Thank goodness for Michigan and Iowa last Saturday because without them, the Battle for NU might have earned the distinction as the B1G-est game of the week. There were 19 punts between the two teams (Huskers -10; Wildcats - 9). Do you remember when we went two or three seasons without forcing Ohio State into a single punt?
OK, I’ll stop dredging up even worse memories.
This was a defensive slog, the likes of which we never expected when Bill Moos hired a young, bright offensive guru to rebuild Husker football. But, if there is one thing that Northwestern excels at, it is dragging you down into the mud and making you wrestle the pig in their slop.