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Northwestern Wildcats vs Maine: brutally honest preview

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For the Northwestern Wildcats, it's the first of two unexciting weeks, leading into what will be an exceedingly exciting week (or two) of build up versus #4 Ohio State. After they destroy Maine on Saturday, it's a bye week, and then...ESPN College Gameday coming to Ryan Field?? For the showdown with the Big Ten's best team, THE Ohio State University. ESPN hasn't announced it … [Read more...] about Northwestern Wildcats vs Maine: brutally honest preview

Big Ten football power rankings: lipstick on a pig edition

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During Big Ten football Saturdays like this, how do you spin what happened? How do you put lipstick on these pigs? And even though Northwestern out-gained an AWFUL Western Michigan team by just 126 yards, they've still earned the second slot. You can argue that a different Big Ten football team deserves to be there. But my argument is pretty solid for NU. Also, Illinois gave … [Read more...] about Big Ten football power rankings: lipstick on a pig edition

New Gig! Meet your new Illini and Northwestern Analyst for 1620 The Zone

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  Starting Tuesday, I'll be doing a weekly guest appearance as both a Northwestern and Illinois Fighting Illini football analyst for KOZN 1620 The Zone Omaha. It's a station with a Fox Sports Radio affiliation. I'll be appearing every Tuesday on KOZN at 10:30 A.M. as part of the "Big Ten Whiparound" on Sharp and Benning in the Morning. Here's where you can listen. … [Read more...] about New Gig! Meet your new Illini and Northwestern Analyst for 1620 The Zone

Welcome to Fitzerland: official Northwestern football tailgate zone

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Fitzerland is one clever name. I thought The Izzone (Michigan State college basketball student section named after Tom Izzo) was a witty name for a Big Ten student section. And Fitzerland, the official Northwestern University football tailgate area, named after NU Coach Pat Fitzgerald, one-ups that. It just rolls off the tongue. And it’s probably a neutral area; free of … [Read more...] about Welcome to Fitzerland: official Northwestern football tailgate zone

Northwestern football obliterates Syracuse into many little pieces

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Some people may have wondered about #19 Northwestern football being a favorite by two touchdowns and field goal over the Syracuse Orange. Well, the doubters were wrong about the #B1GCats. The Northwestern football team dominated the Cuse so badly that by the middle of the second quarter, making jokes about the Orange had already gotten stale. Twenty minutes in, the Wildcats had … [Read more...] about Northwestern football obliterates Syracuse into many little pieces

#19 Northwestern Wildcats vs Syracuse Orange: brutally honest preview

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I guess Northwestern should really be wary of the Syracuse Orange. After all, Penn State made and sold t-shirts commemorating their six-point victory over the Cuse last week. Wow. That's REALLY Bush League on the part of PSU. Yes, they're on sanctions, and they can't go to a bowl game, but seriously, souvenir t-shirts for that? Beating a very mediocre Syracuse Orange team … [Read more...] about #19 Northwestern Wildcats vs Syracuse Orange: brutally honest preview

Northwestern injury update: Kain Colter, Venric Mark, Dan Jones

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Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter left Saturday night's game early with an "upper body injury" after just two plays. "Upper body injury" sounds like it describe the Chicago Blackhawks at the San Jose Sharks instead of #NUvsCal. All joking aside, most reporters seem to think Kain Colter suffered a concussion. If this is true, then his injury is quite serious. Starting CB … [Read more...] about Northwestern injury update: Kain Colter, Venric Mark, Dan Jones

Big Ten Week 1 Review: Purdue is terrible, PSU finds a QB, Nebraska D = AWFUL

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Every Big Ten team has a game in the books now. Here's what we learned. We knew Purdue and new coach Darrell Hazell had work to do coming into the 2013 season but— wow. Rob Henry and the Boilermaker offense had nothing, and their defense had even less, in their 42-7 loss to Cincinnati. … [Read more...] about Big Ten Week 1 Review: Purdue is terrible, PSU finds a QB, Nebraska D = AWFUL