College FB is about perception...2013 NW vs OSU game is a

perfect example of how the hype surrounding the game makes something bigger than it is.

Northwestern was 4-0, ranked #16 and was hosting College Gameday for the first time. They gave #4 Ohio State everything they could handle at home, including leading midway through the 4th and lost 34-30.

Was this a big road win for Ohio State? Of course it is...the crowd was frenzied and they got the best effort Northwestern can give because they thought they were a storybook ranked team.

Fast forward and Northwestern lost their next 6 games, barely beat (1-7) Illinois at the end of the year and finished 5-7.

Just because a team ends up shitty doesn't mean they were shitty when we played them. How many years did we have UofM battles against Denard Robinson and Tate Forcier only to have UofM become shit by the end of the year and get totally punked by Ohio State? Were they shitty when we played them in week one or two...nope, they were healthy and had their eyes on a title.

That's college football in a nutshell...the teams just aren't that good but when they think they're good, they can beat anyone and once the downward slide starts, it usually doesn't go well for the overwhelming majority of CFB teams.