First-Half Thread for NU vs. Wisconsin

[lou v]

It is C-C-COLD up here in Madison today. Thirty-four degrees with a biting wind. But it doesn't look like we're going to get any precipitation.

 

[lou v]

It is C-C-COLD up here in Madison today. Thirty-four degrees with a biting wind. But it doesn't look like we're going to get any precipitation.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Nice and warm here in FL

 

[Fanaticat98]

Complete whiff on that tackle after the catch leading to 8 extra yards…will not name names…

 

[Alan Smithee_rivals156293]

Complete whiff on that tackle after the catch leading to 8 extra yards…will not name names…

On the bright side, the first play from scrimmage wasn’t a TD for the other guys.

 

[NREPP Fraud]

It is C-C-COLD up here in Madison today. Thirty-four degrees with a biting wind. But it doesn't look like we're going to get any precipitation.

We can win! Their running back is slow

 

[NUCat320]

I was just thinking this was the best drive of the year.

 

[chicagocatfan24]

Absolutely hilarious. I screamed in laughter at my TV

 

[BFDCat]

I was just thinking this was the best drive of the year.

It was, until all of the sudden it wasn't.

 

[NREPP Fraud]

Take the three points there!

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Damn. All that work for nothing. Might have been defensive hold but still a stupid pass

 

[DaCat]

Marty makes poor decisions.

 

[jensberg]

That is two passes on this drive that Marty through inside 2 the receiver instead of outside

 

[GECat2]

Marty can't throw a deep ball & he needs to look to the second & third option receivers. Terrible decision making

 

[Fanaticat98]

Zero points from a 20 play drive. Brutal mistake. Why try a high risk throw on second down? You think that was Marty’s read or the OC? What a killer to come away with nothing, we’ll nothing plus a momentum shift.

 

[stpaulcat]

Story of the season. Blow the key plays.

 

[GECat2]

At least Hillinski can throw a deep ball. Jesus.

 

[NUCat320]

Marty makes poor decisions.

And poor throws.

 

[BFDCat]

Do they teach tackling at NU any more?

 

[Fcmchi1]

No real QB two out of the last three years. That’s on the coaching and recruiting.

 

[BFDCat]

Mertz won't have to throw a single pass.

 

[Fanaticat98]

We just seem horrendously weak on D. One guy can almost never take the RB down and even when we have multiple guys on him they get dragged for 4-5 yards.

 

[TejasCat]

one particular LB is lost every play, do we not have other options?

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Is our defense just small and weak? I can't tell if it's bad technique or if they're just getting pushed around.

 

[GECat2]

It seems we teach our D to tackle at shoulder pad level. A unique strategy that fails miserably in practice.

 

[Alan Smithee_rivals156293]

We just seem horrendously weak on D. One guy can almost never take the RB down and even when we have multiple guys on him they get dragged for 4-5 yards.

That’s got to be exhausting for the RB, running for so many yards and blowing through them and dragging defenders along. Maybe they’ll get worn out from that. Secret strategy?

 

[jensberg]

one particular LB is lost every play, do we not have other options?

Apparently not

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Well, through it all, we're tied at the end of the quarter. This game is going at the pace we need if we're going to have a chance. We need to hold them to a FG here, though.

 

[Alvious]

We just seem horrendously weak on D. One guy can almost never take the RB down and even when we have multiple guys on him they get dragged for 4-5 yards.

This, this, 100 times this.

 

[CatManTrue]

That’s got to be exhausting for the RB, running for so many yards and blowing through them and dragging defenders along. Maybe they’ll get worn out from that. Secret strategy?

If so, it didn’t work so well against MSU or Nebraska. So you’re saying the third time will be the charm?

 

[Alan Smithee_rivals156293]

If so, it didn’t work so well against MSU or Nebraska. So you’re saying the third time will be the charm?

Lol don’t hold me to it.

 

[NREPP Fraud]

We are playing them even! They get the pass interference call and we don’t!

 

[DaCat]

Our tackling is terrible. How did the players forget how to tackle so quickly after Hank's retirement??

 

[NCPurplecat]

Congrats to Wisconsin for calling pass interference on NU. Badgers needed it..

 

[CatManTrue]

Mertz won't have to throw a single pass.

Incredibly prescient. Saddening, but prescient.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

The last series for both teams showed weaknesses on both sides of the ball for the Cats. We drive down the field only to throw a pick. Deep in their own territory, the Badgers get 30+ yards on first down. Nobody tackling on defense. Pass interference call secured the td for the Badgers drive.

 

[Darren72]

Was that CJ’s first play this season?

 

[freewillie07]

Congrats to Wisconsin for calling pass interference on NU. Badgers needed it..

I would be interested to know the stats on how many TD drives in the Big Ten included a PI in the endzone. Maybe it’s just an NU thing on both sides of the ball. But it feels like a super high-stakes call. It’s why Fitz got the unsportsmanlike conduct call last week.

 

[NUCat320]

Was that CJ’s first play this season?

I was wondering the same thing. No bowl game to worry about so everybody who hasn’t seen the field yet can play the rest of the way.

 

[JournCat]

This is worse than 2019. Pratfalls in all three phases.