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FOOTBALL Game thread for Northwestern vs. Ohio State

DaCat

DaCat

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May 29, 2001
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Did anyone notice if McKinzie got injured? Sadowsky played the entire last couple of series.
 
AdamOnFirst

AdamOnFirst

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Nov 29, 2021
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Our tackling is unacceptably bad

Nicco is a gamer and not bad, but between our lack of elite athletes and bad line play we have zero explosiveness with him at QB. He’s played two very good and/or talented defenses so it’s not just him, but he doesn’t have the same incredible ability to keep his eyes downfield while scrambling as often as Aidan does. And don’t get me wrong, he’s made a few awesome plays, the play to Dehnicke that also got the illegalnuse of hands to the face and the throw to Himon were awesome, but our offense is too dependent on Aidan magic against defenses like this.
 
TheC

TheC

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May 29, 2001
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A loss by less than 20 would be a win. Our guys are fighting, but they just aren't the same level athletes that the Ohio States of the world are.
 
bringbacktherantboard

bringbacktherantboard

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GeauxCatsGeaux said:
They get the ball to start the half and their field position to start the half will be 10-20 yards worse with all the time in the world to make it a 15 point game. If we don't get it, we can probably hold them to a FG at worst. If we get it, we can put some points on the board of our own. I think it's an absolute no brainer.
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They were going to get the ball to start the half anyway. The punt ensured they wouldn't get ANOTHER opportunity to score before the end of the half.
 
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WestCoastWildcat

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May 29, 2001
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We are down only one score at the half so I guess anything can happen. To be this close at the half after both of our lines being dominated leaves some hope we could somehow pull an upset. Kicking fg’s instead of scoring td’s won’t do it though. Let’s continue to keep it close and hope we can find a way to score. Go Cats!
 
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Fanaticat98

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May 29, 2001
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Great drive. What is the thinking of not going for 2?!?! Lack of confidence in goal line offense it’s sad that they probably thought they used up their few effective goal line scoring plays?
 
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Deeringfish

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Fanaticat98 said:
Great drive. What is the thinking of not going for 2?!?! Lack of confidence in goal line offense it’s sad that they probably thought they used up their few effective goal line scoring plays?
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The math says go for two. OTOH a fail takes a little momentum away
 
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Fanaticat98

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Just so frustrating to watch the D get pushed for 3-4 extra yards. The difference between 2nd and long and 2nd and short
 
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