[Husker] Flu? No move in the NU-Missouri betting line.

[Theodore Heise]

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, Nick Chevance wrote:

> The hype around here yesterday was the flu.  A friend of mine in 
> the office has a Twitter account on his phone and got a message 
> posted by Bo Pelini to the effect that he had the flu and would 
> sit out this game along with a few other guys.

This was also posted on the list.


>    ...The guys on Unsportsmanlike Conduct had a field day with 
> that one for about an hour yesterday with the same story.  But I 
> think the issue has pretty much calmed down and by evening I 
> wasn't hearing much at all about anyone with the flu.  It was true 
> that several key players were held out of practice yesterday, but 
> then it was a walk through day, no pads, no hitting, just a 
> routine before game practice.  And they reported that Helu had 
> already been excused from classes that day, so he was excused from 
> practice. So it does sound very much about a tempest in a teapot. 
> But frankly, if this sort of thing gets the crowds anxious, but 
> turns out to be nothing, all the better, I say.  Mizzou better be 
> expecting our best. And I'm really hoping we give it to them.

Don't know how many on the list may be bicycle racing fans, but this 
all seems vaguely reminscent of a Tour de France a few years ago.

At a key point in the race Lance Armstrong made a point to grimmace 
in front of the camera and generally look as if he was having a bad 
day--then when the rival team relaxed he dropped the hammer and 
dropped them all.

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Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA