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GAME OF THE WEEK: OK, show of hands: Who had Northwestern at Minnesota as a matchup with first place on the line?
Sure, some will claim they knew that the Wildcats and Golden Gophers were destined for greatness all along. But they're undoubtedly members of the head coaches' families.
Northwestern (3-2, 2-0) lost its first two games of the season to sink to 1-9 in its previous 10 games. There were murmurs that coach Pat Fitzgerald, a star on the field and the sidelines for the Wildcats, might soon be unemployed. Minnesota (4-1, 1-0) closed last year with three disappointing losses and then was bludgeoned 30-7 at TCU in its toughest test of this season's first four games.
But then the Wildcats won three in a row, including their first two Big Ten games in surprises, at Penn State and at home against Wisconsin on Saturday. And the Gophers, now in their 47th season since they last won even a scrap of a title, toppled struggling Michigan at the Big House.
Voila! Now the winner is assured of having at least a share of the West Division lead on Saturday.
GAME OF THE WEEK: OK, show of hands: Who had Northwestern at Minnesota as a matchup with first place on the line?
Sure, some will claim they knew that the Wildcats and Golden Gophers were destined for greatness all along. But they're undoubtedly members of the head coaches' families.
Northwestern (3-2, 2-0) lost its first two games of the season to sink to 1-9 in its previous 10 games. There were murmurs that coach Pat Fitzgerald, a star on the field and the sidelines for the Wildcats, might soon be unemployed. Minnesota (4-1, 1-0) closed last year with three disappointing losses and then was bludgeoned 30-7 at TCU in its toughest test of this season's first four games.
But then the Wildcats won three in a row, including their first two Big Ten games in surprises, at Penn State and at home against Wisconsin on Saturday. And the Gophers, now in their 47th season since they last won even a scrap of a title, toppled struggling Michigan at the Big House.
Voila! Now the winner is assured of having at least a share of the West Division lead on Saturday.
