Scott Sepich

Writer/editor. Occasional sportswriter/MiLB official scorer. @Cubs spectator. @NorthwesternU & @Parkrose alum. Former Chicago & Brooklyn resident.

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@Naugle247 @Beavers247 Hang in there Jackson, hope all is better soon

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Thorns have a lot of talent up front and in midfield but never had enough on the back line to make them serious contenders. Now we’ll see if the team thinks Robert Vilahamn has done enough to get a 2nd season and if Sophia Wilson is done in Portland.

[Jeff Kassouf @JeffKassouf]

#NWSL FT: Spirit 4, Thorns 1

Dominant from Washington. Trinity Rodman has two goals and assists.

NWSL semifinals are set:

No. 4 Kansas City Current at No. 1 Gotham FC

No. 7 Utah Royals at No. 2 Washington Spirit

Venues? To be confirmed.

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@kicknyrgios Early look at this weekend's base offense

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@CoachSkin @bkbeban @AndrewNemec Issue with PIL is they operate as a single entity to play each other more often for budget reasons. So asking them to go back to a 6A/5A split league like they used to be could be a non-starter if there's no $ for it (and I think they barely can afford what they're doing now)

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@DereLawrence @CoachSkin I see argument for revising how rankings are calculated but think bringing human bias into it is not great and it’s nearly impossible to find neutral observers who have seen enough of teams from Portland all the way down to Medford to make objective ranking decisions.

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@DereLawrence @CoachSkin for accuracy sake, PIL does not have 3 auto bids into the top bracket, just 1. The 3 autobids cover both the top bracket and columbia cup. PIL got 3 in the top bracket because all were ranked in top 16. I’m not arguing they should or shouldn’t be there, just that it’s not auto

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@AndrewNemec Yeah if anyone has a beef it’s Willamette for getting bumped from 6 to 9 because Sprague was forced up to 8 which also forced Wells and Jesuit up a spot.

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Defense couldn’t tackle. Raiola looked great out of nowhere. Settled for too many FG attempts after getting TDs early. Still think we can go 9-3, never would’ve thought 2 months ago an 8-point loss to Oregon would be disappointing.

[Northwestern Football @NUFBFamily]

FINAL | Oregon 34, Northwestern 26

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@AndrewNemec You get 1 autobid but only host if in top 16. Sherwood won their league but ranked 20 so they only moved up to 16. PIL’s 3 teams are where they are because of the rankings themselves not autobids. Wells was hosting no matter what since they’re in top 8.

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@AaronJFentress @JenBeyrle @CFBMatrix 2016 Rutgers was one of the least-talented Big 10 teams in the history of the league. There was zero chance with anyone leading that offense, they had nothing to work with. They lost a game 78-0 at home that year.

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As a logical human being I think this is probably true. As a Northwestern fan I am now convinced Oregon will somehow solve all their problems in the next 5 days and win 48-7

[Jon Wilner @wilnerhotline]

From what I’ve seen, it would be an upset if Oregon beats Northwestern next weekend

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@CHold When you've been a Northwestern fan for 31 years the feeling of impending dread never really dissipates.

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Rough times at Oregon, not even worth a field-storming in Champaign

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Ducks apparently no match for Rantoul's Big Ten Team

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Hoping this is the first in an 0-2 stretch for Oregon against Illinois-based schools

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Hoping this is the first in an 0-2 stretch for Oregon against Illinois-based schools

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Just when I thought the Blazers were going to win every game 128-0 they give up points

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@orwellian

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@51mastermind51 @nut_history it's called You Can See Everything

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this hits a little different if you saw a certain movie this weekend

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Abbott & Costello - Who's on First

Pure comedic genius