[NU Sports] Sun Bowl = Season in a nutshell

[John A. DeGroat]

I agree with most of  what Truog  wrote, but untl there are some caching 
changes the prospects of  a "happy ending" are dim.  When the defense is 
ranked at the bottom or near bottom of  Divison I, that tells me there 
is a problem with the coaching, nad I don't mean Fitzgerald.  The 
defensive playrs are better than the coaches.

Basanezs don't come along evrey day so who or what is going to 
counterbalance the ineffective defense year after year  if no caching 
changes are made?

John DeGroat

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:

>>In many ways, today's game was very reflective of
>>the entire season:
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>Pretty spot-on assessment, Mike.
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>>Special teams were a problem, the offense alternated
>>between great and
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>Ugh - I had managed to block out the punting game (I
>guess I just expect kickoffs at the 35 and was more
>concerned on the PAT/FG misses) ... just a horrible
>day all around there.
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>>To the seniors I say: THANK YOU for the thrills you
>>gave us.  For those
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>Definitely! Baz & Co. put together three straight
>seasons full of memories. It may not be the magical
>run to Pasadena we all enjoyed a decade ago, but
>moments like the win over OSU last year, the Iowa
>comeback this year, etc. were special.
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>>To the underclassmen I say: KEEP IT GOING, you're
>>part of some of the
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>That's the big part - I was really hoping Sutton would
>step up in the Sun Bowl ... we'll need Tyrell, Roach,
>Bacher, Lane, the O-Line and the rest to fill some big
>shoes next year.
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>>To ESPN/ABC I say:  Keep us on ESPN2 for every game
>>next year!
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>Hah!:) Amen to that!
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>>To the Big 10 Conference I say:  If you're wondering
>>why the Big 10 is 
>>sucking pond water in ESPN's Bowl Cup standings,
>>look no further than your
>>bowl committments.  How about making some agreements
>>that provide more 
>>even matchups?
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>That's been a complaint of mine for awhile -
>especially the Sun Bowl, where Pac 10 #3 and Big Ten
>#5 (usually #6) is a tough draw. 
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>But this year I actually thought we had some good
>draws going in to the bowls. Michigan had slipped
>(inexplicably) off the January bowl map and should
>have been a favorite vs. Nebraska. Minny had a UVa
>team with new coordinators and should have won. We
>were an underdog - but a lot of people liked NU as a
>trendy pick with UCLA's poor finish. But all three led
>leads slip away and we're 0-3.
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>Now Iowa and PSU face Florida schools in their home
>state, Wisky plays the best team not in the BCS and
>OSU has to contend with that darn luck of the Irish.
>Oh well.
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>It'll be interesting to see how this changes next year
>-- is Phoenix and the Insight Bowl (now at Sun Devil
>Stadium vs. the Big XII) ahead or behind of the Motor
>City on the Big Ten ladder? 
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>Fun side note - Big Ten (and Big XII) teams will have
>three shots to make it out to the Valley of the Sun
>next year, as the Phoenix area hosts the Insight Bowl,
>Fiesta Bowl and the new BCS Title Bowl all in a 2-week
>span!
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>Oh well, it's been a fun season. This loss still
>hurts, but as Mike said, I guess it's typical
>Northwestern this year. It was a fun ride while it
>lasted, and one of these years, we WILL get to end the
>year on a happy note in bowl season!
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>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
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>STEPHEN J. TRUOG
>sjtruog at yahoo.com
>GO CATS!!!
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