[NU Sports] At the half

[Dennis W. Brandt]

Yawn!  (Until the final minute)

The word is "tackle," not "tickle," defense.  Please remember that in the second half.  And offensive line: Your job is to block pass rushers, not caress them.

Some questionable offensive coaching calls:  1) Did they have to run Persa six times in a row?  Did they think Ill-noise wouldn't realize that would be the play on third down?  2) Not punting on that fourth down near mid-field.  That was disaster waiting to happen.  Under the heading it's-sometimes-better-to-be-lucky-than-good, Nate Williams saved the day, and the offense finally came to life.

The announcers are utterly unprepared for this game: mispronouncing several players' names and being unaware of Kafka's hamstring and Wooten's ankle injuries.  Ugly job of sportscasting.  At least we know one of them likes NASCAR.

I predict NU will take command in the second half.