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    Bigger Cinderella Story?

    Indiana is a bigger story because they have a team that can win it all. As far as being a Cinderella in the sense of that word, NU '95 was the Cinderella of Cinderellas. In some ways that's still the most improbable single season perhaps ever because Barnett did it without resources. We...
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    Aiden Chiles is our new quarterback

    Sure, but we had to assume he had some kind of plan or target; he's likely been planning for this job for at least 2 weeks now. (Braun/Jackson were talking to him before the bowl game). Either way, I have more confidence in Chip Kelly while he's here than any offensive staff we've had since...
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    Aiden Chiles is our new quarterback

    This is why I wasn't worried; some of you guys were worrying way too much about the transfer QB situation. Chip Kelly got his target.
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    Kienholtz to Louisville

    There's a ton of QBs around, I'm sure Kelly will figure out which one he wants.
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    OC Chip Kelly's fingerprints all over Northwestern's newest coaching hires

    Quality of the hires shows what you get with an experienced guy like Kelly that has a long list of contacts. Hard not to be excited about the potential on the offensive side of the ball as these guys come in here and get to work.
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    Why bowl games matter

    That will definitely help Jackson sell us to bigger bowls in the future too.
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    Shoutout to Coach Braun

    As far as Fitz goes, I have 0 ill will towards him, and I do think that the hiring of Braun saved the program, so Fitz deserves full credit for firing JON and hiring what ended up being his own successor. On balance, of course Fitz's contributions to NU football vastly outweigh the 2 year JON...
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    Northwestern 2026 signees excited to play for new OC Chip Kelly

    Feels like way too much reading into a "no comment" response. Just let things play out; Chip Kelly is already putting together what appears to be a great offensive staff; have to assume he'll come in and figure out what he wants his players to look like as well. Just the nature of the beast...
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    Why bowl games matter

    Yep, add another game onto our multi-million viewer list. Another reason going bowling and winning is important even against a G5 opponent. People will always watch these games, even the lowest one on the Big Ten's list, even a Big Ten team blowing out a G5 opponent.
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    Jerry Neuheisel as QB Coach

    It's also just a basic reality that you can't get a guy like Chip Kelly without promising him complete control of offense/offensive staff. Not sure why this is tough to understand. He's one of the biggest names in CFB for what he's done; he's been HC at Oregon, UCLA as well as the Eagles/49ers...
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    Shoutout to Coach Braun

    This is just not how football works. Nobody thought this when Fitz took over and nobody thinks it when Braun took over. The team could have all bolted or fallen apart after Fitz got fired (like a lot of the fans did). I think the firing was wrong and handled poorly, but it doesn't change the...
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    Jerry Neuheisel as QB Coach

    Chip's UCLA offensive staff had huge success; top 20 offenses 3 of his last 4 years while he was HC; that is the type of offense we'd hopefully like to have here, Of course, they had some fantastic players, and we'll need to get those to make it happen. We absolutely want a guy like Neuheisel...
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    Fitz to Michigan State

    Isn't Cig getting like 10-12 million per year? Way above coordinator pay grade let alone position coach in NFL.
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    Jerry Neuheisel as QB Coach

    Putting together a star laden staff right before transfers open. We're putting together an offensive staff at a level that we've never had before here. Almost unreal to see.
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    Yet Another Trib Article on NRF...

    Extra labor/manpower is typically what you're paying for to get big projects done faster. (And part of why stadiums are so expensive, especially because of the need to build them fast).
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