Pound the Talk

Pound the talk is back for a mid season addition. David Gold is joined by Inside NU staff writer Charlie Jacobs to discuss Northwestern's big win against Maryland and what to expect when Wisconsin comes to the shores of Lake Michigan. Plus, a couple of awards are handed out as we settle in to the back half of the college football season.

Pound the talk is officially back!! A little bit late to the party, but we are back to break down the Wildcats each week.  Join David Gold each week to look at how the 'Cats fared in their previous game and a look ahead at the weekend in front of NU. On this week's episode, Northwestern falls short in double overtime to Duke, and David Braun makes a switch under center. Inside NU's Harris Horowitz...

The anticipation is palpable in advance of Northwestern's second bowl game matchup with Utah. Bradley Locker, David Gold and Iggy Dowling posit their keys to victory for the Wildcats, share their score predictions and weigh overs and unders for proposed prop bets.

With the regular season coming to a close, Bradley and David talk about Northwestern's Las Vegas Bowl matchup with Utah, including the Utes' lengthy absences, what the Wildcats need to do to win and David Braun's slow approach to the first transfer portal window.

Following a thrilling close to the regular season with a 45-43 win over Illinois, Bradley and David talk about Northwestern's capitalizing on Fighting Illini mistakes, analyze the Wildcats that made the All-Big Ten teams and even hand out their own awards, including MVP and favorite Braunism.

Bradley and David are joined by Ethan Segall to reminisce about Ryan Field, reflect upon how Northwestern narrowly took down Purdue, look to Mike Bajakian's job status and analyze how the Wildcats match up with the Fighting Illini.

Bradley and David recap Northwestern's dominant 24-10 win over Wisconsin up in Camp Randall Stadium, discuss the rationale to hire David Braun as NU's 30th head football coach and preview what could be the last ever game at Ryan Field against Purdue.

Bradley, David and Iggy Dowling look back to a scintillating game between Northwestern and Iowa at Wrigley Field and dive into the big storylines and matchups to watch as the Wildcats head to Madison to take on the Wisconsin Badgers this Saturday.

Bradley and David analyze exactly what went right for Northwestern in its revelatory win against Maryland (hint hint, No. 10 in purple and white) and look ahead to a sicko classic in NU-Iowa from Wrigley Field.

Bradley, David and Ethan Segall revisit Northwestern's offensive struggles in the team's 17-9 loss to Nebraska and preview the Wildcats' matchup against the 5-2 Maryland Terrapins on Halloweekend.

Bradley Locker, David Gold and Iggy Dowling analyze Northwestern's pivotal matchup against Nebraska while on their way to Lincoln for a must-listen episode.

Bradley and David simply take no weeks off, even with no Northwestern football game this week. The two are joined by John Olsen to look back at the team's close win over Howard, Brendan Sullivan's performance, mid-season reflections and even NU men's soccer's unblemished start.

Bradley, David and Jake Mozarsky siphen through Northwestern's 41-13 loss to No. 6 Penn State by determining positive takeaways, what NU needs to improve moving forward and previewing the team's homecoming contest with Howard.

Bradley and David relive Northwestern's magical overtime win against Minnesota, discussing the improvements the Wildcats made in the second half and fourth quarter, and preview the team's matchup with the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions.

Bradley and David are joined by Iggy Dowling, as the three recap Northwestern's 38-14 dismantling at No. 21 Duke and look ahead to the Wildcats' Big Ten home opener against Minnesota on Sept. 23 in primetime.

Bradley and David are joined by Brendan Preisman to discuss what went well on both sides of the ball for Northwestern in its 38-7 win over UTEP, plus look ahead to what the Wildcats will need to do to compete with No. 21 Duke.

Bradley and David are joined by Iggy Dowling to deconstruct Northwestern's season-opening loss to Rutgers, positives that can be gleaned moving forward and what the Wildcats need to do to get back on track against the UTEP Miners.

On the first episode of the 2023 version of Pound the Talk, hosts Bradley Locker and David Gold are joined by Jake Mozarsky to summarize Northwestern’s hazing scandals, break down every Wildcat position group, analyze Rutgers’ roster and predict the outcome for Sunday’s opener against the Scarlet Knights.