West Lot Pirates

West Lot Pirates
  • 4.8 (101)
  • FOOTBALL
  • UPDATED MONTHLY

A unique take on Northwestern Athletics with thoughts ranging from the visceral to the statistical. Sam, John and Erik will break down NU football, recruiting, basketball and more.

  1. Episode 633: Changing Seasons

    FEB 11

    Episode 633: Changing Seasons

    As the Spring seasons for Lacrosse, Softball and Baseball (yes, we know it's February) get underway, we look at the opening weekend's games which had some good and some rough outcomes.

    42 min
  2. Episode 632: 2026 Football Schedule

    JAN 29

    Episode 632: 2026 Football Schedule

    The calendar may read January, but it's time to look ahead to the 2026 college football season, specifically, the release of the Big Ten schedule. Tonight we look at the Cats' schedule while also noting that NEXT week we find out the home venue locations. Might we see another game or two on the lake before the New Ryan Field is ready?

    53 min

  3. JAN 22

    Episode 631: A New National Champion

    With Indiana's historic win over Miami in the National Championship Game, that brings us to the end of the 2025 College Football Season. In tonight's episode, we discuss the Hoosiers and their season and how that could completely change the way we think about College Football.

    1h 20m

  4. JAN 9

    Episode 630: Transfer PortalPalooza

    Transfer portal season is here and boy, it's busy. In addition to continuing building out the offensive coaching staff under Chip Kelly, we have a flurry of faces transferring in and heading out. Tonight, we go through some of the early highlights of transfer season including our new QB, Aidan Chiles.

    1h 5m
  5. Episode 629: Northwestern 34-Central Michigan 7 and Chip Kelly

    12/31/2025

    Episode 629: Northwestern 34-Central Michigan 7 and Chip Kelly

    Well now! Happy Holidays indeed! The Cats went out to Detroit in the GameAbove Sports Bowl and laid it on Central Michigan with a dominant performance from the Defense. But we weren't done with the holiday surprises. Northwestern did something that we never thought would happen. They took a big swing and brought in Chip Kelly as the new OC!

    1h 29m
  6. Episode 628: GameAbove Sports Bowl Preview vs. Central Michigan

    12/24/2025

    Episode 628: GameAbove Sports Bowl Preview vs. Central Michigan

    For our podcast's 15th birthday, we do what we did in our very first episode, preview the Northwestern Bowl Game. On paper, CMU looks like a middle of the road MAC team, but as we all know, the game is not played on paper. We look forward to our Boxing Day matchup with CMU and look back at the first round of CFP games.

    1h 13m
  7. Episode 627: It's Bowling Season!

    12/17/2025

    Episode 627: It's Bowling Season!

    As we enter the back half of December, we find ourselves in the midst of Bowl Season. Tonight, we look ahead to the GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit where the Cats will be taking on Central Michigan. We also catch up on the rest of the Big Ten's bowl/playoff matchups and take stock of the Basketball team as we get our final tune-up games before conference play starts in earnest.

    1h 42m
  8. Episode 626: Illinois 20-Northwestern 13

    12/03/2025

    Episode 626: Illinois 20-Northwestern 13

    It would be easy to chalk this game up to just being a rivalry game in the snow, but there was a lot more going on than just that in Northwestern's 7 point loss to Illinois. Now with the regular season finished, we look ahead to our upcoming Bowl Game as we begin to think about a crucial 2026 campaign as we cut the ribbon on the new Ryan Field. Oh yeah, there's some coaching carousel news too...

    1h 29m
See All (435)

4.8
out of 5
101 Ratings

About

A unique take on Northwestern Athletics with thoughts ranging from the visceral to the statistical. Sam, John and Erik will break down NU football, recruiting, basketball and more.

Information

  • Creator
    West Lot Pirates
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2026
  • Episodes
    435
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copywright 2010
  • Show Website
    West Lot Pirates

You Might Also Like