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I tried searching for it on the internet, and I did not get a straight answer. State College is a solid nine-hour drive from Evanston. Only Maryland and Rutgers are further east. Arguably their most memorable encounter in football was in when sixth-ranked Northwestern took down twelfth-ranked Penn State in a nationally televised showdown en route to the Big Ten title. Nittany Lion fans surely perceive Northwestern as another distant Big Ten foe with no added emotion, hatred, or fervor.

In terms of cult-like, large college fanbases, Penn State is certainly up there. Indiana fans also prioritize Purdue in all sports, as well as Kentucky in basketball.

One might argue that Indiana basketball is the equivalent to Nebraska football, leading to the fan entitlement which raises the annoyance score. However, relative to the exposure to other fanbases which Northwestern sees, Indiana fans seem less annoying than perceived.

The two programs have faced off every year since and will do so until Like Rutgers but different. Maryland has the more recent upper hand between two dominant programs with consecutive quarterfinal victories in their last two meetings. Their two contests this year would indicate that. My annoyance when it comes to Maryland derives from my youth as a Virginia fan, but ultimately, neither Maryland as a team nor a fanbase stands out as particularly irksome to NU.

The Spartans certainly have numbers in terms of fans and attention but pales when compared to its fellow B1G East behemoths, who overtake it in annoyance by a mile. Fans in red come to Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena in droves whenever their squad plays at NU, making for an interesting atmosphere, to say the least. NU also nearly upended the sixth-ranked Buckeyes at the Horseshoe in Of course, the Buckeyes play in arguably the biggest rivalry in all of college sports against Michigan.

On that note, Ohio State has perhaps the most obnoxious fans in the Big Ten, outnumbering Northwestern fans in their own arenas. I, along with our entire editorial team here at Inside NU, have personally experienced this irritation. The Golden Gophers rank lowest of the Big Ten West schools, mainly on account of a lack of true animosity between the two sides. Their success this past season in football under P.

The Boilers head to Lincoln for an important game. Octeus has come a long way since baptizing the masses! Just an update from the head football coach. Purdue faces a critical game in Lincoln. What exactly happened here? Purdue looks to get the train back on track. Shock of shocks, but the badgers ran all over Purdue.

Boilermakers fall to Wisconsin In Madison? What does the staff think will happen on Saturday? Purdue might be involved in the best game as there is a lot of blowout potential. Lets take a look at who is coming in Ass, Damn and hell are allowed on my page.

That's mild, generic profanity. Nothing else. AM : Imagine the columns that would be written if Archie Miller literally tried to fight a player on the other team a la Mick Cronin. Speaking of which, Crick Monin. Macura following today's game. AM : That might be the saddest event in the history of American sports. Come on CoachMickCronin Security here is top notch!

Look how fast they responded when an opposing coach charged at student-athlete JPMacura! AM : Imagine being the social media person to pitch that tweet and actually get the green light. Both schools are founding members of the Big Ten Conference. Case against: Though this has changed in recent years, historically, Northwestern is not as much of a ra-ra, passionate sports fanbase like the rest of the Big Ten is. In the past, Northwestern has put DI collegiate athletics on the back-burner. Case for: Border-state in the heart of Big Ten country.

Case for: Campus-to-campus distance from Champaign to West Lafayette is closer than any other two Big Ten schools in the conference. In football, Illinois and Purdue fight for the Cannon in a series that dates back to Another major case for: 93 games played in this series.

Six ties. Win percentage of. This one is close, with both teams exchanging back-and-forth blows. Case against: Hard to come up with anything here.