*Bump*

Final:  37-34 Cats.  Northwestern piled on 21 points to tie the game in regulation, and won in OT.  How you like them apples? *wink* 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Picking the Upset, Here in the Heartland...

 Noah Poser: Northwestern 21, Minnesota 19

Call it a gut feeling, but this is a game where the betting line seems unusually large. On paper, it’s clear that Minnesota has a major advantage in the run game, both offensively and defensively, but these teams are pretty even everywhere else. All of the outside factors, including the atmosphere, should benefit the Wildcats. Students are back on campus. It’s a night game. And this is the Big Ten West after all, where nothing goes as it should. In all seriousness, the game plan for Northwestern is simple. Force the Golden Gophers to have to pass the ball. They have the worst quarterback play in the Big Ten. Northwestern hasn’t shown the capacity to do that yet this season, but call me crazy, I think they pull it off this weekend.