By Paul M. Banks and Paul Schmidt (PMB) Here we go, Land of Lincoln trophy on the line.... (PS) Illinois' offense looks anemic so far...great field position on their first two drives and no points to show for it. Jacob Charest has looked really, really sharp so far nice zip on his balls. The problem still lies in my guy Matt Eller, who missed a chip shot field goal for a … [Read more...] about Press Box Live Blog: NU-ILL
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Northwestern Named Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
By Paul M. Banks From the Football Writers Association of America press release DALLAS (FWAA) - With their 17-10 win at No. 4 Iowa, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 7, as chosen by the board of the Football Writers Association of America. Trailing 10-0, the Wildcats forced four … [Read more...] about Northwestern Named Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
Northwestern Gives #8 Iowa First Loss 17-10
By Paul M. Banks All year long, Iowa wasn’t just wining ugly, they were winning HIDEOUSLY. To their immense credit, the un-sexiest 9-0 team in college football history kept winning, despite a starting quarterback, Ricky Stanzi who is to throwing interceptions what cable news is to covering celebrity deaths. The Iowa Hawkeyes got off to the best start in school history with … [Read more...] about Northwestern Gives #8 Iowa First Loss 17-10
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Predicts Northwestern in Tourney!
By Paul M. Banks Legendary Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo went out on a limb and told the media that this is the year Northwestern qualifies for their first NCAA Tournament in school history. In this video, he explains why he thinks the Wildcats will make their first NCAA Tournament this year. He also gives detailed analysis of the steps the program took last year, and … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Predicts Northwestern in Tourney!
Bill Carmody Comments on the Cats Upcoming Season
By Paul M. Banks Bill Carmody may not have gotten his Northwestern Wildcats their first NCAA tourney bid last year, but he did accomplish a few things that hadn’t been done before. The Cats set a new school record for home wins with 13, and they finished just one victory shy of the school record for wins in a season. Carmody himself is now 2nd in program history for coaching … [Read more...] about Bill Carmody Comments on the Cats Upcoming Season
Jim Phillips, CEO of Northwestern’s Athletic Program Part 1
By Paul M. Banks In 2008-09, Chicagoans became well aware of how Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz, along with team Vice President John McDonough re-branded the Blackhawks from red-headed stepchild to main event on the Second City’s sports stage. Forbes named them the biggest turnaround in sports business history. When you’re a university Athletic Director, you have … [Read more...] about Jim Phillips, CEO of Northwestern’s Athletic Program Part 1
College Football Week 6 Live Blog
10:30 AM: Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by! We'll be chatting up some solid college football action, with a lot of Big Ten early on in the day, and some big national games later on! Paul Banks will help us get things kicked off live from the Northwestern campus, giving us insight from the "box", and the rest of us will have insights on the games on TV. The tentative … [Read more...] about College Football Week 6 Live Blog