Tomorrow sees Northwestern basketball open the 2019-20 season, at home against Merrimack (who have a HUGE rivalry against Monitor! Hey hey! try the veal, and please tip your bartenders....okay, U.S. History majors will find that funny...no one else will) NU hoops had the same problem last year as NU football has this year- no real field/floor general capable of running the … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Season Preview; Point Guard Top Issue
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Purdue Boilermakers at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
It's astounding when you think about it- last year this game was both entertaining and overflowing with hype. ESPN sent their A-team to broadcast it. Now Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats is, lackluster to say the least. For host Northwestern, it's a season that's long been lost, largely due to an offense that is so ineffective, watching them play could best be … [Read more...] about Purdue Boilermakers at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
2019 Rutgers Closing in on 1981 Northwestern as Worst Power 5 Ever
It's a shame that Rutgers, "the birthplace" of college football, is such a train wreck of a dumpster fire of a hot mess of a program these days. It's almost like they peaked that historical day, November 6, 1869, when they defeated Princeton 6-4 (sounds like a 2018 Michigan State contest) in what was the first college football game ever. The current incarnation of Rutgers … [Read more...] about 2019 Rutgers Closing in on 1981 Northwestern as Worst Power 5 Ever
#19 Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Saturday morning brings a clash of two very contrasting styles, at least when it comes to the coaches press conference game when the Northwestern Wildcats host the #20 Iowa Hawkeyes. The visitors are led by head coach Kirk Ferentz, who is almost always very mild-mannered, and quite often vanilla in his media opportunities. The Wildcats are led by Pat Fitzgerald, who is … [Read more...] about #19 Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
As Mark Twain famously said: "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn't." Just ten months ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Northwestern Wildcats met for the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis. While the Buckeyes were sizable favorites, with almost all the free college football picks predicting a decisive OSU … [Read more...] about #3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Everybody needs someone in their life who views them the way Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald looks at his offensive coordinator Mick McCall. The fact that Fitzgerald has kept McCall on his staff, in spite of all the years of poor results, epitomizes loyalty. It's the truest and bluest that true blue can be. We're 1/3 of the way through the season and Northwestern … [Read more...] about Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
Wednesday is Big Ten Media Day, and if that seems extremely early, well that's because it is really is. It's 87 degrees in Chicago, host city for this event, as I type. Let's talk basketball, amirite? I mean the Major League Baseball playoffs haven't even started yet (the real postseason, not the play-in games) and we're talking about an event that literally, just five years … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
#8 Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
As I said back in July, this could be the year that the Big Ten West finally beats the East. During that same radio segment I said the Wisconsin Badgers are the team to beat, and that Michigan is extremely overrated.You saw what happened this past Saturday, in the way that Bucky absolutely man-handled Michigan. UW now has a 145-14 scoring differential on the 2019 season. Of … [Read more...] about #8 Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
Northwestern Football: Recent History of Slow Starts, Fast Finishes
After yesterday's 31-10 (a score that doesn't do justice to the lopsidedness) home blowout loss to unranked Michigan State, Northwestern football Coach Pat Fitzgerald was asked about his team's bad record in September. He seemed to channel his inner Billy Joe Armstrong as his response evoked the Green Day anti-Iraq War song "Wake Me Up When September Ends." “Is it over yet?” … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football: Recent History of Slow Starts, Fast Finishes
Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
The spirit of former Illinois Fighting Illini Head Coach Lou Tepper is certainly strong in the Michigan State Spartans, and that will certainly be well on display in their next game, Saturday at Northwestern. You might recall the Tepper tenure in Champaign, 1991-96, in which he went 27-31-2 with a lot of extremely low scoring and well "pragmatic" games. That's the word … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction