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Topic: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread

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nuwildcat

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Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« on: July 25, 2017, 10:44:29 PM »
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2017, 04:33:18 PM »
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2017, 07:14:44 PM »
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2017, 04:35:46 PM »
Ara Parseghian's forgotten importance in Northwestern football history


- without him, NU could have easily left the B1G to become an independent or even dropped the sport altogether


https://www.insidenu.com/2017/8/8/16111012/ara-parseghian-feature-northwestern-football-coach-notre-dame-miami-ohio-tom-myers-paul-flatley
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2017, 05:59:20 PM »

Excellent article. I knew NU seriously thought about dropping out - all it had to do was look across town at the UC.


Frankly, the Big Ten almost crashed entirely in the 1960's, when most of the schools wanted to go in the Ivy direction.
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2017, 04:20:44 PM »
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2017, 03:17:08 PM »
NU football fan base ranked #9 in happiness by ESPN

https://www.insidenu.com/2017/8/22/16184682/northwestern-fans-happiness-rankings-no-9-pat-fitzgerald-clayton-thorson-jim-phillips

- btw, we're behind Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State but surprisingly above Michigan


I think the reason we're pretty giddy is that there honestly are minimal expectations in Evanston


Since the postseason has often eluded us, 6 wins and a bowl game are embraced enthusiastically

7 or more victories = icing on the cake


I don't think I could handle being an Alabama fan .... where National Title or Bust is the annual slogan and when u don't achieve it (or, hell, when u suffer any loss), complete and utter misery can set in


Don't get me wrong ... as a Wildcat fan, I've felt devastation many times (for some reason, losing to Nebraska on that POS Hail Mary in 2013 immediately comes to mind lately)

However, I usually get over it pretty quickly because alas, the quest for 6 wins is often still alive and well  :86:
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2017, 03:23:27 PM »
For what it's worth BTN's Stanley Jackson predicted Northwestern to win the Big Ten West this year.
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2017, 04:50:31 PM »
Quote from: Temp430 on August 23, 2017, 03:23:27 PM
For what it's worth BTN's Stanley Jackson predicted Northwestern to win the Big Ten West this year.
He also thought throwing the ball right to Andre Weathers was a smart idea
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2017, 01:59:13 AM »
I have NU 2nd in the BTW for 2017, but I am not so sure. I might have underrated NU.
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Re: Northwestern 2017 Preseason Thread
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2017, 08:19:43 AM »
I still think that Wisconsin is the best in the West given they have Northwestern at home on Sept. 30th.  The winner of that game will likely go to Indianapolis in December.
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