Game Thread: Iowa vs. Northwestern

[stpaulcat]

Iowa will likely win this game but how on earth can Iowa fans find this kind of football fun?

Cardiac Cats! Believe!

 

[NUCat320]

Iowa has no passing game and is effectively playing for overtime here. Incredible.

(Oh shoot. Sorry Cats fans.)

 

[Deeringfish]

PREVENT SUCKS

 

[Catslash]

nice try

 

[TheC]

Hearts broken

 

[TejasCat]

Special teams matter

 

[NUcats92]

I blame this on the kick off why not kick it deep and make them have to go to the full distance of the field

 

[2388bb]

nice try

Cats' did a lot of things in the 4th qtr. to lose. Fire Jake/ Anderson.

 

[TheC]

Iowa still really sucks. Problem is so do we.

 

[NUCat320]

Welp, would’ve been a great road win. Bummer.

 

[bjm989_rivals]

Rats. Special teams won it.

 

[peatymeanis]

Rats. Special teams won it.

Bajakian, Anderson, Genyk

 

[catcrazy]

Prevent defense only prevents winning

 

[cat inkansas]

Bajakian, Anderson, Genyk

At a minimum.

 

[NUCat320]

Bajakian, Anderson, Genyk

Can’t have too much change.

 

[TheC]

Just throw the ******* ball

 

[cat inkansas]

The second half is for Bajakian's job.

He lost it. Hope Genyk goes with him

 

[TheC]

Just a lousy program with really poor coaching on offense. Thanks Fitz.

 

[NUCat320]

Oh well. Nice to see Sullivan have to scramble with a three-man rush. NWO. OLinePride.

 

[cattul]

I’m disappointed that the Cats lost, but I have no complaints about effort. Tough game, but the Cats had their moments.

 

[stpaulcat]

Very hard fought game. Proud of our team. Mistakes lost it for NU. Cats have a VERY good chance to win out from here.

 

[FitzFan]

Iowa has no passing game and is effectively playing for overtime here. Incredible.

 

[eddie_gocats]

That sucks. Great effort by the Cats. But Iowa did enough. Tip the hat and F* the Hawkeyes.

 

[NUCat320]

Tough night to be a pig in Iowa. Hawk fans are feeling frisky after this one.

 

[clarificationcat]

Just throw the ****ing ball

Right? Throw quick slants and outs on first down and mix in the run. Try a couple of double moves on first down and take your shots down field.

I am so tired of our offense. So many years of being below average or worse. We stopped being fun when Colter and Simien graduated.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Disappointed. More than Neb game even. Too many mistakes. Sigh. Go Cats, I'll be in Madison next week

 

[stpaulcat]

Tough night to be a pig in Iowa. Hawk fans are feeling frisky after this one.

Post of the year.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Defense again played well enough to win. If only we had an offense. 17 total points- wow…the only more lackluster offensive game I’ve seen this year was San Diego State’s 6-0 home loss to Nevada. Definitely need to totally revamp our offense. Very disappointing loss. Was hoping for at least a shot in OT.

 

[stpaulcat]

Disappointed. More than Neb game even. Too many mistakes. Sigh. Go Cats, I'll be in Madison next week

They can beat Wisconsin--even in Madison, its been done before. NU has a great defense, and enough offense when needed.

 

[Rebel II1]

Right? Throw quick slants and outs on first down and mix in the run. Try a couple of double moves on first down and take your shots down field.

I am so tired of our offense. So many years of being below average or worse. We stopped being fun when Colter and Simien graduated.

We were fun last week!

 

[Harris_Island]

Lil' Ferentz beats Ba13ppgian. Neither one deserves to keep his job.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

I blame this on the kick off why not kick it deep and make them have to go to the full distance of the field

This, exactly. What were we trying to do?

 

[2388bb]

Can’t have too much change.

Tell that to Gragg.

 

[Gocatsgo2003]

I blame this on the kick off why not kick it deep and make them have to go to the full distance of the field

Kick it any deeper and Iowa simply takes the fair catch at the 25. At least a little time came off the clock. Those three yards didn’t make a material difference, the couple seconds could have.

 

[Gocatsgo2003]

Lil' Ferentz beats Ba13ppgian. Neither one deserves to keep his job.

Neither will.

 

[DrillCat]

Loved the way we fought today. This team definitely can win the next three. Braun should be our next HC. And I agree with most here. Clean the house. Let Braun bring his people here.

 

[clarificationcat]

We were fun last week!

I meant more than once or twice a year. Like a real team.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Kick it any deeper and Iowa simply takes the fair catch at the 25. At least a little time came off the clock. Those three yards didn’t make a material difference, the couple seconds could have.

Why risk a run back at all?

 

[Gocatsgo2003]

Why risk a run back at all?

NU purposely kicked it to an up-man who would theoretically be less comfortable catching the kick and running it back. Kid could’ve just freaked out in the moment.

 

[Jaguar 88]

Very hard fought game. Proud of our team. Mistakes lost it for NU. Cats have a VERY good chance to win out from here.

I would say a half decent chance to win out. Purdue is god awful, and Whisky isn't what they used to be. Illinois will be a real challenge though. I was hoping Bajakian might rev up the offense from today through the end of the season, but he sucks. Bajakian and Anderson need to go ASAP. We really have some nice offensive skilled players. What a waste behind such a useless offensive line.