No, the Northwestern Game is Not a “Must Win”

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesI know I’m in the minority on this point. In fact, based off of the reaction of my fellow writers here at Corn Nation I might actually be alone.

It is my belief that there is no way we should consider the Northwestern game tomorrow to be a “must win” for this program.

After bringing this up to the other Corn Nation writers I received a range of reactions. It was anywhere between “a loss would indicate that nothing has changed” to the thought that if it “looks ugly that Frost might be fired after game one.”

Nobody interjected to say “Nate, I agree with you.” I am alone on this hill. So I might as well set up my tent and wait to die on this hill.

It all comes…