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After a frustrating loss to Michigan where Northwestern continued their pattern of not scoring in the second half, we look back at the game. We also welcome in former Northwestern QB Dan Persa for his thoughts on the Cats as well as his increasing presence in sports broadcasting.

What should have been a bye week filled with rest and healing instead turned into a very momentous week with the sudden retirement of Jeremy Larkin. This week, we look at the ramifications on the field for the 'Cats as we preview Saturday's matchup against Michigan. To lighten the mood, we also discuss our favorite games in the past 20+ years of our Northwestern fandom.

Yup. It happened again. Northwestern lost to a MAC school when everyone thought they would walk all over them. It might have been painful, but in this week's episode, we find some sanity in the situation.

It wasn't what we had in mind for our home opener as the Wildcat offense sputtered for most of the afternoon. We discuss the Duke game, preview this weekend's night game against Akron and whip around the rest of the conference.

That's the way to get the season started on the right foot. Northwestern made the quick trip down to West Lafayette on the opening Thursday night under the lights and ESPN cameras and came out with the W. We break down the game and look ahead to our home opener against Duke.

It's finally here! The 2018 season kicks off tomorrow and we are ready to rock and roll! Today, we preview our own Northwestern Wildcats and look ahead to Week 1 as we head to West Lafayette to take on Purdue.

Ah yes... The Illini. Not much more to say than that, but we'll look into Lovie Smith's squad as they try to get out of the basement of the Big Ten West.

What will year 2 of PJ Fleck and the Flecktones look like up in the Twin Cities? Let's row our boats into the land of 10,000 lakes and have a closer look at the Gophers.

Northwestern starts off their final road trip of the season with a visit to Iowa City. The Hawkeyes can always be a little tricky at home, so we need to get to the bottom of this team in this week's preview.

It's probably the most highly anticipated non-conference home game in recent memory. Notre Dame is coming to Evanston for the first time in over 40 years and we have a preview of the Irish.

In recent years, the game against Wisconsin has been pivotal in determining the winner of the Big Ten West. No reason to think this year will be any different.

For the first time since joining the Big Ten, we actually get a chance to see the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Let's take a look at one of the newest B1G members.

As Camp Kenosha kicks off, we round up some news and notes that have gone down while we are in the middle of our team previews.

Scott Frost, the prodigal son, has returned to Lincoln. But what kind of Nebraska squad awaits him upon his arrival? Find out in this week's preview of Nebraska.

We continue our Summer preview spectacular with an examination of Michigan State.

After a Bye Week, the 'Cats get back into Conference play as the Michigan Wolverines come a'calling.

In this episode, we preview Northwestern's Week 3 foe: the Akron Zips. There's not a lot to cover cause there's not a lot there. But we have learned over the years not to underestimate a MAC opponent.

It's a revenge game for Northwestern as the 'Cats take on Duke in Week 2. Today we learn more about the Blue Devils and what makes them tick.

We get into the Northwestern schedule with a look at our first opponent of the season, Purdue.

In this episode, we preview Ohio State, one of the four Big Ten teams not on Northwestern's Schedule.

In this episode, we dive deep into the 2018 Penn State squad as one of the four Big Ten teams not on the Northwestern schedule.

This week, we look at the Indiana Hoosiers, one of the four Big Ten teams not on the Northwestern Schedule.

In this week's preview, we break down the Maryland Terrapins as one of the four Big Ten teams that Northwestern misses.

Our 2018 Summer previews start next week! This week, we preview our previews and recap the wild group stage of the World Cup.

When you get news of a 5-Star QB transferring to your school, you have to run up the red pirate flag and lay down an emergency podcast to talk about it.