Paschall's Point: What the new Big Ten divisions mean for Northwestern
April 30, 2013
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In the Big Ten Conference, geography now matters more than ever. The conference on Sunday announced its new divisional alignments, set to debut in 2014. Northwestern joins Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and Wisconsin in the West Division. Its East counterpart consists of Indiana, Maryland,... Read more »
Stat up, Stat down for football 2013
April 13, 2013
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With spring practice coming to a close Saturday, let's take a look at some statistics from last year and make some (really) early predictions on which direction they will be heading next year. But first, here's a number to think about: 60 percent. The answer to what statistic that represents will... Read more »
Statistical Highlights: Northwestern vs. Illinois
November 28, 2012
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Thanks to the powers of TiVo, I was able to break down the first half in Northwestern’s blowout win versus Illinois. Wrap it up Though the Wildcats' defense had a tremendous amount of success against a struggling Fighting Illini offense, there was a glaring issue that stood out: missed tackles.... Read more »
Statistical Highlights: Northwestern vs. Michigan State
November 20, 2012
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Vitale’s historic game Quick! Two Northwestern players have gone for more than 100 yards receiving this year. Who are they? If you guessed freshman superback Dan Vitale and junior Kain Colter, pat yourself on the back. Vitale was clearly sophomore Trevor Siemian’s favorite target Saturday,... Read more »
Statistical Preview: Northwestern vs. Michigan State
November 16, 2012
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Trouble in East Lansing It’s been well documented that the Spartans have yet to win a home game against a conference opponent this year. Junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell may have to do with this disappointing stat. The signal caller was one of the big question marks coming into this season and... Read more »
Statistical Highlights: Northwestern vs. Michigan
November 12, 2012
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Looking back I predicted before this weekend's game that if Northwestern were to have a chance at winning, the Wildcats would have to put up similar numbers as their upset at Nebraska last year. Let’s compare and see how they fared: Third downs: At Nebraska, NU converted 58 percent of their... Read more »
Statistical Preview: Northwestern vs. Michigan
November 9, 2012
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Upset history The Wildcats have pulled off two big-time upsets in the past two years in November (Nebraska in 2011 and Iowa in 2010) and although they are the ranked team in this match-up, it seems as though they are the underdogs heading into Ann Arbor. So how can the Cats pull off the upset? Because... Read more »
Statistical Highlights: Northwestern vs. Iowa
October 29, 2012
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Fourth-quarter efficiency The Wildcats again struggled to put up points when the game got late. They have now totaled 7 points in the fourth quarter of the past four games. The offense has also produced at least one three-and-out in the fourth quarter of the past four games. Three of the four games... Read more »
Stats Preview: Iowa vs. Northwestern
October 25, 2012
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What to watch for in this week’s critical matchup between Iowa and Northwestern: Blandenberg Calling senior quarterback James Vandenberg’s season bland is a bit of an understatement. Anytime you need your coach to give you the dreaded “vote of confidence,” you know you are in trouble.... Read more »
Statistical Highlights: Northwestern vs. Nebraska
October 22, 2012
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Formula for failure Where to begin? Let’s compare this weekend’s loss to the other NU loss this year, at Penn State. Here are some similarities: NU’s defense gave up more than 150 yards rushing, including one rusher who went more than 100 yards. NU allowed the opposing quarterback... Read more »
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