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Opening line for NW game
Western Michigan
Northwestern -6.5
(This post was last modified: 05-22-2016 05:29 PM by ColinApocalypse.)
05-22-2016 05:15 PM
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RE: Opening line for NW game
(05-22-2016 05:15 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Western Michigan
Northwestern -6.5

For being a couple months out, this spread would seem reasonable. Pat Fitzgerald and his wealth of experience in Evanston will be the difference. Look for NW to run the football successfully.
05-22-2016 06:25 PM
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Wow. Surprised it's that close. Before opening the thread, I was guessing double that.
05-22-2016 09:26 PM
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RE: Opening line for NW game
Yeah, I'm surprised it's that close too. I figure by game time it'll be around -11 or something.
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RE: Opening line for NW game
We are going to run for more yards than NW. Friendly wager anyone?
05-23-2016 08:29 AM
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RE: Opening line for NW game
(05-22-2016 09:56 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  Yeah, I'm surprised it's that close too. I figure by game time it'll be around -11 or something.

I'm going to jump on -9.5
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RE: Opening line for NW game
Sometimes it's not who you play, but when you play them: last year, Northwestern took out Stanford in the season opener. Also, we have a long history of not performing well on the road against P5 opponents in season openers.

That said, I think the opening line of this game is pretty fair. This is also a Northwestern team that squeaked past Ball State 24-19 last season at home. Northwestern is a decent program, but they're not MSU or OSU.

All of these nonconference games are winnable if we play well. I'm expecting us to win in Evanston - if we play well. If we do get beat, I'll be very disappointed if we lose by double digits.
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(05-23-2016 09:58 AM)The Colonel Wrote:  Sometimes it's not who you play, but when you play them: last year, Northwestern took out Stanford in the season opener. Also, we have a long history of not performing well on the road against P5 opponents in season openers.

That said, I think the opening line of this game is pretty fair. This is also a Northwestern team that squeaked past Ball State 24-19 last season at home. Northwestern is a decent program, but they're not MSU or OSU.

All of these nonconference games are winnable if we play well. I'm expecting us to win in Evanston - if we play well. If we do get beat, I'll be very disappointed if we lose by double digits.

One of my FAVORITE "new traditions" is not getting smoked week 1.
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RE: Opening line for NW game
Ranking OOC in terms of difficulty, I'd go NW, GS, Illinois.

Having said that, I think we should be willing to take a shot at NW. Last year, I thought getting all hyped up for MSU was a mistake. I don't feel that way about NW. Go for it.
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Any guesses on the kickoff time for this one? Hoping to go and that it's an early afternoon start.
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(05-24-2016 10:46 AM)tayles mullet Wrote:  Any guesses on the kickoff time for this one? Hoping to go and that it's an early afternoon start.

If it's not 12 CST / 1 EST it will probably be around 6 or 7 CST
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Opening line for NW game
I see this as a very winnable game and perhaps great for recruiting the Chicago land area.
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RE: Opening line for NW game
(05-25-2016 08:27 AM)vannzee Wrote:  I see this as a very winnable game and perhaps great for recruiting the Chicago land area.

It would be sweet to beat NU, than have the Wildcats pound BOTH Michigan and Michigan State and win the Big Ten.

In 1995, Northwestern's only regular season loss in a Big Ten Championship year was to Miami. It was a great win for the MAC.

Hope WMU can do it this year, while winning the MAC Championship.

NU is beatable. But, of course, Stanford thought that last year, too...
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RE: Opening line for NW game
End zone seats going for $6-7 on the secondary market right now.
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(06-06-2016 05:58 PM)PezKingGL1 Wrote:  End zone seats going for $6-7 on the secondary market right now.

Nice 5th post. You're really plugged in for a new poster here, thanks for that info. I might just pick some tickets up myself. 02-13-banana
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