With the season less than two weeks away, we begin to take a look at the bigger picture heading into 2017. Coming off a 7-6 season, Northwestern will be looking to perform better in 2017. What will we need to see in 2017 to consider it a success? Our writers discuss this purposely-open-ended question.
Caleb Friedman — Big Ten West contention
Record-wise, I'd probably say 8-4 or better is a success, but it's hard for me to get excited about an 8-4 record if Northwestern isn't in the hunt for the Big Ten West for at least part of the Big Ten season.