Maybe I'm crapping rainbows here but, our defense played poorly in one game, and in that game we still won. That says something about the teams desire. And wasn't it the defense that stopped KU to HELP win the game? I'm not ready to throw them, the blackshirts, under the bus quite yet. That doesn't mean that I don't have any concerns with the lack of size, because I do. We'll see how the D performs this weekend but until then I'll reserve judgement.
I know NU is a better team overall and should win, but when you add in the home field advantage and the level ISU plays at when they play a good team, we should have a real good game on our hands.