IUMS at Northwestern - 9/17 @ 4:30 E.T.

[Aaron 4,609]

3 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

It's nice to get the win but I'm still not bullish on this team yet. 

They may not be perfect but they certainly can play D and score a bit better than last year.

This is a Northwestern team we have not scored on hardly at all in past years given their pack it in style on defense where they play behind the ball. We played awful against Michigan but otherwise have actually looked really good (I have seen every game either at stadium or on TV save for the opener against Cal Poly) in all phases in every other game.

Things could go south but right now this team looks pretty good to me. The schedule has been mediocre but you can only beat the teams in front of you and last year we could not score great on even the worst teams so that is progress. Still tough games left to prove our worth against ND, UK, OSU, Butler and MSU   

[KB0 827]

Agree with Aaron. We typically struggle with teams like NW, who have no real attacking intent. Put men behind the ball and wait for 1-2 counter chances in a half. 

Still struggling to get a feel for this team. Some days I think they look fantastic, others I'm not so sure. Possibly because of the youth up front. Notre Dame game will likely tell us a lot. On the road at MSU to finish the season....that's tough.

This team will have a chance to win every game because of the defense. Just have to stay healthy and capitalize on the chances they get.