http://www.yardbarker.com/content/team/841 Recent articles about the Northwestern Wildcats en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:46:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/323346 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/323346 Kevlar, anyone? The matchups for the ACC/Big Ten challenge were announced on Tax Day this past week. North Carolina will travel to Motown on December 3, 2008, to play the Michigan State Spartans. Ah, there's nothing quite like Detroit in December. The snow. The decorative lights. The hail of bullets… Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:58:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/244107 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/244107 The beneficiary of the low expectation arroyo that is Northwestern basketball, it is increasingly clear that Carmody will be spared the abattoir and granted a ninth life next season. Will there be more timid mews or a long-awaited roar from Evanston? Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:07:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/181641 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/181641 Hoopraker looks at the week in Big Ten Basketball, from Wisconsin's methodical sweep of Indiana to the trials of Kelvin Sampson and whether Illinois and Bruce Weber can finally start winning some games. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:21:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/149627 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/149627 Outside the State of Indiana, the names and talents of Robbie Hummel and E'Twaun Moore were not particularly well-known at the season's inception. It was the darlings of Major Media, IU's Eric Gordon and Thad Matta's next great recruiting class led by Kosta Koufos and John Diebler, who received the acclaim rather than Matt Painter's Indiana bred freshman four. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:44:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/138987 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/138987 Over the last 24 hours or so, like many of you, I have been closely following the speculation, prognostication, and spin surrounding "Super Tuesday." Instead of adding to the cacophony of pundits and talking heads, as much as I am tempted (Barack won), I think I'll stick to basketball. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:44:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/128633 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/128633 For some reason, the state of Illinois has never reached the heights and consistency of the college basketball programs in places like Indiana and North Carolina. But while it certainly doesn't have an NCAA Tournament contender every season, the Land of Lincoln normally has at least a couple of teams in the midst of a good run, which should signal a deep tourney run. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:07:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/80964 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/80964 Skip Hooligan takes a look into the Big 10 before the season fully unravels and sees how things lay out for each team. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:36:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/59931 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/59931 The former Big *1*0* Tailgate website has moved, and I really enjoyed reading a lot of their stuff since frankly I live in the middle of Big 10 country. The website was facing legal challenges from the suits at the Big Ten conference on copyright infringements on their name. All of this for a measly blog? Why can't thousands of people get the Big Ten Network, and you want to shut down a blog? Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:33:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42446 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42446 Wisconsin (5-0) @ Duke (6-0) This game will be a serious wake up call for coach Bo Ryan and the Badgers. Wisconsin has yet to play a decent team this season, with their "biggest" victory coming against the awful Georgia Bulldogs. Duke handled both Marquette and Illinois in the Maui Invitational and has the convenience of playing in front of the most crazed fans in the nation in Krzyzewskiville. Expect for Greg Paulus to pick apart the Badger defense and create wide-open looks for sharpshooters Taylor King and Kyle Singler all night.. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:29:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39775 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39775 With the season winding down, and the Illini in need of wins to get an NCAA Tourney berth, they played their best game of the Big Ten season. The question is, was it Illinois figuring things out, or does Northwestern just suck that bad? Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:37:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/9754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/9754 While there appears to a power sturggle at the top of the Big 10 between Ohio State and Wisconsin, there seems to be a battle of similar magnitude at the bottom. Penn State (1-7) and Northwestern (1-8) lead the charge to be last with Minnesota (3-6) catching up. Minnesota may have shot itself in the foot by winning three straight conference games, but looking at the rest of their record, they could be back in it, especially if Penn St. and Northwestern decide to start winning. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:57:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/9691 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/9691