[NU Sports] Fwd: Let's Play to Win

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> This game is agony to watch on ESPN-PLUS.  I don't
> know what it is like at Ryan, but seeing us afraid
> to use Brewer to throw, afraid of a mistake at all
> on offense, so totally predicatable is frustrating
> beyond belief.  You can hear the boos quite clearly
> on TV, so I think I am not alone.   I swore I would
> not utter any negative words about the 'Cats on the
> list, in the wake of Coach Walker's death and to
> give Fitz and his staff the Honeymoon to which they
> are entitled, but I can't take it any longer.   We

Never thought I'd say it, but I agree (though I did
not boo - still seems odd to do that at a college game
to your home team). The coaches are fair game to boo
and today ours just did not do the job.

>  Do we have a Tight End?  If so, does McGhee have
> any calls that use his skills?    When I was at NU

And we set up a fake-draw pass to the TE so well ...
but we never thought of faking the QB draw nor do we
seem to have a TE.

> the tube.  Why can't we PLAY TO WIN?

Definitely - with the top two teams in America left on
the schedule, bowl dreams are long gone. So let's let
the kid try. If he throws a pick or two, at least he
threw.

> If anyone thinks I'm out of line or being too tough,
> I'll accept that verdict, but I just had to vent.  I
> really thought we had a chance today, and with the

No doubt we had a chance despite Purdue's big yardage
- if I were on the D or a wideout, I'd be frustrated
too that we didn't try.

> By the way, anyone think Glen Mason may be in
> trouble up at Minny, due to their abysmal showing
> today against the Badgers?

Could be - with a game at Columbus left, he can't lose
to Iowa or anywhere else to make a bowl and no bowl
trip at all would probably be even worse for Minny
fans than the perennial trips to Nashville and El
Paso. But if they get to 6-6, I don't think they'll be
left out since the Big Ten will likely have two BCS
teams this year and six ... maybe seven bowl-eligible
teams, so there will be plenty of spots.

I believe we can beat MSU and Illinois at home ... but
only if we TRY, and that's directed more at the
coaches than players (though maybe some at the
O-line).

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!

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