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Episode 278: Illinois State 9-Northwestern 7

So… That was an absolute gut punch. This week, we go through the wreckage left behind after Northwestern’s dismal performance against Illinois State.  We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes, Stitcher Radio or directly from here.

We are playing a little game throughout the season. Each of us chose 5 teams who had a combined record last year of no more than 40. We’ll track our teams all season and see which squad ends up with the most wins. Here are the updated standings with current wins in parentheses.

Erik: 7 Florida State (2), LSU (1), Boise State (2), Penn State (1), Troy (1)

John: 9 Alabama (2), Florida State (2), San Diego State (2), Georgia Tech (2), UCF (1)

Sam: 8 Clemson (2), LSU (1), Boise State (2), Texas (2), Boston College (1)

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Episode 277: Western Michigan 22-Northwestern 21

While it definitely wasn’t the way we wanted to start the season, we did see some things we liked out of the Cats this week. This week, we analyze and break down Northwestern’s 22-21 loss to Western Michigan.  We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes, Stitcher Radio or directly from here.

We are playing a little game throughout the season. Each of us chose 5 teams who had a combined record last year of no more than 40. We’ll track our teams all season and see which squad ends up with the most wins. Here are the updated standings with current wins in parentheses.

Erik: 4 Florida State (1), LSU (0), Boise State (1), Penn State (1), Troy (1)

John: 5 Alabama (1), Florida State (1), San Diego State (1), Georgia Tech (1), UCF (1)

Sam: 3 Clemson (1), LSU (0), Boise State (1), Texas (1), Boston College (0)

Be sure to check out our Facebook page! Head over to Facebook and “Like” us there for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and join the conversation!

We really want to hear from our listeners on what you would like to hear from us. Please email us, tweet at us, hit us up on Facebook, comment on the blog or call our voicemail line at 847-231-2287 (CATS) and let us know what you’d like to hear from us.  All of our contact info is in the sidebar.

Thanks so much for listening and Go Cats!

Episode 276: Game Week! Northwestern vs. Western Michigan

It’s Game Week! We preview Northwestern’s opening week matchup against Western Michigan, celebrate Trevor Siemian starting for the Denver Broncos and take a quick spin around the country looking at a loaded week 1 in College Football. We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes, Stitcher Radio or directly from here.

We are playing a little game throughout the season. Each of us chose 5 teams who had a combined record last year of no more than 40. We’ll track our teams all season and see which squad ends up with the most wins. Here are our choices with last year’s wins in parentheses.

Erik: Florida State (10), LSU (9), Boise State (9), Penn State (7), Troy (4)

John: Alabama (14), Florida State (10), San Diego State (11), Georgia Tech (3), UCF (0)

Sam: Clemson (14), LSU (9), Boise State (9), Texas (5), Boston College (3)

Be sure to check out our Facebook page! Head over to Facebook and “Like” us there for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and join the conversation!

We really want to hear from our listeners on what you would like to hear from us. Please email us, tweet at us, hit us up on Facebook, comment on the blog or call our voicemail line at 847-231-2287 (CATS) and let us know what you’d like to hear from us.  All of our contact info is in the sidebar.

Thanks so much for listening and Go Cats!

Episode 275: Fall Preview: Northwestern

This week, we dive deep into Northwestern’s roster and look at some of the storylines going into next week’s opening game against Western Michigan. We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes, Stitcher Radio or directly from here.

Be sure to check out our Facebook page! Head over to Facebook and “Like” us there for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and join the conversation!

We really want to hear from our listeners on what you would like to hear from us. Please email us, tweet at us, hit us up on Facebook, comment on the blog or call our voicemail line at 847-231-2287 (CATS) and let us know what you’d like to hear from us.  All of our contact info is in the sidebar.

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Episode 274: Watkins and Wilimovsky

It’s a quick episode this week as we look at the impact of the Keith Watkins injury and applaud Jordan Wilimovsky’s amazing swims in Rio. We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes, Stitcher Radio or directly from here.

Be sure to check out our Facebook page! Head over to Facebook and “Like” us there for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and join the conversation!

We really want to hear from our listeners on what you would like to hear from us. Please email us, tweet at us, hit us up on Facebook, comment on the blog or call our voicemail line at 847-231-2287 (CATS) and let us know what you’d like to hear from us.  All of our contact info is in the sidebar.

Thanks so much for listening and Go Cats!