Hosts:
Sam Walter (executive producer, host and editor) John Lacombe – (executive producer, social media director), Erik Schousboe (executive producer, finance director)
Podcast Inauguration:
December, 2010
Bio:
Your weekly Northwestern Sports podcast – bringing visceral and statistical analysis since 2010. We tailgate under the Red Pirate Flag because the West Lot Pirates give no quarter, especially the fourth. The West Lot Pirates are the premier Northwestern athletics podcast. We are three die-hard NU fans who have known each other and attended games together for more than 25 years. We primarily cover Northwestern Football but have a great love for all things NU and cover Mens & Womens Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, and other sports in-depth throughout the year.
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New Podcast Episodes
- Episode 615: Oregon 34-Northwestern 14
by West Lot Pirates on September 18, 2025 at 3:12 amNorthwestern enters their first Bye Week with many questions still unanswered. On one hand, the Cats looked pretty decent against a monster Oregon team. On the other hand, the Offense still remains maddeningly inconsistent and mistake-prone. Today we take stock as we look ahead a week and a half to a dreadful UCLA team who just fired their coach.
- Episode 614: Northwestern 42-Western Illinois 7
by West Lot Pirates on September 10, 2025 at 2:41 amIt was a lovely night for some Friday Night Lights and Northwestern did what they needed to do: lay down the wood on their FCS foe. Unfortunately, they also lost Cam Porter for the season with a leg injury. Now, with #4 Oregon looming Saturday morning, what will the Cats need to do and what should we expect to see?
- Episode 613: Field Hockey Preview with Yanyan Li
by West Lot Pirates on September 4, 2025 at 5:00 amAs Northwestern’s Field Hockey squad embarks on their journey to defend their National Championship, John sat down with InsideNU’s Editor-in-Chief Yanyan Li to break down the 2025 team.
- Episode 612: Tulane 23-Northwestern 3by West Lot Pirates on September 3, 2025 at 1:58 am
That was certainly not the start to the 2025 season that anyone had anticipated. The Cats gave up 5 turnovers and the offense looked listless throughout the game. Tonight, we take a look back and try to figure out what NU will need to do to right the ship.
- Episode 611: Northwestern Preview and Game Week!by West Lot Pirates on August 26, 2025 at 11:46 pm
You’ve heard us talk about the rest, now join us as we talk about the best! That’s right, this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for: our in-depth preview of the 2025 Northwestern Wildcats. We’ll dive deep into the defense, the offense, the special teams and much, much more.