That's why. That's the whole point of this discussion. Who else are we going to choose from the Big Ten? Terrelle Pryor? Braylon Edwards? Come on. Northwestern has had our number for years, and no one player serves as the poster child for that than Persa. There are very few conference players who have given us more fits lately than him.
While I agree that he was a thorn, he only beat us 1 time as a starter. I guess you could insert any QB from NW since it seems each of them have found a way to beat us at least once in the last decade.