What People Are Saying About Northwestern vs. No. 6 Michigan
Sixth ranked Michigan is hosting the Northwestern Wildcats at home in a pivotal matchup for both teams. Northwestern is hoping to play spoiler for Michigan's perfect season. The Ringer's Rodger Sherman believes that Northwestern can pull the upset because you never know which Northwestern, or Michigan you'll get.
Michigan is like 4 TDs better than Northwestern but I’m not ruling out the possibility of a Northwestern win because both teams are extremely capable of 60 minutes randomly good/bad play which has nothing to do with the rest of their season
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 23, 2021
The teams will be playing for the George Jewett Trophy, honoring the first Black football player at both universities. Here is the inspiration behind the trophy, from Medill's own J.A. Adande:
If you're watching the Michigan-Northwestern game, here's the @thedailynu story that @JennyTaft said inspired the George Jewett trophyhttps://t.co/pEssXanuQZ
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) October 23, 2021
Somehwere, Vince Lombardi is smiling at this game (via Jeff Eisenband)
America: "Oh great, we get to watch an exciting Michigan game."
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) October 23, 2021
Me, watching Northwestern turn this into a disgusting defensive, punt-fest: pic.twitter.com/2noEJrUB88
At the end of the first quarter, we had a 0-0 game, otherwise known as N00M. The Sickos Committee approves.
The Wall of Sickos has been updated to include the N00M in the Michigan and Northwestern game today. pic.twitter.com/z07ItEUsVz
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) October 23, 2021
N00M is dead. May it live on forever in our hearts, via 247 Sports' Zach Shaw.
TOUCHDOWN: Blake Corum punches it in after shaking Northwestern's defense down to the 1 on the previous play. Nice drive for Haskins and Corum, and Michigan is on the board.
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) October 23, 2021
Michigan 7, Northwestern 0. 12:49 to go in 2Q
The Northwestern offense has entered the chat (via Zach Shaw):
Hello, Northwestern.
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) October 23, 2021
A play after Michigan makes it 10-0, Evan Hull runs 75 yards for a TD.
Michigan fumbled inside their own five yard line, making this tweet by Slate's Alex Kirshner even more of a chance at coming true.
OOOH, EDUCATION BURN from Barstool NU!
Michigan student section fuming rn. We get it, you didn’t get into NU.
— Barstool Northwestern (@Northwestool) October 23, 2021
Can't wait until basketball season, (via @kicknyrgios)
When Northwestern is in the game in the second half against a top ten ranked Michigan opponent. pic.twitter.com/dcumlCBpeH
— beng (@kicknyrgios) October 23, 2021
The one thing Michigan's marching band and I have in common: dominating in pong (via ESPN's Tom VanHaaren):
Michigan marching band just performed a beer pong skit with an Ohio State ping pong ball missing the cup and a Michigan ball going in the cup. pic.twitter.com/yBRJqdSA7i
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) October 23, 2021
I've always said Northwestern is what Michigan wants to be.
In a lot of ways Northwestern is everything Michigan thinks they are but better.
— Izzo (@Da_Sports_Guy) October 23, 2021
Better school academically, better campus, better football coach (who was also a better player), wealthier and more successful alumni, Big Ten division championships, etc, etc.
Northwestern alumni Lia Assimakopoulos has had it with field goals.
The one unifying thing for the Big Ten, other than hating Clemson:
Not gonna lie, Michigan Stadium singing along to "Mr. Brightside" kind of slapped
— Inside NU (@insidenu) October 23, 2021
John C. Borger says Michigan turned up the sliders in the second half:
Northwestern at the half : everything is fine
— John C. Borger (@JohnCBorger) October 23, 2021
Michigan : no
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Joseph Acosta is a graduate student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, specifying in Sports Media. He previously worked as the Managing Editor and Business Manager of the Florida Atlantic University Press from 2020-2021, and is a writer for SB Nation's Big Cat Country, covering the Jacksonville Jaguars.