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Backyard Football -- Big 10 Style
Wrigley Field in Chicago will host its first college football game in 72 years Saturday when Northwestern (7-3) plays Illinois (5-5). It was set up last April, and both sides signed off on the setup, which has the field running from the 3rd base dugout to right field. Then Wednesday they let the...
Big Ten Divisions Announced
Division I: Division 2: Illinois Northwestern Indiana ...
Armchair Quarterbacking With The Rivalry, Esq - Purdue v. NW
Matchup - 2-4 Purdue @ 5-1 Northwestern Date - October 18, 2008 Game Score and Time - NW 27, Purdue 12, 2:45 mark of the 3rd quarter Capsule - Northwestern scored three second quarter touchdowns to take a lead, but the game was bogging down into a mix of incomplete passes and punts. The...
Evaluating the Mechanics of Big Ten Quarterbacks - Mike Kafka
Northwestern's Athletic Department describes him as a "solid runner with a strong throwing arm," that gives the Wildcats a "one-two punch at quarterback" I've previously written that Kafka is a "human pinball." But can Bacher's backup step it up? Let's take a look under the hood. Mike Kafka...
Evaluating the Mechanics of Big Ten Quarterbacks - Ben Chappell
Earlier this week, I outlined a profile to evaluate the form of conference signal callers. Tonight, we'll grade the first player. Ben Chappell (Indiana) Although Indiana's Junior quarterback saw action in eleven games last season, the dismissal of the record-breaking Kellen Lewis puts the...
Northwestern Football: Was 9-4 a Fluke?
Writing about Northwestern football right now obligates one to use some variation of the following terms: Character guy, hard working, getting more out of less, gutsy, and possibly the word "spunky." As in: "Pat Fitzgerald may not have the best talent in the Big 10, but he has got more out of less...
LTP's Take on The Rivalry's Spring Northwestern Preview
We asked Lake The Posts, the preeminent Northwestern football blogger, to give us his take on our Spring Preview of the Northwestern Wildcats. He obliged with a couple comments about a team that returns many starters from it's successful 2008 season. In regards to the possible wide receiving...
Last Call Drinks Bombay, Talks the Toughest Big Ten Schedules
Great news. Last Call -- the sofa martini professional part of me -- isn't dead, it just had to go on hiatus for a few weeks while I powered through final exams. Now we're back in full force, and like Daniel Craig's James Bond, it's time to suck some olives. Toughest Big Ten Schedules in 2009. ...
Last Call Drinks Frugal Joe's Beer, Talks Conference Earnings
If the economy were a Division I team, it'd be Texas-San Antonio -- non-existent through 2011. In the spirit of keeping things modest, I've elected to break Esquire Rule No. 1: Never Pick Up a Six Pack that Retails for Less than $5.00,* to opt for a bottom shelf brew that's exclusively sold at...
Mike Kafka in the 2009 Offseason: Slide, Slide, Slippity Slide
It's been noted that Northwestern has been robbed of its 2008 laureates, leaving a roster that reads more like a state-school wait list. But, despite saying see ya to C.J. (Bacher) and his steady, if not spectacular production (2442 yards, 60 percent completion), the Wildcats have the benefit of a...
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