When you step back and take a look at it, college football is full of odd and comical minutiae. That's what makes it great. Every program has quirks that make it unique and also laughable to the outside world.
So each week during the 2015 season, Ben Goren will explore the weird ticks of Northwestern's opponents. Because... well, because Every Week is Hate Week.
As the games get bigger, the hate gets harder. And for some reason, Minnesota fans dish out that hate the hardest. A usually congenial people, Minnesotans get abnormally harsh when Gopher sports are involved. Admirable? Maybe. But do they cross the line? Probably. And we have the evidence to prove it.