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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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57:02

Episode 597: Trouble with Zebras

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2025/01/09

It was a rough week for the Men's Basketball team. After a real physical game at Penn State where the free throw differential was immense, the Cats went down to West Lafayette where they ran into a Purdue squad shooting the lights out. On the bright side, we continue to see incredible returns from the Football transfer portal with some former Jackrabbits coming to Evanston to play for Zach Lujan again.

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88:17

Episode 596: Transfer Portal

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2025/01/04

Happy New Year! We're back after our holiday break with some huge news from the transfer portal. QB Preston Stone tops the December class of incoming transfers and we're excited. We also react to the first two rounds of the CFP and look ahead a bit to the semifinals.

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46:52

Episode 595: Basketball Barnburners

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2024/12/12

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 some of the surrounding stories.

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56:28

Northwestern AD Mark Jackson

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2024/12/10

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.

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115:17

Episode 594: 2x National Champion Lauren Wadas and...

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2024/12/04

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 to change in 2025.

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97:24

Episode 593: Field Hockey National Champions/Michigan...

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2024/11/27

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.

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86:51

Episode 592: Ohio State 31-Northwestern 7

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2024/11/20

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.

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99:21

Episode 591: Bye Week Musings

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2024/11/13

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.

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88:48

Episode 590: Northwestern 26-Purdue 20

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2024/11/05

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 back to the Big Dance for the third year in a row.

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91:27

Episode 589: Iowa 40-Northwestern 14

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2024/10/30

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.

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92:33

Episode 588: Wisconsin 23-Northwestern 3

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2024/10/23

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.

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105:17

Episode 587: Northwestern 37-Maryland 10

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2024/10/16

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.

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105:40

Episode 586: Indiana 41-Northwestern 24

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2024/10/09

While the result certainly wasn't what we were hoping for, there really are a lot of positives to take out of this game. The offense looked so much better than they did against Washington. Also, you've got to tip your cap to a very talented Indiana squad. Now, the Cats have a short week before they head out to the DMV to take on Maryland.

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72:43

Episode 585: Bye Week

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2024/10/02

After a week off, the Cats return home to take on a white hot Indiana Hoosier squad who comes in with their best start since the 1960s.

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85:46

Epidode 584: Washington 24-Northwestern 5

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2024/09/25

For Northwestern's first ever conference matchup with Washington, almost nothing went right. The offense was stymied at every opportunity, especially inside the Husky 5 yard line. Now, the Cats have a bye week to rest up and prepare for a white hot Indiana squad next week.

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Episode 583: Northwestern 31-Eastern Illinois 7

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2024/09/17

After a shaky start, we saw the emergence of Jack Lausch as he led the Cats to a big win over EIU. Lausch had a perfect 11/11 second half throwing and we saw glimpses of what a fully armed and operational Zach Lujan offense can look like. The next task, take the show on the road out to Seattle to start conference play against Washington.

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Episode 582: Duke 26-Northwestern 20 (2OT)

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2024/09/12

It was a dark and stormy night. It was a sloppy game all around and the level of play sure wasn't helped by the gale-force winds coming in off the lake. At the end of the day, Duke came away with the double overtime win leaving us all with a number of questions moving forward.

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97:37

Episode 581: Northwestern 13-Miami (Ohio) 6

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2024/09/04

What a way to start the season. Northwestern unveiled the incredible facility known as Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium with a dominant defensive performance as the Cats knocked off the defending MAC champions. Tonight, we break down the game and the entire experience at the Lake.

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112:59

Episode 580: Northwestern Preview

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2024/08/28

It's time! After 20 team previews, it's now time for us to turn our attention to our very own Northwestern Wildcats. Tonight, we dive deep into both the offense and defense as we prepare to kick off the season Saturday afternoon against Miami, Ohio.

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31:39

2024 Summer Previews: Illinois

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2024/08/22

At long last we come to the end of our Summer Previews, this time with a look at our in-state rival, Illinois. This is a team that struggled on both sides of the ball last year, but will consistency at QB and OC bring them some success?

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