It is February, we've subjected ourselves to ritualistic rodent-bothering, and Northwestern athletics have sunk into a pit of despair.
On New Year's Day, Northwestern took it's 10-2 record and dominant defense to the Outback Bowl and got mercilessly trampled by Tennessee. I've spent the last several weeks painstakingly editing the Outback Bowl footage to show exactly where the 'Cats went wrong with an in-depth look at Northwestern's football strategy:
In the end, Northwestern's defeat at the hands of the Volunteers looked identical to its previous two losses.