Week Zero provided something Northwestern fans hadn’t received in quite some time: the sight of a football team that was energetic, resilient and, quite frankly, a fun viewing experience.
After a 2021 season that was one of the worst in recent memory, where Northwestern held a lead in just one of its Power Five games, that’s about all Wildcat fans could have hoped for.
Yet three and a half weeks subsequent to NU’s spirited, must-watch comeback win against Nebraska on the cosmopolitan stage, any radiant feelings regarding this team have scattered like a pack of geese over Lake Michigan.