Here is an uncensored, unedited IM conversation between Land-Grant Holy Land (the royal "we") and Sippin' on Purple's esteemed Rodger Sherman (also of SBNation.com) fame in the lead up to this evening's roundball soiree:

10:46:16 AM Sippin' on Purple: oh i forgot to mention

10:46:31 AM Sippin' on Purple: NORTHWESTERN GONNA KICK SOME BUCKEYE ASS TONIGHT

10:46:46 AM Land-Grant Holy Land: given the way this season has gone that would somehow not surprise me

10:47:46 AM Sippin' on Purple: for both team

10:47:47 AM Sippin' on Purple: s

10:48:07 AM Land-Grant Holy Land: i'm mostly just happy about the picture we used for JerShon Cobb in our preview

10:48:23 AM Sippin' on Purple: NU has been way better on the road against good teams than at home against bad teams

10:52:12 AM Sippin' on Purple: i'm mainly just mad i was on a call with two OSU guys and didn't say anything

10:52:35 AM Land-Grant Holy Land: putting that in your permanent record

10:52:39 AM Sippin' on Purple: please tell matt northwestern will beat ohio state

10:52:41 AM Sippin' on Purple: from me

10:52:43 AM Land-Grant Holy Land: haha done

10:53:07 AM Land-Grant Holy Land: Matt: "In debate team? I can see it"

10:54:25 AM Sippin' on Purple: Matt clearly wasn't on the Original Northwestern Sports-Related Insult Team

#GoBucks #BeatNorthwestern

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