NU 34, Purdue 29

Whew. In retrospect, I think I prefer the lose the lead/get it back approach to the almost lose the lead/freak everyone out one. But I'll take this win just as much as last week. It's kind of interesting how we're becoming a more pass-heavy offense. Brett is improving steadily, it seems, and more and more of the offense goes through him. I think it's a great way to play with a senior QB and freshman running back - no matter how much Tyrell acts like he's a veteran.

With the moo and such, we usually look down on Purdue. And rightly so. But you've got to hand it to Joe Tiller. Not only is he not nearly as ugly as Gene Keady, he also put a fire under his quarterback by benching him. Kirsch played much better after sitting due to a lousy 1st half.

More after the jump.

Josh's StatWatch vs. Coach Walker's StatWatch
Josh - NU Passing yards/attempt: 8.3 yds/att (better than 6.5 = good)
Walker - NU Turnover margin: 4-1 = +3 (positive = good)

Standings after Game 6: The goal here is to see which of our benchmarks is a better predictor of wins.
Josh: 4 (6-0 predicting individual outcomes)
Randy: 3 (2-1 predicting individual outcomes, 0 turnover margin is not a predictor)
NU Record: 4-2

And
In My Opinion:
Cats' O: Baz may be edging out Tyrell for offensive stardom. I hope they really battle it out.
Cats' D: A more balanced effort from the D, and enough stops in the 1st half to make up for the 2nd.
Cats' Special Teams: Ick on that one kickoff, and on some poor punting. But OK. And ick on missing FGs again.

Let's go Cats!