Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Penn State - New Ryan Field opening!

[TheC]

I HATE, HATE, HATE those PI calls on underthrown balls. That's the rule, so I'm not faulting the refs, but I hate that the rules reward a bad throw like that. The NCAA needs to think about how to adjust for that.

The offensive player initiated that contact. I agree it's a dumb rule.

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

Jon Jon Stevens is very seen

Commentators are seeing him even when he’s not making the tackle

 

[kaTNap]

D looking fast tonight

Except for the PI, that was an excellent series by the D !!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

****** goddamnit

 

[TheC]

Let them back in the game dammit

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

I guess the turnover was meant to be on that drive.

 

[TheC]

Clean tackle!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Literally didn’t even touch the facemask, what the ****

 

[HawkCat]

Totally screwed on that call!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

****.

 

[freewillie07]

Literally didn’t even touch the facemask, what the ****

Unnecessary face mask last week, phantom one this week. Unreal.

 

[TheC]

We and the refs gifted them that score. Chiles needs to answer

 

[eddie_gocats]

Agreed with that fan - the refs suck!

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Turnover then the face mask penalty. Not good. TD was a gift to PSU.

 

[HawkCat]

Literally didn’t even touch the facemask, what the ****

That might be the first time I have ever seen that happen.

 

[jensberg]

Totally I would play them so far but here it is anybody's game. Just one mistake and it's all changed.

 

[Jonny2TheP]

Bad call on the face mask, but no excuses. Our own mistake set them up for that. We need to respond now.

 

[jensberg]

Out play them

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That might be the first time I have ever seen that happen.

It didn’t even look like it live, his entire torso twisted around not his head

 

[Fanaticat98]

Don’t blow the game. Come on

Another critical facemask call only this time he DIDN’T TOUCH THE FACEMASK. But still…

Bad unforced error and suddenly we lose all momentum and only a FG up. With that drive we fumbled we were rolling again and should’ve been up at least 2 TDs now.

 

[jensberg]

Momentum has shifted in their favor need to shift it back

 

[Fanaticat98]

Need to take charge here and get a TD drive. Either a long clock grinding one or a big play, I don’t care.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Out play them

The good thing is, we are outplaying them.

 

[eddie_gocats]

Actually the refs don’t suck…

 

[Jonny2TheP]

Joseph Himon. Good lord.

 

[TheC]

Or Himon can just do it himself!

 

[Fanaticat98]

Actually the refs don’t suck…

I am SHOCKED they picked that up for us, I agree it is a good no call (pretty incidental) but that never happens to us. Maybe a makeup call.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Nice TD run. Let’s bury Penn State.

 

[HawkCat]

Might have been a makeup no call, but Himon is playing out of his mind!

 

[GECat2]

Giddy UP!!!!!!

 

[jensberg]

Our offensive line looks much better with Maguire playing guard Seagram playing right tackle and Schaller playing left tackle

 

[freewillie07]

Had zero confidence they’d actually pick up the flag. But, nice.

 

[kaTNap]

Actually the refs don’t suck…

Did we get the makeup call for the bogus face mask on the TD? Whatever ... I'm not complaining .

 

[TheC]

I'm really surprised how bad their run defense is.

 

[TheC]

WRs aren't getting open

 

[Fanaticat98]

WRs aren't getting open

I think like the announcers say we need to stay balanced with the pass as we’ve had trouble picking up 3rd and 5+

 

[AdamOnFirst]

RG3 just explained why gashing the defense I. The ground is.. what PSU wants

 

[TheC]

We're making too many mistakes

 

[eddie_gocats]

Koma sent that player back to Iowa State…

 

[HawkCat]

Two 100-yard rushers in the first half! When has that ever happened?