[NU Sports] FW: Bowl Update from Mark Murphy/NAA

Wed Nov 23 09:52:37 CST 2005

I'm curious what mailing list they did use for the Mark Murphy mailing.  It 
wasn't season ticket holders (I get my renewal notices by e-mail every 
year), the Alumni Travel list (I got that e-mail), the nusports.com list, 
or the cstv.com list (I get those).

Based on the "From" address being paciolan.com, it would look like season 
ticket holders, but ifit was, there's something wrong with their list.  I 
checked my spam filter and it didn't catch it.

Any other season ticket holders not get it?

-Michael

At 11/22/2005 06:52 PM, Chris Patterson wrote:
>FYI. I assume this was sent out to all season ticket holders.
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:11 PM
>Subject: Bowl Update from Mark Murphy/NAA
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>Northwestern University Athletic Department
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>NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS BOWL UPDATE:
>
>Our football team closed out the season on a high note with a 38-21 victory
>over Illinois, finishing the season 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten (tied
>for third). Now that the regular season has concluded, we can focus on our
>bowl possibilities. Unfortunately, at this point, the only thing that is
>certain is that we will not know where we are going to play until Sunday,
>December 4.
>
>I thought it would be helpful, though, to lay out for our fans the potential
>bowl options for our team. The Big Ten has relationships with seven bowls,
>and finished with seven bowl-eligible teams -- Penn State, Ohio State,
>Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota. Penn State and Ohio
>State were co-champions, but Penn State earns the automatic bid to a BCS
>bowl by virtue of beating Ohio State earlier this year. Penn State will
>likely play in the Fiesta or Orange Bowl, unless USC or Texas is upset and
>then there is a chance Penn State might play in the Rose Bowl for the
>national championship.
>
>A key factor that will affect our bowl destination is whether Ohio State is
>selected as a BCS at-large team. The conference champions of the six BCS
>conferences all earn automatic berths to the four BCS bowls, and there are
>two at-large spots. If Notre Dame beats Stanford, it is likely they will be
>given one at-large spot. The other spot will go to either Ohio State or
>Oregon. If Ohio State is selected to play in a BCS bowl (most likely the
>Fiesta or Orange -- whichever one Penn State is not in), this will move all
>the other Big Ten teams up one bowl.
>
>If Ohio State does go to a BCS bowl, Wisconsin will most likely go to the
>Capital One Bowl. A bowl can select a team with one less overall win, but
>not two. Wisconsin is 8-3, and Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota
>are all 7-4. The Capital One Bowl could select one of these 7-4 teams over
>Wisconsin (Michigan would be the most probable), but it is not likely. This
>would leave Michigan for the Outback Bowl. Michigan would be the likely
>choice based on their tradition, reputation and ability to travel fans.
>
>The next bowl to pick would be the Alamo Bowl. The Alamo will choose between
>Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota. A factor for the Alamo Bowl is who will be
>the opponent from the Big XII conference. The potential Big XII opponents
>are Oklahoma and Iowa State. Since Iowa and Iowa State played earlier this
>year, they may not want a rematch, particularly between teams from the same
>state. So, there is still a chance that the Alamo could select Northwestern,
>but Iowa is probably the favorite.
>
>This would leave the Sun Bowl to choose between Northwestern and Minnesota.
>Since Minnesota has made two Sun Bowl appearances in the last five years,
>and we have never been, that fact works in our favor. Other factors that
>help us are the Chicago TV market (for CBS) and the fact that it is
>relatively easy to get to El Paso from Chicago. Moreover, the Sun Bowl has a
>relatively smaller seating capacity (just over 50,000), so the requirement
>for a school to bring a large number of fans is not as big a factor. The Sun
>Bowl opponent would be the Pac-10's third-place team, most likely UCLA.
>Minnesota would go to the Music City (although they went there last year)
>and the Motor City would have to choose a non-Big Ten team.
>
>If Ohio State does not receive a BCS at-large bid, they will go to the
>Capital One Bowl and Wisconsin would likely go to the Outback. The Alamo
>would most likely pick Michigan. The Sun would then choose between
>Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota. We would still be an attractive selection
>because of the reasons mentioned previously. If the Sun selects Iowa,
>though, the Music City would then have to make a choice between us and
>Minnesota. Given the fact that Minnesota played in the Music City Bowl in
>2002 and 2004, and that Nashville is an easy destination to reach from
>Chicago, we feel we'd be appealing to the Music City committee. Since the
>SEC will not be able to fill its slot and send a representative to the Music
>City Bowl, our opponent could come from the ACC (Maryland, North Carolina
>State, Virginia or Georgia Tech).
>
>If the Music City Bowl selects Minnesota, we would play in the Motor City
>Bowl. We would play a team from the MAC, most likely one of the two teams
>that play in the MAC Championship game.
>
>I hope that this has been helpful, and not too confusing. Please continue to
>check our web site, NUSports.com, for updates on our bowl status. It is an
>exciting time for Northwestern athletics and the successful season is a
>great tribute to our players, Randy Walker and his staff. We're looking
>forward to having a strong following wherever we end up.
>
>
>As information becomes available, we will update NUsports.com and our bowl
>hotline at 847.467.1300. We do not anticipate a ticket limit on orders at
>this time.
>
>
>Additionally, game tickets will be available via the Wildcat Ticket Office
>OR The Northwestern Alumni Association. Ticket prices will be the same and
>within the same seating block through both channels, though tickets
>purchased via the Alumni Association will NOT be allocated according to
>Wildcat Priority Points (reward points assigned by the Athletic Department
>for continuous years of season tickets purchasing, Wildcat Fund donations,
>etc.). Seats purchased through and assigned by the Athletic Department will
>be allocated according to the Wildcat Priority Point system. Tickets
>purchased from the Alumni Association block will generally be assigned on a
>first come, first serve basis.
>
>
>Thanks for your support!
>
>
>Go 'Cats,
>Mark Murphy
>
>
>NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOWL UPDATE:
>
>
>The Northwestern Alumni Association will offer a Bowl Tour package that
>includes hotel accommodations, official NAA pre-game tailgate party tickets,
>game tickets, and much more! So that we are ready as soon as the
>announcement is made, the Northwestern Alumni Association is preparing Bowl
>Tour packages for the following four Big Ten Conference bowl games:
>
>
>Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX - December 28, 2005 (tailgate followed by
>kick-off at 7 pm CST)
>NAA Tour Package from December 26 or 27 through December 29
>Game Day Package, December 28, 2005 (tailgate followed by kick-off at 7 pm
>CST)
>
>Sun Bowl in  El Paso, TX
>NAA Tour Package from December 28 through December 30
>Game Day Package, December 30, 2005 (tailgate followed by kick-off at 11 am
>MST)
>
>Music City Bowl in  Nashville, TN
>NAA Tour Package from December 29 through December 31
>Game Day Package, December 30, 2005 (tailgate followed by kick-off at 11 am
>CST)
>
>Motor City Bowl in Detroit, MI
>Game Day Package only, December 26, 2005 (tailgate followed by kick-off at 4
>pm EST)
>
>
>Please note: Regardless of whether you choose to purchase the entire Bowl
>Tour package, please purchase your tickets through the Northwestern Alumni
>Association or the Wildcat Ticket Office. Buying your tickets through
>Northwestern Alumni Association-and other Northwestern offices-shows future
>bowl selection committees how much support Northwestern has. This is really
>the only way we can legitimately gauge the number of fans that travel to our
>bowl sites, and it helps us build a track record with the various bowl
>committees. Your participation does make a difference!
>
>
>Call the Northwestern Alumni Association at 1-847-491-7200 or e-mail us at
>alumnitravel at alumni.northwestern.edu
>[http://link.paciolan.com/index.cfm?n2014s45c23519t45e24250o114] with
>questions. Bookmark www.alumni.northwestern.edu/bowl
>[http://link.paciolan.com/index.cfm?n2014s45c23519t45e24250o115] for updates
>as we learn more.
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