Nebraska vs. Northwestern

THE GOOD: Austin Carr. Carr continues to be the only player on Northwestern who consistently plays hard and gets results. Despite Thorson's accuracy problems, Carr has been one of the best receivers in the Big Ten.
THE BAD: Jack Mitchell. This is getting ridiculous.
THE UGLY: The effort. In every game besides one, the win against Duke, Northwestern has looked like they don't care. Last year Northwestern beat a handful of teams that they were not better than because out hustled them and gave more effort. This year's team, however, simply is lazy. In the Kafka and Persa days, Northwestern could stay in a game with anyone because they played harder than every team that stepped on the field against them. Talent didn't matter, Northwestern out hustled and wanted every game more than the other team. This year's team couldn't care less. It has nothing to do with talent, this Northwestern team is by far more talented than the teams Kafka and Persa were quarterbacks for; they just don't care. This was plainly obvious against Nebraska, stupid penalties, lazy arm tackles, not hustling down the field to down punts inside the ten yard line, pulling guards just standing there and not blocking anyone, and many many others are examples of a lack of effort and little to no desire to win. This has to come back to the coaching staff. There play calling is a problem, no doubt, but if they can't even motivate the players to try; they have to go.