Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Illinois

[989bjm989]

Still have some hope left. Not giving up yet.

 

[Sheffielder]

It would be nice if this became our new 54-51...

 

[BigTenCat]

I'm with Sheffielder. Start Boe in the Detroit Bowl. Get him some full game reps and let's see what he can do. Oh, and anyone but Lujan can / should wear the OC hat.

He probably is a lot worse than Stone.

 

[Hungry Jack]

I have zero faith in stone

 

[corbi296]

The first half interception was the same and led to a touchdown, which is the difference in this game. Stone hasn't been good today but the game is totally different if the receivers come down with those catches.

What game are you watching? The first half interception was tipped by a linebacker right in the passing lane that Stone obviously did not see.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Guys calm down this game has like four more possessions left at least

We are 3/4 of the way to this! I’m a genius

 

[989bjm989]

Just a fun two minute drill to score.

 

[Cool Cat]

Cats about to claw back!

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

What game are you watching? The first half interception was tipped by a linebacker right in the passing lane that Stone obviously did not see.

The pass hit the receiver in the hands.

 

[989bjm989]

Dumb we still have another chance honestly.

 

[BigTenCat]

Honestly there best chance is getting to the Hail Mary range

 

[AdamOnFirst]

The pass hit the receiver in the hands.

A meaningless statement when you make sure to mention it hit his one hand like four feet from where he was set up to catch it after being tipped right in front of him

 

[JimStarr777]

The crapping on Stone after last week’s game blows my mind….

 

[Sheffielder]

The crapping on Stone after last week’s game blows my mind….

Stone is night and day. Never in the middle. I would be thrilled if he proves me wrong in the next minute.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

The crapping on Stone after last week’s game blows my mind….

Last week good stone, tofay less good stone

 

[989bjm989]

Wow Eligon!

 

[Sheffielder]

In fairness to Stone, I feel like we've watched a lot of fluke, dumb luck INTs.

 

[Cool Cat]

Wilde!!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I now think winning is the funniest outcome

 

[JimStarr777]

Last week good stone, tofay less good stone

This team doesn’t even go to a bowl game without Stone. He almost single-handedly won the game last week.

 

[Sheffielder]

I now think winning is the funniest outcome

So we can go play LSU in the Nashville

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

'Cats down to their last life.

 

[BigTenCat]

Merciful ending. That was a tough watch.

 

[Sheffielder]

That ended as it should. At least, mercifully, it wasn't an INT.

 

[Cool Cat]

We didn't lose. We just ran out of time!

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Kinda deserved to lose. Game wasn't that close

 

[AdamOnFirst]

We are 3/4 of the way to this! I’m a genius

I can’t believe this was actually true haha

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Merciful ending. That was a tough watch.

How sad is your life that you keep creating new accounts to come here and spew negativity each game?

 

[AtlantaCat]

This team doesn’t even go to a bowl game without Stone. He almost single-handedly won the game last week.

One fricking half of one fricking game. Great...

 

[FitzFan]

The crapping on Stone after last week’s game blows my mind….

He's getting paid a lot of money to put up just over 2,000 yards of passing and a 14/12 TD/INT ratio over an entire season. I'd say the crap is justified.

 

[BigTenCat]

Finished the season 1-4 with the only win coming on a miss FG. Don’t really see a lot of positives with the program right now.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That was genuinely some of the silliest **** imaginable. A couple more first downs and either n end zone pick or outright winning would have been even sillier, but that was pretty ******* silly

 

[cattul]

Well, that’s not how you “win Big Ten Championships.”

Get to work, coach.

 

[corbi296]

The pass hit the receiver in the hands.

You’re blind. Go back and watch the play.

 

[Sheffielder]

I will leave here with this thought: this is the worst part of NIL.

I just think of Preston Stone a hired contractor who we grossly overpaid to deliver six wins, half of which we probably would have gotten without him.

And yet, can't blame the kid for maximizing his payday.

 

[Cool Cat]

I know that we all want more. TBH, it has been a good season.

 

[JimStarr777]

He's getting paid a lot of money to put up just over 2,000 yards of passing and a 14/12 TD/INT ratio over an entire season. I'd say the crap is justified.

We win 2 games without him. This team has lots of issues, including WRs that can’t catch.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Just curious...anyone have a drink/shot of choice for TDs? Mine has been Bushmill's since the Motor City Bowl of 2003.

EDIT: All are welcome to join. Too few NU traditions...

I wanna thank you for getting me thinking about this and inspiring a nice mug of holiday buttered rum that helped make the end of that game more hilarious than enraging

 

[corbi296]

This team doesn’t even go to a bowl game without Stone. He almost single-handedly won the game last week.

How many have we lost because of his poor play? Tonight for sure. Even an average QB performance gets us a win tonight.

 

[Anon1756236851]

Win or lose...gritty game here. Remove "Northwestern" from the equation - you're down to your 4th string tailback with a mid-QB in treacherous weather and you're within a score of your rival at their senior day...

Mid QB is always a problem.