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West Lot Pirates

West Lot Pirates

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 557: Knocking off #1 (again)

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/12/06

For the second consecutive season Purdue came to Welsh-Ryan arena sporting the #1 ranking. For the second consecutive season Northwestern knocked them off their perch. For the second consecutive season the students swarmed the floor after the final horn to celebrate. Tonight we bask in the glory of what may be the greatest game a Northwestern Basketball player has ever played in the Purple and White as Boo Buie went off for 31 points, 9 assists and 0 turnovers. Oh, and did we mention that NU

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88:15

Episode 556: Northwestern 45-Illinois 43

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2023/11/28

The LOLHat is back in town! In the final ever Big Ten West game, Northwestern and Illinois put on a show that will be long remembered. Was it wild? Yeah. Was it back and forth? Sure. Did it take years off our lives? Definitely. Did it keep Illinois out of the postseason while also clinching Northwestern 2nd place in the Big Ten West and 5th place in the conference overall? Oh hell yeah!

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109:39

Episode 555: Northwestern 23-Purdue 15 w/Jay Sharman

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2023/11/22

To call this season unprecedented would be putting it lightly. With a win last Saturday against Purdue, Northwestern clinched a spot in a Bowl Game this season. After the game we celebrated the end of an era as we officially close the doors on this incarnation of Ryan Field. Joining us to dive into the significance of it all is Jay Sharman from Lake The Posts and TeamWork Media to bring a historical perspective on this season and much more.

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94:48

Episode 554: Northwestern 24-Wisconsin 10

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2023/11/14

After a dominating win against the Badgers up in Madison, it's high time that the Wildcats #RemoveTheTag and make David Braun the Head Coach moving forward. Northwestern imposed their will against Wisconsin and for all intents and purposes, the game was over at halftime. Now, the Cats return home to play what in all likelihood will be the final game at Ryan Field in its current incarnation.

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66:09

Episode 553: Iowa 10-Northwestern 7

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2023/11/08

It was a rock fight at Wrigley Field with Iowa eking out the win with a last second 53 yard FG. We knew Iowa's D was good and good it was. But with 3 winnable games left on the schedule, the Wildcats drive for 6 is still quite alive.

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21:08

Bonus Episode: Play the Game: A Jock and Roll Story

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2023/11/03

At our tailgate prior to the Maryland game, John had the chance to talk with Walt Versen and Roland Mesa, the Executive Producer and Director respectively of an upcoming documentary about 6 Northwestern Offensive Linemen who found themselves as the security detail for one of the hottest Rock and Roll groups of all time, Queen.

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98:05

Episode 552: Northwestern 33-Maryland 27

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2023/11/01

October is over and your Northwestern Wildcats are 4-4. After a great win against Maryland, we look ahead to this weekend's game against Iowa at Wrigley Field where there's a very good chance the final score may be just like a baseball score.

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73:09

Episode 551: Nebraska 17-Northwestern 9

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2023/10/26

In a game where the NU defense did everything they could to keep the Cats in it, it's a shame that the offense collapsed the way they did. Back breaking penalties, porous protection, and mental mistakes kept Northwestern out of the end zone. Now, with Maryland coming to town, we will see if this team can bounce back and get some momentum going into November.

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96:40

Episode 550: Bradley Locker and David Gold from InsideNU

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/10/18

With the NU Bye week coming smack dab in the middle of the season, we took this opportunity to sit down with 2/3 of the Editors-in-Chief of InsideNU to get a greater sense of where the Cats are and take the temperature of the program moving forward.

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67:36

Episode 549: Northwestern 23-Howard 20

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2023/10/10

The annual FCS game can get a little nervey and this year was no different. It was a great day for Homecoming and Northwestern came away with the W. It would be easy to look at this game and see just another Wildcat struggle with an FCS team, but it's not quite that simple.

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63:27

Episode 548: Penn St. 41-Northwestern 13

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2023/10/04

While the final score looks like a blowout, if you watched this game, you know that it was anything but. Northwestern gave Penn St. everything it could handle in the first half and into the second before Penn St. started to pull away. Going into the Homecoming game against Howard, there is a lot to like about this season so far.

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108:44

Episode 547: Northwestern 37-Minnesota 34

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2023/09/27

What an incredible night! Down 21 points going into the 4th quarter, Northwestern made n historic comeback, scoring virtually as time expired to send it to overtime. In classic Cardiac Cats fashion, NU came away with the victory. We relive that moment and break down this incredible game before looking ahead to this weekend's challenge against Penn State.

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91:00

Episode 546: Duke 38-Northwestern 14

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2023/09/20

After a rough trip to Durham, Northwestern will try to put it all together as we get back into conference play with an evening tilt against Minnesota. What can we learn from that Duke game and how can we put it to use against the Gophers?

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87:59

Episode 545: Northwestern 38-UTEP 7

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/09/13

Victory! At long last, Northwestern's 12 game losing skid was snapped with a decisive win over UTEP. It's wonderful to talk about a win again and tonight, we go deep into what went right for the Cats this past Saturday.

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Episode 544: Rutgers 24-Northwestern 7

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2023/09/06

In the wide spread of possible outcomes for the season opener, if this one wasn't the worst case scenario, it was certainly close. Tonight, we try to break down the breakdown in scheme, especially offensively and try to figure out what adjustments can be made as we get into the season.

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78:40

Episode 543: Northwestern @ Rutgers

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/08/30

At long last the 2023 season is here. On Sunday morning we finally will see the Wildcats in action on the field. Hopefully, we'll start to get some answers to the millions of questions surrounding this team as they start the David Braun era in New Jersey against Rutgers.

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95:40

Episode 542: 2023 Northwestern Preview

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/08/25

As we approach the start of the 2023 College Football season, we can finally turn our attention to our in-depth preview of this year's Northwestern Wildcats. On paper, it may look grim, but as insane as this offseason has been, we can definitely see several different pathways to success this season.

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63:41

Episode 541: Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue and Illinois...

West Lot Pirates ·

2023/08/16

Tonight we wrap up our Summer Previews with a look at the November slate of teams for Northwestern. There are some new looks coming from Madison and West Lafayette, Iowa's D is insane and that team down south looks to keep improving. How might we stack up?

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48:09

Episode 540: Conference Realignment and...

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2023/08/11

We all thought that in 2024 we would be welcoming in 2 new schools from the west coast into the Big Ten. But as the great Lee Corso would say, not so fast my friends! The Pac-12 appears to be no more and the Big Ten will be swelling to 18 teams with the addition of Oregon and Washington to the mix. We also continue our summer previews with a look at Nebraska and Maryland.

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64:47

Episode 539: First Half Schedule

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2023/08/03

As we turn the calendar to August, we find ourselves within just a few weeks of the start of the football season. With all the off field trouble not going anywhere, it's time to take a look at the first six teams on the Northwestern schedule.

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