The fact that there’s no Northwestern football being played today is a blessing and a curse all in one. Sure, there’s less relevant content to be posted about on this site, and there’s always a small hope that the ‘Cats turn things around with a surprise Saturday performance, but by and large, NU needed the week off.
Thankfully, the rest of the Big Ten has everybody covered with a slate of five games that range from “too disgusting even for the sickos” mode (Wisconsin vs Illinois) to “crank that all 24-21 final score all the way up” mode (Penn State vs Iowa).