ago because of Covid. The PAC12 has been a consistent participant but with their demise the BigTen should return as a participant to full the void. The bowl game is now held downtown in the Gaslamp Quarter at Petco Park. The Padres spent around $2M to alter the ballpark to accommodate the Holiday Bowl field footprint so it’s a much better game experience and newer venue than the old stadium in Mission Valley when we beat Utah.
I'd imagine the Big Ten will want to take over the Holiday Bowl as an extra place to put one of the West Coast teams each year.
Already have Las Vegas and Phoenix in the mix, so a California based bowl makes a ton of sense; especially given we already will have teams in LA.
Just happy to see a sign of life after over a year of no victories and undesired drama over the summer.
Six wins is a distinct possibility. Illinois is still struggling, and the West actually isn't doing all that great tonight. Seven- eight wins might not be a stretch if they can keep improving! Too bad Minny is beating up my Eagles. I am hoping they(EMU) can make a bowl this season as they are predicted to not do as well as last season.
Fitzball hurt our recruiting hate to say. No imagination whatsoever with Fitzball, making it almost unwatchable after awhile.
Its always fun to read the comments after I get home from a game to see just how negative people were.
Nice going, guys! Love those overreactions!
Rutgers is much better than UTEP, much more physical and has a pretty good defense.
UTEP was not very good, so we played better against them.
Our line play is not good enough on either side of the ball for Big Ten opponents - at least so far.
Bryant is a capable quarterback. If he is hurt, thats bad.
(He took a pretty big hit on his right shoulder down on the goal line).
Gallagher and Mueller are decent linebackers and are important to the defense. (Duh)
Everybody on the field for us will make a bad play every now and then.
Oh and Braun was not an overmatched moron last week and is not suddenly a genius this week.
Nice going, guys! Love those overreactions!
Rutgers is much better than UTEP, much more physical and has a pretty good defense.
UTEP was not very good, so we played better against them.
Our line play is not good enough on either side of the ball for Big Ten opponents - at least so far.
Bryant is a capable quarterback. If he is hurt, thats bad.
(He took a pretty big hit on his right shoulder down on the goal line).
Gallagher and Mueller are decent linebackers and are important to the defense. (Duh)
Everybody on the field for us will make a bad play every now and then.
Oh and Braun was not an overmatched moron last week and is not suddenly a genius this week.
That is a fair comment. But I also think it's reasonable to conclude that last year's team would have lost today.
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The West isn't that great this season thus far, if Braun can keep this team improving week to week, they can notch 4 conference wins and make a bowl! I think they can hit 5-6 conference wins if they catch some of the better teams off guard. I like our weapons on offense.
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