West Lot Pirates

Dec 11 2024 385 ep. 58 mins 73

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A unique take on Northwestern Athletics with thoughts ranging from the visceral to the statistical. Sam, John and Erik will break down NU football, recruiting, basketball and more.

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Episode 595: Basketball Barnburners

Dec 11 2024 46 mins

The beginning of December brings the annual mini-conference slate where the Cats went out to Iowa and hosted Illinois. Both games were incredibly close with the Cats taking the split. Now as they head into finals and the holidays, we see just a few more chances to tune up before the Big Ten meat grinder kicks into full gear. We also start to discuss the College Football Playoff and

Northwestern AD Mark Jackson

Dec 10 2024 56 mins

Tonight, we sit down with new Northwestern AD Mark Jackson to discuss a wide range of topics: his background, the NIL landscape, the new Ryan Field and much much more.

Episode 594: 2x National Champion Lauren Wadas and NU's Football Finale

Dec 03 2024 115 mins

Prior to the season, we sat down with Lauren Wadas to preview the Field Hockey season. With the magical season they had, culminating in the program's second National Championship, we simply had to have her back on to regale us with stories from their title run. We also look back at the Football team's 38-28 loss to Illinois at Wrigley Field and begin to look ahead to what may need

Episode 593: Field Hockey National Champions/Michigan 50-NU 6

Nov 27 2024 97 mins

Northwestern Field Hockey's magical season culminated with a dominant 5-0 win over St. Joe's to bring home the team's second National Championship. This week, we relive their championship run while also examining the state of the Football team after their 50-6 drubbing by Michigan.

Episode 592: Ohio State 31-Northwestern 7

Nov 19 2024 86 mins

We knew it was going to be a tall task to stay with Ohio State last weekend at Wrigley Field, but Northwestern really turned some heads with the way the offense came together in the first half. Now, Wildcat Nation turns their eyes to Ann Arbor, Michigan as not only the Football team plays this weekend, but Field Hockey is playing in the NCAA Final Four there as well.

Episode 591: Bye Week Musings

Nov 12 2024 99 mins

As the Cats get set to head into the Friendly Confines to take on Ohio State, we take a moment to reflect on the season thus far and prepare for the final stretch. We also have Field Hockey going into the NCAA Tournament as the #2 seed and Basketball getting underway with a couple early non-conference games.

Episode 590: Northwestern 26-Purdue 20

Nov 05 2024 88 mins

While it was not the prettiest game ever, you can't take anything away from the fact that the Cats went on the road and got a conference win. We now take stock of the football team going into their last 3 games of the season, while also celebrating the undefeated regular season of the Field Hockey team and the huge season opening win by the Men's Basketball team as they look to get

Episode 589: Iowa 40-Northwestern 14

Oct 29 2024 91 mins

Another abysmal offensive performance now leaves the Cats season teetering on the brink. With Purdue also having an epically bad season defensively, this Saturday's matchup features the Resistible Force vs. the Movable Object.

Episode 588: Wisconsin 23-Northwestern 3

Oct 22 2024 92 mins

There's really no way to sugar coat this one, this was a bad game for the Cats across the board. Now with a trip to Iowa City coming up this weekend, Northwestern will look to find some consistency on offense and see if they can put a whole 60 minutes together.

Episode 587: Northwestern 37-Maryland 10

Oct 15 2024 105 mins

10 point underdog? Sure. Let's go with that. Last Friday night, Northwestern made a statement with a huge win on the road against Maryland. Now the Cats come home for their final game at Martin Stadium this year against Wisconsin.