Sunday Afternoon Quarterback: A Weekend with the Purple People

While the Northwestern student section wasn't the liveliest, they did hold their own. There weren't too many intelligible cheers, but the students were into the game and decked out in purple attire.

The great thing about the Northwestern fan section is that there were absolutely no pompoms. Over the course of my travels, I have determined that the number of pompoms in the fan section directly correlates to the probability the venue is below the Mason-Dixon line.

This correlation also applies to the attire of the fans. As opposed to Vanderbilt or Kentucky, there were virtually no people dressed up in shirt and tie (for the guys) and sun dresses (for the girls) at Northwestern. While this is probably a good thing for the guys, I think that even if it's too cold in Chicago for girls to wear sun dresses most of the year, they should at least give it a try.

One of my Northwestern friends came up with the undisputed most hilarious quotable of the game as he emphatically belted out about about the Indiana starting QB: "Kellen Lewis is P**sy!”

It wasn't that what he called him that was funny, but his phrasing was: Kellen Lewis equates to p**sy. Kellen Lewis = P**sy.  Welcome to Northwestern.

We ultimately used this equation for every player who made a good or bad play throughout the game. Hence, when Indiana backup quarterback Ben Chappell entered the game and threw an interception that went for a Northwestern touchdown, he was considered p**sy.

After Kellen Lewis began to get into his groove in the second half and made one impressive play after another, we determined that he was NOT who we THOUGHT he was.

Then, using the same logic, we examined why Will Smith's upcoming movie “I Am Legend” is going to be such an incredible movie. Will Smith is not a legend.

Will Smith is Legend.

If you aren't just a little excited about this movie then you don't have a pulse. Or you just don't want to see plot lines where vampires are scared of humans.

The game itself was very entertaining, as there were five lead changes throughout the contest. After Indiana took the an early 14-3 lead, one Wildcat fan depressingly said, “This is typical Northwestern football.” But after my friend's emphatic proclamation about Kellen Lewis, the tide seemed to turn in favor of the Wildcats.

Northwestern scored three unanswered touchdowns to go up 24-14 and all of the momentum seemed to be in the purple people's favor. But Indiana came back, as James Hardy took over the game by catching two touchdowns.

James Hardy looks like Plaxico Burress right now. And unlike Burress, he looks like he gives a damn.

The Wildcats then controlled the ball throughout the 4th quarter with a 12-play, 73-yard scoring drive which put the game away. The hope for the 'Cats to pull into the Champs Sports Bowl was still alive.

And you know what? Next week, I'll probably be rooting for the 6-5 Wildcats in their game at Illinois. Right now, I pretty much need anything to distract me from the Buckeyes’ loss.

But, that upset loss couldn't have happened, right? And Kansas and Hawaii can't be the only undefeated teams in the NCAA right now. Next, you'll going to tell me that Notre Dame lost to both of the service academies on Notre Dame's schedule or something. I must be dreaming—but this dream has pretty much turned into a nightmare.

At least I have my purple people.

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