That Encapsulated the Pat Fitzgerald Era in One Game

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wildcatcoaster

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• Yesterday at 2:27 PM

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Cardiac Cats.... check
Fourth Down Fitz....check
Emotional Fitz....check
Stupid trick plays..... check
"Turtle Fitz" with a lead.... check
NU winning a game that looked hopeless.... check

I probably missed some. But glad it ended the way it did.

 

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cattul

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Sep 24, 2002

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• Yesterday at 2:39 PM

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That’s exactly what I was thinking. He lured the Cats into playing Fitzball, a script we’ve watched so many times. It almost worked.

Tough win. Glad NU got it.

 

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bringbacktherantboard

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• Yesterday at 2:42 PM

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cattul said:

That’s exactly what I was thinking. He lured the Cats into playing Fitzball, a script we’ve watched so many times. It almost worked.

Tough win. Glad NU got it.

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He "lured" us into playing Fitzball by playing tough defense all day and making us work for everything.

 

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Gocatsgo2003

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• Yesterday at 2:49 PM

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bringbacktherantboard said:

He "lured" us into playing Fitzball by playing tough defense all day and making us work for everything.

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If by “he” you mean 55 in green, then I agree. Kid played a whale of a game.

 

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eddie_gocats

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• Yesterday at 2:51 PM

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Fitzian except we have damn good OC… of course he had Hank.

 

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