CHICAGO - David Braun welcomes all.

Northwestern's head coach sat and championed his team, who just had their hearts torn out of their chest at Wrigley Field by No. 18 Michigan 24-22.

A single tear fell down the side of his right cheek as he reaffirmed his position on the Big Ten.

"This program isn't that we're going to give it our best and see what happens," Braun said. "The expectation is to go and win a Big Ten championship. Everyone better understand that."

On Saturday, his 'Cats picked up the shattered pieces on Wrigley Field.

They also showed a mettle that hadn't been there under Braun before.

Big picture view:

The emotional Braun nearly had his signature win.

Northwestern had No. 18 Michigan, which had just won the national championship two years prior with top-ranked recr

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