As we wrap up the final weekend of Big Ten football, we’re reminded that there’s only one thing better than beating your rival.
That, of course, is beating your rival in back-to-back years.
It’s not enough just to trade victories in a series, volleying back and forth like Northwestern and Rutgers quarterbacks trading interceptions. No, true bragging rights — and truly inflicting misery on your rivalry — requires at least two wins in a row. One is a fluke. Two is a streak. That’s why it was so momentous when the scales in one of the conference’s biggest rivalries finally tipped hard to one side.