[NU Sports] TV story for this week

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/2005 7:31:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
jeffb at hilgraeve.com writes:

> Jim wrote <snip>
> 
> Our games against Penn State in 1995 and 1996 were also ABC regional
> telecasts.  The last time we had a game on national network television
> (other than bowl games) was the NBC telecast of NU vs. Notre Dame in 1995.
> 
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> 
> That '95 win against ND was Barnett's coming out party, but nobody paid
> attention.  The sporting world's reaction was that ND had blown an early
> season game against what should have been a cupcake.  That was particularly
> confirmed when we lost the next week to Walker's Miami team.  A couple of
> easy wins at Air Force and Indiana didn't open any eyes.  But then came that
> incredible gritty convincing 19-13 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor on a
> miserably wonderful overcast cold wet day.  The world took notice.  The Cats
> were back!  We went on to run the table in the BT.  Hard to believe it was
> 10 years ago.
> 
> Jeff
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Ah--memories !

Harry