Game Thread: Northwestern at Tulane

TheC

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I did not expect to go on the road and win today, but I really didn't think an AAC team would dominate us the way they have. They just look better everywhere.

It's time to go get a new coach and let him recruit whoever the hell he wants.
 

AdamOnFirst

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And there you go. Defense wilted in the heat after Stone left them for dead. Just completely embarrassing in every way.

Turn your eyes to the home-team sideline and see if we can find our next coach.
That would work for me, to be honest
 

Jaguar 88

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Neither the O or D coordinator is looking good today. The play calling when we had fourth and goal was questionable. On fourth and eight we don’t pressure the QB.

Maybe this is just a wasted year until the new stadium is open for a new coaching staff.
I have to agree at this point. The talent isn't there it seems, and that means coaching as well as the players. They need to hire the hottest OC available after the season. A guy with a plan that will garner interest from 4-5 star qbs, wrs, etc. We are too slow to be competitive, as the talent gap is too wide it seems. The coaching needs to be more innovative to make up for this, and it is simply not there thus far. I hope they can make corrections somehow, and soon or this will be a lost season.
 

phatcat_rivals223240

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Nov 5, 2001
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I did not expect to go on the road and win today, but I really didn't think an AAC team would dominate us the way they have. They just look better everywhere.

It's time to go get a new coach and let him recruit whoever the hell he wants.
It's all about the QB. This guy is making Hilinski look great. All 3 INTs were stupid.

Having their QB outrun our DBs was embarrassing tho
 

TheC

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It's all about the QB. This guy is making Hilinski look great. All 3 INTs were stupid.

Having their QB outrun our DBs was embarrassing tho
Nah.... it's way more than just the QB. The int's have hurt, but we'd be getting beat regardless. They are faster than us at every position.
 

AdamOnFirst

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3 down linemen vs six blockers on the obvious third and long run play and one of the down linemen still makes the tackle. Good Big Ten RB and. Good Big Ten line doesn’t allow that
 

AtlantaCat

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Nah.... it's way more than just the QB. The int's have hurt, but we'd be getting beat regardless. They are faster than us at every position.
True, but if that Piece of Stone had not thrown INT 3 up for grabs, I could easily see it 13-6 at the half with some modicum of hope.
 
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jensberg

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Stone looks like he's totally defeated. We need to try another quarterback how much worse could it get. But there's no way we're going to win this game anyway. They're just much faster than we are. This could be a winless big tenure for us.
 

TheC

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True, but if that Piece of Stone had not thrown INT 3 up for grabs, I could easily see it 13-6 at the half with some modicum of hope.
Listen... I"m a senior and you're a freshman so you should listen to me. :ROFLMAO:

I have no idea what those labels mean.
 

CatManTrue

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Thankfully there’s two wins on the schedule: Western Illinois & ULM.

I’ve watched a few BiG Ten football games this season and we do not look ready to compete in the conference.
 

Jaguar 88

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You are not going to get a good QB via the portal. Our offensive system isn't dynamic enough. The same reason we will never sign a really good QB anymore without a new HC/OC that has a dynamic system to attract top players on offense. Do you think NU will ever build a program off of other program's scraps? It only worked one time since 2018.
 

TheC

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Thankfully there’s two wins on the schedule: Western Illinois & ULM.

I’ve watched a few BiG Ten football games this season and we do not look ready to compete in the conference.
Maybe these guys need to realize that a good WR in the FCS is not the same as a good WR in the BIG.
 

Jaguar 88

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Thankfully there’s two wins on the schedule: Western Illinois & ULM.

I’ve watched a few BiG Ten football games this season and we do not look ready to compete in the conference.
We might be in for a rather ugly season. The program would have been better served spending all those millions on acquiring a top notch coaching staff.
 

AdamOnFirst

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Flush it!
For reasons I will not detail, I had to drive to the hardware store yesterday to purchase a toilet auger. I fear Mark Jackson will have a similar task w/r/t our football program this November. Lack of competitiveness the last 13 games is simply not acceptable.
 
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TheC

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As for other games, the superhyped Ohio State-Texas game is like watching paint dry. Boring game.
 
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