... much has been said nationally about this year's edition of Northwestern football. All the talk in the Big Ten has been about expansion, OSU, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Northwestern has quietly gone 3-0 with wins on the road at Vandy and Rice and a home win over FCS foe Illinois State.

On paper that doesn't look overly impressive since the opponents have combined for just two FBS wins, but for the Cats it shows that they are not looking past anyone and have their sights set on making a Big Ten run.

So why should they be getting more respect?

Well, for one,
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