Defunct Fan Sites
 Page Created
5/30/04;
Updated
7/15/07

 





The following is a list of NU football fan sites which are no longer on the Internet.
Northwestern Wildcats Football WebSite (mid 1995 - May 2002) -- Jim Jackson's fan site was a groundbreaking resource, with news, graphics, and commentary.  Jackson began the site in 1995 and continued updating it until the 2000 season.  It stayed on the Web nearly two more years.

Fans can see an archived version of Jim Jackson's site from the Wayback Machine Web Archiving Project.
Wildcat Den (mid 1995 - 1996?) -- Along with the pages by Jim Jackson, Chris Chen, and Brad Kaiser, the Wildcat Den was one of the four original NU fan pages, and one of the first to be presented with graphics.  There is no known on-line archive of the Wildcat Den.
cjc's Unofficial Northwestern Wildcats Football Site (mid 1995 - Sept. 2005) --  Chris Chen's site featured  news, schedules, team info, Web articles, and more.  His site began as a student page on Northwestern's pubweb before being moved into private space.  cjc's last real update came in October 2000, after which it remained on the Web, but was dormant.  In September 2002 the site switched URL addresses again, but remained inactive.  Finally in September 2005 cjc's site, the last remaining of the four "original fan sites," dropped from the Internet.

Fans can see an archived version of cjc's site from the Wayback Machine Web Archiving Project.
Unofficial Northwestern Recruiting Site (1996 - May 2004) -- Site by Brad Kaiser.  Featured thorough analysis of NU football recruiting.  Updated regularly from 1996 until 1999.  Dormant from February 1999 until early May 2004.

Fans can see an archived version of Brad Kaiser's site from the Wayback Machine Web Archiving Project.
Wildcat Zone (late 1996-early 1998) -- Another early fan site which has slipped the surly bonds of the Web.  There is no on-line archive of the Wildcat Zone.
Far East Wildcat's Northwestern Football Page (mid 1998 - March 2005) -- This was the most famous NU football fan site.  Far East Wildcat began his fan page in Singapore in 1998.  Nearly two years later, he moved to Tokyo and created the URL FarEastWildcat.com. 

As his site grew, so did its following.  FEW was responsible for one of the largest bowl parties in school history, the Wildcat Roundup, prior to 2000's Alamo Bowl.  His site was mentioned in the Chicago Sun-Times, and in 2001 the Daily Northwestern ran an article featuring FEW and his site.  His page also introduced fans to "The Waterboy," a former NU football player whose funny and occasionally biting commentary appeared on FarEastWildcat.com throughout the season.

Fans can see an archived version of FarEastWildcat.com from the Wayback Machine Web Archiving Project.

Jonathan Michael Hawkins: Go 'Cats (2002 - 2005) -- Part of his site, "..the new web experience..," Jonathan Michael Hawkins expanded his NU page prior to the 2003 season to include a blog-style opinion section and more.  This was probably the first NU fan site in blog format.  Last updated after the '03 season, and removed from the Web just before the '05 season.

Fans can see an archived version of Jonathan Michael Hawkins' site.
jhodges.org (2004 - 2007) -- Jonathan Hodges began his blog in summer 2004 and provided commentary and analysis of several topics, including NU sports.  His site went offline in spring 2007.  Jonathan's NU football commentary can now be read on HailToPurple.com.

Fans can see a partial archive of jhodges.org on the Wayback Machine.