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The episode discusses the challenges and history of Northwestern football with guest Rodger Sherman.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Rodger Sherman joins Alex and Richard for the newest installment of “Why You’re Always Bad,” focused on the program that now owns the FBS record for losses. Northwestern has also posted a winning record over the last 18 years, won six consecutive bowl games, and is preparing to open an extremely expensive new stadium. So Rodger comes prepared to challenge the premise. The group works through the Wildcats’ dark ages, occasional breakthroughs, facility-rich “Ryan family,” small fan base, and existential need to remain inside the Big Ten. In this episode. In this episode: * 4:04: Brief history of Northwestern football * 9:56: Cool players and guys you should know from program history, including Trevor Siemian, Justin Jackson, and Otto Graham. Plus, a trailblazing history of Black coaches and NFL presidents * 28:51: Awful moments in program history (there are many) * 59:33: Do they have any money (and who, exactly, are the “Ryan family”) * 1:10:09: What are their (many) non-financial difficulties? * 1:20:06: Can we find one villain to blame for their struggles? * 1:22:42: What is this program’s…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson

Guest: Rodger Sherman

Topics covered

• Northwestern football history
• program struggles
• Big Ten conference
• notable players
• financial challenges
• future prospects

Keywords

• Northwestern
• college football
• Rodger Sherman
• Big Ten
• football history
• program challenges
• notable players
• Ryan family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern, Big Ten

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