I feel disgusted after sitting through the home loss to Wisconsin, more so than most of the other losses the 'Cats have piled up this year. Maybe it was all the Badger fans. Maybe it was another late 1st-half-second half collapse. Maybe it was the fact that there was NO BAND FOR THE FINAL BIG TEN GAME OF THE SEASON.
Whatever it was, I feel worse about this program now than I have all season. And that's saying something.
It's easy to pile on the fans who didn't show (and who can blame them?) or the no-show band. There are deeper problems with this program, from the coach and players on the court to the lack of any institutional support coming from Northwestern. How do you expect to compete in a first-rate conference with a second, or dare I say, third-rate program?
Could NU pull out a win over Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament Thursday? Sure, I guess so. But that's not the point right now. Things need to change with this program. It starts at the top- hopefully Jim Phillips can work with the NU administration to building up this program.
Today was an embarrassment. I'm glad I don't have to sit through another game like that this year. Don't think I can handle it.
Your depressed blogger,
Gotty
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