Ben Goren, Henry Bushnell and Josh Burton break down Northwestern's win over Minnesota, and the cruelty that was the Gophers' final few possessions. What is the biggest difference between this year's defense and last year's? And on the other side of the ball, how would we grade Clayton Thorson's performance?

Plus, the guys talk about the... College Football Playoff?!?!? Yeah. Seriously.

Ben Goren, Henry Bushnell and Josh Burton break down Northwestern's win over Minnesota, and the cruelty that was the Gophers' final few possessions. What is the biggest difference between this year's defense and last year's? And on the other side of the ball, how would we grade Clayton Thorson's performance?

Plus, the guys talk about the... College Football Playoff?!?!? Yeah. Seriously.

Henry Bushnell, Josh Rosenblat and Jason Dorow preview Northwestern's first conference game, a matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Are the Gophers really any good, even when healthy?

Plus, we answer your Twitter questions, discuss Justin Jackson's workload, the gothic uniforms, M00N, and quintessential Big Ten football weather.

Henry Bushnell, Josh Rosenblat and Jason Dorow preview Northwestern's first conference game, a matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Are the Gophers really any good, even when healthy?

Plus, we answer your Twitter questions, discuss Justin Jackson's workload, the gothic uniforms, M00N, and quintessential Big Ten football weather.

Ben Goren and Zach Pereles break down the Wildcats' 24-19 victory over Ball State on Saturday night. They talk about Clayton Thorson's performance, wonder how the injuries affect the Minnesota outlook and discuss which injury is most important. They also debate whether Justin Jackson is receiving too many carries and look ahead to the Minnesota game this coming weekend.

Ben Goren and Zach Pereles break down the Wildcats' 24-19 victory over Ball State on Saturday night. They talk about Clayton Thorson's performance, wonder how the injuries affect the Minnesota outlook and discuss which injury is most important. They also debate whether Justin Jackson is receiving too many carries and look ahead to the Minnesota game this coming weekend.

Henry Bushnell is joined by Michael Stern, who makes his Pound The Talk debut, to preview Northwestern's matchup with Ball State and make some prop bets.

But first, some general discussion of the season so far. How worrying is Clayton Thorson's start? Stern gives his takes. Plus, a new game! The guys play "Is Northwestern 3-0 if..." to evaluate the impact of some of the team's key players.

Henry Bushnell is joined by Michael Stern, who makes his Pound The Talk debut, to preview Northwestern's matchup with Ball State and make some prop bets.

But first, some general discussion of the season so far. How worrying is Clayton Thorson's start? Stern gives his takes. Plus, a new game! The guys play "Is Northwestern 3-0 if..." to evaluate the impact of some of the team's key players.

Ben Goren, Henry Bushnell and Josh Burton discuss Northwestern's Saturday win over the Duke Blue Devils in Durham. The Wildcats moved to 3-0 with the victory, and are in a great position as they head into their final non-conference game of the season. Also, how many wins will NU end up with? That, and more, on this edition of Pound The Talk.

Ben Goren, Henry Bushnell and Josh Burton discuss Northwestern's Saturday win over the Duke Blue Devils in Durham. The Wildcats moved to 3-0 with the victory, and are in a great position as they head into their final non-conference game of the season. Also, how many wins will NU end up with? That, and more, on this edition of Pound The Talk.