Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Western Illinois

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (0-1) hosts Western Illinois (0-1) tonight at Martin Stadium. Kick off is set for 6:30 pm and the game will air on BTN.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Gorgeous day on the lakefront. GO CATS

 

[Rodenthater]

If this isn’t a beat down say a win by 35-40 points… oh boy!

 

[CatManTrue]

Porter!

 

[chicagocatfan4]

That's a pick 6 in the Big 10

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That's a pick 6 in the Big 10

YEs it is, my goodness.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Cam Porter is at least one Big Ten caliber athlete on the offense

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

We got a stop. Woohoo!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Well we definiely know WIlde has the speed to cook bad FCS DBs, at least

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Big fan of Eligon

 

[eddie_gocats]

Beat the spread!

 

[TheC]

Ok... good start. Not sure why you waste your trick 2 point play against WIU, but ok.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Pleased to see Stone find a receiver who tucked into a gap in the zone while stepping away from the rush, that translates any week

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ok... good start. Not sure why you waste your trick 2 point play against WIU, but ok.

Get it on film and likely a check at the line

 

[TheC]

Good blitz by one LB leads to the pick for the other. Very nice!

 

[NUcats92]

Good start for the cats I know the students aren’t on campus, but man are the stands very sparse disappointing.

 

[chicagocatfan4]

That's a pick 6 in the Big 10

and that's another pick in the Big 10...
...I'm scared

 

[TheC]

and that's another pick in the Big 10...
...I'm scared

Absolutely

 

[eddie_gocats]

Another pass that would have been picked off in B10 play… doh!

 

[CatManTrue]

Absolutely

How about the bunny fumble from #20?

Time for him to ride the bench.

 

[Cool Cat]

Stone has big stones. Completing passes in triple coverage.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

and that's another pick in the Big 10...
...I'm scared

Disagree, thats one where Wilde just toasted the lesser DBs. In conference play he's just not open.

 

[HawkCat]

Wilde is very good, but I worry that he is so much our best option that Stone will keep forcing the ball to him in double and triple coverage.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

How about the bunny fumble from #20?

Time for him to ride the bench.

He already is, basically. We're seeing why. SHouldn't be a surprise a Freshman off a dreadful Stanford team isn't ready to be an immediate impact despite some attractive tools.

 

[TheC]

Stone has a big hitch on his throwing motion

 

[DaCat]

Yikes. Stone got away with 4 or 5 throws that were picks waiting to happen.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

WHy do we always have to have the weirdest ******* commercials. I was a music student for a time too, but can't we display a performance with some ******* melody and not some experimental soundscape ****?

 

[Fanaticat98]

I’m very worried. It simply looks like Stone only has one velocity on his throws, and that’s “medium.” It seems like this is pretty much the same as the Tulane game but WIU is just a half step slow, otherwise there would be 2-3 picks already.

 

[jensberg]

Offensive line doesn't look like it's getting particularly great push on some of the running plays. One would think we'd be running the ball more.

 

[jensberg]

Good grief we must have like six penalties already

 

[TheC]

What is this sloppy crap with all the penalties??

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Offensive line doesn't look like it's getting particularly great push on some of the running plays. One would think we'd be running the ball more.

Still just looks like a MAC caliber roster on offense. Most of the offense so far has been chucking it to WIlde - he's already proven he's a superlative player vs FCS opposition - and Porter being just a better athlete - another guy who is already a proven Big Ten caliber player - and not much else.

Also: soft *** penalty.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Still just looks like a MAC caliber roster on offense. Most of the offense so far has been chucking it to WIlde - he's already proven he's a superlative player vs FCS opposition - and Porter being just a better athlete - another guy who is already a proven Big Ten caliber player - and not much else.

Also: soft *** penalty.

Not at all like on defense, where we just have obviously superior athletes to this team,

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

This is getting annoying

 

[Fanaticat98]

If this is what we get on offense after a week where they all should have been drilled mercilessly about discipline and protecting the ball, we have multiple near INTs, a fumble lost and several penalties.

 

[TheC]

Our WRs run in quicksand

 

[prez77]

These guys just don’t get open

 

[jensberg]

All of a sudden we have no offense again. The online cannot get any push for the running game

 

[NUcats92]

Saka getting put on his back by a receiver is disappointing.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Man, Marquezx Lewis is NOT good