More than a decade now. Excluding the 2020 year, last season opener not on a Thursday evening was Vs. USC at the Coliseum.Is it a big ten tradition for MN to be the first bt game of the new season? Seems like it.
It's more of a Minnesota tradition than it is a Big Ten tradition.Is it a big ten tradition for MN to be the first bt game of the new season? Seems like it.
Yes. 2022 Nebraska vs. Northwestern in Ireland or wherever was a week 0 game, as was Nebraska/Illinois in 2021.It's more of a Minnesota tradition than it is a Big Ten tradition.
Last couple years the Big Ten has had "week 0" games that preceded even the Thursday night the Gophers opened on.