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Ranking Northwestern’s 21st century non-Power Five games on the sicko meter

Happy gameday.

Northwestern football is a rainbow of chaos.

Non-conference play is back today, and I’m not sure if there’s a better mantra out there that applies to NU’s history in non-Power Five games. Whether it was 2022 or 2001, the ‘Cats have played some incredibly fun (and ugly) early-season games that have been anything but sure victories.

You may be aware of the Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee), one of the best follows on college football Twitter. Basically, they’re a group of fans drawn to weird matchups and games that the general public would consider highly unwatchable.