Well… the silly talk of going to the tourney can stop now. Awful loss. Its been a long time since we’ve had this depressing a year in Northwestern sports.
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I’ve seen enough.Well… the silly talk of going to the tourney can stop now. Awful loss. Its been a long time since we’ve had this depressing a year in Northwestern sports.
I think so, pepper in another 10 game losing streak and it has to be.This has got to be the game that gets Collins canned, doesn’t it? He’ll finish the season, but how on earth do you continue with him after that?
It’s never one game. It’s this happening game, after game, after gameThis has got to be the game that gets Collins canned, doesn’t it? He’ll finish the season, but how on earth do you continue with him after that?
At this point, I come to this board to virtually hang out with all of you guys. Our two teams are irrelevant.I’m checking out too. I won’t make a point to watch games. Definitely won’t be flying out to see one or two. Nope, my as firmly set here to vocalize in the only channel available that my interest for the season has died.
Clean the house. Clean it all out. Start from scratch. Would be more interesting to watch young, enthusiastic coaching groups build new revenue programs from the existing ruins than watch this crap.This has got to be the game that gets Collins canned, doesn’t it? He’ll finish the season, but how on earth do you continue with him after that?
What’s the risk, we get worse?Clean the house. Clean it all out. Start from scratch. Would be more interesting to watch young, enthusiastic coaching groups build new revenue programs from the existing ruins than watch this crap.
They out rebounded the crap out of us. Penn State was just better.I continue to believe that we were the better team, and have more talented players overall than Penn State.
Sometimes (and it seems to happen a lot in this particular matchup) the opposing players just can't seem to miss down the stretch. I'm not going to go back and watch this but I can think of at least 5-6 shots that they made that any objective observer would consider 8/10 or higher in degree of difficulty. Yes, making more shots than the other team wins games. But NU was more fundamentally sound tonight. Better to be lucky than good... but this one obviously hurts.
Agree to disagree.They out rebounded the crap out of us. Penn State was just better.
NU was DONINATING and looked very good most of the game… then disintegrated. Collins.They out rebounded the crap out of us. Penn State was just better.
They weren’t better. They were clearly much worse. Everyone in the stadium could tell that. We took terrible shots and the whistles ****ed usThey out rebounded the crap out of us. Penn State was just better.
ThisAt this point, I come to this board to virtually hang out with all of you guys. Our two teams are irrelevant.
This game was lost inside the arc. Penn State shot 57% on 2's and made 15 free throws while NU shot 40% and made 6 free throws. It offset NU making a couple of more threes than PSU. And the Cats turned the ball over a little bit more in the 2nd half.Agree to disagree.
This team is soft. Bowie can score but he is no leader. This team misses a real leader like Bryant MacIntosh. I agree Collins should go but NU will never eat any part of his contract, unless some alum picks it up. Stay away from the games maybe that’s what it will takeThis has got to be the game that gets Collins canned, doesn’t it? He’ll finish the season, but how on earth do you continue with him after that?
Not the refs here. Sorry. Normally agree. Not tonight.They weren’t better. They were clearly much worse. Everyone in the stadium could tell that. We took terrible shots and the whistles ****ed us
People are staying away. That had to be the worst home crowd I’ve seen for a B1G game in my 20 years of season tickets.This team is soft. Bowie can score but he is no leader. This team misses a real leader like Bryant MacIntosh. I agree Collins should go but NU will never eat any part of his contract, unless some alum picks it up. Stay away from the games maybe that’s what it will take
Nah. That's loser talk. Penn State got more free throws because they took the ball into the paint under control more often and was ahead at the end when the trailing team had to foul.Also didn't help that Big 10 refs strike again... 20 Free Throws for PSU, 9 for NU. PSU in the bonus basically the entire second half, we didn't hit the bonus until the last minute. Touch fouls against NU on inbounds plays... Boo Buie with tons of contact going to the basket, no calls. Somehow PSU can crash the boards and create tons of contact, and yet the only off the ball fouls I saw all night were against NU. Probably 6 fouls to 0 in that category.
If we're talking about replacing Collins, honestly all I want is a coach that Big 10 refs respect. For some reason they give Collins absolutely zero respect. And it's been the case with Big 10 refs for years.
Penn State is the second worst team in the league behind only Nebraska. They might show themselves to be worst by season end. And they weren’t good tonight.They out rebounded the crap out of us. Penn State was just better.
Seems to me jacking threes and off balance end of shot clock wild pitches is what got PSU back in the game.This game was lost inside the arc. Penn State shot 57% on 2's and made 15 free throws while NU shot 40% and made 6 free throws. It offset NU making a couple of more threes than PSU. And the Cats turned the ball over a little bit more in the 2nd half.
Once Penn State stopped jacking up 3's, they figured out how to win this one.
That's generally my take as well, though Penn State scoring on bailout, off-balance long jumpers also hurt.I don’t really agree with any of these takes. NU looked good most of the game, then we just did our classic “can’t run an organized offensive possession to save our lives thing” and blew it.
1:20 |
| Foul on Myles Dread. | 63 - 63 | |
1:20 | Pete Nance missed Free Throw. | 63 - 63 |
Good. Can we all make a pack to stop attending games, stop buying gear, stop donating and only watch or listen in ways not picked up by ratings? Gragg has to feel threatened to fix this.People are staying away. That had to be the worst home crowd I’ve seen for a B1G game in my 20 years of season tickets.
Not sure we run much offense down the stretch- way too often seems to be 3 guys standing around while 1-2 guys try to create. We tend to make defense easy for the opponentI don’t really agree with any of these takes. NU looked good most of the game, then we just did our classic “can’t run an organized offensive possession to save our lives thing” and blew it.
It is more complex than that. The problem is that at heart NU wants to be University of Chicago, but why do we need two of those? Plus we are not going to beat them out at what they do best, intellectual endeavor.Clean the house. Clean it all out. Start from scratch. Would be more interesting to watch young, enthusiastic coaching groups build new revenue programs from the existing ruins than watch this crap.
The stay aways now are largely from the latest Covid problem.People are staying away. That had to be the worst home crowd I’ve seen for a B1G game in my 20 years of season tickets.
Agreed. If you want to win a game like this you can‘t have one of your leaders throw away a possession.That's generally my take as well, though Penn State scoring on bailout, off-balance long jumpers also hurt.
I also audibly winced here:
1:20 Foul on Myles Dread. 63 - 63 1:20 Pete Nance missed Free Throw. 63 - 63
One of them is CCOne thing we can count on blaming the Coaches for all things wrong with NU sports. There is a ton of reasons NU lost.
That fans are allowed to attend but students are barred from doing so boggles my mind. I’m never, ever donating money to NU.People are staying away. That had to be the worst home crowd I’ve seen for a B1G game in my 20 years of season tickets.
I think it‘s a 2 week deal- kids just returned to campus and they are being asked to quarantine and do online classes to keep covid under controlThat fans are allowed to attend but students are barred from doing so boggles my mind. I’m never, ever donating money to NU.
Great. Get a new Coach and start over if it makes you feel better. No way in hell this loss was totally on the Coach. I know I’ll get all kind of shit for saying that. Have at it. However, when one your your guards is fouling a 3 point shooter with 2 seconds on the clock when he started 5 feet away ( he wasn’t getting to the hole in 2 seconds) its on the player. Your best player has to take over He had wide open looks. In fact, you can’t blame this on hero ball as NU had much better looks than PSU. NU missed some very makable looks and PSU made some difficult shots. I just don’t see enough scoring on this team to be a factor and I’ve said that from the start. Boo played very well and Beran had his best game if the season. You can judge everyone else’s game. This team will upset a few teams, but I could also seeing them lose to Nebraska or anyone else. They isn’t a lot of room for error.One of them is CC
I’d agree with you if games like today, with offensive meltdowns exactly like today, haven’t been a hallmark of CC’s tenure for.. well nearly the entire tenure.Great. Get a new Coach and start over if it makes you feel better. No way in hell this loss was totally on the Coach. I know I’ll get all kind of shit for saying that. Have at it. However, when one your your guards is fouling a 3 point shooter with 2 seconds on the clock when he started 5 feet away ( he wasn’t getting to the hole in 2 seconds) its on the player. Your best player has to take over He had wide open looks. In fact, you can’t blame this on hero ball as NU had much better looks than PSU. NU missed some very makable looks and PSU made some difficult shots. I just don’t see enough scoring on this team to be a factor and I’ve said that from the start. Boo played very well and Beran had his best game if the season. You can judge everyone else’s game. This team will upset a few teams, but I could also seeing them lose to Nebraska or anyone else. They isn’t a lot of room for error.