Or we could have beaten Penn St. and Rutgers and not played Ohio St. The chances of any team, let alone one coming off three consecutive losing seasons, beating Ohio St. and Penn St. in a four-week span is pretty small. If NU wins one of those two games, I think all of us will be thrilled.
Playing tough teams is not the problem or complaint. It's about NU having to play both of the top teams in the East while Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the other teams in the West play only one or neither of the top East teams.
Some fans seem to want a rebuilding NU team to have to fight an uphill battle, and those fans are certainly entitled to their opinion. I would prefer a level playing field with respect to conference scheduling.
