Game Thread: Northwestern at Tulane

[NU Houston]

Strange call. Stone has been throwing the ball week, so you call a run on 3rd and goal from the 7?

 

[EvanstonCat]

Why didn’t we have Himon in in that last set of downs?

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Good pass pressure on last play of Qtr. Now get a stop on 3rd

 

[TheC]

That's a terrible call!!!!

That's simply not pass interference. He didn't grab. He bumped early but the ball was thrown behind the receiver and he stopped. You don't call that crap.

 

[Medill '03]

Another third and long. Another call for Saka to fall into zone coverage away from the play. Another first down for Tulane.

 

[jensberg]

Why do we keep having Saka drop into pass covers instead of rushing a passer

 

[Medill '03]

Why didn’t we have Himon in in that last set of downs?

I guess it was Caleb’s turn. Can’t figure out the RB rotation so far.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

I don't know what the refs saw on that penalty.

 

[TheC]

What I don't like is this continued soft coverage by our DBs. Way too much cushion.

 

[Medill '03]

Looks like Tulane has a game plan on offense. NU’s best defense so far is drops.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Wow cutting through us like butter

 

[Medill '03]

What I don't like is this continued soft coverage by our DBs. Way too much cushion.

There’s cushion, and there’s letting a guy run free 20 yards from a defender!

 

[Medill '03]

Wow cutting through us like butter

Four drops so far bailing out NU.

 

[TheC]

There’s cushion, and there’s letting a guy run free 20 yards from a defender!

That was a blown assignment. Two guys took the inside cutter and left the wide flat wide open.

 

[jensberg]

Too bad we don't have their offensive coordinator

 

[eddie_gocats]

Tulane chocked a TD… come on Cats!

 

[Medill '03]

That was a blown assignment. Two guys took the inside cutter and left the wide flat wide open.

Right. Plenty of both so far for NU.

 

[TheC]

Run the ******* football!!! We have a huge OL. Why are we doing all this drop back crap when WRs are the weakness of this team????

 

[CatManTrue]

Ugh. Stone looks like a turnover machine so far.

 

[eddie_gocats]

Sh*t

 

[Medill '03]

That was Tiernan again giving up the pressure on Stone. Once again, OL just can’t seem to understand basic stunt concepts.

 

[Medill '03]

Both INTs have seen Stone falling away from the throw while under pressure.

 

[DarkSide576]

Hunter Johnson Part 2?

 

[Medill '03]

Saka set the edge, didn’t drop in coverage on third down. Got good interior pressure on the QB draw.

 

[Medill '03]

Hunter Johnson Part 2?

If the offensive line won’t block, then yes, same results.

 

[TheC]

If the offensive line won’t block, then yes, same results.

But also WRs with no quickness which means no separation. It's the Northwestern curse.

 

[jensberg]

Stone throwing into coverage. Of course part of that could be the fact that our receivers don't get any separation

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That first INT was mostly just caused by a third and long chuck while getting obliterated by the blitz. That one was just terrible

 

[Medill '03]

At least Saka rushed on that successful fourth down.

 

[NUCatswin]

Perhaps we should restore fitz as coach

 

[TheC]

WRs with quickness. You can see the huge difference between them and us. They get that yard of separation on a quick cut. Our guys don't.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That first INT was mostly just caused by a third and long chuck while getting obliterated by the blitz. That one was just terrible

Had the post concept behind that deep crosser and got the safety to bite down, leaving the deep post wide open… and just uncorked it straight into the safety. Bad bad.

 

[Medill '03]

At least Saka rushed on that successful fourth down.

Not Good when the announcers are dogging your defensive coordinator for making it easy on the QB for 4th down.

 

[TheC]

Perhaps we should restore fitz as coach

Oh good lord, please no. Let's hire a coach for the 21st century. We keep wanting to play old fashioned football. Those days are gone.

 

[CatManTrue]

The Defense is already looking gassed halfway thru the second quarter.

Against an AAC team.

Not a good sign for the season.

 

[EvanstonCat]

I miss Hank

 

[Jonny2TheP]

The defense looks very soft. Not physical or aggressive at all. Playing on their heels and trying to prevent a mistake rather than being the aggressor.

It ain’t working. Be aggressive. Throw in some wrinkles.

 

[jensberg]

At this rate we won't even have 100 yards of offense in the first half. So much for our new offense! This could be a tough year. Purdue absolutely crushing Ball State.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Nice sack. GOTTA hold now

 

[Fcmchi1]

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.