Saunders Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Quote The Athletic: On a historic roll, Northwestern takes aim at Big Ten West repeat Northwestern has been on something of a roll lately. The reigning Big Ten West champion Wildcats have won three consecutive bowl games, have won 11 consecutive games against division opponents and are 15-1 in their past 16 Big Ten regular-season games. Their 41 wins in past five years mark the winningest five-year stretch in program history, and they have finished ranked in the AP poll four times in eight years after doing so three times in the previous 68. As fickle as the West is relative to the top-heavy East, Northwestern showed its mettle in close games. It is 8-1 in its past nine contests that have been decided by four points or fewer or in overtime. The Wildcats ended up winning the West by three games last year. So, what’s next? There will be a new quarterback after four-year starter Clayton Thorson graduated and got drafted. There will be three new faces on the offensive line, and there is a top receiver and a top corner to replace. But this program — particularly on defense, where it returns upward of eight starters — is in as healthy of a place as it has ever been, and it now has some hardware to validate its approach. https://theathletic.com/994122/2019/05/29/northwestern-football-2019-schedule-roster-depth-chart/ Quote Athlon: #35 Northwestern Wildcats Preview And Prediction In 1995, Pat Fitzgerald and his teammates fast-tracked Northwestern from historic futility to the Big Ten championship and the Rose Bowl. Although Fitzgerald has yet to coach his alma mater to either destination, the program looks more secure than ever: 36 wins since 2015, three consecutive bowl victories, its first division title last season and a facility that is the envy of college football. Northwestern's next step is clear — its first league championship since 2000 — but it doesn't intend to cut corners. "Our plan works," Fitzgerald says. "What we do and how we do things works to get to a championship level. To become consistent at that level... is now the challenge." https://athlonsports.com/college-football/northwestern-football-wildcats-prediction-preview-2019 Quote CollegeFootballNews: 5 Things To Know About Northwestern & Season Prediction Northwestern defied all logic and reason. It turned the ball over way too often, wasn’t explosive, wasn’t great on third downs or special teams, and the defense was awful against anyone who could regularly throw. Last in the Big Ten in rushing, the O line was last in sacks allowed, scoring appeared to be optional, and … It won the Big Ten West. But how? The Cats managed to convert on just about every chance they had, they kept games close, forced a ton of turnovers, and they led the nation in fewest penalties and fewest yards. And they also caught a massive amount of breaks. https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/06/northwestern-football-preview-prediction-players-2019 More to come... 1 Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 We are going to beat these geeks like a red-headed stepchild. I predict a near repeat of the 2000 game (when NW was Big 10 champion). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9GTj-hQ974 Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 NW wins games by letting the opposing team f up and then capitalizing on those miscues. Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 6 hours ago, OH HSKR FAN said: NW wins games by letting the opposing team f up and then capitalizing on those miscues. Which has been Nebraska's M.O. for a good 17 years now. That appeared to change in the second half last year. I hope to see the Huskers playing smart and making opponents pay for their own mistakes finally. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'll bet someone $100 right now Northwestern doesn't win the West this year Quote Link to comment
brophog Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mavric said: The amazing part is they did it while giving up 5.57 yards per play. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Northwestern (plus Michigan State and Rutgers) at the bottom of both lists. They are not that good. We somehow made them look "explosive" for five minutes - probably their best five minutes of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerInLostWages Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 5 hours ago, hskrfan4life said: This time when a Green as a QB goes out with injury there's no Warner behind him to take over. Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 So, since the talk is about how bad Northwestern's offense is, should I assume Northwestern will look like they have an amazing offense this Saturday? 2 1 Quote Link to comment
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