MINNEAPOLIS — Pat Fitzgerald, in his own words, was “pissed.”
Just days after his Wildcats beat Iowa on the road to clinch the Big Ten West title, oddsmakers had set 5-5 Minnesota as favorites for Saturday’s game. Many, including us, circled the matchup as a trap game following last Saturday’s emotion high and a couple key injuries.
“It was insulting, you know, we come up here as underdogs,” Fitzgerald said after NU’s 24-14 win in Minneapolis. “Are you kidding me? That’s a joke.”
As the line continued to move towards the Golden Gophers, the taste of disrespect lingered.