[NU Sports] good/better/bad news

[Michael Vance]

At 11/5/2005 05:41 PM, cherron604 at aol.com wrote:
>As for the argument that our brand of Football is 'exciting', how can we 
>only draw 25,000 NU fans on a warm (though drizzly) day in November 
>?  (The rain did not really turn steady until the second half)

The rain didn't even *start* until midway through the third.  It was a 
cloudy, but otherwise beautiful day for pre-game tailgating and the first 
half.  At kickoff, the west stands looked pretty pathetic from the east 
side, but they filled in nicely by midway through the opening quarter.  Of 
course, that included way too many bumblebees.

And at 11/5/2005 03:17 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote
>I really have to wonder about the wisdom of putting the defense on the
>field first.  It's one of the worst in the nation while the offense is one
>of the best.  Why lead with your weak suit and generally put yourself in a
>come-from-behind situation right out of the box?

But if we had taken the ball in the first, we wouldn't have had it to open 
the second, where we put together a rather nice scoring drive.  But in 
general, I agree with you.  It's easier to play from ahead than it is from 
behind, even if it is just one score.  This is two weeks in a row that 
we've gotten down 14-0 early, and three in a row where we've allowed a TD 
on the opening drive of the game.  I think if we win the toss at OSU, we 
need to take the ball.