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Official Northwestern Sites

NUSports.com-- Operated by College Sports Online, this is the official NU athletic site, providing info about all Northwestern teams.  Includes press releases, audio/video, and up to date team rosters.  Also includes a fan message board, but it is not currently in use. NUSports.com contains the official on-line store, which is operated by Let's Tailgate.  Let's Tailgate, the finest NU merchandise retailers, have a store on Central Street, just west of Ryan Field.

Northwestern University-- NU's Web site, a portal to just about everything on campus and to the alumni pages.

NU Archives-- The University Archives (located in the Deering Library) has a Web exhibit devoted to NU football history, containing pages for each era of Wildcat football. Also be sure to check out the archived site NU keeps from its Sesquicentennial.  This site was devoted to the year-long celebration of NU's 150th anniversary in 2001.  Interesting historical information about sports, academics, and campus life.   The site is still up, but is now strictly an archival site

WNUR-- Chicago's Sound Experiment and the only place to hear reggae, industrial, and Leonard Nemoy singing Beatles tunes, all in one evening.  Here is their sports page, which is updated often and very well done.  WNUR-FM broadcasts the Wildcats, as does WGN; however, only WGN carries the games live on the Web. In Spring 2005 WNUR's Howard Tilman posted to WNUR's web site his discussion about HailToPurple.com, the first edition of his series, "So You're a Northwestern Fan."

The Daily Northwestern-- the last whisper of truth in a maddening cacophony of LIES.

Other Fan Sites (and Blogs) Like Hail To Purple, these are pages run by individuals, completely unaffiliated and independent.

Section 1: Actively Updated Fan Sites Pages active as of July 2007.

Lake The Posts-- NU football fan blog Lake The Posts (also known as Bleeds Purple) began in late June 2007.  The blog features frequent posts, including recollections of some of NU's most memorable games.

The Turk Report-- Readers of the Rivals.com NU message boards are familiar with Turk and his post-game reports, player reviews, and recruiting analysis.  He began his own fan site in February 2005.

The Gus Bus-- Coming online prior to the 2002 season, Carl Gustafson's page features a look at all of NU's opponents, as well as game predictions and analysis.

Section 2: Inactive Fan Sites Pages still on the Web, but no longer updated.

Cats Corner-- Stephen J. Truog's site, with eyewitness game summaries and articles, national rankings, weekly picks, and a look back at the Big Ten during the 90's.  He began his NU section in mid-2000; it was last updated at the end of the 2004 season.

Section 3: The Dearly Departed NU football fan sites that are no longer on the Web.

Click here for a list of defunct fan sites.

Unofficial Northwestern Sites Pages affiliated with an Internet network, but not with Northwestern

Rivals' WildcatReport.com--  This is Northwestern's site within the Rivals / Yahoo network.  The current Rivals site is administered by Lou Vaccher, who provides original and in-depth coverage of games, recruiting and more. The site was started by Chris Pool back on the old RivalNet network toward the end of 1996.  Roy Lamberton later ran the site (and called it Purple Reign) starting in the fall of 2000.  In November 2002 Roy took Purple Reign to Scout.

Purple Reign-- This is Scout.com's Northwestern site, affiliated with Fox Sports.  The site was maintained by Roy Lamberton from 2002 through 2007; it is likely now run by national Scout.com staff.  Roy had run the page previously on the Rivals network before teaming up with Chris Pool (Pool started the Scout site after he left the Rivals site).  Purple Reign used to have daily news, recruiting analysis, and message boards for football and basketball.

North by Northwestern-- Hard to peg: NbN is not an official NU publication, nor is it part of a larger Internet network.  It is a completely independent online student publication for the NU community, begun in 2006.  Features thorough coverage of NU sports.

Daily Herald-- Chicago's major local NU coverage source.  The Herald's site provides excellent reporting on the 'Cats, with skilled and knowledgeable writers.

Evanston Review -- Great local coverage of NU provided by Larry Watts.  Look for his write-ups on the 'Cats every Thursday morning!

Chicago Tribune-- ChicagoSports.com, the Tribune's Web sports site, features an NU page.  Mediocre coverage of NU, but still worlds better than that other Chicago paper, which does not merit a link.

ESPN-- The Purple's team page from ESPN.  Links to ESPN articles about the 'Cats

Sports Illustrated-- SI's small page devoted to Northwestern.  Includes sports.  Illustrated.

USA Today-- Graphs!  Easy! To! Read!  NU!  Page!

FoxSports-- When Wildcats Attack:  Highlights Here.  A meld of several groups, including Fox, CollegeFootballNews.com, the Sporting News and The Insiders.

CBS SportsLine-- The Tiffany Network's team page for NU.

MSNBC-- Another NU page, with a few basic stats and stories.

Message Boards Want to post your Wildcat football rants?  Want to lurk and see what others are writing about NU?  Here are all of the NU football message boards.

Rivals Wildcat Football Free Board-- The main Rivals NU board.  The former "Purple Reign," it is now moderated by LouV and the Rivals staff. Rivals Wildcat Football Premium Board-- A premium, fee-based message board returned to Wildcat Report in 2007, as a place for Rivals subscribers to discuss recruiting scoops and other topics. Purple Reign Premium Discussion Board-- The Scout.com premium board.  Fee based and no longer in use. Purple Reign "Ryan Field"-- The Scout.com open NU football board.  Free.   OCSN Northwestern Board-- The official NU site's board, it used to be linked directly to NUSports.com.  Free, though currently not used. Big Ten Fever-- A new message board, replacing the now-defunct Big Ten Talk (itself something of an offshoot of the old Big Ten official message boards).  There are forum pages for each Big Ten school, including NU. The Wildside-- A message board that began in 2004 and was revamped in 2006, it is linked to the folks at WNUR. "NWU" Sport List Archive-- This page is a partial archive of the "NWU Sports List," run by Mike Nolan.  Members subscribe to participate.  Not a conventional message board, but a list of e-mailed posts.  The oldest existing message board (started circa 1994).  Viewing the archive used to be open to all, but changed in 2004 to an entirely subscription-based service. Chicago Tribune NU Board-- ChicagoSports.com's board, an old site which has deteriorated over time.  Last used in 2002.  Free. SportsOnly, FansOnly, AOL, and the Official Big Ten boards-- These NU message boards, all very popular at one time or another, are no more.  Will they return?  Probably not, but who can say?

Other Sites of Interest to NU Fans

The Big Ten Conference-- The official site: news releases and a resource for stats.  Now run, like NU's site, by CSTV (what isn't run by CSTV now?).  Unfortunately, the conference decided in October 2000 that their long-running message boards (a notorious wild west show of juvenile flaming) were a little too salty to be officially sanctioned, and the Webmaster shut them down.

NCAA-- The NCAA's official site.  Of particular note is the site's records page, which gives links to on-line and free copies of the most recent NCAA football record books, in Adobe format.  A must for football history and stats buffs.

ncaafootball.net-- The NCAA's official site specifically for football.  Feature articles, photos, and a little history and stats.

NationalChamps.net-- At one time this site was at least loosely affiliated with the NCAA.  It had a sizable database of college football info, including a section of future schedules for each team.  Now almost all of its content is subscriber access only.

Collegefootballnews.com--  What used to be an independent and fun college football site has become a mere cog in the FoxSports machine.  Still very interesting analysis and commentary.

Power Ratings-- James Howell's College Football Power Ratings.  A creative rating system that James Howell has applied to just about every team in college history.  Extensive site with  schedules, scores, results from the Ice Age.

College Football Data Warehouse-- The name says it all.  NU's page within the warehouse includes all-time poll rankings, championships, season records, and more.

The Helmet Project-- The Helmet Project is one graphic artist's attempt to recreate virtually  every football helmet ever worn by an organized team.  The Big Ten has a page, and NU's section includes illustrations of some of the Wildcats' helmets since 1960.

Valerie Sue Miller-- Valerie is a Northwestern alumna and an outstanding singer.  Check out her Website, as well as her first two CD offerings, available on her page!