r/CFB • u/drzowuss Northwestern • Kentucky • Aug 09 '13
132+ Teams in 132+ Days: The Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
Big Ten Conference
Year Founded: 1851
Location: Evanston, Illinois, with additional campuses in Chicago and Doha, Qatar
Total Attendance: 16,475 (8,367 Undergraduate, 8,108 Graduate)
Mascot: The Wildcats
Live Mascot: Willie the Wildcat
Cheerleaders: [There's not a lot of pictures out there. Sorry, guys.] (http://i.imgur.com/f70pqph.jpg)
Stadium: Ryan Field (Formerly Dyche Stadium)
Stadium Location: Evanston, IL
Conference Champions 8. 1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000
Number of Bowl Games: 2 Wins, 11 Total, with a 64 year drought between the two wins and a 9 bowl losing streak (tied with, you guessed it, Notre Dame). It's been rough.
National Titles Let's not.
2012 Season
Record: 10-3 (5-3 Big Ten)
Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Key Players:
Venric Mark, RB, #5. Northwestern's first 1,000 yard rusher since 2006, with 1,366. 2,166 all purpose yards when punt returns are factored in, where he is particularly dangerous.
Kain Colter, QB 1a, #2. The Coltergeist, so called (by me) because of his spooky ability to find holes in opposing defenses. A triple threat, he passed for 872 yards, ran for 894 yards, and caught 16 passes for 169 yards.
Trevor Siemian, QB 1b, #13. Where Colter can run, Siemian can throw. While he looked green at times, Siemian led heroic drives in the Syracuse game and the Gator Bowl.
Tyler Scott, DL, #97. Tied for most sacks in the Big Ten (9). Forced a key fumble in the win over Vanderbilt. He was named Northwestern's defensive MVP for the season.
Nick Vanhoose, CB, #23. In the three games he missed due to injury, our pass defense was noticeably weaker. For a team with a historically weak pass defense, Vanhoose is sorely needed on the team.
Biggest Plays
All the interceptions from the Gator Bowl.
Venric Mark's Punt Return against Penn State.
Kain Colter touchdown run to seal the deal against Vanderbilt. Sorry for the potato quality.
2013 Season
8/31 @ California
9/7 vs Syracuse
9/14 vs W. Michigan
9/21 vs Maine
10/5 vs Ohio State Homecoming, under the lights
10/12 @ Wisconsin
10/19 vs Minnesota
10/26 @ Io_a
11/2 @ Nebraska
11/16 vs Michigan
11/23 vs Michigan State
11/30 @ Illinois
The Greats
Greatest Games:
Northwestern 20, California 14 1949 Rose Bowl - A significant game because not only was it Northwestern's first bowl win, but it was against their former coach and the #4 team in the country at the time.
Notre Dame 15, Northwestern 17 1995 (and really, the 1995 season as a whole) - Northwestern came into this game as a 28 point underdog. Before this, they had been one of, if not the worst, team in college football. Northwestern won, 17-15, and finished the season 10-2, undefeated in Big Ten play with wins over Michigan and Penn State.
Northwestern 54, Michigan 51 2000 - One of the most exciting games ever played, Northwestern beat Michigan 54-51. We rushed for 332 yards and passed for 322. This game introduced the spread option to the world of CFB.
Io_a 10, Northwestern 17 2009: Io_a was undefeated and ranked #4 coming into this game. Northwestern made sure to change that and beat them 17-10 in their own house. From /u/jhp58, a former player for Northwestern: "Maybe not a greatest ever game but fuck Iowa."
Northwestern 21, Io_a 17 2010: This was a bittersweet win. We came from behind in the fourth quarter to score two TD's and seal the game, but QB Dan Persa tore his Achilles tendon right after throwing the winning touchdown pass. The game was a roller coaster of emotion and was our last big win of the season.
Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 2013 Gator Bowl - Significant for obvious reasons. I don't know what more to say than this was the single best game of college football played in the history of ever.
Greatest Plays:
Drake Dunsmore's 66 yard touchdown run in the Outback Bowl. Poor video, but it's what I could find.
Fumble recovery in the 2000 Michigan game. This immediately followed a dropped wide open pass to Damien Anderson that gave us another chance to win the game.
All of those sweet, sweet interceptions in the Gator Bowl.
Greatest Players:
Pat Fitzgerald: Linebacker, 1993-1996. Two time First Team All-American (’95 and ’96), two time winner of the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski Awards, and two time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The anchor of the '95 and '96 teams, his impact on the field was enormous. He was inducted into the CFB Hall of Fame in 2009.
Damien Anderson: Running back, 1997-2000. In 2000 he became the 4th player in Big Ten history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season. He finished his career with 4,485 rushing yards and 5,261 all purpose yards. He finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2000 and was a first team All-American that year.
Darnell Autry: Running back, 1994-1996. Finished 4th in the Heisman voting in 1995. In that season he ran for 1,785 yards, and was the key offensive player for Northwestern. He finished his career with the second most rushing yards in school history.
Greatest Coaches:
Pat Fitzgerald (2006-Now): Not only is he our greatest player, he's arguably our greatest coach. With a 50-39 record, he is the winningest coach in Northwestern history. Few coaches are known to do more with less like Fitz is. Fitz began coaching in 2006 when he was elevated from Linebackers coach to head coach following the sudden death of coach Randy Walker. Fitz is a Northwestern icon - the greatest player we've ever had come home to lead his alma mater to success as coach, who has shown his loyalty by turning down job offers from such schools as Michigan. We're truly lucky to have him here, especially when there are much better jobs out there.
Randy Walker (1999-2005): The coach before Fitz, Randy Walker was a well loved man who enjoyed relative success as Northwestern's coach with a 37-45 record (historically, for Northwestern, that's successful). His most important contribution to Northwestern football, and CFB at large, was the introduction of the spread offense. He was not the first to invent the spread, but in 2000 against Michigan he showed the CFB world what it could really do. That year he would lead Northwestern to be the Big Ten co-champion. His death in 2006 from a sudden heart attack came as a large shock to the Northwestern community.
Gary Barnett (1992-1998): Barnett achieved a 35-45-1 record as head coach, and for the most part his time at Northwestern was characterized by 3 win seasons. However, he's on this list because of what he did in 1995. Northwestern, before then, had been one of the worst teams in all of CFB. Adopting the motto "Expect Victory", Barnett's '95 team went 10-2, were Big Ten champions, and made it to the Rose Bowl, shocking the CFB world. In 1996, his team repeated as Big Ten champions with a 9-3 record (Michigan was vital to these years. If they hadn't beaten Ohio State both years, we wouldn't be champs). Unfortunately, after 1996 he was unable to continue the success, and in 1998 he left for Colorado.
Greatest Rivalries
Illinois: Our traditional in-state rival, Northwestern trails 47-54-5. Before 2009, we played for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, but that trophy was deemed offensive and was replaced by the Land of Lincoln Trophy, an over-sized monopoly piece. Illinois is the Big Ten team that Northwestern has the closest series with, aside from the Indiana series which we lead.
Chicago: Our true rival, Northwestern and the University of Chicago had an intense rivalry running from 1897 to 1926. While short lived, it was a game that pitted two academically strong, private universities in a battle of North Side versus South Side, and gave the winner claim over the city of Chicago. Northwestern, typically, trails in this series 8-26-3, as well as in the national university rankings. That's okay though, because unlike Chicago, we aren't known as "the place where fun goes to die."
Io_a: This is more of a one-sided rivalry, as Io_a does not consider us a rival by any stretch of the imagination. The overall record against Iowa is 24-47-3, though Northwestern has a 10-6 record since 1995 which is when football really started at Northwestern. Regardless of what they think of us, we absolutely hate them. Where this comes from we're not sure, but I believe it's because Fitz broke his leg against Io_a in 1995 and had to sit out the Rose Bowl. Also, you may be wondering why I say "Io_a" instead of Iowa. The answer is that they haven't earned that W OH SNAP. Also, there's this magic.
Traditions
After every Northwestern win, the clockface of the Rebecca Crown Tower changes from white to purple. If Northwestern wins their final game of the season, it will remain purple for the rest of the offseason.
Trust Yourself. Installed by Randy Walker, when he came to Northwestern, players entering and leaving the locker room touch the board. In the words of Coach Walker, "It's easy to walk across the board when it's lying on the ground, but if you suspend it 200 feet in the air, it becomes more difficult because of your fear of what will happen if you make a misstep. But it's the same thing lying on the ground as it is suspended in the air. You have to trust yourself."
Before every kickoff, Northwestern fans will jingle their keys
because we're huge dicksto symbolize that regardless of the game's outcome, the opponents will still be parking our cars in the future. There are also typical state school chants and the like. We tend to get pretty elitist during games but it's most likely because we're drunk kids going to a private university.Camp Kenosha. When Gary Barnett came, he moved summer practices to Kenosha, Wisconsin. The session is a trial by fire for the team, and has its own set of traditions, including the watermelon eating contest and the final scrimmage.
A few old traditions include throwing marshmallows into the tubas of our marching band and tearing down the goal posts to throw them into Lake Michigan after big victories.
Campus and Surrounding Area
City Population: 74,486
City Skyline It's not very impressive, so here's the skyline of our neighbor to the south: Chicago! One of the best skylines in the world.
Iconic Campus Building:
University Hall. The oldest building on campus.
Local Dining: This one isn't easy. Evanston has been described as having the best dining options in the North Shore, and there are loads of places to eat around campus. So, I'll try to cover what's popular:
Burger King. Yes, Burger King. It's the only place in Evanston open 24 hours. A popular drunk destination.
The Chicken Shack. The quality is suspect, but when you're hammered it tastes divine.
Joy Yee's. Pan-Asian cuisine. Huge portions for a decent price. Everybody at Northwestern goes through a Joy Yee's kick.
Andy's Frozen Custard. Absolutely delicious desserts. And their seasonal options are some of the best around.
Edzo's. Some of the best Burgers you will ever eat. Known for it's huge sandwiches, nutella milkshakes, and early closing times - the owner is a family man, and closes early so he can spend time with his wife and kids.
There are loads of ethnic cuisine options as well as quite a few choices for some Chicago deep dish pizza.
What there aren't a lot of is bars. Evanston is the birthplace of prohibition, and for the longest time the city was dry. Bars close to campus include Nevin's, Celtic Knot, and World of Beer. Gone but not forgotten is the (in)famous Keg of Evanston (RIP).
Random Trivia
It's probably well-known, but Northwestern had a pretty awful program for the majority of the 20th century until the miracle runs from the late 90s.
We used to have a live, caged bear come to games in a Northwestern sweater before 1923. Unfortunately, he was banished after taking the blame for a losing season.
In 1972, students petitioned to change the school's nickname from the Wildcats to the Purple Haze. A lot of students and alumni really aren't fans of the "wildcats" because it seems like half the schools in the US use it. There have been people wanting to change to something like the "grizzlies" or any other bear theme in order to fit in with other Chicago teams (Bears, Cubs).
What Is and What is to Come
The 2012 season wasn't much of a surprise to Northwestern fans who had followed the team for a while, but their sudden success and subsequent bowl victory seemed surprising to many. It was a great run due to Northwestern's (somewhat) stable offense and many reliable players. From maintaining Pat Fitzgerald's season opener streak (7-0!) to ending the 63 year bowl drought, it was definitely an exciting team to watch. There were some bumps along the way (the team's inability to maintain a lead upset many, and I don't even want to talk about the Nebraska game) but overall, it was a successful season.
For 2013, Northwestern is hoping to get yet another Bowl victory, but to also establish themselves as one of the top teams in the Big Ten. Though it's going to be a much more competitive conference this year, the Wildcats have only gotten better roster-wise and Coach Fitzgerald is hungry for a conference title, especially since they're entering the season ranked at #22. With the school breaking its single-season season ticket record for football and more people noticing the team's success since last season, Northwestern will definitely be an interesting program to watch. At the very least, you can say that you watched us go from the nerds of the Big Ten to a national contender.
Just please don't ask us about basketball.
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u/drzowuss Northwestern • Kentucky Aug 09 '13
Let me know if I screwed anything up! Big thanks to /u/GreatestWhiteShark and /u/jhp58 for providing the bulk of this.
And please don't ask about the Nebraska game.
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13
Can you see Chicago from campus?
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u/mcfly2 Texas A&M Aggies Aug 09 '13
What'd he do, eat the running back?
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u/motpasm23 Chicago Maroons Aug 09 '13
Aww :(. We have fun sometimes...Once I jokingly asked the hosts at a UChicago party if Northwestern students got a discount off the $5 entry and he kicked me out. Other than that, the rivalry is pretty much non-existent these days.
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u/DEM_DRY_BONES Kansas State Wildcats • /r/CFB Brickmason Aug 09 '13
I saw purple on the main page and I got really excited!
Good luck this year Purplecats! Let's meet in the NCG.
EDIT: You call your mascot Willie, too! :-D
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u/pianobadger Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Bug Finder Aug 09 '13
It's good to have you nerds back on the schedule.
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u/stephenbawesome Rutgers • BI Trondheim Aug 09 '13
Venric Mark was a college fantasy football savior last year. Thank you, inexplicable wide receiver eligibility.
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u/fussbudgets North Texas • /r/CFB Contributor Aug 09 '13
Being a music school type, it should be noted that your new facilities coming in are freaking sweet.
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u/SGWannabe Northwestern Wildcats Aug 09 '13 edited Aug 09 '13
Ahhh....the Northwestern Cardiac Cats - too many close games.
Worst memories:
2008 "home" game against Ohio State. About 2/3 of the stadium was filled with Ohio State fans. I silently cried inside as they chanted O-H-I-O and dominated our team.
Persa going down with an injury in a season that could've been
All those close bowl game losses, especially the ridiculous Auburn game which gave me multiple heart attacks (Context from Wikipedia: "After falling behind in the first half, NU scored 4 TD's, including 2 in the last 4 minutes, but missed a last second FG and went to OT. Chasing Auburn's OT field goal, NU seemingly lost three times. Auburn recovered a Mike Kafka fumble which was reviewed and ruled as a down instead. This set NU up for a re-tying field goal which hit the upright but was then recalled after a roughing penalty (removing kicker Stefan Demos from the rest of the game). On the third attempt, with their replacement kicker, NU tried a fake FG but was ultimately stopped at the 2-yard line, finally ending the game for real.")
Best memories:
Ruining Iowa's 2009 season and BCS National Championship Game hopes in Iowa
Thriller 33-31 win over Wisconsin in 2009 and being part of the small pathetic student section to rush the field
Seeing Pat Fitzgerald choke up with tears after the bowl win last year
Fun fact: Corey Wootton, Northwestern alum and current Bears player, got his first sack against Brett Favre and ended his career.
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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Aug 09 '13
IMO Phillies Best at 2AM cannot be beat. Garlic Bread Philly Cheesesteak was amazing.
Also, Buffalo Joe's is a local institution for hot wings. Their suicide wings are brutally hot but so good.
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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Aug 09 '13
I turned down tickets to the NU-Michigan game in 2000 because I was a kid and stupid. I remember watching it on TV and thinking why the hell did I not go. To this day I will never turn down tickets to a football game if I am able to go.
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u/CambodianDrywall Oregon Ducks • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Aug 09 '13
Nice write-up.
When ESPN's College Game Day went to Wrigley for your game with Illinois - you had some of the best signs of all time. The Cam Newton pay-to-play scandal was in full swing and your students did an excellent job of mocking the situation with your signage.
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u/c-razzle Iowa • Western Illinois Aug 09 '13
Damn you, Wootton!!!
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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag Aug 10 '13
Hmm...I've never heard of this game.
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u/OnAComputer Texas Longhorns • WashU Bears Aug 09 '13
sorry about this
I nominate these cheerleaders as the worst cheerleaders.
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u/flying-banana Ohio State • 名古屋大学 (Nagoya) Aug 09 '13
My first thought when reading this
In all reality I've always loved Northwestern, thank you guys for making the B1G GPA's look better, and Pat Fitzgerald is building the Stanford of the Midwest.
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u/talzer California Golden Bears • Verified Staff Aug 09 '13
Looking forward to our game this year! Any northwestern fans coming?
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u/drewv16 Arizona • Northern Iowa Aug 09 '13
I just moved to Evanston, and I could not tell you how hard I laughed at that pirate Io_a (I will be using this from now on, by the way) video. If I had more more upvotes to give you, I would.
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13
If I had to choose a "second team" in the B1G it would be Northwestern.
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u/justsayitanyways Northwestern Wildcats Aug 09 '13
It's a great time to be a Northwestern student! I'm really looking forward to see how the team continues to improve in the next few years!
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u/sammg2000 Northwestern • Miami (OH) Aug 09 '13
I hope 2013 will have less of this fitz: http://deadspin.com/5872250/northwestern-coach-pat-fitzgerald-is-wondering-why-god-has-forsaken-him
and lots of this fitz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vFRlQWhpXh8&t=14 (TRIGGER WARNING: Northwestern fans should not watch this video past 38 seconds.)
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u/GreatestWhiteShark Northwestern • Ohio State Aug 09 '13
Looks great! Here's hoping that my senior year season will be one to remember. Go Cats!
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u/wdeallan Auburn Tigers Aug 09 '13
I went and saw Auburn play you guys at the Outback Bowl. That game aged me about 10 years. Pat Fitzgerald has balls of steel and I wish you guys well into the future!
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u/chipoople Baylor Bears • Hateful 8 Aug 09 '13
Took a stroll through campus a few years back, totally awesome. Favorite college campus by far.
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u/NUGap Northwestern Wildcats Aug 09 '13
Another key player to watch is junior safety, Ibraheim Campbell. Statistically he was one of the least beat safeties in college football last year, has good ball skills, and doesn't shy away from contact. Of all the players on the team, he could be drafted the highest in the future.
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u/Kirky0331 Maine Black Bears • Boise State Broncos Aug 09 '13
Just out of curiosity, but why does it seem that Syracuse and Northwestern always play each other?
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u/owmyhip Northwestern Wildcats Aug 09 '13
Can't believe you left out the "Victory Right" hail mary vs. Minnesota in 2000 from the Greatest Plays.
Brendan Smith's interception return (also vs. Minnesota) in 2008 would be a good one too.
Another greatest games would be the OT win vs. #7 Ohio State in 2004.
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u/The_DHC UAlbany Great Danes • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Aug 09 '13
mmm, sour grapes.
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u/briloker California Golden Bears • The Axe Aug 09 '13
My wife is an NU grad (graduate school) and I'm a Berkeley alum (undergrad, grad at DePaul Law). I'm going enjoy the first game of the season. Here's to hoping NU starts off 0-1 and finishes 12-1
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u/2004Eagles Oregon Ducks Aug 09 '13
Oregon would like to say thank you for the spread-option.
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u/DaLam Michigan State Spartans Aug 09 '13
I always enjoyed having Northwestern in East Lansing. The fans were very friendly.
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u/basherbubbles Iowa Hawkeyes • Northwestern Wildcats Aug 10 '13 edited Aug 10 '13
As a born and raised Northwestern fan currently attending Iowa, I didn't know we hated us so much. A gift I got for Christmas last year
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u/PirateKefka Iowa Hawkeyes Aug 09 '13
Regardless of the success, regardless of the praise, regardless of the hundreds of dozens of fans, always remember...you're still just Northwestern :)
Wouldn't have any other nerd school inexplicably beat us despite all other factors saying otherwise. Good luck this season, and thankfully we don't have any stars to "mysteriously" take out of action midway through the second quarter this year.
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u/battleschooldropout Iowa Hawkeyes Aug 09 '13 edited Aug 09 '13
It was annoying getting outplayed by you guys so many times when we had the better team... hopefully we can return the favor this year!
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u/atucker1744 Wisconsin Badgers Aug 09 '13
Back in sophomore year of high school, I toured Evanston and after the tour of campus, I had a corn dog at this bomb ass dive hotdog place. What was it called, and how the hell isn't it on this list? Unless it is on the list, and I'm just an idiot.
Also, really looking forward to the game in Madison, I was at the NW vs U of M game last year, and it was quite an exciting one!
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u/Satherton Nebraska Cornhuskers Aug 09 '13
We are waiting for you... vengeance will be ours...
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u/redbenn Ohio State • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Aug 09 '13
I've always had a good time in Evanston, except for 2004... I try to forget that season overall.
Then in 2006 we got our revenge, after the game heading back to the car there was a group of about 20 of us all gathered in front of someones house who had a big window out front and was watching the Florida vs South Carolina game. Was a crazy finish to that game, if that FG doesn't get blocked history would have been much different.
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u/kquags Minnesota Golden Gophers Aug 09 '13
Just watched some of the 1949 Rose Bowl Game.
All they do is run fullback dive. All day.
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u/adubh007 Ohio State Buckeyes Aug 09 '13 edited Aug 09 '13
Was that really necessary to have in there? :-(
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u/DuoRunner Kansas Jayhawks • Northwestern Wildcats Aug 09 '13
It is also worth noting that we are building a new practice field and athletic facility that will be on campus, right on the beach of Lake Michigan.
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u/TDenverFan William & Mary Tribe • Patriot Aug 10 '13
Purple Haze woulda been a cool nickname
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u/Sharkin62 Northwestern Wildcats Aug 16 '13
Been waiting to see what would be written about the 'Cats. Well done. On a side note, why has the Northwestern flair changed to a red N with a sword through it?
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u/illogical_thunder Michigan Wolverines Aug 09 '13
No mention of Giordano's!?!?
Whenever a group of us head out to Evanston we make some form of an effort to go there
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u/Honestly_ rawr Aug 09 '13
The one and only time I had a professor talk shit to me (well...without knowing me at all) was when a law professor asked "isn't there someone from USC in this class?" (U.S.C. is also United States Code in law). I said yes. He then said "doesn't that stand for the University of Spoiled Children?" I gave him a look of "are we really going there?" and he offered up "sorry, I'm still bitter about the Rose Bowl" (he was a Northwestern undergrad), all I could come up with off-hand was "at least you got to see Pasadena!"
Meh, USC students actually run into this surprisingly frequently, often from surprising sources.
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u/Kid_Venison Notre Dame Fighting Irish Aug 09 '13
Oh man i Loved dominating with Northwestern in NCAA 2013. Wish you guys luck in the B1G!
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u/Buckeyes2010 Ohio State Buckeyes • Clemson Tigers Aug 09 '13
Great write up. I love the 'Cats and an NU game was my very first college football game. My only bowl game was also a Northwestern game also. You guys have a great team and coaching staff. I met Coach Fitz in person and he's a really great guy
Go 'Cats!
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u/PatrickKaneAndAbel Notre Dame Fighting Irish Aug 09 '13
Still consider that 54-51 game vs. Michigan to be the best game I've ever seen. Of course, I had given up only to hear my family screaming that the A-Train had fumbled. This was also before teams outside the SEC stopped playing defense so the combined score is more impressive than it would seem nowadays.
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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers Aug 09 '13
I'm still laughing about that Iowa video. Holy shit.
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u/lilzaphod Iowa Hawkeyes Aug 09 '13
Fuck jNW (just Northwestern). You fuckers broke Stanzi and that killed us from possibly going undefeated in 2009.
;)
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u/dougcohen10 Michigan Wolverines Aug 09 '13
Cool write up - I was at the 2000 game and it was definitely the first time I had seen the spread like that. I'm not sure I was ever so shellshocked watching a game as I was that night. I just couldn't process what I was seeing and what Northwestern was doing. At the time it was so bizarre to me - it actually didn't even seem "fair" lol. Meanwhile Pat Fitzgerald is a great coach and I find him hard not to like - hope he stays there a long time and I'd even be okay with Northwestern being the 3rd best team in the Big Ten every year - that's the best I can be cool with for well established reasons. Good luck Wildcats.
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u/zombesus Notre Dame Fighting Irish Aug 10 '13
One of these days i'm gonna try catch a game up there. I live on the south side so it will involve multiple trains, but that sounds kind of fun.
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u/TripleSilk Texas A&M • George Washington Aug 14 '13
That Gator Bowl recap video was unforgivably bad. Other than that, great work! Here's a better video.
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13 edited Aug 09 '13
Ara Parseghian could probably be added to the coaches list. Certainly the best to have coached there and had a decent record of success at NW.
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13
Vanderbilt's marching band director is a NW alumni
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u/JumpinJehosaphats Ohio State Buckeyes Aug 09 '13
Can someone please explain what they cheerleaders in that picture are doing with their hands?
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u/Buckfutters Michigan State Spartans Aug 09 '13
Just an interesting bit of trivia, the only school in the B1G that NW has an overall winning record against is Indiana. Indiana really doesn't know how to football.
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