FOOTBALL Game thread for NU vs. Oregon

[lou v]

I went out to the Big Noon Kickoff set on the lagoon. There was a lot of muck out there. It was windy and misty at that point. I'm not sure how it looked on TV, but considering the conditions it was a decent turnout, IMO. The band was out there. There were a lot more people coming when I was leaving too.

The rain has stopped and the sun is shining, but it's REALLY windy out there. It's going to be a factor if it persists.

 

[NorthwesternSupport]

Cmon start this game already

 

[NU Houston]

I'm tuned in. Not sure how long. Hopefully the Cats keep it close for a while, like the Ohio State game last year.

 

[NU Houston]

Nice stop!!!!

 

[CatManTrue]

Anto Saka with the near sack - wow, our defense came to play.

now for our offense…

 

[DaCat]

We actually blitzed on third down and got the stop!

 

[TheC]

That's a win on their first drive! Seems like we're getting decent pressure.

 

[Cool Cat]

We got them rattled!!! Now watch us score!

 

[NU Houston]

Great call! Be aggressive.

 

[NorthwesternSupport]

Well that was fun for a bit

 

[TheC]

Uggh.... such a great start until Stone does another force job

 

[DaCat]

Lujan needs to just run the damn ball.

 

[CatManTrue]

Stone nearly threw a pick earlier. He finished the job. Woof.

 

[NU Houston]

Not a good pass, but that was defensive holding.

 

[Cool Cat]

It was a good pass. That was pass interference!

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Im so sick of Stone making terrible decisions

 

[TheC]

Man... how did we have no one on that side?

 

[HawkCat]

Im so sick of Stone making terrible decisions

That pick was more about bad ball placement than a bad decision.

 

[DaCat]

We are able to run on their D, just keeping pounding it on the ground. Lujan doesn’t get it.

 

[TheC]

Such a shame

 

[TheC]

The good news is I don't think they're scoring 69 on us

 

[Cool Cat]

Should have continued to feed Himon and Caleb

 

[NorthwesternSupport]

I felt like Lujan went away from the run too much vs Tulane too

 

[NU Houston]

Man... how did we have no one on that side?

Fitzgerald bit to the inside. He needed to hold the edge there.

Oh well, at least we held them scoreless for most of the first quarter.

 

[CatManTrue]

Nice return! Let’s see if Stone can redeem himself.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

A tipped ball on a ton of contact and a third party INT off the tip. People will find anything to use to blame on the QB when they don't know anything else about ball

 

[DaCat]

I liked the trick play to get the first down, but following that up with another trick play was not smart.

 

[TheC]

A tipped ball on a ton of contact and a third party INT off the tip. People will find anything to use to blame on the QB when they don't know anything else about ball

It was tipped because he forced it into triple coverage. He's going to have to get other WRs involved.

 

[CatManTrue]

A tipped ball on a ton of contact and a third party INT off the tip. People will find anything to use to blame on the QB when they don't know anything else about ball

It looked like he threw to a player surrounded by 3 Ducks under duress. Not impressed so far

 

[AdamOnFirst]

It was tipped because he forced it into triple coverage. He's going to have to get other WRs involved.

Our other WRs suck and struggle to get open against Western Illinois, much less Oregon (also it was double coverage and a third guy in zone who only got involved due to a wild tip).

 

[CatManTrue]

WTF was that play? Why did Stone throw it to a man 6 yards behind the scrimmage and why did he catch it?

 

[NU Houston]

Oof. No downfield passing options at all. Not good.

 

[jensberg]

I'm sure our receivers are having difficulty getting open but Stone just keeps showing over and over study forces the ball too much.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Why catch that? Aren't we supposed to be smart?

 

[AdamOnFirst]

WTF was that play? Why did Stone throw it to a man 6 yards behind the scrimmage and why did he catch it?

Sometimes I can’t tell when you’re dumb and when it’s just a bit

 

[TheC]

Oof. No downfield passing options at all. Not good.

We may have already seen our best drive of the game

 

[NU Houston]

To stay in this game, we're going to need to get some turnovers.

 

[NU Houston]

Can Stone run at all? It would be nice to have a QB who could scramble and pick up yards with his legs. We have no downfield passing options and an immobile QB. Not good.

 

[CatManTrue]

Sometimes I can’t tell when you’re dumb and when it’s just a bit

You thought that was a smart play???

 

[Cool Cat]

Oregon has not outplayed us, just the opposite. Run the ball and we win.