That was the absolute worst road game I've ever attended and I've seen my share of stinkers.
Between the weather and the performance...awful
Over the years, I watched all of those losses at Northwestern on TV and it was a miserable, dreary feeling even in front of the TV, with win hard to come by. I think early in the Kill era one of the LBs had a pick six to change the game early and we won for once.
The dreadful games at Evanston, going back to the Mason era, and that 2017 was really a bad one kept me away from what considered to be a horrible likely experience and worse drive home.
I sometimes try for a "sure" win going to a struggling program for a road game. 2014 at Illinois for example and we all know how badly that one ended, but it was a nice day and and under-rated campus, town and stadium despite the loss. I bit the bullet and went to NU in 2019 after the rough road trip to Iowa City and it was a nice win, although somewhat underwhelming.
Purdue should be an automatic road trip this year, but I may not have it in me to go there this year. A loss would be the opposite of the feeling I had in Boulder a few days ago. After 2019 I am not sure I am ready for a another brutal, Rose Bowl derailing gut punch road game like Iowa was.
I never worried about the outcome at places like Penn State or MIchigan where loss would not be a shock, and just enjoyed the experience, but losing on the road to the lower rung teams is always a tough day for me as a fan.
Back to to the topic, I look forward to Northwestern having a great stadium in five years or so. I hope they start over or demolish all but the west side (tower side) and make it really great.
