Saturday, October 25, 2008
AMF good season...
And so the season ends, not with a bang but a mid-season choke. All talk of good bowl versus better bowl, will now morph to anxious talk of any bowl. Yes, I love the potato pancakes at Jacoby's, but I would have preferred we not lose to the worst team in the Big Ten. And I would have preferred that our starting QB and RB not both get hurt. And I would have preferred that Mike "Demon Spawn" Kafka was a capable backup as opposed to a moron who thought "flushing" meant he should throw away the team's last chance.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
We Boiled 'em
The Cats laid a major smack-down on the Boilermakers, routing them 48-26 to advance to 6-1 on the season. The bowl-eligibility question is now reduced to good bowl or great bowl.
Let's take a second to look both backward and forward.
First, MSU's performance after they tarnished our perfect season. The Spartans were completely demolished by Ohio State, losing 45-7 and losing their starting QB to a concussion. While MSU played well against the Cats, it was amateur hour against the Buckeyes as they gave up 6 TO's and their Heisman candidate did diddly. Net-net, MSU's performance against OSU diminishes the Cats and makes our upcoming date against OSU look scarier.
Second, looking forward to the Cats next game at Indiana. Indiana's season is completely wrecked, with a string of 5 consecutive losses coming into their date against the Cats. Indiana and NU have played two foes in common, Iowa and MSU. Indiana played MSU straight up, but mistakes and wacky plays doomed them, whereas in the Iowa game, Indiana was hopelessly outclassed and badly crushed. Net-net, Indiana should be an easy victory for the Cats, who beat Iowa earlier in the season.
Let's take a second to look both backward and forward.
First, MSU's performance after they tarnished our perfect season. The Spartans were completely demolished by Ohio State, losing 45-7 and losing their starting QB to a concussion. While MSU played well against the Cats, it was amateur hour against the Buckeyes as they gave up 6 TO's and their Heisman candidate did diddly. Net-net, MSU's performance against OSU diminishes the Cats and makes our upcoming date against OSU look scarier.
Second, looking forward to the Cats next game at Indiana. Indiana's season is completely wrecked, with a string of 5 consecutive losses coming into their date against the Cats. Indiana and NU have played two foes in common, Iowa and MSU. Indiana played MSU straight up, but mistakes and wacky plays doomed them, whereas in the Iowa game, Indiana was hopelessly outclassed and badly crushed. Net-net, Indiana should be an easy victory for the Cats, who beat Iowa earlier in the season.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Long time, No post
The Wildcats threw away the MSU game, with poor special teams play and turnovers giving MSU consistently easy field position which they exploited for cheap points.
The results can be seen in the Rivals.com rankings published today, which shows NU at #38 and and MSU at #16. NU's next opponent, Purdue, is at #49. Curtis Painter has had an uncharacteristic poor stretch, and combined with two tough opponents (OSU and PSU), Purdue is reeling.....but the Cats will have to watch out for a Painter rebound.
The results can be seen in the Rivals.com rankings published today, which shows NU at #38 and and MSU at #16. NU's next opponent, Purdue, is at #49. Curtis Painter has had an uncharacteristic poor stretch, and combined with two tough opponents (OSU and PSU), Purdue is reeling.....but the Cats will have to watch out for a Painter rebound.
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