[NU Sports] Where shall we bowl?

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>From what I remember of Chicagoland's attitude towards NU, I think we were 
always regarded as somewhat elitist and not really a "hometown" team--especially 
when stacked against the Irish and the Illini.  Hence, the scant TV coverage. 
 And I also agree with Roy that the pro sports dominate.  Here in New York, 
which has a similar relationship with Columbia athletics (although,of course, 
"Ivy League sports" is somewhat of an oxymoron), the same situation obtains.    
Mark Muirphy seems like a very talented individual, and I have every 
confidence in his abilities to keep NU sports on an upward path.  But he would have to 
be a miracle worker to have Chicago "adopt" the Wildcats as a key component 
of the sports scene.  They will always take a back seat to the Cubbies, Bears, 
White Sox, Bulls, Black Hawks, and Irish.  That doesn't leave many seconds 
left on a local TV newscast.   

Paul Levinson

P.S.:  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.