[NU Sports] Big Ten breakdown ...

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2005 10:43:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
spiritu at northwestern.edu writes:

> PSU        10-1   7-1 (Fiesta)
> >dOSU       9-2    7-1 (Citrus; I don't think the second BCS bid is 
> >happening this year)
> >NU        8-3    6-2 (If life is fair, we go to Tampa; I know, bowl 
> >bids aren't fair, but a guy can hope)
> >Wisconsin     9-2    6-2 (Alamo)
> >Minnesota     8-3    5-3 (Sun)
> >Michigan     6-5    4-4 (Music City)
> >MSU        6-5    3-5 (Motor City)
> 
> Michael, a guy *can* hope, but short of winning the B10 outright, I think 
> Alamo's the best we can do.  The bowl committees just don't like us and I 
> don't see that changing any time soon.
> 
> Beating the snot out of Michigan this week on national TV might help that 
> cause out, however.  Here's hoping we spank Michigan's other cheek this 
> week.
> 
> 

Though remember when we got screwed in 2000 it was that Michigan and Ohio 
State got better bowl bids than us--those are big name programs --If we deserve 
to go to the Citrus Bowl based on record or head to head tie-breaker they won't 
take Wisky over us

Harry