12-0 Here we come!

The Cats beat beat up on that other NU, Northeastern, thrashing the Huskies 27-0. Click here for the HailtoPurple analysis (those guys really work hard on the details). For me, the game left me both encouraged and concerned. Encouraged, because 1-0 is better than 0-1. Encouraged, because Bacher looked poised and effective, throwing the ball accurately and only making one poor decision in the game. Encouraged because the receivers looked good, especially previously un-heralded Jeff Yarbrough who had a big game. Encouraged, because the kicking game, led by Stefan Demos, looked much improved including the previously unseen ability to kickoff into the endzone.

Discouraged? Yea, because Northeastern is not Michigan. Oops, Northeastern is not Wisconsin. And the Huskies did pile up 260 yards and drove into NU territory regularly. Shutout? Sure, that's do-able when the opponent's kicker is so bad that they give up trying even chipshots (the Huskies missed two easy ones). Discouraged, because the defense recorded zero sacks and to be honest I can't even recall seeing a Cat in the Huskie's backfield. The secondary did look improved, but if they let a good quarterback sit back there all day...it will be a long year.

So overall, cautiously optimistic and 12-0 here we come!

Now that we talked football, let's move onto the important stuff. The tailgating was great, with sunny, mild conditions. The FishHead partied in the West lot, focusing on the Knob Creek, incredibly bad melon ball test tube shots, and Miller Chill's. Tom the Chef prepared egg sandwiches with bacon, followed by hamburgers. Tip to the Public: Don't let the sushi sit out in the sun for a later snack...that seaweed wrapper stuff is revolting in reverse. After the game, we wrapped the day at Ubaa's on Crawford where amazingly the bartender was studying Physics which we dutifully helped her with.