[NU Sports] Michigan's d-line and some perspective

[Arthur Miller]

Thank you, Brad, for a well-reasoned post.

Indiana 2001...man, that was ugly.  I had to leave the WGN broadcast right
after kickoff, and when I tuned back in at the end of the first quarter I
could tell from the tone in Dave Eanet's voice that someone was going
horribly awry.  The score was Indiana 28, NU 0.

We still have a shot at a 7-4 season.  Let's make it happen, Wildcats!

Art Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Brad Wilson
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:31 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Michigan's d-line and some perspective
[...]
Finally, please, people, a little perspective. Losing
this game was not the end of the world. It does not
mean Randy Walker is a dunce -- any more than the
three BT wins in a row made him a genius. It does not
mean the season is over. It was a game NU could have
won -- the fumble return was the absolute killer --
even when NU did not play terribly well. Other BT
teams have this kind of loss all the time -- take
Minnesota's win at Michigan, or Ohio State's at
Minnesota, just to name two. How teams react is the
key. There's a lot to play for -- a BT title could
still happen. A bowl game could -- should! -- still
happen. First win over Iowa since '99. First win at
Columbus since '71. The tomahawk. They are all out
there. 

While I was disappointed by the loss, I was not
disheartened; this wasn't a catastrophic disaster
like, say, Indiana in 2001. Neither should anybody
else be disheartened -- tough game, let's move on. 

Beat Iowa!

Brad Wilson