'Hot' Cats play Indiana
On paper, Northwestern has won six of seven heading into tonight's Big Ten opener against Indiana, but has there ever been a less inspiring string of games?
Will the Big Ten season bring about improvements in shooting, fewer turnovers and an offense that clicks with Mike Thompson? If there's ever a team to do it against, it's Indiana.
The Hoosiers are 5-6 on the season and coach Mike Davis is already feeling the heat. Indiana finished with its first losing non-conference record in 35 years and things won't get easier in the Big Ten. The storyline of Davis' job security will only get bigger and bigger as the season wears on and the noose tightents.
Guard Bracey Wright is one of the conference's best players and Indiana has formidable talent. Yet Northwestern has beaten the Hoosiers two years in a row at Welsh-Ryan and this should be a third.