[NU Sports] next year's schedule?

[Jonathan Hodges]

Temple made it to 20 this year before beating Bowling Green.  It was all a
matter of time since they're joining the MAC full-time next year anyways.

You can read my ramblings as to why the streak will never be broken here:
http://jhodges.org/archives/2006/10/31/157/

Basically, the competition is too diluted now, especially with I-AA games
every year.

Jonathan

On 12/4/06, warneradams <warneradams at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> And the Dukesters are riding a 19 game losing streak (22 straight against
> Div I-A and 30 of their last 31).  Could they challenge our ignominious
> mark?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 6:57 PM
> To: Jonathan Michael Hawkins
> Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] next year's schedule?
>
> > Has anyone noticed that in September next year, we get four home games
> > (Northeastern, Nevada, Duke, and Actual National Runner-Up Michigan) and
> > one away game (against the defending Actual National Champions, Ohio
> > State)?
> >
> > Man, that'll be tough.  Thoughts?
>
> Yeah, let's not count the chickens (or Buckeyes) before they hatch.
>
> Plus, who knows what the AP will do if Florida wins a close game but
> Michigan blows away USC.
>
> Northeastern was 5-6 this year and Duke did the donut (0-12), one of just
> two teams in 1-A to do that, the other being Florida International.
> But Northwestern has a history of fudging those types of games.  :sigh:
>
> Nevada is bowl bound, or since it's in Boise maybe that's bbbbbbowl
> bbbbound.
>
> Michigan and Ohio State will be their usual top-10 caliber, and at least
> one of them may come into the season with a big chip on their shoulders.
>
> So I agree it'll be tough.
> --
> Mike Nolan
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