From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri Sep  1 01:41:31 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri Sep  1 01:41:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PS ...
In-Reply-To: <002501c6cd7e$73755300$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
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After watching the TiVo, a few more comments ...

1) I loved the team walk out of the tunnel arm in arm.
Yeah, a bit Iowa-esque, but also a great symbol of the
team and what it needs to be this year more than ever.

2) Not sure what the problem running the ball was (I'm
thinking our OC's rhythm on play calling still wasn't
quite there), but the pass protection was great.

3) The secondary had some nice knock downs turning
around to play the ball.

Not a perfect game, but a great start to the season
for the young team. Kafka looked good, the players
looked focused and we didn't beat ourselves (the 4th
down call early was a good move but maybe not the best
play call). We're still young and have a tough
schedule, but given everything we've been through the
past two months, you couldn't ask for a better opening
from our new coach Fitz and our team. Gotta win the
gottawins!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Fri Sep  1 02:03:12 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  1 02:03:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Eyewitness Account
Message-ID: <8C89BABD2C3B2E4-D2C-790F@mblk-d23.sysops.aol.com>

Notes from Oxford, Ohio (actually a hotel back in Cincinnati)
 
Perfect weather, a little breezy.  Surprising, since it was cloudy and drizzly on the drive up to Oxford, and it is pouring out there currently. (Perhaps some good karma from upstairs ?)
 
All of the tributes were very classy.  RW plaque behind the end zone, moment of silence (PA stated 'first time in 19 (I think ?) years that Randy Walker was not on the sideline for one of these two shools'), Flyover by 4 jets (I cant recall one of those since Air Force), Mrs. Walker at coin toss,  '41 WALK' decals on both helmets, WALK patch on NU uniforms, all the 'WALK' t-shirts from NGN.  A very nice video tribute at half-time (including some grainy old highlight films from RW's playing days).  Even looked like a Pat Fitzgerald video montage in the 4th quarter, but that might've been ESPN-U, they seemed to be showing the ESPN-U feed on the big screen.
 
The stadium is very impressive - broad concourses, a huge scoreboard, huge video board, excellent (and very loud) PA system.
 
It was all quite emotional (at points), but all very well-done.
 
Oddly, after the halftime video tribute, there was a never-ending stream of honored Miami athletes, including a championship 'synchronized skating' team.  Did anyone else realize that synchronized skating was a collegiate sport ?  The Miami band, about 150 strong and pretty loud, played a 6 minute half-time show, featuring the 2 greatest hits of 'Tower of Power'.
 
It was nice to see the Miami running game stopped all night (except for Kokal's scrambles), but I'll have to see if they had much of a running game last year.  Kokal did have the short pass available to him much of the night (except late when the score got out of hand).  The one long bomb was bothersome, but it was only one, and the receiver, Ryan Robinson, is a definite talent.  
 
I was a little concerned in the first half that our OL was not pushing their DL around to set up the running game quite like they should.  But things did improve after the punt block, it seemed, or maybe they had just worn down the Miami line.  Similarly, Kafka had some passing issues, especially some ground balls late in the first half, but he ran the game nicely in the second half.
 
The face-mask that gave them the field-goal drive was troubling, as was a late holding call, when we were trying to run out the clock, but overall, penalties were fewer than you might have expected in a first game with a freshman QB.
 
The 4th quarter clock-burning drives did have me flashing back to the mid-90's (or maybe that was just seeing Fitz out there on the sideline).
 
2 other karmic moments - in the 4th quarter, the TV people seemed to be interviewing John Pont on the sideline, right in front of the NU section and cheerleaders.  My initial impulse was to jeer Pont (still haven't forgiven him for the 80's), but he walked off the field peacefully, and Willie patted him on the shoulder.
 
Earlier, the Miami kicker (Parseghian) missed their second field-goal attempt.  Somebody said he was a relative of Ara's - maybe that was Karma for Ara leaving us too soon  ;-)
 
Nice too at the end, when the guys came over to the Northwestern section and sang along with the fans, and the fans kept chanting 'Fitz !  Fitz !'.  
 
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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Fri Sep  1 06:48:33 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  1 06:48:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] AP Article Link on 'CATS WIN
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Jeff and NU gang,
   Most of Kafka's yards were designed,  as MU was  determined (and 
successful for the first 2 and a1/2 qurters) to stop  Sutton.  It seemed to me that 
inserting Jordan and running a 2 back set  really helped.
  Kafka loosened up in the 2nd half, and the defense suffocated  throughout.  
Absolutely the best defensive effort since whipping Oklahoma  in '97.
  Good start...duty calls, so I have to go. As Arnold says, "I'll be  bock."
 
   Do Not Erase: Trust the  Plan        Go  Cats!            Eric
From DPENDERG at aol.com  Fri Sep  1 07:08:47 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  1 07:09:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] nice start
Message-ID: <577.46b6388.32297ccf@aol.com>

 
After a sputtering first half, Cats picked it up and had a  solid, satisfying 
win, including a good performance by a rookie QB.   The success is a special 
tribute to the team and the coaches after the tragic,  traumatic summer.  At 
the same time, let's be brutally honest:  green  and inexperienced, Miami is 
nothing close to what the Cats will play in the  Big Ten, so there's a lot of 
improvement needed before they face Penn State in a  month, which I'm sure Fitz 
is the first one to admit.  Nevada itself will  be a much bigger challenge 
than what we saw in Oxford.  
 
 
In a message dated 8/31/2006 11:39:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
thehaze@earthlink.net writes:

Yes, the  second half was great.  The team gained confidence as the game 
went  on, and you have to like that aspect of it.  Fitz looked great and  
sounded even better on the postgame show.  I only wish that we had  
brought in some subs to mop up the last couple of times we had the  
ball.  You'd sure hate to see Kafka or Sutton, for example, get hurt  in 
garbage time.  But, hey, 21-3 is way more than I could have hoped  for.  
Go Cats!  -- Jim B.


MHRJGScott@aol.com  wrote:
> Good coaching, nice running by Kafka, good defense, I think we  have a 
great  
> young team.
>
>
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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Fri Sep  1 07:36:49 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Fri Sep  1 07:38:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Message-ID: <20060901.053707.2383.700979@webmail55.nyc.untd.com>

-- "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:
<snip>
The bad:
 1. The DL still can't pass rush
<snip>

It wasn't always the DL but 5 sacks is quite impressive!

The 4th down call wasn't the best, but maybe it is Fitz's "tribute to 
GB" play.  In '98 vs. Iowa we had 4th and inches.  A toss sweep was 
called and it lost 3 yards.  GB's comments after the game laid it on 
the OC with something to the effect of I don't know what they called.  
At a critical juncture in the game on 4th down the head coach should 
either be involved in the decision making or if not take complete 
responsibility and not pass it off on an underling.

The long pass was unfortunate, but I have confidence that Marquice 
would have tipped it or intercepted that pass 9 times out of 10.  He 
had awesome "blanket" coverage, but it just did not go our way.

Our running game was inconsisent if it weren't for the QB, but looking 
at the yards per carry it is hard to bash 4.8 and 5.5 from Sutton and 
Jordan respectively.

Kafka did as well or better than I expected.

It was not a work of art, but we have 2 more tune-up games before we 
head to Reno for the next big test.



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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Fri Sep  1 08:17:11 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  1 08:17:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Eyewitness Account
Message-ID: <c39.14cceaa.32298cd7@aol.com>

Having gone to NU in the 70's, I felt the same thing about John Pont--get him 
out of there--he was the root of the 20 year problem--But maybe I am being 
too harsh. Miami coach alumni's has produced so many coach of the years 
including JP --ugh !

It was Ara's great-grand -nephew that was the FG kicker.

Great win for Fitz, the last NU coach was an NU alum won 1 game in 3 years, 
so he has already tied him ! Only one long pass against us, though a near 
second one that we were able to tip away at he last minute--No doubt we wil lose 
one game this year due to the bomb, but if it's only one that would be better 
news than last year. I have been predicting a tough year for the Cats--I hope at 
some point  i  get 50 e-mails from this list sever telling me what an idiot I 
was for saying that ! 

Harry
From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Fri Sep  1 08:53:37 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Fri Sep  1 08:55:29 2006
Subject: Fw: RE: [NU Sports] Eyewitness Account
Message-ID: <20060901.065359.6134.705226@webmail06.nyc.untd.com>

"..including a championship 'synchronized skating' team.  Did anyone 
else realize that synchronized skating was a collegiate sport ?..."


Miami University has the finest synchronized skating program at the 
collegiate level.  They compete both at the Championship (Varsity) and 
Collegiate (Club = feeder team) level through US Figure Skating and 
this year won both National Titles and the Championship level 
(Varsity) team went to the World Synchronized Championships and 
finished 4th out of 20 teams, only 0.5 points from 3rd.  
NU also competes at the Collegiate level (2nd year club team) and 
finished 9th in initial rounds this year at Nationals.

Maureen Linhardt


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From AJWDBW at aol.com  Fri Sep  1 09:28:26 2006
From: AJWDBW at aol.com (AJWDBW@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  1 09:28:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Eyewitness Account
Message-ID: <c31.1a83716.32299d8a@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 9/1/2006 8:18:32 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
Hakirsch@aol.com writes:

I have  been predicting a tough year for the Cats--I hope at 
some point   i  get 50 e-mails from this list sever telling me what an idiot 
I 
was  for saying that ! 



I am not in agreement with all that you say. However, every  person is 
entitled to their own opinion. Or, as the fly said as he crawled  up the mirror, 
"That is one way of looking at it."
 
Don Williams
C55
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  1 11:43:07 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  1 11:43:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In-Reply-To: <002501c6cd7e$73755300$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <000001c6cde5$b68719f0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

My comments down below.

rsl

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> The bad:
>  1. The DL still can't pass rush
5 Sacks, 6 TFL, two and 3 DL in the QB's face?

>  2. The OL did not run-block well in the first half
5 against 8 is no measure of run blocking...

>  3. Punting ran hot and cold
Larsheid's performance was overwhelmed by Miami's punter's performance. We
actually had more yards punting than they did.

>  4. Running game went nowhere in the first half (see 2 above) 
8 men in the box and only Herbert and TS caught a pass early. Maybe our WR's
were not where Kafka thought they should be? Anyway, Miami came in to stop
Sutton and they almost did...

>  5. Did Kim Thompson play?
Thompson has a broken foot, out for 6 weeks.

  6. We didn't win 44 - 0.  That 
> would have been a statement.
Beating Miami for the first time in 48 years in their house is a pretty good
statement from where I sit. Holding them to only 3 points is an even bigger one.


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  1 12:17:13 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  1 12:17:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/1
Message-ID: <000201c6cdea$78212fc0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

1-0 Edition

NU and Fitz open 2006 with a win, full coverage from around the web, plus the
story from the Miami side too. Bad news on the Alumni front as Barry Gardner
gets hurt, plus other stories on upcoming games.


           All the News that Fits We Link
          Your Index to on-line News about
          Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Opens Season With 21-3 Victory Over Redhawks
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/083106aaa.html 
     + NU starts season with grand tribute
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060831nugamer,1,680208
9.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Cats, Fitz give Red Hawks Fits
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563380.html 
     + NU begins new chapter in style
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060831nugamer,1,680208
9.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Cats salute coach with a 'W'
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu01.html 
     + Cats overcome shaky offense to defeat RedHawks
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/01/Sports/Cats-Overcome.Shaky.Offe
nse.To.Defeat.Redhawks-2254570.shtml 
     + Emotional, fitting win for 'Walk's' Wildcats
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=222934 
     + As Walker tribute, this certainly fits
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/011sd8.htm 
     + Northwestern wins in remembrance of Walker
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=44f8a77c752c6912&ei=TiP4RJTjDa
iuHOiw9csM&url=http%3A//msnbc.msn.com/id/14611848/&cid=1109130579&sig2=OjQOfusbM
VN7GqO2He-EOw 
     + NU, Fitz are 1-0
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563176.html 
     + Northwestern pays tribute to Walker with win
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/18252115/5920092 
     + Northwestern Wins Emotional Opener
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=36208 
     + HailtoPurple's page
      http://hailtopurple.com/index.html 

     More on the pregame tribute to Coach Walker
     A Miami Man
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=222859 
     + Walker remembered before season opener
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/08/31/walker.ceremony.ap/ind
ex.html 
     + Teddy Greenstein: Walker's legacy: King of 'Cradle' at Miami
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060831teddy,1,5991430.
column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Archdeacon: Family, friends honor Walker during pregame ceremony
 
http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/miami/2006/09
/01/ddn090106arch.html 
     + Miami honors Walker with plaque
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nunt01.html 
     + Friends, colleagues pay tribute to Walker
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=222944 
     + Walker's memory honored; plaque to be first in Cradle of Coaches Plaza
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/011sd9.htm 
     + Randy Walker honored by Miami, Northwestern
 
http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS02/609010319/100
4 
     + Northwestern turns grief into motivation
 
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/sports/5_2_WA31_WILDCATS_S10831.asp 

     Many, many papers ran the AP stories on both the game and the Randy Walker
Tribute...I've only linked to the local stories....Google had over 100 links..!

     Next up:
     8/31 @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 6:30 - ESPNU
     Miami Drops Season Opener To Northwestern 21-3
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/083106aaa.html 
     + Memories comfort Cradle
 
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT0103/609010426/1
062/SPT 
     + Miami-Northwestern pictures
 
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=AB&Dato=20060901&Kategori=SP
T0103&Lopenr=608310804&Ref=PH 
     + A win for 'Coach Walk'
 
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT02/609010326/10
35/SPT 
     + Miami can't stop Northwestern, 21-3
 
http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/miami/2006/09
/01/ddn090106miamifb.html 

RECRUITING

     Holland Christian's Rooks picks Northwestern
 
http://www.mlive.com/preps/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/115703130323290.xml&
coll=6 
     McNaul and Sorensen win big
      Eden Prairie roughs up Apple Valley 42-14
      http://www.startribune.com/526/story/649147.html 

MISCELLANY

     CBS unit launches sports channels online featuring live games
 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2006-08-31-cbs-live-college-games
_x.htm?csp=34 

Alumni

     Barry GardnerPatriots - Giants: Quick Hits
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=563281 
     + May have broken leg
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=563265&nid=2557796&fhn=1 

     PGA - NU's PGA Cat Golfers are off this week....
      Luke Donald

     Nationwide Tour
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

     Canadian Tour -
     Josh Habig -

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day]
     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Paterno still thrilled to be in Happy Valley
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/182
43004/2006-09-01-paterno_x.htm 
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     All brand new at Purdue - With a new season dawning, the Boilermakers are
getting defensive and looking for a change of fortune
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/01/sports/college_sports/1580b440fe877fb786
2571db005c03cf.txt 
     + Purdue's Nwaneri OK after appendectomy
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/01/sports/college_sports/dc537701c311ef2686
2571dc00078be6.txt 
     + Purdue's long march
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2006-09-01-purdue_x.htm 
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     Knee injury ends D'Andrea's Ohio St. career
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/08/31/ohiostate.dan
drea.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]

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From neil.kaplan at carsdirect.com  Fri Sep  1 12:17:30 2006
From: neil.kaplan at carsdirect.com (Kaplan, Neil)
Date: Fri Sep  1 12:17:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Message-ID: <668E536337C29445A4EEEA63FC907DD21DBC95@cdlaex02.carsdirect.win>

I noticed the enormous impact of the new clock rules.

Now our game was unusual given only a small # of incomplete passes, but the
game lasted no more than 2:35.

I'd say the clock rules took 10-15% of playing time away.  Did not like this
at all.

Am guessing lots of press on this in next few weeks.

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To: 'Dennis W. Brandt'; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly


My comments down below.

rsl

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> The bad:
>  1. The DL still can't pass rush
5 Sacks, 6 TFL, two and 3 DL in the QB's face?

>  2. The OL did not run-block well in the first half
5 against 8 is no measure of run blocking...

>  3. Punting ran hot and cold
Larsheid's performance was overwhelmed by Miami's punter's performance. We
actually had more yards punting than they did.

>  4. Running game went nowhere in the first half (see 2 above) 
8 men in the box and only Herbert and TS caught a pass early. Maybe our WR's
were not where Kafka thought they should be? Anyway, Miami came in to stop
Sutton and they almost did...

>  5. Did Kim Thompson play?
Thompson has a broken foot, out for 6 weeks.

  6. We didn't win 44 - 0.  That 
> would have been a statement.
Beating Miami for the first time in 48 years in their house is a pretty good
statement from where I sit. Holding them to only 3 points is an even bigger
one.


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From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Sep  1 12:19:32 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Sep  1 12:19:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
References: <000001c6cde5$b68719f0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <000d01c6cdea$ca53f8e0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Yes, we had sacks, but none came from the front three/four unless someone 
was credited with one on the bring-the-house blitz sack.  No blitz, no pass 
rush from the front.  I did see someone getting into the backfield on 
several occasions, but he could not quite get to the QB.  Maybe next week he 
will.

Larscheid's first punt was 27 yards.  Others he got yardage because Miami 
didn't field them, and they rolled.  Yes, he did have a nice punt inside the 
5 late in the game.  That's why I said he ran hot and cold.  I did not see 
him booming us out of deep holes, which is where we were often in the first 
half.

For whatever reason, the running game went nowhere in the first half, it 
went nowhere.  Eight and nine in the box is going to be the norm until if 
and when Mr. Kafka starts scaring the crap out of defenses.  He just might 
do that.  Meanwhile, the OL has to live up to pre-season hype as possibly 
the best in the league.  They were being manhandled early but seemed to wear 
Miami down.  And that, as Martha might say, is a good thing, especially now 
that the ankle bracelet is off.

I only heard since the game that Thompson broke a bone.  That's a loss.

Good teams bang up on the little guys 44 - 0 and let up in the second half. 
We rarely ever do but should next week, if all goes according to script.

With all the what-ifs facing this team, they performed better than I 
suspected they might, and the offensive game plan was what was necessary 
under the circumstances.  I'm still worried about that defensive line, 
though.

From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Sep  1 12:43:37 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Sep  1 12:43:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Fitz story on NPR
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> Day to Day, NPR's midday newsmagazine (think "Morning Edition" at 
> lunchtime), had a story on Fitz and NU football today.  Nothing we haven't 
> already heard, but it's got some nice sound of Murphy, Fitz and the 
> players at practice.  And it's nice to see the Cats get on NPR, which 
> knows a good story when it sees one.
>  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5743399
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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Fri Sep  1 13:02:21 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Fri Sep  1 13:02:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good day for Basenez and Wildcats
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Sounds like BB had a good game last night:

http://www.panthers.com/gameday/postGameArchive.jsp?idGame=26356

As for the Cats, I could only listen in on radio, but I was mighty
impressed with what i heard. The D was surprisingly stout given the
lack of early offensive production, and then Kafka and the gang really
stepped up at some crucial moments. 

Sounds like Miami is in the midst of a rebuilding year, but they are by
no means a "little guy", at least not in comparison to NU. Beating them
at home is a significant accomplishment in any season. 

I suspect many ups and downs in the year ahead, but I couldn't have
asked for much more for a tough opener on the road. 

I'm sure there was a bit of an emotional rush going on as well--it will
be interesting to see how this bunch of Cats handles things as they
settle into more of the football season routine. I suspect having a few
extra days off between games 1 and 2 could be really beneficial.

3 points--now that's a nice change!

Tom

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  1 16:39:14 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  1 16:39:17 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Corey Wootton [2 of the 5 sacks] is a defensive end.

The 3-4 changes a lot of the pass rush dynamic since your ends are coming in the
B gap instead of the C gap. Unless you split them way outside, the 3-4 DE's have
to fight their way through the middle of the offensive line, between the guard
and tackle, instead of coming outside around the tackles. The scheme allows the
offensive linemen to double up a rush if they recognize it early.

What you gain from this is outside pressure from the smaller, faster OLBs who
then really get sacks. Lawrence Taylor, who technically was an OLB, had a
zillion sacks playing in the 3-4.

Anyway, if you check your sack leaders, they're usually OLB's, or DE's - they
have further to go, but less in the way, and they can build a good head of
steam. 

It seemed to me that Gill and Hahn plugged the middle pretty well and let our
linebackers roam at will. In a 3-4 or even a 3-3-5, that's what you want.

rsl

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  1 22:05:47 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  1 22:05:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Nevada loses to Fresno State
Message-ID: <000001c6ce3c$b14497e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Nevada had more than a few missed passes, #7 is a heck of a running back, but
the Wolf Pack seemed to be out of synch and had trouble with Fresno's running
game.

FWIW - Nevada lined up in several 5-2 looks and only ran a traditional 4-3 on
passing downs.

Fresno still ran over them.

rsl

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri Sep  1 22:47:45 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri Sep  1 22:47:51 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6cdea$ca53f8e0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <20060902034745.25105.qmail@web52903.mail.yahoo.com>

> For whatever reason, the running game went nowhere
> in the first half, it 
> went nowhere.  Eight and nine in the box is going to
> be the norm until if 
> and when Mr. Kafka starts scaring the crap out of

Yeah - we need to work on that ground game. The good
news was that Kafka's throws looked crisp in the
second half and the O-line gave him time. Hope that
continues against the Big Ten.

> Good teams bang up on the little guys 44 - 0 and let
> up in the second half. 
> We rarely ever do but should next week, if all goes
> according to script.

Dunno about that ... I'm not sure we're a good team
yet and I really don't care about the score as long as
we win. And New Hampshire may not be the cupcake some
expect - they're probably a tougher test than EMU.

> With all the what-ifs facing this team, they
> performed better than I 
> suspected they might, and the offensive game plan
> was what was necessary 
> under the circumstances.  I'm still worried about
> that defensive line, 
> though.

No doubt - no need to get carried away with the win, I
agree. But it was just a nice win to see, given all
that had happened. To have a new QB, OC and HC and a
swirl of emotion and yet play solid football was a
nice testament to not only Walker's recruits and Fitz'
staff, but the student leaders on the team who had to
step up and fill the shoes of #14 and #41.

Plenty to work on but a solid start. I agree that
having the extra couple days will be nice to help the
staff work through the film (and kinks) and get the
team ready for the home opener. One game at a time -
trust the plan.

GO CATS!!!
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From warneradams at comcast.net  Sat Sep  2 09:06:15 2006
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sat Sep  2 09:06:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Three pointer
Message-ID: <200609021406.k82E6F8V025450@romaine.tssi.com>

I thought ESPNU did a good job of getting those interviews with so many
former coaches and it would have been nice to see some of the halftime
ceremonies.  Don't forget the interview with Tammy Walker scheduled for
today's College Gameday.

 

I liked how Coach Fitz referred to "Northwestern" three or four times in his
post game interview.  He did the same thing at his preseason press
conference.  In other words, he seems to like to get the name out there with
a lot of pride.  Always has the NU cap or shirt on.  In the Fox Sports
preseason show where he had a suit on, an NU button was cleverly placed near
the top of the lapel to get on camera.  There's not much "aw shucks" in the
guy.   I feel like he knows that one of the secrets of overcoming the
media's unending perception of "poor old Northwestern" is to have unbending
pride in the program and to make no apologies for the past.

 

In fact, I've really seen less and less of the "poor old NU" banter in the
media over the past few years.   It's been 13 years since we've had less
than 3 wins in any season (from 1976-1990 we had less than 3 wins in 12 of
15 seasons).

 

I also think the 3 points allowed is a significant achievement from where
we've been defensively in the recent as well as near-historical past.  As
someone else mentioned, there was the Oklahoma shutout in 1997 (which still
looks great on our historic score table) and the 35-0 pasting of Wisky in
1995 but before that you have to go all the way back to 1978 to find a game
against a I-A opponent where we held someone to 3 points or less (the
dreaded 0-0 tie with Illinois).

 

Three points or less since 1960:

 

2006 24-3 Miami

 

1997 24-0 Oklahoma

1995 35-0 Wisconsin

 

1986 37-0 Princeton

 

1978 0-0   Illinois

1975 10-3 Northern Illinois

1975 30-0 Indiana

1971 28-3 Iowa

1970 48-0 Illinois

 

1966 3-3  Wisconsin

1965 20-0 Indiana

1965 9-0  Iowa

1964 7-3  Oregon State

1962 45-0 Illinois

1961 45-0 Boston College

1960 19-3 Oklahoma

1960 21-3 Indiana

1960 21-0 Wisconsin

 

 

From NEONRye at aol.com  Sat Sep  2 11:19:28 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  2 11:19:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Three pointer
Message-ID: <3fc.8ae2d80.322b0910@aol.com>

Thanks for bringing back that "warm and fuzzy" feeling I get when I think  
about our "bageling" of Princeton 20 years ago.  I was there, and it was a  
horrible, rainy, windy day just like today is in the Northeast, thanks to  
"Ernesto", in Princeton's now-abandoned and then-crumbling Palmer Stadium.
 
Princeton was one of my "rejections" (Penn was my first choice.), as I  ended 
up at NU because my Eastern school choices decided I wasn't up to their  
elite standards.  The revenge factor was quite sweet for me personally, as  our 
intellectually-gifted "scholarship" athletes destroyed their  
intellectually-gifted Ivy League scholar-athletes (the Ivies, of course,  wouldn't stoop to give 
scholarships).  Their QB fumbled the first snap from  center, we scored, and 
the rout was on.
 
This was in the era when "conventional wisdom" was pushing for Northwestern  
to be kicked out of the Big Ten and to join the Ivy League.  Boy, am I ever  
glad that such a confounded idea never was carried out!  There would have  been 
no "Purple to Pasadena", no win over OSU, no GB, no RW, no Fitz, no  Basanez, 
no 'Cardiac Cats, etc., etc.,......
 
Anyway, thanks for the memories....
 
Paul Levinson
From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  2 12:09:49 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep  2 12:09:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Gameday (was: Three pointer)
In-Reply-To: <200609021406.k82E6F8V025450@romaine.tssi.com>
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> ceremonies.  Don't forget the interview with Tammy
> Walker scheduled for
> today's College Gameday.

Nice interview and story there. And a class move by
the GaTech crowd to applaud when they came back from
the story to the live shot. Most locations you'd
probably have come back from a touching story like
that to a screaming crowd focused on their game only.
Now I'm really going to be cheering for the Yellow
Jackets tonight.

I know there must be a lot of emotions on the team
this year, but from every interview and from the game
Thursday, it appears that the coaches and senior
leaders have done an exceptional job of treating these
emotions with the reverence they deserve yet making
sure they are channeling that focus onto the football
field and not creating a distraction. I hope to see
that continue throughout the season. It really is a
tough task and I couldn't be more proud of our players
and coaches at this point. I'm sure Coach Walker was
beaming with pride at his kids and protege Thursday as
well.

GO CATS!!!
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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Sat Sep  2 12:16:20 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Sat Sep  2 12:16:24 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Gameday
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Hey, there can be no doubt that we are now America's team!

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
>> ceremonies.  Don't forget the interview with Tammy
>> Walker scheduled for
>> today's College Gameday.
>>     
>
> Nice interview and story there. And a class move by
> the GaTech crowd to applaud when they came back from
> the story to the live shot. Most locations you'd
> probably have come back from a touching story like
> that to a screaming crowd focused on their game only.
> Now I'm really going to be cheering for the Yellow
> Jackets tonight.
>
>   

From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Sat Sep  2 14:58:49 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Sat Sep  2 15:01:56 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Gameday
Message-ID: <20060902.125944.375.716048@webmail50.nyc.untd.com>

I'd have to agree to that, especially having read the Forde article on 
ESPN.com yesterday.  I emailed him thanking for the nice emotional 
sentiment in his article and he responded with a nice note about 
trying to remain impartial but being unable to not root for the Cats 
after all they've been through this summer.

Maureen Linhardt
Tech 93
-- Jim Bendat <thehaze@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hey, there can be no doubt that we are now America's team!

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
>> ceremonies.  Don't forget the interview with Tammy
>> Walker scheduled for
>> today's College Gameday.
>>     
>
> Nice interview and story there. And a class move by
> the GaTech crowd to applaud when they came back from
> the story to the live shot. Most locations you'd
> probably have come back from a touching story like
> that to a screaming crowd focused on their game only.
> Now I'm really going to be cheering for the Yellow
> Jackets tonight.
>
>   

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  2 15:13:42 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep  2 15:13:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] AP voters ...
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Does John Saunders have a vote in the AP poll? I think
he may - and the ESPN/ABC host just blurted out this
nugget in the pregame show: 

Notre Dame easily has the "toughest schedule in the
country."

Um, excuse me?

USC is likely to be their only road game against a
ranked team.

Michigan and PSU are both ranked in the teens and the
Irish have them at home.

Other than that? Well, we have ALL THREE service
academies, Stanford and North Carolina.

Ohio State has a tougher SEPTEMBER schedule than ND's
entire schedule.

And we'll be playing more ranked teams this year than
the Irish.

Guess those AP voters really wanna love Notre Dame.

Go Jackets!
GO CATS!!!
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Sat Sep  2 17:49:38 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Sat Sep  2 17:49:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good day for Basenez and Wildcats
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Unfortunately, Baz's good game wasn't enough as the Panthers waived him 
today.  In an interesting move, the Panthers also waived Stefan Lefors 
leaving them with only two QBs.  Hoepfully, Brett's good game the other 
night will help him get a look somewhere else before too long as this is 
often a time when QBs in particular move around.  The first three to 
four weeks of the season often, unfortunately, see a raft of quarterback 
injuries, necessitating free agent signings galore.

Tom Maycock wrote:

>Sounds like BB had a good game last night:
>
>http://www.panthers.com/gameday/postGameArchive.jsp?idGame=26356
>
>As for the Cats, I could only listen in on radio, but I was mighty
>impressed with what i heard. The D was surprisingly stout given the
>lack of early offensive production, and then Kafka and the gang really
>stepped up at some crucial moments. 
>
>Sounds like Miami is in the midst of a rebuilding year, but they are by
>no means a "little guy", at least not in comparison to NU. Beating them
>at home is a significant accomplishment in any season. 
>
>I suspect many ups and downs in the year ahead, but I couldn't have
>asked for much more for a tough opener on the road. 
>
>I'm sure there was a bit of an emotional rush going on as well--it will
>be interesting to see how this bunch of Cats handles things as they
>settle into more of the football season routine. I suspect having a few
>extra days off between games 1 and 2 could be really beneficial.
>
>3 points--now that's a nice change!
>
>Tom
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Sat Sep  2 17:53:50 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Sat Sep  2 17:53:52 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Gameday
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Well, Pat's wife is a NU grad, so there may be a little more to it than 
just the Walker emotion.  Actually, Pat's writing has improved since he 
moved to ESPN and his outlook has gotten to be more positive since he 
has a national beat now too.

mlinhardt@netzero.net wrote:

>I'd have to agree to that, especially having read the Forde article on 
>ESPN.com yesterday.  I emailed him thanking for the nice emotional 
>sentiment in his article and he responded with a nice note about 
>trying to remain impartial but being unable to not root for the Cats 
>after all they've been through this summer.
>
>Maureen Linhardt
>Tech 93
>-- Jim Bendat <thehaze@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Hey, there can be no doubt that we are now America's team!
>
>SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
>  
>
>>>ceremonies.  Don't forget the interview with Tammy
>>>Walker scheduled for
>>>today's College Gameday.
>>>    
>>>      
>>>
>>Nice interview and story there. And a class move by
>>the GaTech crowd to applaud when they came back from
>>the story to the live shot. Most locations you'd
>>probably have come back from a touching story like
>>that to a screaming crowd focused on their game only.
>>Now I'm really going to be cheering for the Yellow
>>Jackets tonight.
>>
>>  
>>    
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  2 19:03:28 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep  2 19:03:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Around the league today ...
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Overall, a decent day for the Big Ten but there wasn't
much to prove yet. Next Saturday will be different.
Still a couple games left, but what we know now ...

* A kinder, gentler Ohio State? Coop would have had 70
on the board by halftime the way that offense was
steamrolling in the first half. Though Tressel may be
just saving everything for next week. From the looks
of Texas, he'll need it.

* Iowa looked impressive. Now let's see if Ferentz can
avoid his annual Lloyd Carr-ish September stumble.

* Speaking of Lloyd, Michigan was far from impressive
in getting by Vandy. Sloppy O, same-old same-old in
the play calling department and a waste of all that
talent. I thought the Maize and Blue would come out
focused this year, but they sure looked sloppy today.

* Penn State was sloppy as well, but at least they had
an excuse with the rain. Their offense -- especially
Morelli and the wideouts -- look quick and capable of
causing headaches for Notre Dame next week ... but
their defense needs to improve a lot to pull off the
upset.

* Wisconsin's still in the first half, but it looks
like the Badgers can still run the ball and still have
trouble stopping others. But it's game one after
Barry, so we'll see what happens the next half or so
in Cleveland.

* Michigan State, like their in-state rivals, looked
sloppy and unfocused. That's not exactly new for
Sparty, except it's September. Maybe they're going to
do a reverse this year and be maddeningly inconsistent
early and superb late?

* Purdue appears to have found their offense. However,
they let Indiana State score 35. Do Larry Bird free
throws count in Basketball on Grass 2006?

* As for the rest, nice wins for NU and Minny and the
jury's still out on IU and U of I. But both the
Hoosiers and Illini need all the wins they can find in
September.

One more note -- looks like our former O.C. Dunbar is
having a less than stellar debut in Rocky Top. Ouch!

So nice to have football back. Can't wait to get to
Evanston for the home opener next week!

Go Yellow Jackets!
Go Big Ten!
GO CATS!!!
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep  2 20:16:17 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  2 20:16:26 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Some Saturday observations
Message-ID: <8C89D0DB0CDC35B-DD0-18F6@MBLK-M34.sysops.aol.com>

- Michigan State appears to be beatable in getting by Idaho 27-17 in East Lansing.  MSU, Purdue and Illinois might be the 3 'swing games' in our schedule.  Idaho did outscore MSU 14-10 in the second half, had 17 first downs to the Spartans 21, and converted on 7 of 16 third sowns (MSU converted on 4 of 11).
 
- Colorado was stunned at home 19-10 by I-AA Montana State, starting the post-Barnett era on a very bad note.
 
- Thursday's game was one of the first I can recall where neither team had a punt return.  There were 11 punts, and no returns.  Have we had this one happen before ?  (In 2004, we had none in the Minnesota game and they had one.)
 
- And the best news of all, Notre Dame is losing 7-0 to Georgia Tech.  If this is truly the second best team in the nation, then the college game is pretty weak.  Oh to see the useless Charlie Weis stumble in this one...oh, and Brady Quinn as well.  By the way - can Brent Musburger be any more fawning toward the Golden Dome ?  The dream, of course, would be to see them lose the first five (Tech, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue) and six of the first 7 (throw in UCLA in week 7)...
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Sep  2 20:35:42 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Sep  2 20:35:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/2
Message-ID: <000501c6cef9$45bbc530$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Saturday Edition

     All the News that Fits We Link
    Your Index to on-line News about
   Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     More on the game with Miami, and Coach Walker
     Wildcats' offense stays grounded with Kafka
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=223441 
     + Cronin 'Cats hope to ride emotional wave to Rose Bowl
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/022sd5.htm 
     + NU begins new chapter in style
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060831nug
amer,1,377460.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + N'western opens season with Walker everywhere
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/02/sports/college_sports/e15d366014c270ce86
2571dc007e55cf.txt 
     + Block turns tables
 
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT0103/609010425/1
096 
     + Lopresti Northwestern wins season opener for late coach
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2006-09-01-walker-northwestern
_x.htm?csp=34 
     + Mandel Opening-night reactions
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2006/09/opening-night-wh
at-we-learned.html 

     Good quotes from Tammy Walker and great shots of the NGN "WALK: T-shirts
     Video: Randy Walker tribute
 
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/SPT0103/309010005/1
096 

     College Gameday to Air Feature Saturday On Northwestern Football
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090106aaa.html 

     Next up:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     Laying it all on the line
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/REPOSITORY/608
270377/1009/SPORTS02 
     + NEW FACES DEBUT IN FOOTBALL BLUE/WHITE SCRIMMAGE
 
http://www.unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=CA22C91E-DEE5-8060-5375830A0F23F4AA&pid=
471E87BD-093E-4FD9-4622F60AE473AE43 
     + Wildcats offense hamstrung
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3a+Wildcats+offens
e+hamstrung&articleId=c4f8a8db-ec59-416f-ae91-3d5aea222195 
     + Wildcats to lean on running game
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3a+Wildcats+to+lea
n+on+running+game&articleId=aa17b58f-4d99-49ef-9c67-8119111f052b 
     + UNH football players getting used to being a championship contender
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+football+players+getting+us
ed+to+being+a+championship+contender&articleId=2dfa17ce-4367-487d-90e1-6af9ee80d
342 
     + Many hills to climb for Wildcats this fall
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3a+Many+hills+to+c
limb+for+Wildcats+this+fall&articleId=fdebe120-063c-4c6b-9bd9-4d1858682678 

RECRUITING

     Armstrong Plano dominates Lisle:
 
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/lisle/sports/6_2_NA01_LISLEFB_S10901.h
tm 
     McNaul/Sorenson Eden Prairie roughs up Apple Valley 42-14
      http://www.startribune.com/526/story/649147.html 
     Arnold's web site
     http://davidarnoldchs.com/


CROSSCOUNTRY

     Cross Country starts 2006 off with Wildcat Open
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/090206aab.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Northwestern Downs Missouri State in Home Opener
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090106aab.html 

SOCCER

     Wildcat Women Fall to Missouri 4-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090106aad.html 

TENNIS

     Alexis Prousis falls in U.S. Open 6-4, 6-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/090106aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Morton: NU Volleyball set to shock the nation
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/morton09022006.htm 

MISCELLANY

     HYDE: Marlins president is a real crass act
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-hyde01sep01,0,1779040.co
lumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

Alumni

     Barry Cofield Cofield Gets Starting Nod
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=563549 
     $ TGI's Buzz Box
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=563552 

     Brett Basanez Basanez sprinting to finish
      http://www.newsobserver.com/820/story/480189.html 
     + Kasay boots Steelers
      http://www.newsobserver.com/820/story/481309.html 
     + Panthers polish perfect preseason
      http://www.panthers.com/gameday/postGameArchive.jsp?idGame=26356 

     $ On the Bubble: The NFC
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=351&p=2&c=563391 


     PGA - NU's PGA Cat Golfers are off this week....
      Luke Donald

     Nationwide Tour
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig -

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     Bulldogs sniff out win in opener
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060902/SPORTS06/609020334/1053 
     + Bulldogs run 'Wright' through Pack's defense
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060902/SPORTS06/609020336/1053 
     + Inconsistent passing game shows promise
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060902/SPORTS06/609020337/1053 
     + Wright runs wild as Fresno State wins opener over Nevada 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/185
09492/2006-09-01-fresno-state-nevada_x.htm 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Drinking Banned at Penn State Tailgates
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-fbc-t25-penn-st-tailgating,1,3189806
.story?coll=sns-ap-sports-headlines 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Michigan's Carr must drive it home to silence critics
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060901greensteinonmich
iganfootballlloydcarr,1,1115554.column?coll=cs-college-utility 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Heaven for all Buckeyes fans
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/niu/cs-060901greenstein,1
,3631249.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + OSU has pieces for title run
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2006/08/30/
crystal.ball/index.html 
     + OSU tops initial Power Ranking
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/08/29/college.footb
all.power.rankings/index.html 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Zook reminder: Illini still work in progress
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill02.html 
     + Everything on the line for Illini
      http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2006/09/02/sports/sports002.txt 

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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep  2 23:06:11 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep  2 23:06:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] AP voters ...
In-Reply-To: <20060902201342.93630.qmail@web52905.mail.yahoo.com>
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Saunders and the other ABC/ESPN types including or maybe especially 
Musberger will always flack for Notre Dame, which is why I watched the 
Georgia Tech game with the sound off.  The Game Day piece on NU and 
Walker was indeed well done.  After watching a bunch of  games involving 
Big Ten teams today, I thought that in comparison, NU looked very good 
against Miami.

John DeGroat

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:

>Does John Saunders have a vote in the AP poll? I think
>he may - and the ESPN/ABC host just blurted out this
>nugget in the pregame show: 
>
>Notre Dame easily has the "toughest schedule in the
>country."
>
>Um, excuse me?
>
>USC is likely to be their only road game against a
>ranked team.
>
>Michigan and PSU are both ranked in the teens and the
>Irish have them at home.
>
>Other than that? Well, we have ALL THREE service
>academies, Stanford and North Carolina.
>
>Ohio State has a tougher SEPTEMBER schedule than ND's
>entire schedule.
>
>And we'll be playing more ranked teams this year than
>the Irish.
>
>Guess those AP voters really wanna love Notre Dame.
>
>Go Jackets!
>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
>
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Sep  3 19:59:58 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep  3 20:00:05 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
Message-ID: <591.7ae96b00.322cd48e@aol.com>

Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut yesterday--Maybe they will get 
a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-

Harry
From clzahn at mindspring.com  Sun Sep  3 20:33:46 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Sun Sep  3 20:33:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
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Hakirsch@aol.com wrote:
> Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut yesterday--Maybe they will get 
> a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-
>
> Harry
>   
Basanez and McGarigle were both signed to their respective practice 
squads.  If you read some of the analysis on the Northwestern Rivals 
board it sounds like Baz is in a good position to eventually make the team.

Clark

From neonrye at aol.com  Sun Sep  3 21:22:20 2006
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep  3 21:22:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
In-Reply-To: <591.7ae96b00.322cd48e@aol.com>
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Just more proof of how much RW did with what he had--a roster full of over-achievers, not future NFL high round picks.  And I don't intend that as a knock on his recruiting, but rather as a tribute to his coaching.

Paul Levinson
Sent from my BlackBerry? wireless handheld  

-----Original Message-----
From: Hakirsch@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:59:58 
To:nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com, nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums

Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut yesterday--Maybe they will get 
a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-

Harry
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From neonrye at aol.com  Sun Sep  3 21:22:20 2006
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep  3 21:22:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
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Just more proof of how much RW did with what he had--a roster full of over-achievers, not future NFL high round picks.  And I don't intend that as a knock on his recruiting, but rather as a tribute to his coaching.

Paul Levinson
Sent from my BlackBerry? wireless handheld  

-----Original Message-----
From: Hakirsch@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:59:58 
To:nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com, nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums

Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut yesterday--Maybe they will get 
a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-

Harry
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep  4 08:00:19 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep  4 08:00:56 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
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FWIW - it shows how good our O-Linemen, and even some of our D-Linemen were
under Walk.

RW always told some of these guys that they'd be able to play on Sunday - he was
right.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of neonrye@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:22 PM
> To: Hakirsch@aol.com; nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com; 
> nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
> 
> 
> Just more proof of how much RW did with what he had--a roster 
> full of over-achievers, not future NFL high round picks.  And 
> I don't intend that as a knock on his recruiting, but rather 
> as a tribute to his coaching.
> 
> Paul Levinson
> Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless handheld  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hakirsch@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:59:58 
> To:nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com, nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
> 
> Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut 
> yesterday--Maybe they will get 
> a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-
> 
> Harry
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep  4 08:00:19 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep  4 08:01:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
In-Reply-To: <581181708-1157336540-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-781403158-@bwe038-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>
Message-ID: <000a01c6d022$13c28b20$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

FWIW - it shows how good our O-Linemen, and even some of our D-Linemen were
under Walk.

RW always told some of these guys that they'd be able to play on Sunday - he was
right.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of neonrye@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 10:22 PM
> To: Hakirsch@aol.com; nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com; 
> nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
> 
> 
> Just more proof of how much RW did with what he had--a roster 
> full of over-achievers, not future NFL high round picks.  And 
> I don't intend that as a knock on his recruiting, but rather 
> as a tribute to his coaching.
> 
> Paul Levinson
> Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless handheld  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hakirsch@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:59:58 
> To:nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com, nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Tough Day for Cat Alums
> 
> Basanez, Anderson, and McGgarigle  all got cut 
> yesterday--Maybe they will get 
> a shot elsewhere if there are injuries-
> 
> Harry
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep  4 10:47:34 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep  4 10:47:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/4
Message-ID: <000c01c6d039$716e38c0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Labor Day Weekend Wrapup Edition

Football gets its first Player of the Week award, plus more from next week's
opponent, more on the recruiting front with commit reports, other Fall Sports
and even some pro updates too...


        All the News that Fits We Link
       Your Index to on-line News about
      Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     NU's RB Jordan back to help Sutton
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060903nu,
1,2545799.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Five Players Share Weekly Conference Honors After Undefeated Opening Week
for Big Ten
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090406aaa.html 
     Lamberton Random Thoughts: Div I Defenses
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/564374.html 
     Minnesota, Northwestern victorious in opening of 111th season of Big Ten
football
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083106aab.html 
     and you thought all the stories on Thursday's game were filed?
     Wildcats win one for Coach Walker
      http://www.mopsquad.com/artman/publish/article_7468.htm 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     Laying it all on the line
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/REPOSITORY/608
270377/1009/SPORTS02 
     + Last year's last loss a motivator for 'Cats
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Last+year%e2%80%99s+last+loss+a
+motivator+for++%e2%80%99Cats&articleId=c31753f7-5e50-45ab-876e-3ab703303cf2 
     + UNH Wildcats wary of opener
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3A+Wildcats+wary+o
f+opener&articleId=78add573-6463-42d9-a0bc-f0595cdff9a3 

     Big 10
     Big Ten football undefeated in first week of 2006 season
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090206aad.html 
     + SjT: Around the Big 10
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563856.html 

RECRUITING

     Football Commits
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=8&yr=2007 
     Scott Concannon Bruins splendid in the ankle-high grass
      http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2006/sep/20060903spor005.asp 
     Dan Persa full season preview...
      http://www.hurricanefootball.org/Articles/preview.htm 
     + Hurricanes 49 Vikings 14
      http://www.hurricanefootball.org/Articles/runningdiary1.htm 

     Basketball
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2007 

FIELD HOCKEY

     'Cats Pounce on Maine, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090306aaa.html 
     Northwestern Downs Missouri State in Home Opener
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090106aab.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     No. 18 Santa Clara Edges No. 28 Northwestern 2-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090206aad.html 
     Women
     Cyclones Outlast Wildcats 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090306aac.html 

TENNIS

     Alexis Prousis Falls in U.S. Open 6-4, 6-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/090106aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Broncos Buck Wildcats in Five, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090206aaf.html 
     Wildcats Prove Top 'Cat Against Jaguars, 3-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090206aab.html 

MISCELLANY
Alumni

     $ Updating the Wildcats in the Pro's
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563885.html 

     Brett Basanez Panthers establish practice squad
      http://www.panthers.com/news/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=26405 
     + Panthers shuffle, shape final roster
      http://www.newsobserver.com/820/story/482433.html 

     Tim McGarigle Rams Add 5 to Practice Squad
      http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/56797 

     Damien Anderson among players cut
      http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/0902cardsnb0902.html 

     Jason Wright Bubble's deflating for Suggs, Jackson
 
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1157186459423
70.xml&coll=2 

     Barry Gardner Patriots Roster Moves: Klecko Among Cuts
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=563896 

     Joe Girardi Girardi likely to be back on market 
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/deluca/cst-spt-deluca032.html 

     PGA - NU's PGA Cat Golfers are off this week....
      Luke Donald
     Nationwide Tour
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson
     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig -

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     No. 19 Penn State 34, Akron 16
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060902pennst,1,4660074
.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Crying game for Nittany Lion
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609030023sep03,1,3312142.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 
     + Penn State needs offense to complement Posluszny 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221825 
     + Penn St. defense plays to it's strength 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5931278?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Wisconsin doesn't seem to be missing anything
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-1big03.html 
     + Wisconsin's Bielema takes familiar approach 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221827 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Strong QB play could help Purdue regain acclaim
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221826 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     Michigan State 27, Idaho 17
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060902michst,1,727898.
storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + MSU safety Otis Wiley looks to Ronnie Lott and his Bible
 
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/football/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11573178
15160170.xml&coll=1 
     + Spartans down Idaho but it takes four quarters of effort
 
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157236802318420.
xml&coll=1 
     + Freshman gives MSU field-goal woes the boot
 
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157245802250080.
xml&coll=1 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Michigan turns it up after slow stretch
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bigrdup03.html 
     + Michigan leaves room to improve
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=223719 
     + Passing game looks to improve
 
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157352
11178600.xml&coll=2 
     + Chips may be perfect opponent for Wolverines
 
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157352
11178600.xml&coll=2 
     + MICHIGAN 27, VANDERBILT 7: New English D
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/SPORTS06/609030674/1054

     + MICHAEL ROSENBERG: RB Hart displays all the right moves
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/SPORTS06/609030655/1054


     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Teddy Greenstein: A real (Buck)eyeful
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060902greenstein,1,
1639916.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + OU has questions at QB, but not RB
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-high03.html 
     + Easy to see why Ohio St. is No. 1
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221824 
     + OSU ticket crunch ushers out Boy Scout freebies
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609040110sep04,1,2918925.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     No cause for alarm: Illini snap losing skid
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060902illinoi
s,1,3037942.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Frosh QB Williams flashes talent, inexperience
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-illnt03.html 
     + Illini will stick with 2-QB plan
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local04.html 
     + 'Juice' gets feet wet in Illini win
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=223760 
     + Illini's focus shifts to Rutgers
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=224021 
     + Close, but only for a while 
     http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2006/09/04/sports/sports001.txt 

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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Mon Sep  4 17:32:58 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep  4 17:33:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Nevada loses to Fresno State
Message-ID: <bff.3607e15.322e039a@aol.com>

Back from Annapolis where I OD'd on crabs and watched Navy-East  Carolina on 
Saturday. Brought up memories about our 49-40 win in 2002, which  USNA (1-10, 
2-9 in 2001) had just hired Johnson, and we were in the middle  of our season 
and a half swoon. Baz was a struggling Freshmen, and you just knew  that both 
teams would struggle mightily.
   Anyway, a comment on Nevada: They fell behind by 2 scores as  Fresno ran 
roughshod over them. Then, as we've seen many times, Pat Hill   (not a coaching 
genius IMHO) decides to "get cute" and do end-arounds for  losses; 
inexplicably throwing deep, etc. when the Bulldogs were tearing them up  on the ground.  
Nevada owned the 3rd quarter, but to Fresno's defense,  stiffened and scored 
a big TD 1/2 way through the 4th Q.
   Nevada looks like a team that makes few errors; they were man  handled in 
the trenches.  They're QB was also a first time starter; this  has the looks 
of a nail-biter.
  Miami comment: As I was away for a 4 day weekend, my .02 on  Miami:  The 
defensive nature took our list by surprise, both for and  against our Cats.  
Wooten gets a gold star; he really looks fast.   Eaton, while not being on as 
many tackles, hits the hardest. MU failed miserably  on 1st and 10, both on the 
ground and in the air.
   I agree with Dennis on our rushing; it stunk in the 1st  half.  However, 
it got better when Jordan and Sutton were in a 2 back  set.  I think we'll see 
more of that this week. Also, I thought it was a  good idea to run Kafka as a 
way to get the jitters out.  MU was keying on  Sutton anyway.
   1-AA alert: 1-AA scores two wins this weekend, and New  Hampshire is the 
best team in 1-AA's best conference; the A-10.  Know this;  in the past 6-7 
years, the A-10 owns victories over Rutgers twice (Villanova and  UNH last 
season) , Maine beat Mississippi St. two years ago, Villanova over  Temple in 2004, 
and now Richmond beats Duke.  The teams in the A-10 have  impressive 
facilities and get up for these games.  UNH's QB reminds me of  Penn St's Michael 
Robinson (or Brett Basenez!), so we better come to play.
 
  Glad football is back. Hope everyone had a great weekend!
 
   Trust the  Plan,                Eric
   
From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Sep  5 00:34:00 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue Sep  5 00:34:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 2
Message-ID: <20060905053401.7446.qmail@web52903.mail.yahoo.com>

No standings yet, but with the holiday and some
heading to Chi-town for the home opener, I wanted to
get the list for next week out in the mail. The Big
Ten takes a step up in competition this week with the
two biggest games of the week and our Cats head home
to face a dangerous test in the I-AA Cats ... keep 'em
focused Fitz! All picks due by kickoff Saturday.

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 2
######################
Name: 

BIG TEN
=======
GAME  1: Illinois @ Rutgers
WINNER: 

GAME  2: Indiana @ Ball State
WINNER: 

GAME  3: Iowa @ Syracuse
WINNER: 

GAME  4: Central Michigan @ Michigan
WINNER: 

GAME  5: Eastern Michigan @ Michigan State
WINNER: 

GAME  6: Minnesota @ California
WINNER: 

GAME  7: Ohio State @ Texas
WINNER: 

GAME  8: Penn State @ Notre Dame
WINNER: 

GAME  9: Miami (OH) @ Purdue
WINNER: 

GAME 10: Western Illinois @ Wisconsin
WINNER: 

NATIONAL
========
GAME 11: Georgia @ South Carolina
WINNER: 

GAME 12: Arizona @ Louisiana State
WINNER: 

GAME 13: Oregon @ Fresno State
WINNER: 

GAME 14: Clemson @ Boston College
WINNER: 

GAME 15: Virginia Tech @ North Carolina
WINNER: 

MY PICKS
========
* RUTGERS 26, Illinois 20
C: This game could mean a bowl bid for the Illini, but
they didn't impress me much last year.

* INDIANA 33, Ball State 13
C: Enjoy these early wins, Hoosiers.

* IOWA 42, Syracuse 10
C: The Cuse has a long way to go to get back - Hawks
roll.

* MICHIGAN 34, Central Michigan 7
C: The Wolverines better find some heart in a hurry
before their trip to South Bend.

* MICHIGAN STATE 31, Eastern Michigan 10
C: A slow start for Sparty last week, are they tanking
it to outfox the Irish?

* MINNESOTA 35, California 31
C: The Golden Bears laid a golden egg last week and
I'm not sure they'll be able to stop the Gophers'
running attack ... plus the Minny D was always a pain
for Dunbar when he as NU's OC. Upset special here!

* OHIO STATE 28, Texas 24
C: Tressel knows he can't settle for field goals this
year against the Horns and the OSU O scores just
enough to get the big win in Austin.

* NOTRE DAME 21, Penn State 17
C: Well, a week ago I was feeling this upset special
big-time, but then the Irish and Nits both looked
so-so in their openers ... even worse, it looks like
the old Notre Dame is back. Not the good team Irish,
but the one that lucks out to squeak by in games they
shouldn't win. Score another for the leprechaun here.
Yick.

* PURDUE 45, Miami (OH) 20
C: Looks like Tiller's found his O ... but where's the
D? That won't matter this week.

* WISCONSIN 38, Western Illinois 3
C: This should be a heck of a lot easier than the BUGS
last week.

* SOUTH CAROLINA 17, Georgia 16
C: Good game, but the ole' ball coach pulls it off at
home over a rebuilding Bulldog team.

* FRESNO STATE 27, Oregon 23
C: A mild upset here, though the Bulldogs are tough at
home - the Ducks lose points for those hideous
uniforms ... just when you thought they couldn't get
uglier!

* CLEMSON 30, Boston College 20
C: A good ACC clash here, but Chestnut Hill in
September is a lot less intimidating for the southern
teams of the ACC than in November. Tigers pull away.

* LSU 44, Arizona 10
C: The Wildcats may be coming back under Stoops, but
if Cal gets rocked at Rocky Top, then U of A gets
killed in Death Valley.

* VIRGINIA TECH 26, North Carolina 14
C: The Heels have a Rutgers hangover, fall behind
early and can't catch up.

And off the board ...
* NORTHWESTERN 27, New Hampshire 17
C: The UNH Cats are a tough I-AA foe and emotions will
still be high at the home opener ... hope Fitz can
keep 'em focused again.

Remember, picks in by kickoff Saturday.
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog@yahoo.com
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep  5 10:54:14 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep  5 10:55:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/5
Message-ID: <000001c6d103$8dec2b90$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

New Baby for Joe G Edition

Football readies for Div IAA Power New Hampshire, as the Northwestern Wildcats
continue the pre-semester athletic trips for the Fall teams. some Alumni news
too as the PGA Cats get back in action, including NU's 
Ryder Cup Alum, Luke Donald....


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                 Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     'Cats Host Division I-AA Power New Hampshire This Saturday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090406aab.html 
     + Northwestern FB Game Notes (vs. New Hampshire)
 
http://www.collegesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_p
df/nunnhnotes1 
     + Northwestern to honor Walker's legacy
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060904nor
thwesterncollegefootball,1,1705268.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + NU knows New Hampshire no cupcake
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/052sd3.htm 

     Player stories
     Terrell Jordan RB Jordan still waiting for harvest
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu05.html 
     Erryn Cobb Cobb nets honor for first TD
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/atlantic10/2006-09-04-new-hampsh
ire-ball_x.htm?csp=34 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     New Hampshire's Ball looms large on small stage 
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/atlantic10/2006-09-04-new-hampsh
ire-ball_x.htm?csp=34 
     + UNH up for tough task
      http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/09052006/sports-5unhnote.html 

     Teams get adjusted to rules shortening game
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-09-04-time-changes_x.htm?cs
p=34 

RECRUITING

     Michael Bolden Offense provides no help
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/08-31-06-1016415
.html 
     NU Recruit Update - 9/5
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/564793.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     'Cats Pounce on Maine, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090306aaa.html 

SOCCER

     Wildcats Fight Back For 2-1 Victory Over UC Irvine
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090406aaa.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Aloha Northwestern!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/090306aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Northwestern University Will Be Site of First Chicago Opioid ...
      http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060905/netu032.html?.v=61 

Alumni

     Matt Ulrich Cut, then Re-signed by Colts
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=564563&nid=2439606&fhn=1 

     Joe Girardi Girardi works in time for wife, baby
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-hot05.html 
     + Marlins notes: Girardi won't miss time
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060904&content_
id=1644773&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     PGA -  Ryder Cup 
      Luke Donald Harrington books Ryder berth
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5305734.stm 

     Nationwide Tour  Utah Energy Solutions Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h026 
     Jess Daley  [Scheduled]
     Tom Johnson [Scheduled]

     Canadian Tour - Vintage golf up north
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9638268 
     Josh Habig - [Scheduled]

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Rutgers has second option for Illini
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060904college
footballrutgersillinois,1,3588608.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From wseliger at aol.com  Tue Sep  5 11:28:56 2006
From: wseliger at aol.com (wseliger@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep  5 11:29:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Looking for 2 Tickets to OSU game
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As the subject line says I'm looking for 2 tickets to the OSU game.  These are for NU fans (NUMBALUMS in fact!) so they'll be wearing purple and cheering for the Cats.  
 
My contact information is below.  
 
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From tbng at comcast.net  Tue Sep  5 20:41:31 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Tue Sep  5 20:41:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The DL
Message-ID: <000e01c6d155$94dcc700$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

There was a bit of a disagreement on the number of sacks by the defensive line last week.  I said none, and someone else said two.  I took a little time to play back the game tonight, and he was right.  Cory Wooten had two.  However, the first came on a jailhouse break blitz when he was one of eight rushers.  The second came as a coverage sack when the Miami QB stepped forward and ran himself into the sack.  I'm still concerned that this defensive line will not measure up, although the first game did reflect improvement.  I don't see them eating up any offensive lines this season, at least not against OSU, Michigan, and PSU.  Man, do I hope I'm wrong.
From tbng at comcast.net  Wed Sep  6 04:59:44 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Wed Sep  6 04:59:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Correction to DL
Message-ID: <001901c6d19b$2df2a2d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Upon further review, Mr. Wooten had one sack and two half sacks, one on a blitz and two coverage half sacks in which the Miami QB ran into his demise.  However, Cory did beat his man on several occasions but didn't quite get to the QB.  Looks like he has the potential.
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep  6 10:26:08 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep  6 10:26:09 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/6
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Midweek Edition

Joe G has a little girl, NU Wildcats in serious prep for New Hampshire Wildcats.
Women's Basketball announces schedule, Swimming 
and some Alumni news too...

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FOOTBALL

     NGN Football Luncheons at Harry Caray's Are Back!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090506aac.html 
     Corey Wootton Big things coming for NU
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060905nu,
1,2939017.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     C.J. Bacher` Bacher 3rd on QB depth chart
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060905col
footnu,1,1265124.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Erryn Cobb Erryn Cobb Named Co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090506aaf.html 
     Updating the Defense - Injuries/Scholarships
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/565232.html 
     Updating the Offense - Scholarships/Injuries
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/565246.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     FOOTBALL NOTES/NORTHWESTERN GAME 9/9
 
http://unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=CA22C91E-DEE5-8060-5375830A0F23F4AA&pid=79FC
1231-917C-C91E-AFB1EC63A278DC3A 
     + UNH up for tough task
      http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/09052006/sports-5unhnote.html 
     + UNH books a Herd
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Noteboook%3a+UNH+books+a+He
rd&articleId=b3e8ba08-cb63-49df-bddb-a6d6eb4d654e 

     Willhite Time to change this rule - quickly
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=224451 

RECRUITING

     Richard White Jr. NJ RB Holds Six Offers [including NU]
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=565131&nid=2646164&fhn=1 
     Jamie's Mailbag
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=564839 
     Anger Is Wide Open
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=564797 

BASKETBALL

     Women
     Northwestern Announces 2006-07 Schedule
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090506aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Matt Grevers, Andrea Hupman Named to 2007 U.S. World University Games Team
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/090506aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Hail to the Chief (Illiniwek)
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060905wischlistdeal,1,
6380336.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

Alumni

     Erica Rose Former Wildcat Finishes Fourth in 25K at 2006 FINA Open Water
World Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/090506aaa.html 

     Barry Cofield Giants Quick Hitters
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=565192 

     Joe Girardi Marlins notes: Ramirez on hot streak
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060905&content_
id=1647295&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 
     + D'backs' Vargas spoils birthday ending for Girardi
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-marspec06sep06,0,3267964
.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     J.A. Happ Moved up to Scranton - Season Stats
 
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=J.A.%20Happ&pos=P&
sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=457918 
     + Got a win Monday over Rochester
 
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&gid=2006_09
_04_swbaaa_rocaaa_1&cid=531&t=g_wra 

     PGA -  Ryder Cup
      Luke Donald 
     Nationwide Tour  Utah Energy Solutions Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h026 
     Jess Daley  [Scheduled] 
     Tom Johnson [Scheduled] 
     Canadian Tour - Vintage golf up north
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9638268 
     Josh Habig - [Scheduled]

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Illinois will try for 1st road win since '02 
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060905colffotilliniwir
es,1,4627019.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From cp2m at enterprisesw.com  Wed Sep  6 14:32:56 2006
From: cp2m at enterprisesw.com (Chris and Lori Patterson)
Date: Wed Sep  6 14:33:09 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 2 Tickets Needed for Purdue Game
Message-ID: <004b01c6d1eb$457fa1f0$7000a8c0@hawk>

Hi Everyone,

            I need two more tickets for the Purdue game. 

 

            Thanks,

Chris Patterson

Knoxville, TN

Season Ticket Holder

 

Go CATS!

 

BTW, I'm not using my two tickets this weekend for NH, if anybody has some
purple clad friends.

From cp2m at enterprisesw.com  Wed Sep  6 14:33:04 2006
From: cp2m at enterprisesw.com (Chris and Lori Patterson)
Date: Wed Sep  6 14:33:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 2 Tickets Needed for Michigan State Game - Homecoming
Message-ID: <005001c6d1eb$48ed0350$7000a8c0@hawk>

Hi Everyone,

            I need two more tickets for the Michigan State game. 

 

            Thanks,

Chris Patterson

Knoxville, TN

Season Ticket Holder

 

Go CATS!

 

BTW, I'm not using my two tickets this weekend for NH, if anybody has some
purple clad friends.

 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep  7 10:41:08 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep  7 10:41:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/7
Message-ID: <005701c6d294$0d6b81e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
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Thursday Edition

More info from New Hampshire and NU Football. Recruiting updates, Basketball,
Soccer, Field Hockey, Tennis and volleyball. Also 
Alumni reports today...

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                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     'Cats Host Division I-AA Power New Hampshire This Saturday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090406aab.html 
     Fitzgerald pleased with performance against Miami
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/garcia09062006.htm 
     Wootton anxious to make difference
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/sk/09-07-06-1021945
.html 

     Sports XChange: Inside Slant
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=InsideSlant 
     + Notes & Quotes
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=NotesAndQuotes 
     + Strategy and Personnel
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     With stars set, 'Cats look to fill in the gaps
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/REPOSITORY/609
070368/1009/SPORTS02 
     + UNH football capsule preview
      http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/09072006/sports-unhcap97.html 

RECRUITING

     Football
     Bolden runs all over Lane
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-07-06-1021983
.html 

     Field Hockey
     Sirak accepts partial scholarship to Northwestern
      http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/15449097.htm 

BASKETBALL

     Big 10
     Sophomore forward leaves Purdue program - Minnoy's exit surprises Hummel,
Martin
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/07/sports/college_sports/557e8d3411014a1d86
2571e10080a376.txt 

FIELD HOCKEY

     'Cats Face Three Ranked Opponents on East Coast Road Swing
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/090606aac.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     'Cats Battle Bradley, Drake at Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational This Weekend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/090606aab.html 

     Women
     Eagles look to rebound this weekend 
     http://www.msueagles.com/index.asp?display=news&newsid=668 

TENNIS

     Audio: Alexis Prousis plays in U.S. Open
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/Audio/Prousis_Interview.wma 
     + Cats' Prousis plays in U.S. Open doubles
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-07-06-1022269
.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Western Michigan tops Wildats in title match
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-07-06-1022181
.html 

MISCELLANY

     Stewart Mandel: Torn over OSU-Texas, affect of new clock rules, more
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/09/06/mail
/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     Cavalcade of Whimsy: Week 1
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/19607310/5937802 
     Black Coaches Association will use Title VII as tool in encouraging
diversity in NCAA 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/196
60453/2006-09-05-title7-ncaa_x.htm 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi Girardi watches from different angle
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060907&content_
id=1650581&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     Barry Cofield Nose Tackle's Play May Speak Volumes
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/sports/football/06giants.html?_r=1&ref=sports&
oref=slogin 
     + NOSE GLOWS
      http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/nose_glows_giants_paul_schwartz.htm 

     Dan Brauer After winning 3 in low A, he's been promoted to Lakewood.
 
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Daniel%20Brauer&po
s=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=501919 

     PGA -  Ryder Cup
      Luke Donald 

     Nationwide Tour  Utah Energy Solutions Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h026 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h026/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard] 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h026/2006 

     Canadian Tour - Vintage golf up north
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9638268 
     Josh Habig - [Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/464982/r032/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day] 
     Defense's outing frustrates Genyk
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157467230319280.xml
&coll=2 
     + Cardinals quarterbacks shred the secondary
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157121617203600.xml
&coll=2 
     + Holtzclaw lets his play do the talking
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157035593175240.xml
&coll=2 

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Penn State's defense isn't fancy, but gets the job done
 
http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/09-07-06_z1_spor_08.html 
     + Paterno has team ready for first matchup with Notre Dame since 1992 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/200
37897/2006-09-07-penn-state_x.htm 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Tressel says he's not messing with Texas
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=224780 
     + Ohio State and Texas take center stage this weekend
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/200
27581/2006-09-06-column_x.htm 
     + Tressel's ballot didn't rank Texas No. 1 
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/19901847/5940194 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Illinois will try for 1st road win since '02
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060905colffotilliniwir
es,1,4627019.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Thu Sep  7 13:03:01 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep  7 13:03:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good news for Saturday
Message-ID: <8C8A0BEFE448D0A-17B4-1EF2@MBLK-M37.sysops.aol.com>

Weather guys are saying cloudy, cool and drizzly on Saturday, with a decent wind close to the lake.
 
Should be good to slow down the much vaunted UNH passing duo, and should lend itself well to a solid ground attack.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
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From Martinitis at aol.com  Thu Sep  7 13:12:09 2006
From: Martinitis at aol.com (Martinitis@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep  7 13:12:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
Message-ID: <592.3d42cdb.3231baf9@aol.com>

Does anybody know of any internet site providing video stream of Saturday's  
game?
 
Lou Martinaitis
From johnl at mac.com  Thu Sep  7 13:33:53 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Thu Sep  7 13:34:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good news for Saturday
In-Reply-To: <8C8A0BEFE448D0A-17B4-1EF2@MBLK-M37.sysops.aol.com>
References: <8C8A0BEFE448D0A-17B4-1EF2@MBLK-M37.sysops.aol.com>
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Give me a break.  Bad weather is supposed to favor the underdog, and I'm not about to say that we're an underdog to any I-AA team.  NH may be good, but if don't handle them easily it'll be a major disappointment.

Personally, I'd prefer good weather for our home opener and for the Walker ceremonies.  Good weather also means a bigger crowd.

John


On Thursday, September 07, 2006, at 02:05PM, <cherron604@aol.com> wrote:

>Weather guys are saying cloudy, cool and drizzly on Saturday, with a decent wind close to the lake.
> 
>Should be good to slow down the much vaunted UNH passing duo, and should lend itself well to a solid ground attack.
> 
>Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Thu Sep  7 15:53:00 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep  7 15:53:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good news for Saturday
Message-ID: <304.aa3cb85.3231e0ac@aol.com>

The good news about Saturday is that we know they can win; what with  a New 
hampshire win in 2004 against a Rutgers team still gloating from a  
head-swelling win vs. Michigan St. the week before.  We also know that  Colorado and Duke 
assumed too much, and Stanford assumed too much last  season.
  We will assume nothing.  Northwestern 56 New Hampshire  10.
 
            Trust  the Plan,     Eric
From clzahn at mindspring.com  Thu Sep  7 21:02:46 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Thu Sep  7 21:03:05 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Good news for Saturday
In-Reply-To: <8C8A0BEFE448D0A-17B4-1EF2@MBLK-M37.sysops.aol.com>
References: <8C8A0BEFE448D0A-17B4-1EF2@MBLK-M37.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <4500CF46.8050007@mindspring.com>

cherron604@aol.com wrote:
> Weather guys are saying cloudy, cool and drizzly on Saturday, with a decent wind close to the lake.
>  
> Should be good to slow down the much vaunted UNH passing duo, and should lend itself well to a solid ground attack.
>  
>   

/I would prefer good weather so we'll have a nice turnout and so that 
Kafka can get more experience passing.

Clark

/

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep  7 21:37:45 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep  7 21:37:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <592.3d42cdb.3231baf9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <006301c6d2ef$c4718af0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Martinitis@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:12 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
> 
> 
> Does anybody know of any internet site providing video stream 
> of Saturday's  
> game?
>  
> Lou Martinaitis
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Thu Sep  7 22:38:34 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Thu Sep  7 22:38:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <006301c6d2ef$c4718af0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP> from "Roy Lamberton" at
	Sep 07, 2006 10:37:45 PM
Message-ID: <200609080338.k883cZEt025317@romaine.tssi.com>

> According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.

I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,
as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)
next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already
think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 
non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)

The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 
systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.

It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 
State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against
Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,
not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 

I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 
games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 
watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been
on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 
name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first
time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?
--
Mike Nolan

From clzahn at mindspring.com  Thu Sep  7 22:47:47 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Thu Sep  7 22:48:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <200609080338.k883cZEt025317@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200609080338.k883cZEt025317@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <4500E7E3.7050008@mindspring.com>

Mike Nolan wrote:
>> According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.
>>     
>
> I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,
> as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)
> next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already
> think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 
> non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)
>
> The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 
> systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.
>
> It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 
> State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against
> Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,
> not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 
>
> I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 
> games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 
> watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been
> on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 
> name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first
> time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?
> --
>
>   

But you can watch the Illinois - Rutgers game on HD!!  Isn't that special.

Clark


From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Fri Sep  8 06:19:30 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Fri Sep  8 06:19:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <200609080338.k883cZEt025317@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200609080338.k883cZEt025317@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <450151C2.4090705@bellatlantic.net>

I'm not shilling for Dish satellite service, bu that is why we went that 
way to get their college football package.  It's true that they aren't 
carrying the NU-New Hampshire game but they carry or have carried a lot 
of NU games over the years that we have bought the package.  I'm 
guessing that the other satellite services have similar packages.

John DeGroat

Mike Nolan wrote:

>>According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.
>>    
>>
>
>I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,
>as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)
>next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already
>think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 
>non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)
>
>The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 
>systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.
>
>It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 
>State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against
>Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,
>not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 
>
>I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 
>games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 
>watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been
>on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 
>name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first
>time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?
>--
>Mike Nolan
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  8 08:19:06 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  8 08:19:11 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <450151C2.4090705@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <006601c6d349$5dcd0b30$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

The Dish services carry everything because they're not regional. We have Comcast
which is centered mainly in the Northeast. They could care less about anything
past Ohio.
 
I have asked for ESPNU to be added to our cable - I've been told "they're
working on it."
 
Maybe we'll have a better chance of getting more of the games nationwide when
Verizon gets permission to add cable to their FIOS network.
 
But it seems weird that ESPNU games aren't also part of a PPV package available
in areas without cable coverage. Of course then the Cable companies won't be
hearing from folks like me all the time.
 
rsl
 
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: John A. DeGroat [mailto:johnadeg@bellatlantic.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:20 AM
To: Mike Nolan
Cc: rstetson@capps-assoc.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] NU-HH


I'm not shilling for Dish satellite service, bu that is why we went that way to
get their college football package.  It's true that they aren't carrying the
NU-New Hampshire game but they carry or have carried a lot of NU games over the
years that we have bought the package.  I'm guessing that the other satellite
services have similar packages.

John DeGroat

Mike Nolan wrote: 

According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.

    



I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,

as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)

next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already

think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 

non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)



The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 

systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.



It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 

State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against

Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,

not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 



I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 

games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 

watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been

on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 

name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first

time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?

--

Mike Nolan



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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep  8 12:05:39 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep  8 12:05:55 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/8
Message-ID: <006c01c6d369$0313e4a0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
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Friday Pregame Edition

Northwestern Wildcats vs New Hampshire Wildcats - its the Battle of the Cats in
Evanston Saturday. More recruiting news, some Field 
Hockey, Volleyball and Soccer updates, and some very busy PGA Cats, and other
Alums. There's some preweekend reports on future 
opponents too.
                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     A coach's biggest challenge
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-barrytemkinbloglink,1,
6566849.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Smith, NU won't overlook New Hampshire
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=225128 
     $ Pregame Intel: New Hampshire Wildcats
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/566131.html 
     NGN Football Luncheons at Harry Caray's Are Back!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090506aac.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     No reason UNH can't hang tough
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060908/REPOSITORY/609
080312/1009/SPORTS02 
     + UNH vs. The Big 10
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060908/REPOSITORY/609
080345/1009/SPORTS02 
     + UNH's Ball has the attention of pro scouts
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=College+Football%3a+UNH%e2%80%9
9s+Ball+has+the+attention+of+pro+scouts&articleId=7fc1d88c-89b2-4d9d-9584-80fe59
001042 

RECRUITING

     had an interest in NU...
     QB Logan Todd suffers season ending injury
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=566085 
     had interest in NU at one time...
     Wisniewski to Official this Weekend
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=566075 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Cavs Hold Off Wildcats for 3-2 Win
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090706aae.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     'Cats Battle Bradley, Drake at Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational This Weekend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/090606aab.html 
     Women
     'Cats Host Morehead State and Ball State 
     http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/090706aaa.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     No. 8 Cardinal Withstands Pesky Wildcats, 3-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090806aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     Still reeling from firing, Barnett isn't far away
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-gary08.html 

Alumni

     Barry Cofield Rookie Diary: Barry Cofield
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=565723 

     PGA -  Ryder Cup
      Luke Donald The K Club - Home from Home for The Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/stories/20060123_home.html 
     + Magician is Europe's ace
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=OS0Y1FDILYYVDQFIQMFSFFWAV
CBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2006/09/07/sgmair07.xml 
     + BBC's  Ryder Cup blog 
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rydercup/2006/09/can_we_be_the_underdogs_again.shtml 
     + TIMETABLE AND FORMAT
      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,30289-2333554,00.html 

     Nationwide Tour  Utah Energy Solutions Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h026 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard] 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h026/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard] 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h026/2006 
     Canadian Tour - Vintage golf up north
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9638268 
     Josh Habig - [Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/464982/r032/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day] 
     Jones makes EMU worth watching
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157640233158650.xml
&coll=2 
     + Schmitt to live out dream
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/115772672844620.xml&
coll=2 
     + EMU football team a work in progress 
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/115694906431760.xml&
coll=2 

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     Reznick ready for his homecoming
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060908/SPORTS06/609080398/1053 
     + Barrett wants to show Pack devil of a time
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/SPORTS06/609070323/1053 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Penn St. legend in making
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060907irish,
1,128995.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + 2-way Thomas in top shape
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060907colfoo
tirish,1,1745705.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + JoePa's special power all in the decades' work
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nd08.html 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     WR Ingraham ruled ineligible
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nation08.html 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Michigan insists Central Michigan is focus, not Notre Dame
 
http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-19/1157732963910
0.xml&storylist=micollegefb 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Illini's Jersey guys relish 'home' game
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060907illini,
1,6958548.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Zook tackles pressing issue
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060907colfoot
illini,1,46376.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From thiegs at umn.edu  Fri Sep  8 13:16:08 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Fri Sep  8 13:16:13 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Pappy Waldorf / 1949 Rose Bowl
Message-ID: <003701c6d372$db799a70$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>

I read an interesting article yesterday about Dr. John Najarian (see
http://www.surg.umn.edu/surgery/faculty/najarian_john_s/najarian_cv.html),
one of the world's most renowned transplant surgeons--perhaps the greatest
single pioneer of transplant surgery--who also was a star lineman for the
Cal Bears in their heyday.  His son Pete held the Gophers' all-time tackle
record at 482 until Tyrone Carter broke it and set the current record in
1999.  Najarian recounts playing for Pappy Waldorf in the late 1940s and
calls into question NU's victory in the 1949 Rose Bowl, saying he stripped
the ball from Art Murakowski before he crossed the goal line and was awarded
the game-winning touchdown.  I have not seen the photo referred to in the
article.

 

There's a funny anecdote at the end of the piece too.

 

Father Bear taking Gopher son to Cal

http://www.startribune.com/508/story/660619.html 

 

-Joe

 

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Fri Sep  8 16:48:04 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Fri Sep  8 16:48:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] extra Penn State ticket
Message-ID: <20060908214804.65418.qmail@web51309.mail.yahoo.com>

I got 5 tickets for NU-Penn State from a huge PSU
booster, but turns out I only need 4. I'd love to have
the 5th be an NU guy/girl rather than a Nit. 

Problem here is that I'd have to give you the ticket
at Beaver Stadium as I won't have them until then.
Good seat, though.

Anyone interested, email me off list.

Brad Wilson

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From warneradams at comcast.net  Fri Sep  8 20:45:28 2006
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Fri Sep  8 20:45:27 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Coach's Lunch
Message-ID: <200609090145.k891jO8V018451@romaine.tssi.com>

Coach Fitzgerald gave an excellent summation of tomorrow's opponent at the
NGN Lunch this afternoon.  He was joined by the four captains (elected by
their teammates after Camp Kenosha - Heinz, Herbert, Cobb and Roach).  The
players answered questions and  were, as usual, well up to the task which is
almost always a given with our terrific scholar-athletes.

 

Fitz-Quips:  

 

"No, we are not bringing back the black uniforms.  Northwestern's colors are
purple and white although I'll admit the black uniforms made me look
better."

 

"I don't know how many of you remember high school but Friday was the day we
all wore our school colors.  I look around the audience here and I don't see
more than a few purple shirts."

 

"We are starting some new traditions.  One will be asking our fans to line
up along Walker Way as the team gets of the bus."  

 

[Tomorrow morning the path outside the football offices will be named Walker
Way and fans are invited to join in a ceremony at 10:30]  

 

"We have two goals every game:  Play the best we can and win the game.  We
did the latter last week but not the former."

 

 

It's going to be an exciting season at Northwestern.  My head says we should
still expect a lot of growing pains but my heart thinks this team might just
feed off of their late coach this year and the tremendous honesty and
forthrightness that their new coach has exemplified so far.  We'll see how
they react when adversity strikes, as it surely will, but we might, just
might, be in for something very special Cats fans.

From WildElk2 at aol.com  Fri Sep  8 22:51:10 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep  8 22:51:16 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] New Hampshire prediction
Message-ID: <324.b6ff889.3233942e@aol.com>

Because we won't take this game lightly, we will drill New  Hampshire but 
good.  I see a 56-10 old fashioned beat-down tomorrow.   Look for Kafka to open 
up, as well as more 2 back sets.  It doesn't hurt  that we have a game under 
our belt, and UNH is playing their first game.
 
  Trust the  Plan,           Eric
From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep  9 06:01:37 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep  9 06:01:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] New Hampshire prediction
References: <324.b6ff889.3233942e@aol.com>
Message-ID: <000301c6d3ff$52abcd70$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Let's just not pull a Colorado today.

GO CATS!

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Sep  9 07:13:32 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Sep  9 07:13:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] New Hampshire prediction
In-Reply-To: <000301c6d3ff$52abcd70$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <000b01c6d409$5ea873d0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Apparently the cold front has cleared Chicago, so the weather should be really
nice although there's a 40% chance of thunderstorms after 1 PM [kickoff]

I'll be in the Chat room arolund Noon

http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893

It's a 'GN day

rsl 

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> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:02 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] New Hampshire prediction
> 
> 
> Let's just not pull a Colorado today.
> 
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From Martinitis at aol.com  Sat Sep  9 11:15:46 2006
From: Martinitis at aol.com (Martinitis@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  9 11:15:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
Message-ID: <c37.23a920e.323442b2@aol.com>

Is WGN broadcasting the game today?  Not on schedule.  Other  audio 
alternative?
From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sat Sep  9 11:29:38 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  9 11:29:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
Message-ID: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>

I don't know, it seems neither WGN nor WNUR  has the game, I found a  couple 
links through New Hampshire football
_http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032_ 
(http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032) 
 
_http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nbd090906nal_ 
(http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nbd090906nal) 
 
still looking
From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sat Sep  9 11:31:21 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  9 11:31:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
Message-ID: <52b.69287e5.32344659@aol.com>

also
 
The exclusive Seacoast station of the UNH Sports Network is WTSN Radio,  
1270AM in Dover, which is the originating signal. The network also consists of  
WFEA 1370AM in Manchester; WTPL 107.7FM in Concord; WNTK 99.7 FM in New London  
and 1010 AM in Newport; and WUVR-1490AM in Lebanon, NH. WNTK offers streaming  
audio of network broadcasts at www.wntk.com.

FTBL - Sat., Sept. 9 ?  1:30pm - UNH at Northwestern Univ
From cdm at goodshow.net  Sat Sep  9 12:12:27 2006
From: cdm at goodshow.net (Colette Marine)
Date: Sat Sep  9 12:12:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
In-Reply-To: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>
References: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>
Message-ID: <99998aa9102e21651b8b4686dd44a151@goodshow.net>

WNUR Sports Dept seems to indicate they are broadcasting it:
http://sports.wnur.org/


On Sep 9, 2006, at 11:29 AM, MHRJGScott@aol.com wrote:

> I don't know, it seems neither WGN nor WNUR  has the game, I found a   
> couple
> links through New Hampshire football
> _http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032_
> (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032)
>
> _http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/ 
> nbd090906nal_
> (http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/ 
> nbd090906nal)
>
> still looking
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Sep  9 12:18:36 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Sep  9 12:18:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
In-Reply-To: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001401c6d433$fc2dfa10$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Its not linked on the NU site, but its on WGN;s schedule as starting at 12:30
Central.

In about 10 minutes.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of MHRJGScott@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:30 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Game audio
> 
> 
> I don't know, it seems neither WGN nor WNUR  has the game, I 
> found a  couple 
> links through New Hampshire football 
> _http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032_ 
> (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032) 
>  
> _http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/
> nbd090906nal_ 
> (http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/
nbd090906nal) 
 
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From juliepmcfarland at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  9 12:31:13 2006
From: juliepmcfarland at yahoo.com (Julie McFarland)
Date: Sat Sep  9 12:31:15 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
In-Reply-To: <99998aa9102e21651b8b4686dd44a151@goodshow.net>
Message-ID: <20060909173113.20238.qmail@web31612.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

It's on WGN - just started! 

GO CATS!

Julie 

--- Colette Marine <cdm@goodshow.net> wrote:

> WNUR Sports Dept seems to indicate they are
> broadcasting it:
> http://sports.wnur.org/
> 
> 
> On Sep 9, 2006, at 11:29 AM, MHRJGScott@aol.com
> wrote:
> 
> > I don't know, it seems neither WGN nor WNUR  has
> the game, I found a   
> > couple
> > links through New Hampshire football
> >
>
_http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032_
> >
>
(http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032)
> >
> >
>
_http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/
> 
> > nbd090906nal_
> >
>
(http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/
> 
> > nbd090906nal)
> >
> > still looking
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Sat Sep  9 12:43:43 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Sat Sep  9 12:43:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-HH
In-Reply-To: <006601c6d349$5dcd0b30$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <006601c6d349$5dcd0b30$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <4502FD4F.1090101@insightbb.com>

We went through that last season when ESPN put a Louisville game on 
ESPNU and the local fans went nuts because the our cable system, 
Insight, didn't carry it at the time.  There was so much pressure that 
they found a way to carry it temporarily so that the game would be 
available locally and, miracles of miracles, it's been on the digital 
sports tier ever since.  ESPN is using the schedule to pressure local 
cable systems into carrying the U and you will see more and more big 
name schools have the odd game there as Bristol attempts to pressure 
systems to carry it.  Expect it for the next year or two and then it 
should be available in almost all systems and ESPN will move on to 
playing little games like that for some new channel.
Mark

SportsBiz <http://thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com>



Roy Lamberton wrote:

>The Dish services carry everything because they're not regional. We have Comcast
>which is centered mainly in the Northeast. They could care less about anything
>past Ohio.
> 
>I have asked for ESPNU to be added to our cable - I've been told "they're
>working on it."
> 
>Maybe we'll have a better chance of getting more of the games nationwide when
>Verizon gets permission to add cable to their FIOS network.
> 
>But it seems weird that ESPNU games aren't also part of a PPV package available
>in areas without cable coverage. Of course then the Cable companies won't be
>hearing from folks like me all the time.
> 
>rsl
> 
> 
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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>and Publisher of Purple Reign,
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>============================================ 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John A. DeGroat [mailto:johnadeg@bellatlantic.net] 
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 7:20 AM
>To: Mike Nolan
>Cc: rstetson@capps-assoc.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
>Subject: Re: [NU Sports] NU-HH
>
>
>I'm not shilling for Dish satellite service, bu that is why we went that way to
>get their college football package.  It's true that they aren't carrying the
>NU-New Hampshire game but they carry or have carried a lot of NU games over the
>years that we have bought the package.  I'm guessing that the other satellite
>services have similar packages.
>
>John DeGroat
>
>Mike Nolan wrote: 
>
>According to the NU SID office there is no TV anywhere.
>
>    
>
>
>
>I have my suspicion that is going to happen more than once this season,
>
>as I think the Big 10 is trying to build up demand for their OPPV channel(s)
>
>next season.   It sucks, and I (sort of) hope it backfires.  (I already
>
>think the move to a 12 game season has lowered the quality of the 
>
>non-conference opponents for well over half of the teams in 1-A.)
>
>
>
>The decision to put the Miami game on ESPNU, which, like many cable 
>
>systems, my cable system doesn't carry, sucked too.
>
>
>
>It would not surprise me if it turns out I'll be able to watch more Boise 
>
>State games than Northwestern games this season.  Nebraska's game against
>
>Nowhere State, oops, I mean Nicholls State, isn't on TV this weekend, either,
>
>not even on OPPV (overpriced pay per view). 
>
>
>
>I used to be an active Cubs fan, too.  Now it seems like less than half the 
>
>games are on WGN and none of them are on the Internet, and I doubt I've 
>
>watched more than 2 or 3 games all season, helped in part by my having been
>
>on the road for about 5 weeks since the season opened.  I doubt I could 
>
>name more than 2 or 3 players on the team roster today.  And for the first
>
>time in many years I didn't bother to watch the All Star Game.  Who won?
>
>--
>
>Mike Nolan
>
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From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Sat Sep  9 13:13:21 2006
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  9 13:13:49 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
Message-ID: <4a1.586e0880.32345e41@aol.com>

Thanks for coming out to play today.
Great start.........
From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Sat Sep  9 13:16:55 2006
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep  9 13:17:26 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
Message-ID: <c17.406371a.32345f17@aol.com>

Ok now lets play.................
From clzahn at mindspring.com  Sat Sep  9 13:29:07 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Sat Sep  9 13:29:15 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
In-Reply-To: <4a1.586e0880.32345e41@aol.com>
References: <4a1.586e0880.32345e41@aol.com>
Message-ID: <450307F3.7020902@mindspring.com>

HUDHAIFA3@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for coming out to play today.
> Great start.........
>   
I think they woke up.

From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  9 14:10:31 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Sat Sep  9 14:10:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 1st half
In-Reply-To: <450307F3.7020902@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <20060909191031.34368.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

This isn't going well....

We're currently down 27-17. I'm hoping we manage at least a FG in the last 1:07
before halftime.

Jim

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From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep  9 14:12:54 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep  9 14:13:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 1st half
References: <20060909191031.34368.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000b01c6d443$f408c2b0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

We're pulling a Colorado.

From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep  9 14:30:57 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep  9 14:31:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Game audio
In-Reply-To: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>
References: <42f.498b6880.323445f2@aol.com>
Message-ID: <45031671.4090403@bellatlantic.net>

WGN Radio is carrying the game.  Got to www.wgn.com

MHRJGScott@aol.com wrote:

>I don't know, it seems neither WGN nor WNUR  has the game, I found a  couple 
>links through New Hampshire football
>_http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032_ 
>(http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/gamechannel?c=passed&gid=200609090032) 
> 
>_http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nbd090906nal_ 
>(http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nbd090906nal) 
> 
>still looking
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep  9 14:48:06 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep  9 14:48:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 1st half
In-Reply-To: <000b01c6d443$f408c2b0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine> from "Dennis W.
	Brandt" at Sep 09, 2006 03:12:54 PM
Message-ID: <200609091948.k89Jm6wr031774@romaine.tssi.com>

> We're pulling a Colorado.

It isn't over yet.  Northwestern wore down Miami of Ohio in the 2nd half 
last week, I don't think NH is as deep or better conditioned than they were.  

But the defense still needs improvement, NH is a much better passing team
than Miami was.  They can score in a hurry, as they've demonstrated several 
times.
--
Mike Nolan

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep  9 15:02:25 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep  9 15:02:28 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 1st half (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609092002.k89K2Pod032750@romaine.tssi.com>

NU needs to stop shooting itself in the foot.  
--
Mike Nolan

From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  9 15:07:06 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Sat Sep  9 15:07:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 4th quarter
In-Reply-To: <200609092002.k89K2Pod032750@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060909200706.54857.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

34-17 - I think this one is out of reach now. Damn. 


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From thiegs at umn.edu  Sat Sep  9 15:40:14 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Sat Sep  9 15:40:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Wildcats Win!  Wildcats Win!
Message-ID: <000001c6d450$27750350$0201a8c0@mnfound.umn.edu>

Oh, wait..

 

 

From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep  9 16:08:02 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep  9 16:08:15 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Blow up
References: <000001c6d450$27750350$0201a8c0@mnfound.umn.edu>
Message-ID: <000d01c6d454$09bf2120$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

You have got to be freakin' kidding.  We didn't lose to a div. IIA school, 
we got whipped, stomped, beaten, and humiliated.  OK, they got a good 
quarterback and a potential NFL wideout.  They got 20 other guys out there, 
don't they?  They were better than us up and down the line.  Talent, talent, 
talent.  Wherefore art thou?  Apparently in New Hampshire.  The defensive 
line was as weak as I feared it would be.  Sometimes I hate being right. 
(Not often though.) 

From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  9 16:27:24 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Sat Sep  9 16:27:27 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Blow up 
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6d454$09bf2120$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <20060909212725.16603.qmail@web36809.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Let this be our Miami of Ohio for the season.



--- "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:

> You have got to be freakin' kidding.  We didn't lose to a div. IIA school, 
> we got whipped, stomped, beaten, and humiliated.  OK, they got a good 
> quarterback and a potential NFL wideout.  They got 20 other guys out there, 
> don't they?  They were better than us up and down the line.  Talent, talent, 
> talent.  Wherefore art thou?  Apparently in New Hampshire.  The defensive 
> line was as weak as I feared it would be.  Sometimes I hate being right. 
> (Not often though.) 
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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Sat Sep  9 16:55:20 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Sat Sep  9 16:55:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Blow up 
In-Reply-To: <20060909212725.16603.qmail@web36809.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20060909215520.97006.qmail@web33109.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

--- Jim Leonard <jleonard518@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Let this be our Miami of Ohio for the season.
> 

Yeah, that sounds good to me too.

Just got back from the game. My guess is the UNH will be one of the
sharpest-executing teams we play all year. Not the most athletically
talented, certainly, but of course, NU isn't exactly an NFL factory
either.

Their QB is special, as are at least 1 or 2 of their receivers. And
they played like a very experienced, well-prepared team. 

NU was certainly capable of winning, but the turnovers and mistakes,
and some bad breaks, did us in. Balls bounced their way every single
time.

The only real disappointing thing is that we weren't able to dominate
the line of scrimmage either direction. But we didn't *get* dominated
either. This was basically a toss-up game, except for our turnovers,
which put it out of reach.

Kafka showed a lot of nice flashes, but just missed on several key
passes, any of which might have flipped the game around. Most of his
decisions seemed good, but you could also see the rookie in him at
times. 

When you've got two pretty equal teams, and one has a rookie QB and the
other has a very talented and experienced QB, you've got trouble. Throw
in turnovers, and you've got yourself a loss. 

I can't say I'm stunned--I thought this game would be a real challenge,
based on what I'd read about UNH. I also wonder if this was a difficult
emotional experience, playing at home for the first time without RW?

I believe I said earlier it would be up and down this year, and
mistake-ridden games like this were what I had in mind. 

Better days ahead, 
Tom

From warneradams at comcast.net  Sat Sep  9 20:20:54 2006
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sat Sep  9 20:20:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
Message-ID: <200609100120.k8A1Kk8V015732@romaine.tssi.com>

The day started out beautifully with a good crowd lining Walker Way to greet
the team and the usual terrific set-up in Wildcat Alley.  They've expanded
the pregame bbq and added even more stuff for the kids.  The band arrived on
time and for the first time in several years we have a baton twirler!  

Sadly we looked unprepared for UNH's game plan in the first drive as they
used some misdirection and well-timed crossing passes to move quickly to
their first score.  The turnover that followed was a real surprise and a
13-0 hole was not what most of us expected.   It didn't take long to see we
could clearly move the ball on the ground with relative ease and I think the
game plan was to use that advantage and control the clock.  What was
surprising to me was UNH's third scoring drive in which they started to mix
in a few more runs with as much success as they had throwing the ball.  That
14 play march really took away a lot of the momentum that we had gained when
taking a 14-13 lead.  

Although UNH had two TD drives of less than 20 yards (thanks to our
turnovers) DC Colby and Coach Fitz must be a little stunned that UNH was
able to reel off 3 TD Drives of more than 75 yards each.  With a more
experienced QB we might have been able to win a shootout but I don't think
winning those types of games is a sign of long term success anyway.   There
were a lot of open receivers on both sides of the ball today but their QB
did a better job of finding his.

No question that UNH has some real talent and that they were the better team
today.  However, I know that whenever I hear of a I-AA school beating a I-A
school I think of it as an embarrassment for the I-A program and it doesn't
get forgotten for a long time.  I'm sure the punditry won't forget it
either.  It will now go up on ESPN whenever there is a list of recent
David-Goliath victories and it will only be one more black mark we have to
overcome.  Fortunately, winning can cure all of that and we have a lot of
time left to do so.

 

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep  9 21:13:33 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep  9 21:13:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
In-Reply-To: <200609100120.k8A1Kk8V015732@romaine.tssi.com> from "warneradams"
	at Sep 09, 2006 08:20:54 PM
Message-ID: <200609100213.k8A2DXtc018175@romaine.tssi.com>

> It will now go up on ESPN whenever there is a list of recent
> David-Goliath victories and it will only be one more black mark we have to
> overcome.  

Northwestern is going to show up in the 'David' column many more times that
it shows up in the 'Goliath' column on such a list.  

I only wish it was the other way around.
--
Mike Nolan

From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep  9 22:43:32 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep  9 22:43:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
In-Reply-To: <200609100213.k8A2DXtc018175@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200609100213.k8A2DXtc018175@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <450389E4.4040202@bellatlantic.net>

 From the way the game sounded on WGN, the running game went nowhere, 
but on the bright side, we have a kicking game which we haven't had or 
years.  The QB will be ok with time,

On another front, we now will have to read all of the bloviaitng about 
ND.  I thought Penn State would de better.  It was great to see Texas 
get clobbered  but unfortunately, I had to watch the game with the 
remore on rather than listen to Musberger  bloviate.  I was amazed that 
Illinois didn't do better and I'm sure Iowa will be a lot tougher than 
they looked against Syracuse.

John DeGroat

Mike Nolan wrote:

>>It will now go up on ESPN whenever there is a list of recent
>>David-Goliath victories and it will only be one more black mark we have to
>>overcome.  
>>    
>>
>
>Northwestern is going to show up in the 'David' column many more times that
>it shows up in the 'Goliath' column on such a list.  
>
>I only wish it was the other way around.
>--
>Mike Nolan
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From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Sat Sep  9 23:32:03 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Sat Sep  9 23:32:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
In-Reply-To: <200609100120.k8A1Kk8V015732@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200609100120.k8A1Kk8V015732@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609092322180.9621@localhost>

> The band arrived on time and for the first time in several years we have 
> a baton twirler!

Baton twirlers are for high schools.

Jonathan

-- 
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spiritu@northwestern.edu
Northwestern University
WCAS '03,  Law '09

From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Sat Sep  9 23:41:53 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Sat Sep  9 23:41:59 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
In-Reply-To: <450389E4.4040202@bellatlantic.net>
References: <200609100213.k8A2DXtc018175@romaine.tssi.com>
	<450389E4.4040202@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609092336260.9621@localhost>

On Sat, 9 Sep 2006, John A. DeGroat wrote:
> It was great to see Texas get clobbered

Watch it, man.  This isn't a Texas-haters list.  Or so I thought, at 
least.

If I'm wrong about that, let me know.

Jonathan

-- 
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spiritu@northwestern.edu
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WCAS '03,  Law '09

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep  9 23:46:50 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep  9 23:46:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609100446.k8A4ko15026733@romaine.tssi.com>

> > The band arrived on time and for the first time in several years we have 
> > a baton twirler!
> 
> Baton twirlers are for high schools.

I thought this wasn't a baton-twirler hater's list.  But maybe I'm wrong
about that.
--
Mike Nolan

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 10 02:19:57 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun Sep 10 02:20:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] WILDCAT WRAP: New Hampshire 34, NU 17
Message-ID: <20060910071957.1204.qmail@web52912.mail.yahoo.com>

Not a fun flight back to Arizona, but it's still good
to have football back ...

WILDCAT WRAP ? NEW HAMPSHIRE 34, NU 17

All that was missing was the rain. The Pat Fitzgerald
parade, off to such a good start last week with an
emotional win over departed Coach Walker?s alma mater
Miami, received a thorough dousing this week in the
home opener at Ryan Field. When the overcast skies
began to clear, it was visiting I-AA powerhouse New
Hampshire with the 34-17 victory over the I-A Wildcats
before a sparse and stunned crowd in Evanston.

It would be easy to pin the blame on several
Northwestern players, most notably new quarterback
Mike Kafka. But instead of blame, this game was more
of a reality check for fans after the promising start
last week. Yes, there is talent on this team to
compete in the Big Ten, but they are still being led
by a redshirt freshman quarterback. Wildcat fans were
spoiled by the brilliance of Brett Basanez the past
few years and when you turn over the reins to a new
kid who had not taken a snap before the Miami game,
you?re going to get some bumps along the road. Kafka
showed a lot of promise and is looking like he could
be a keeper if he can get over his mental mistakes of
this game.

And even if there is a finger pointing at Kafka,
there?d be plenty of digits left to focus on
Northwestern?s poor pass defense, inconsistent
offensive line play and inability to win the turnover
battle. Throw in a gritty effort from a solid group of
UNH players and you had all the makings of an upset.

The day, of course, began with a moment to remember
Coach Walker. The ?Walk With Us? tradition of fans,
band and cheerleaders greeting the team?s arrival is
something that will hopefully stick around and a video
tribute included some clips sure to warm any Wildcat
fan?s heart ? the 54-51 win over Michigan, Victory
Right, OT over OSU and the Iowa comeback last year ?
along with touching words about Walker. Sadly, there
was not much of a crowd on hand to pay a fitting
tribute, but there were few dry eyes from the die-hard
fans in attendance before the game or during the NUMB
salute of ?Amazing Grace? at halftime to honor
Walker?s memory.

The game, however, did not begin with much emotion
from the Wildcats of Northwestern. After a nice
touchback (not the only one of the day!), New
Hampshire took their no-huddle, spread attack right
down the field against soft secondary coverage and
little or no pass rush to take a 7-0 lead minutes into
the contest. To make matters worse, the ensuing
blooper kickoff was fumbled by NU and before you could
say ?Man in the Mountain,? the Wildcats from New
Hampshire were up two scores.

One nice improvement fans can see in the NU Cats this
year is the special teams hustle ? last week, it was a
blocked punt that broke open a 0-0 game for our first
score and on Saturday, Northwestern finally came to
life with a blocked PAT, keeping the score 13-0 and
giving the purple-clad fans at least some hope that
there would still be a game and it wasn?t over after
just five minutes.

Once the Wildcats of NU finally were able to touch the
ball on offense, they showed why they were expected to
have a big day running the football, as the offensive
line opened some big homes and Tyrell Sutton dashed 61
yards to set up a scoring run by Terrell Jordan. And
when the defense earned a 3-and-out, the Cats got the
ball back again and raced downfield for a score by
Sutton, giving Northwestern a 14-13 lead at the end of
the quarter. Kafka was perfect passing for the quarter
with some nice zip on the inside slants and after a
disastrous beginning, the Cats looked to be in control
of the game again.

But that was the last lead Northwestern would have
this day. New Hampshire converted some tough third
downs (including 3rd and 15) and a 4th and 1 the next
series to reclaim the lead 20-14 and the Cats became
the first to blink in this budding track meet by
responding with only a Joel Howells field goal on the
next possession after Kafka just missed a nice TD toss
into the end zone on first down and a so-so play call
of a QB draw went nowhere on third down. Still, the
offense had three scores in three possessions, while
UNH had three in four (one set up by the fumbled
kickoff) and we were at 20-17, fully expecting another
wild shootout in Ryan Field as we couldn?t stop New
Hampshire?s passes and they couldn?t stop our running
attack, nicely mixed between Sutton?s speed, Jordan?s
power and a Kafka slant here and there (though Shawn
Herbert was noticeably not involved in the game yet).

The NU defense finally got some pressure and forced
another 3-and-out on the next series, which gave the
purple Cats the ball back with just over 6 minutes
remaining in the half and a chance to reassert their
dominance. But New Hampshire was starting to stop the
NU running attack better and Kafka?s first real bad
pass fell short of the receiver on third down, giving
New Hampshire the ball back with just over 3 minutes
remaining on their own 18 yard line.

I know many basketball coaches are fond of saying that
games are won or lost in the five minutes before and 5
minutes after halftime, and that was true of this
football game. At this point, it was 20-17 and if the
Cats had held New Hampshire on 2nd and 12 or 3rd and 8
right away, we probably head to the locker room that
way and the Cats come out with the ball after halftime
playing for the lead. But a 23-yard completion on 3rd
and 8 and a 23-yard pass play later zipped the Cats in
blue down the field for a big TD before half. The
small but vocal Granite State contingent was jubilant
about their chances heading into the locker room up
27-17.

As poorly as NU?s defense had played at times, we were
essentially at an even game except for that early
turnover. The second half would be one where the
defense ? though unspectacular ? held its ground while
the offense blew chance after chance to take
advantage.

It began with a  3-and-out coming out of the locker
room and here?s where our offensive line either looked
like they really lost their swagger or just kept
thinking they could push the smaller but more
determined UNH defensive line over and lost focus,
because the big holes of the first half were gone. The
D got the ball back, but a long NU drive stalled at
the 34, with Fitz opting to go for it on 4th and 10
instead of trying the 51-yard field goal (a bit gutsy,
but not really a bad call).

The defense held again at midfield, but the punt
pinned NU back at the 8 yard line as the surprisingly
scoreless third quarter was drawing to a close. And
then came the second big turnover for Northwestern
that was manna from heaven for an upstart I-AA team
hoping for the upset. Kafka had been carrying the ball
a bit loose all day, and it bit him in the butt when a
nice scramble ended in a fumble at NU?s own 17 yard
line.

New Hampshire capitalized on the mistake, using the
short field to take a commanding 34-17 lead at the
start of the fourth quarter. With an experienced
quarterback, this would be a tough deficit to
overcome, but we?ve seen it happen before at Ryan
Field. However, with a freshman and a defense that now
knew it could pin its ears back, not worry about the
run and blitz, it was darn near impossible.

The fourth quarter became a comedy of errors for
Northwestern as the desperation and inexperience
showed 
 a 2-yard pass on 4th and 7, inability to
capitalize on a blocked punt (for the second week in a
row) and an interception. Most of the quarter was
played on UNH?s side of the field, but NU got zero
points out of it. And the Wildcats from New England
had a hard-earned 34-17 win at Northwestern.

Coach Fitz got this team focused after a trying off
season for week one, but he now has to see how well he
learned Walker?s lesson of responding by turning them
around from this disappointing defeat to face Eastern
Michigan at home next week. Hopefully he can keep
Kafka?s confidence up ? he started the game well, has
a nice zip on his slants and was this/close to making
some nice plays 
 but he played like, well, a freshman
at times. Fitz needs to get Kafka and the team to
shake it off and come back next week to show that this
week was just a stumbling block in the growing pains
of a new QB, OC and HC.

A surprising loss in that it was a win we had to have
and should have had, but it really shouldn?t be all
that surprising. The freshman QB was going to become a
factor at sometime, let?s just hope this gets it all
out of Kafka?s system. And we should expect a season
of ups and downs this year with all the emotion and
new people in charge. Not much NU can do about it now
except look at what went wrong and respond with a
resounding win next week.

GAME BALLS
* Special teams. The kickoff fumble was the one bad
spot in a nice day of touchbacks on kickoffs, a
blocked PAT and a second week of blocking a punt. 
Nice to see some hustle in this often-overlooked phase
of the game.
* Terrell Jordan. I?m not sure if Sutton was hurt near
the end of the game or just being outplayed, but TJ
was the back most of the second half. He had some nice
tough runs up the middle, bowling over defenders and
fighting for the extra yard. Good to see him back
healthy and we could have our own purple ?thunder and
lightning? combo with Jordan and Sutton if we play our
cards right.

THINGS TO WORK ON
* Hold on to the darn ball! Take away the two gimmes
we gave UNH in the red zone via the fumble and you
have an even game. Turnovers were the biggest
difference in this one.
* Got Herbert? We need to get Shawn Herbert involved
earlier and more often in the passing game. Kafka has
the slant down, now let?s get some other throws in
there and work in #3 to help the freshman QB out.
* Offensive line play and defensive pass
pressure/coverage. The first was inconsistent after a
great first quarter, the second was nonexistent. Both
are unacceptable against an undersized I-AA foe.

AROUND THE LEAGUE
* Looks like that OSU offense has a swagger and the
young D is coming along. If the Buckeyes can survive a
possible road trap at Iowa at the end of the month,
the rest of the biggies are in the Shoe and the
Scarlet and Gray could be making yet another trip to
the Arizona desert in January ? this time for a second
title in five years. Impressive thumping of Texas.
* Speaking of thumping, PSU showed their own growing
pains with a  new quarterback in their blowout loss in
South Bend. Smug ole Charlie may have run it up a bit
but the Lions really killed themselves and didn?t help
their young QB out with turnovers. Sounds familiar. 
* Michigan and Michigan State won somewhat ho-hum
games, and I sure hope both are sandbagging it or else
they could become the next victims of the luck of the
leprechaun and the overrated Irish hype machine.
* Speaking of overrated 
 Iowa? OT at Syracuse? Was
this the annual Kirk Ferentz September Swoon game but
Iowa pulled out the lucky win this time? Or are they
in trouble against Iowa State and Ohio State later
this month?
* More OT madness as Purdue barely scrapes by Miami of
Ohio ? either the Redhawks improved greatly between
weeks 1 and 2 or the Boilers could be looking at
another bowl-less season.
* Creampuff wins for Wisconsin and Indiana (though a
close call for the Hoosiers), who have a lot of
cupcakes this month before Big Ten play begins.
* Minnesota probably wishes they had their typical
cupcake game after their drubbing at Cal. They were in
the game early but speed really seemed to make a big
difference late.
* Oh yeah 
 remember how I said the Illini could be
bowl bound this year if they beat Rutgers? Scratch
that. When does basketball begin in Champaign?

Tough day and probably the toughest non-conference
loss to swallow since that Duke drubbing in the late
1990s. Gotta respond next week and hopefully Kafka
keeps his head up because there was a lot to like
about the kid today.

GO CATS!!!
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 10 02:37:27 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun Sep 10 02:37:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Blow up 
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> --- Jim Leonard <jleonard518@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Let this be our Miami of Ohio for the season.

I could live with that too.:) But what Miami showed in
1995 is the same thing that UNH showed today - we're
never going to be a school that clobbers NC opponents.
We need to come prepared to play every week, Big Ten
or I-AA. We just don't have the FSU/Texas/USC talent
to take a week off and still whallop a I-AA or MAC
foe.

> Their QB is special, as are at least 1 or 2 of their

He had a lot of heart and poise ... but I didn't get
the "special" vibe off of him - unlike Roethlisberger
when he carved us up. But he's a gutsy leader -
reminded me of Zak Kustok. The shotgun snaps were low
a lot and he kept picking them nearly off the grass --
I kept waiting for a fumbled snap, but it wasn't to
be.

> NU was certainly capable of winning, but the
> turnovers and mistakes,

Yup - take away the two fumble gimme TDs and it's
anyone's game. And we had chance after chance in the
fourth. Oh well, with Baz we win this game easily but
with a new QB, our inexperience showed.

> The only real disappointing thing is that we weren't
> able to dominate
> the line of scrimmage either direction. But we

Well, our O-line did dominate the first half - we ran
it right down their throats. But they caught on to us
near the end of the half and our pass protection and
run blocking in the second half was poor.

> Kafka showed a lot of nice flashes, but just missed
> on several key
> passes, any of which might have flipped the game

Definitely - he was this/close on the missed TD pass.
I liked a lot of what I saw from him early - I really
hope he doesn't let this game shake him because I'm
liking him as our QB of the future.

> I believe I said earlier it would be up and down
> this year, and
> mistake-ridden games like this were what I had in

Definitely. I dunno if we were evenly matched - we
should have won. But you take that inexperience at QB
and the two turnovers near the goal line and that's a
great equalizer.

Bounce back Cats!
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 10 02:48:35 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun Sep 10 02:48:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
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>  From the way the game sounded on WGN, the running
> game went nowhere, 

In the first half it was great, it the second it was
nonexistent. Part of that may have been falling behind
before half and forcing us to pass more - but UNH
adjusted to our sweeps and we needed to do more up the
gut with Jordan.

Speaking of which - was Sutton hurt? It seemed like he
didn't play the second half. Maybe it was just because
Jordan was a better north-south runner.

> but on the bright side, we have a kicking game which
> we haven't had or 
> years.  The QB will be ok with time,

Exactly - Kafka made a lot of mistakes, but there was
a lot to like for NU fans too.

> On another front, we now will have to read all of
> the bloviaitng about 
> ND.  I thought Penn State would de better.  It was

It was almost a mirror of NU's game. Inexperienced QB
... no help from the rest of the team thanks to
turnovers ... fall behind and get blitzed and make
more mistakes.

I hope Lloyd Carr hits his head this week and doesn't
go into his usual ultra-conservative ND game crunch
because the Irish are not this good!

> great to see Texas 
> get clobbered  but unfortunately, I had to watch the

OSU looked a lot better than I expected, especially on
D. Big win for the Bucks.

>  I was amazed that 
> Illinois didn't do better and I'm sure Iowa will be
> a lot tougher than 

Me too on both accounts. Yikes Illini! And Iowa???
Maybe this was their September Stinker - get it out of
the way and still win before Iowa State?

GO CATS!!!
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sun Sep 10 06:04:15 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sun Sep 10 06:04:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] WILDCAT WRAP: New Hampshire 34, NU 17
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Anone know why Sutton didn't play much in the fourth quarter?

John DeGroat

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:

>Not a fun flight back to Arizona, but it's still good
>to have football back ...
>
>WILDCAT WRAP ? NEW HAMPSHIRE 34, NU 17
>
>All that was missing was the rain. The Pat Fitzgerald
>parade, off to such a good start last week with an
>emotional win over departed Coach Walker?s alma mater
>Miami, received a thorough dousing this week in the
>home opener at Ryan Field. When the overcast skies
>began to clear, it was visiting I-AA powerhouse New
>Hampshire with the 34-17 victory over the I-A Wildcats
>before a sparse and stunned crowd in Evanston.
>
>It would be easy to pin the blame on several
>Northwestern players, most notably new quarterback
>Mike Kafka. But instead of blame, this game was more
>of a reality check for fans after the promising start
>last week. Yes, there is talent on this team to
>compete in the Big Ten, but they are still being led
>by a redshirt freshman quarterback. Wildcat fans were
>spoiled by the brilliance of Brett Basanez the past
>few years and when you turn over the reins to a new
>kid who had not taken a snap before the Miami game,
>you?re going to get some bumps along the road. Kafka
>showed a lot of promise and is looking like he could
>be a keeper if he can get over his mental mistakes of
>this game.
>
>And even if there is a finger pointing at Kafka,
>there?d be plenty of digits left to focus on
>Northwestern?s poor pass defense, inconsistent
>offensive line play and inability to win the turnover
>battle. Throw in a gritty effort from a solid group of
>UNH players and you had all the makings of an upset.
>
>The day, of course, began with a moment to remember
>Coach Walker. The ?Walk With Us? tradition of fans,
>band and cheerleaders greeting the team?s arrival is
>something that will hopefully stick around and a video
>tribute included some clips sure to warm any Wildcat
>fan?s heart ? the 54-51 win over Michigan, Victory
>Right, OT over OSU and the Iowa comeback last year ?
>along with touching words about Walker. Sadly, there
>was not much of a crowd on hand to pay a fitting
>tribute, but there were few dry eyes from the die-hard
>fans in attendance before the game or during the NUMB
>salute of ?Amazing Grace? at halftime to honor
>Walker?s memory.
>
>The game, however, did not begin with much emotion
>from the Wildcats of Northwestern. After a nice
>touchback (not the only one of the day!), New
>Hampshire took their no-huddle, spread attack right
>down the field against soft secondary coverage and
>little or no pass rush to take a 7-0 lead minutes into
>the contest. To make matters worse, the ensuing
>blooper kickoff was fumbled by NU and before you could
>say ?Man in the Mountain,? the Wildcats from New
>Hampshire were up two scores.
>
>One nice improvement fans can see in the NU Cats this
>year is the special teams hustle ? last week, it was a
>blocked punt that broke open a 0-0 game for our first
>score and on Saturday, Northwestern finally came to
>life with a blocked PAT, keeping the score 13-0 and
>giving the purple-clad fans at least some hope that
>there would still be a game and it wasn?t over after
>just five minutes.
>
>Once the Wildcats of NU finally were able to touch the
>ball on offense, they showed why they were expected to
>have a big day running the football, as the offensive
>line opened some big homes and Tyrell Sutton dashed 61
>yards to set up a scoring run by Terrell Jordan. And
>when the defense earned a 3-and-out, the Cats got the
>ball back again and raced downfield for a score by
>Sutton, giving Northwestern a 14-13 lead at the end of
>the quarter. Kafka was perfect passing for the quarter
>with some nice zip on the inside slants and after a
>disastrous beginning, the Cats looked to be in control
>of the game again.
>
>But that was the last lead Northwestern would have
>this day. New Hampshire converted some tough third
>downs (including 3rd and 15) and a 4th and 1 the next
>series to reclaim the lead 20-14 and the Cats became
>the first to blink in this budding track meet by
>responding with only a Joel Howells field goal on the
>next possession after Kafka just missed a nice TD toss
>into the end zone on first down and a so-so play call
>of a QB draw went nowhere on third down. Still, the
>offense had three scores in three possessions, while
>UNH had three in four (one set up by the fumbled
>kickoff) and we were at 20-17, fully expecting another
>wild shootout in Ryan Field as we couldn?t stop New
>Hampshire?s passes and they couldn?t stop our running
>attack, nicely mixed between Sutton?s speed, Jordan?s
>power and a Kafka slant here and there (though Shawn
>Herbert was noticeably not involved in the game yet).
>
>The NU defense finally got some pressure and forced
>another 3-and-out on the next series, which gave the
>purple Cats the ball back with just over 6 minutes
>remaining in the half and a chance to reassert their
>dominance. But New Hampshire was starting to stop the
>NU running attack better and Kafka?s first real bad
>pass fell short of the receiver on third down, giving
>New Hampshire the ball back with just over 3 minutes
>remaining on their own 18 yard line.
>
>I know many basketball coaches are fond of saying that
>games are won or lost in the five minutes before and 5
>minutes after halftime, and that was true of this
>football game. At this point, it was 20-17 and if the
>Cats had held New Hampshire on 2nd and 12 or 3rd and 8
>right away, we probably head to the locker room that
>way and the Cats come out with the ball after halftime
>playing for the lead. But a 23-yard completion on 3rd
>and 8 and a 23-yard pass play later zipped the Cats in
>blue down the field for a big TD before half. The
>small but vocal Granite State contingent was jubilant
>about their chances heading into the locker room up
>27-17.
>
>As poorly as NU?s defense had played at times, we were
>essentially at an even game except for that early
>turnover. The second half would be one where the
>defense ? though unspectacular ? held its ground while
>the offense blew chance after chance to take
>advantage.
>
>It began with a  3-and-out coming out of the locker
>room and here?s where our offensive line either looked
>like they really lost their swagger or just kept
>thinking they could push the smaller but more
>determined UNH defensive line over and lost focus,
>because the big holes of the first half were gone. The
>D got the ball back, but a long NU drive stalled at
>the 34, with Fitz opting to go for it on 4th and 10
>instead of trying the 51-yard field goal (a bit gutsy,
>but not really a bad call).
>
>The defense held again at midfield, but the punt
>pinned NU back at the 8 yard line as the surprisingly
>scoreless third quarter was drawing to a close. And
>then came the second big turnover for Northwestern
>that was manna from heaven for an upstart I-AA team
>hoping for the upset. Kafka had been carrying the ball
>a bit loose all day, and it bit him in the butt when a
>nice scramble ended in a fumble at NU?s own 17 yard
>line.
>
>New Hampshire capitalized on the mistake, using the
>short field to take a commanding 34-17 lead at the
>start of the fourth quarter. With an experienced
>quarterback, this would be a tough deficit to
>overcome, but we?ve seen it happen before at Ryan
>Field. However, with a freshman and a defense that now
>knew it could pin its ears back, not worry about the
>run and blitz, it was darn near impossible.
>
>The fourth quarter became a comedy of errors for
>Northwestern as the desperation and inexperience
>showed ? a 2-yard pass on 4th and 7, inability to
>capitalize on a blocked punt (for the second week in a
>row) and an interception. Most of the quarter was
>played on UNH?s side of the field, but NU got zero
>points out of it. And the Wildcats from New England
>had a hard-earned 34-17 win at Northwestern.
>
>Coach Fitz got this team focused after a trying off
>season for week one, but he now has to see how well he
>learned Walker?s lesson of responding by turning them
>around from this disappointing defeat to face Eastern
>Michigan at home next week. Hopefully he can keep
>Kafka?s confidence up ? he started the game well, has
>a nice zip on his slants and was this/close to making
>some nice plays ? but he played like, well, a freshman
>at times. Fitz needs to get Kafka and the team to
>shake it off and come back next week to show that this
>week was just a stumbling block in the growing pains
>of a new QB, OC and HC.
>
>A surprising loss in that it was a win we had to have
>and should have had, but it really shouldn?t be all
>that surprising. The freshman QB was going to become a
>factor at sometime, let?s just hope this gets it all
>out of Kafka?s system. And we should expect a season
>of ups and downs this year with all the emotion and
>new people in charge. Not much NU can do about it now
>except look at what went wrong and respond with a
>resounding win next week.
>
>GAME BALLS
>* Special teams. The kickoff fumble was the one bad
>spot in a nice day of touchbacks on kickoffs, a
>blocked PAT and a second week of blocking a punt. 
>Nice to see some hustle in this often-overlooked phase
>of the game.
>* Terrell Jordan. I?m not sure if Sutton was hurt near
>the end of the game or just being outplayed, but TJ
>was the back most of the second half. He had some nice
>tough runs up the middle, bowling over defenders and
>fighting for the extra yard. Good to see him back
>healthy and we could have our own purple ?thunder and
>lightning? combo with Jordan and Sutton if we play our
>cards right.
>
>THINGS TO WORK ON
>* Hold on to the darn ball! Take away the two gimmes
>we gave UNH in the red zone via the fumble and you
>have an even game. Turnovers were the biggest
>difference in this one.
>* Got Herbert? We need to get Shawn Herbert involved
>earlier and more often in the passing game. Kafka has
>the slant down, now let?s get some other throws in
>there and work in #3 to help the freshman QB out.
>* Offensive line play and defensive pass
>pressure/coverage. The first was inconsistent after a
>great first quarter, the second was nonexistent. Both
>are unacceptable against an undersized I-AA foe.
>
>AROUND THE LEAGUE
>* Looks like that OSU offense has a swagger and the
>young D is coming along. If the Buckeyes can survive a
>possible road trap at Iowa at the end of the month,
>the rest of the biggies are in the Shoe and the
>Scarlet and Gray could be making yet another trip to
>the Arizona desert in January ? this time for a second
>title in five years. Impressive thumping of Texas.
>* Speaking of thumping, PSU showed their own growing
>pains with a  new quarterback in their blowout loss in
>South Bend. Smug ole Charlie may have run it up a bit
>but the Lions really killed themselves and didn?t help
>their young QB out with turnovers. Sounds familiar. 
>* Michigan and Michigan State won somewhat ho-hum
>games, and I sure hope both are sandbagging it or else
>they could become the next victims of the luck of the
>leprechaun and the overrated Irish hype machine.
>* Speaking of overrated ? Iowa? OT at Syracuse? Was
>this the annual Kirk Ferentz September Swoon game but
>Iowa pulled out the lucky win this time? Or are they
>in trouble against Iowa State and Ohio State later
>this month?
>* More OT madness as Purdue barely scrapes by Miami of
>Ohio ? either the Redhawks improved greatly between
>weeks 1 and 2 or the Boilers could be looking at
>another bowl-less season.
>* Creampuff wins for Wisconsin and Indiana (though a
>close call for the Hoosiers), who have a lot of
>cupcakes this month before Big Ten play begins.
>* Minnesota probably wishes they had their typical
>cupcake game after their drubbing at Cal. They were in
>the game early but speed really seemed to make a big
>difference late.
>* Oh yeah ? remember how I said the Illini could be
>bowl bound this year if they beat Rutgers? Scratch
>that. When does basketball begin in Champaign?
>
>Tough day and probably the toughest non-conference
>loss to swallow since that Duke drubbing in the late
>1990s. Gotta respond next week and hopefully Kafka
>keeps his head up because there was a lot to like
>about the kid today.
>
>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
>
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From kmaresco at covlife.org  Sun Sep 10 07:24:17 2006
From: kmaresco at covlife.org (Kenneth Maresco)
Date: Sun Sep 10 07:24:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Steven's Post
Message-ID: <C1297C31.11B1D%kmaresco@covlife.org>

Best post of the day. Sober, truthful, and yet hopeful. Great insights. I
agree, most painful loss since Duke. I know they are a good team, and Duke
wasn't, but this will be tougher to defend to my friends! As tough as that
game was! 

I did not see the game, only heard it on WGN. With so little conversions of
3rd and 4th down, does anyone have any knowledge of why we have yet to see
Andrew Brewer step on the field? Why not line him up in there somewhere,
give him the ball and see what he can do? If he is the one of the most
talented guys we have, and we were not getting it done in key situations
against Div 1- AA, he has been called a gamer...what is up?

Has he been on the field? Why not? Anyone know? 

From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 10 09:42:47 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Sun Sep 10 09:42:49 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Blow up 
In-Reply-To: <20060910073727.3745.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20060910144247.47008.qmail@web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> > Their QB is special, as are at least 1 or 2 of their
> 
> He had a lot of heart and poise ... but I didn't get
> the "special" vibe off of him - unlike Roethlisberger
> when he carved us up. 

Oh no, he's no Ben R. by any means--Roethlisberger's performance was
the best I'd seen in person since Peyton drilled us in the Citrus.
Actually, I think Roethlisberger's was better. I'm a Steelers fan, so
I'm happy where he ended up.

> But he's a gutsy leader -
> reminded me of Zak Kustok. The shotgun snaps were low
> a lot and he kept picking them nearly off the grass --
> I kept waiting for a fumbled snap, but it wasn't to
> be.

Yes, exactly that kind of stuff was what I had in mind. I doubt this
guy will play in the NFL, but he's got a *very* accurate arm, and
managed to make plays and complete big passes under extreme duress. 

> Well, our O-line did dominate the first half - we ran
> it right down their throats. But they caught on to us
> near the end of the half and our pass protection and
> run blocking in the second half was poor.

Yeah, run blocking was poor in the 2nd. And of course our D didn't get
nearly enough pressure on their QB--at least notconsistently. 

> Definitely - he was this/close on the missed TD pass.

Another key miss was one of the drives heading towards the north end
zone in the 2nd half--can't remember if it was the 3rd down play before
the FG, or a failed 4th down play--but Herbert gave a great post corner
move and had an easy two steps on the DB, but Kafka overthrew him by
just a bit. 

There were a couple of others that Ward couldn't reel in, and the catch
Peterman almost held on to despite getting pasted by two guys. 

It was a tough day to be throwing long--with a strong wind either in
your face or at your back. Hard day for a rookie home debut.

Tom

From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 10 09:45:32 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Sun Sep 10 09:45:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka, Brewer, Bacher
In-Reply-To: <20060910073727.3745.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20060910144532.86182.qmail@web33110.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Someone asked about why Brewer isn't getting any touches. I too was a
bit surprised, because he was electric with the ball in his hands at
the Spring Game, until I thought about it a bit more.

With Bacher not being available, I suspect they don't want to risk
Brewer getting hurt. Just a guess, but I suspect you won't see him on
the field unless Kafka goes down--at least not until Bacher is
available again.

Tom

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sun Sep 10 10:46:48 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sun Sep 10 10:46:52 2006
Subject: Fwd: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Unfortunate Day
To: "SjT (Stephen J. Truog)" <sjtruog@yahoo.com>


> Speaking of which - was Sutton hurt? It seemed like he
> didn't play the second half. Maybe it was just because
> Jordan was a better north-south runner.

I thought Sutton may have been hurt too in the second half because he
didn't get much playing time and I didn't see him on the sidelines.
He came back in late in the game though and looked fine.  I think that
in the second quarter when the coaching staff switched to the 1 or 2
TE sets and tried to ram the ball up the middle (unsuccessully) they
used the larger Jordan rather than Sutton.  Both are very solid backs
and are quick, but unfortunately when the offense isn't clicking (like
on Saturday) they can't carry everything themselves.

I was also a little dissapointed they didn't use more 2 back sets with
both of them - instead we saw 2 back sets with Cobb and Jordan or
Sutton with Cobb exclusively as a blocker.

IMHO - the offense's inability to get drives going later in the game
was a sign of a young QB plus a young OC - there were many overthrown
balls or open receivers neglected, plus the offense never really got
into a rhythm.  When they did have a couple of drives late in the game
that got into FG range the coaches decided to go for it on 4th
(unsuccessfully each time) instead of taking the points while we had
the chance (at the time we were down by 17 - needing 2 TDs and a FG at
least).  I think in this game the inexperience hurt us the most.

Jonathan



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From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sun Sep 10 10:56:28 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sun Sep 10 10:56:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Steven's Post
In-Reply-To: <C1297C31.11B1D%kmaresco@covlife.org>
References: <C1297C31.11B1D%kmaresco@covlife.org>
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Brewer took a knee at the end of the Miami of Ohio game, and that has
been his only appearance.  The coaches may be playing it safe and
keeping him on the sideline to avoid injury since Bacher has not been
in pads and has a brace on his leg because of his leg stress fracture
- leaving only 2 QBs (although I guess Mauro is available although
they would like him to redshirt this year).  It is good that they are
helping to instill some confidence in Kafka by leaving him in -
especially after his two turnovers this past game.

Speaking of confidence, it is good to see Howells in there doing a
fine job kicking - both on kickoffs and XPs/FGs, especially after the
Sun Bowl last year.  Coach Walker always stuck with him and showed
confidence in him, and I think we're seeing that pay off this year.

Jonathan

On 9/10/06, Kenneth Maresco <kmaresco@covlife.org> wrote:
> Best post of the day. Sober, truthful, and yet hopeful. Great insights. I
> agree, most painful loss since Duke. I know they are a good team, and Duke
> wasn't, but this will be tougher to defend to my friends! As tough as that
> game was!
>
> I did not see the game, only heard it on WGN. With so little conversions of
> 3rd and 4th down, does anyone have any knowledge of why we have yet to see
> Andrew Brewer step on the field? Why not line him up in there somewhere,
> give him the ball and see what he can do? If he is the one of the most
> talented guys we have, and we were not getting it done in key situations
> against Div 1- AA, he has been called a gamer...what is up?
>
> Has he been on the field? Why not? Anyone know?
>
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sun Sep 10 11:00:46 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sun Sep 10 11:01:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] ESPN commercials
Message-ID: <450436AE.2040103@bellatlantic.net>

Anyone know which ad agency does those ESPN commercials?  They are total 
nonsense and absolutely hilarious.  My wife worked for a global ad 
agency and thinks it is probably some boutique kind of firm because they 
are so creative and not typical of what a big firm woud crankout.

From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Sun Sep 10 11:24:30 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Sun Sep 10 11:26:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka
Message-ID: <20060910.092532.29474.769663@webmail26.nyc.untd.com>

Seeing Kafka in person I was impressed.

The bad:
#1 Skipped 1 pass, overthrew 1 pass, and underthrew 1 pass
(interception)
#2 Fumbled trying to make extra yardage
#3 Did not "feel" the blitz and got sacked
#4 Threw it away on 4th down in the redzone at the end of the game 
when we needed the score

Even those things weren't bad:
#1 With those limited mistakes I consider him quite accurate.  Jordan 
didn't help by running before he caught the ball in the redzone.  Doh!
#2 was an aggressive play.  How many times did Baz leave the ball 
behind his 1st year?  A lot!
#3 that is an experience issue
#4 probably compensation for taking the sack at Miami(OH) in a similar 
situation.  He has to learn to throw it away unless we have nothing to 
lose and then try to force a throw.

Remember Baz looked much, much worse vs. Air Farce in his first home 
start.

Our defense looks similar to last year so I guess I can't be 
surprised, but what the heck happened to our hyped OL?  If the OL is 
not the problem what happened to our hyped RBs?

Parts of special teams were better, but our return game was non-
existant!

Somebody else posted on the lack of Herbert.  I think it is related to 
familiarity.  I am sure Kafka did not get much pitch-catch practice 
with Herbert being the 3rd-ish QB last year and 2nd QB this year, but 
he probably threw a lot to Ward as was evidenced in the game.


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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sun Sep 10 13:49:20 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sun Sep 10 13:49:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] ESPN commercials
In-Reply-To: <450436AE.2040103@bellatlantic.net> from "John A. DeGroat" at Sep
	10, 2006 12:00:46 PM
Message-ID: <200609101849.k8AInK4d002790@romaine.tssi.com>

> Anyone know which ad agency does those ESPN commercials?  They are total 
> nonsense and absolutely hilarious.  My wife worked for a global ad 
> agency and thinks it is probably some boutique kind of firm because they 
> are so creative and not typical of what a big firm woud crankout.

Advertising Age tends to run lists of who gets awards and major 
agency placements, but I don't have access to it anymore.

Doing a google search on 'ESPN AWARD WINNING COMMERCIALS' comes up with 
an ESPN release from last November which states that their award-winning
SportsCenter spots are all produced by Wieden & Kennedy/New York, so maybe
that's the answer you're after.  However, 411 Creatives in Culver City CA
claims to be doing storyboarding for ESPN ads, and I think they do other
work for Disney, so maybe they're involved too.

I think I've seen posts on the list from some subscribers who work at ESPN, 
so they may be able to come up with a more complete and up-to-date answer.

You're right, they're totally off the wall.  I do wonder how effective
they are, though.
--
Mike Nolan

From tbng at comcast.net  Sun Sep 10 15:23:47 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun Sep 10 15:23:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV
References: <200609101849.k8AInK4d002790@romaine.tssi.com>
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What do we know about TV for next Saturday?  I'm not finding any.

From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 10 16:27:43 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 10 16:28:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6d517$05a596a0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
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On this note - 
 
There were 'TV' time-outs yesterday - several times, play was held up while 'that guy' was standing and signaling around the 20 yard-line.  He was wearing a Big Ten conference golf-shirt.  I don't recall in the past having a guy like that for radio time-outs.
 
There was one camera on top of the north end-zone building, and I noticed at least one sideline camera, but it was only a handheld.
 
I didn't see any TV trucks out in the parking lot, where they usually sit.
 
Would anyone know why we might have had 'TV-type' time-outs during the game yesterday ?
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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What do we know about TV for next Saturday? I'm not finding any. 
 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sun Sep 10 16:28:31 2006
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Date: Sun Sep 10 16:29:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] bears
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Noah is playing and to cheer myself up I am listening to the game on  WBBM  
and reading the blog on the trib site, very entertaining for us  ex-pats who 
are subjected to the Jax game instead of the bears - pack on  Fox
From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sun Sep 10 17:00:31 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sun Sep 10 17:01:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV
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According to NCAA rules, I believe that all games have required
"TV-style" timeouts in order to make all games approximately equal in
terms of timeouts.  The only cameras at yesterday's game were either
NU athletic cameras, or local news crews (I specifically saw a WLS
channel 7 crew there and saw the highlights on the news later).

I don't think there is any TV for next week's game either (it is a 1PM
start as well).

Jonathan

On 9/10/06, cherron604@aol.com <cherron604@aol.com> wrote:
> On this note -
>
> There were 'TV' time-outs yesterday - several times, play was held up while 'that guy' was standing and signaling around the 20 yard-line.  He was wearing a Big Ten conference golf-shirt.  I don't recall in the past having a guy like that for radio time-outs.
>
> There was one camera on top of the north end-zone building, and I noticed at least one sideline camera, but it was only a handheld.
>
> I didn't see any TV trucks out in the parking lot, where they usually sit.
>
> Would anyone know why we might have had 'TV-type' time-outs during the game yesterday ?
>
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
>
>
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>
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sun Sep 10 17:08:27 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sun Sep 10 17:08:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609102208.k8AM8R05010056@romaine.tssi.com>

> I don't think there is any TV for next week's game either (it is a 1PM
> start as well).

That may mean no instant replay again, too, though as I recall the NCAA
announced it would be used for all games this year.  (Maybe that doesn't
apply to games that aren't with Division 1-A opponents?)
--
Mike Nolan

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sun Sep 10 17:27:53 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sun Sep 10 17:27:59 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
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I am not sure about that one - but I know that it is available for all
Div. I-A games regardless of TV since if the games are not televised
then they will use the in-house system for replay purposes.  Maybe
that is why there were some cameras set up around the stadium
yesterday, although there were no replays in the game (I don't think
there were any really close calls anyways - definitely nothing that
would have changed the momentum).

Jonathan

On 9/10/06, Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
> > I don't think there is any TV for next week's game either (it is a 1PM
> > start as well).
>
> That may mean no instant replay again, too, though as I recall the NCAA
> announced it would be used for all games this year.  (Maybe that doesn't
> apply to games that aren't with Division 1-A opponents?)
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From michael.vance at att.net  Sun Sep 10 19:16:09 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Sun Sep 10 19:16:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka
In-Reply-To: <20060910.092532.29474.769663@webmail26.nyc.untd.com>
References: <20060910.092532.29474.769663@webmail26.nyc.untd.com>
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Though I am still overall positive on Kafka, especially long-term, I'm 
afraid that I'm going to have to disagree with a couple of Maureen's points.

mlinhardt@netzero.net wrote:
> Seeing Kafka in person I was impressed.
>
> The bad:
> #1 Skipped 1 pass, overthrew 1 pass, and underthrew 1 pass
> (interception)
>   
 From the stands I counted a lot more than one overthrown pass.  I 
didn't get a chance to see if the receivers were getting chucked or if 
it was just a matter of the timing being off between the rookie QB and 
his receivers.  But since most of them were in fairly crucial 
situations, I figured it was most likely a little over-excitement on the 
part of the rookie QB.
> #4 Threw it away on 4th down in the redzone at the end of the game 
> when we needed the score
>
> ...
> #4 probably compensation for taking the sack at Miami(OH) in a similar 
> situation.  He has to learn to throw it away unless we have nothing to 
> lose and then try to force a throw.
>   
Isn't that something that any QB should know, regardless of the level at 
which you're playing?  If it's fourth down, late in the game, and you 
have to score, you have nothing to lose by trying to force something and 
everything to lose by throwing it away.
> Somebody else posted on the lack of Herbert.
I remember commenting when Herbert got his first catch of the game late 
in the second.  His lack of involvement, whatever the reason, stood out.

Other thoughts:

-We came out in a 4-3 and UNH blew us out on those first two drives 
(albeit the second one was on a very short field).  On their third and 
fourth possessions, we were in the 3-4 and it really disrupted them.  
However, they did a fantastic job of adjusting, part of which was to run 
more, and after those two drives it didn't make much difference which 
defensive set we were in.

-For those who haven't read much about David Ball, he came into this 
season only five TDs away from Jerry Rice's I-AA career record of 47 
career receiving TDs.  Yes, *that* Jerry Rice.  Now he's only three 
away.  I think it's safe to say that the record will not only fall, it 
will be annihilated by the end of the season.  This guy will be playing 
on Sundays next year.

-I totally agree with everyone on the line play.  The RBs had to work 
for everything, with Tyrell getting stopped more often than not on the 
sweep and Terrell bulling through the line and carrying four guys with 
him.  And the secondary has gotten some flak, but Santos had all day to 
pass.  Too many times to count, the pocket collapsed and he just slipped 
away and eventually got a pass off or scrambled for positive yardage.  
The pass rush has to finish off "coverage sacks" because an experienced 
QB and receiving corps *will* eventually find an opening given enough time.

-I'm a little disappointed, but not terribly surprised that UNH put up 
34 points on us.  What hurt more was the problems with the offense.  To 
get completely shut out in the second half was embarrassing.  We should 
have had more, and probably enough to win.

-Michael

From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Sun Sep 10 19:39:28 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Sun Sep 10 19:41:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka
In-Reply-To: <4504AAC9.4050107@att.net>
Message-ID: <091601c6d53a$bd7dde40$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

 
Michael wrote <snip>

-I'm a little disappointed, but not terribly surprised that UNH put up
34 points on us.  What hurt more was the problems with the offense.  To get
completely shut out in the second half was embarrassing.  We should have had
more, and probably enough to win.

==================================

My only advice for this year is prepare to be disappointed.

Until Kafka proves that he can beat a team through the air, every team is
going to gear up to stop the run.  That combined with defensive weakness
could make for a long season.  

Fitz will have his work cut out to keep these kids in the game and make sure
that they use defeat as motivation to get better.  It was that sort of
motivation that took NU to the Rose Bowl.  Hopefully Fitz will prove to be
the same sort of inspirational leader.  If so, this season won't be a loss.

Jeff

From michael.vance at att.net  Sun Sep 10 20:47:37 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Sun Sep 10 20:47:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] New timing rules
Message-ID: <4504C039.3020400@att.net>

Let me be the first to say, at least this week, that I so far hate the 
new timing rules.  They completely change end-game clock management.

With the ability to run off the play clock four times, not just three, 
even a team that goes into a close situation at the end of the game or 
half with all three of its timeouts can't keep the other team from 
running at least a minute off the clock.  And if you don't have any 
timeouts, holding someone to three-and-out they can still burn about 
2:30.  (Both estimates include 20-23 seconds of rundown with the play 
clock + the time it takes to run the play and set the ball.  Both are 
conservative, I think, when it comes to the amount of time it takes for 
the officials to re-set play.)

And with the new kickoff rule, a team that scores with a few seconds 
left doesn't have to be nearly as conservative on the kickoff.  The Iowa 
game is a good example.  With nine seconds left, down by three and a 
first down, under the old rules, Syracuse probably would have run one 
more play to work the clock down some more to prevent Iowa from having 
the opportunity to run a play after the kickoff return.  But with the 
new rules, the tying field goal took 3-4 seconds off, and the kickoff 
took the rest before the Iowa return man even touched the ball.  Iowa 
didn't even have the option to catch the kickoff and immediately down it 
to set up a play.

Maybe it'll just take some getting used to, but I personally think that 
given the assumption that they wanted to speed up the game some, they 
should have done something that made the rules more uniform with the 
NFL, like the 40/25 play clock or not stopping the clock on first downs 
instead of making up some new rules that are completely new to the game 
altogether.

There was an article in the Indianapolis Star on Friday (Faster games 
rankle coaches, 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060908/SPORTS0601/609080460/1069) 
and one of the many stats in it was that the Michigan coaching staff 
reviewed film from the Vandy game last week and determined that there 
was 5:56 less playing time vs. their opener last year.  (I'm not sure 
why they didn't just look at how much time ticked off in that game that 
wouldn't have under the old rules and count that.)  In the first week of 
NCAA play, the total play count was down an average of 13 plays from 
last year (139 vs. 126).

I agree that the college game seemed to be taking longer last year, but 
I put the blame on there being more games on TV.  I can't see how 
speeding up the game will make advertisers happy, and I don't think that 
the networks have adjusted their schedules to handle the difference, at 
least not yet.  The games are still scheduled for 3h30m.  With games 
only taking 3 hours, that's a lot of airtime to fill with postgame and 
other commentary.

-Michael

From wseliger at aol.com  Sun Sep 10 21:57:36 2006
From: wseliger at aol.com (wseliger@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 10 21:57:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <fcb3ee270609101527g92d01eem2336ed845070c43f@mail.gmail.com>
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Not only did they have 'production' television cameras at Saturday's game, but they also had a production trailer.  I thought it unusual because they certainly don't lend those out free, nor does the crew come free.  
 
I can't imagine they would need the production facilities just for the in-house system.  
 
- Bill 
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I am not sure about that one - but I know that it is available for all 
Div. I-A games regardless of TV since if the games are not televised 
then they will use the in-house system for replay purposes. Maybe 
that is why there were some cameras set up around the stadium 
yesterday, although there were no replays in the game (I don't think 
there were any really close calls anyways - definitely nothing that 
would have changed the momentum). 
 
Jonathan 
 
On 9/10/06, Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote: 
> > I don't think there is any TV for next week's game either (it is a 1PM 
> > start as well). 
> 
> That may mean no instant replay again, too, though as I recall the NCAA 
> announced it would be used for all games this year. (Maybe that doesn't 
> apply to games that aren't with Division 1-A opponents?) 
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Sun Sep 10 22:03:09 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Sun Sep 10 22:03:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV
In-Reply-To: <8C8A3371661FB54-904-418C@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>
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I saw video "lowlights" on ESPN - either Sportscenter or the football 
wrapup show I can't remember which - so, someone was filming.  I don't 
know where they got the video as it wasn't credited to anyone.
Mark

cherron604@aol.com wrote:

>On this note - 
> 
>There were 'TV' time-outs yesterday - several times, play was held up while 'that guy' was standing and signaling around the 20 yard-line.  He was wearing a Big Ten conference golf-shirt.  I don't recall in the past having a guy like that for radio time-outs.
> 
>There was one camera on top of the north end-zone building, and I noticed at least one sideline camera, but it was only a handheld.
> 
>I didn't see any TV trucks out in the parking lot, where they usually sit.
> 
>Would anyone know why we might have had 'TV-type' time-outs during the game yesterday ?
> 
>Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
> 
> 
>-----Original Message-----
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>
>
>What do we know about TV for next Saturday? I'm not finding any. 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 11 06:56:51 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 11 06:56:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
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NU's in house TV game system is just that, in house. Those cameras are the
commercial mini-cam variety.

But I don't remember that its conected anywhere but to NU's recording system.
Because they are assigned to specific coverages by the coaches, I'm not sure
what each of them is filming but its not usually something that a fan would
necessarily appreciate, or that would always be usable by an instant replay ref.

As far as I can tell, there won't be any TV for EMU either.

rsl





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> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of wseliger@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
> 
> 
> Not only did they have 'production' television cameras at 
> Saturday's game, but they also had a production trailer.  I 
> thought it unusual because they certainly don't lend those 
> out free, nor does the crew come free.  
>  
> I can't imagine they would need the production facilities 
> just for the in-house system.  
>  
> - Bill 
> 


From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Mon Sep 11 08:15:47 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Mon Sep 11 08:16:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
Message-ID: <45056183.2010304@insightbb.com>

An article in yesterday's Boston Globe discussing the thaw of relations 
between BC and Syracuse mentioned that BC would likely be scheduling a 
game or games with Northwestern, probably beginning in 2010.  The Cats 
and Orange would be replacing, among others ND.

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/09/10/eagles_to_renew_orange_ties/

Mark
SportsBiz <http://thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 11 09:25:42 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 11 09:26:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/11
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                                      All the News that Fits We Link
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                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Falls To New Hampshire
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090906aab.html 
     + NU loses to New Hampshire
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060909nu,
1,3725453.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + "I Didn't Get Us Ready" - Fitz
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/566490.html 
     + Cats left stunned, silent
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu10.html 
     + RB Sutton inexplicably benched
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nunt102.html 
     + Wildcats fail  to follow script
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=225992 
     + SjT: View from the Stands
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/566654.html 
     + Northwestern out of its league against I-AA power
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/331314180684938.php 
     + Wildcats open home season with I-AA loss
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/10/sports/college_sports/2e9eef2c11b4e02986
2571e4007f991e.txt 
     + Wildcats still seeking an identity
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local11.html 
     + Fitzgerald and Co. see room for improvement
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/113sd9.htm 
     + Big letdown vs. little guys
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/football/cs-0609100201sep
10,1,6269590.story?coll=cs-college-print 
     + Box Score
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/090906aaa.html 
     + Quotes
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090906aad.html 
     + Notes
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090906aac.html 

     Walker's presence felt at home opener
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909nubits,1,264565.
story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Ex-assistant knows how to honor Walker
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=225633 
     + Team honors Walker during emotional pregame
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=226002 

     Sizing up a Cat fight: Weight
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu09.html 

     From the other side:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     WILDCAT FOOTBALL SHOCKS NORTHWESTERN, 34-17
 
http://unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=CA22C91E-DEE5-8060-5375830A0F23F4AA&pid=9483
68D1-A967-E573-4FB77E8B5B6E9CBE 
     + Santos leads UNH upset of Big-10 power Northwestern
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Santos+leads+UNH+upset+of+Big-1
0+power+Northwestern&articleId=aca09b51-4c75-40e5-9b16-5396e8a2c14e 
     + Azumah was an interested spectator
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3a+Azumah+was+an+i
nterested+spectator&articleId=633071d6-9335-4189-85ad-df6a43e0d88b 
     + A review of Saturday's UNH victory over Northwestern ...
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Chicago+View%3A+A+review+of+Sat
urday%27s+UNH+victory+over+Northwestern+from+around+the+country&articleId=02f486
f2-949c-40bd-87b5-b3ba361b9189 
     + UNH 34, Northwestern 17 > Give the 'Cats an 'A'
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060910/REPOSITORY/609
100394/1009/SPORTS02 
     + UNH's fine line key to victory
      http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/09102006/sports-unhnotes810.html 
     + UNH puts big win in rear-view mirror
      http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/09112006/sports-unhnotes911.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
      9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day] 
     Spartans, Stanton take control in second half and rout Eagles
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/115787075250430.xml&
coll=2 
     + Jones makes EMU worth watching
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157640233158650.xml
&coll=2 
     + Eagles too small to play Big Ten
      http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?21396 
     + Was EMU playing hard or hardly playing?
      http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?21399 
     + QB controversy, but Wyatt does well
      http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?21400 

     Big 10
     Marquee Matchups Highlight Week Two of Big Ten Football
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090806aaa.html 
     + Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 5
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090406aab.html 
     + Big Ten Football Surges Through Week Two
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090906aaa.html 

RECRUITING

     Colin Armstrong Team beat Nazareth 46-28

BASKETBALL

     Big Ten Announces 32-Game Women's Basketball Television Schedule
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/090706aaa.html 

CROSS COUNTRY

     Northwestern Sweeps 6K Chuck Carroll Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/090806aaa.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     No. 12 Eagles Edge Wildcats, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090906aac.html 

     Wildcats Fall to Top-Ranked Maryland, 7-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/091006aab.html 
     + Terps take lessons from weekend
 
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/09/11/45053ebb76910 

SOCCER

     Men
     Roth Leads Wildcats to 2-0 Win Over Bradley
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090806aab.html 
     Northwestern Regroups, Downs Drake 2-1 to Win Third Straight
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/091006aac.html 
     Women
     'Cats Cruise Past Eagles 8-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090806aab.html 
     Wildcats Tripped Up by Ball State, 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/091006aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     No. 9 Hawaii Survives Northwestern, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090906aab.html 
     Wildcats Ride Stags into Waikiki Beach Sunset, 3-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/091006aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Naked drive-thru order got Lions' assistant nabbed
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609090053sep09,1,1013796.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 
     It's early, but OTs already making mark on NCAA gridiron 
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-09-11-paper-notes_x.htm?csp
=34 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi Marlins notes: Young club getting tested
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060909&content_
id=1654055&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     PGA -  Ryder Cup
      Luke Donald Luke Donald Profile
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/teaminfo/donald.html 
     + 'The US are very strong. But we seem to thrive in the ...
      http://luke-donald-news.newslib.com/story/1834-3090442/ 

     Nationwide Tour  Utah Energy Solutions Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h026 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard] Missed Cut
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard] Missed Cut

     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig - [Scorecard] Missed the cut

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     Sun Devils torture Wolf Pack
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060910/SPORTS06/609100401/1053 
     + Wolf Pack's pass defense isn't up to snuff
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060910/SPORTS06/609100406/1053 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Irish offense stomps Penn State
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060909irish,
1,915429.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Quinn ignites offense for No. 5 Notre Dame in 41-17 defeat of Penn State
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/207
11143/2006-09-09-notredame-pennstate_x.htm 
     + Irish leave Penn State dazzled, frazzled
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060909irish,
1,915429.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Statement? Irish show they belong
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/kaduk/331314180419255.php 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Wisconsin 34, Western Illinois 3
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909wiscbox,1,529018
2.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Purdue 38, Miami (Ohio) 31
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909purduebox,1,6606
735.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Boilers D arrives in style
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/10/sports/college_sports/4a7b4254d8cc194386
2571e40080fcc4.txt 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     Michigan State 52, Eastern Michigan 20
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909msubox,1,2492798
.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Hart leads Michigan past Central Michigan
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/20683555/5947468 
     + Michigan-CMU delayed one hour by lightning
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/09/michigan.dela
y.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + #10 Michigan 41, Central Michigan 17
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909michbox,1,477047
4.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     Iowa Stops Syracuse at Goal Line in OT
 
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_T25_IOWA_SYRACUSE?SITE=NHPOR&SECTION=
SPORTS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 
     + Iowa QB Tate out with strain
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/09/tate.injured.
ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + #14 Iowa 20, Syracuse 13 (OT)
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060909iowabox,1,201337
6.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Buckeye state roots connect Novak, Solich
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-niu09.html 
     + Buckeyes look like the 1 to beat
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-osu10.html 
     + Ohio State tightens its hold on No. 1
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060910fbpoll,1,6630729
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Ohio State makes statement vs. Texas, but long road lies ahead 
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2006-09-10-ohio-state-fol
o_x.htm?csp=34 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Illini eager to put road-weary story into history book
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill09.html 
     + Obvious to Zook, 'We stunk it up'
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060909illinoi
s,1,7166717.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Zook plans no changes
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=226264 
     + Zook will wait to name his QB for next game
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=225950 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 11 10:16:01 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 11 10:16:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
In-Reply-To: <45056183.2010304@insightbb.com>
Message-ID: <001801c6d5b5$316b72c0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

BC would help recruiting in that neck of the woods, just like, I hope, Mark
Loretta is while playing for Boston.

Can't get enough coverage in the Boston Papers....and after last weekend, some
more positive stuff for NU would be nice too.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ament
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 9:16 AM
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> Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
> 
> 
> An article in yesterday's Boston Globe discussing the thaw of 
> relations 
> between BC and Syracuse mentioned that BC would likely be 
> scheduling a 
> game or games with Northwestern, probably beginning in 2010.  
> The Cats 
> and Orange would be replacing, among others ND.
> 
> http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/0
9/10/eagles_to_renew_orange_ties/

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 12:59:40 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 12:59:56 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
In-Reply-To: <001801c6d5b5$316b72c0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <8C8A3E330242B9C-4F0-2613@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>

With all due respect to Boston, if I want to recruit a professor, I might consider Boston.
 
If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the West.
 
Rivals doesn't even publish top-5 lists for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass, Conn, or RI.
 
New York only has a top-10, I believe.  All the Northeast talent is in PA and NJ (a top-40 list in PA, and a top-30 list in Jersey)
 
We already play in PA, we played in Jersey a couple of times.
 
I say attack the South and West (IF we are scheduling for recruiting advantage)
 
Everybody knows California, Texas and Florida (the states with top-100 lists).  Ohio and Georgia have top-50's, and Louisiana and PA have top-40's.
 
Possible I-A's
 
Southern Mississippi
South Florida (Tampa is very nice this time of year)
UCF
Louisiana Tech
San Diego State
SMU
North Texas
Tulane
Louisiana Lafayette
Rice
Louisiana Monroe
Florida International
 
Chuck Herron  Tech '85
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: rstetson@capps-
To: prplehaze@insightbb.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Boston College


BC would help recruiting in that neck of the woods, just like, I hope, Mark
Loretta is while playing for Boston.

Can't get enough coverage in the Boston Papers....and after last weekend, some
more positive stuff for NU would be nice too.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ament
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 9:16 AM
> To: 'NU Sports List'
> Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
> 
> 
> An article in yesterday's Boston Globe discussing the thaw of 
> relations 
> between BC and Syracuse mentioned that BC would likely be 
> scheduling a 
> game or games with Northwestern, probably beginning in 2010.  
> The Cats 
> and Orange would be replacing, among others ND.
> 
> http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/0
9/10/eagles_to_renew_orange_ties/

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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Mon Sep 11 13:10:03 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:10:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609111810.k8BIA3nc023616@romaine.tssi.com>

> With all due respect to Boston, if I want to recruit a professor, I might consider Boston.
>  
> If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the West.

Well, those no-account players in New Hampshire sort of handed our
players their hats on Saturday, didn't they?  :-)

I think a NY-Syracuse series would be great, even though I no longer
have a client based in Orange County NY (because they moved to Tennessee.)
--
Mike Nolan

From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 11 13:32:40 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:32:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609111810.k8BIA3nc023616@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060911183240.44091.qmail@web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> > If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the
> West.
> 
> Well, those no-account players in New Hampshire sort of handed our
> players their hats on Saturday, didn't they?  :-)

Yep. 

Also, it seems to me that one of the keys to success at NU in recent
years has been finding/developing players that the bigger guns in
college football have overlooked. 

We're not going to win too many recruiting battles for the top 10 or 20
players in Florida, California, and Texas. We need to recruit there,
sure, but we also need to be looking where the big guys aren't.

Tom

From cherron604 at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 13:33:09 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:33:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609111810.k8BIA3nc023616@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200609111810.k8BIA3nc023616@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <8C8A3E7DDBDD974-4F0-2988@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>

I would like to look at the UNH media guide and see how much of the talent on the field was from New Hampshire...hopefully, it is online
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: nolan@romaine.tssi.com
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)


> With all due respect to Boston, if I want to recruit a professor, I might 
consider Boston.
>  
> If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the West.

Well, those no-account players in New Hampshire sort of handed our
players their hats on Saturday, didn't they?  :-)

I think a NY-Syracuse series would be great, even though I no longer
have a client based in Orange County NY (because they moved to Tennessee.)
--
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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 11 13:36:06 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:36:09 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609111810.k8BIA3nc023616@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060911183606.97540.qmail@web33105.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

--- Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:

> have a client based in Orange County NY (because they moved to
> Tennessee.)

Forgot to mention--I'll bet that running that particular client's forum
these days makes managing the NU list seem like a walk in a park. On a
sunny day. With a nice breeze blowing. And maybe some puppies. :-)

Tom

From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 11 13:41:54 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:41:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <8C8A3E7DDBDD974-4F0-2988@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <20060911184154.3237.qmail@web33106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

--- cherron604@aol.com wrote:

> I would like to look at the UNH media guide and see how much of the
> talent on the field was from New Hampshire...hopefully, it is online

A lot of them were from NH according to the game day program. Ah, here
you go:

http://www.unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=F84DA6E8-041B-2D0B-D1FD4FF3B8D34980

Almost exclusively from the northeast. Mostly NH and Mass., plus a few
from VT, NY, NJ, PA, and a few others. 

Tom

From yevb0 at alumni.northwestern.edu  Mon Sep 11 13:50:48 2006
From: yevb0 at alumni.northwestern.edu (Evan Bradley)
Date: Mon Sep 11 13:51:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
In-Reply-To: <8C8A3E330242B9C-4F0-2613@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>
References: <001801c6d5b5$316b72c0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
	<8C8A3E330242B9C-4F0-2613@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <914d6aa90609111150r5b4d83fbh21b43fe4d45570f1@mail.gmail.com>

That may be true, but after our performance this weekend, it sounds a
bit foolish to talk about a lack of football talent in the
northeast...

On 9/11/06, cherron604@aol.com <cherron604@aol.com> wrote:
>
> If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the West.
>
> Rivals doesn't even publish top-5 lists for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass, Conn, or RI.
>

From NEONRye at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 14:38:49 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 14:39:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
Message-ID: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>

Mike,
 
I am assuming you meant NU-Syracuse, not NY-Syracuse.  FYI, we are  playing a 
4-game (2-home and 2-away) series with Syracuse, starting, I believe,  in 
2008.  I know this because (a) AD Murphy announced it at a Sports  Night in NY 
about a year ago and (b) my daughter is a Senior at 'Cuse, whose FB  team has 
really fallen on hard times, although they gave the Hawkeyes quite a  battle on 
Sat. afternoon at the Dome.
 
Paul Levinson
From NEONRye at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 14:50:46 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 14:50:55 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Purple Haze
Message-ID: <c2e.2c915c0.32371816@aol.com>

I know we are a "Sports" List, and that fashion is probably not high up  
among the topics we might want to discuss, but for those of us who are feeling  
rather "blue" today as a result of New Hampshire's win over NU, this should perk 
 you right up.  In today's NY POST is a 4-page article and section entitled   
PURPLE HAZE

HOW TO LOOK GRAPE IN FALL'S
TRENDIEST COLOR
 
Here's the link:  
_http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/fashion/purple_haze_fashion_danica_lo.htm_ 
(http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/fashion/purple_haze_fashion_danica_lo.htm) 
 
Paul Levinson

From randy at 1702.org  Mon Sep 11 15:21:47 2006
From: randy at 1702.org (Randy Wilson)
Date: Mon Sep 11 15:22:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] TV (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <fcb3ee270609101527g92d01eem2336ed845070c43f@mail.gmail.com>
References: <200609102208.k8AM8R05010056@romaine.tssi.com>
	<fcb3ee270609101527g92d01eem2336ed845070c43f@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4505C55B.2060509@1702.org>

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Replay was available. It was up to UNH if they wanted it and they
refused. There was a UNH fumble early on that the Cats felt they had
recovered, but it was not called a fumble and it could not be reviewed.
I was in an excellent position to make the call as I was at the opposite
end of the stadium and was wearing my purple colored glasses. I'm sure
we would have won had we gotten the call.
- -Randy

Jonathan Hodges wrote:
> I am not sure about that one - but I know that it is available for all
> Div. I-A games regardless of TV since if the games are not televised
> then they will use the in-house system for replay purposes.  Maybe
> that is why there were some cameras set up around the stadium
> yesterday, although there were no replays in the game (I don't think
> there were any really close calls anyways - definitely nothing that
> would have changed the momentum).
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> On 9/10/06, Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
>> > I don't think there is any TV for next week's game either (it is a 1PM
>> > start as well).
>>
>> That may mean no instant replay again, too, though as I recall the NCAA
>> announced it would be used for all games this year.  (Maybe that doesn't
>> apply to games that aren't with Division 1-A opponents?)
>> -- 
>> Mike Nolan
>>
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Mon Sep 11 17:09:02 2006
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Mon Sep 11 17:09:09 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
References: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
Message-ID: <4505DE7E.6050108@insightbb.com>

If we're talking purely about recruiting then we might also consider a 
series with Rutgers in addition to Syracuse.  New Jersey is a hot bed of 
high caliber of football talent that until recently had all been going 
out of state.  With the recent improvements in Rutgers program, a lot of 
talent is starting to stay home, but it's still a great place to recruit 
and we have had success there recently - witness Corey Wooten.

NEONRye@aol.com wrote:

>Mike,
> 
>I am assuming you meant NU-Syracuse, not NY-Syracuse.  FYI, we are  playing a 
>4-game (2-home and 2-away) series with Syracuse, starting, I believe,  in 
>2008.  I know this because (a) AD Murphy announced it at a Sports  Night in NY 
>about a year ago and (b) my daughter is a Senior at 'Cuse, whose FB  team has 
>really fallen on hard times, although they gave the Hawkeyes quite a  battle on 
>Sat. afternoon at the Dome.
> 
>Paul Levinson
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>
>
>  
>

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 11 17:11:07 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 11 17:10:55 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Purple Haze
In-Reply-To: <c2e.2c915c0.32371816@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001b01c6d5ef$2e602230$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

One of my favorite "sports" is checking out attractive young ladies - 

Maria Carey in Purple definitely qualifies.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of NEONRye@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 3:51 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Purple Haze
> 
> 
> I know we are a "Sports" List, and that fashion is probably 
> not high up  
> among the topics we might want to discuss, but for those of 
> us who are feeling  
> rather "blue" today as a result of New Hampshire's win over 
> NU, this should perk 
>  you right up.  In today's NY POST is a 4-page article and 
> section entitled   
> PURPLE HAZE
> 
> HOW TO LOOK GRAPE IN FALL'S
> TRENDIEST COLOR
>  
> Here's the link:  
> _http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/fashion/purple_haze_fashi
> on_danica_lo.htm_ 
> (http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/fashion/purple_haze_fashi
on_danica_lo.htm) 
 
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From NEONRye at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 18:07:04 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 18:07:11 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
Message-ID: <3fa.7cb4861.32374618@aol.com>

Rutgers is also getting some good talent from suburban NY--e.g., I think  
both of their running backs (who are quite good) are from New Rochelle HS.   For 
those who remember the old and wonderful "Dick Van Dyke Show", Rob and Laura  
Petrie lived in New Rochelle, which is not too far from Chez Levinson.
 
Right now I wouldn't want to schedule the Scarlet Knights, as Greg Schiano,  
their young, aggressive Coach, is really building a program.  He is a very  
dynamic individual, along the lines of Gary Barnett, and if they can hold on to  
him, they could become a real player in the Big East and maybe nationally.
 
Paul Levinson
From cherron604 at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 18:20:24 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 18:20:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
In-Reply-To: <914d6aa90609111150r5b4d83fbh21b43fe4d45570f1@mail.gmail.com>
References: <001801c6d5b5$316b72c0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>	<8C8A3E330242B9C-4F0-2613@WEBMAIL-DC18.sysops.aol.com>
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Despite losing the game, we still (I assume) want to remain in the Big Ten.  And the only way to do that (and remain competitive) is to recruit from the same pool of talent that the other ten schools are.  And 75% of the Rivals 100 comes from 12 states: Texas (14), Florida (12), California (11), Georgia (6), South Carolina (5), Louisiana (5), North Carolina (5),  Michigan (4), Alabama (4), Illinois (3), Ohio (3), New Jersey (3).  We will always be more concentrated in Illinois/Ohio/Michigan, but the remaining talent is simply not in the Northeast.  
 
The fact that NH beat us on Saturday had better be due to the fact that they had a defensive coordinator who was awake, better offensive game plan, better execution, a more seasoned QB, etc., and not their talent.
 
If we aspire to getting UNH-type talent, we would have to also aspire to membership in the Atlantic-10.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85
 
-----Original Message-----
From: yevb0@alumni.northwestern.edu
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Boston College


That may be true, but after our performance this weekend, it sounds a 
bit foolish to talk about a lack of football talent in the 
northeast... 
 
On 9/11/06, cherron604@aol.com <cherron604@aol.com> wrote: 
> 
> If I want football talent, I'll be looking at the South and the West. 
> 
> Rivals doesn't even publish top-5 lists for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass, Conn, or RI. 
> 
 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Mon Sep 11 18:27:07 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 11 18:27:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College
Message-ID: <bf6.457ca09.32374acb@aol.com>

That's a good point and a few games against UCF or USF could not hurt our  
recruiting here in Florida. Dunno about the "good weather" this time of year  
what with hurricanes, and earthquakes.
From thehaze at earthlink.net  Mon Sep 11 22:04:49 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Mon Sep 11 22:04:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
References: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
Message-ID: <450623D1.5000201@earthlink.net>

Right -- we play Syracuse on August 30, 2008 at Dyche/Ryan.


NEONRye@aol.com wrote:
> Mike,
>  
> I am assuming you meant NU-Syracuse, not NY-Syracuse.  FYI, we are  playing a 
> 4-game (2-home and 2-away) series with Syracuse, starting, I believe,  in 
> 2008.  I know this because (a) AD Murphy announced it at a Sports  Night in NY 
> about a year ago and (b) my daughter is a Senior at 'Cuse, whose FB  team has 
> really fallen on hard times, although they gave the Hawkeyes quite a  battle on 
> Sat. afternoon at the Dome.
>  
> Paul Levinson
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>
>   

From clzahn at mindspring.com  Mon Sep 11 22:29:16 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Mon Sep 11 22:29:26 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
References: <265.101cb900.32371549@aol.com>
Message-ID: <4506298C.10503@mindspring.com>

NEONRye@aol.com wrote:
> Mike,
>  
> I am assuming you meant NU-Syracuse, not NY-Syracuse.  FYI, we are  playing a 
> 4-game (2-home and 2-away) series with Syracuse, starting, I believe,  in 
> 2008.  I know this because (a) AD Murphy announced it at a Sports  Night in NY 
> about a year ago and (b) my daughter is a Senior at 'Cuse, whose FB  team has 
> really fallen on hard times, although they gave the Hawkeyes quite a  battle on 
> Sat. afternoon at the Dome.
>  
> Paul Levinson
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>   
Here's a link to future schedules.

http://hailtopurple.com/cde/futurescheds.html

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 12 07:10:02 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 12 07:09:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <4506298C.10503@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <002401c6d664$604ef9e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Here's the link to the "official" future schedule

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/stats/090402aaa.html

But it only covers 2007 and 2008, where Larry has projected it out until 2010.
I'm sure there are many possibilities, altho the big guys won't chance a home
and home with a potentially dangerous NU team.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Clark Zahn
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 11:29 PM
> To: NU Sports List
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Boston College (fwd)
> 
> 
> NEONRye@aol.com wrote:
> > Mike,
> >  
> > I am assuming you meant NU-Syracuse, not NY-Syracuse.  FYI, we are  
> > playing a
> > 4-game (2-home and 2-away) series with Syracuse, starting, 
> I believe,  in 
> > 2008.  I know this because (a) AD Murphy announced it at a 
> Sports  Night in NY 
> > about a year ago and (b) my daughter is a Senior at 'Cuse, 
> whose FB  team has 
> > really fallen on hard times, although they gave the 
> Hawkeyes quite a  battle on 
> > Sat. afternoon at the Dome.
> >  
> > Paul Levinson
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 12 13:10:09 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 12 13:10:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/12
Message-ID: <000001c6d696$afbc4eb0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Post Weekly Press conference Edition

Northwestern Football looks ahead to Saturday and Eastern Michigan. A few notes
from New Hampshire and recruit updates, Soccer 
Award, Volleyball schedule, Baseball Alumni in the Playoffs and PGA Cats too...

                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern, Eastern Michigan Set For First Gridiron Meeting
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091106aaa.html 
     + NU Football Game Notes (vs. Eastern Michigan)
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nuemunotes200
6.pdf 
     + Purple heart exam for Northwestern
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060911col
footnu,1,7364570.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Captain gives Cats pep talk
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060912011
5sep12,1,4615179.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Downey: N.H.'s delirious state bitter pill for NU pride
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060911dow
ney,1,3402463.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + 'Cats lost their home opener to the Wildcats of New Hampshire...
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats6i09a.html 
     + Fitzgerald Disappointed By Cats' First Loss
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/10/Sports/Fitzgerald.Disappointed.
By.Cats.First.Loss-2263961.shtml 
     + Rakov: Coaching staff needs to 'respond' 
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/10/Sports/Coaching.Staff.Needs.To.
respond.column-2263964.shtml 
     + Sutton plays it cool after being ignored in crunch time
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=226523 

     Beating a Big 10 Team will do that...
     UNH moves to head of class
 
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/09/12/unh_moves_to_
head_of_class/ 
     + Credit 'Cats D for this one
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/REPOSITORY/609
120317/1007/SPORTS 

     Also mentions NU as a possible opponent after 2010
     Eagles to renew Orange ties
 
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/09/10/eagles_to_ren
ew_orange_ties/ 

     Next up for the Cats:
      9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day] 
     Football to Tangle with Northwestern
 
http://www.emueagles.com/News/football/2006/9/11/NUGameNotes091106.asp?path=foot
ball 
     + Complete Game Notes (PDF).
 
http://www.emueagles.com/Pdfs/football/2006/9/11/GameNotes3-Northwestern.pdf 
     + Wildcats to test young 'D' 
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/115807210698650.xml&
coll=2 

     Big 10
     Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 11
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091106aad.html 

RECRUITING

     NU Recruit Update - 9/11
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/567140.html 
     Charles Brown Picks the NU Wildcats
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=567137&nid=2655171&fhn=1 
     Lonnie Wishom ScoutTV: Junior Highlights
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=567273&nid=2385107&fhn=1 


GOLF

     Northwestern Plays Host to 10th Windon Memorial Classic In October
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/091106aae.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     Roth Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091106aab.html 
     + Wildcat and Spartan Tabbed Weekly Honorees
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091106aaa.html 

     Women
     Next game is Friday

VOLLEYBALL

     Next match is Friday
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.nusports.collegesports.com/livestats/da
ta/w-volley/448664/','GameTrackerwvolley','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

MISCELLANY
Alumni

     Noah Herron #2 on the depth chart
      http://www.packers.com/team/depth_chart/ 
     J.A. Happ Now with AAA Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons - team is in the
playoffs
 
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=J.A.%20Happ&pos=P&
sid=t531&t=p_pbp&pid=457918 

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
      Luke Donald - On the European team

     Nationwide Tour  Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h027 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]  Scheduled
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard]  Scheduled

     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig - [Scorecard] 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Leaner? Fitter? Of course
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060911colfoo
tmichigan,1,1682471.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Teddy Greenstein: Rush hour possible headache
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060910greens
tein,1,726974.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + For Michigan Week: Irish reclaim 2 ranking
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/10/bc.fbc.t25.co
llegefbpol.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + Carr not chatty about struggles 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5957008?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Williams has long way to go for Illinois
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-0609120113sep
12,1,4682945.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From NEONRye at aol.com  Tue Sep 12 20:09:13 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep 12 20:09:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough News for IU Coach Hoeppner
Message-ID: <c1c.45dca61.3238b439@aol.com>

Some possibly very serious news announced today concerning Terry Hoeppner,  
who, of course, coached under and succeeded Randy Walker at Miami of Ohio, and  
who is the current HC of Indiana.  He is to undergo surgery on  Wednesday  to 
remove a possible tumor in his head, and his doctor said he  could return to 
the team in two to four weeks.  Here's the link to the  article I saw:
 
_http://sports.aol.com/ncaafb/story/_a/indiana-coach-to-undergo-brain-surgery/
20060912160409990001?cid=1690_ 
(http://sports.aol.com/ncaafb/story/_a/indiana-coach-to-undergo-brain-surgery/20060912160409990001?cid=1690) 
 
It seems that tough luck is following the Walker legacy.....
 
Paul Levinson
 
From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 12 20:50:36 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue Sep 12 20:50:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] New timing rules
In-Reply-To: <4504C039.3020400@att.net>
Message-ID: <20060913015036.440.qmail@web52902.mail.yahoo.com>

> Let me be the first to say, at least this week, that
> I so far hate the 
> new timing rules.  They completely change end-game
> clock management.

I'll agree with that. Watching games the first weekend
and seeing it in person on Saturday, it really seems
to ruin a lot of the excitement that is college
football and seems like an overreaction.

Were games too long? Yeah. But it seems like the TV
timeouts (especially NBC Dame games) had more to do
with that than the clock.

Maybe use the new rules for most of the game, but in
the final 2 minutes of the half, I'd like to see them
go back to the old rules. One of the late series in
the UNH game, they got the punt and the clock began
... then they had a false start, so it continued to
run. Had that been a close game and we had all 3 of
our timeouts left, they'd have run almost a minute off
the clock before 1st down was even played, meaning
we'd have to start using timeouts after the change of
posession and be out after 2nd down. BOOOOOO!!! 

College football has thrived on these amazing finishes
the past years, especially in Evanston. These new
rules just seem to be overkill against that -- in week
1, the FSU-Miami and GaTech-ND endings were rather
blah when they could have been exciting under the old
rules.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Tue Sep 12 21:22:34 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep 12 21:22:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough News for IU Coach Hoeppner
Message-ID: <bf7.4761393.3238c56a@aol.com>

First of all, I hope Coach Hoeppner pulls through his surgery  with flying 
colors. It makes me think that RW's situation hastened a trip to the  doctor. It 
would be nice to think that RW's untimely passing contributed to  benefiting 
a friend's health...
   
  OK Wildcat gang, I was the yahoo that forecasted a 56-10 Cat  win.  While 
purple haze sunglasses are ALWAYS in place, I was disgusted by:  Our defense 
shredded in the first half, and our offense acting as "posers" in  the second.  
I've been a Cat fan since 1978, and the loss vs. Duke in  ...98, 99 by , what 
was it, 157-6 or something like that, is the worst I've felt  until satuday.
   But the sun will rise. In fact, we beat TCU the week after  losing to 
Duke,  so while I am concerned, I'm still hopeful that this  season will be a 
success.
   The question may be, what is a successful season?  I  would say 5-6 wins 
would be a success, what with all the changes in coaching and  personel.
  I echo the sentiment of why Brewer has been relegated to the  bench.  I 
figured hime to be a slotback/WR/QB ala Randle-El.    Maybe I read too much into 
the pre-season reports, but if he can help, by all  means its time to take the 
wraps off of him.
   Sutton/Jordan: In the second half, we were so discombobulated,  no one 
knew who was doing what.  The poster who commented on inexperience  was right; it 
was alearning experience for players and coaches alike.
   
  Schedule/recruiting:Boston is still close enough to help with  recruiting 
in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania.  I can  see why we schedule 
a home and home vs. BC (remember GB's win vs. BC in the rain  in '93?) , I 
still can't understand a home and home vs. Nevada. Nonsense.
   Time to Trust the Plan. There are 2 times to trust the plan.  1) when you 
want to   2) when you don't.
 
    GO  CATS!!!                Eric
   
  
From michael.vance at att.net  Tue Sep 12 22:21:36 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Tue Sep 12 22:21:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Tough News for IU Coach Hoeppner
In-Reply-To: <bf7.4761393.3238c56a@aol.com>
References: <bf7.4761393.3238c56a@aol.com>
Message-ID: <45077940.6060402@att.net>

WildElk2@aol.com wrote:
> First of all, I hope Coach Hoeppner pulls through his surgery  with flying 
> colors. It makes me think that RW's situation hastened a trip to the  doctor. It 
> would be nice to think that RW's untimely passing contributed to  benefiting 
> a friend's health...
>   
More likely, it was a routine follow-up from the brain surgery that 
Hoeppner had shortly after Christmas last year, not even nine months ago.

Here's the link to the article from the Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/SPORTS0601/60912040

-Michael

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 12 22:36:38 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue Sep 12 22:36:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <bf7.4761393.3238c56a@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20060913033638.69032.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>

>   OK Wildcat gang, I was the yahoo that forecasted a
> 56-10 Cat  win.  While 

Hey, some of us may have expected closer, but I think
we all expected victory. Hopefully we got all the
mistakes out last week.:)

> I've been a Cat fan since 1978, and the loss vs.
> Duke in  ...98, 99 by , what 
> was it, 157-6 or something like that, is the worst
> I've felt  until satuday.

Yeah - it felt a lot like that. Miami '95 was a punch
in the gut ... Wake '96 a bad case of deja vu and ASU
'05 an embarassing thumping ... but losing to a team
like Duke or UNH by a big margin just feels bad.

>    The question may be, what is a successful season?
>  I  would say 5-6 wins 

I'd echo that - especially with our schedule. I hear
pundit after pundit on TV yap on and on about how
"tough" and "challenging" Notre Dame's schedule is
this year. In reality, ND's schedule is **HALF** a Big
Ten schedule. If they were like the 11 teams in the
league, their schedule would STILL include trips to
Madison, Columbus and Iowa City instead of the three
service academies and UNC. Gimme a break, aside from
the Big Ten teams and USC, this is cupcake city for
the Domers! A mediocre schedule at best.

But I digress:) ... our schedule has so many big-names
that it's tough to look at it any other way than one
week at a time or you feel overwhelmed. Beat EMU!

>   I echo the sentiment of why Brewer has been
> relegated to the  bench.  I 
> figured hime to be a slotback/WR/QB ala Randle-El.  

Maybe get him in on some slash plays, but I think Fitz
knows that any QB change other than on gadget plays
might be a blow to Kafka's shaky confidence after last
week - and Kafka looks like he has the tools to be our
starting QB, so I don't want to damage the psyche.

>    Sutton/Jordan: In the second half, we were so
> discombobulated,  no one 
> knew who was doing what.  The poster who commented
> on inexperience  was right; it 
> was alearning experience for players and coaches
> alike.

Good point - the new OC needs to find his rhythm just
as the new QB needs to find his go-to receivers and
confidence. I like the mixup of Jordan and Sutton - or
even better, a 2-back backfield! - but to ignore #19
for a half is horrible unless he was injured.

>   Schedule/recruiting:Boston is still close enough
> to help with  recruiting 

Eh, PSU helps us get east coast press and we recruit
well nationally (we'll never get the blue chippers but
we have a good mix of kids from the sun belt along
with midwest). Until there is an incentive to do so by
the NCAA (i.e. schedule strength points), there's no
reason to schedule tough nonconference opponents for
teams in the Big Ten and SEC since they play such a
brutal schedule in league play (the kind of slate
where half of a league schedule gets called "brutal"
if it's Notre Dame playing it!). Why kill yourself and
be out of the bowl hunt before the league race begins?
No reward for the risk. It'd be fun for fans, but
makes no sense for the program. Especially when we
still struggle with the likes of Miami and UNH.

I think Fitz passes an early coaching test and gets
the team focused on the future this week and NU
rebounds.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 13 00:08:04 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Sep 13 00:08:24 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 3
Message-ID: <20060913050804.80425.qmail@web52902.mail.yahoo.com>

No standings yet, but we have a whopper of a week in
the college football universe this weekend. The annual
Lloyd Carr chokefest (aka Michigan-Notre Dame) ... the
Tiger tussle in the SEC, that other SEC rivalry in
Rocky Top, two intriguing Pac 10/Big XII matchups and
an usedtabe Big Least battle in the Pizza Hut, er
Papa's Place?

Considering that the Texas Napoleon Complex matchup
(TCU/TTech), Maryland-WVU (a rare tough game for the
'Neers) and Bowden Bowl whatever-it's-on-now didn't
even make the cut of games, you KNOW it's gonna be a
busy Saturday for the remote!:)

Picks due by kickoff Saturday!

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 3
######################
Name: 

BIG TEN
=======

GAME  1: Syracuse @ Illinois
WINNER: 

GAME  2: Southern Illinois @ Indiana
WINNER: 

GAME  3: Iowa State @ Iowa
WINNER: 

GAME  4: Michigan @ Notre Dame
WINNER: 

GAME  5: Michigan State @ Pittsburgh
WINNER: 

GAME  6: Temple @ Minnesota
WINNER: 

GAME  7: Cincinnati @ Ohio State
WINNER: 

GAME  8: Youngstown State @ Penn State
WINNER: 

GAME  9: Ball State @ Purdue
WINNER: 

GAME 10: San Diego State @ Wisconsin
WINNER: 

NATIONAL
========
GAME 11: LSU @ Auburn
WINNER: 

GAME 12: Florida @ Tennessee
WINNER: 

GAME 13: Nebraska @ Southern Cal
WINNER: 

GAME 14: Oklahoma @ Oregon
WINNER: 

GAME 15: Miami (FL) @ Louisville
WINNER: 

SjT PICKS
=========
* SYRACUSE 20, Illinois 10
C: A week ago, I pick differently, but the Illini
looked ugly while the Cuse deserved the win vs. Iowa.

* INDIANA 24, Southern Illinois 17
C: This could be an upset alert, but I'll take the
Hoosiers to squeak by at home.

* IOWA 40, Iowa State 13
C: The Syracuse game was Ferentz' annual September
swoon - now that it's out of their system, the Hog
eyes roll over their pesky rivals.

* MICHIGAN 21, Notre Dame 17
C: I'm not as confident in this pick as I once was,
but I still think Michigan's the better team and I'm
hoping Lloyd Carr bumps his head and realizes he needs
TDs and not safe FGs to win in South Bend.

* MICHIGAN STATE 38, Pittsburgh 20
C: The Spartans may be looking ahead to the Irish, but
they still have enough to beat a Big Least team.

* MINNESOTA 63, Temple 7
C: A cure for the Cal loss blues? The Owls at home.
Big day running. BIIIIIIIGGG day running.

* OHIO STATE 28, Cincinnati 10
C: The Bucks roll at home after that huge win at
Texas. But beware the looming trip to Iowa City.

* PENN STATE 34, Youngstown State 17
C: The Lions rebound from the collapse in South Bend
with a big win at home.

* PURDUE 42, Ball State 24
C: The Boilermaker Invitational basketball tourney,
er, football prelims? ... whatever, continues and
Purdue lucked out last week but wins more comfortably
this week.

* WISCONSIN 31, San Diego State 13
C: Badgers quietly getting better for the Big Ten
slate.

* AUBURN 17, Louisiana State 16
C: Weird things always seem to happen this game
between Tigers ... LSU lets a lead slip away late in a
thriller.

* FLORIDA 27, Tennessee 20
C: Urban knows that beating the rivals keeps the
alumni happy and he beats the Vols again - this time
in Rocky Top, where AIR FORCE almost won last week!

* SOUTHERN CAL 45, Nebraska 7
C: The Trojans love the prime time stage and end this
talk of the Huskers being back with a big win by speed
and talent - put it on autopilot until the Notre Dame
game, Pete.

* OREGON 26, Oklahoma 21
C: Revenge is sweet for the Ducks from last year's
bowl. Plus, Autzen is tough and the Sooners are
struggling (the defense struggle is a surprise).

* MIAMI 26, Louisville 24
C: The Canes can't get a second loss this early -- the
Cards lead most of the game and are on the verge of
getting respect for the Big Least when a Cane comeback
spoils the party.

And off the board ...

* NORTHWESTERN 41, Eastern Michigan 21
C: Kafka cuts down on the mistakes and NU rebounds for
a win this week. Gotta win the gottawins!

Picks in by Saturday kickoff!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From johnl at mac.com  Wed Sep 13 00:40:32 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Wed Sep 13 00:40:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <20060913033638.69032.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060913033638.69032.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <d5146ca62f58a06e1195b6f83701eef1@mac.com>

>
> I'd echo that - especially with our schedule. I hear
> pundit after pundit on TV yap on and on about how
> "tough" and "challenging" Notre Dame's schedule is
> this year. In reality, ND's schedule is **HALF** a Big
> Ten schedule. If they were like the 11 teams in the
> league, their schedule would STILL include trips to
> Madison, Columbus and Iowa City instead of the three
> service academies and UNC. Gimme a break, aside from
> the Big Ten teams and USC, this is cupcake city for
> the Domers! A mediocre schedule at best.
>
> But I digress:) ... our schedule has so many big-names
> that it's tough to look at it any other way than one
> week at a time or you feel overwhelmed. Beat EMU!

Digress, you do.  Actually, I've often been puzzled about why it is 
that so many of your posts somehow manage to say something negative 
about Notre Dame, even when it doesn't seem to have anything to do with 
the subject at hand.  What does the strength of Notre Dame's schedule 
have to do with our chances for a successful season?  If Notre Dame 
were in the Big Ten, do you think that would help us have a more 
successful season?

The fact that nobody's talking about the strength of our schedule and 
everybody's talking about the strength of Notre Dame's schedule has to 
do with the fact that Notre Dame is a legitimate contender for the 
national championship whereas we are not.  Last Saturday Notre Dame 
soundly defeated one of the best teams in the country; on the same day 
we lost to a division I-AA team.  While I would agree that our schedule 
is tougher, it's not really going to come up in the media unless we 
start to win some big games.

It's also worth noting that most of the commentators who are 
emphasizing the difficulty of ND's schedule are the same ones who are 
predicting that they will NOT win the national championship.  On the 
other hand, the commentators (like Lou Holtz) who think ND might win 
the national championship point out that their schedule is actually not 
that tough (because the hard games are interspersed with a few 
cupcakes).  Having said that, I wouldn't call all of ND's non-Big-Ten 
opponents cupcakes, like Ga. Tech, UCLA, and USC.

In any event, what I've always found puzzling is that as Northwestern 
fans I don't really see why we should be critical of Notre Dame.  Notre 
Dame is able to have one of the most successful football programs in 
the nation while at the same time maintaining relatively very high 
academic standards and graduating nearly all of its players.  Isn't 
that something that we applaud as Northwestern fans?

Whether Notre Dame wins or loses, all I would really like to see is 
Northwestern win the rest of its games this season.  Not very likely, I 
know.  But that would get the media talking about us in a hurry.  
Personally, I'll expect a Northwestern victory each week, regardless of 
who we are playing that week, and regardless of who Notre Dame is 
playing that week, for whatever relevance that may have.

(One final technical point, although Notre Dame won't be playing road 
games in Madison, Columbus, and Iowa City this year, nor will any other 
team in the country, not even in the Big Ten.)

John Labbe


From artmiller1 at hotmail.com  Wed Sep 13 02:44:09 2006
From: artmiller1 at hotmail.com (Arthur Miller)
Date: Wed Sep 13 02:44:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <d5146ca62f58a06e1195b6f83701eef1@mac.com>
Message-ID: <BAY106-F347D7FCFEDACE150ABD3A58A280@phx.gbl>

>From: John Labbe <johnl@mac.com>
>
>In any event, what I've always found puzzling is that as Northwestern fans 
>I don't really see why we should be critical of Notre Dame.  Notre Dame is 
>able to have one of the most successful football programs in the nation 
>while at the same time maintaining relatively very high academic standards 
>and graduating nearly all of its players.  Isn't that something that we 
>applaud as Northwestern fans?

Bravo, John!  I wholeheartedly agree.  We NU fans justly feel that NU is 
what's right about college football.  So why don't we see ND as a model of 
what we'd like to become?

My conclusion is that it's little more than jealousy.  Hey, we all know 
members of the large and obnoxious ND bandwagon, but jealousy is an 
unbecoming trait regardless of the excuses we may make for it.  I wish NU 
were a historical football power, with X national championships and Y 
Heisman Trophy winners, and could remain an independent with the power to 
negotiate our own TV contract.  While that may never happen, I don't 
begrudge Notre Dame for playing the hand they've been dealt.

(In the interests of disclosure, I happen to have a master's degree from 
ND--which does not in any way negate the fact that 90% of my football 
passion belongs to NU.)

Art Miller

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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Sep 13 08:29:54 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Sep 13 08:29:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609131329.k8DDTtjE024395@romaine.tssi.com>

> Bravo, John!  I wholeheartedly agree.  We NU fans justly feel that NU is 
> what's right about college football.  So why don't we see ND as a model of 
> what we'd like to become?

Aside from their big contract with NBC, their built-in advantage in the 
BCS system, their ability to recruit nearly anybody they want, their 
storied history and numerous national championships, all their major 
award winners, all the coverage they get in the national and Chicago 
media, their large and loyal fan base and all the players they send to 
the NFL, what is there about Notre Dame that we would want to emulate?   :-)
--
Mike Nolan


From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 10:13:58 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 10:14:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <4fd.5bcb817.32397a36@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 1:41:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
johnl@mac.com writes:

In any  event, what I've always found puzzling is that as Northwestern 
fans I  don't really see why we should be critical of Notre  Dame


Oh, please, growing up in Chicago, going to NU twice, and having to endure  
the holier than anybody, superior attitude of the domers, the media fawning all 
 over them, and the joke that their jocks actually have to maintain academic  
standards give me the perfect right to hate ND.
From tmcadams at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 13 10:31:57 2006
From: tmcadams at yahoo.com (Trey McAdams)
Date: Wed Sep 13 10:32:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up...
In-Reply-To: <200609131329.k8DDTtjE024395@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060913153158.76221.qmail@web52210.mail.yahoo.com>

I am very disappointed with our performance last
Saturday.  Specifically, with the coaches.  I think
that the OC and Fitz may have out thought themselves
in that game.  We were bigger and stronger than that
team and we got way too cute with the offense.  We had
success most of the day running between the tackles
and seem to continue to run outside.  I truly believe
that we would have worn them down over the course of
the day just running straight ahead.  Obviously, our
players made some mistakes but the game plan did not
seem to give us a chance to win.

Since we haven't played D in about 8 years, I have
very low expectations for the defensive side of the
ball.  Until I see something different, I expect us to
give up 28-35 a game.  So in that aspect, we pretty
much met expectations.  I almost sense teams want to
get into 3rd and long with our D on the field.

You have to give UNH credit for taking advantage of
the opportunities they were given and their excellent
offensive execution. 

Any way, if you need a pick-me-up to remember a time
when we had a huge road win...(may have been posted
before, but frankly this never gets old)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hUtEN8tu3g

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From s.fridley at comcast.net  Wed Sep 13 10:46:08 2006
From: s.fridley at comcast.net (s.fridley@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Sep 13 10:45:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <091320061546.17968.450827C00005A4F1000046302207022933970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>

> Oh, please, growing up in Chicago, going to NU twice, and having to endure  
> the holier than anybody, superior attitude of the domers, the media fawning all 
>  over them, and the joke that their jocks actually have to maintain academic  
> standards give me the perfect right to hate ND.

I couldn't agree more.  Oh, I have no problem acknowledging that ND has sustained football success to a degree we can only dream of.  And it looks like they're genuinely back after a bad (for them) decade or so.  And they've done so while paying at least passing attention to academic standards - particularly compared to any of the other elite tier all-time programs.  All of that I stipulate.

But having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the domers I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate ND.

From Martinitis at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 11:01:25 2006
From: Martinitis at aol.com (Martinitis@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 11:01:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <335.6e442d00.32398555@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 8:46:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
s.fridley@comcast.net writes:

But  having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the 
domers  I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate  ND.





Having graduated from such a fine institution as NU, we all should have  
learned by now that we shouldn't Hate anyone...much less a football  program.  
Just pity the pitiful fools that are so  insufferable.
From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Wed Sep 13 11:02:00 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Wed Sep 13 11:02:05 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up...
In-Reply-To: <20060913153158.76221.qmail@web52210.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <200609131329.k8DDTtjE024395@romaine.tssi.com>
	<20060913153158.76221.qmail@web52210.mail.yahoo.com>
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Last week against New Hampshire we tried to go out there and pound the
ball down the middle in the second quarter - and it didn't really
work.  We came out with a TE/FB set and they knew exactly what was
coming, so they loaded the box with 8+ defenders and stopped our
offense, even though they were "undersized."  The only time the NU
offense was moving the ball effectively was with the spread early in
the game when we scored twice to go up 14-13.  I think that the most
successful attack is from the spread - obviously NU needs to run the
ball to control the game, but a strong passing game is needed to give
the offense more than one dimension.  If UNH can stop our running
game, I don't want to think about Big Ten play.

I would expect more from the defense, especially after a great showing
in week 1.  They need to be more aggressive (UNH's QB Santos had all
day in the pocket to pick apart the secondary) and they need to get
turnovers - NU has had no takeaways this season.  The turnovers in the
UNH game cost us - 2 fumbles deep in NU territory basically gave UNH 2
TDs, and Kafka's INT was deep into UNH territory.

Interesting note: NU only has 5 penalties for 42 yards on the season -
and none from the UNH game (a pass interference call was declined
since Ball caught the pass for the TD anyway).  Maybe the team is more
disciplined?  Walker's teams always seemed to get a ton of penalties -
at least 5-10 per game for usually almost 100 yards per game.

Jonathan


On 9/13/06, Trey McAdams <tmcadams@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am very disappointed with our performance last
> Saturday.  Specifically, with the coaches.  I think
> that the OC and Fitz may have out thought themselves
> in that game.  We were bigger and stronger than that
> team and we got way too cute with the offense.  We had
> success most of the day running between the tackles
> and seem to continue to run outside.  I truly believe
> that we would have worn them down over the course of
> the day just running straight ahead.  Obviously, our
> players made some mistakes but the game plan did not
> seem to give us a chance to win.
>
> Since we haven't played D in about 8 years, I have
> very low expectations for the defensive side of the
> ball.  Until I see something different, I expect us to
> give up 28-35 a game.  So in that aspect, we pretty
> much met expectations.  I almost sense teams want to
> get into 3rd and long with our D on the field.
>
> You have to give UNH credit for taking advantage of
> the opportunities they were given and their excellent
> offensive execution.
>
> Any way, if you need a pick-me-up to remember a time
> when we had a huge road win...(may have been posted
> before, but frankly this never gets old)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hUtEN8tu3g
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep 13 11:05:13 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep 13 11:05:17 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/13
Message-ID: <000201c6d74e$66dfc600$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Midweek Edition

Football Injuries, Looking towards the Eagles, Tournaments,  more opinion on
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                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     NU defense getting banged up
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060912nubits,1,5577576
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     SjT: The new Clock Rules
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/567786.html 
     Shaun Herbert Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091306aab.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
      9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day] 
     At EMU, Teach, Talk and Settle

     + Carty EMU football team a work in progress

     + Lacy Genyk is a fan of trickery


     Big 10
     SHANNON SHELTON  BIG TEN: Teams' Game 2's turn into stumbling blocks
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/SPORTS08/609130308/1055
/SPORTS07 

     More surgery for Hoeppner
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nation13.html 
     + Notes: Indiana receiver Hardy suspended; Fla. State's Jones hurt
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/216
67512/2006-09-12-notebook_x.htm 

RECRUITING

     POD: The Importance Of Brown
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/567587.html

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Excited to Host 25th Wildcat Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/091206aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Braff loses control in "Kiss," and likes it
 
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=20
06-09-12T173940Z_01_N11209373_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-BRAFF.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C
3-entertainmentNews-3 

     For Eurocat
     Pirates end KDKA radio partnership
      http://www.vindy.com/content/sports/local_regional/332653924673741.php 

     UNC reserve punter arrested for allegedly stabbing rival in kicking leg
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/218
30219/2006-09-13-notebook_x.htm 

Alumni

     Mark Loretta Mailbag: What's next year's plan?
 
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060911&content_id
=1657154&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 

     Joe Girardi Marlins notes: Young club playing for now
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060912&content_
id=1659078&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
      Luke Donald - On the European team

     Nationwide Tour  Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h027 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]  Scheduled 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h027/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard]  Scheduled 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h027/2006 

     Canadian Tour - Finished for 2006
     Josh Habig -
      http://cantour.com/stats2.php?pageID=Bio&id=1058 
     finished 9th in the Candian Bursary Standings 
     http://www.cantour.com/ 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     MSU's Smith lauds Pittsburgh's defense
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/SPORTS07/609120372/1055

     + Pitt grabs MSU's attention
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/NEWS99/60911016/1055/SP
ORTS07 
     + Sluggish habits hurt Spartans
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/SPORTS07/609110328/1055
/SPORTS07 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     FARMER'S MARKET: U-M center Bihl plans to trade pads for overalls
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/SPORTS06/609130416/1054

     + Carr lauds Young's play
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060912colfoo
tirish,1,6403358.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     Iowa QB Drew Tate expected to start 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5960686?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     History lesson not lost on OSU
      http://www.vindy.com/content/sports/local_regional/378285555304558.php 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Zook tired of hearing about it
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local13.html 

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From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Wed Sep 13 12:02:46 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Wed Sep 13 12:03:06 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up...
In-Reply-To: <fcb3ee270609130902n42e70054h71c01565fc79ef86@mail.gmail.com>
References: <200609131329.k8DDTtjE024395@romaine.tssi.com>
	<20060913153158.76221.qmail@web52210.mail.yahoo.com>
	<fcb3ee270609130902n42e70054h71c01565fc79ef86@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609131156550.21161@localhost>

> and none from the UNH game (a pass interference call was declined
> since Ball caught the pass for the TD anyway).

I hope Pat explains to Deante that a flaw in the college game's 
regulations leave a giant loophole to exploit.  Any time a pass is thrown 
for more than 15 yards, if you've gotten burned to the point of being 
unable to make the PAT or an interception, but not so burned as to be 
unable to simply tackle the player you're covering, you should always, 
always, always, always tackle him, and hard enough to make sure he's 
completely unable to catch the ball.  Counting on the receiver to simply 
drop the ball is a gamble.  Tackling him and taking the 15 is a sure 
thing.  It's a question of: "will there be points scored *right now* or 
not?"

Deante was in this situation, and half-heartedly grabbed at Ball, instead 
of simply tackling him.  At least, it looked that way on the UNH 
highlight reel I saw on SportsCenter.

It is unclear why some teams realize this and others do not.  Tradition? 
Sportsmanship?  An unwillingness to exploit a badly-made rule?

The NFL realized the loophole and made DPI a spot foul, so I think there's 
precedent for at least *somebody* realizing the same thing I have.  And 
probably lots of people much better at football analysis than I.

-- 
Jonathan Michael Hawkins
spiritu@northwestern.edu
Northwestern University
WCAS '03,  Law '09

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Wed Sep 13 12:17:54 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Wed Sep 13 12:17:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up...
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609131156550.21161@localhost>
References: <200609131329.k8DDTtjE024395@romaine.tssi.com>
	<20060913153158.76221.qmail@web52210.mail.yahoo.com>
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I think in a lot of situations it would be difficult for the DB to
flat out tackle the receiver since they're both running, and if they
are in that situation the DB would be the one chasing the receiver as
they are running down the field.  I think most DB's don't do it
because sometimes they can get away with some touching/bumping and a
tackle would be obvious.  For a very long pass where the DB is beat
they probably should interfere as much as they can to get that 15 yd
penalty instead of a longer play or a TD, but I'm sure most people
would say they should go for a PBU or INT before giving up and taking
the penalty.

It is interesting to note that if defensive pass interference occurs
within 15 yards of the LOS it's a spot foul with an automatic first
down.  It would be a good idea to make it a spot foul all the time
(even though it would make it the same as the NFL rule) to even things
out, though.

Jonathan

On 9/13/06, Jonathan Michael Hawkins <spiritu@northwestern.edu> wrote:
> > and none from the UNH game (a pass interference call was declined
> > since Ball caught the pass for the TD anyway).
>
> I hope Pat explains to Deante that a flaw in the college game's
> regulations leave a giant loophole to exploit.  Any time a pass is thrown
> for more than 15 yards, if you've gotten burned to the point of being
> unable to make the PAT or an interception, but not so burned as to be
> unable to simply tackle the player you're covering, you should always,
> always, always, always tackle him, and hard enough to make sure he's
> completely unable to catch the ball.  Counting on the receiver to simply
> drop the ball is a gamble.  Tackling him and taking the 15 is a sure
> thing.  It's a question of: "will there be points scored *right now* or
> not?"
>
> Deante was in this situation, and half-heartedly grabbed at Ball, instead
> of simply tackling him.  At least, it looked that way on the UNH
> highlight reel I saw on SportsCenter.
>
> It is unclear why some teams realize this and others do not.  Tradition?
> Sportsmanship?  An unwillingness to exploit a badly-made rule?
>
> The NFL realized the loophole and made DPI a spot foul, so I think there's
> precedent for at least *somebody* realizing the same thing I have.  And
> probably lots of people much better at football analysis than I.
>
> --
> Jonathan Michael Hawkins
> spiritu@northwestern.edu
> Northwestern University
> WCAS '03,  Law '09
>


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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Wed Sep 13 12:29:26 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Wed Sep 13 12:31:42 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <335.6e442d00.32398555@aol.com>
Message-ID: <014301c6d75a$29519a00$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

I don't have any friends who went to ND, but my uncle (now passed) was a big
fan.

I do know some kids that I have coached in the past who are at ND and are
very happy.  One had an opportunity to go to Duke and chose ND instead.
>From all that I have heard, the undergrad experience at ND is very similar
to the one at Duke and that sort of kid (with perhaps a little Catholic
background thrown in) is who they are looking for.

They have become quite a selective school too.  I know a couple of kids who
had very good grades, good activities including varsity sports, good board
scores, and the "right" religion (just a joke please) and didn't get
accepted.

Don't know how many jock majors they have, but every school these days
(including NU) has a jock major and a way to "value" athletic talent in the
admissions process, so I don't think we can feel particularly superior about
that.  The important measurement is whether or not the kids who attend on
scholarship actually graduate and the 2005 report on the NCAA site shows
that they are actually doing slightly better than NU in that regard.

They admittedly don't invest as much money in their grad school as schools
like NU, but if you are an undergrad, perhaps that is good news.

I think that they have proven that changing football coaches isn't a bad
thing as long as you end up with the right one in the end, because they now
have a shot at a NC and only a handful of the kids starting were recruited
by Weis, and in his first year there he got a recruiting class ranked in the
top five.  But I'm also willing to concede, that because of their history
they may be a special case.

ND fans can be obnoxious whether they are winning or losing.  Beating ND in
1995 is one of my fondest memories right after beating Michigan in AA.

Compared with OSU, however, I think that we have much more in common with ND
than we have in difference.  Our kids (and the ND kids) don't regularly
torch their furniture, for example, when the football teams plays a big
game.  I don't watch many ND games because I have a hard time listening the
Brent Mushburger.  I do watch some of the OSU games though because I want to
see them lose.  When watching the OSU Texas game, however, I found my self
rooting for OSU only because I knew that would make their defeat at the
hands of NU or some other BT team (UoM?) later in the year that much
sweeter.

Jeff

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In a message dated 9/13/2006 8:46:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
s.fridley@comcast.net writes:

But  having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the
domers  I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate
ND.





Having graduated from such a fine institution as NU, we all should have  
learned by now that we shouldn't Hate anyone...much less a football
program.  
Just pity the pitiful fools that are so  insufferable.
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 12:58:43 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 12:59:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up...
Message-ID: <2e2.d35c668.3239a0d3@aol.com>

 
Regarding penalties, perhaps the Walker teams were more aggressive and  
physical.  I thought the poor Cat performance against UNH exhibited a  
tentativeness on both sides of the ball.  Yes, no penalties, but there was  simply not 
that fierce, take-no-prisoners attitude which we saw under Randy  Walker.  Maybe 
we'll see it again against EMU.  I hope.
 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 12:04:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jonathanwhodges@gmail.com writes:



Interesting note: NU only has 5 penalties for 42 yards on the  season -
and none from the UNH game (a pass interference call was  declined
since Ball caught the pass for the TD anyway).  Maybe the  team is more
disciplined?  Walker's teams always seemed to get a ton  of penalties -
at least 5-10 per game for usually almost 100 yards per  game.

Jonathan


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From tbng at comcast.net  Wed Sep 13 13:21:04 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Wed Sep 13 13:21:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Playing EMU
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We're going to play emus this weekend?  Talk about sticking your head in the 
sand.  Maybe we can stick their heads up their. . .  Never mind. 

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Sep 13 13:40:44 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Sep 13 13:40:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up... (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609131840.k8DIeibI006364@romaine.tssi.com>

> Regarding penalties, perhaps the Walker teams were more aggressive and  
> physical.  I thought the poor Cat performance against UNH exhibited a  
> tentativeness on both sides of the ball.  Yes, no penalties, but there was  simply not 
> that fierce, take-no-prisoners attitude which we saw under Randy  Walker.  Maybe 
> we'll see it again against EMU.  I hope.

I'm not a big fan of the 'take-no-prisoners' attitude.  I've seen teams
lose games and sometimes even kill off their postseason hopes with dumb 
penalties due to over-aggressive play too many times, at both the college 
and pro levels.  

Play hard, but play smart too.

You don't have to be 'bad' to be good.
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From johnl at mac.com  Wed Sep 13 13:49:18 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Wed Sep 13 13:49:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
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I think what you really hate is not Notre Dame but the fact that Northwestern has historically sucked in football.  It's unfortunate if your hatred for another school is so strong that you can't be proud of your own school despite the relative success of another.

If someone has a "superior attitude" it usually doesn't help if you have an inferior attitude.  That's why I say to expect victory and support our own team, win or lose.  What does it matter what happens to Notre Dame (unless we're playing them, of course)?

The notion of a media bias toward Notre Dame is silly.  For every person in the media who has a bias in favor of Notre Dame, you can find at least as many as have a bias against Notre Dame.  Just watch the coverage on any Saturday.  The reason that Notre Dame gets more coverage (good and bad) than we do is obvious---they're more successful and have a larger fan base.

John Labbe




On Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at 11:48AM, <s.fridley@comcast.net> wrote:

>> Oh, please, growing up in Chicago, going to NU twice, and having to endure  
>> the holier than anybody, superior attitude of the domers, the media fawning all 
>>  over them, and the joke that their jocks actually have to maintain academic  
>> standards give me the perfect right to hate ND.
>
>I couldn't agree more.  Oh, I have no problem acknowledging that ND has sustained football success to a degree we can only dream of.  And it looks like they're genuinely back after a bad (for them) decade or so.  And they've done so while paying at least passing attention to academic standards - particularly compared to any of the other elite tier all-time programs.  All of that I stipulate.
>
>But having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the domers I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate ND.
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 13:55:09 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 13:55:24 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
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Criticism of Notre Dame is always valid.
 
Notre Dame is a legitimate NC contender because they have a huge media army at their disposal.
 
"Last Saturday Notre Dame soundly defeated one of the best teams in the country" What ?  Penn State is 1-1 with a win over Akron.  Georgia Tech, last weeks powerhouse, is 1-1 with a win over Samford.
 
For years we have been told (incessantly) that ND is the pinnacle in football, the pinnacle in academics, the pinnacle in integrity, etc, etc, etc.
 
While ND syncophants are cursed with wearing the blinders that NBC, ESPN, the Chicago Sun-Times and most of the media yes-men wear, not everyone is resigned to wearing those same blinders.
 
Notre Dame decided several years ago that they were 'too good' to join the Big Ten, and thereby demonstrate a commitment to the highest standards of Academics and Athletics.  What they actually demonstrated was incredible greed, avarice and narcissism.  Any criticism of them is to be encouraged and welcomed.
 
It can only be hoped that Lloyd Carr wakes up from his somnolent state and beats Charlie Weis this weekend.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)


> 
> I'd echo that - especially with our schedule. I hear 
> pundit after pundit on TV yap on and on about how 
> "tough" and "challenging" Notre Dame's schedule is 
> this year. In reality, ND's schedule is **HALF** a Big 
> Ten schedule. If they were like the 11 teams in the 
> league, their schedule would STILL include trips to 
> Madison, Columbus and Iowa City instead of the three 
> service academies and UNC. Gimme a break, aside from 
> the Big Ten teams and USC, this is cupcake city for 
> the Domers! A mediocre schedule at best. 
> 
> But I digress:) ... our schedule has so many big-names 
> that it's tough to look at it any other way than one 
> week at a time or you feel overwhelmed. Beat EMU! 
 
Digress, you do. Actually, I've often been puzzled about why it is that so many of your posts somehow manage to say something negative about Notre Dame, even when it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the subject at hand. What does the strength of Notre Dame's schedule have to do with our chances for a successful season? If Notre Dame were in the Big Ten, do you think that would help us have a more successful season? 
 
The fact that nobody's talking about the strength of our schedule and everybody's talking about the strength of Notre Dame's schedule has to do with the fact that Notre Dame is a legitimate contender for the national championship whereas we are not. Last Saturday Notre Dame soundly defeated one of the best teams in the country; on the same day we lost to a division I-AA team. While I would agree that our schedule is tougher, it's not really going to come up in the media unless we start to win some big games. 
 
It's also worth noting that most of the commentators who are emphasizing the difficulty of ND's schedule are the same ones who are predicting that they will NOT win the national championship. On the other hand, the commentators (like Lou Holtz) who think ND might win the national championship point out that their schedule is actually not that tough (because the hard games are interspersed with a few cupcakes). Having said that, I wouldn't call all of ND's non-Big-Ten opponents cupcakes, like Ga. Tech, UCLA, and USC. 
 
In any event, what I've always found puzzling is that as Northwestern fans I don't really see why we should be critical of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is able to have one of the most successful football programs in the nation while at the same time maintaining relatively very high academic standards and graduating nearly all of its players. Isn't that something that we applaud as Northwestern fans? 
 
Whether Notre Dame wins or loses, all I would really like to see is Northwestern win the rest of its games this season. Not very likely, I know. But that would get the media talking about us in a hurry. Personally, I'll expect a Northwestern victory each week, regardless of who we are playing that week, and regardless of who Notre Dame is playing that week, for whatever relevance that may have. 
 
(One final technical point, although Notre Dame won't be playing road games in Madison, Columbus, and Iowa City this year, nor will any other team in the country, not even in the Big Ten.) 
 
John Labbe 
 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 14:12:20 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 14:12:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <325.bae198e.3239b214@aol.com>

Why is it that ND fans can not understand why they are disliked?  This  
"don't hate me because I'm beautiful" whine is exactly the undeserved superior  
posture that annoys others.  I don't hate ND like I hate cancer or Osama or  even 
the Packers, but do not fail to recognize obnoxious megalomania in  sports 
fans when it is demonstrated.
From s.fridley at comcast.net  Wed Sep 13 14:45:11 2006
From: s.fridley at comcast.net (s.fridley@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Sep 13 14:45:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <091320061945.16349.45085FC70000D7E100003FDD2200748184970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>

I'd give up the amateur psychologist gig, because you're none too good at it.  I couldn't be more proud of NU.  I didn't bring up ND in this thread, or any other that I can remember.  I did respond to a comment I found ridiculous, that any dislike for Notre Dame on the part of NU fans is somehow unsupportable.  You're going to have to learn someday that different people are entitled to hold their own opinions, and that your own suppositions about why they  "really" hold those opinions are quite fallible.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: John Labbe <johnl@mac.com>
> I think what you really hate is not Notre Dame but the fact that Northwestern 
> has historically sucked in football.  It's unfortunate if your hatred for 
> another school is so strong that you can't be proud of your own school despite 
> the relative success of another.
> 
> If someone has a "superior attitude" it usually doesn't help if you have an 
> inferior attitude.  That's why I say to expect victory and support our own team, 
> win or lose.  What does it matter what happens to Notre Dame (unless we're 
> playing them, of course)?
> 
> The notion of a media bias toward Notre Dame is silly.  For every person in the 
> media who has a bias in favor of Notre Dame, you can find at least as many as 
> have a bias against Notre Dame.  Just watch the coverage on any Saturday.  The 
> reason that Notre Dame gets more coverage (good and bad) than we do is 
> obvious---they're more successful and have a larger fan base.
> 
> John Labbe
>

From DPENDERG at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 14:47:05 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 14:47:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] If you are in need of a pick-me-up... (fwd)
Message-ID: <bff.461bb6b.3239ba39@aol.com>

 
There is of course sometimes a fine line between being aggressive and  
unnecessary, game-jeopardizing penalties, which we did in fact see during the  
Walker era.  My point is that the Cats on Saturday appeared lackluster and  
tentative, something which disturbs me much more than an occasional roughness  call.
 
 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 2:42:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nolan@romaine.tssi.com writes:

>  Regarding penalties, perhaps the Walker teams were more aggressive and   
> physical.  I thought the poor Cat performance against UNH  exhibited a  
> tentativeness on both sides of the ball.  Yes,  no penalties, but there was 
 simply not 
> that fierce,  take-no-prisoners attitude which we saw under Randy  Walker.  
Maybe  
> we'll see it again against EMU.  I hope.

I'm not a big  fan of the 'take-no-prisoners' attitude.  I've seen teams
lose games  and sometimes even kill off their postseason hopes with dumb 
penalties due  to over-aggressive play too many times, at both the college 
and pro  levels.  

Play hard, but play smart too.

You don't have to  be 'bad' to be good.
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From AJWDBW at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 14:59:59 2006
From: AJWDBW at aol.com (AJWDBW@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 15:00:13 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <bef.3750d02.3239bd3f@aol.com>

For all of us who can't stand the emetic bragging of the Domers, consider  
yourselves fortunate for not living next door to my friend Ernie.. He was born  
in Texas, graduated from Notre Dame, and joined the Marine Corps. 
 
Don Williams
C55
From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Wed Sep 13 15:16:46 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Wed Sep 13 15:19:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <bef.3750d02.3239bd3f@aol.com>
Message-ID: <01b901c6d771$89523420$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

You're right.

As far as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the trifecta.
Add being a cubs fan and you've probably got grounds for a citizen's arrest.
<g>

Jeff
 

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For all of us who can't stand the emetic bragging of the Domers, consider
yourselves fortunate for not living next door to my friend Ernie.. He was
born in Texas, graduated from Notre Dame, and joined the Marine Corps. 
 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 15:22:47 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 15:22:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <c39.2a6a3ec.3239c297@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 4:20:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jeffb@hilgraeve.com writes:

As far  as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the trifecta.
Add  being a cubs fan and you've probably got grounds for a citizen's  arrest.
<g>



Cubs?? Nah, add Yankees and Raiders fan and you got it  done.
From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Sep 13 16:00:09 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Sep 13 16:00:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609132100.k8DL09nY012468@romaine.tssi.com>

> As far  as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the trifecta.
> Add  being a cubs fan and you've probably got grounds for a citizen's  arrest.

When did being a Cubs fan get gentrified?

I remember attending games in the 60's when there were only 5000 or so
on hand, and when rather than singing 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame' the
primary fan activity was shouting 'whooo' in a rising and falling tone
as a ball that was fouled back went up and down the net between the 
box seats and the press boxes.

Back then you could sit almost anywhere in the stands, because 18,000
non-reserved seats went on sale the morning of each game.

Heck, you could even sneak down into the box seats when the Andy Frain 
ushers weren't looking, and sometimes when they were.  

As George C. Scott said in "Patton", 'The world grew up.  Hell of a shame!'
--
Mike Nolan

From artmiller1 at hotmail.com  Wed Sep 13 17:48:29 2006
From: artmiller1 at hotmail.com (Arthur Miller)
Date: Wed Sep 13 17:48:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <8C8A57D4554FE2F-370-15E1@WEBMAIL-DC03.sysops.aol.com>
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>Notre Dame is a legitimate NC contender because they have a huge media army 
>at their disposal.

You have this statement backward.  I might suggest a better explanation:  
that ND is a legitimate NC contender because they have a reasonable chance 
of winning most, if not all, of their games.  The media army follows the 
contenders, just like it followed NU in 1995.


>Notre Dame decided several years ago that they were 'too good' to join the 
>Big Ten, and
>thereby demonstrate a commitment to the highest standards of Academics and 
>Athletics.
>What they actually demonstrated was incredible greed, avarice and 
>narcissism.

Yes, without question, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota have a lot 
they can teach Notre Dame about having "commitment to the highest standards 
of Academics".  Yessirree...

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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Wed Sep 13 20:05:31 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Wed Sep 13 20:05:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season
In-Reply-To: <13206259.1158173358406.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
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I've said it before on this list and I'll say it again:  the real evil 
empires are Ohio State and Southern Cal.  No one else comes close.  -- 
Jim B.


John Labbe wrote:
> I think what you really hate is not Notre Dame but the fact that Northwestern has historically sucked in football.  It's unfortunate if your hatred for another school is so strong that you can't be proud of your own school despite the relative success of another.
>
> If someone has a "superior attitude" it usually doesn't help if you have an inferior attitude.  That's why I say to expect victory and support our own team, win or lose.  What does it matter what happens to Notre Dame (unless we're playing them, of course)?
>
> The notion of a media bias toward Notre Dame is silly.  For every person in the media who has a bias in favor of Notre Dame, you can find at least as many as have a bias against Notre Dame.  Just watch the coverage on any Saturday.  The reason that Notre Dame gets more coverage (good and bad) than we do is obvious---they're more successful and have a larger fan base.
>
> John Labbe
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at 11:48AM, <s.fridley@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>>> Oh, please, growing up in Chicago, going to NU twice, and having to endure  
>>> the holier than anybody, superior attitude of the domers, the media fawning all 
>>>  over them, and the joke that their jocks actually have to maintain academic  
>>> standards give me the perfect right to hate ND.
>>>       
>> I couldn't agree more.  Oh, I have no problem acknowledging that ND has sustained football success to a degree we can only dream of.  And it looks like they're genuinely back after a bad (for them) decade or so.  And they've done so while paying at least passing attention to academic standards - particularly compared to any of the other elite tier all-time programs.  All of that I stipulate.
>>
>> But having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the domers I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate ND.
>>
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From AJWDBW at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 20:32:04 2006
From: AJWDBW at aol.com (AJWDBW@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 20:32:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
Message-ID: <bfd.4768857.323a0b14@aol.com>

 
In a message dated 9/13/2006 3:23:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
MHRJGScott@aol.com writes:

Cubs??  Nah, add Yankees and Raiders fan and you got it   done.



Let's not forget the Dallas Cowboys.
From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 13 20:57:23 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Sep 13 20:57:28 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
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Message-ID: <20060914015724.46001.qmail@web52907.mail.yahoo.com>


> > But I digress:) ... our schedule has so many
> 
> Digress, you do.  Actually, I've often been puzzled
> about why it is 
> that so many of your posts somehow manage to say
> something negative 
> about Notre Dame, even when it doesn't seem to have
> anything to do with 
> the subject at hand.  What does the strength of
> Notre Dame's schedule 

Well, I honestly did not intend to touch off this much
of a storm on one of my little ND jabs that - as John
notes - I include often (even in the lean years - hey,
I was Bob Davie's biggest fan!:) ). Though I will say
that they usually are somewhat on topic - when a Big
Ten team plays them or when talking about Big Ten
foes.

>  If Notre Dame 
> were in the Big Ten, do you think that would help us
> have a more 
> successful season?

I do believe it would help the Big Ten - but it would
help ND more overall (though maybe not in football
because they'd actually have to play a consistently
tough schedule).

> everybody's talking about the strength of Notre
> Dame's schedule has to 
> do with the fact that Notre Dame is a legitimate
> contender for the 

OK - so take out NU. What about OSU? Michigan? Auburn?
LSU? No one has yakked it up about the schedules of
the top 10 teams combined than ND this year, and aside
from a Big Least team, I'd wager that every one of
them will play more top 10 and top 25 teams this year
than the Irish.

> Saturday Notre Dame 
> soundly defeated one of the best teams in the
> country; on the same day 

Best teams in the country? Sounds like you're buying
into that hype. PSU was one of the best last year -
but with a freshman quarterback, they're not a top 10
team this year. Maybe top 20 by the end of the year.

> championship.  On the 
> other hand, the commentators (like Lou Holtz) who
> think ND might win 

Just more ND bias.:) Between Lou and Jerome Bettis, I
think I heard that darn ND Victory March on every pre
and postgame show last weekend!

> cupcakes).  Having said that, I wouldn't call all of
> ND's non-Big-Ten 
> opponents cupcakes, like Ga. Tech, UCLA, and USC.

I included USC in the tough. UCLA is a mid-level Big
Ten team as is GaTech. Top 40, but not top 20.

> In any event, what I've always found puzzling is
> that as Northwestern 
> fans I don't really see why we should be critical of
> Notre Dame.  Notre 

Hmmmm ... let me count the ways ...

1) They won't come to Evanston to play us.
2) The subway alumni.
3) The holier than thou attitude.
4) The special TV contract that no other school gets.
5) The special bowl deal with the BCS that no other
school gets.
6) The special recruiting advantages that said NBC and
BCS deal afford the school.
7) Did I mention the subway alumni?
8) Their snobby snub of the Big Ten despite the
approval of their academic departments.
9) Constant hype for a team that beat one top 25 team
last year - and that was a down Michigan squad.
10) A radio announcer who says that the skies are
clear today because "God wants to see his team play."
11) Oh yeah ... the subway alumni!:)

Besides that, they steal any coverage we can get. Last
Saturday, 2 hours before gametime, ESPN Radio Chicago
was all ND all the time ... then brief OSU/UT mention
and a blurb about Illinois playing today along with
Iowa's game, Minnesota's game, Wisconsin's game. NO
mention of NU.

And as a former journalist who usually loves defending
the media against bias claims, it's hard to dispute
the AP polls traditional bias in ranking ND a spot or
two ahead of the coach's poll consistently. But again,
that comes with all the pub when you have your own
network to broadcast your games and then hype them the
rest of the week.

Or maybe I'm just frustrated that the Big Ten
continues to schedule ND and feed their hype machine
when they spurned us - if we'd refuse to play them,
they'd lose a lot more than we would.

But seriously, it's just the sports-talk jabs of a kid
who grew up a Maize and Blue fan and now bleeds purple
and was in South Bend to see the coach who couldn't
even remember our coach's name lose 17-15 in the last
game we played vs. those Irish. I'll take jabs at OSU,
USC, Michigan, etc. during the season but when the Big
Ten is playing ND, it's GO BIG TEN! for me - plus, I'm
just sick of hearing about their great schedule when
it truly is half of a Big Ten schedule.

I have a friend in high school who attended ND and
marched in their band, and I ribbed her the same way.
Is Notre Dame a great academic school? Yes. Are they a
football team who people love to hate? Yes. Do they
bring a lot of that hate on themselves ala the
Yankees? Definitely.

> academic standards and graduating nearly all of its
> players.  Isn't 
> that something that we applaud as Northwestern fans?

Eh, we don't need to ... they get enough attention for
it as it is. I don't aspire to be ND at all - I like
that we're competing in the Big Ten, one of the two
top leagues in the land, consistently while keeping
OUR higher standards, something that's tougher to do
than when you're an independent with your own TV
network.

> (One final technical point, although Notre Dame
> won't be playing road 
> games in Madison, Columbus, and Iowa City this year,
> nor will any other 
> team in the country, not even in the Big Ten.)

No, but we play Madison, Iowa City and Ann Arbor ...
plus State College. So give them the home game vs.
Iowa and still call it twice the schedule they have
now but comprable to any Big Ten schedule.

Anyway, sorry to get the Irish-hate started ... just
some Big Ten boosting and ND bashing that slips out
from time to time ... mostly on topic when we're
talking about league games of the day or picks for the
coming weekend (or talking about difficult schedules
and how tough ours is this year in comparison to one
that the pundits seem to believe is tough). Notre Dame
is a wonderful school, but that won't stop me from
hating their football team with a passion for all the
smugness listed above and so much more that non-ND
fans who've lived in Chicagoland can understand!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

BTW - favorite ND story (and yes, it involves NU):

I hate the Packers with a passion too, but I'll admit
that there's no better place to watch a game than
Lambeau Field. Well, Notre Dame Stadium is a beautiful
mecca of college football and a great place to take in
a game. So in addition to the '95 game, I attended the
1993 game with the NUMB pep band. As we're walking
through the beautiful campus, one of the ND tailgaters
says to his wife: "they don't *look* like they have
higher SAT scores than us." :) Not quite as funny as
the OSU tailgaters asking us if we "dotted the I in
Northwestern," but each story seems to fit the school.

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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Wed Sep 13 21:08:50 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Wed Sep 13 21:09:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <bef.3750d02.3239bd3f@aol.com>
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When I was in the CIC in Berlin in the fifties I worked for a CWO who 
told me, "John, I hate professional Texans, professional Southerners and 
professional Irishmen and unfortunately, Iim from all three groups".  I 
think that he had it right.  Run into anyone who bloviates about 
belonging to any group  and his analogy applies.

John DeGroat
A&S 53

AJWDBW@aol.com wrote:

>For all of us who can't stand the emetic bragging of the Domers, consider  
>yourselves fortunate for not living next door to my friend Ernie.. He was born  
>in Texas, graduated from Notre Dame, and joined the Marine Corps. 
> 
>Don Williams
>C55
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 22:12:13 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 22:12:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
 
Northwestern has NOT historically 'sucked' in football.  Up until Bob Strotz et al threw in the towel, Northwestern had a very competitive program, as a private school in the Big Ten.  In fact a case can be made that Northwestern showed far more courage and integrity by commiting to be a member of the Big Ten than Notre Dame, which thrived as an independent, where they could craft more comfortable schedules, and were not subject to the same academic and athletic scrutiny as members of the Western Conference.
 
Most would call ND's 'superior attitude' excessive pride which, if I'm not mistaken, is one of the seven deadly sins... 
 
To deny a media bias in favor of ND is laughable.  The Chicago Sun-Times alone is practically an organ of the SID's office in South Bend.  And their owned-and-operated network (NBC) is firmly in their corner.
 
To argue that their larger fan base justifies more coverage is to argue that since more people read People Magazine than have read Shakespeare, then People ought to be studied more at the university level.
 
Notre Dame has always, and will always represent the worst in interscholastic athletics (imho).
 
Chuck Herron   Tech 85
 
-----Original Message-----
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To: s.fridley@comcast.net
Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)


I think what you really hate is not Notre Dame but the fact that Northwestern 
has historically sucked in football.  It's unfortunate if your hatred for 
another school is so strong that you can't be proud of your own school despite 
the relative success of another.

If someone has a "superior attitude" it usually doesn't help if you have an 
inferior attitude.  That's why I say to expect victory and support our own team, 
win or lose.  What does it matter what happens to Notre Dame (unless we're 
playing them, of course)?

The notion of a media bias toward Notre Dame is silly.  For every person in the 
media who has a bias in favor of Notre Dame, you can find at least as many as 
have a bias against Notre Dame.  Just watch the coverage on any Saturday.  The 
reason that Notre Dame gets more coverage (good and bad) than we do is 
obvious---they're more successful and have a larger fan base.

John Labbe




On Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at 11:48AM, <s.fridley@comcast.net> wrote:

>> Oh, please, growing up in Chicago, going to NU twice, and having to endure  
>> the holier than anybody, superior attitude of the domers, the media fawning 
all 
>>  over them, and the joke that their jocks actually have to maintain academic  

>> standards give me the perfect right to hate ND.
>
>I couldn't agree more.  Oh, I have no problem acknowledging that ND has 
sustained football success to a degree we can only dream of.  And it looks like 
they're genuinely back after a bad (for them) decade or so.  And they've done so 
while paying at least passing attention to academic standards - particularly 
compared to any of the other elite tier all-time programs.  All of that I 
stipulate.
>
>But having grown up in the Chicago area with the insufferability of the domers 
I've known over four decades, I also have the perfect right to hate ND.
>
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Wed Sep 13 22:38:13 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 22:38:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609132100.k8DL09nY012468@romaine.tssi.com>
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Shhhh, Mr. Nolan - you're not supposed to say that !
 
That history has been expunged, by the Cubs PR flacks, by the Cub-owned Tribune, and by most of the National (and Chicago) media.
 
In their vision, Wrigley Field was always packed.
 
As they said in Liberty Valance, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend"
 
Chuck Herron   Tech 85
 
-----Original Message-----
From: nolan@romaine.tssi.com
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Sent: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)


> As far  as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the trifecta.
> Add  being a cubs fan and you've probably got grounds for a citizen's  arrest.

When did being a Cubs fan get gentrified?

I remember attending games in the 60's when there were only 5000 or so
on hand, and when rather than singing 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame' the
primary fan activity was shouting 'whooo' in a rising and falling tone
as a ball that was fouled back went up and down the net between the 
box seats and the press boxes.

Back then you could sit almost anywhere in the stands, because 18,000
non-reserved seats went on sale the morning of each game.

Heck, you could even sneak down into the box seats when the Andy Frain 
ushers weren't looking, and sometimes when they were.  

As George C. Scott said in "Patton", 'The world grew up.  Hell of a shame!'
--
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 14 07:15:49 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 14 07:16:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609132100.k8DL09nY012468@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000501c6d7f7$84416510$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Gentrification has happened in almost every baseball park where a new stadium
was built over the past 15-20 years.

We've seen it in Baltimore, with the number of corporate boxes increasing and
folks talking on cell phones instead of watching the game.

The corporate box and sky box has taken baseball away from the old time fans who
have found themselves priced out of the box seats.

We used to walk into Memorial when the kids were younger and be able to afford
lower box seats. Now when we go to the Yards [when we go] its either nosebleed
or the bleachers.

Oh well

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:00 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
> 
> 
> > As far  as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the 
> > trifecta. Add  being a cubs fan and you've probably got 
> grounds for a 
> > citizen's  arrest.
> 
> When did being a Cubs fan get gentrified?
> 
> I remember attending games in the 60's when there were only 
> 5000 or so on hand, and when rather than singing 'Take Me Out 
> To The Ballgame' the primary fan activity was shouting 
> 'whooo' in a rising and falling tone as a ball that was 
> fouled back went up and down the net between the 
> box seats and the press boxes.
> 
> Back then you could sit almost anywhere in the stands, 
> because 18,000 non-reserved seats went on sale the morning of 
> each game.
> 
> Heck, you could even sneak down into the box seats when the 
> Andy Frain 
> ushers weren't looking, and sometimes when they were.  
> 
> As George C. Scott said in "Patton", 'The world grew up.  
> Hell of a shame!'
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 14 07:25:55 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 14 07:25:59 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
In-Reply-To: <bef.3750d02.3239bd3f@aol.com>
Message-ID: <000601c6d7f8$ed2230e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Have to feel sorry for Ernie...

Consider that he's conflicted when thing go well - he either sings eye's of
Texas, the Fight Song, or the Halls of Montezuma.

He has to be able to do "hook 'em horns" with his left hand while pumping his
right saying "hooo-yah"

Texans also have to be careful with the Hook 'em Horns gesture, its only one
finger away from being obscene to the Hispanics altho I've seen Texas students
of all cultures get into it, like FSU and the chop.

But, as we used to say - Marines were a pain to deal with, but they were very
handy to have around when the shooting started....

rsl

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> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of AJWDBW@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:00 PM
> To: s.fridley@comcast.net
> Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner)
> 
> 
> For all of us who can't stand the emetic bragging of the 
> Domers, consider  
> yourselves fortunate for not living next door to my friend 
> Ernie.. He was born  
> in Texas, graduated from Notre Dame, and joined the Marine Corps. 
>  
> Don Williams
> C55
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 14 11:10:48 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 14 11:11:27 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/14
Message-ID: <000b01c6d818$58790a20$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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FOOTBALL

     Time to respond
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/mg/09-14-06-1027331
.html
     + Purple heart exam
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060911colfootnu,1,1171
836.story?coll=cs-home-headlines
     Game Notes & Two-Deep
 
http://www.collegesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_p
df/nuemunotes2006

     Sports XChange Inside Slant
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=InsideSlant
     + Notes & Quotes
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=NotesAndQuotes
     + Strategy and Personnel
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el

     Up for awards...
     Joel Howells Named to AFCA Good Works Team
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091306aac.html
     Shaun Herbert Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091306aab.html

     Next up for the Cats:
      9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     Inside Slant
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86076&type=InsideSlant
     Notes and Quotes
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86076&type=NotesAndQuotes
     Strategy and Personnel
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86076&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el
     Former Eagles drafted to NFL
      http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?21404

     Big 10
     Hoosiers using Hoeppner's absence as motivation
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060913indiana
,1,347459.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Indiana coach Hoeppner's brain surgery goes well, son says
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2006-09-12-indiana-hoeppn
er_x.htm?csp=34

RECRUITING

     Michael Bolden Wildkits too quick for Maine West
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-14-06-1026448
.html

Cross COUNTRY

     Franklin leads Wildcats' pack attack
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-14-06-1028656
.html

GOLF

     Northwestern Plays Host to 10th Windon Memorial Classic In October
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/091106aae.html

SOCCER

     Wildcats claim title with big second half
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-14-06-1026501
.html

VOLLEYBALL

     Cats salvage third in trip to Honolulu
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-14-06-1026514
.html
     Northwestern Excited to Host 25th Wildcat Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/091206aab.html

MISCELLANY

     Cavalcade of Whimsy: Week 2
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/21937349/5961392

Alumni

     Mark Loretta Red Sox have quite a fix
 
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/09/10/red_sox_have_qu
ite_a_fix
     Josh Lewin Postcards from the road
      http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/postcards-from-the.htm
     Luis Castillo Merriman's sacks a team effort
      http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/merriman-s-sacks.htm 

     PGA -  At the World Match Play Championships
      http://www.hsbcgolf.com/ 
      Luke Donald - [Live Scorecard]


     Nationwide Tour  Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h027 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]  Scheduled
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h027/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard]  Scheduled
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h027/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     Football to Host Colorado State in Home Opener Saturday Night at Mackay
Stadium
 
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45380&SPID=4082&DB_OEM_ID=1
0000&ATCLID=604712 
     + Ault: Pack's woes are self-inflicted
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/SPORTS06/609130344/1053 
     + Pack eager for chance to play at home
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/SPORTS06/609120366/1053 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Michigan's Hart set to make run at Irish
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060913michig
an,1,6510174.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Michigan's Hart has payback as incentive for tilt at Notre Dame
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/220
92817/2006-09-14-michigan-notredame_x.htm 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     Billboard pumps up Iowa-Iowa State rivalry
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/13/bc.fbc.t25.io
wa.iowasta.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Illini's Warren happy to be in on the ruse
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060913illini,
1,5647825.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Thu Sep 14 13:45:21 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Thu Sep 14 13:45:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Season
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Roy:
You've got that right.  Maybe that is one of the reasons that minor 
league baseball is so successful.  We go see the Wilmington Blue Rocks 
(Class A). a Red Sox farm team,  fairly regularly  because the games ar 
fun, they are cheap and the players hustle because they know that it the 
only way to move up..  We also figured out where the major league scouts 
sit and it's fun to listen and talk with them. Try that at a Phillies game!

John DeGroat

Roy Lamberton wrote:

>Gentrification has happened in almost every baseball park where a new stadium
>was built over the past 15-20 years.
>
>We've seen it in Baltimore, with the number of corporate boxes increasing and
>folks talking on cell phones instead of watching the game.
>
>The corporate box and sky box has taken baseball away from the old time fans who
>have found themselves priced out of the box seats.
>
>We used to walk into Memorial when the kids were younger and be able to afford
>lower box seats. Now when we go to the Yards [when we go] its either nosebleed
>or the bleachers.
>
>Oh well
>
>rsl
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
>>[mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:00 PM
>>To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
>>Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Season (was: Hoeppner) (fwd)
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>As far  as being insufferable is concerned, that's pretty much the 
>>>trifecta. Add  being a cubs fan and you've probably got 
>>>      
>>>
>>grounds for a 
>>    
>>
>>>citizen's  arrest.
>>>      
>>>
>>When did being a Cubs fan get gentrified?
>>
>>I remember attending games in the 60's when there were only 
>>5000 or so on hand, and when rather than singing 'Take Me Out 
>>To The Ballgame' the primary fan activity was shouting 
>>'whooo' in a rising and falling tone as a ball that was 
>>fouled back went up and down the net between the 
>>box seats and the press boxes.
>>
>>Back then you could sit almost anywhere in the stands, 
>>because 18,000 non-reserved seats went on sale the morning of 
>>each game.
>>
>>Heck, you could even sneak down into the box seats when the 
>>Andy Frain 
>>ushers weren't looking, and sometimes when they were.  
>>
>>As George C. Scott said in "Patton", 'The world grew up.  
>>Hell of a shame!'
>>--
>>Mike Nolan
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From NEONRye at aol.com  Thu Sep 14 14:51:10 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 14 14:51:26 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Luke Donald Wins; Tiger Doesn't
Message-ID: <31a.529be500.323b0cae@aol.com>

Luke advanced today in the World Match Play Championship in England,  beating 
Tim Clark 2-up, while Tiger Woods was eliminated by Shaun Micheel.   Also 
losing were, among others, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk.
 
Paul Levinson
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep 15 11:25:20 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep 15 11:25:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/15
Message-ID: <002601c6d8e3$8c364320$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Friday Weekend Preview Edition

Forget the pundits, NU Football is gearing up for an important game Saturday -
and its against a whole staff of former coaches. Some recruiting stories from
last weekend, and Golf, Field Hockey and Volleyball are 
back in action along with a couple of Soccer wins. The Northwestern Alumni are
also in the news on the course, and on the field...

      All the News that Fits We Link
     Your Index to on-line News about
     Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Eastern Northwestern looks to rebound from New Hampshire loss
      http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/politics/15525648.htm 
     Eastern Michigan -Northwestern matchup
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060914eas
ternmichigannorthwesternmatchup,1,5556717.storylink?coll=cs-college-nwestern-pri
nt 
     $ Pregame Intel: EMU Eagles
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/568839.html 

     DE Bryant out for season
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060913col
footnu,1,675299.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 

     'Big boys' better be wary this weekend of those I-AA teams
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-09-14-whiteside_x.htm?csp=3
4 
     + UHN receiver close to breaking Rice's mark
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/14/unh.ball.ap/i
ndex.html?section=si_ncaaf 

     Next up for the Cats:
      9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     Old home week for Eagles staff
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060915009
2sep15,1,743964.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + EMU Adds WDTW to Football Broadcasts
 
http://www.emueagles.com/News/football/2006/9/13/WDTWFBCover091306.asp?path=foot
ball 
     + Eastern Michigan at Northwestern
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1158331229306180.xml
&coll=2 
     + Memories of Walker live on
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1158331345306180.xml
&coll=2 

     Big 10
     A (Big Ten-specific) addendum: on tempo
      http://bigtenwonk.blogspot.com/ 

RECRUITING

     Benet ground attack comes alive in rout of Nazareth:
 
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/lisle/sports/6_2_NA15_BENETFB_S10915.h
tm 
     hints that NU may have a commit for next year!
     Speedy Robeson sprints past Bulldogs
      http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/story.php?sid=63222&pub= 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Wildcats Look to Remain Undefeated at Home
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/091406aaa.html 

GOLF

     'Cats Set to Face a Crop of Midwest Rivals at the Lady Northern
Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/091406aaa.html 

SOCCER

     'Cats Open Big Ten Play With Ohio State on Sunday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091406aab.html 
     Wilidcats Set to Continue Long Home Stand Against Northern Illinois and
Western Michigan
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/091406aad.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Excited to Host 25th Wildcat Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/091206aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     20 years of Smurf Turf in Boise
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-hot15.html 
     Free tuition at NU? It's in their genes
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-perpetual15.html 

Alumni

     Mark Loretta  Loretta provides Sox with win [video]
 
http://www.boston.com/partners/worldnow/nesn.html?catID=80776&clipid=961082&auto
Start=true&mute=false&continuous=true 
     + Sox head to Bronx on a good note
      http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=157628 

     PGA -  At the World Match Play Championships
      http://www.hsbcgolf.com/ 
      Luke Donald - [Live Scorecard]
     Woeful day for Woods
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=XJ5SGELBOOT5DQFIQMGCFGGAV
CBQUIV0?xml=/sport/2006/09/15/sgfron15.xml 
     + Donald struggles in Wentworth tie


     Nationwide Tour  Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h027 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]  at -1
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h027/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard]  at -2
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h027/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     Strong nerves for Pack's freshman back
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060914/SPORTS06/609140341/1053 
     + One sack Pack looking for its pass rush defense to come alive
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060914/SPORTS06/609140344/1053 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     First Michigan St.-Pitt game in 46 years could provide answers
 
http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-19/1158295759228
950.xml&storylist=micollegefb 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Irish, Wolverines tough around the edges
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060914irishm
ain,1,3026462.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Michigan's English spells it out
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060914irish,
1,7408090.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Notre Dame-Michigan: The matchup
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060914ndmatc
hup,1,5783575.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     Ohio State LB is a real sleeper
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nation15.html 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Zook holds line on 'rugby punt'
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local15.html 

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From thiegs at umn.edu  Fri Sep 15 11:51:14 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Fri Sep 15 11:51:16 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
Message-ID: <006901c6d8e7$27e1eb00$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>

I am getting agitated about this "No TV" stuff.  I suppose it is because we
have been so spoiled in this regard in the last 5-10 years, in which
radio-only games have been relatively rare.  Still, it irks me that in the
first three weeks of the season, only two of the six games played by the
teams about which I care (NU and Minnesota) have been or are being
televised:  The NU-Miami game--which I had to upgrade my satellite
subscription to watch--the first week, and the Minnesota-Cal game--which
went about as well as NU-UNH--last week.  I want more games on regular
broadcast channels or at least basic cable, people, not this ESPNU stuff!
Games against Kent State, New Hampshire, Eastern Michigan, and Temple all
are/were untelevised.  Okay, being honest, I can't really make a great case
for televising those games other than that I and people like me still want
to see them.  Fortunately, I have tickets to the Gophers-Owls game tomorrow
(Minnesota's home opener), so I will get to see that.  I am looking forward
to the Big Ten Channel next year, but only provided that (a) I'll be able to
pick it up without having to switch providers (to DirecTV) (b) it doesn't
cost an arm and a leg.

 

That's all for my minor gripe of the day.

 

-Joe

 

From pcw at warnerpatents.com  Fri Sep 15 12:37:45 2006
From: pcw at warnerpatents.com (Peter C. Warner)
Date: Fri Sep 15 12:37:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <006901c6d8e7$27e1eb00$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>
Message-ID: <000301c6d8ed$a82ae4f0$7001a8c0@Latitude>

> I am getting agitated about this "No TV" stuff.  
> That's all for my minor gripe of the day.

I agree, but my wrath is directed at ABC, ND and the wimps of the Big Ten
schools themselves.

ABC has been trying to "nationalize" college football for the past 20 years.
With a nationalized system they can control it with one network: ABC/ESPN.
They're succeeding.  

Witness: Saturday Morning Game Day.  They get a national audience watching
one program, rather than, for example, having a regional program for the Big
Ten.  

Part of the plot is the BCS crap.  It's taken away from the glamour of the
Big Ten / Pac Ten Rose Bowl match-up.  It's caused The Big Ten schools to
schedule crap non-conference games for bowl jockeying.  I can't remember
when it was (about 20 years ago?), the Big Ten went from playing 9
conference games a season to playing 8, supposedly for "national exposure."
Since then, the NCAA has gone up to allowing teams to play 12 games per
season.  

The Big Ten should be scheduling 10 conference games for each team -- better
games, better attendance.  And I guarantee, they'd all be televised - but
not nationally like ABC wants.  (Notre Dame, with all of their fans, want
the BCS and National Championship game because they have nothing else to
play for.)  Yet, it won't happen.  

The Big Ten and The Rose Bowl caved-in for short-term money and lost sight
of the long term money that the Big Ten identity can bring.  Now, its
identity is has been and continues to be diluted.  The non-conference games
on balance hurt the Big Ten more than they help.  Yes, tOSU beat Texas.  But
losses to teams from lesser conferences such as the MAC or lower division
schools (dare I say, New Hampshire) hurt the reputation and strong identity
of the conference more than the occasional big win over a credible
non-conference opponent.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:  Play a 10-game Big Ten schedule.
Let us beat each other up during the regular season.  That's what Big Ten
football is about.  Then match all teams in the Big Ten with at least a .500
record against all teams in the Pac 10 with at least a .500 record in bowl
games at the end of the season, starting with # 5 or #6 teams and working
our way up to #1 at the Rose Bowl on New Years' Day.  The bowls can be in
Pac 10 states - why help Florida's and/or Texas' economies?  To complement
the benefit to the Pac 10 states, a match-up of Big Ten / Pac 10 teams in a
non-conference game at Big Ten forums could start off the season similar to
the ACC/Big Ten basketball match-ups.  Again, I'll guaranty that those games
would get televised too.  And that solves Joe's gripe.

And that's my gripe for the day.

Peter Warner



From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Fri Sep 15 12:40:41 2006
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 12:41:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
Message-ID: <bf8.4a1b8b4.323c3f99@aol.com>

Maybe if we didn't schedule New Hampshire and Eastern Michigan we would be  
on TV.
10 of the 12 NU games will be on TV, you can't complain about  that.
From johnl at mac.com  Fri Sep 15 14:26:52 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Sep 15 14:26:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <bf8.4a1b8b4.323c3f99@aol.com>
References: <bf8.4a1b8b4.323c3f99@aol.com>
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And thankfully the two untelevised games this year are both home games.  I realize that not everyone on this list is able to attend all the home games, but obviously a lot more NU fans are able to attend home games than road games.

Having said that, it was probably just as well that the one road game last year that wasn't televised wasn't televised.  I don't think everyone in the nation needed to see that.  (Arizona State, if you don't recall.)  I'm more optimistic about next week's Nevada matchup, although I wish we could get on TV while avoiding the Friday-night slot.


On Friday, September 15, 2006, at 01:43PM, <HUDHAIFA3@aol.com> wrote:

>Maybe if we didn't schedule New Hampshire and Eastern Michigan we would be  
>on TV.
>10 of the 12 NU games will be on TV, you can't complain about  that.
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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Fri Sep 15 16:35:51 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 16:36:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
Message-ID: <266.fc48f3a.323c76b7@aol.com>

Joe and gang,
  I believe the 12 game schedule has lead to many horsebleep  games.  As an 
advertiser on college football games in Central Pa., I would  not be thrilled 
to see my ad on EMU-NU or Temple-Minnesota for that  matter.
  Your, right, we are spoiled as , what, 33 out of the last 38 have  been 
televised?
  My minor gripe is this series vs. Nevada. Miami (Oh.) came to  Evanston 7 
times before last week. Why are we going to Reno?  At least it's  on TV...
 
   Trust the  Plan,           Eric
From cherron604 at aol.com  Fri Sep 15 17:54:27 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 17:54:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <266.fc48f3a.323c76b7@aol.com>
References: <266.fc48f3a.323c76b7@aol.com>
Message-ID: <8C8A73107E521AE-F10-1405@mblk-d41.sysops.aol.com>

Why go to Reno ?  Hopefully, some of the athletic department's consideration is to go to fun/cool/nice places for the fans.
 
I am heading out to Reno on Wednesday - hope to enjoy Reno, Tahoe, the High Sierra, maybe take in Mono Lake, Death Valley and some of the Yosemite high country.  Having been to Reno a few times, it's a very enjoyable destination - old-style Casinos, more intimate showrooms, low limit table games, friendly dealers, Basque cuisine, and the beautiful mountains and Lake Tahoe just a short drive away.
 
Does anyone know of any organized NU presence out at the game Friday night ?
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: WildElk2@aol.com
To: thiegs@umn.edu; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] No TV


Joe and gang,
  I believe the 12 game schedule has lead to many horsebleep  games.  As an 
advertiser on college football games in Central Pa., I would  not be thrilled 
to see my ad on EMU-NU or Temple-Minnesota for that  matter.
  Your, right, we are spoiled as , what, 33 out of the last 38 have  been 
televised?
  My minor gripe is this series vs. Nevada. Miami (Oh.) came to  Evanston 7 
times before last week. Why are we going to Reno?  At least it's  on TV...
 
   Trust the  Plan,           Eric
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From szeller at comcast.net  Fri Sep 15 19:25:40 2006
From: szeller at comcast.net (szeller@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Sep 15 19:25:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
Message-ID: <091620060025.29438.450B44840001BD86000072FE22007601809D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>

There is an alumni tailgate prior to the game that is surprisingly reasonable, given the usual NU gouging for such things. Several of us have coordinated thru the Rivals board and will be meeting there. You can get tix thru the NU alumni website or probably just walk up to the purple tent on game day.

Unfortunately, there will be a huge motorcycle rally (think Sturges) going on in downtown Reno during that weekend, so not only will there be a ton of Harley revving and smoke everywhere, but all the downtown hotels have been fully booked for quite awhile. Many of us have ended up in the Hampton Inn near the airport for lack of better alternatives.

The casino scene might be a bit biker-heavy on Friday night, probably not as typically folksy as it often is, but still might be fun anyway. More tattoos, I'm sure.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: cherron604@aol.com 

> Why go to Reno ? Hopefully, some of the athletic department's consideration is 
> to go to fun/cool/nice places for the fans. 
> 
> I am heading out to Reno on Wednesday - hope to enjoy Reno, Tahoe, the High 
> Sierra, maybe take in Mono Lake, Death Valley and some of the Yosemite high 
> country. Having been to Reno a few times, it's a very enjoyable destination - 
> old-style Casinos, more intimate showrooms, low limit table games, friendly 
> dealers, Basque cuisine, and the beautiful mountains and Lake Tahoe just a short 
> drive away. 
> 
> Does anyone know of any organized NU presence out at the game Friday night ? 
> 
> Chuck Herron Tech '85 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: WildElk2@aol.com 
> To: thiegs@umn.edu; nwu-sports@tssi.com 
> Sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 4:35 PM 
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] No TV 
> 
> 
> Joe and gang, 
> I believe the 12 game schedule has lead to many horsebleep games. As an 
> advertiser on college football games in Central Pa., I would not be thrilled 
> to see my ad on EMU-NU or Temple-Minnesota for that matter. 
> Your, right, we are spoiled as , what, 33 out of the last 38 have been 
> televised? 
> My minor gripe is this series vs. Nevada. Miami (Oh.) came to Evanston 7 
> times before last week. Why are we going to Reno? At least it's on TV... 
> 
> Trust the Plan, Eric 
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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Fri Sep 15 20:31:37 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Fri Sep 15 20:33:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <091620060025.29438.450B44840001BD86000072FE22007601809D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>
References: <091620060025.29438.450B44840001BD86000072FE22007601809D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>
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This is a pretty bizarre entry on the NU alumni website.  Apparently, 
the NU alumni club of Philadelphia is having a gathering tomorrow 
afternoon for the NU-Eastern Michigan game.  Unless they have some kind 
of private, closed-circuit TV setup, one has to assume that the group 
will gather together to listen to the game on radio!  And I just noticed 
another rather unusual aspect to the invitation:  it requests that 
people RSVP by December 1, 1999 !!  -- Jim B.

http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/clubs/calendar.html?Event=846
>   

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep 15 20:57:27 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep 15 20:57:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <450B53F9.7080402@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <000001c6d933$77a6d6e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Sounds like our little internet gathering every game - when there's no TV we all
gather about the computer and listen to the radio and chat in the Purple Reign
Chat Room

http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893

Which we'll be doing about 2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Wildcat time

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bendat
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:32 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] No TV
> 
> 
> This is a pretty bizarre entry on the NU alumni website.  Apparently, 
> the NU alumni club of Philadelphia is having a gathering tomorrow 
> afternoon for the NU-Eastern Michigan game.  Unless they have 
> some kind 
> of private, closed-circuit TV setup, one has to assume that the group 
> will gather together to listen to the game on radio!  And I 
> just noticed 
> another rather unusual aspect to the invitation:  it requests that 
> people RSVP by December 1, 1999 !!  -- Jim B.
> 
> http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/clubs/calendar.html?Event=846
> >   
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From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Fri Sep 15 21:09:15 2006
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 21:09:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
Message-ID: <be1.389c6ce.323cb6cb@aol.com>

Is the game going to be on the radio tomorrow since the sCrUBS will be  
playing?
From thehaze at earthlink.net  Fri Sep 15 21:12:29 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Fri Sep 15 21:12:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <be1.389c6ce.323cb6cb@aol.com>
References: <be1.389c6ce.323cb6cb@aol.com>
Message-ID: <450B5D8D.2040001@earthlink.net>

If you're in Evanston/Chicago, the game will be on 850 AM with the Cubs 
on 720 WGN-AM.

If you're listening on the Internet, the game will be on wgnradio.com, 
as the Cubs are prohibited by MLB from streaming the game on the WGN 
website.


HUDHAIFA3@aol.com wrote:
> Is the game going to be on the radio tomorrow since the sCrUBS will be 
> playing?

From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep 16 07:47:15 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep 16 07:47:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <8C8A73107E521AE-F10-1405@mblk-d41.sysops.aol.com>
References: <266.fc48f3a.323c76b7@aol.com>
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I thought that NU had a tailgate/game ticket package.

John DeGroat

cherron604@aol.com wrote:

>Why go to Reno ?  Hopefully, some of the athletic department's consideration is to go to fun/cool/nice places for the fans.
> 
>I am heading out to Reno on Wednesday - hope to enjoy Reno, Tahoe, the High Sierra, maybe take in Mono Lake, Death Valley and some of the Yosemite high country.  Having been to Reno a few times, it's a very enjoyable destination - old-style Casinos, more intimate showrooms, low limit table games, friendly dealers, Basque cuisine, and the beautiful mountains and Lake Tahoe just a short drive away.
> 
>Does anyone know of any organized NU presence out at the game Friday night ?
> 
>Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
> 
> 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: WildElk2@aol.com
>To: thiegs@umn.edu; nwu-sports@tssi.com
>Sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 4:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [NU Sports] No TV
>
>
>Joe and gang,
>  I believe the 12 game schedule has lead to many horsebleep  games.  As an 
>advertiser on college football games in Central Pa., I would  not be thrilled 
>to see my ad on EMU-NU or Temple-Minnesota for that  matter.
>  Your, right, we are spoiled as , what, 33 out of the last 38 have  been 
>televised?
>  My minor gripe is this series vs. Nevada. Miami (Oh.) came to  Evanston 7 
>times before last week. Why are we going to Reno?  At least it's  on TV...
> 
>   Trust the  Plan,           Eric
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From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep 16 14:16:48 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep 16 14:17:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] OL
References: <091620060025.29438.450B44840001BD86000072FE22007601809D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <001301c6d9c4$a86d9890$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Where the blazes is this marvelous offensive line we heard about all summer? 

From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep 16 15:45:27 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep 16 15:45:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
References: <000001c6d933$77a6d6e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <002901c6d9d1$0afec9a0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

So, is our defense that improved, or is Eastern Michigan's offense that 
inept?  I think the answer is yes.

Unless the quarterback/offensive line combo can dramatically improve, we are 
going to struggle to win another game. 

From clzahn at mindspring.com  Sat Sep 16 15:51:26 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Sat Sep 16 15:51:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <002901c6d9d1$0afec9a0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
References: <000001c6d933$77a6d6e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
	<002901c6d9d1$0afec9a0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <450C63CE.8060601@mindspring.com>

Dennis W. Brandt wrote:
> So, is our defense that improved, or is Eastern Michigan's offense 
> that inept?  I think the answer is yes.
>
> Unless the quarterback/offensive line combo can dramatically improve, 
> we are going to struggle to win another game.

We will be lucky to get another win this year.  The Pumpkin Heads look 
like our best chance for a win.  Nevada might be in a funk so we might 
get lucky and win in Reno, too.

Clark

From bondscoop at megapathdsl.net  Sat Sep 16 15:59:04 2006
From: bondscoop at megapathdsl.net (Michael Jackson)
Date: Sat Sep 16 15:59:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <450C63CE.8060601@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <004c01c6d9d2$f1fc4840$0a01a8c0@Mike>


It is a good thing this game wasn't televised.  No one would attend the
next game.  This was by far the most boring game I have ever attended.

Mike Jackson


From michael.vance at att.net  Sat Sep 16 16:13:27 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Sat Sep 16 16:13:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <004c01c6d9d2$f1fc4840$0a01a8c0@Mike>
References: <004c01c6d9d2$f1fc4840$0a01a8c0@Mike>
Message-ID: <450C68F7.20105@att.net>

I had the Yahoo Play-by-Play going as I listened to WGN.  At one stretch 
in the 3rrd and 4th quarter, NU and EMU went for a combined six straight 
three-and-outs and there were 16 (!!!!!) in the game.

Michael Jackson wrote:
> It is a good thing this game wasn't televised.  No one would attend the
> next game.  This was by far the most boring game I have ever attended.
>
> Mike Jackson
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep 16 17:39:06 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 16 17:39:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Hijinks in South Bend
Message-ID: <8C8A7F80DBD4D60-188-574A@mblk-d40.sysops.aol.com>

Lloyd Carr is hanging on, but Charlie Weis (or the president of NBC) seems to have gotten to the referees - a spate of awful calls (a phantom late hit, a phantom pass interference, a missed push-off in the end zone) and ND is in the end zone early in the 4th.
 
One hopes there is not enough time to steal this one from the Big Ten, but never count out the Domer's greed to steal a game.  The NBC analyst even had the temerity to question a couple of the calls (was the 'interfered' pass catchable ?  Was the touchdown really an offensive push-off ?)  The main NBC guy cut him off curtly.
 
Ah, journalistic integrity, thy name is NBC.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85  
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep 16 17:58:13 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 16 17:58:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Eyewitless Report
Message-ID: <8C8A7FAB906D5DE-188-57B7@mblk-d40.sysops.aol.com>

Just back from Evanston, a picture perfect day.  A lot more students than last week, but another very sparse crowd, especially considering the weather.  If last week was just over 20K, then this crowd was probably similar.  Alas, those not in attendance didn't miss much.  As mentioned previously, the O-Line was horrific.  EMU usually rushed 4 linemen, with a linebacker charging in from time to time.  Still, the O-Line could not dominate a bad MAC team. 
 
The defense played well, in that they stopped EMU most of the time.  I tend to agree with the earlier poster that the EMU offense is horrific, but it was still nice to shutdown somebody.
 
Special teams were worrisome - they had an excellent punter, and as both sides traded 3-and-outs, EMU tended to drift closer and closer to the end zone.
 
This game is going to be played in Ford Field next season ?  Will there even be 5,000 curious people in attendance ?  Does everybody in Ypsilanti get a free ticket ?
 
Again, agreement with the earlier poster - a defensive battle can be interesting, but two horrific offenses slugging it out is almost always difficult to watch - and this was.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85   
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 16 18:26:55 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep 16 18:27:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten today ...
Message-ID: <20060916232655.95923.qmail@web52904.mail.yahoo.com>

Good day for the league, namely by winning the big
profile game. Whoever dropped something on Lloyd
Carr's head, thank you! The man went deep, the man had
his team on a mission and the Wolverines -- of of last
year's Alamo embarassment -- could be a very, very
dangerous team that makes it to Columbus with an 11-0
record. They're solid on both sides of the ball and
have a chip on their shoulders.

After watching John Saunders and the ABC on ESPN ...
or ESPN on ABC ... or ESPNABCwhatever gang question
the strength of the Big Ten all day when OSU and Iowa
fell behind early, it was good for the league to roar
back like that.

As for NU - from WGN online and the Net it sounded
ugly. But a win's a win. I think we all saw that our
offense just isn't going to be the same this year with
a freshman quarterback, be it Kafka or Brewer. But I
liked hearing of the defensive pressure and blitz
packages. I was a bit sad to see Kafka yanked because
he was getting close, but understand that Coach Fitz
can't have the turnovers.

I see a lot of hustle by our team, but we just miss
those leaders on each side that Baz and McGarrigle
were - the O-line in particular really needs to step
up and open some holes. But that's what these
pre-conference games are for, and we'll hopefully
start coming together when Big Ten play rolls around.

As for the rest of the league, what we know at this
point ...

* TEAMS TO BEAT: Ohio State and Michigan. No surprise
here except that the Maize and Blue was snubbed a bit
by the preseason polls and pubs. But they each have
great backfields on offense and rapidly improving and
quick defenses. If they keep their focus, it could be
a mammoth of a game in Columbus at the end of the
season.

* DARKHORSE: Iowa. They just don't have the overall
talent on both sides that the big two do, but they
have Drew Tate and a top-notch coach and that could
spell upset, especially for that night game in Kinnick
with the Bucks (though Ferentz has had Michigan's
number, too).

* BOWL TEAMS: Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Purdue. None of these look like top 20
teams at this time, but should have enough to make it
to the bowls unless they beat each other up and slip
up somewhere else along the way. PSU's big question is
the freshman quarterback, MSU's is their inconsistency
especially after September and Wisconsin doesn't look
like they've found their identity without Barry yet.
Minny and Purdue look like the same old Gopher and
Boiler teams of recent years - good against cupcakes
but not ready for prime time. Champs Bowl here we
come!

* THE REST: Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana. It's
tough to see any of these three making a bowl now with
NU's loss to UNH and no game between the Hoosiers and
Cats. But they each are capable of playing spoiler to
one or two of the teams in the middle of the league
and are by no means the cupcakes in the cellar that
most leagues have. Five or six wins from each would
not be surprising.

Two big games in the Great Lakes State next week for
Sparty and Michigan. We'll find out how legit the
Badgers are in the Big House and if the Irish can
rebound in hostile East Lansing. PSU-OSU should be
good as well (though the Bucks are gonna be waiting
after PSU's ambush last year and the frosh QB will be
in for a rude welcome to Columbus) and Minny-Purdue a
big one for mid-level bowl position. Let the
conference race begin.

As for the Cats, hopefully our pass defense -- which
got a nice rest this week:) -- will be ready for that
mini-shotgun of Nevada so they don't pick us apart
like UNH did. And the O-line better start getting a
chip on their shoulders so we can start shoving Sutton
and Jordan down their throats like Fresno State did.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

PS - I know it's not Big Ten, but the Pac 10 used to
be our Rose Bowl brethren, and this comeback by the
Quacks against Oklahoma is just WILD! Sorta like the
good-ole days at Dyche/Ryan and hopefully what we'll
see again once we get more experience for the QB and offense.

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep 16 18:26:01 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep 16 18:29:06 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] No TV
In-Reply-To: <004c01c6d9d2$f1fc4840$0a01a8c0@Mike>
References: <004c01c6d9d2$f1fc4840$0a01a8c0@Mike>
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A win is a win even if the offensive line has a long way to go to get 
better.

John DeGroat

Michael Jackson wrote:

>It is a good thing this game wasn't televised.  No one would attend the
>next game.  This was by far the most boring game I have ever attended.
>
>Mike Jackson
>
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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Sat Sep 16 20:42:02 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 16 20:42:11 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten today ...
Message-ID: <385.ad83037.323e01ea@aol.com>

A topic that hasn't been discussed on this list is the absence  of Kim 
Thompson.   Reports were that Kafka hooked up with him  frequently last Spring and 
at Camp Kenosha. 
   Then, Thompson goes down less than a week before the Miami  game.  That, 
my friends, may be what we (and Kafka) are missing. 
   Let's face it, Herbert is more of a possession receiver, ala  Schweigart, 
Patrick and Musso.
While all these guys were excellent receivers, they they had Bates and  
Philmore (save Scweigart) lining up with them. Even J.Fields provided speed the  
last two seasons. The last word I heard that KT was out 4-6 weeks, or it could  
be all season.  Anyone hear anything about his condition?
 
   Sadly, I must concur with the consensus that we will be a 2nd  division 
team.  I forgot to give the list my prediction, but it was  something in line of 
27-17.  I thought our offense would wake up, which  leads me to my next 
point...
  It seems we have flashes of brilliance, but no "staying"  power.  For this, 
we must wonder about our offensive line.  As such,  Sutton has averaged 90 
yards a game, and without citing actual statistics, we  probably are averaging 
over 135 yards a game on the ground, maybe more as Kafka  and Brewer have had a 
lot of carries.  I'm wondering if PF is going to get  both Brewer and Kafka 
on the field at the same time.  Maybe in this  fashion, teams will stop keying 
on Sutton. 
   Defense:  I'd love to say that performances vs. Miami and  E. Michigan, 
and the 2nd half of UNH will rescue us from a lousy season.   Certainly, we are 
better than we have been.  But if we can't move the ball,  sustain drives and 
score points, that defense will wear down as our schedule  toughens.
  But one at a time.  Nevada goes home after an 0-2 start;  playing well at 
Fresno, and then facing a simular fate as we did at Arizona St.  last year.  
More on this game later.
 
  Still 
Trusing the Plan,          GO  CATS!!!                 Eric
From johnl at mac.com  Sat Sep 16 21:38:24 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Sat Sep 16 21:38:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten today ...
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I don't think I'd call last year the "good-ole days," but I thought 
Oregon's comeback was very reminiscent of our comeback against Iowa 
last year.  They were the same number of points down late in the fourth 
quarter (13).  Of course, Oregon had it easy with a full extra minute 
and two timeouts left before they staged their comeback.  Throw in a 
pinch of our win against Michigan State in 1997 for the blocked field 
goal at the end, although the MSU kick in 1997 was much closer, and so 
the block was much more incredible.



> PS - I know it's not Big Ten, but the Pac 10 used to
> be our Rose Bowl brethren, and this comeback by the
> Quacks against Oklahoma is just WILD! Sorta like the
> good-ole days at Dyche/Ryan and hopefully what we'll
> see again once we get more experience for the QB and offense.
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog@yahoo.com
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From khaderach at sbcglobal.net  Sat Sep 16 22:41:02 2006
From: khaderach at sbcglobal.net (Bryan Bowser)
Date: Sat Sep 16 22:41:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
Message-ID: <20060917034102.58241.qmail@web80830.mail.yahoo.com>

I agree with much of what has been said. It was a tough game to enjoy - two lackluster offenses battling for field position. But I'll take any win.
 
I would give Deante Battle a game ball - his tackle late in the game that popped the ball from the receiver brought the listless crowd to their feet, and his interception a little later sealed the game.
 
The offense needs to grow a lot, but I think Kafka shows some real promise - if he or Brewer break out this year we could be looking forward to several years of Sutton paired with a strong quarterback. Of course, I still have nightmares from the Gavin Hoffman year, so I tend to have rose colored glasses when it comes to quarterbacks. (Any quarterback not running the wrong way down the field  is a good thing...)
 
- Bryan
 
 
 
 

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 17 13:29:17 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Sun Sep 17 13:29:21 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
Message-ID: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>

OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern
Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable.

But what should we expect, realistically?

1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to
graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented
receivers. The leadership lost may well have been
worse than the talent.

2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative
offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive
coordinator who directed the show.

3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience
and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with
a nagging injury, along with a top receiver.

4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to
play QB and a gap at wideout.

5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view
correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit
their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the
field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five?
Maybe?)

So the result is a offense lacking experience and
confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength:
running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows
this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man
fronts. While the offensive line is talented and
experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and
nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season,
the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc.,
opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach
Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first?
It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing
game.

So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally,
not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone
through, the struggles are very predictable.

I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the
ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow
in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice
back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball.

Brad Wilson


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From tbng at comcast.net  Sun Sep 17 14:15:32 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun Sep 17 14:16:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Alums
Message-ID: <000e01c6da8d$a5944780$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Barry Cofield is starting at defensive tackle for the Giants today.  Unfortunately, he's playing against my beloved Eagles.  What else can I say about him but, "Bo-o-o-o!"  So far, he's been a non-factor, which, midway in the third quarter, is an apt description of the entire Giants team, I'm happy to say.
From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sun Sep 17 14:23:59 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sun Sep 17 14:24:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
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References: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>
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Sutton was the key guy in the 'Cats' 3rd quarter scoring drive,
ripping off multiple runs of 10+ yards.  If he doesn't have 8+ guys on
him at the line of scrimmage, then he can do nice things.  I'm not
sure what strategy the coaching staff is planning on going with for
the rest of the season, but this extremely conservative play calling
(runs from RB and QB and some passes shorter than 5 yards only) will
lead us nowhere.  These QBs will eventually have to prove themselves,
and severely limiting their options will not help in that regard.

Jonathan

On 9/17/06, Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146@yahoo.com> wrote:
> OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern
> Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable.
>
> But what should we expect, realistically?
>
> 1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to
> graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented
> receivers. The leadership lost may well have been
> worse than the talent.
>
> 2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative
> offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive
> coordinator who directed the show.
>
> 3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience
> and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with
> a nagging injury, along with a top receiver.
>
> 4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to
> play QB and a gap at wideout.
>
> 5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view
> correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit
> their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the
> field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five?
> Maybe?)
>
> So the result is a offense lacking experience and
> confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength:
> running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows
> this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man
> fronts. While the offensive line is talented and
> experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and
> nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season,
> the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc.,
> opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach
> Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first?
> It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing
> game.
>
> So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally,
> not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone
> through, the struggles are very predictable.
>
> I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the
> ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow
> in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice
> back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball.
>
> Brad Wilson
>
>
> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
>
> "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.
>
> "Quis ipsos custodes custodiet?" -- Juvenal
>
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Sep 17 14:52:09 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 17 14:53:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Alums
Message-ID: <be0.392ca70.323f0169@aol.com>

Unfortunatey another alum, Steve Tasker is announcing (color man - 
Oak/Balt.)) horribly.  Poor English- "They are playing good "-and poor logic--"They 
absolutely have to go for it on 4th down--No question about it--I think they will 
go for it--gutsy call""--or something close to that

I know I am tougher on our guys, because I think they should speak well and 
think well 

Harry
From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Sun Sep 17 14:57:12 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Sun Sep 17 14:57:27 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <fcb3ee270609171223q660b5fd3o5fd3aef7c7a6b973@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>
	<fcb3ee270609171223q660b5fd3o5fd3aef7c7a6b973@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609171455560.13288@localhost>

Hear, hear!  McGee gets a pass from me all year for any playcalling 
issues, so I'll just say that I hope that he feels comfortable enough with 
his QBs to call some down-the-field passes in the upcoming games.  We'll 
need them to open up the other facets of our game.

Jonathan

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Jonathan Hodges wrote:

> Sutton was the key guy in the 'Cats' 3rd quarter scoring drive,
> ripping off multiple runs of 10+ yards.  If he doesn't have 8+ guys on
> him at the line of scrimmage, then he can do nice things.  I'm not
> sure what strategy the coaching staff is planning on going with for
> the rest of the season, but this extremely conservative play calling
> (runs from RB and QB and some passes shorter than 5 yards only) will
> lead us nowhere.  These QBs will eventually have to prove themselves,
> and severely limiting their options will not help in that regard.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On 9/17/06, Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern
>> Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable.
>> 
>> But what should we expect, realistically?
>> 
>> 1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to
>> graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented
>> receivers. The leadership lost may well have been
>> worse than the talent.
>> 
>> 2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative
>> offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive
>> coordinator who directed the show.
>> 
>> 3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience
>> and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with
>> a nagging injury, along with a top receiver.
>> 
>> 4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to
>> play QB and a gap at wideout.
>> 
>> 5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view
>> correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit
>> their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the
>> field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five?
>> Maybe?)
>> 
>> So the result is a offense lacking experience and
>> confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength:
>> running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows
>> this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man
>> fronts. While the offensive line is talented and
>> experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and
>> nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season,
>> the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc.,
>> opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach
>> Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first?
>> It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing
>> game.
>> 
>> So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally,
>> not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone
>> through, the struggles are very predictable.
>> 
>> I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the
>> ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow
>> in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice
>> back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball.
>> 
>> Brad Wilson
>> 
>> 
>> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that 
>> accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due 
>> process of law.
>> 
>> "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear 
>> into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, 
>> and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who 
>> feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for 
>> the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.
>> 
>> "Quis ipsos custodes custodiet?" -- Juvenal
>> 
>> __________________________________________________
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>> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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Northwestern University
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From tbng at comcast.net  Sun Sep 17 16:01:54 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun Sep 17 16:02:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Alums
References: <be0.392ca70.323f0169@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002501c6da9c$819a8a60$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

I had to send that e-mail.  The Eagles looked like men playing boys, but from the time I wrote it mid-third quarter, the Eagles literally laid down and went to sleep.  I have seen few games that were screwed away as badly as this one, but the '95 Miami of Ohio game is a near match.  Near the close of regulation, Barry Cofield put a big hit on Brian Westbrook.
From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 17 16:46:42 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 17 16:47:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>
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One point, though - EMU was not throwing 8 in the box at us every time
 
EMU was rushing 4 men, 5 from time-to-time, and we still couldnt dominate their D-Line
 
I haven't seen the weights, but I read where we outweighed New Hampshire's line by 50 pounds per man
 
We had to have a 30 or 40 pound advantage across the line against EMU
 
With 2 outstanding returning backs, and a good O-line, the textbook says to pound the line and run it up the gut, as the game wears down, we should be able to break down their D-line
 
But for whatever reason, our O-line is not pushing around smaller D-lines 
 
And even if a D-line were to throw 7 in the box at you, a veteran Big-Ten O-line HAS to push around a D-line from one of the worst teams in the MAC.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85
 
-----Original Message-----
From: bwdolphin146@yahoo.com
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 1:29 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton


OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern
Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable.

But what should we expect, realistically?

1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to
graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented
receivers. The leadership lost may well have been
worse than the talent.

2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative
offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive
coordinator who directed the show.

3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience
and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with
a nagging injury, along with a top receiver.

4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to
play QB and a gap at wideout.

5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view
correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit
their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the
field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five?
Maybe?)

So the result is a offense lacking experience and
confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength:
running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows
this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man
fronts. While the offensive line is talented and
experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and
nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season,
the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc.,
opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach
Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first?
It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing
game.

So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally,
not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone
through, the struggles are very predictable.

I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the
ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow
in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice
back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball.

Brad Wilson


"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that 
accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due 
process of law.

"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an 
age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember 
that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to 
speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular." 
-- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.

"Quis ipsos custodes custodiet?" -- Juvenal

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 17 16:51:32 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 17 16:51:42 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609171455560.13288@localhost>
References: <20060917182917.9476.qmail@web51311.mail.yahoo.com>	<fcb3ee270609171223q660b5fd3o5fd3aef7c7a6b973@mail.gmail.com>
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It seems a little too easy to give McGee a pass as OC - is it because it's his first year ?  Or he is breaking in a new QB ?  He was promoted to replace the departing OC, so I have to assume that somebody somewhere saw evidence that he was emminently qualified to do the job.  Where is it written that aspiring OC's get a pass in their first year of play-calling ?  They certainly don't get a pass everywhere.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: spiritu@northwestern.edu
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton


Hear, hear! McGee gets a pass from me all year for any playcalling issues, so I'll just say that I hope that he feels comfortable enough with his QBs to call some down-the-field passes in the upcoming games. We'll need them to open up the other facets of our game. 
 
Jonathan 
 
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Jonathan Hodges wrote: 
 
> Sutton was the key guy in the 'Cats' 3rd quarter scoring drive, 
> ripping off multiple runs of 10+ yards. If he doesn't have 8+ guys on 
> him at the line of scrimmage, then he can do nice things. I'm not 
> sure what strategy the coaching staff is planning on going with for 
> the rest of the season, but this extremely conservative play calling 
> (runs from RB and QB and some passes shorter than 5 yards only) will 
> lead us nowhere. These QBs will eventually have to prove themselves, 
> and severely limiting their options will not help in that regard. 
> 
> Jonathan 
> 
> On 9/17/06, Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146@yahoo.com> wrote: 
>> OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern 
>> Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable. 
>> >> But what should we expect, realistically? 
>> >> 1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to 
>> graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented 
>> receivers. The leadership lost may well have been 
>> worse than the talent. 
>> >> 2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative 
>> offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive 
>> coordinator who directed the show. 
>> >> 3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience 
>> and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with 
>> a nagging injury, along with a top receiver. 
>> >> 4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to 
>> play QB and a gap at wideout. 
>> >> 5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view 
>> correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit 
>> their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the 
>> field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five? 
>> Maybe?) 
>> >> So the result is a offense lacking experience and 
>> confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength: 
>> running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows 
>> this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man 
>> fronts. While the offensive line is talented and 
>> experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and 
>> nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season, 
>> the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc., 
>> opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach 
>> Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first? 
>> It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing 
>> game. 
>> >> So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally, 
>> not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone 
>> through, the struggles are very predictable. 
>> >> I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the 
>> ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow 
>> in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice 
>> back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball. 
>> >> Brad Wilson 
>> >> >> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that >> accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due >> process of law. 
>> >> "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear >> into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, >> and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who >> feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for >> the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954. 
>> >> "Quis ipsos custodes custodiet?" -- Juvenal 
>> >> __________________________________________________ 
>> Do You Yahoo!? 
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>> > 
> 
> 
 
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spiritu@northwestern.edu 
Northwestern University 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 07:04:12 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 07:04:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/17
Message-ID: <000001c6db1a$902515e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List


Sunday Wrapup Edition

     All the News that Fits We Link
    Your Index to on-line News about
    Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Solid Defensive Effort Lifts Northwestern Over Eastern Michigan, 14-6
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091606aaa.html 
     $ "Just a great job on Defense" - Fitz
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/569251.html 
     + NU avoids upset, tops Eastern Michigan
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060916nu,
1,3397771.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Northwestern's defense comes up big
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060916nub
its,1,6679267.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + A non-statement game for Cats
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu17.html 
     + No QB controversy here
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nunt17.html 
     + Wildcats come away with ugly win, QB controversy
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=228538 
     + Late pick helps Northwestern thwart upset
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/172sd5.htm 
     + Wildcats sputter through victory
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/288748381851787.php 
     + Northwestern Holds Off Eastern Michigan
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=37072 
     + Final Stats
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/game03.html 
     + Quotes
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091606aat.html 
     + Notes
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091606aah.html 

     Video
     watch Coach Fitzgerald talk about the state of his offense
 
javascript:window.open('http://www.ocsn.com/media_server/play.smil?school=nw&med
ia_type=video&content=http://mfile.akamai.com/26781/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com
/8108/open/nw/06-07/video/m-footbl/09sep/091606_nw_mfootbl_int.wmv','VideoBroadc
astMediaPlayer','toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,width=468,height=420' 
     ); void(''); 
     watch Coach Fitzgerald on the fan and student turnout
 
javascript:window.open('http://www.ocsn.com/media_server/play.smil?school=nw&med
ia_type=video&content=http://mfile.akamai.com/26781/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com
/8108/open/nw/06-07/video/m-footbl/09sep/091606_nw_mfootbl_int2.wmv','VideoBroad
castMediaPlayer','toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,width=468,height=420' 
     ); void(''); 
     watch Nick Roach talk about the defensive effort
 
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ia_type=video&content=http://mfile.akamai.com/26781/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com
/8108/open/nw/06-07/video/m-footbl/09sep/091606_nw_mfootbl_int3.wmv','VideoBroad
castMediaPlayer','toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,width=468,height=420' 
     ); void(''); 

     Commentary
     Couch:p; Fitzgerald the right, wrong guy for the job
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/couch/cst-spt-greg171.html 
     Rittenberg: NU's learning continues today
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=228230 

     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     Football Comes Up Short at Northwestern
 
http://www.emueagles.com/News/football/2006/9/16/NURecap091606.asp?path=football

     + Another Big Ten test for Eastern
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1158389902317150.xml
&coll=2 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     Football Downs Colorado State 28-10
     + Ault challenges Rowe, and Rowe responds
     + Pack finally fends off Rams
     + This was a vital win, even if the players didn't realize it

     Big 10
     SjT: Around the Big 10 - 9/16
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/569261.html 
     Southern Illinois stuns Indiana
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/172sd7.htm 

RECRUITING

     NU Recruit Update - 9/17
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/569600.html 
     Matt Glass Shimmering
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=569008 
     Live From Cincinnati!
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=568965 
     Florida OL Sets First Visit
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=568864 

CROSS COUNTRY

     Cross Country Wins Toledo Invitational
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=568864 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Wildcats Down Yale, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/091606aab.html 
     Wildcats Outlast Stanford 3-2 in Overtime
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/091506aac.html 

GOLF

     No. 24 Wildcats Set to Start Fall Slate at Gopher Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/091406aaa.html 

SOCCER

     'Cats Open Big Ten Play With Ohio State on Sunday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091406aab.html 
     Wildcats Surge Past Huskies, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/091506aaa.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Opens Wildcat Classic With Sweep of Eastern Illinois
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/091506aab.html 
     Wildcats Outrun Panthers, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/091506aaf.html 

MISCELLANY

     Internet pitfalls: Athletes learn to be careful with MySpace, Facebook Web
sites
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/288748712095756.php 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi: De Luca:Girardi gets praise, not endorsement
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/deluca/cst-spt-bbin17.html 

     PGA -  At the World Match Play Championships
      http://www.hsbcgolf.com/ 
      Luke Donald - 

     Nationwide Tour  Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h027 
     Jess Daley  [Scorecard]  Finished 8th at -6
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h027/2006 
     Tom Johnson [Scorecard] Finished Even, tied for 42nd 
     http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h027/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     #25 Penn State 37, Youngstown State 3
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916psubox,1,2820479
.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Penn State rushes for 389 yards in rout
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/23081350/5970516 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 0
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916wiscbox,1,430714
0.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Purdue 38, Ball St. 28
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916purduebox,1,5361
549.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Painter turns in a masterpiece - Purdue overcomes Ball State rallies in
third straight win
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/17/sports/college_sports/91e17b5ba5ca6a0a86
2571ec00091c8f.txt 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     Michigan State 38, Pittsburgh 23
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916michstbox,1,3268
985.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Quinn has 3 INTs in Notre Dame loss
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060916irish,
1,194531.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + No. 11 Michigan stomps No. 2 Notre Dame 47-21
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/16/michigan.notr
edame.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + Weis: 'We laid an egg'
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-060916irish,
1,194531.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     Iowa reclaims supremacy with in-state win
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916iowa,1,3315911.s
tory?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Iowa's Klinkenborg returns after father's death
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916iowabits,1,31022
29.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + No. 16 Iowa takes home Cy-Hawk Trophy
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/23035017/5973092 

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     #1 Ohio State, Cincinnati 7
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060916ohiostbox,1,1429
390.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Buckeyes start sluggish, then roll
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/23035016/5970370 
     + Buckeyes get started a little late
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bigsep17.html 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Syracuse ends losing skid with Illini
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060916illinoi
s,1,6052603.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Jolt of 'Juice' not enough for Illinois
 
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     + Illini find hope in defeat
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From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Mon Sep 18 09:31:54 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Mon Sep 18 09:32:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
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> Where is it written that aspiring OC's get a pass in their first year of 
> play-calling?

Probably not anywhere.  And I don't particularly give a rip about what the 
conventional wisdom of the Lee Corso-loving Notre Dame-adoring football 
masses is, either, since the conventional wisdom says we're a perennial 
crap team who doesn't deserve to be in the Big Ten.  This calls the 
conventional wisdom into question, hence me not giving a rip.

In this case, our OC left last year, causing McGee to be presented with 
this opportunity.  I'm sure there was some sort of a plan to have an 
offensive-minded coach with more experience teach the secrets/nuances of 
playcalling our stellar offense to the new OC.  Someone to step in when 
tough calls were needed, when cover was required to make the difficult 
decision...

I can't imagine what could've happened in the ensuing off-season to make 
it *much* harder for McGee to be successful as a play-caller this season.

Also, you've utterly mischaracterized my "gets a pass from me" comment. 
It specifically narrowed the pass down to "any playcalling issues."

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, cherron604@aol.com wrote:

> It seems a little too easy to give McGee a pass as OC - is it because 
> it's his first year ?  Or he is breaking in a new QB ?  He was promoted 
> to replace the departing OC, so I have to assume that somebody somewhere 
> saw evidence that he was emminently qualified to do the job.  Where is 
> it written that aspiring OC's get a pass in their first year of 
> play-calling ?  They certainly don't get a pass everywhere.
>
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spiritu@northwestern.edu
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Sent: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
>
>
> Hear, hear! McGee gets a pass from me all year for any playcalling issues, so I'll just say that I hope that he feels comfortable enough with his QBs to call some down-the-field passes in the upcoming games. We'll need them to open up the other facets of our game.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Jonathan Hodges wrote:
>
>> Sutton was the key guy in the 'Cats' 3rd quarter scoring drive,
>> ripping off multiple runs of 10+ yards. If he doesn't have 8+ guys on
>> him at the line of scrimmage, then he can do nice things. I'm not
>> sure what strategy the coaching staff is planning on going with for
>> the rest of the season, but this extremely conservative play calling
>> (runs from RB and QB and some passes shorter than 5 yards only) will
>> lead us nowhere. These QBs will eventually have to prove themselves,
>> and severely limiting their options will not help in that regard.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> On 9/17/06, Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> OK, yes, the offense was horrible versus Eastern
>>> Michigan. Dull, plodding, predictable.
>>>>> But what should we expect, realistically?
>>>>> 1) We lost one of the best QBs to ever play at NU to
>>> graduation, plus a decent o-lineman and two talented
>>> receivers. The leadership lost may well have been
>>> worse than the talent.
>>>>> 2) Then we lose Coach Walker, one of most innovative
>>> offensive minds of his generation, and the offensive
>>> coordinator who directed the show.
>>>>> 3) Then the only QB who had a smidgen of experience
>>> and who was the no. 1 QB in the spring goes down with
>>> a nagging injury, along with a top receiver.
>>>>> 4) That leaves 2 inexperienced redshirt freshmen to
>>> play QB and a gap at wideout.
>>>>> 5) Since the playcalling is designed (in my view
>>> correctly, for now) to protect the young QBs and limit
>>> their mistakes, we're almost never throwing down the
>>> field (how many times did we do this Saturday? Five?
>>> Maybe?)
>>>>> So the result is a offense lacking experience and
>>> confidence, led by green QBs that has one strength:
>>> running the ball. Unfortunately, everyone else knows
>>> this, and the result is (and will be) eight-man
>>> fronts. While the offensive line is talented and
>>> experienced, it cannot open holes against eight- and
>>> nine-man fronts on a consistent basis. Last season,
>>> the respect for Basanez, Philmore, Fields, etc.,
>>> opened up lanes in the running game. Remember Coach
>>> Walker said he used the spread to run the ball first?
>>> It's harder to do when there's no downfield passing
>>> game.
>>>>> So I wouldn't quite blame the offensive line totally,
>>> not yet. Frankly, given what the offense has gone
>>> through, the struggles are very predictable.
>>>>> I do have a question: why wasn't Sutton getting the
>>> ball in the fourth quarter? You wonder if he's somehow
>>> in the doghouse. I hope not. While Jordan is a nice
>>> back, Sutton is special. He needs to have the ball.
>>>>> Brad Wilson
>>>>>>> "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that >> accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due >> process of law.
>>>>> "We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear >> into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, >> and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who >> feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for >> the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 09:33:23 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 09:34:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
In-Reply-To: <20060917034102.58241.qmail@web80830.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000101c6db2f$659642d0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

What is missing in all this commentary on the offense is any talk of C.J.

When he was recruited by Dunbar and Fitz, he was considered almost the 2nd
coming of Baz. He's a little laid back [from Cali after all] but when I talked
with him after a spring game, he was very comfortable with the offense and was
looking forward to getting a shot at starting once Baz graduated.

I can remember some of his running before he got hurt, and he seemed to be as
good a runner as anyone trying for the position.

However, you can't be a running QB with a stress fracture, and you can't be a
passing QB with a painful fracture in your landing leg.

Fitz doesn't talk about CJ and I'm surprised nobody has asked him about his
potential return. Unless he's still not 100%, you wonder why he hasn't been
given a shot at getting the O moving...?

rsl 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Bowser
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:41 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
> 
> 
> I agree with much of what has been said. It was a tough game 
> to enjoy - two lackluster offenses battling for field 
> position. But I'll take any win.
>  
> I would give Deante Battle a game ball - his tackle late in 
> the game that popped the ball from the receiver brought the 
> listless crowd to their feet, and his interception a little 
> later sealed the game.
>  
> The offense needs to grow a lot, but I think Kafka shows some 
> real promise - if he or Brewer break out this year we could 
> be looking forward to several years of Sutton paired with a 
> strong quarterback. Of course, I still have nightmares from 
> the Gavin Hoffman year, so I tend to have rose colored 
> glasses when it comes to quarterbacks. (Any quarterback not 
> running the wrong way down the field  is a good thing...)
>  
> - Bryan
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 09:41:40 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 09:41:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <8C8A8BA92F03BD4-E40-1CAF@mblk-d40.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <000201c6db30$8d9e1ae0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

If McGee was breaking in as OC with a 4thor 5th year QB, I certainly would be on
the other side, but getting your full offense going requires you to use what you
have at any time during the game.

If they're taking away the running you have to pass.

If your QB is new and still learning where the 2nd and 3rd RCVR is on a pass
play, you have to call the easy passes.

Baz was one of those guys who could run right and pick up the 2nd and 3rd WR in
pattern. It was obvious [to me] that Kafka and Brewer both missed finding a
couple of #2 and #3 guys down field because he was looking for #1, waiting for
him to get open and missing a better opportunity.

One reason the Wing T works so well is that it limits the number of WR's to 2.
It makes it easy for QBs to pick out the target and limits them to watching for
just 1 or 2 WRs

As Kafka, Brewer and I hope eventually CJ get more playing time, their ability
to pick up the alternates will improve, and so will our passing [and rushing]
game.

BTW - when you have a Sutton type rusher, you put a LB on just him - a Spy.
Tyrell has a Spy on him almost all the time. NU's O-Line has to figure out how
to get the spy occupied away from the play. That also takes time.

One Game at a Time, One play at a time...

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of cherron604@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:52 PM
> To: spiritu@northwestern.edu; nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
> 
> 
> It seems a little too easy to give McGee a pass as OC - is it 
> because it's his first year ?  Or he is breaking in a new QB 
> ?  


From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 18 10:10:11 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon Sep 18 10:10:13 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <000201c6db30$8d9e1ae0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <20060918151011.91666.qmail@web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> It was obvious [to me] that Kafka and Brewer both missed
> finding a couple of #2 and #3 guys down field because he was looking
for #1,waiting for him to get open and missing a better opportunity.

Yep. It was true against NH as well. 

Kafka looks a little more comfortable back there to me overall, whereas
Brewer was more jittery pre-snap, but both failed to notice some open
receivers. I don't think there's anything suprising about that, and
overall the offense shows more potential than what we saw in Baz's
first year. 

With a new, and totally inexperienced, HC, a new OC, and new QB's, it's
going to take some time. 

Tom

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 10:20:09 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 10:20:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/18
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Weekend Wrap Edition

Still some stories blowing around on Northwestern Athletics, especially
Football. Volleyball, Soccer has a good weekend with a bunch 
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alumni updates with PGA Cat Luke Donald in the Ryder 
Cup...


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                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Cats Win Despite Offense Troubles

     + Two QBs, Two Late Interceptions Used In Victory

     + NU's quarterback derby gives Fitzgerald options


     Dorsey Winning Or Not, NU Still Has A Long Way To Go


     A few more from the other side....
     + EMU loses 14-6 to Northwestern

     + Another Big Ten test for Eastern


     Another opinion of our 2nd game...
     + Waterboy: analysis of the UNH game...
      http://hailtopurple.com/waterboy 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     Northwestern
      http://www.rgj.com/blogs/wolfpackzone/2006/09/northwestern.html 
     + This and that
      http://www.rgj.com/blogs/wolfpackzone/2006/09/this-and-that.html 

     Big 10
     Big Ten Close Out Pre-Conference With Authority
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091606aaa.html 
     + Teams Not Looking Past Final Pre-Conference Games
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091406aai.html 

     Controversial replay calls loom large in big games
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/234
77695/2006-09-17-instant-replay_x.htm 

     Johnson, Bradshaw, Long to give Fox's college bowl coverage NFL flavor
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/234
94691/2006-09-17-hiestand-tv-column_x.htm 

RECRUITING

     Lacrosse
     Fox's dream includes her worst nightmare
      http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/local_story_260165603?keyword=topstory 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Wildcats Down Yale, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/091606aab.html 

GOLF

     Balanced Team Effort Leads Northwestern to Second-Place Finish at Lady
Northern
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/091706aab.html 
     + No. 24 Wildcats Move Up, Finish Seventh At Gopher Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/091706aaa.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     Late Goals Propel Victory Over Buckeyes
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/18/Sports/Late-Goals.Propel.Victor
y.Over.Buckeyes.mens.Soccer-2282400.shtml 

     Women
     'Cats Dominate Broncos, 5-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/091706aab.html 
     + Quick Scores Help Make Two Wins Look Easy
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/18/Sports/Quick.Scores.Help.Make.T
wo.Wins.Look.Easy-2282402.shtml 

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Captures Classic Crown Over No. 24 Arizona, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/091606aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     NU Slips Two Places To 14th In US News Ranking Of Colleges
 
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2006/09/18/Ca
mpus/Nu.Slips.Two.Places.To.14th.In.U.s.News.Ranking.Of.Colleges-2282438.shtml?s
ourcedomain=www.dailynorthwestern.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com 
     Barnett finds it hard to believe Buffs are 0-3
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/17/bc.fbc.barnet
t.movingon.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     Cops hunt for man who wounded 5 athletes in Pittsburgh
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-nws-duq18.html 

     A little NU oriented satire????
     GIRLS GONE WILD UNIVERSITY OPENS FOR ENROLLMENT
 
http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2006/09/18/girls-gone-wild-university-open
s-for-enrollment/ 
     + ZACH BRAFF SIGNS MULTI-PICTURE DEAL TO PLAY WHINY INDECISIVE GUYS
      http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2006/09/18/812/ 

Alumni

     Mark Loretta Red Sox rally to complete twin-bill sweep
 
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060917&cont
ent_id=1668388&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 
     + Youth prevails for Sox in twin-bill opener
 
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060917&cont
ent_id=1667749&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 

     Luis Castillo Defense dominates again in Chargers win
      http://chargers.scout.com/2/569725.html 
     + All this Chargers defense lacks is a nickname to match its game
      http://chargers.scout.com/2/569725.html 

     Napoleon Harris a Sack Sunday
     http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=569818

     PGA -  The Ryder Cup - Team Europe
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/ 
     + What they're playing for
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5356456.stm 
      
     Luke Donald - hole-by-hole tour of The K Club
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/course/ 
     + Picture of Luke and his girlfriend Diane
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5356456.stm 

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley  Scheduled
     Tom Johnson  Scheduled

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Minnesota-Penn State Football Game May Be Rescheduled Due To Potential
Facility Conflict
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091406aaj.html 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Brasic, job in jeopardy, can't explain his play
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=228478 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 10:22:44 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 10:22:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] perspective and sutton
In-Reply-To: <20060918151011.91666.qmail@web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000401c6db36$4aa126f0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I get jittery before each game I coach, I'll be a real bear in a few weeks when
I'm the head guy for the first time...

<g>

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
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(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> Kafka looks a little more comfortable back there to me 
> overall, whereas Brewer was more jittery pre-snap, but both 
> failed to notice some open receivers.

From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 18 10:30:59 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon Sep 18 10:31:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
In-Reply-To: <000101c6db2f$659642d0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <20060918153059.60835.qmail@web33114.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> Fitz doesn't talk about CJ and I'm surprised nobody has asked him
> about his potential return. Unless he's still not 100%, you wonder 
> why he hasn't been given a shot at getting the O moving...?

CJ hasn't even been suited up--he's got a big walking boot or something
on that leg. One would assume he'd have a fuller grasp of the offense,
but he doesn't appear to be an option right now. 

Tom

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 18 13:03:00 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 18 13:03:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
In-Reply-To: <20060918153059.60835.qmail@web33114.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000401c6db4c$ae1e8130$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

The boot would explain things...

rsl

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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Tom Maycock
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:31 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
> 
> 
> > Fitz doesn't talk about CJ and I'm surprised nobody has asked him 
> > about his potential return. Unless he's still not 100%, you 
> wonder why 
> > he hasn't been given a shot at getting the O moving...?
> 
> CJ hasn't even been suited up--he's got a big walking boot or 
> something on that leg. One would assume he'd have a fuller 
> grasp of the offense, but he doesn't appear to be an option 
> right now. 
> 
> Tom
> 
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Mon Sep 18 14:17:27 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 18 14:17:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
Message-ID: <4d5.6a0ec91.32404ac7@aol.com>

 
I heard there's a real chance that he may not play the rest of  the season, 
which might be reason for the curtain of silence over his  status.  Would that 
mean another red-shirt for him?
 
In a message dated 9/18/2006 2:04:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rstetson@capps-assoc.com writes:

The boot  would explain  things...

rsl

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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
>  [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Tom Maycock
> Sent:  Monday, September 18, 2006 11:31 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
>  Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
> 
>  
> > Fitz doesn't talk about CJ and I'm surprised nobody has asked  him 
> > about his potential return. Unless he's still not 100%, you  
> wonder why 
> > he hasn't been given a shot at getting the O  moving...?
> 
> CJ hasn't even been suited up--he's got a big  walking boot or 
> something on that leg. One would assume he'd have a  fuller 
> grasp of the offense, but he doesn't appear to be an option  
> right now. 
> 
> Tom
> 
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From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Mon Sep 18 14:31:08 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Mon Sep 18 14:31:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
In-Reply-To: <4d5.6a0ec91.32404ac7@aol.com>
References: <4d5.6a0ec91.32404ac7@aol.com>
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The new game notes that were just posted have him still listed as the
#3 guy (Kafka is still listed as the starter) and this week include
him under injuries as "doutbtful," while most other guys are listed as
"out."  It sounds like he may be able to go at some point otherwise
they would just list him as "out."  Also note that Kim Thompson is not
listed under injuries despite the fact that he's definitely out for
this next game.

Jonathan

On 9/18/06, DPENDERG@aol.com <DPENDERG@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I heard there's a real chance that he may not play the rest of  the season,
> which might be reason for the curtain of silence over his  status.  Would that
> mean another red-shirt for him?
>
> In a message dated 9/18/2006 2:04:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> rstetson@capps-assoc.com writes:
>
> The boot  would explain  things...
>
> rsl
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy  S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
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> The Scout.com Northwestern  University Site
> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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> ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
> "You have a  Republic Madam --
> If you can keep it" - Benjamin  Franklin
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>
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com
> >  [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Tom Maycock
> > Sent:  Monday, September 18, 2006 11:31 AM
> > To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> >  Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston
> >
> >
> > > Fitz doesn't talk about CJ and I'm surprised nobody has asked  him
> > > about his potential return. Unless he's still not 100%, you
> > wonder why
> > > he hasn't been given a shot at getting the O  moving...?
> >
> > CJ hasn't even been suited up--he's got a big  walking boot or
> > something on that leg. One would assume he'd have a  fuller
> > grasp of the offense, but he doesn't appear to be an option
> > right now.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >  _______________________________________________
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> > nwu-sports@tssi.com
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Mon Sep 18 14:39:41 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon Sep 18 14:39:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609181939.k8IJdfUQ015420@romaine.tssi.com>

> I heard there's a real chance that he may not play the rest of  the season, 
> which might be reason for the curtain of silence over his  status.  Would that 
> mean another red-shirt for him?

If he's already used his redshirt year, NU could file for a medical 
redshirt, approval of which is not automatic.  However, I don't think they
can even file for that until the season is over.
--
Mike Nolan

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 18 22:22:43 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Mon Sep 18 22:22:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds
Message-ID: <20060919032244.25427.qmail@web51312.mail.yahoo.com>

So I hear -- via WGN -- that Fitz is thrilled about
playing on FRIDAY night for a national audience.

I wish he'd said this:

"No, I am not happy with a night game at an obscure
university in a conference that doesn't matter. As far
as it is in my power to influence the selection of
non-league games, we will play BCS conference
opponents in home-and-home series or the occasional,
appropriate, non-BCS foe, such as Army and Navy, in
similiar situations. And, again as far as I have a
say, we will  never play a game not on Saturday
again."

Now I'd be excited about that!

bw






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"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Tue Sep 19 02:17:44 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep 19 02:17:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds
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References: <20060919032244.25427.qmail@web51312.mail.yahoo.com>
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as long as bowl bids are based on 6-win seasons, and one can count a 1-AA win every season, our non-conference schedule has to consist of:
 
- a lousy Div 1-AA team, always at home (Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois could work)
- a lousy Div 1 BCS conference team (think Duke or Temple) home-and-home
- 2 lousy Div 1 non-BCS schools (think Eastern Michigan and maybe UNLV) in 2 home-1 away contracts, such that we always end up with at least 3 non-conference home games, to go with 4 conference home games
 
Then, hopefully you can win at least 2 conference games and get bowl-eligible.
 
Michigan or Ohio State can afford to play a 'National' game.  Until we can consistently win 5 or 6 conference games a year, we have to have 4 patsies on the schedule - and beat them every year.
 
As for when the games are played, our home games should be Saturdays at 1 (11 for the televised conference games).
 
Road games, play them whenever, as long as it doesn't unduly impact classroom time.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85
 
 
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To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:22 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds


So I hear -- via WGN -- that Fitz is thrilled about
playing on FRIDAY night for a national audience.

I wish he'd said this:

"No, I am not happy with a night game at an obscure
university in a conference that doesn't matter. As far
as it is in my power to influence the selection of
non-league games, we will play BCS conference
opponents in home-and-home series or the occasional,
appropriate, non-BCS foe, such as Army and Navy, in
similiar situations. And, again as far as I have a
say, we will  never play a game not on Saturday
again."

Now I'd be excited about that!

bw






"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that 
accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due 
process of law.

"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an 
age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember 
that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to 
speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular." 
-- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 19 06:17:50 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 19 06:17:42 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609181939.k8IJdfUQ015420@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000b01c6dbdd$3e66aed0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

As I recall, that's the way it works.

However Brian Heinz was injured most of last year, but was unable to file for a
medical "redshirt" even though he could have missed the entire season.

Of course we all remember our "biggest" example of a student athlete with both
redshirt and medical redshirt year, Evan Eshmeyer, who finished NU with two
undergrad and a grad degree. [and who is back at NU in  law school?]

After Brian got hurt there was speculation that he might also go for a medical
"shirt" but he didn't

rsl
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 3:40 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston (fwd)
> 
> 
> > I heard there's a real chance that he may not play the rest of  the 
> > season,
> > which might be reason for the curtain of silence over his  
> status.  Would that 
> > mean another red-shirt for him?
> 
> If he's already used his redshirt year, NU could file for a medical 
> redshirt, approval of which is not automatic.  However, I 
> don't think they can even file for that until the season is over.
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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From craiggerson at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 18 16:01:09 2006
From: craiggerson at yahoo.com (Craig Gerson)
Date: Tue Sep 19 09:18:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Penn State tickets
Message-ID: <20060918210109.89424.qmail@web32007.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Does anyone have two extra tickets they could sell for
the NU-PSU game?  I know that there are many seats
available on eBay, but we would prefer to sit in the
NU section if possible.

Craig Gerson
'96


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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Tue Sep 19 09:19:04 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue Sep 19 09:19:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609191419.k8JEJ4WH016347@romaine.tssi.com>

> as long as bowl bids are based on 6-win seasons, and one can count a 1-AA win every season, our non-conference schedule has to consist of:
>  
> - a lousy Div 1-AA team, always at home (Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois could work)
> - a lousy Div 1 BCS conference team (think Duke or Temple) home-and-home
> - 2 lousy Div 1 non-BCS schools (think Eastern Michigan and maybe UNLV) in 2 home-1 away contracts, such that we always end up with at least 3 non-conference home games, to go with 4 conference home games
>  
> Then, hopefully you can win at least 2 conference games and get bowl-eligible.

I think this is a defeatist attitude.  I'd like to see at least one game
on the schedule against a 1-A team that isn't Compass Point State, even
if means a home/home contract.

It doesn't have to be USC or Notre Dame (though a ND home/home series once
a decade would be OK by me, it could be a school like Miami of Ohio, Marshall
or Kansas, or even currently down schools like Syracuse.

Boise State and Fresno State have demonstrated that they CAN compete against
top programs.  Is Northwestern a lesser 'draw' for recruits than they are?
I don't think so!  (I suspect those teams would be worthy and formidable
opponents for us, too.)

If all we play are creampuffs, don't be suprised if we're considered
pastry too.

I haven't checked the NCAA bowl guidelines, is a 6-6 record considered
bowl eligible?
--
Mike Nolan

From spiritu at northwestern.edu  Tue Sep 19 11:14:11 2006
From: spiritu at northwestern.edu (Jonathan Michael Hawkins)
Date: Tue Sep 19 11:14:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Another Review from Evanston (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <000b01c6dbdd$3e66aed0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <000b01c6dbdd$3e66aed0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609191112350.20619@localhost>

> redshirt and medical redshirt year, Evan Eshmeyer, who finished NU with two
> undergrad and a grad degree. [and who is back at NU in  law school?]

Yes.  I think he's JD/MBA.

Jonathan

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 19 13:08:00 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 19 13:08:03 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/19
Message-ID: <000d01c6dc16$8c19cc50$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Weekend Wrap Edition


Early start on next week's games. Northwestern Football looking for win  #3, so
is Nevada. Honors for Soccer, Volleyball starts  Big  
10 Play, plus Alumni updates...


                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Begins Rugged Three-Week Road Trek at Nevada
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091806aab.html 
     + Northwestern-Nevada matchup
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060918col
legefootballnorthwesternnevada,1,4759943.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Fitz Eliminates Drama Around The Offense Early
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Fitz-Eliminates.Drama.Ar
ound.The.Offense.Early.football-2284552.shtml 
     + NU still adjusting on offense
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=229023 

     Wildcats' QBs get room to run
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060918nor
thwestern,1,6356295.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Deante Battle  NU's battle makes grade
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu19.html 

     Cats Win Despite Offense Troubles
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/10/Sports/Cats-Win.Despite.Offense
.Troubles.football-2280830.shtml 

     Silka Coaches Need To Get Sutton The Ball More


     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     do we have the makings of a "stealth game" here?  No News....


     Big 10
     Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 18
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091806aae.html 

CROSS COUNTRY

     Underclassmen Lead The Pack To 1st-Place Finish 
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Underclassmen.Lead.The.P
ack.To.1stPlace.Finish.cross.Country-2284525.shtml 


FIELD HOCKEY

     Finding The Beat Important Key
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Finding.The.Beat.Importa
nt.Key.field.Hockey-2284540.shtml 

SOCCER

     Men
     Brad North Honored by Big Ten, College Soccer News
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091806aaa.html 
     + Northwestern's Brad North and Penn State's Conrad Taylor Honored This
Week
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/091806aaa.html 

     Women
     Jenny Dunn Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/091806aab.html 
     + Michigan State and Northwestern Bring Home Player of the Week Honor
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/091806aaa.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Big Ten Play Opens This Weekend


MISCELLANY

     This Weekend is Wildcat Women's Sport Weekend Presented by the N Club
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/091806aad.html 

     Rose 'I'm sorry' baseballs will be auctioned
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/192sd6.htm 
     + It's just like Rose to sign away his life
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/slezak/cst-spt-carol19.html 

     a milllion freshman can't be wrong
     You must sleep well to be healthy and happy
 
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=117&art_id=qw1158615541683B243 
     + Sleep Debtors Pay a Price in Diabetes Severity
      http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/tb/4131 

Alumni

     Napoleon  Harris Unbeaten Vikings no longer wild, crazy
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/mulligan/cst-spt-mully19.html 

     PGA -  The Ryder Cup - Team Europe
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/ 
      Luke Donald -
     Practice offers Ryder Cup clues
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5358982.stm 

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
     Jess Daley  Scheduled
     Tom Johnson  Scheduled

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     Undefeated Spartans brace for Notre Dame
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/18/michiganst.no
tredame.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     A tale of two Buckeyes
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/23916880/5978212 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Zook concerned with start of Big Ten play
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060918colfootillinois,
1,155557.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From michael.vance at att.net  Tue Sep 19 20:19:55 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Tue Sep 19 20:19:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609191419.k8JEJ4WH016347@romaine.tssi.com>
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I agree with Mike.  How many times do we rip on Minnesota on this list 
for their typical non-conference schedule?  You're right, it gets them 
to bowls, but it doesn't get them any respect among those who really 
follow the game.  I'd like a non-conf schedule that gives us a 75% 
chance of coming out 3-1, but where 2-2 is a distinct possibility and 
4-0 really means something.  That would still allow a 3-5 conference 
record to make a bowl.

-Michael

Mike Nolan wrote (actually Chuck Herron wrote the double-quoted stuff):
>> as long as bowl bids are based on 6-win seasons, and one can count a 1-AA win every season, our non-conference schedule has to consist of:
>>  
>> - a lousy Div 1-AA team, always at home (Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois could work)
>> - a lousy Div 1 BCS conference team (think Duke or Temple) home-and-home
>> - 2 lousy Div 1 non-BCS schools (think Eastern Michigan and maybe UNLV) in 2 home-1 away contracts, such that we always end up with at least 3 non-conference home games, to go with 4 conference home games
>>  
>> Then, hopefully you can win at least 2 conference games and get bowl-eligible.
>>     
>
> I think this is a defeatist attitude.  I'd like to see at least one game
> on the schedule against a 1-A team that isn't Compass Point State, even
> if means a home/home contract.
>
> It doesn't have to be USC or Notre Dame (though a ND home/home series once
> a decade would be OK by me, it could be a school like Miami of Ohio, Marshall
> or Kansas, or even currently down schools like Syracuse.
>
> Boise State and Fresno State have demonstrated that they CAN compete against
> top programs.  Is Northwestern a lesser 'draw' for recruits than they are?
> I don't think so!  (I suspect those teams would be worthy and formidable
> opponents for us, too.)
>
> If all we play are creampuffs, don't be suprised if we're considered
> pastry too.
>
> I haven't checked the NCAA bowl guidelines, is a 6-6 record considered
> bowl eligible?
> --
> Mike Nolan
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From tbng at comcast.net  Tue Sep 19 20:25:38 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Tue Sep 19 20:25:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
References: <200609191419.k8JEJ4WH016347@romaine.tssi.com>
	<4510973B.8070807@att.net>
Message-ID: <001501c6dc53$ae0b99f0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

What difference does what light-weights we schedule for non-conference 
games.  We can't win them all anyway.  Remember Wake Forest?  Duke?  Bowling 
Green?  New Hampshire?  Rice?  Hawaii? 

From Hakirsch at aol.com  Tue Sep 19 20:54:31 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep 19 20:54:52 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
Message-ID: <c62.1b62637.3241f957@aol.com>


What difference does what light-weights we schedule for non-conference 
games.? We can't win them all anyway.? Remember Wake Forest?? Duke?? Bowling 
Green?? New Hampshire?? Rice?? Hawaii? 





True? (throw in Miami in 1995 as well)

While I would like us to have some tough non conference games, we can't 
forget that many of our brethren have a bunch patsy non conference games as 
well--The list in endless, but look at recent games played by Penn State, Ohio State, 
and? Illinois (at least they thought Syracuse was no good !)? ND was playing 
the service academies when they were lousy as well--though for once I won't 
criticize the hated ND, because those have been tradtional games for decades 
even if they have a 40 year winning streak against Navy

However do we really want to go to a lousy bowl game if we are 2-6 or 3-5 in 
BT play because we beat up on 3 or 4 patsies, and we get picked because we are 
"bowl eligible" and the bowl committee figures we bring the Chicago TV market 
?  I don't.

Harry

 
From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Tue Sep 19 20:58:22 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue Sep 19 20:58:27 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609200158.k8K1wMrQ026959@romaine.tssi.com>

> What difference does what light-weights we schedule for non-conference 
> games.  We can't win them all anyway.  Remember Wake Forest?  Duke?  Bowling 
> Green?  New Hampshire?  Rice?  Hawaii? 

Yeah, let's get those OTHER creampuffs back on the schedule: Notre Dame, 
Kansas and Oklahoma.  

There are only 25 1-A teams that are 3-0 right now, I predict less than 
20 will make it to 4-0, and probably only 30 or so will be 3-1.  

I'd settle for being in the top 50 heading into conference play most
years, and especially this year.
--
Mike Nolan

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Tue Sep 19 21:11:02 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue Sep 19 21:11:11 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject) (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609200211.k8K2B2XZ027502@romaine.tssi.com>

> However do we really want to go to a lousy bowl game if we are 2-6 or 3-5 in 
> BT play because we beat up on 3 or 4 patsies, and we get picked because we are 
> "bowl eligible" and the bowl committee figures we bring the Chicago TV market 
> ?  I don't.

Unless we win the conference outright, we'll get the least favorable bowl
choice available anyway, in part because we have a small fan base (though
one that I think travels well), and in part because we don't have the 'rep'.  

A win against a respectable non-conference opponent would help our case.

Kansas State got left out of a shot for the national title a few years back
in large measure because of their weak non-conference schedule.  So far I 
have been quite unimpressed with the quality of the 12th opponent for most 
schools, including Northwestern.  (We should have scheduled Colorado
instead of New Hampshire!)

We can play all the Compass Point State schools we want, it won't help
much when bowl selection time comes around, even if we go 4-0, and it 
won't help prepare for the Big 10 schedule, either.  

I hope that Fitz has two medium-term plans for Northwestern:

1.  Take us to a bowl game.
2.  WIN THAT GAME!

This year, I see both of these as long shots, but I thought that was true
before Coach Walker died, too.

Of course, the longer term plan should be:  TAKE THE PURPLE BACK TO PASADENA!
--
Mike Nolan

From DPENDERG at aol.com  Tue Sep 19 21:14:01 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Tue Sep 19 21:14:08 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
Message-ID: <c39.32eddf3.3241fde9@aol.com>

 
Some months ago many of us looked at the 2006 non-conference sked (Miami,  
UNH, EMU, UNR) and reasonably anticipated 4-0 with a virtual lock on a  bowl.  
Now I really worry about Friday night in Reno against another good  QB who 
could make us 2-2 and probably end our post-season possibilities.   That is why I 
think this week's game could define the entire season,  something I hope that 
will motivate the coaches and players to elevate  their performance beyond 
what we saw the last two weeks.  If not, we lose  and a tough Big Ten schedule 
awaits.  
 
 
In a message dated 9/19/2006 9:58:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nolan@romaine.tssi.com writes:

>  What difference does what light-weights we schedule for non-conference  
> games.  We can't win them all anyway.  Remember Wake  Forest?  Duke?  
Bowling 
> Green?  New Hampshire?   Rice?  Hawaii? 

Yeah, let's get those OTHER creampuffs back on the  schedule: Notre Dame, 
Kansas and Oklahoma.  

There are only 25  1-A teams that are 3-0 right now, I predict less than 
20 will make it to  4-0, and probably only 30 or so will be 3-1.  

I'd settle for  being in the top 50 heading into conference play most
years, and especially  this year.
--
Mike  Nolan

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 19 22:51:24 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue Sep 19 22:51:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609191419.k8JEJ4WH016347@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060920035125.35537.qmail@web52915.mail.yahoo.com>

> I think this is a defeatist attitude.  I'd like to
> see at least one game
> on the schedule against a 1-A team that isn't

I think we'd all like to see NU vs. the big boys once
a year or so, but until the NCAA changes the way
things are done, Chuck's got it right.

There is no incentive or reason for Northwestern to
schedule a tough non conference slate or even a tough
game or two amid Compass Pointe States.

> Boise State and Fresno State have demonstrated that
> they CAN compete against
> top programs.  Is Northwestern a lesser 'draw' for
> recruits than they are?

But BSU and FSU *need* those NC games to make their
season. We don't. We will prove we can compete against
the Big Boys week in and week out in the Big Ten.

>I agree with Mike.  How many times do we rip on
>Minnesota on this list 
>for their typical non-conference schedule?  You're
>right, it gets them 
>to bowls, but it doesn't get them any respect among 

What we rip on Minnesota for isn't the cupcake
schedule (I think we understand that), but that
they're not moving up -- they start 3-1 or 4-0 against
the cupcakes and then hit the wall in the Big Ten,
going 7-5 or so and making it to the Music City Bowl.

In 1995, we could have played three I-AA schools in
September ... the Notre Dame win got us national
attention, yes, but we still would have had the
respect had we beaten Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State
and Iowa and gone to the Rose Bowl.

The big non-conference games mean something for the
Michigans and Ohio States in that they set up national
title contenders and earn the league prestige. When
we're at that level, if we want to schedule Texas and
Notre Dame, I'll be all for it.

But we're building a program here and need to get
those consistent bowl appearances and extra practice
time of the bowl games - get the name out there, WIN a
couple bowl games and build on the foundation Walker
set.

The best way to do that in the current world of
college football is to schedule the way we have (why
we're AT Nevada and not vs. Nevada at home still
puzzles me, but not that we're playing the Wolfpack).
Of course, it doesn't guarantee a bowl win, but it
betters the chances of 7 wins.

If it is a good year, we'll still have ample
opportunity to show it in the Big Ten slate against
four, five or six top 25 foes. And those wins over the
Ohio States, Michigans and Iowas will get NU plenty of
respect, poll points and no one will even care who we
played before the real season began.

A 10-game Big Ten schedule? I'd love that! Strength of
schedule and quality-win points? Good ideas as well. A
playoff so teams aren't afraid to lose a game early
and drop out of the title hunt? Bingo! But scheduling
big-name games in this environment to get us beat up
and maybe being 1-3 or 0-4 coming into play in the
toughest, deepest conference in the land? No way!

> I haven't checked the NCAA bowl guidelines, is a 6-6
> record considered
> bowl eligible?

Only if the league has tie-in bowl slots left, I
believe.

Don't get me wrong, as a fan I'd LOVE to see Notre
Dame-Northwestern, or Nebraska-NU, Cal-NU, etc. But I
can understand why we don't do that at this time. I'd
like to see a permanent NIU game to help attendance
and local interest and I'd love to see series with
similarly academic-minded schools like Stanford. But
that's as far as I see us going now. We'll get our
share of top 25 foes in the Big Ten ... no need to
schedule them outside of league play.

GO CATS!!!
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From johnl at mac.com  Tue Sep 19 23:57:48 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Tue Sep 19 23:57:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <20060920035125.35537.qmail@web52915.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060920035125.35537.qmail@web52915.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <a039ef7b2d541934848f2b750edefecb@mac.com>

> In 1995, we could have played three I-AA schools in
> September ... the Notre Dame win got us national
> attention, yes, but we still would have had the
> respect had we beaten Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State
> and Iowa and gone to the Rose Bowl.

While that may be true, the 1995 season would not have been complete 
without the win over Notre Dame.  That game was one of the defining 
moments of the modern era of Northwestern football.  Plus it came up in 
the press numerous times that we were something like only two teams to 
ever beat Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State in the same season.  
Furthermore, had we not played ND, I wouldn't have that Sun Times 
t-shirt--NU 17 ND 15--to use to taunt certain ND fans I may know.

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 00:12:11 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Sep 20 00:12:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on non-league skeds (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <a039ef7b2d541934848f2b750edefecb@mac.com>
Message-ID: <20060920051211.96980.qmail@web52906.mail.yahoo.com>

No doubt it was sweet - and I smile every time I see
those shirts and note that we still have an active win
streak vs. the Domers.:)

I did not mean to diminish the Notre Dame win at all -
it was a landmark victory. I was just saying that a NU
team that went unbeaten in Big Ten play and headed to
Pasadena still would have received press coverage
galore and respect. It just would have started a month
later than it did, after the win in Ann Arbor.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

--- John Labbe <johnl@mac.com> wrote:

> > In 1995, we could have played three I-AA schools
> in
> > September ... the Notre Dame win got us national
> > attention, yes, but we still would have had the
> > respect had we beaten Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn
> State
> > and Iowa and gone to the Rose Bowl.
> 
> While that may be true, the 1995 season would not
> have been complete 
> without the win over Notre Dame.  That game was one
> of the defining 
> moments of the modern era of Northwestern football. 
> Plus it came up in 
> the press numerous times that we were something like
> only two teams to 
> ever beat Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State in
> the same season.  
> Furthermore, had we not played ND, I wouldn't have
> that Sun Times 
> t-shirt--NU 17 ND 15--to use to taunt certain ND
> fans I may know.
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From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 00:42:37 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Wed Sep 20 00:42:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] I may have been misunderstood
Message-ID: <20060920054237.16604.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>

... my original post said that I would get "EXCITED"
over an all-BCS league non-con slate.

While that would be an exciting prospect, I actually
agree with Chuck (to a point) that some soft touches
are the way to go. 

I also was not advocating a 4-game non-con slate of
UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas and Florida. More like
rotating series with Wake Forest, Duke, Vanderbilt,
Army, Navy, Stanford, Boston College, Rutgers,
Washington State, Mississippi, say. Maybe a very few
non-BCS teams with academic prestige (Tulane). Throw
in a bow-wow game vs. an EMU once in a while (never on
the road) and a stretch once in a while vs. a Virginia
or California. I really don't think NU would choke on
such a diet. Might draw better, too. 

What I hate most, and want to avoid, are games with
Nevada, Hawaii, TCU, etc.; not much to gain from
these. They draw poorly at home and we get whacked in
embarrassing losses on the road -- as I fully expect
will happen Friday, BTW.

But, as I said, Chuck's points are well-taken and may
be the realistic route.

Let's make this simple: if N*** D*** offered NU a
home-and-home (ie, in Dyche) contract, should we take
it? I say yes.

Brad Wilson

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 01:09:50 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Sep 20 01:10:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 4
Message-ID: <20060920060950.82760.qmail@web52912.mail.yahoo.com>

Here's the week four lineup. A bit of a letdown after
last weekend's megamatches, but on the plus side, Big
Ten play opens with a couple of biggies in Columbus
and Ann Arbor.

Picks due by kickoff Saturday.

PICKS - WEEK 4
##############
Name: 

Big Ten
=======
GAME  1: Iowa @ Illinois 
WINNER: 

GAME  2: Connecticut @ Indiana
WINNER: 

GAME  3: Wisconsin @ Michigan
WINNER: 

GAME  4: Notre Dame @ Michigan State
WINNER: 

GAME  5: Minnesota @ Purdue
WINNER: 

GAME  6: Penn State @ Ohio State
WINNER: 

National
========
GAME  7: Alabama @ Arkansas
WINNER: 

GAME  8: Arizona State @ California
WINNER: 

GAME  9: Southern Cal @ Arizona
WINNER: 

GAME 10: Boston College @ NC State
WINNER: 

Picks in by kickoff!
GO CATS!!!
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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 06:46:30 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Wed Sep 20 06:46:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
In-Reply-To: <20060920054237.16604.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20060920114630.2989.qmail@web36809.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

I'll admit I'm usually tempted to say that a school should be on our schedule
when they look decent and we look capable of beating them. However, since
contracts are signed as much as 8 years in advance, my strategy doesn't work
for NU over the long term. 

What I really think we need to do is schedule non-conference opponents for
recruiting purposes. We compete every year for a very small number of
academically capable I-A football recruits. Therefore, it only makes sense to
schedule the schools we recruit against and then go out and beat them. That is
what will sway a kid from picking one of the other academic options. 

That being said, I think the candidate schools are:
Stanford 
Vanderbilt
Rice
Duke
Wake Forest 
Boston College
SMU?
Tulane?
Virgina?

(?s indicate schools where I'm not certain they football players are students)

I wouldn't even include the service academies here because, although their
academics are good, I don't think our recruiting over laps very much. Plus, I'd
hate to be lumped in to the grouping with Notre Dame for scheduling service
academies to pad the schedule. 

Victory & Honor,
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From craiggerson at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 08:31:34 2006
From: craiggerson at yahoo.com (Craig Gerson)
Date: Wed Sep 20 08:31:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Penn State tickets
Message-ID: <20060920133134.74158.qmail@web32003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Does anyone have two extra tickets they could sell for
the NU-PSU game?  I know that there are many seats
available on eBay, but we would prefer to sit in the
NU section if possible.

Craig Gerson
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Sep 20 12:50:15 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Sep 20 12:50:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609201750.k8KHoFjt025160@romaine.tssi.com>

> That being said, I think the candidate schools are:
> Stanford 
> Vanderbilt
> Rice
> Duke
> Wake Forest 
> Boston College
> SMU?
> Tulane?
> Virgina?

I think that may be even MORE defeatist.  We can recruit against schools
in the Big 10 and against like Notre Dame, Florida, or USC.  No, we won't
win all those recruits, but neither do those schools.  We may not have
the football rep, but we've got the academic rep!

However, if all we play are no-name non-conference schools, don't expect 
to get those games on TV, so don't expect to get a recruiting boost from those
games, either.  
--
Mike Nolan

From johnl at mac.com  Wed Sep 20 13:20:14 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Wed Sep 20 13:20:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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>What I really think we need to do is schedule non-conference opponents for
>recruiting purposes. We compete every year for a very small number of
>academically capable I-A football recruits. Therefore, it only makes sense to
>schedule the schools we recruit against and then go out and beat them. That is
>what will sway a kid from picking one of the other academic options. 
>
>That being said, I think the candidate schools are:
>Stanford 
>Vanderbilt
>Rice
>Duke
>Wake Forest 
>Boston College
>SMU?
>Tulane?
>Virgina?
>

I have to agree with Mike Nolan on this one.  For a moment, I thought this analysis made sense.  But you're assuming that the "academically capable" recruits will only choose to attend the best academic universities possible.  In reality, the recruits we're interested in are likely to be at least equally interested in the quality of the football program.  Just because a good high school football player is also smart and does well in school doesn't mean he won't want to play at Ohio State if he has designs on being on a possible national championship team, for instance (which is a pretty typical aspiration, I'd say).

As long as we're consistently better than the teams you list above, it won't matter whether we play them or not.  I think the biggest thing we can try to do to improve recruiting is to have a consistently good team that routinely goes to bowl games.  The fact that we have a great school and play in the Big Ten are our two inherent qualities, but will never be enough if we don't do well on the field (regardless of who our non-conf opponents are, in my view).


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep 20 13:47:37 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep 20 13:47:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Comments on the schools below....

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> Stanford - would be a good choice since they often get good kids we'd love to
have. But we'd have to win soundly every time

> Vanderbilt - They haven't been an issue on players lately

> Rice - do they still play football? 

> Duke - A team we used to beat regularly - I'd love to see them back on the
schedule since this used to be a sure win.

> Wake Forest - since they're the top team in NC right now....but I wouldn't
mind playing them.,

> Boston College - entree into Boston media, but our Lacrosse team and Mark
Loretta has done that this year...

> SMU? - you're kidding, right?
> Tulane? - same
> Virginia? - if we booked them now, we might catch them on an upswing. They're
primarily a roundball school right now altho try to get into one of their home
games.
> 

Service Academies: Air Farce wants nothing to do with us after we started
winning, I'm not sure we could beat Navy right now, and Army should be back on
an upswing.

There you have it, my 1.5 cents

From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Wed Sep 20 13:50:11 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Wed Sep 20 13:50:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Add Army and Navy to the list.  Surprisingly, Air Force turned out to be 
a bunch of jerks so count them out.

John DeGroat

John Labbe wrote:

>>What I really think we need to do is schedule non-conference opponents for
>>recruiting purposes. We compete every year for a very small number of
>>academically capable I-A football recruits. Therefore, it only makes sense to
>>schedule the schools we recruit against and then go out and beat them. That is
>>what will sway a kid from picking one of the other academic options. 
>>
>>That being said, I think the candidate schools are:
>>Stanford 
>>Vanderbilt
>>Rice
>>Duke
>>Wake Forest 
>>Boston College
>>SMU?
>>Tulane?
>>Virgina?
>>
>>    
>>
>
>I have to agree with Mike Nolan on this one.  For a moment, I thought this analysis made sense.  But you're assuming that the "academically capable" recruits will only choose to attend the best academic universities possible.  In reality, the recruits we're interested in are likely to be at least equally interested in the quality of the football program.  Just because a good high school football player is also smart and does well in school doesn't mean he won't want to play at Ohio State if he has designs on being on a possible national championship team, for instance (which is a pretty typical aspiration, I'd say).
>
>As long as we're consistently better than the teams you list above, it won't matter whether we play them or not.  I think the biggest thing we can try to do to improve recruiting is to have a consistently good team that routinely goes to bowl games.  The fact that we have a great school and play in the Big Ten are our two inherent qualities, but will never be enough if we don't do well on the field (regardless of who our non-conf opponents are, in my view).
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From NEONRye at aol.com  Wed Sep 20 14:57:48 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 20 14:58:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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A few other possibilities:
 
    *   Tulane (We played them at Dyche in 1971, I think, when I was a 
Soph.)--If  they can get their program back in gear, in the wake of Katrina (They 
were  actually heading downhill before the Hurricane.), this would be a good 
fit.  
    *   Rutgers (Will not be an easy game any more, but NJ has a lot of good 
HS  football players, and Rutgers is a respected academic institution; NYC 
metro  area coverage).  
    *   North Carolina (Another good state school; probably an easier game 
than  Virginia.)  
    *   Maryland (See North Carolina; Good entree into Washington & Baltimore 
 markets.)  
    *   UCONN (NYC & Boston/New England coverage--nice new stadium)  
    *   Georgia Tech (Good academics; Atlanta market)  
    *   Cincinnati (Big East; Beatable; Like NU, has good Music Theater 
Program;  Wildcats vs. Bearcats)  
    *   Temple (Philadelphia market; TU is a classic Hostess 
Cupcake--guaranteed  win)
I am reluctant to schedule Boston College for two reasons:  (a) It  will be 
VERY tough to beat them, especially in Boston; and (b) They will pull  out and 
go elsewhere in a millisecond if they get better offer (Just ask  Syracuse and 
UCONN Athletic Directors).  Having said that, I cannot end  without observing 
that IMHO the turning point of the Barnett Era, and in a  sense, our entire 
FB program, came when we hung on to beat Glenn Foley's BC team  23-22 in 1993 
(I think I have the year right.).  Although the next  year we took a step back 
(with the "gambling" scandal), this was the  first big win we had (and it was 
on ESPN) in many years.  I will never  forget my excitement when the game 
finally ended. 
 
Paul Levinson

From cherron604 at aol.com  Wed Sep 20 15:29:12 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 20 15:29:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule (fwd)
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Mike's point clarifies our discussion - what is the purpose of non-conference games ?
 
- Fodder for a 4-0 start, drastically improve bowl-eligibility (Glenn Mason model)
- A reward for our far-flung alumni (ND has often mentioned this as part of their strategy)
- Tune-up for the regular season (obviously)
- Pleasant places for the fans to travel to
- 'Regional' recruiting events (attack a recruiting area with a game)
- 'Televised' recruiting events (increase name recognition by being televised)
 
A few points in defendse of these:
 
- If a 4-0 start can make a bowl much more likely, we have to remember that the extra weeks of practice (even for lousy bowls) can be considered a critical building block of good programs.
 
- #2 and #4 might be nice benefits, but they should fall behind the more solid football reasons
 
- We have to determine how n-c games impact recruiting - do we gain more by going into a talent-rich area and playing a game, or are we better served by playing games that are televised and getting a potential recruit's attention that way ?
 
- And having said that, we have to decide whether the easiest way to get a n-c game televised is a) play a 'name' opponent, or b) play those odd friday night WAC games, and every-night-of-the-week MAC games that ESPN loves.
 
Chuck Herron    Tech '85  
 
 
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> That being said, I think the candidate schools are:
> Stanford 
> Vanderbilt
> Rice
> Duke
> Wake Forest 
> Boston College
> SMU?
> Tulane?
> Virgina?

I think that may be even MORE defeatist.  We can recruit against schools
in the Big 10 and against like Notre Dame, Florida, or USC.  No, we won't
win all those recruits, but neither do those schools.  We may not have
the football rep, but we've got the academic rep!

However, if all we play are no-name non-conference schools, don't expect 
to get those games on TV, so don't expect to get a recruiting boost from those
games, either.  
--
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Wed Sep 20 15:36:54 2006
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Date: Wed Sep 20 15:37:10 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Since the original premise of this thread was about recruiting, perhaps  
geography means more than academics, i.e. why not play away games in places we  
need to recruit.  UCF, USF, Rice, Baylor, Houston,  etc. 
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep 20 19:05:34 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep 20 19:05:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/20
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FOOTBALL

     Wildcats' QBs get room to to run
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060918nor
thwestern,1,6356295.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Offensive line is still in flux
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060919nor
thwesternfootballitem,1,6282509.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Fitzgerald the right man for the job
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS06/609200331/1053 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     Cashell to ask businesses to close early on Friday
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS06/609200334/1053 
     + Net results in punting have to improve
      http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060919/SPORTS/109190065 

     Big 10
     Michigan-OSU back on top?
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060919bigtenbits,1,658
1451.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Officials' debate brings about dilemma
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/287076306776897.php 

MISCELLANY

     Two rule changes that rule
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big20.html 
     College gridiron official says fans should lighten up 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/243
16537/2006-09-20-officials-fans_x.htm 
     NCAA is open to proposal from NFL union on agents
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/243
24107/2006-09-20-paper-notes_x.htm 

Alumni

     Anucha Browne Sanders EEOC supports claims against Knicks coach
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS/609200515/100
4/SPORTS 
     Brent Musberger Brent 'hangs' Booty out to dry
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nation20.html 

     PGA - Ryder Cup [good pitcture of Luke Wed AM]
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
     + how it all began
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/ 

     Luke Donald - gets a new partner for the 2nd practice
     Woosnam Mixes and Matches in His Quest for Perfect Partnerships
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/pairings2.html 
     + Woosnam Happy with Player's form after Practice Round
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/woosnam_practice.html 
     + Europe unveil new practice pairs
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5363196.stm 
     + Donald and Casey double act
      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,30289-2366105,00.html 

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley  Scheduled 
     Tom Johnson  Scheduled

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     FOS Audio: Paterno Press Conference
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/570256.html 
     + Do Nittany Lions have a prayer vs. Buckeyes?
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS/609200448/100
4/SPORTS 
     + The New Border War: Ohio State vs. Penn State
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=157&p=2&c=310625 
     + Paterno looking to contain Ginn
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-20-06tdc/09-20-06dsports-03.asp 
     + Nittany Lions need to clean up act
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15545643.htm 
     + Cipriano: Nothing to learn in win
      http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/15544030.htm 
     + Running backs rack up the numbers against Penguins
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15538613.htm 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Lynch facing another tough decision at quarterback - Purdue secondary faces
potent Minnesota attack
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/20/sports/college_sports/8c767ec6872012dc86
2571ee0077d981.txt 
     + In the huddle: Purdue Boilermakers
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS0602/609200451
/1004/SPORTS 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     Weis testy about MSU
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/09/19/bc.fbc.t25.notredame.w
e.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + In the huddle: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/SPORTS06/609200450/1
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     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Court backs pro-Illiniwek ruling
 
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From michael.vance at att.net  Wed Sep 20 20:24:59 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Wed Sep 20 20:25:05 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] I may have been misunderstood
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Brad Wilson wrote:
> Let's make this simple: if N*** D*** offered NU a
> home-and-home (ie, in Dyche) contract, should we take
> it? I say yes.
>   
I would even agree to a multi-game Soldier Field deal....  With *all* 
games played at Soldier Field, not our "home" games downtown and their 
home games in South Bend.

-Michael

From WildElk2 at aol.com  Wed Sep 20 20:26:56 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 20 20:27:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Scheduling always gets a wide variety of opinions, so here's  mine:)  
1) schedule 3 year series with beneficial MAC schools, like NIU,  Toledo and 
Miami.  I think it's fair that we visit their place once in  a while.
2) under no circumstances do we schedule home-and-homes vs.  mid-majors.  
Either they come to Evanston "one and done" , or two out of  three years they 
come to our place. If this can't be worked out, we schedule  bottom feeders and 
1-AA teams.  And, as one poster pointed out, this  doesn't guarantee a win.
3) I like Rutgers and Navy in the Northeast, UCF and Tulane in the south,  
and Cal and Stanford out west. BTW, Navy isn't the re-tread they were in  
2002...And how about Texas A&M for something different?
4)  No more Duke. That series has become tiresome, and we could  do a lot 
better.
5) I like Vanderbilt as Duke's replacement. One way or another I'd like to  
visit Nashville!
 
Let's talk this week.  Any word when Kim Thompson will be back?   Not much 
comment the last time I brought this up, but it seemed that he was  getting rave 
reviews, then one week prior to the opener, he gets hurt.  I  believe our 
deep threat was taken away.  While Herbert is a fine receiver,  we needed 
Thompson's speed and height to stretch the field. To see him  return would be a lift.
 
our defense.  I'm not sure what to think.  Throw out the first  half vs. UNH, 
and we've given up 16 points in 5 halves of football, and 7 of  them UNH had 
to go a whole 25 yards.  But we our opposition (save UNH) is a  combined 0-6. 
(How could Miami lose to Kent?!?)
  We're getting better pressure un the QB, and the game that was on  TV, our 
defense appeared to be the fastest I've seen in years. Who knows, maybe  if 
Heinz plays against UNH, he would have slowed down their excellent WR  Ball?
   My heart says our offense will show up in game 4, however, I  saw Nevada 
play an excellent game against Fresno (while losing) , wax Colorado  State at 
home, with a bad game against Arizona State mixed in (sound  familiar?).
  I do not like predicting NU losses, but our maddening idea about  
scheduling home-and-homes with mid-majors will bite us in the ass again.   Nevada 34 NU 
24. I say we'll  get our offense going, but I don't see a W  coming out of 
Nevada Friday night.  Hope I'm wrong; I predicted an NU 56-10  win vs. UNH!  (I 
thought we'd beat EMU 31-17)
 
  Trust the Plan!         Eric
From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 20 21:21:45 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Sep 20 21:21:55 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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> Add Army and Navy to the list.  Surprisingly, Air
> Force turned out to be 
> a bunch of jerks so count them out.

I'll second the ruling out Air Force. Especially after
they left us in a lurch for the Tennessee series.

I'm not sure what Army or Navy get us - it's a tough
game to prepare for and really won't be TV-friendly,
recruiting-friendly or help for Big Ten games.

I think of Jim's list, Stanford seems an ideal match
with the California location and two high-profile
academic schools. Of course, Notre Dame already tries
to do this with their Stanford series, but it's a good
game for us and makes sense (I like what they did with
their stadium, too - it'd make a better trip than
Nevada).

Rice or TCU are similar for their Texas recruiting
appeal. Unfortunately, I'm not sure there's an
academic school in Florida.:) Maybe Georgia Tech for
the South? Or Duke/UVa? And Boston College/Syracuse is
a nice east-coast connection as well.

Mix those in with NIU and a low MAC school like EMU
and it'd still be a challenging NC schedule without
banging our heads against the top 25 powers. I don't
think there's much reason to even stretch it that much
with our rugged Big Ten slate, but it still gives a
good NC slate. I'm not sure how much it will boost
attendance, but not much will aside from an Irish game
in Evanston.

I don't think it's defeatist to avoid scheduling USC
or Florida (and I'm not sure they'd even want us if we
tried) ... just sensible in the current state of
college football. We have plenty of Top 25 games to
grab attention and prove our mettle later on in Big
Ten play.

As for Nevada this weekend, it is what it is. I'm not
wild about not getting a 2-for-1 ... not being able to
go to Vegas instead ... or playing Friday night. But
Fitz couldn't do anything about that, so I don't blame
him for being excited to showcase NU football on
national TV. Now let's just hope the O-line comes
together and it's a good showcase for the purple.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Wed Sep 20 23:12:09 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Wed Sep 20 23:12:15 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Our upcoming out-of-conference schedules should make a lot of people 
pretty happy, I would think.  We have some pretty good opponents who 
have similar academic reputations, along with a number of mid-majors and 
some I-AA teams.

Over the next nine years, our opponents will include Stanford, 
Vanderbilt, Army, Syracuse and Duke.  We'll also be playing Miami of 
Ohio, Southern Illinois, Towson, Northeastern, Ohio and Eastern 
Michigan.  So, those of us who have been looking forward to visits to 
places such as West Point, Nashville and Palo Alto will get our wish.  
-- Jim B.

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 21 00:39:30 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Thu Sep 21 00:39:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] afraid I have to agree with Eric
Message-ID: <20060921053930.44044.qmail@web51309.mail.yahoo.com>

This week looks like a potentially ugly loss. On the
road, weird night, the QB is a better version of the
New Hampshire, we'll get screwed by the refs ... oh
boy.

As much as I want to be optimistic, I have an awful
feeling about this one. NU's offense has been pretty
bad, frankly, and while I understand and accept why,
it doesn't change the fact that it's a struggling
offense. Defense might be good, but the only opponent
with a pulse picked it apart. And historically NU does
zippo against these WAC operations.

Yikes. This won't be an Arizona State re-run, but ...
49-10? 42-14? Something like it. Hate to say it. Hope
I am wrong. But ... 

Brad Wilson


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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 21 06:27:53 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Thu Sep 21 06:27:59 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] We will beat Nevada
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Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

I watched part of Nevada's opener against Frenso State. They really didn't look
that good. True, our team is struggling, but I am confident we will come away
with a win. We've got the better defense, the better running game, and need the
win more. 

Given that our QB hesitates on tough passes but likes to run, I hope we mix in
some 5 WR sets to REALLY spread the defense. Let Kafka run. When he's tired,
he'll start passing :-) 

Victory & Honor,
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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Thu Sep 21 06:43:25 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Thu Sep 21 06:44:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
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Don't forget the weather.

I worry about playing southern schools in late August.  Hot and 
humid.  Yuck!

And don't even think about scheduling non-conference games in the 
middle of the Big Ten season.  That is just WRONG!

Some comments have been made about not playing Duke because they suck 
or similar thoughts.  Things change.  Duke prior to 1995 owned us.  
Stanford in the 90s was a pretty good team, including a Rose Bowl loss 
to the Cheeseheads.  

We have to schedule based on fit, including downside effect of a 
loss.  We lose a lot less prestige losing to a sucky team from a BCS 
conference than losing to a good/very good D-1AA.  On the other hand 
it is a home only series since we pony up the $$$($300K for NH).

Overall I would rather see an additional Big Ten game(9 conference 
games) than attend a non-conference game that I care little about.

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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Sep 21 06:53:16 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Sep 21 06:53:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
References: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <000d01c6dd74$86b85510$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> Overall I would rather see an additional Big Ten game(9 conference
> games) than attend a non-conference game that I care little about.

Bravo!  I have an even better idea.  Play two non-conference games and then 
play every team in the Big 10 every year.  This nonsense of a conference 
that doesn't schedule games against everyone else in it is ludicrous.  Ain't 
gonna happen, of course, but it would make the season more interesting. 

From DPENDERG at aol.com  Thu Sep 21 07:20:16 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 21 07:20:28 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] We will beat Nevada
Message-ID: <bf0.3b1072e.3243dd80@aol.com>

 
I wish that I had the same optimism, but we will have to play much better  
against UNR than we did the last two weeks in order to win in Reno.  They  have 
a good quarterback, always a challenge for Colby's soft prevent  defenses.  
Fresno State is a lot better than either UNH or EMU, so that  loss by UNR does 
not inspire much reassurance.  Nevada handily beat  Colorado State and would 
love now to knock off a Big Ten team.  Wildcat  coaches and players must be 
ready for the battle of their  lives in Reno tomorrow night.  If we're again flat 
and lackluster, we  definitely will lose, go into the Big Ten schedule with a 
mediocre 2-2 record,  and I expect the season could then really start to 
unravel.  This is an  absolutely critical point in the 2006 season with our bowl 
hopes probably at  stake.  
 
In a message dated 9/21/2006 7:29:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jleonard518@yahoo.com writes:

Fellow  Wildcat Faithful,

I watched part of Nevada's opener against Frenso  State. They really didn't 
look
that good. True, our team is struggling, but  I am confident we will come away
with a win. We've got the better defense,  the better running game, and need 
the
win more. 

Given that our QB  hesitates on tough passes but likes to run, I hope we mix 
in
some 5 WR sets  to REALLY spread the defense. Let Kafka run. When he's tired,
he'll start  passing :-) 

Victory &  Honor,
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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 21 10:36:49 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Thu Sep 21 10:36:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] We will beat Nevada
In-Reply-To: <bf0.3b1072e.3243dd80@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20060921153649.14229.qmail@web33103.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

It's a little early in the season for ratings to be particularly
reliable, but for what it's worth, Sagarin has NU with a rating of
65.35 and Nevada with 68.36. At this point in the season, he says to
add 3.57 points for home advantage. So, that would suggest about a 7
point margin for Nevada. 

That kind of fits with my gut feeling on this game, which is that we
probably need to be plus 1 or 2 on turnovers to overcome the home field
advantage and pull this one out. 

I'm actually fairly optimistic about that. The D has been playing well,
and I think Kafka's due to get his groove back a bit.  

By the way, New Hampshire clocks in with a Sagarin of 72.44. 

Tom


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 21 10:40:44 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 21 10:40:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/21
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Midweek Late Edition

Football is less than a day away , as the Northwestern Wildats will take on the
Wolves on the road. Big Lacross news, with a new assistant coach, and background
on NU's top recruit for 2006. Soccer, Volleyball 
and Tennis news too, to go with the PGA Cats' Ryder Cup and other tournament
appearances.

            All the News that Fits We Link
           Your Index to on-line News about
          Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Cole playing it safe on punt returns
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060920nor
thwesternitem,1,7486434.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     Mark Woodsum passion pays off in Wildcat scholarship
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/09-21-06-1031356
.html 

     Line Hoping To Sidestep Road Block
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/20/Sports/Line-Hoping.To.Sidestep.
Road.Block.football-2286718.shtml 
     + Two's company: QB situation gives 'Cats value
      http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=91110&tid=30
http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=91110&tid=30 
     + Random Thoughts: It all starts where?
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/571051.html 

     POD: Why the D is playing better
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/570585.html 

     NU at Nevada
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/football/ncaaf-matchups.aspx?page=/data
/ncaaf/matchups/g8_summary_2.html 
     + Northwestern first Big Ten football team to face Nevada in Reno
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=4512a05c6b097530&ei=LY0SRdmWCo
GaHMWjpJEE&url=http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/1
5570815.htm&cid=1109426176&sig2=mSlpIQDWChHkm4CkJxPmCQ 
     + Northwestern to test Nevada's momentum
 
http://www.nevadasagebrush.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Northwestern.To.Test.Nevad
as.Momentum-2284581.shtml 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     The Union coming together for Pack
      http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060921/SPORTS/109210070 
     + Dominating circumstances
 
http://www.nevadasagebrush.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Dominating.Circumstances-2
284488.shtml 
     + Defense allows 3 points
 
http://www.nevadasagebrush.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Defense.Allows.3.Points-22
84489.shtml 
     + Nevada's football team has more than one side to it
 
http://www.nevadasagebrush.com/news/2006/09/19/Sports/Nevadas.Football.Team.Has.
More.Than.One.Side.To.It-2284501.shtml 

     Big 10
     After further review ... Big Ten's Parry thinks instant replay is still
fine
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/21/sports/college_sports/4985aa517c0bab2386
2571ef006cd15a.txt 

RECRUITING

     NU Prospect on the team
     Prep Tour: Northfield Mount Hermon
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=571031 
     $ NJ RB Talks Favorites, Visits
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=570857 
     See also Lacrosse recruiting info below

LACROSSE

     Former All-American Lindsey Munday Named Assistant Lacrosse Coach
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/092006aaa.html 
     + Lindsey Munday - NU Bio
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/mtt/munday_lindsey00.html 
     + Munday named assistant at Northwestern
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=137010 

     NU has #2 on this list
     Top ten women's recruits released by IL
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=137044 
     + Athletic and hard-working, Tesar is the perfect fit for NU
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=137039 

SOCCER

     No. 14 Northwestern Downs DePaul 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/092006aaa.html 
     + Wildcats Foil Blue Demons
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/21/Sports/Wildcats.Foil.Blue.Demon
s.mens.Soccer-2289779.shtml 
     + DePaul Falls to Northwestern
      http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/article.asp?CatID=5&ID=2985 

     Frosh Inspired By Late Father
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/21/Sports/Frosh.Inspired.By.Late.F
ather.womens.Soccer-2289793.shtml 

SWIMMING

     Bangkok-Bound: Hupman To Compete In 100 Free Swim At The 2007 World
University Games
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/21/Sports/BangkokBound.Hupman.To.C
ompete.In.100.Free.Swim.At.The.2007.World.University.Gam-2289786.shtml 

TENNIS

     2006-07 Men's Schedule Announced
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/092006aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Big Ten Play Begins This Weekend at Welsh-Ryan Arena
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/091906aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     This Weekend is Wildcat Women's Sport Weekend Presented by the N Club
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/091806aad.html 

     is this by "our" Mike Dinard?
     The Drawing Board
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/21/Forum/The-Drawing.Board-2289762
.shtml 
     NU Waits On Early Decision
 
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2006/09/20/Ca
mpus/Nu.Waits.On.Early.Decision-2286844.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailynorthwestern
.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com 

Alumni

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
     + how it all began
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/ 
     Sunshine eases Ryder Cup fears
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5362498.stm 
     + Ryder Cup opening ceremony begins
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5368144.stm 
     Luke Donald -

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley  Scheduled
     Tom Johnson  Scheduled

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     $ LBs Out to Tackle Improved Ohio State
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/570793.html 
     + Ginn and Deuce
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-21-06tdc/09-21-06dsports-07.asp 
     + Nittany Lions need to clean up act
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15545643.htm 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Purdue hopes to avoid downward spiral
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/21/sports/college_sports/6a3baa6dc50b0bef86
2571f0000adb2f.txt 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     Weis taking same approach Belichick took following blowout
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/21/sports/college_sports/f18add470b1b4db486
2571f00009df84.txt 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Squeeze on for 'Juice' to start
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill21.html 
     + Zook quiet on any quarterback change
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/21/sports/college_sports/62278b313ca6489d86
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From thiegs at umn.edu  Thu Sep 21 11:09:28 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Thu Sep 21 11:09:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] It's a boy!
Message-ID: <000901c6dd98$512c67f0$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>

Congratulations to Pat and Stacy Fitzgerald and their first son, Jack, on
the birth of their newest child/little brother, Ryan Wayne Fitzgerald!
Vital stats:  8 lbs., 7 oz.; 21-1/2 inches; born yesterday (9/20/2006).
Best wishes to all.

 

Unfortunately this almost certainly means that our head coach will be
heading into this game on virtually zero sleep, but maybe that will be
offset by the inspiration factor.

 

-Joe

 

From szeller at comcast.net  Thu Sep 21 11:23:01 2006
From: szeller at comcast.net (szeller@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Sep 21 11:23:06 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] It's a boy!
Message-ID: <092120061623.25843.4512BC65000601E4000064F322135285739D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>

Note the baby's initials are R.W. Fitzgerald. Coincidence? I think not.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Joe Thiegs" <thiegs@umn.edu> 

> Congratulations to Pat and Stacy Fitzgerald and their first son, Jack, on 
> the birth of their newest child/little brother, Ryan Wayne Fitzgerald! 
> Vital stats: 8 lbs., 7 oz.; 21-1/2 inches; born yesterday (9/20/2006). 
> Best wishes to all. 
> 
> 
> 
> Unfortunately this almost certainly means that our head coach will be 
> heading into this game on virtually zero sleep, but maybe that will be 
> offset by the inspiration factor. 
> 
> 
> 
> -Joe 
> 
> 
> 
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Sep 21 11:34:25 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 21 11:34:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
Message-ID: <c54.334f6f0.32441911@aol.com>

Interesting article in the SJ News today about Stanford and their football 
difficulties They really look bad this year)--On key problem cited  is that 
Admissions doesn't allow JC transfers for the football program.   I would send the 
link, except you have to sign up on-line first--


Harry
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 21 14:33:40 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 21 14:33:35 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] It's a boy!
In-Reply-To: <092120061623.25843.4512BC65000601E4000064F322135285739D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <000601c6ddb4$d81f0080$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Assuming they picked the name a while back [I know my wife knew our 2nd and 3rd
son's names way before they were born] anything is possible. 

You could also make the case that little RW is named for the field where his
daddy coaches, but I think Ryan Wayne Fitzgerald is a good name for a future
Wildcat linebacker, kinda like Patrick Fitzgerald?

Way to Fitz!

First Joe G. now Fitz - who's next on the baby train?

<g>

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of szeller@comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:23 PM
> To: Joe Thiegs; nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] It's a boy!
> 
> 
> Note the baby's initials are R.W. Fitzgerald. Coincidence? I 
> think not.
> 
> Scott Zeller MD
> Med '86
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Joe Thiegs" <thiegs@umn.edu> 
> 
> > Congratulations to Pat and Stacy Fitzgerald and their first 
> son, Jack, 
> > on
> > the birth of their newest child/little brother, Ryan Wayne 
> Fitzgerald! 
> > Vital stats: 8 lbs., 7 oz.; 21-1/2 inches; born yesterday 
> (9/20/2006). 
> > Best wishes to all. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Unfortunately this almost certainly means that our head 
> coach will be
> > heading into this game on virtually zero sleep, but maybe 
> that will be 
> > offset by the inspiration factor. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -Joe
> > 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Thu Sep 21 14:50:27 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 21 14:50:49 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] It's a boy!
Message-ID: <bd5.4b5892a.32444703@aol.com>

Probably a good move to name your son after the most powerful man on  
Northwestern's board and the man who likely told Murphy to hire you. Ryan,  
Fitzgerald, Murphy, saints be praised.
From johnl at mac.com  Thu Sep 21 16:10:33 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Thu Sep 21 16:10:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
In-Reply-To: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
References: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <8600100.1158873033879.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>

 
On Thursday, September 21, 2006, at 07:46AM, mlinhardt@netzero.net <mlinhardt@netzero.net> wrote:

>
>And don't even think about scheduling non-conference games in the 
>middle of the Big Ten season.  That is just WRONG!
>

You might have to get used to nonconference games in the middle of the Big Ten schedule with the new 12-game schedule.  It seems like most teams are scheduling the 12th game during what would have otherwise been the bye week in the Big Ten schedule.  This weekend would be our bye week, as Big Ten play gets underway for other schools.  Then the other Big Ten teams are playing their 4th non-conf game in the middle of the Big Ten season.  We'll be doing the same next year, but will avoid it in 2008, apparently.

From michael.vance at att.net  Thu Sep 21 18:33:51 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Thu Sep 21 18:33:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6dd74$86b85510$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
References: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
	<000d01c6dd74$86b85510$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <4513215F.4080109@att.net>

Hardly any conference plays every team.  The ACC used to be able to do 
it when they were a nine-team conference, but the Big Ten never did, or 
at least hasn't in a very, *very* long time.  Even before we were the 
Big Televen, one team was off the schedule every year.  The main 
difference there was that only the year-end games were "protected" 
rivalries.

And don't even get me started on the conferences with multiple 
divisions.  Sure, in a twelve team conference you play every team in 
your division every year, but you only get to play three of the six in 
the other division.

A three-game non-conference schedule became the expectation a long time 
ago.  I agree that it's unfortunate that the extra game wasn't added to 
conference play when the 12-game season was implemented.  But you also 
have to consider the mathematics of scheduling.  A couple of years ago, 
this topic was addressed in a Trib article that was heavily drawn from a 
Jim Delaney interview.  As Delaney pointed out, with an eleven-team 
league, it's impossible to have a nine game conference schedule.

-Michael

Dennis W. Brandt wrote:
>> Overall I would rather see an additional Big Ten game(9 conference
>> games) than attend a non-conference game that I care little about.
>
> Bravo!  I have an even better idea.  Play two non-conference games and 
> then play every team in the Big 10 every year.  This nonsense of a 
> conference that doesn't schedule games against everyone else in it is 
> ludicrous.  Ain't gonna happen, of course, but it would make the 
> season more interesting.
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 21 19:49:08 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 21 19:48:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
In-Reply-To: <4513215F.4080109@att.net>
Message-ID: <001201c6dde0$ea05f6b0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Personally, I'd rather see more home and home conference BASKETBALL games...

BTW - the basketball schedule came out today.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Michael Vance
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:34 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
> 
> 
> Hardly any conference plays every team.  The ACC used to be 
> able to do 
> it when they were a nine-team conference, but the Big Ten 
> never did, or 
> at least hasn't in a very, *very* long time.  Even before we were the 
> Big Televen, one team was off the schedule every year.  The main 
> difference there was that only the year-end games were "protected" 
> rivalries.
> 
> And don't even get me started on the conferences with multiple 
> divisions.  Sure, in a twelve team conference you play every team in 
> your division every year, but you only get to play three of 
> the six in 
> the other division.
> 
> A three-game non-conference schedule became the expectation a 
> long time 
> ago.  I agree that it's unfortunate that the extra game 
> wasn't added to 
> conference play when the 12-game season was implemented.  But 
> you also 
> have to consider the mathematics of scheduling.  A couple of 
> years ago, 
> this topic was addressed in a Trib article that was heavily 
> drawn from a 
> Jim Delaney interview.  As Delaney pointed out, with an eleven-team 
> league, it's impossible to have a nine game conference schedule.
> 

From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 21 20:10:27 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Thu Sep 21 20:10:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] non-conference & bye weeks
In-Reply-To: <8600100.1158873033879.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
Message-ID: <20060922011027.67711.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

So, if we lose the non-conference games we should win, why not just schedule 3
non-conference games? Rather than losing to a I-AA, let's take a loss on paper
and use the bye week to sneak up on a Big Ten foe :-)

> 
> You might have to get used to nonconference games in the middle of the Big
> Ten schedule with the new 12-game schedule.  It seems like most teams are
> scheduling the 12th game during what would have otherwise been the bye week
> in the Big Ten schedule.  This weekend would be our bye week, as Big Ten play
> gets underway for other schools.  

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 21 22:28:49 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu Sep 21 22:29:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Reminder
Message-ID: <20060922032849.12846.qmail@web52912.mail.yahoo.com>

Forgot to send my picks with the lineup - remember to
get yours in by kickoff.

* IOWA 42, Illinois 7
C: Only way this one stays close is if the Hawkeyes
start looking ahead to the OSU game next week.

* CONNECTICUT 27, Indiana 17
C: Too bad it's not a basketball game.

* MICHIGAN 26, Wisconsin 10
C: The Victors of last week's big game usually have a
devil of a time with the Cheeseheads, but they pull
away at home after halftime.

* MICHIGAN STATE 45, Notre Dame 42
C: I think the Irish have been looking forward to
their chance at revenge for awhile ... but I also
think Sparty's been saving a lot for this game and
their confidence has to be bolstered after last week's
debacle by the Irish. Another wild shootout and
another MSU win in this series.

* MINNESOTA 24, Purdue 19
C: The Boilers have been scraping by mediocre teams
while the Gophers are surprisingly tested on the road
after the Cal game. That's the difference in this
battle for the Insight Bowl.

* OHIO STATE 30, Penn State 6
C: The Bucks have had this game circled since last
year's ambush in Happy Valley - PSU's struggling with
a new QB, and the Horseshoe won't make things easier.

* ALABAMA 13, Arkansas 9
C: Love that SEC defense ... tough game, and I'm
tempted to go with the upset at home, but Bama squeaks
by here.

* CALIFORNIA 35, Arizona State 20
C: Now the tests begin for ASU, and they won't be
ready for a game at Cal yet.

* SOUTHERN CAL 27, Arizona 10
C: The Wildcats gear up for the prime time lights, but
can only keep it close until half

* NC STATE 27, Boston College 24
C: The Eagles' luck finally runs out out in a mild
upset on Tobacco Row as the Wolfpack still have some
fight.

And off the board
* NORTHWESTERN 23, Nevada 21
C: The Cats are suffering big-time from having a new
QB and OC ... and being on the road against a pretty
talented team looking to prove something won't help,
but I think Fitz will have a few tricks up his sleeve
to try and turn things around as a tough 3-game road
trip begins.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Thu Sep 21 22:58:16 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Thu Sep 21 22:58:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Our non-conference schedule
In-Reply-To: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
References: <20060921.044345.10246.293903@webmail30.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <45135F58.4040605@earthlink.net>

Now that everybody plays 12 games without an off week, non-conference 
games in the middle of the conference season has become an unfortunate 
reality.  Take a look at the Big Ten schedule this season.  Almost 
everyone else has a non-conference game on what used to be a bye week.  
And then, take a look at Wisconsin's schedule.  After all of the 
conference games are over, the Badgers finish the season with a home 
game against the University of Buffalo!

mlinhardt@netzero.net wrote:
> And don't even think about scheduling non-conference games in the 
> middle of the Big Ten season.  That is just WRONG!
>
>
>   

From thehaze at earthlink.net  Thu Sep 21 23:00:29 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Thu Sep 21 23:00:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] We will beat Nevada
In-Reply-To: <bf0.3b1072e.3243dd80@aol.com>
References: <bf0.3b1072e.3243dd80@aol.com>
Message-ID: <45135FDD.9070102@earthlink.net>

Last year, we started the season 2-2, with one of those losses being a 
Big Ten conference game.  Everyone on this list was talking doom and 
gloom after that loss to Penn State.  Needless to say, we turned it 
around.  Of course, we have different issues this year . . .


DPENDERG@aol.com wrote:
> If we're again flat 
> and lackluster, we  definitely will lose, go into the Big Ten schedule with a 
> mediocre 2-2 record,  and I expect the season could then really start to 
> unravel.
>   

From thehaze at earthlink.net  Thu Sep 21 23:25:12 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Thu Sep 21 23:25:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 2006-07 Basketball schedule
Message-ID: <451365A8.90307@earthlink.net>

http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092106aac.html

Schedule for upcoming season was just announced.  It looks like we'll be 
on TV a few times.  My favorite game on the schedule has to be a New 
Year's Eve game featuring Northwestern vs. Northwestern State.

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Fri Sep 22 06:25:19 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Fri Sep 22 06:25:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] non-conference & bye week
In-Reply-To: <20060922011027.67711.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <8600100.1158873033879.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
	<20060922011027.67711.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Because all the other teams will be using that week to try and tack on
another win to become bowl eligible or earn some cash (probably the
biggest factor) by packing their home stadium or taking money to visit
someone else.

Personally, I think that a 10 game Big Ten schedule would be both fun
and would settle things on the field (instead of going to a conference
championship, which has little upside).  The Pac-10 went to a 9 game
conf. schedule this year, and the BT had a 9 game conf. schedule into
the 80's I believe before they began the rotation.

Jonathan

On 9/21/06, Jim Leonard <jleonard518@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So, if we lose the non-conference games we should win, why not just schedule 3
> non-conference games? Rather than losing to a I-AA, let's take a loss on paper
> and use the bye week to sneak up on a Big Ten foe :-)
>
> >
> > You might have to get used to nonconference games in the middle of the Big
> > Ten schedule with the new 12-game schedule.  It seems like most teams are
> > scheduling the 12th game during what would have otherwise been the bye week
> > in the Big Ten schedule.  This weekend would be our bye week, as Big Ten play
> > gets underway for other schools.
>
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From NEONRye at aol.com  Fri Sep 22 06:29:42 2006
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 22 06:29:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] 2006-07 Basketball schedule
Message-ID: <c83.215919b.32452326@aol.com>

One interesting sidelight:  Our series with Seton Hall (Home &  Away--at 
Continental Arena in NJ) seems to be over.  
 
Paul Levinson
From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Fri Sep 22 07:00:43 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 22 07:00:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi
Message-ID: <323.c201163.32452a6b@aol.com>

Florida papers report that Joe is getting fired and that his next stop is  
likely the cubs.
From Hakirsch at aol.com  Fri Sep 22 10:34:23 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 22 10:34:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] For those who may have other interest besides  NU/UN-R
Message-ID: <c10.533f965.32455c7f@aol.com>

For those of you who need a break form worrying about NU vs UN-R today:

One of the reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada,  who broke the BALCO/Steroid /Barry 
Bonds scandal is a Medil grad.  Yesterday , former NU all-american and Sun 
Times Sportswriter, Rick Telander, flew out here to SF (apparantly on his own 
dime) to show professional support (and maybe NU support) for the reporters who 
received 18 month prison sentences for not revealing their confidential source 
of leaked grand jury testimony.  (Maybe Rick had planned to go to Reno anyways 
and figured he make a side trip, 200 miles away )


Harry

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep 22 11:21:01 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep 22 11:20:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/22
Message-ID: <001301c6de63$19751570$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Game Day Edition

The Northwestern Spread against the Nevada Pistol, as the Cats and the Wolves go
at it tonight in Reno. Also Basketball news, Field Hockey, Soccer and
Volleyball, plus Ryder Cup under way and more News from 
the Alumni


                    All the News that Fits We Link
                   Your Index to on-line News about
                  Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL Nevada

     Young coach with kids? Ault knows Fitzgerald's role
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu22.html 
     Film critic really a supporting actor
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060920col
footnu,1,7430106.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     Pregame Intel: Nev Wolf Pack
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/571392.html 
     + NU could be ready for a wide-open shootout
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=230168 
     Hail to Purple: tilt with Nevada...
      http://hailtopurple.com/features/lowesline6i21.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2 
     the Nevada Wolf Pack...
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats6h20d.html 
     + Naturally, Mauga feeling comfortable on defense
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060921/SPORTS06/609210345/1053 
     + Nevada football to host Northwestern
      http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060922/SPORTS/109220079 
     + Alpha coach still leading Pack
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060921mcg
rath,1,4314212.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Unconventional Formation And Legendary Coach
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/22/Sports/Unconventional.Formation
.And.Legendary.Coach.football-2303436.shtml 
     + Nevada Looks for Win against BCS Conference Foe Northwestern ...
      http://www.theonlinewire.com/articleView.aspx?ID=1555 

     Big 10
     Early prognosis for Big Ten: Too early to tell
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060921bigten,1,6171973
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

RECRUITING

     Stanford Embraces Anger
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=571208 
     Wiz Earns Highest Honor
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=571207 

BASKETBALL

     Northwestern Announces Men's Basketball Schedule
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092106aac.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Northwestern Poised to Open Big Ten Season
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/092106aaa.html 
     Thrill Seeker's Speedy Ways Making Splahes
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/22/Sports/Thrill.Seekers.Speedy.Wa
ys.Making.Splahes.field.Hockey-2303456.shtml 

SOCCER

     Changing Up The 'Heroes' Keeps The Wins Coming 
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/22/Sports/Changing.Up.The.heroes.K
eeps.The.Wins.Coming.mens.Soccer-2303443.shtml 
     Wildcats Ready to Begin Big Ten Season
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/092106aab.html 

SOFTBALL

     Softball to get 1st look in exhibition
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/22/softball_to_get_1st_.php 

VOLLEYBALL

     Farm Work To Hitting An Easy Swap For Paulus
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/22/Sports/Farm-Work.To.Hitting.An.
Easy.Swap.For.Paulus.womens.Volleyball-2303454.shtml 
     + Minnesota opens conference play on road
      http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/22/69085 

MISCELLANY

     Long road almost over for Tulane football team
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/254
26037/2006-09-21-tulane_x.htm 
     College teams using perceived slights to get upper hand 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/254
77981/2006-09-22-whiteside_x.htm 
     Miami's sudden stumbles mirror tumbling of ACC 
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/254
77980/2006-09-22-slump_x.htm 

Alumni

     Barry Cofield Cofield's Journal
      http://www.giants.com/news/special_features/story.asp?story_id=18862 

     Joe Girardi Source: Marlins dumping Girardi
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609220127sep22,1,6392341.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 
     + HYDE: Firing unfair but necessary for everyone
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-sphyde22sep22,0,1691636.
column?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     George Steinbrenner says his health is fine
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/221sd8.htm 

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
     Let battle commence
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=KZJIFJJRETKDDQFIQMFSFGGAV
CBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2006/09/22/sgmair22.xml 
     Luke Donald - Ryder Cup - Europe 2.5-1.5 USA 
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5365512.stm 
     Friday Foursomes
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/ 

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley    [Live Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h068/2006 
     Tom Johnson  [Live Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h068/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     $ Kinlaw Now Knee-Deep in the Hoopla
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/571292.html 
     + O-line looks to stay strong
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-22-06tdc/09-22-06dsports-14.asp 
     + Time is now for big plays
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-22-06tdc/09-22-06dsports-13.asp 
     + Lions look for upset
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-22-06tdc/09-22-06dsports-12.asp 
     + No co-winners this time around
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-22-06tdc/09-22-06dsports-15.asp 
     + Putting the rivalry aside
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=node/112 
     + Penn State football Q&A with Ray Fittipaldo
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06265/723871-215.stm 
     + Beaver graduate is starting TE for top-ranked Ohio State
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06265/724018-143.stm 
     + PSU's Williams displays versatility, but big plays missing
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06264/723681-143.stm 
     + For Lions, hope or just pray?
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06263/723285-143.stm 
     + JoePa: Beating Buckeyes a 'hopeless' cause 
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/09/22/bc.fbc.t25.st
oppingginn.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Painful period over for Badgers' Thomas
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060920wisconsin,1,2346
887.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     Spartans look past rankings, see victories
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060920colfootirish,1,1
120193.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     Iowa's Alford gets contract extension
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060921alford,1,6565188
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Go figure: Illini stats not pretty
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local22.html 
     + Cronin If Illini's Zook isn't already on the clock, he should be
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/222sd4.htm 

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From johnl at mac.com  Fri Sep 22 13:59:47 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Sep 22 13:59:54 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] For those who may have other interest besides NU/UN-R
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Isn't Rick Telander the one who repeatedly disowns the University for a new reason every year?  Was it he or Moronatti who wrote the article 5 years ago before the Friday-night game against UNLV taunting NU to be the "best high school team" it could be?

 
On Friday, September 22, 2006, at 11:41AM, <Hakirsch@aol.com> wrote:

>For those of you who need a break form worrying about NU vs UN-R today:
>
>One of the reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada,  who broke the BALCO/Steroid /Barry 
>Bonds scandal is a Medil grad.  Yesterday , former NU all-american and Sun 
>Times Sportswriter, Rick Telander, flew out here to SF (apparantly on his own 
>dime) to show professional support (and maybe NU support) for the reporters who 
>received 18 month prison sentences for not revealing their confidential source 
>of leaked grand jury testimony.  (Maybe Rick had planned to go to Reno anyways 
>and figured he make a side trip, 200 miles away )
>
>
>Harry
>
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From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Sep 22 14:37:32 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Sep 22 14:52:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
References: <c10.533f965.32455c7f@aol.com>
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I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if Gary Barnett is 
gainfully employed these days? 

From thiegs at umn.edu  Fri Sep 22 15:44:20 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Fri Sep 22 15:44:21 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6de80$aa6195a0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <003d01c6de87$e12ecdd0$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>


He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?).  I read an article
somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's horrible start and the author
asked Gary for comment.  His response was a pretty neutral one about it
obviously being a tough transition.  He was asked whether he wants to get
back into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall being a
tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting to be in, I suppose]
and that he will re-evaluate things at the end of the year to determine what
will be best for him.  -Joe


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I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if Gary Barnett is 
gainfully employed these days? 

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From thiegs at umn.edu  Fri Sep 22 15:50:55 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Fri Sep 22 15:50:56 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
In-Reply-To: <003d01c6de87$e12ecdd0$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>
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Incidentally, I was thinking that it might be an interesting idea to hire
Barnett as a co-offensive coordinator--we could use his exceptional X and O
ability and playcalling talent on offense--especially given that McGhee is
left without either Dunbar or Walker from whom to learn, but (a) I don't
know how comfortable Fitz would be with that arrangement, and (b) I imagine
Gary might only consider a head coaching position (pure speculation on my
part).  -Joe


-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Joe Thiegs
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:44 PM
To: 'Dennis W. Brandt'; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Where is he?


He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?).  I read an article
somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's horrible start and the author
asked Gary for comment.  His response was a pretty neutral one about it
obviously being a tough transition.  He was asked whether he wants to get
back into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall being a
tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting to be in, I suppose]
and that he will re-evaluate things at the end of the year to determine what
will be best for him.  -Joe


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Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?

I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if Gary Barnett is 
gainfully employed these days? 

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From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Fri Sep 22 15:55:38 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Fri Sep 22 15:55:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
In-Reply-To: <003d01c6de87$e12ecdd0$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>
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There were apparently rumors that he may replace Fisher DeBerry at Air
Force once Fisher retires - they apparently have a good relationship
(and Barnett previously coached at the Air Academy High School), see
the article here:

http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1321632&secid=3

(and apparently he feels vindication about CU's bad start this year).

Jonathan

On 9/22/06, Joe Thiegs <thiegs@umn.edu> wrote:
>
> He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?).  I read an article
> somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's horrible start and the author
> asked Gary for comment.  His response was a pretty neutral one about it
> obviously being a tough transition.  He was asked whether he wants to get
> back into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall being a
> tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting to be in, I suppose]
> and that he will re-evaluate things at the end of the year to determine what
> will be best for him.  -Joe
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
>
> I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if Gary Barnett is
> gainfully employed these days?
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep 22 18:25:45 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep 22 18:25:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
In-Reply-To: <003e01c6de88$ccb74840$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>
Message-ID: <002701c6de9e$6e7fdbf0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I don't think he can come back to Evanston given the way he took off virtually
in the dead of the night.

Garrick McGhee is a much better coordinator than many think - he is going to
bring his young QBs along running plays that they can succeed in running, not
plays that will give some observers the ability to complain that we're calling
plays the kids can't handle.

We had the same complaints about Dunbar while he was bringing Baz along, but in
the end Baz set a bunch of records. 

Besides Barnet also was a 2 back, three yards and a cloud of dust type offensive
guy. I'll stick with the present group and see what happens next.

rsl


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Joe Thiegs
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:51 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> 
> 
> Incidentally, I was thinking that it might be an interesting 
> idea to hire Barnett as a co-offensive coordinator--we could 
> use his exceptional X and O ability and playcalling talent on 
> offense--especially given that McGhee is left without either 
> Dunbar or Walker from whom to learn, but (a) I don't know how 
> comfortable Fitz would be with that arrangement, and (b) I 
> imagine Gary might only consider a head coaching position 
> (pure speculation on my part).  -Joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Joe Thiegs
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: 'Dennis W. Brandt'; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> 
> He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?).  I 
> read an article somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's 
> horrible start and the author asked Gary for comment.  His 
> response was a pretty neutral one about it obviously being a 
> tough transition.  He was asked whether he wants to get back 
> into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall 
> being a tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting 
> to be in, I suppose] and that he will re-evaluate things at 
> the end of the year to determine what will be best for him.  -Joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if 
> Gary Barnett is 
> gainfully employed these days? 
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Sep 22 18:40:02 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Sep 22 18:39:49 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Chat during the game
Message-ID: <002801c6dea0$7104a020$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Same Cat Place - 

http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893

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From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Fri Sep 22 20:02:21 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Fri Sep 22 20:02:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] if we could pass to our guys
Message-ID: <20060923010221.10221.qmail@web51315.mail.yahoo.com>

as well as we pass to Nevada's, we'd be deadly.

Brad Wilson


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From jason at jasonsinger.com  Fri Sep 22 21:16:43 2006
From: jason at jasonsinger.com (Jason Singer)
Date: Fri Sep 22 21:17:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] The greatest invention ever...
In-Reply-To: <c83.215919b.32452326@aol.com>
Message-ID: <C139E71B.2BF6%jason@jasonsinger.com>

The Sling Box! I'm at my office which has no TV, watching the game on my
laptop, being streamed from my home DVR. The best 200 bucks I ever spent. If
you travel, or have to miss games because you can't get to a TV, you MUST
look into this product. They have them at Best Buy. It also works as an
additional tuner at home. Plug it into your bedroom cable or sat box, turn
on the Giants game on your living room, open up your laptop and switch
around to all the other games to follow your fantasy players' teams. Or use
it to program you Tivo or DVR when you forget to set it while you're home.

www.slingbox.com

But, of course, after a second missed field goal, maybe I should have just
decided to read about the game another time. UGH!

Jason Singer SP'86


From johnl at mac.com  Fri Sep 22 22:04:38 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Sep 22 22:04:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
Message-ID: <16107316.1158980678461.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>

Now after last week's fiasco in the Oklahoma-Oregon game, I think the home-team refs were a little overzelous overturning that fumble.  From behind the guy, it looked like the ball game out after he stepped out of bounds, but there were no clear shots from the forward angle.  It's impossible to say from the review exactly when the ball came loose.  If it takes almost 5 minutes to analyze the play, how can it be "indisputable?"  I think we got robbed on that one.

From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Sep 22 22:19:50 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Sep 22 22:20:09 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
References: <16107316.1158980678461.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
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<  I think we got robbed on that one [i.e., the overturned call].

Nope.  The refs got it right.  It doesn't matter anyway.  NU is one sad, 
confused football team.  Is there any inept method of losing they did not 
use tonight?  The last interception was the fault of a lethargic wide 
receiver not moving to the ball.  But why pick on him or any other 
individual?  There is no "I" in "catastrophe."  Without a miracle, we beat 
maybe Illinois this season.  Maybe.  And I gotta sit with a room full of 
Penn State fans next week?  Groan.

From johnl at mac.com  Fri Sep 22 22:29:23 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Sep 22 22:29:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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I completely disagree.  I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.  We should have yanked Kafka after he was injured.  After that injury, he wasn't getting anything done.  He was previously moving the ball quite nicely.  He had over 100 rushing yards and the team had almost 300 rushing yards.  The D held them scoreless throughout the second half (Nevada's one TD in the second half was by the Nevada D).  We must have been watching different games.  Obviously, the turnovers were killers, but I'd rather see some offensive production with a few turnovers than a few turnovers with no production.

I won't go so far as to say the refs cost us the game, but I neither think the non-fumble was indisputable nor was the kickoff recovery a reviewable play.  The kickoff didn't really matter because we likely weren't going to make a comeback at that point, but if it wasn't a reviewable play, it shouldn't have been reviewed.


On Friday, September 22, 2006, at 11:21PM, Dennis W. Brandt <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:

>
><  I think we got robbed on that one [i.e., the overturned call].
>
>Nope.  The refs got it right.  It doesn't matter anyway.  NU is one sad, 
>confused football team.  Is there any inept method of losing they did not 
>use tonight?  The last interception was the fault of a lethargic wide 
>receiver not moving to the ball.  But why pick on him or any other 
>individual?  There is no "I" in "catastrophe."  Without a miracle, we beat 
>maybe Illinois this season.  Maybe.  And I gotta sit with a room full of 
>Penn State fans next week?  Groan.
>
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri Sep 22 22:47:46 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri Sep 22 22:47:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
In-Reply-To: <16107316.1158980678461.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
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I think he probably did not fumble.

However, I was surprised they gave him the first down
- looked like 4th and 1 if you count where the ball
was at when his foot stepped out.

Too bad because that would have set up an interesting
finish - would Nevada have gone on 4th and 1 or
punted?

Ugh,
Stephen

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri Sep 22 22:58:32 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri Sep 22 22:58:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
In-Reply-To: <7133452.1158982163629.JavaMail.johnl@mac.com>
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It was painful to watch - but I did find some hope for
the future in this game, namely in Kafka's gutsy
performance. However, he looked a bit too hurt at the
end and throwing floaters off of his back foot instead
of on the run really doesn't make him look good.

But a total team loss tonight -- much like New
Hampshire, we played well enough to win in most
aspects of the game, but that turnover ratio just
killed us.

I guess it's to be expected with a young quarterback -
but it's hard to watch at times, and our heralded
O-line, while much better on the run tonight, is still
pretty inept at pass blocking.

As for the D, unfortunately we just get picked apart
by an experienced quarterback, and the Big Ten is
loaded with them this year. Our only chance against a
fellow newbie QB will be next week at State College
and 106,000+ Lion fans more than compensate for that.

As for special teams - bad all around. Missed kicks,
blocked kicks, fumbles. We had a nice return in the
second quarter but did nothing with it. Ugh.

For awhile there, it looked like we were going to have
a nice comeback win for a tough young QB coming of age
in the second half ... but the injury and replay
really swung momentum around. Yes, he was out of
bounds, but they got more than their share of generous
spots on the night and that replay 1st down hurt a
lot.

But that's something we'll probably see a lot this
year. We're not exactly a team that blows others out a
lot and what we're seeing this year is the difference
an experienced QB like Baz made. We're pretty much 4-0
if we hang on to the darn ball - we gave New Hampshire
and Nevada early leads with turnovers and tried to
play catch-up with a freshman QB, never a good idea.

The good news is that we're close -- cut out the
giveaways and free 1st-and-goals and we're not too far
away. Getting Kafka's confidence is key and it looked
like we were close to boosting that big-time tonight
with a win.

The bad news is that we're in Big Ten play from now
on, and unless we can grow up in a hurry, those
freshman mistakes that gave away games in the
nonconference will lead to early blowouts and big
confidence-killers against the Big Ten, especially in
Happy Valley, Madison, Ann Arbor and Iowa City.

We knew this was going to be a tough year - yes, it's
tough to watch us hand over games we should win. But I
saw some improvement and effort tonight. We just gotta
hang on to the gosh darn ball!!!

GO CATS!!!
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From johnl at mac.com  Fri Sep 22 23:39:36 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Sep 22 23:39:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
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I'm not going to pull an Oklahoma-president over this, but the standard is "indisputable video evidence."  Indisputable means 100%.  "Probably" is 51%.  If it's not 100% certain, the play shouldn't be overturned.



On Friday, September 22, 2006, at 11:47PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I think he probably did not fumble.
>
>However, I was surprised they gave him the first down
>- looked like 4th and 1 if you count where the ball
>was at when his foot stepped out.
>
>Too bad because that would have set up an interesting
>finish - would Nevada have gone on 4th and 1 or
>punted?
>
>Ugh,
>Stephen
>
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From michael.vance at att.net  Fri Sep 22 23:41:36 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Fri Sep 22 23:41:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
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SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
> I think he probably did not fumble.
>
> However, I was surprised they gave him the first down
> - looked like 4th and 1 if you count where the ball
> was at when his foot stepped out.
>   
I agree on both counts, although I'm still not sure the evidence against 
the fumble was "indisputable."  But the first down call really surprised 
me.  I thought that the replay that was straight in from the sides (up 
in the booth?  It was a pretty high angle) clearly showed that he pulled 
the ball in to tuck it a little too soon to get the first down.  And 
then after talking about it while waiting for the replay verdict, the 
broadcasting team let it slide.  They never mentioned the fact that they 
all thought it should have been fourth and one.

I also agree with Dennis that the last interception was Lane's fault, 
not Kafka's.  But the offensive and special teams miscues were many, too 
many to give much to the silver lining of the running game finally 
getting back on track.  All in all, I was satisfied with the defense, 
although I'm still afraid that they're not up to snuff for the 
conference season.  I still think that three of our home games are 
winnable (Purdue, MSU, and Illinois), although one of those is dependent 
on my wife's beloved Spartans doing their usual mid-season swoon.  But 
it won't be enough to go bowling again.

-Michael

From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 00:26:54 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 00:27:06 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] For those who may have other interest besides NU/UN-R
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Ignore Telander - everyone in Chicago does
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] For those who may have other interest besides NU/UN-R


Isn't Rick Telander the one who repeatedly disowns the University for a new 
reason every year?  Was it he or Moronatti who wrote the article 5 years ago 
before the Friday-night game against UNLV taunting NU to be the "best high 
school team" it could be?

 
On Friday, September 22, 2006, at 11:41AM, <Hakirsch@aol.com> wrote:

>For those of you who need a break form worrying about NU vs UN-R today:
>
>One of the reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada,  who broke the BALCO/Steroid /Barry 
>Bonds scandal is a Medil grad.  Yesterday , former NU all-american and Sun 
>Times Sportswriter, Rick Telander, flew out here to SF (apparantly on his own 
>dime) to show professional support (and maybe NU support) for the reporters who 

>received 18 month prison sentences for not revealing their confidential source 
>of leaked grand jury testimony.  (Maybe Rick had planned to go to Reno anyways 
>and figured he make a side trip, 200 miles away )
>
>
>Harry
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 00:31:19 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 00:31:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
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Interesting that if GB succeeded Fisher DeBerry, it would be one of the few transitions possible where GB would be considered a 'step-up', character-wise.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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Sent: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Where is he?


There were apparently rumors that he may replace Fisher DeBerry at Air 
Force once Fisher retires - they apparently have a good relationship 
(and Barnett previously coached at the Air Academy High School), see 
the article here: 
 
http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1321632&secid=3 
 
(and apparently he feels vindication about CU's bad start this year). 
 
Jonathan 
 
On 9/22/06, Joe Thiegs <thiegs@umn.edu> wrote: 
> 
> He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?). I read an article 
> somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's horrible start and the author 
> asked Gary for comment. His response was a pretty neutral one about it 
> obviously being a tough transition. He was asked whether he wants to get 
> back into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall being a 
> tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting to be in, I suppose] 
> and that he will re-evaluate things at the end of the year to determine what 
> will be best for him. -Joe 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On 
> Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt 
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM 
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com 
> Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he? 
> 
> I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if Gary Barnett is 
> gainfully employed these days? 
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 00:38:21 2006
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Date: Sat Sep 23 00:38:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
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I wouldn't denigrate the 2-back, three yards and a cloud of dust style
 
It brought us our greatest modern success
 
I don't believe there's any consensus among great football minds that the spread is superior to the old offense 
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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I don't think he can come back to Evanston given the way he took off virtually
in the dead of the night.

Garrick McGhee is a much better coordinator than many think - he is going to
bring his young QBs along running plays that they can succeed in running, not
plays that will give some observers the ability to complain that we're calling
plays the kids can't handle.

We had the same complaints about Dunbar while he was bringing Baz along, but in
the end Baz set a bunch of records. 

Besides Barnet also was a 2 back, three yards and a cloud of dust type offensive
guy. I'll stick with the present group and see what happens next.

rsl


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Joe Thiegs
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:51 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> 
> 
> Incidentally, I was thinking that it might be an interesting 
> idea to hire Barnett as a co-offensive coordinator--we could 
> use his exceptional X and O ability and playcalling talent on 
> offense--especially given that McGhee is left without either 
> Dunbar or Walker from whom to learn, but (a) I don't know how 
> comfortable Fitz would be with that arrangement, and (b) I 
> imagine Gary might only consider a head coaching position 
> (pure speculation on my part).  -Joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Joe Thiegs
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: 'Dennis W. Brandt'; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> 
> He's a football analyst--I think for Fox Sports (Radio?).  I 
> read an article somewhere earlier this week relating to CU's 
> horrible start and the author asked Gary for comment.  His 
> response was a pretty neutral one about it obviously being a 
> tough transition.  He was asked whether he wants to get back 
> into coaching, and he said something along the lines of fall 
> being a tough time for him [being out of coaching but wanting 
> to be in, I suppose] and that he will re-evaluate things at 
> the end of the year to determine what will be best for him.  -Joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:38 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Where is he?
> 
> I don't know why this came to mind, but does anyone know if 
> Gary Barnett is 
> gainfully employed these days? 
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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Sat Sep 23 01:26:53 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Sat Sep 23 01:26:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
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In order to go bowling, we need to win four more games.  So, if we win 
the three home games Michael mentions, then we need to win one on the 
road.  Our best chances to get that done will be in the next two games 
against Penn State and/or Wisconsin.  If we lose both of those games, 
5-7 will be the best we can do. -- Jim B.


Michael Vance wrote:
>  I still think that three of our home games are winnable (Purdue, MSU, 
> and Illinois), although one of those is dependent on my wife's beloved 
> Spartans doing their usual mid-season swoon.  But it won't be enough 
> to go bowling again.
>

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 23 03:37:45 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Sat Sep 23 03:38:04 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one down, one up
Message-ID: <20060923083745.46925.qmail@web51314.mail.yahoo.com>

I am glad I was wrong about 49-10 or the like, wish
I'd be wrong about the result.

I am more on the Labbe/Truog side on this game than
Dennis' "sad"; though as a fellow Pennsylvanian I can
more than sympathize with him, especially as one who
will be sitting among those 106,000 Lion fans in State
College!

Conclusions:

1) As a fellow NU fan of mine noted, the defense seems
to have an attitude and a quickness not seen recently,
and I feel better about these guys than I have about
an NU defense since the heyday of Dwayne Missouri. 

2) The final pick wasn't Kafka's or Lane's fault; it
was whomever called the play. Asking the young QB to
throw all the way back across the field like that for
a minimal gain is a bad risk, esp. against an
aggressive secondary.

3) We win the game if special teams f*ckups don't
happen. This is one element of the Walker/Fitz era
that I am tired of and needs to be changed
immediately. Please explain to me how Virginia Tech
(just to name one example) can have ace special
teamers year in and year out and NU has special teams
high schoolers would be ashamed of? Touchbacks are few
and far between, the punting is ordinary at best, and
the placekicking is appalling. Even during the Dark
Ages, kicking was an NU strength. Why not now? Our Big
Ten championships would never have happen with this
shoddy ST work. This is intolerable; it was, to me,
Walker's greatest weakness and I don't want to see it
continue. The returns, to be fair, were better Friday.

4) Somebody buy Sutton some Crazy Glue.

5) A friend whose opinion I respect said we just
should have run the ball (as at Illinois 2003) all
night and eschewed the pass. I do agree with Chuck
Herron: if we became a power ground-game team that's
just fine. We can do that in the spread, too, of
course. Especially with these QBs, I wouldn't pass
just for passing's sake; if we can run all day, fine.
Do so.

6) Can we run screens in the spread? If so, why don't
we?

7) Is Ward not ever open or just invisible to the QBs?

8) Deante Battle might be the best DB at NU since
Rodney Ray and William Bennett.

10) It's amazing how young Fitz looks on the sideline.
He looks 25, or less.

11) NU should never play another game a) on Friday, b)
at a WAC/CUSA/whatever school and c) against this kind
of team anywhere. Basta, WAC!

Beat Penn State!!!

Brad Wilson

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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 07:17:14 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 07:17:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
Message-ID: <c64.976e2f.32467fca@aol.com>

 
Improvement, perhaps, but offense sputtered, committed penalties, and could  
not push the ball in the end zone at critical points (and then the field goal  
kicking game failed us).  And, I do not think UNR presented a defense  
anything close to what we will see in most Big Ten games.  Our outlook for  a bowl 
now is very grim.  We lost two games against beatable  non-conference teams and 
now have a rough Big Ten schedule ahead.  Nothing  is impossible with 
Northwestern football, as we know, but it is a steep mountain  to climb. I do not 
think the Cats appear to be a very well coached,  finely tuned team at this stage 
in the season.  
 
On the fumble call, I think his foot clearly was out of bounds when the  ball 
came out.  I'm surprised they took so long to make the call,  but then with 
all of the controversy lately the replay official probably wanted  to be 100% 
correct.  College football should introduce the limited replay  time which they 
have in the NFL.    
 
 
In a message dated 9/22/2006 11:30:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
johnl@mac.com writes:

I  completely disagree.  I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over the  
past three weeks.  We should have yanked Kafka after he was  injured.  After 
that injury, he wasn't getting anything done.  He  was previously moving the 
ball quite nicely.  He had over 100 rushing  yards and the team had almost 300 
rushing yards.  The D held them  scoreless throughout the second half 
(Nevada's one TD in the second half was  by the Nevada D).  We must have been watching 
different games.   Obviously, the turnovers were killers, but I'd rather see 
some offensive  production with a few turnovers than a few turnovers with no  
production.

I won't go so far as to say the refs cost us the game, but  I neither think 
the non-fumble was indisputable nor was the kickoff recovery a  reviewable 
play.  The kickoff didn't really matter because we likely  weren't going to make a 
comeback at that point, but if it wasn't a reviewable  play, it shouldn't 
have been reviewed.


On Friday, September 22,  2006, at 11:21PM, Dennis W. Brandt 
<tbng@comcast.net>  wrote:

>
><  I think we got robbed on that one [i.e.,  the overturned call].
>
>Nope.  The refs got it right.   It doesn't matter anyway.  NU is one sad, 
>confused football  team.  Is there any inept method of losing they did not 
>use  tonight?  The last interception was the fault of a lethargic wide  
>receiver not moving to the ball.  But why pick on him or any  other 
>individual?  There is no "I" in "catastrophe."   Without a miracle, we beat 
>maybe Illinois this season.   Maybe.  And I gotta sit with a room full of 
>Penn State fans next  week?   Groan.
>
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From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep 23 07:40:28 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep 23 07:40:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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> I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.

Yes, it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers.  And so far this season 
we seem incapable of getting to a loose ball.  The opposition always seems 
to get to it last.  Kafka is a strong runner on two good legs, but he's no 
Michael Vick, and defenses will now be laying for him - if he can run at 
all.  We must pass the ball to win.  In that skill, his inexperience shows. 
I believe, however, he has the potential to be a good quarterback. 
Hopefully, painful experience will be a good teacher, and he will be a 
quality student on the football field as well as in the classroom.

The defense is improved over last season, but last year's defense was 
horrible and this year's is still porous.  And, ugh!  The kicking game. 
Last night's loss was a team effort that required the everyone's individual 
ineptitude at the proper moments.

Has anyone noticed that our allegedly weaker opponents all have had better 
punters and place kickers?  Why can't we get decent kickers?  Howells has 
had plenty of opportunities to take control but has consistently failed to 
do the job.  Try the younger kid.  We could hardly lose anything.

Please don't whine about that out-of-bounds call or the spot.  He was 
clearly out.  As to the spot. . .  Well, that was questionable.  But what 
was Nevada doing running the ball down our throats in that series?

And did anyone notice how many times the snaps from center were low?  Not 
only does Kafka's leg hurt this morning, so too does his lower back from 
bending over so much.

P.S.  That "pistol" offense has some good points, especially the one that 
allows the running back to build up steam before receiving the ball from the 
quarterback.  I see Tyrell flourishing under that system.


From warneradams at comcast.net  Sat Sep 23 09:23:55 2006
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sat Sep 23 09:23:58 2006
Subject: [SPAM] [NU Sports] one down, one up
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One thing I heard Fitz say is that starters will be required to play special
teams.  I haven't noticed if they have other than Cobb but I suspect so.
With that said, you would expect better play out of them.  Kickoff and punt
return averages are significantly lower than last year.


-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Brad Wilson
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:38 AM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [SPAM] [NU Sports] one down, one up

I am glad I was wrong about 49-10 or the like, wish
I'd be wrong about the result.

I am more on the Labbe/Truog side on this game than
Dennis' "sad"; though as a fellow Pennsylvanian I can
more than sympathize with him, especially as one who
will be sitting among those 106,000 Lion fans in State
College!

Conclusions:

1) As a fellow NU fan of mine noted, the defense seems
to have an attitude and a quickness not seen recently,
and I feel better about these guys than I have about
an NU defense since the heyday of Dwayne Missouri. 

2) The final pick wasn't Kafka's or Lane's fault; it
was whomever called the play. Asking the young QB to
throw all the way back across the field like that for
a minimal gain is a bad risk, esp. against an
aggressive secondary.

3) We win the game if special teams f*ckups don't
happen. This is one element of the Walker/Fitz era
that I am tired of and needs to be changed
immediately. Please explain to me how Virginia Tech
(just to name one example) can have ace special
teamers year in and year out and NU has special teams
high schoolers would be ashamed of? Touchbacks are few
and far between, the punting is ordinary at best, and
the placekicking is appalling. Even during the Dark
Ages, kicking was an NU strength. Why not now? Our Big
Ten championships would never have happen with this
shoddy ST work. This is intolerable; it was, to me,
Walker's greatest weakness and I don't want to see it
continue. The returns, to be fair, were better Friday.

4) Somebody buy Sutton some Crazy Glue.

5) A friend whose opinion I respect said we just
should have run the ball (as at Illinois 2003) all
night and eschewed the pass. I do agree with Chuck
Herron: if we became a power ground-game team that's
just fine. We can do that in the spread, too, of
course. Especially with these QBs, I wouldn't pass
just for passing's sake; if we can run all day, fine.
Do so.

6) Can we run screens in the spread? If so, why don't
we?

7) Is Ward not ever open or just invisible to the QBs?

8) Deante Battle might be the best DB at NU since
Rodney Ray and William Bennett.

10) It's amazing how young Fitz looks on the sideline.
He looks 25, or less.

11) NU should never play another game a) on Friday, b)
at a WAC/CUSA/whatever school and c) against this kind
of team anywhere. Basta, WAC!

Beat Penn State!!!

Brad Wilson

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that
accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due
process of law.

"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear
into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and
remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared
to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the
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From warneradams at comcast.net  Sat Sep 23 09:28:45 2006
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sat Sep 23 09:28:51 2006
Subject: [SPAM] [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
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Probably didn't matter anyway.  I sense they would have gone for it on 4th
and 1 anyway and probably picked it up.  We only stopped them for 0 yards or
less 5 times in 45 rushing attempts.


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Behalf Of John Labbe
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:05 PM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [SPAM] [NU Sports] Indisputable? NOT

Now after last week's fiasco in the Oklahoma-Oregon game, I think the
home-team refs were a little overzelous overturning that fumble.  From
behind the guy, it looked like the ball game out after he stepped out of
bounds, but there were no clear shots from the forward angle.  It's
impossible to say from the review exactly when the ball came loose.  If it
takes almost 5 minutes to analyze the play, how can it be "indisputable?"  I
think we got robbed on that one.

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From JHCCLARK at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 09:51:20 2006
From: JHCCLARK at aol.com (JHCCLARK@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 09:51:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
Message-ID: <c61.21a69d3.3246a3e8@aol.com>

 
They looked like Big Ten refs, not WAC refs.  I've seen them work  
Northwestern games many times.  Maybe that explains it, although on this  one I agree 
that the replay guy got it right.
 
In a message dated 9/22/2006 11:05:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
johnl@mac.com writes:

Now  after last week's fiasco in the Oklahoma-Oregon game, I think the 
home-team  refs were a little overzelous overturning that fumble.


 
From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sat Sep 23 10:52:03 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sat Sep 23 10:52:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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Offense - many mistakes, especially from Kafka who spent the whole
game staring down his #1 reciever, all the defense needed to do was
watch him and step in front of the receiver.  Well, there were those
overthrown balls too.  It was nice to see McGee make some gutsy calls
(a couple of bombs) but unfortunately Kafka's not the guy at this
point that can make those passes.  Plus the OL had quite a few false
start penalties on top of some low snaps - Rees is definitely not at
the same point as when he left.  At least NU was running the ball
well.  Improved from previous games - if you take away the turnovers.

Defense - did an admirable job (only 2 long drives by Nevada - 17
points were "gifts" from the NU offense), although they let the
running game for Nevada get going in the 4th allowing the clock to
bleed.  They did have 4 sacks though and were playing with more
aggressiveness.  That was good to see.  I think this is the strong
point of this year's team.

Special teams - welcome back to the bad old days.  Blocked FG, missed
FG (both should have been easily hit), 2 mediocre punts (none inside
20), muffed kickoff return, non-existent punt return game.  The only
bright spot was McManis and his 45 yard kickoff return - this guy is
good (but unfortunately can't play every spot on special teams).

Team identity - this is a learning year, whether we like it or not.
Defense has potential, but still breaks down from time-to-time.  The
offense gets in sync but then gives up turnovers.  Kafka is a work in
progress who needs to learn his read progressions and not to stare
down his receiver (and not cough up the ball).  Special teams had been
a strong point until this game.  I expect to see a couple more wins -
but unfortunately no bowl (barring a big turnaround).  In any case, Go
'Cats!!!

Jonathan


On 9/23/06, Dennis W. Brandt <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> > I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.
>
> Yes, it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers.  And so far this season
> we seem incapable of getting to a loose ball.  The opposition always seems
> to get to it last.  Kafka is a strong runner on two good legs, but he's no
> Michael Vick, and defenses will now be laying for him - if he can run at
> all.  We must pass the ball to win.  In that skill, his inexperience shows.
> I believe, however, he has the potential to be a good quarterback.
> Hopefully, painful experience will be a good teacher, and he will be a
> quality student on the football field as well as in the classroom.
>
> The defense is improved over last season, but last year's defense was
> horrible and this year's is still porous.  And, ugh!  The kicking game.
> Last night's loss was a team effort that required the everyone's individual
> ineptitude at the proper moments.
>
> Has anyone noticed that our allegedly weaker opponents all have had better
> punters and place kickers?  Why can't we get decent kickers?  Howells has
> had plenty of opportunities to take control but has consistently failed to
> do the job.  Try the younger kid.  We could hardly lose anything.
>
> Please don't whine about that out-of-bounds call or the spot.  He was
> clearly out.  As to the spot. . .  Well, that was questionable.  But what
> was Nevada doing running the ball down our throats in that series?
>
> And did anyone notice how many times the snaps from center were low?  Not
> only does Kafka's leg hurt this morning, so too does his lower back from
> bending over so much.
>
> P.S.  That "pistol" offense has some good points, especially the one that
> allows the running back to build up steam before receiving the ball from the
> quarterback.  I see Tyrell flourishing under that system.
>
>
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From alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com  Sat Sep 23 10:58:36 2006
From: alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com (Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal))
Date: Sat Sep 23 10:58:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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I agree with Steve all around. 
 The pick in the fourth quarter was obviously the killer. Down 3, the
Wildcats get the ball back with a chance to go ahead. So what happens?
The kind of mistake you could expect from an inexperienced qb,
particularly one who may have been banged up. 
 Oh, well.
 I also would point to the four-minute stretch in which the Cats
committed three turnovers that led to 17 Nevada points. If the Wildcats
don't commit turnovers, that game last night is a Northwestern win. 
 That said, ifs are always ifs. As one of the many sayings on this topic
goes: if my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a trolley cart,
right?
 Overall, I also saw improvement. But doesn't it look this year could
well be one of those one step up, two steps back kind of years. 
 In time, the team will be much better. The issue, as always: how much
time?
  

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It was painful to watch - but I did find some hope for the future in
this game, namely in Kafka's gutsy performance. However, he looked a bit
too hurt at the end and throwing floaters off of his back foot instead
of on the run really doesn't make him look good.

But a total team loss tonight -- much like New Hampshire, we played well
enough to win in most aspects of the game, but that turnover ratio just
killed us.

I guess it's to be expected with a young quarterback - but it's hard to
watch at times, and our heralded O-line, while much better on the run
tonight, is still pretty inept at pass blocking.

As for the D, unfortunately we just get picked apart by an experienced
quarterback, and the Big Ten is loaded with them this year. Our only
chance against a fellow newbie QB will be next week at State College and
106,000+ Lion fans more than compensate for that.

As for special teams - bad all around. Missed kicks, blocked kicks,
fumbles. We had a nice return in the second quarter but did nothing with
it. Ugh.

For awhile there, it looked like we were going to have a nice comeback
win for a tough young QB coming of age in the second half ... but the
injury and replay really swung momentum around. Yes, he was out of
bounds, but they got more than their share of generous spots on the
night and that replay 1st down hurt a lot.

But that's something we'll probably see a lot this year. We're not
exactly a team that blows others out a lot and what we're seeing this
year is the difference an experienced QB like Baz made. We're pretty
much 4-0 if we hang on to the darn ball - we gave New Hampshire and
Nevada early leads with turnovers and tried to play catch-up with a
freshman QB, never a good idea.

The good news is that we're close -- cut out the giveaways and free
1st-and-goals and we're not too far away. Getting Kafka's confidence is
key and it looked like we were close to boosting that big-time tonight
with a win.

The bad news is that we're in Big Ten play from now on, and unless we
can grow up in a hurry, those freshman mistakes that gave away games in
the nonconference will lead to early blowouts and big confidence-killers
against the Big Ten, especially in Happy Valley, Madison, Ann Arbor and
Iowa City.

We knew this was going to be a tough year - yes, it's tough to watch us
hand over games we should win. But I saw some improvement and effort
tonight. We just gotta hang on to the gosh darn ball!!!

GO CATS!!!
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 11:44:40 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 11:44:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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In a message dated 9/23/2006 11:53:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jonathanwhodges@gmail.com writes:

Offense  - many mistakes, especially from Kafka who spent the whole
game staring  down his #1 reciever, all the defense needed to do was
watch him and step  in front of the receiver.  Well, there were those
overthrown balls  too.  It was nice to see McGee make some gutsy calls
(a couple of  bombs) but unfortunately Kafka's not the guy at this
point that can make  those passes.  Plus the OL had quite a few false
start penalties on  top of some low snaps - Rees is definitely not at
the same point as when he  left.  At least NU was running the ball
well.  Improved from  previous games - if you take away the turnovers.

Defense - did an  admirable job (only 2 long drives by Nevada - 17
points were "gifts" from  the NU offense), although they let the
running game for Nevada get going in  the 4th allowing the clock to
bleed.  They did have 4 sacks though and  were playing with more
aggressiveness.  That was good to see.  I  think this is the strong
point of this year's team.

Special teams -  welcome back to the bad old days.  Blocked FG, missed
FG (both should  have been easily hit), 2 mediocre punts (none inside
20), muffed kickoff  return, non-existent punt return game.  The only
bright spot was  McManis and his 45 yard kickoff return - this guy is
good (but  unfortunately can't play every spot on special teams).

Team identity -  this is a learning year, whether we like it or not.
Defense has potential,  but still breaks down from time-to-time.  The
offense gets in sync but  then gives up turnovers.  Kafka is a work in
progress who needs to  learn his read progressions and not to stare
down his receiver (and not  cough up the ball).  Special teams had been
a strong point until this  game.  I expect to see a couple more wins -
but unfortunately no bowl  (barring a big turnaround).  In any case,  Go
'Cats!!!

Jonathan


On 9/23/06, Dennis W. Brandt  <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> > I thought our  offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.
>
> Yes,  it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers.  And so far this  season
> we seem incapable of getting to a loose ball.  The  opposition always seems
> to get to it last.  Kafka is a strong  runner on two good legs, but he's no
> Michael Vick, and defenses will  now be laying for him - if he can run at
> all.  We must pass the  ball to win.  In that skill, his inexperience shows.
> I believe,  however, he has the potential to be a good quarterback.
> Hopefully,  painful experience will be a good teacher, and he will be a
> quality  student on the football field as well as in the classroom.
>
> The  defense is improved over last season, but last year's defense was
>  horrible and this year's is still porous.  And, ugh!  The kicking  game.
> Last night's loss was a team effort that required the everyone's  individual
> ineptitude at the proper moments.
>
> Has  anyone noticed that our allegedly weaker opponents all have had better
>  punters and place kickers?  Why can't we get decent kickers?   Howells has
> had plenty of opportunities to take control but has  consistently failed to
> do the job.  Try the younger kid.  We  could hardly lose anything.
>
> Please don't whine about that  out-of-bounds call or the spot.  He was
> clearly out.  As to  the spot. . .  Well, that was questionable.  But what
> was  Nevada doing running the ball down our throats in that series?
>
>  And did anyone notice how many times the snaps from center were low?   Not
> only does Kafka's leg hurt this morning, so too does his lower  back from
> bending over so much.
>
> P.S.  That  "pistol" offense has some good points, especially the one that
> allows  the running back to build up steam before receiving the ball from 
the
>  quarterback.  I see Tyrell flourishing under that  system.
>
>
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From johnl at mac.com  Sat Sep 23 11:48:55 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Sat Sep 23 11:49:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT
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Yeah, they were Big Ten refs.  That's what I meant to say.  They made 
the call against us after review, arguably because they were afraid of 
the repercussions if they sustained a call in our favor.


On Sep 23, 2006, at 9:51 AM, JHCCLARK@aol.com wrote:

>
> They looked like Big Ten refs, not WAC refs.  I've seen them work
> Northwestern games many times.  Maybe that explains it, although on 
> this  one I agree
> that the replay guy got it right.
>
> In a message dated 9/22/2006 11:05:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> johnl@mac.com writes:
>
> Now  after last week's fiasco in the Oklahoma-Oregon game, I think the
> home-team  refs were a little overzelous overturning that fumble.
>
>
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 11:57:09 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 11:57:20 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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I can understand the tendency to pull whatever positive we can from a  loss 
that should have been a W.   Nevada Reno is a respectable  WAC team, but it is 
not Big Ten quality.  The mistakes on both sides of the  ball (as well as 
special teams) were inexcusable.  Once again, the Cats did  not seem to be very 
well prepared or focused enough to win.  The coaching  staff is ultimately 
accountable.  Can you imagine what a Big Ten team would  do to us if we play like 
we did last night?  Next Saturday we will not play  against a WAC, MAC or I-AA 
school.  We'll be in the big leagues with  100,000 screaming Penn State fans 
expecting their Lions to whip us badly.   Unless we show the consistency and 
talent that has been largely absent in the  first four games, it will happen and 
could get very ugly.
 
In a message dated 9/23/2006 11:53:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jonathanwhodges@gmail.com writes:

Offense  - many mistakes, especially from Kafka who spent the whole
game staring  down his #1 reciever, all the defense needed to do was
watch him and step  in front of the receiver.  Well, there were those
overthrown balls  too.  It was nice to see McGee make some gutsy calls
(a couple of  bombs) but unfortunately Kafka's not the guy at this
point that can make  those passes.  Plus the OL had quite a few false
start penalties on  top of some low snaps - Rees is definitely not at
the same point as when he  left.  At least NU was running the ball
well.  Improved from  previous games - if you take away the turnovers.

Defense - did an  admirable job (only 2 long drives by Nevada - 17
points were "gifts" from  the NU offense), although they let the
running game for Nevada get going in  the 4th allowing the clock to
bleed.  They did have 4 sacks though and  were playing with more
aggressiveness.  That was good to see.  I  think this is the strong
point of this year's team.

Special teams -  welcome back to the bad old days.  Blocked FG, missed
FG (both should  have been easily hit), 2 mediocre punts (none inside
20), muffed kickoff  return, non-existent punt return game.  The only
bright spot was  McManis and his 45 yard kickoff return - this guy is
good (but  unfortunately can't play every spot on special teams).

Team identity -  this is a learning year, whether we like it or not.
Defense has potential,  but still breaks down from time-to-time.  The
offense gets in sync but  then gives up turnovers.  Kafka is a work in
progress who needs to  learn his read progressions and not to stare
down his receiver (and not  cough up the ball).  Special teams had been
a strong point until this  game.  I expect to see a couple more wins -
but unfortunately no bowl  (barring a big turnaround).  In any case,  Go
'Cats!!!

Jonathan


On 9/23/06, Dennis W. Brandt  <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> > I thought our  offense looked MUCH improved over the past three weeks.
>
> Yes,  it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers.  And so far this  season
> we seem incapable of getting to a loose ball.  The  opposition always seems
> to get to it last.  Kafka is a strong  runner on two good legs, but he's no
> Michael Vick, and defenses will  now be laying for him - if he can run at
> all.  We must pass the  ball to win.  In that skill, his inexperience shows.
> I believe,  however, he has the potential to be a good quarterback.
> Hopefully,  painful experience will be a good teacher, and he will be a
> quality  student on the football field as well as in the classroom.
>
> The  defense is improved over last season, but last year's defense was
>  horrible and this year's is still porous.  And, ugh!  The kicking  game.
> Last night's loss was a team effort that required the everyone's  individual
> ineptitude at the proper moments.
>
> Has  anyone noticed that our allegedly weaker opponents all have had better
>  punters and place kickers?  Why can't we get decent kickers?   Howells has
> had plenty of opportunities to take control but has  consistently failed to
> do the job.  Try the younger kid.  We  could hardly lose anything.
>
> Please don't whine about that  out-of-bounds call or the spot.  He was
> clearly out.  As to  the spot. . .  Well, that was questionable.  But what
> was  Nevada doing running the ball down our throats in that series?
>
>  And did anyone notice how many times the snaps from center were low?   Not
> only does Kafka's leg hurt this morning, so too does his lower  back from
> bending over so much.
>
> P.S.  That  "pistol" offense has some good points, especially the one that
> allows  the running back to build up steam before receiving the ball from 
the
>  quarterback.  I see Tyrell flourishing under that  system.
>
>
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> nwu-sports@tssi.com
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>


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From johnl at mac.com  Sat Sep 23 12:09:12 2006
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Sat Sep 23 12:09:17 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one down, one up
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I've actually thought the special teams this year have, overall, been 
much improved.

They didn't really help us much last night, but I didn't think they 
cost us the game, either.

We've had touchbacks on most kickoffs this year, which is a huge 
relief.  Last night, we had touchbacks on 3 of 4 kickoffs, and on the 
fourth one, Nevada returned it to the 30, which isn't terrible.  Under 
Walker, we were often spotting the ball on the 35 after every kickoff, 
or worse.  Frankly, I think this one difference alone has gone a long 
way to helping our defense.

Punting has admittedly been a mixed bag, but I don't recall anything 
last night in the punting game that really cost us.

Returns are a different issue.  For some reason, Cole seems to be under 
instructions to hardly ever field punts.  I suppose I prefer that to a 
muff, but we really ought to be able to field those for a few yards or 
to prevent the ball from bouncing back an extra 10-20 yards.

Kickoff returns have been total confusion, with two lost muffs so far 
on the season.  Last night's muffed kickoff was a big mistake, as the 
front guy shouldn't have been trying to field it.  But at that point, 
the game was all but over.

Back on the positive side, we've had two blocked punts and a blocked 
extra point so far this season.

As far as field-goal kicking goes, it doesn't look like it's going to 
win us any games, but it seems to be somewhat improved.  The two misses 
last night were 39 and 32 yard attempts.  In 95/96 we would have hit 
those 90% of the time with Valenzizi and Gowens.  If we could hit 
attempts over 30 yards at least 50% of the time, that would be a big 
improvement.  But at least this season we have yet to miss any easy 
ones or any extra points.  Had we made one of the two FGs last night, 
we would have been tied at the end (barring the final interception).

But in light of the offense's four turnovers, it's hard to see how the 
special teams cost us the game last night.  Had we made both FGs, 
special teams could have won the game for us, but I don't think you can 
assume 100% accuracy on field goals of 39 and 32 yards.


On Sep 23, 2006, at 3:37 AM, Brad Wilson wrote:

>
> 3) We win the game if special teams f*ckups don't
> happen. This is one element of the Walker/Fitz era
> that I am tired of and needs to be changed
> immediately. Please explain to me how Virginia Tech
> (just to name one example) can have ace special
> teamers year in and year out and NU has special teams
> high schoolers would be ashamed of? Touchbacks are few
> and far between, the punting is ordinary at best, and
> the placekicking is appalling. Even during the Dark
> Ages, kicking was an NU strength. Why not now? Our Big
> Ten championships would never have happen with this
> shoddy ST work. This is intolerable; it was, to me,
> Walker's greatest weakness and I don't want to see it
> continue. The returns, to be fair, were better Friday.
>

From tbng at comcast.net  Sat Sep 23 12:51:18 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sat Sep 23 12:51:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one down, one up
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>I don't think you can assume 100% accuracy on field goals of 39 and 32 
>yards

But I can demand 85 - 90% barring some extremely lousy weather conditions. 
So far our opposition is doing just that.

From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep 23 13:06:38 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep 23 13:06:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one down, one up
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It looked to me like we couldn't stop the run and the offense has a long 
way to go.  There is a lot of potential for next year but not much hope 
for  this year.  Illinois looks like the closest thing to a sure win 
this year in the Big Ten.

John DeGroat

John Labbe wrote:

> I've actually thought the special teams this year have, overall, been 
> much improved.
>
> They didn't really help us much last night, but I didn't think they 
> cost us the game, either.
>
> We've had touchbacks on most kickoffs this year, which is a huge 
> relief.  Last night, we had touchbacks on 3 of 4 kickoffs, and on the 
> fourth one, Nevada returned it to the 30, which isn't terrible.  Under 
> Walker, we were often spotting the ball on the 35 after every kickoff, 
> or worse.  Frankly, I think this one difference alone has gone a long 
> way to helping our defense.
>
> Punting has admittedly been a mixed bag, but I don't recall anything 
> last night in the punting game that really cost us.
>
> Returns are a different issue.  For some reason, Cole seems to be 
> under instructions to hardly ever field punts.  I suppose I prefer 
> that to a muff, but we really ought to be able to field those for a 
> few yards or to prevent the ball from bouncing back an extra 10-20 yards.
>
> Kickoff returns have been total confusion, with two lost muffs so far 
> on the season.  Last night's muffed kickoff was a big mistake, as the 
> front guy shouldn't have been trying to field it.  But at that point, 
> the game was all but over.
>
> Back on the positive side, we've had two blocked punts and a blocked 
> extra point so far this season.
>
> As far as field-goal kicking goes, it doesn't look like it's going to 
> win us any games, but it seems to be somewhat improved.  The two 
> misses last night were 39 and 32 yard attempts.  In 95/96 we would 
> have hit those 90% of the time with Valenzizi and Gowens.  If we could 
> hit attempts over 30 yards at least 50% of the time, that would be a 
> big improvement.  But at least this season we have yet to miss any 
> easy ones or any extra points.  Had we made one of the two FGs last 
> night, we would have been tied at the end (barring the final 
> interception).
>
> But in light of the offense's four turnovers, it's hard to see how the 
> special teams cost us the game last night.  Had we made both FGs, 
> special teams could have won the game for us, but I don't think you 
> can assume 100% accuracy on field goals of 39 and 32 yards.
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2006, at 3:37 AM, Brad Wilson wrote:
>
>>
>> 3) We win the game if special teams f*ckups don't
>> happen. This is one element of the Walker/Fitz era
>> that I am tired of and needs to be changed
>> immediately. Please explain to me how Virginia Tech
>> (just to name one example) can have ace special
>> teamers year in and year out and NU has special teams
>> high schoolers would be ashamed of? Touchbacks are few
>> and far between, the punting is ordinary at best, and
>> the placekicking is appalling. Even during the Dark
>> Ages, kicking was an NU strength. Why not now? Our Big
>> Ten championships would never have happen with this
>> shoddy ST work. This is intolerable; it was, to me,
>> Walker's greatest weakness and I don't want to see it
>> continue. The returns, to be fair, were better Friday.
>>
>
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 23 13:14:40 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep 23 13:14:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sad
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> > I thought our offense looked MUCH improved over
> the past three weeks.
> 
> Yes, it did, as long as you ignore five turnovers. 

And there's the big difference. What I saw in the UNH
and Nevada games was a team that wasn't all that much
different from last year's, minus one big, BIG, *HUGE*
difference, and that's the quarterback. And we're
gonna have to live without Baz for now and suffer
through some of those freshman mistakes.

Our defense is actually doing better. Not good, as
people have pointed out, but better. I loved the
blindside CB blitz last night. And our early holes
against UNH and UNR were much more to turnovers and
handing the opponent the ball inside the 20 than the
D. Yes, they're still bending a lot, but breaking
less.

And I liked the ground game last night, too. But the
fumble hurt and our pass blocking and telegraphing of
passes was bad. Special teams was a mixed bag but hurt
us as well.

The real sad thing about last night, though, was that
I saw an NU team that was overcoming those mistakes in
the second half - dominating play and ready to take
the lead despite all those errors. But the replay
(right call on the fumble, but I've yet to be
convinced of the spot) and the injury to Kafka's
mobility really killed that. And yeah, that play call
on the INT was poor to have him throwing across the
field off his back foot on a gimpy leg.

> I believe, however, he has the potential to be a
> good quarterback. 

Me too. It's going to be a rough year - especially now
in league play - but I think Kafka has what it takes.
Now we'll really see Fitz' skills as a head coach,
trying to hold the team and his young quarterback
together through an absolutely brutal stretch of
games.

> Please don't whine about that out-of-bounds call or
> the spot.  He was 
> clearly out.  As to the spot. . .  Well, that was

Agreed on the out, but the spot sucked. Though if they
went for it on 4th and 1, I don't see us stopping
them. Still, right call as it was, it took a lot of
the wind out of our sails in that comeback.

> P.S.  That "pistol" offense has some good points,
> especially the one that 
> allows the running back to build up steam before

I liked it a lot too - seems like it would take an
adjustment of center and QB, but we could probably
work a lot of our plays out of it well.

One other gripe with our OC calls - why oh why do we
continually run spread out sweeps to the short side of
the field against a quicker defense? And why with
Jordan? Run TJ up the gut with traps and draws and if
you spread Sutton out, go to the WIDE side and let him
make someone miss. It seemed like we played into UNR's
undersized but quick defense with that a lot and I
know those plays won't be working against Big Ten
defenses.

Oh well, hopefully we can get something going to come
home in a few weeks at 3-3 at least, though Happy
Valley and Madison will be tough. Those cheeseheads
are giving Michigan all they can handle right now.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep 23 13:16:42 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep 23 13:16:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Indisputable?  NOT (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609231816.k8NIGgot014677@romaine.tssi.com>

> Yeah, they were Big Ten refs.  That's what I meant to say.  They made 
> the call against us after review, arguably because they were afraid of 
> the repercussions if they sustained a call in our favor.

I think they got those calls right, even if I didn't care for the
results.  A team should never put itself into a situation where a 
official's call affects the results.

17 first quarter points off turnovers and we were still within 3 late
in the game?  That says a lot about the offense and the defense, though
not all of it positive.  But at least they didn't fall apart completely
when they were down.  

Colorado, which looked terrible in their first 3 games, is leading #9
Georgia 10-0 at the half, so maybe the Cats can play into form too?
Illinois doesn't look as bad against Iowa as they did in earlier games.
Is Michigan suffering from a post-Irish hangover?
--
Mike Nolan

From michael.vance at att.net  Sat Sep 23 16:02:46 2006
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Sat Sep 23 16:02:51 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one down, one up
In-Reply-To: <66239a91e54dc2a5c4a54f6782b50db2@mac.com>
References: <20060923083745.46925.qmail@web51314.mail.yahoo.com>
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John Labbe wrote:
>
> But in light of the offense's four turnovers, it's hard to see how the 
> special teams cost us the game last night.  Had we made both FGs, 
> special teams could have won the game for us, but I don't think you 
> can assume 100% accuracy on field goals of 39 and 32 yards.
The turnovers cost us the game.  The special teams gaffes cost us any 
chance to stay in it (the field goals) or even have a shot at one of our 
miracle finishes (the muffed kickoff).

And a Big Ten kicker should be 90% under 35 yards.

-Michael

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Sep 23 18:54:15 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Sep 23 18:53:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/23
Message-ID: <002b01c6df6b$93f4da70$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Pot Game Late Edition


                                      All the News that Fits We Link
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                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL Nevada

     Northwestern Falls on Road, 31-21
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092206aaa.html 
     + NU's turnovers undermine effort in loss
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060922nu,
1,2873480.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Sutton earned time on bench for fumble
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060922nub
its,1,5368544.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + No howling for Wildcats
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu23.html 
     + Special teams, turnovers haunt Northwestern
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=230663 
     + Cats need to cut down on mistakes
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=230654 
     + College Football: Nevada 31, Northwestern 21
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/232sd1.htm 
     + Nevada knocks off Northwestern
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/300529255725556.php 
     + Nevada gets by Northwestern 
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/25986680/5994124 
     + Nevada 31, Northwestern 21
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5994288 

     From the Nevada Wolf Pack Side
     Football Downs Northwestern 31-21
 
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45380&SPID=4082&DB_OEM_ID=1
0000&ATCLID=612722 
     + Quotes from the Northwestern-Nevada Game
 
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45380&SPID=4082&DB_OEM_ID=1
0000&ATCLID=612729 
     + Nevada looks to build momentum
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060922/SPORTS06/609220437/1053 
     + Nevada football beats Northwestern
      http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060923/SPORTS/109230089 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     Paterno leaves game midway through second quarter
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5994668 

     Big 10
     Opening Weekend of Big Ten Football Continues
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092306aaa.html 

RECRUITING

     Mabin's rushing sets new bar
      http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/high_school/15590664.htm 

FIELD HOCKEY

     No. 14 Hoosiers Edge Wildcats in 5-4 Double-Overtime Shootout
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/092206aab.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     No. 14 Northwestern Welcomes Penn State Sunday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/092206aab.html 
     Women
     'Cats Win Rain-Shortened Contest Over Hawkeyes, 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/092206aaa.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Minnesota Escapes Welsh-Ryan After Five-Game Battle, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/092206aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     This New UNH 'Cat has a tongue
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060922/REPOSITORY/609
220319/1007/SPORTS 

Alumni

     Sounding a bit like Fitz? or is it the other way around...
     Joe Girardi Girardi focuses on job
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-spgirardi23sep23,0,41648
10.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
     Europe on the Brink of History
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/satwrap.html 
     + Europe Edge 10-6 Ahead after Saturday Foursomes
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/afternoonday2wrapup.html 
     + Europe Increase Their Lead
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/day2morningwrapup.html 
     + Europe Fly out of the Blocks on Day Two
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/day2first.html 
     + Europe's Flying Start Turns to Midway Dominance
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/day2second.html 

     Luke Donald [Scorecards]
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/scorecards/17.html 
     -Individual Point Totals
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/ind_points.html 
     + Garcia keeps up winning streak playing with Luke D
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5374078.stm 
     +  Donald praises partner Garcia [audio] 
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm 
     Will take on Chad Campbell Sunday in Match Play

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley    [Live Scorecard] Fell to 30th after starting at 14th but
still on the course
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h068/2006 
     Tom Johnson  [Live Scorecard] Tied for 7th! at -2
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h068/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     No. 6 Michigan 27, Wisconsin 13
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5995518 
     + Recap
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5992786 
     + Box Score
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/boxscore?gameId=200609230029&categoryId=24 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Purdue 27, Minnesota 21
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5994614 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     No. 6 Michigan gets past Wisconsin
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5992786 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes

     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Illinois falls to Iowa in Big Ten opener
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060923illinois,1,17915
08.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini title days seem far away
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060922ill,1,4
38285.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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From neonrye at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 23:02:13 2006
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 23:02:17 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
Message-ID: <8C8ADA559C89C9C-24C-2C42@mblk-r41.sysops.aol.com>

My God, can MSU throw games away.  I now have hope for our game vs. State, as they make more mistakes than we could dream of.  They can find more ways to lose than any team I have ever seen.   For those who watched tonight like I did, can you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall only to see your team "spit the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would put it).   If we have been the "Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have been the "Cardiac Arrests" for their long-suffering fans.  Kudos to ND (I know people on the list will hate me for saying that.) for never giving up and for taking the game away from Sparty.  They deserved it, as they played the full 60 and MSU stopped somewhere around 40.
 
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 23:07:17 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 23:07:21 2006
Subject: Fwd: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
Message-ID: <c4f.3853c63.32475e75@aol.com>

 
From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 23:08:31 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 23:08:36 2006
Subject: Fwd: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 23 23:25:22 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 23 23:25:28 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Try Again
Message-ID: <c01.5514cd0.324762b2@aol.com>


> My God, can MSU throw games away.? I now have hope for our game vs. State, 
> as they make more mistakes than we could dream of.? They can find more ways 
> to lose than any team I have ever seen.?? For those who watched tonight like I 
> did, can you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall only to see 
> your team "spit the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would put it).?? If 
> we have been the "Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have been the "Cardiac 
> Arrests" for their long-suffering fans.? Kudos to ND (I know people on the list 
> will hate me for saying that.) for never giving up and for taking the game away 
> from Sparty.? They deserved it, as they played the full 60 and MSU stopped 
> somewhere around 40.
> 
> Paul Levinson 
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The announcers mentioned something about ND having some luck tonite--They 
should have said soemthing about luck for the last 100 years for these guys--What 
a shame ND could have lost twicw in a row to BT teams--yech--they seem to 
always pull something out

Harry
From neonrye at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 00:01:05 2006
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 00:01:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
Message-ID: <8C8ADAD9341A7AA-A4C-567D@mblk-r38.sysops.aol.com>

 My God, can MSU throw games away.  I now have hope for our game vs. State, as 
they make more mistakes than we could dream of.  They can find more ways to lose 
than any team I have ever seen.   For those who watched tonight like I did, can 
you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall only to see your team "spit 
the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would put it).   If we have been the 
"Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have been the "Cardiac Arrests" for their 
long-suffering fans.  Kudos to ND (I know people on the list will hate me for 
saying that.) for never giving up and for taking the game away from Sparty.  
They deserved it, as they played the full 60 and MSU stopped somewhere around 
40.

Paul Levinson 
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 24 00:08:33 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun Sep 24 00:08:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Try Again
In-Reply-To: <c01.5514cd0.324762b2@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20060924050833.84499.qmail@web52903.mail.yahoo.com>

What a colossal collapse in East Lansing - you gotta
think Smith is a goner unless he makes something
magical happen during the Big Ten slate. Just a total
collapse.

The shame is, if MSU hangs on we probably have an
extra BCS slot open up unless the Irish win at SC. I
think we have a pretty good shot at a second BCS bid
anyway, especially if UM and OSU run the table until
their game, but it'd be nice to have that extra spot
open.

Hopefully this won't fool people into thinking the
Irish are back - it's far more of a Sparty collapse
than a resurgence of the Irish into the national title
hunt. But they'll probably run the table until SC now
with the soft part of the schedule ahead.

Good day of Big Ten football - some nice,
slobberknocker games in Ann Arbor and Columbus (PSU's
rookie QB struggles are mirroring ours - they were
right in that game until the last 3:00). I did see the
end of Purdue-Minnesota though, and the Gophers were
robbed by a pass interference call late on a ball that
was about 10 yards out of bounds.

It'll be interesting to see if MSU and Minny can
rebound from tough defeats or if they will slide back.
As for Purdue, I don't think they'll have enough to
beat the Irish next week, but they should be back in
the bowl picture.

GO CATS!!!
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sun Sep 24 05:58:58 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sun Sep 24 05:59:13 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
In-Reply-To: <8C8ADA559C89C9C-24C-2C42@mblk-r41.sysops.aol.com>
References: <8C8ADA559C89C9C-24C-2C42@mblk-r41.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <451664F2.5040104@bellatlantic.net>

With all of the consecutive  holding calls, MSU showed once again that 
they are the dumbest team in the Big Ten - as usual.

John DeGroat

neonrye@aol.com wrote:

>My God, can MSU throw games away.  I now have hope for our game vs. State, as they make more mistakes than we could dream of.  They can find more ways to lose than any team I have ever seen.   For those who watched tonight like I did, can you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall only to see your team "spit the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would put it).   If we have been the "Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have been the "Cardiac Arrests" for their long-suffering fans.  Kudos to ND (I know people on the list will hate me for saying that.) for never giving up and for taking the game away from Sparty.  They deserved it, as they played the full 60 and MSU stopped somewhere around 40.
> 
>Paul Levinson 
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 07:43:52 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 07:43:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
Message-ID: <389.b959e6b.3247d788@aol.com>

 
I agree with the kudos to Notre Dame for not giving up and storming back to  
win.  I am not so confident that MSU will be an easy target for the Cats,  
especially with the way we have been playing.  Despite its fourth quarter  
collapse, MSU is a much better team than any we have played this season.   Indeed, 
every Big Ten team (except perhaps Illinois but by game 12, they may be  tough) 
is better and we will have to raise our level of play substantially to  win 
even one more game.  Starting with Penn State, which will be hungry for  a W 
after their own fourth quarter collapse.  
 
In a message dated 9/24/2006 12:03:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
neonrye@aol.com writes:

My God,  can MSU throw games away.  I now have hope for our game vs. State, 
as  they make more mistakes than we could dream of.  They can find more ways  
to lose than any team I have ever seen.   For those who watched  tonight like I 
did, can you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall  only to see 
your team "spit the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would  put it).   If 
we have been the "Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have  been the "Cardiac 
Arrests" for their long-suffering fans.  Kudos to ND (I  know people on the list 
will hate me for saying that.) for never giving up and  for taking the game away 
from Sparty.  They deserved it, as they played  the full 60 and MSU stopped 
somewhere around 40.

Paul Levinson  
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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 10:00:17 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 10:00:22 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
Message-ID: <c83.2511b51.3247f781@aol.com>

If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  hire him as our 
manager :)
Wishful thinking...   elk
From tbng at comcast.net  Sun Sep 24 10:29:11 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun Sep 24 10:29:28 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
References: <c83.2511b51.3247f781@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001301c6dfee$2f2c4a00$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Apparently Mr. Girardi has been unable to get along with players and front 
office personnel.  Thinks too much like an industrial engineer, I suppose, 
brooking no nonsense - or what he perceives to be nonsense - from anyone. 
While some tout him for manager of the year, the Marlins think so little of 
him as to give him a pink slip when he obviously looks better in purple. 
Fortunately, the Phightin' Phils are beating up on his fish this season and 
now lead the wild card chase as I write this.  GO PHILLIES GO!  On the other 
hand, after what happened to the Eagles following my NU intercourse last 
Sunday, maybe I shouldn't have sent this e-mail. 

From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 10:45:26 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 10:45:32 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
Message-ID: <c6f.b3c6fc.32480216@aol.com>

Joe yelled at the Marlin's owner in public to shut up when the owner was  
screaming at the umpire.  Shouldn't disrespect your fathead  boss.
From artmiller1 at hotmail.com  Sun Sep 24 12:19:51 2006
From: artmiller1 at hotmail.com (Arthur Miller)
Date: Sun Sep 24 12:19:52 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
In-Reply-To: <451664F2.5040104@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <BAY106-DAV13FBFAAF7833C12BA1D0858A270@phx.gbl>

Is there a more schizophrenic program in the Big Ten than Michigan State?
They seem to get 1-2 dramatic wins each year, but also lay 1-2 big fat eggs.
They sign good talent every February, draw 70k+ for nearly every home game,
and seem to crack the Top 25 most years.  Yet, they are perennially mired in
the middle tier of the Big Ten.  Their last conference title was 1990, which
they shared with three other teams.

It's really a mystery to me why Michigan State isn't a contender for the Big
Ten title more often than they are or the title more often than they do
(roughly once every ten years).



-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of John A. DeGroat
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 5:59 AM
To: neonrye@aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again

With all of the consecutive  holding calls, MSU showed once again that 
they are the dumbest team in the Big Ten - as usual.

John DeGroat



From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun Sep 24 15:08:05 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:07:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
In-Reply-To: <c83.2511b51.3247f781@aol.com>
Message-ID: <000001c6e015$2610d450$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Actually, I wouldn't dump our present manager, given his record of development
with players. The Cats have a bunch of guys in pro baseball, with several
pitchers poised to make upward moves next Spring.

No, I think Joe G. will be in Wrigley next year, and since the owner doesn't sit
in a box and bitch at the umpires during games, he'll do fine.

I don't know who the Marlins hoped to attract when they did hire Joe G, but he
hasn't been on the inside of anything since his hiring last winter.

rsl

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> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:00 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
> 
> 
> If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  
> hire him as our 
> manager :)
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sun Sep 24 15:21:46 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:22:07 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
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NU's coach may develop players (or his assistants do) but he has never 
won a Big Ten that I can remember.  If Girardi was willing to take the 
kind of pay cut necessary to come to NU that would be the biggest boost 
NU's baseball program could ever get.  Don't count on it.

John DeGroat

Roy Lamberton wrote:

>Actually, I wouldn't dump our present manager, given his record of development
>with players. The Cats have a bunch of guys in pro baseball, with several
>pitchers poised to make upward moves next Spring.
>
>No, I think Joe G. will be in Wrigley next year, and since the owner doesn't sit
>in a box and bitch at the umpires during games, he'll do fine.
>
>I don't know who the Marlins hoped to attract when they did hire Joe G, but he
>hasn't been on the inside of anything since his hiring last winter.
>
>rsl
>
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>>If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 15:26:27 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:26:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
Message-ID: <c13.5754641.324843f3@aol.com>

Let Joe manage the cursed cubs for 3 years and then he will be ready for  the 
cats job.
Nice comeback by the Bears, enjoyed watching Napoleon, even if he was on  the 
wrong side.
From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sun Sep 24 15:28:23 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:28:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
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MSU's football players don't have the character that the basketball 
program has.  Too often you have to wonder if MSU shouldn't hire a stand 
by bail bondsman.  Someone I know played lax for MSU before the PC types 
shut the program down to balance the number of men's and women's varsity 
sports. He told me that he learned fast to stay away from the football 
playres if he wanted to stay out of  trouble.

John DeGroat

Arthur Miller wrote:

>Is there a more schizophrenic program in the Big Ten than Michigan State?
>They seem to get 1-2 dramatic wins each year, but also lay 1-2 big fat eggs.
>They sign good talent every February, draw 70k+ for nearly every home game,
>and seem to crack the Top 25 most years.  Yet, they are perennially mired in
>the middle tier of the Big Ten.  Their last conference title was 1990, which
>they shared with three other teams.
>
>It's really a mystery to me why Michigan State isn't a contender for the Big
>Ten title more often than they are or the title more often than they do
>(roughly once every ten years).
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
>
>With all of the consecutive  holding calls, MSU showed once again that 
>they are the dumbest team in the Big Ten - as usual.
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun Sep 24 15:47:25 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:46:24 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
In-Reply-To: <4516E8DA.6020704@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <000301c6e01a$a4a47290$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I guess if coach Paul Stevens or Tim Stoddard were going to step down Joe G
might be a possibility.
 
NU's Baseball problem is compounded by high tuition and limited scholarships. 
 
Div IA Baseball has 12 rides as I remember, and has to spread those among 20-30
players. In the spring, I work with our local American Legion baseball team -
most good teams have walk-ons who eventually earn smaller percentage
scholarships. With a year at NU costing 50k + its hard to get a good prospect to
come to Evanston just to play, especially when they can play for the local U or
CC and be able to pay their own way [and quit when they get a better offer from
the pros].
 
As I recall, NU should have won the Big 10 last year, but lost out in the last
weekend to the eventual season winner Michigan. They had the unenviable task of
playing their first 19 games on the roadand started the Big 10 looking like a
doormat. They went 21-11 in Big 10 Play, finishing 2nd, not bad.
 
The down side of next year is that the Cats lost two of their top pitchers to
the pros - Dan Brauer and George Kontos spent the summer pitching in the minors.

 
The good news is that the Cats still have 7 pitchers on the roster and 4 of the
7 incoming frosh are also pitchers, including Matt Diedrich, who sported a 1.60
ERA at Carmel HS, Hawthorn Woods last year.
 
If Baseball is pitching and defense, the Cats should be back in the thick of the
race this year, and maybe they'll have a better season record so they get into
the NCAAs and join the Diamond Girls in their quest for NCAA gold?
 
rsl
 
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: John A. DeGroat [mailto:johnadeg@bellatlantic.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 4:22 PM
To: rstetson@capps-assoc.com
Cc: WildElk2@aol.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi


NU's coach may develop players (or his assistants do) but he has never won a Big
Ten that I can remember.  If Girardi was willing to take the kind of pay cut
necessary to come to NU that would be the biggest boost NU's baseball program
could ever get.  Don't count on it.

John DeGroat

Roy Lamberton wrote: 

Actually, I wouldn't dump our present manager, given his record of development

with players. The Cats have a bunch of guys in pro baseball, with several

pitchers poised to make upward moves next Spring.



No, I think Joe G. will be in Wrigley next year, and since the owner doesn't sit

in a box and bitch at the umpires during games, he'll do fine.



I don't know who the Marlins hoped to attract when they did hire Joe G, but he

hasn't been on the inside of anything since his hiring last winter.



rsl



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Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:00 AM

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If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  

hire him as our 

manager :)

Wishful thinking...   elk

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun Sep 24 15:48:57 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:47:58 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
In-Reply-To: <4516E8DA.6020704@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <000801c6e01a$db56d3f0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

BTW - don't get me wrong, if we had an opening and Joe G would take the pay and
facility cut, I'd love to see him in the dugout at NU.
 
I just don't think he'll take the cut and the aggravation of running a young
team right now.
 
rsl
 
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: John A. DeGroat [mailto:johnadeg@bellatlantic.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 4:22 PM
To: rstetson@capps-assoc.com
Cc: WildElk2@aol.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi


NU's coach may develop players (or his assistants do) but he has never won a Big
Ten that I can remember.  If Girardi was willing to take the kind of pay cut
necessary to come to NU that would be the biggest boost NU's baseball program
could ever get.  Don't count on it.

John DeGroat

Roy Lamberton wrote: 

Actually, I wouldn't dump our present manager, given his record of development

with players. The Cats have a bunch of guys in pro baseball, with several

pitchers poised to make upward moves next Spring.



No, I think Joe G. will be in Wrigley next year, and since the owner doesn't sit

in a box and bitch at the umpires during games, he'll do fine.



I don't know who the Marlins hoped to attract when they did hire Joe G, but he

hasn't been on the inside of anything since his hiring last winter.



rsl



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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and Publisher of Purple Reign, 

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Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:00 AM

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Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi





If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  

hire him as our 

manager :)

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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 15:54:21 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 15:54:26 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Giradi
Message-ID: <304.b7165da.32484a7d@aol.com>


> NU's coach may develop players (or his assistants do) but he has never 
> won a Big Ten that I can remember.? If Girardi was willing to take the 
> kind of pay cut necessary to come to NU that would be the biggest boost 
> NU's baseball program could ever get.? Don't count on it.
> 
> John DeGroat
> 
> 

Don't bet on it, is right--how much can they pay a head baseball coach in 
college vs MLB- ?? It's not even close like football--sure Joe would enjoy it and 
not have the pressure of a big league job, but he is a proven leader in? 
MLB--always was either the captain, player rep, or spokeman for the players.? Did 
a terrific job with the fish--has to be very marketable--I suppose Tony Gywnn 
figured differently

I really hope Joe keeps doing well? both for him and as good PR for NU--and 
their production of top student-athletes--Joe is obviously one of our best 
recent examples.

Harry
From thehaze at earthlink.net  Sun Sep 24 16:29:21 2006
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Sun Sep 24 16:29:25 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
In-Reply-To: <4516EA67.5090002@bellatlantic.net>
References: <BAY106-DAV13FBFAAF7833C12BA1D0858A270@phx.gbl>
	<4516EA67.5090002@bellatlantic.net>
Message-ID: <4516F8B1.2010504@earthlink.net>

Does everyone remember who MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo's best friend 
is?  It's Steve Mariucci, former Cal, 49ers and Lions coach.  If John L. 
Smith gets the heave-ho at MSU, Mariucci would seem to be a natural fit 
to replace him. -- Jim B.


John A. DeGroat wrote:
> MSU's football players don't have the character that the basketball 
> program has.

From neonrye at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 18:15:24 2006
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 18:15:32 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Giradi
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As one who watched Girardi with the Yankees for many years, he is probably the "hottest" young managerial candidate in Major League Baseball.  The fact that he wouldn't put up with Lurie, the owner of the Marlins, yelling at the Umpire over balls & strikes calls doesn't in any way diminish the incredible job he did with that team this year.  If the Cubbies don't grab him, he won't lack for work.  And if Torre ever does retire, Joe G. would be a natural fit to succeed him.  By the way, my friend, Lori Chase, the driving force behind the founding of Northwestern University Entertainment Alliance (NUEA) East, and the club's first President, introduced Mr. Girardi to Mrs. Girardi while at NU.
 
Paul Levinson 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
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To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Giradi



> NU's coach may develop players (or his assistants do) but he has never 
> won a Big Ten that I can remember.  If Girardi was willing to take the 
> kind of pay cut necessary to come to NU that would be the biggest boost 
> NU's baseball program could ever get.  Don't count on it.
> 
> John DeGroat
> 
> 

Don't bet on it, is right--how much can they pay a head baseball coach in 
college vs MLB- ?  It's not even close like football--sure Joe would enjoy it 
and 
not have the pressure of a big league job, but he is a proven leader in  
MLB--always was either the captain, player rep, or spokeman for the players.  
Did 
a terrific job with the fish--has to be very marketable--I suppose Tony Gywnn 
figured differently

I really hope Joe keeps doing well  both for him and as good PR for NU--and 
their production of top student-athletes--Joe is obviously one of our best 
recent examples.

Harry
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 18:28:21 2006
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Date: Sun Sep 24 18:28:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
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John L Smith is a complete and utter MORON
 
He is evidence (if any is needed) that an utter incompetent can rise to a high level and, remarkably, remain there for a while
 
He should be out of a job today (He should've been fired last night and forcibly ejected from Spartans Stadium as a trespasser)
 
He owes each of us, and all Big Ten fans, an apology for his horrific performance last night.
 
It, and he, was an embarassment to the Big Ten
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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Sent: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again


My God, can MSU throw games away.  I now have hope for our game vs. State, as 
they make more mistakes than we could dream of.  They can find more ways to lose 
than any team I have ever seen.   For those who watched tonight like I did, can 
you imagine sitting there in a driving, windy squall only to see your team "spit 
the bit" yet again (as George Steinbrenner would put it).   If we have been the 
"Cardiac 'Cats" for years, they have been the "Cardiac Arrests" for their 
long-suffering fans.  Kudos to ND (I know people on the list will hate me for 
saying that.) for never giving up and for taking the game away from Sparty.  
They deserved it, as they played the full 60 and MSU stopped somewhere around 
40.
 
Paul Levinson 
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 18:36:59 2006
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Date: Sun Sep 24 18:37:15 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Try Again
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Steve is right - ND deserves no credit for this (but will get plenty of credit, of course)
 
To paraphrase Barry Goldwater,
 
'Dislike of Notre Dame is no vice, and winning games against the terminally stupid is no virtue'
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Try Again


What a colossal collapse in East Lansing - you gotta
think Smith is a goner unless he makes something
magical happen during the Big Ten slate. Just a total
collapse.

The shame is, if MSU hangs on we probably have an
extra BCS slot open up unless the Irish win at SC. I
think we have a pretty good shot at a second BCS bid
anyway, especially if UM and OSU run the table until
their game, but it'd be nice to have that extra spot
open.

Hopefully this won't fool people into thinking the
Irish are back - it's far more of a Sparty collapse
than a resurgence of the Irish into the national title
hunt. But they'll probably run the table until SC now
with the soft part of the schedule ahead.

Good day of Big Ten football - some nice,
slobberknocker games in Ann Arbor and Columbus (PSU's
rookie QB struggles are mirroring ours - they were
right in that game until the last 3:00). I did see the
end of Purdue-Minnesota though, and the Gophers were
robbed by a pass interference call late on a ball that
was about 10 yards out of bounds.

It'll be interesting to see if MSU and Minny can
rebound from tough defeats or if they will slide back.
As for Purdue, I don't think they'll have enough to
beat the Irish next week, but they should be back in
the bowl picture.

GO CATS!!!
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 18:46:34 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 18:47:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
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Anybody know what we pay a baseball coach ?  My guess - $150,000 ? (This could be way off)
 
It raises an interesting question - If he came to Evanston to coach, he could have 20 years of peace and quiet and very few fan complaints - and maybe earn $3 million over that stretch ?
 
If he manages in the majors, especially with a 'Manager of the Year' award under his belt, he can ask for $3-4 million a year for 3 or 4 years ?  Thats maybe $13 million for 4 years work, vs $3 million for 20 years work.
 
Much as it'd be nice to get him, he'd be nuts to look away from the $$$ of major league baseball
 
He might also be nuts to experience 4 years of heartburn and heartbreak on Chicago's North Side - go someplace with low expectations, and cash similar-sized checks.
 
Chuck Herron  Tech '85 
 
 
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If Girardi does leave the Marlins as expected, Maybe NU can  hire him as our 
manager :)
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Sep 24 18:57:43 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sun Sep 24 18:57:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Girardi
Message-ID: <c73.b99dee.32487577@aol.com>

In a message dated 9/24/2006 4:47:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
cherron604@aol.com writes:

> Anybody know what we pay a baseball coach ?  My guess - $150,000 ? (This 
> could be way off)
> 
> It raises an interesting question - If he came to Evanston to coach, he 
> could have 20 years of peace and quiet and very few fan complaints - and maybe 
> earn $3 million over that stretch ?
> 
> If he manages in the majors, especially with a 'Manager of the Year' award 
> under his belt, he can ask for $3-4 million a year for 3 or 4 years ?  Thats 
> maybe $13 million for 4 years work, vs $3 million for 20 years work.
> 
> Much as it'd be nice to get him, he'd be nuts to look away from the $$$ of 
> major league baseball
> 
> He might also be nuts to experience 4 years of heartburn and heartbreak on 
> Chicago's North Side - go someplace with low expectations, and cash 
> similar-sized checks.
> 
> Chuck Herron  Tech '85 
> 
> 

Whatever the salary might be --the gap has to be huge--unlike Football
From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 25 00:14:39 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Mon Sep 25 00:14:41 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on Michigan State
Message-ID: <20060925051439.42193.qmail@web51313.mail.yahoo.com>

As a Wisconsin friend of mine says, "We all know what
the "L" in John L. Smith stands for."

ND is a quality team, but, now, really; would that
last botched kickoff return where the MSU kid first
came out six yards deep (dumb) and then TOOK A KNEE in
play (words fail me) happen against anybody else
(well, maybe, knowing how poor our special teams are)?
ND gets plays like this in its favor -- how about that
last pinball pickoff, too -- all the time. Barf. This
is why I will never listen to ND whining about refs;
bad refing balances out their incredible luck.

But MSU blew this one with its playcalling and lack of
sustained emotion and that brain freeze on the kickoff
return. Typical of Smith -- how many game have his
teams had won, it seemed, against top foes and then
they gag (2005 OSU, for one huge one).

Brad Wilson

ps - anybody see Iowa-Illinois? Was ILlinois that good
to stay within 24-7 or was Iowa just out of it?

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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Mon Sep 25 05:58:18 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 05:58:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] on Michigan State
Message-ID: <bd8.409938e.3249104a@aol.com>

 
The chorus of disparaging comments about John L. may have some merit, but  
let's not deceive ourselves.  MSU still has plenty of talent and is a  better 
team than anything the Cats have faced this season.  I would not  count on 
self-destruction by the Spartans on Oct 23.  Unless we improve  dramatically 
(offense, defense, special teams), we will lose to MSU (and every  other Big Ten 
opponent in the next six weeks).  I'm more worried about  sub-par Cat play I've 
seen against weak non-conference opponents than I am  fixated on other Big Ten 
coaching problems.  Our coaching staff has not yet  exactly overwhelmed me.
 
                                                                    
 
In a message dated 9/25/2006 1:15:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bwdolphin146@yahoo.com writes:

As a  Wisconsin friend of mine says, "We all know what
the "L" in John L. Smith  stands for."

ND is a quality team, but, now, really; would that
last  botched kickoff return where the MSU kid first
came out six yards deep  (dumb) and then TOOK A KNEE in
play (words fail me) happen against anybody  else
(well, maybe, knowing how poor our special teams are)?
ND gets  plays like this in its favor -- how about that
last pinball pickoff, too --  all the time. Barf. This
is why I will never listen to ND whining about  refs;
bad refing balances out their incredible luck.

But MSU blew  this one with its playcalling and lack of
sustained emotion and that brain  freeze on the kickoff
return. Typical of Smith -- how many game have  his
teams had won, it seemed, against top foes and then
they gag (2005  OSU, for one huge one).

Brad Wilson

ps - anybody see  Iowa-Illinois? Was ILlinois that good
to stay within 24-7 or was Iowa just  out of it?

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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Mon Sep 25 07:45:02 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Mon Sep 25 07:46:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
Message-ID: <20060925.054512.3639.879226@webmail33.nyc.untd.com>

Anybody have thoughts on the late hit out of bounds from Nduwke 
against Stanton?

I thought that offsetting penalties was a mistake.

What Ndukwe did was illegal therefore a penalty.

What Ringer did was in retaliation to a ND coach grabbing him.  The ND 
coach should be fined/suspended/thrown out for his actions.  That pair 
of actions should have resulted in two more flags which should have 
offset.

When a single player is forced(especially on a late hit) into the 
opposing teams bench the officialls MUST make the sure player is not 
harassed in any way.  From the replay it appears Stanton was being 
harassed so a few teammates went over to retrieve him.


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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Mon Sep 25 08:05:28 2006
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Mon Sep 25 08:06:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Doom and Gloom!
Message-ID: <20060925.060536.3639.879361@webmail33.nyc.untd.com>

A lot of people are predicting doom and gloom for a cats in the big 
ten.

Don't they remember history?

We often look very poor in pre-season and have a good conference run.  
At the end of the year we look back at the blow non-cons with regret 
and what might have been -- '95, '96, '00, '04, '05, etc.

On the other hand many big ten teams look unstoppable against nowhere 
state yet they encounter the lowly cats on the tundra of ryan field 
and our cats not only stand their ground, but win the game.

Every year my wife and I make a bet.  If we go undefeated in 
conference I will dye my hair purple.  Well I know that is a safe bet 
as the Cats are slow starters.  However, once the big ten gets rolling 
we will have improved more than any of the other 10 teams.

Now I am not drinking the purple koolaid predicting a bowl game, but I 
think we could easily get 3 big ten wins.  Based on our non-conference 
results that would be quite remarkable if that weren't standard our 
modus operandi.


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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 25 08:20:46 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Mon Sep 25 08:20:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty Chokes Again
In-Reply-To: <20060925.054512.3639.879226@webmail33.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <20060925132046.74258.qmail@web52905.mail.yahoo.com>

> Anybody have thoughts on the late hit out of bounds
> from Nduwke 
> against Stanton?
> 
> I thought that offsetting penalties was a mistake.

It was certainly the first sign of the MSU collapse or
Irish luck rising. The late-hit part was close, but
what happened on the sideline should have been
offsetting itself at the least and certainly not an
MSU-only penalty (the Spartan guy was being grabbed by
ND coaches, almost had his facemask ripped off by a
couple ND players and eventually had his helmet
removed - which is why I think the refs signalled him
out because they thought he took off his helmet).

It started the momentum shift and was the last sign of
fight from John L. Smith on the night - he seemed
resigned to fate after that.

But no way it was just an MSU penalty on the
sidelines. Then again, I wasn't impressed with the
officiating crew that night. All over this weekend,
crews seemed jittery following Oklahoma-Oregon,
picking up more flags in a week than I've seen in
years and going to replay a LOT ... yet the end of the
MSU-ND game was not replayed. Yes, it was the right
call of an interception, but can you imagine if it had
not been a pick and the refs didn't even check on
replay, just letting the clock run out?

Of course, it all seems to fit into Sparty's storybook
collapse. The big question is whether they will head
into their traditional post-September swan dive now
and whether JLS will be a lame-duck coach following
another loss or two. They should still be able to get
to a bowl with Wisky and Iowa off the schedule, but if
they drop a game or two they shouldn't, it could be
close.

As for Notre Dame, they're already throwing Brady back
in the Heisman mix and after rolling through their
next  seven games (3 service academies, UCLA, UNC,
Stanford, Purdue), they'll probably be back in the
title hunt by the time they visit the Coliseum at the
end of the year. USC will expose them, but they'll
still be in a BCS bowl thanks to Sparty's collapse.
UGH!

GO CATS!!!
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 25 11:15:24 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 25 11:16:04 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/25
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for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Weekend Wrapup Edition

Northwestern Athletics keep going, with more football, Soccer, Volleyball and
Field Hockey from last weekend. There's also some 
Recruiting, Alumi updates [including the PGA Cat's team winning the Ryder Cup]
and more for your monday...

                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL Nevada

     Northwestern takes positives from one that got away
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu24.html 
     + Defense needs to grasp goal: More takeaways
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060925011
1sep25,1,6056975.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + T.O.s Doom Cats In Reno
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/25/Sports/T.o-s.Doom.Cats.In.Reno.
football-2305710.shtml 
     + Wildcats have a lot to learn heading into Big Ten play
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=231251 

     Truog: SjT: Painful Loss to Watch
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/571863.html 
     Morrison Fear and Loathing in the Greater Reno/Sparks Area
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/25/DailyOnline/Fear-And.Loathing.I
n.The.Greater.Renosparks.Area-2305920.shtml 
     HailToPurple self-inflicted wounds...
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats6i24a.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     Ohio State Squashes Penn State Rally
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/wire/sns-ap-fbc-t25-penn-
st-ohio-st,1,6171047.story?coll=sns-ap-collegesports-headlines 
     + Buckeyes dial it up down stretch
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-osu24.html 
     + Paterno misses parts of loss to Ohio State - Penn St. coach battling flu
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/24/sports/college_sports/880a773ea2747e6186
2571f3000d98ba.txt 
     + Paterno Postgame Press Conference
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/571786.html 
     + Buckeyes Pull Away Late vs. Penn State
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/571790.html 
     $ OSU: Tony Hunt Audio
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572060.html 
     + PSU D Gives Bucks a Scare
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/571851.html 
     + Instant Analysis: Penn State-Ohio State
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=157&p=2&c=571858 
     + Early effort goes awry for Nittany Lions
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595341.htm 
     + Paterno's exit cause for concern
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595335.htm 
     + Monday Morning QB: Good and bad
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/54 
     + We want the Lion: Lions purred
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/90 
     + Season may turn into a game of hold 'em for PSU
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595346.htm 
     + PSU defense making huge strides
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595337.htm 

     Big 10
     Nyatawa Big Ten suffers from mediocrity, minus Michigan and Ohio State
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=2086 

     Ohio State #1, Rutgers sneaks into poll
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060924appoll,1,3611486
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     One-month NCAA report: OTs up, PATs down, controversy steady
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/269
26124/2006-09-25-after-one-month_x.htm 

RECRUITING

     Enjoying The Process
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=572454 
     Newberg Jamie's Mailbag
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=572446 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Central Michigan Edges 'Cats, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/092406aaa.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     Second-Half Goals Put End To Winning Ways
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/25/Sports/SecondHalf.Goals.Put.End
.To.Winning.Ways.mens.Soccer-2305762.shtml 
     Women
     'Cats Get Personal Against Iowa
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/22/DailyOnline/cats-Get.Personal.A
gainst.Iowa.womens.Soccer-2303471.shtml 

VOLLEYBALL

     No. 14 Wisconsin Sweeps Northwestern, 3-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/092306aaa.html 
     Error Streaks Lead To Tough Big Ten Start
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/25/Sports/Error.Streaks.Lead.To.To
ugh.Big.Ten.Start.volleyball-2305774.shtml 

MISCELLANY

     New Hampshire WR Ties Rice's TD Mark
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/wire/sns-ap-fbc-rices-rec
ord-david-ball,1,3534639.story?coll=sns-ap-collegesports-headlines 

     And you think Fitz is young to be a head coach?
     Boy Meets World - At 22, E.C. Central's A.J. Rodriguez is the state's
youngest football coach
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/24/sports/top_sports/0cb9bea0f58036f7862571
f2000ddef7.txt 

Alumni

     Kiss of death for Joe G in Chicago?
     Joe Girardi Hendry can help by hiring not-so-average Joe
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/mariotti/cst-spt-jay241.html 
     + Girardi has no intention of resigning
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-marlinnotessep25,0,39718
3.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     Vedran Vukusic Vedran signs with Israeli Team
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=571873&nid=1899365&fhn=1 

     Zach Strief Watch for Zach tonight on MNF
      http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/NO/2006/regular 

     PGA - Ryder Cup
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe 
     + Emotional Europe Equal Record Victory
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/rcfinalwrap.html 
     + Praise Comes From All Quarters
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/news/woosiewrap.html 

     Luke Donald [Scorecards]
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/scorecards/17.html 
     Wins his match securing Europe's win
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/matches/55.html 
     + Interview: Luke Donald
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm 
     + Ryder Cup: Singles round-up
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5375598.stm 

     Nationwide Tour  Oregon Classic Pres'd by Kendall Automotive Group
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h068 
     Jess Daley    [Live Scorecard] Finished at -5, tied for 32nd
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/285331/h068/2006 
     Tom Johnson  [Live Scorecard] Best Finish - Tied for 5th at -11 shot -6
today
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h068/2006 

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     + Manningham, No. 6 Michigan pull away in second half
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=230976 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Purdue not running on empty - Boilers close out win on ground
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/24/sports/college_sports/d0876af6b9dc185f86
2571f2007e0719.txt 
     + Young kicker strives to excel on, off field
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=2108 
     + Inexperienced roster poses coaching challenges
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=2109 
     + Boilers run out clock to win Big Ten opener
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=2113 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     Michigan State takes a knee and the loss
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060923irishbits,1,4841
847.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Lambert caps Irish comeback
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/notredame.asp?id=230993 
     + Notre Dame rally stuns Spartans
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/292083463178045.php 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     No Irish hangover: Michigan wins
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060923michigan,1,23858
98.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + 'M' is for Manningham again
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-mich24.html 
     + Michigan, Ohio St.  on collision course?
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=229428 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     Teddy Greenstein: Smith doesn't play by the book
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060923greenstein,1,
3933679.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + OSU looks like Big Ten lock
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=230120 
     + Buckeyes grind it out with Pittman
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595334.htm 
     + Ohio State's new-look defense rises to challeng
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15595336.htm 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     Illinois falls to Iowa in Big Ten opener
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060923illinois,1,17915
08.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Zook uses freshman QB, again
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060923illinibits,1,875
221.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + 5 bad minutes doom Illinois
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill24.html 
     + Zook being careful with 'Juice,' Brasic
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-illnt24.html 
     + Illini's Williams learning as he goes
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=230962 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 25 11:19:55 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 25 11:19:14 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Giradi
In-Reply-To: <8C8AE4672DC289E-1258-582D@mblk-r39.sysops.aol.com>
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As one who has worked a lot of baseball and softball pressboxes, I've learned
that arguing balls and strikes with an umpire is a true waste of time and
effort.

If anything, the strike zone gets either larger or smaller depending on who's
pitcher is on the mound.

As a bench coach, I let the manager whine and cry - umps tend to take it better
from the team leader. You never let the players do it...

rsl

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 The fact that he wouldn't put up with 
> Lurie, the owner of the Marlins, yelling at the Umpire over 
> balls & strikes calls doesn't in any way diminish the 
> incredible job he did with that team this year. 

From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Mon Sep 25 11:29:23 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 11:29:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Luke Donald
Message-ID: <c46.3c81929.32495de3@aol.com>

Although Dick Cheney will question my patriotism, I felt great pride when  
Luke won his match and retained the Ryder cup for Europe. That may have been the 
 greatest moment in Wildcat golf, at least until Luke wins a major. I also 
found  the sub-plot of Darren Clarke and his recent loss quite moving. Not 
counting the  Spaniards, I think the Europeans were much more  likeable.
From tbng at comcast.net  Mon Sep 25 12:23:12 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Mon Sep 25 12:23:31 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Luke Donald
References: <c46.3c81929.32495de3@aol.com>
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Let me assure you that Dick Cheney will not question your patriotism.

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> Although Dick Cheney will question my patriotism, I felt great pride when
> Luke won his match and retained the Ryder cup for Europe. That may have 
> been the
> greatest moment in Wildcat golf, at least until Luke wins a major. I also
> found  the sub-plot of Darren Clarke and his recent loss quite moving. Not
> counting the  Spaniards, I think the Europeans were much more  likeable.
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Mon Sep 25 12:28:43 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon Sep 25 12:28:47 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Giradi (fwd)
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> If anything, the strike zone gets either larger or smaller depending on who's
> pitcher is on the mound.

Ron Luciano's book tells a story about a rookie who takes a pitch that's
maybe a bit outside, but the ump calls strike 1.

The kid turns his head around and says, "That wasn't a strike".

The ump responds, "The next one is."

The kid struck out on 2 more REALLY OUTSIDE pitches.
--
Mike Nolan

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Mon Sep 25 12:30:08 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon Sep 25 12:30:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Luke Donald (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609251730.k8PHU84X029906@romaine.tssi.com>

> Let me assure you that Dick Cheney will not question your patriotism.

I question the patriotism of ANYONE who moves from Nebraska to Wyoming!  :-)
--
Mike Nolan

From tbng at comcast.net  Mon Sep 25 12:53:54 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Mon Sep 25 12:54:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Luke Donald (fwd)
References: <200609251730.k8PHU84X029906@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000501c6e0cb$919b6120$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

When did Wyoming become San Francisco?

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To: <nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Luke Donald (fwd)


>> Let me assure you that Dick Cheney will not question your patriotism.
>
> I question the patriotism of ANYONE who moves from Nebraska to Wyoming! 
> :-)
> --
> Mike Nolan
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From whosonfirst81 at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 25 14:04:47 2006
From: whosonfirst81 at yahoo.com (Ben Adler)
Date: Mon Sep 25 14:04:48 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609251728.k8PHSiMY029809@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060925190447.14660.qmail@web60711.mail.yahoo.com>

Back when I was slaving away in the minors, I was talking with a Pioneer League ump and a coach's wife at a bar one night.  The topic of the strike zone came up -- most likely the ump and I discussing how well I can tell balls and strikes from the press box.  The ump put a piece of paper on the floor to represent the plate, and had the coach's wife stand off to one side.  He held the baseball several feet off the ground and off the plate, and started moving it slowly towards the "outside corner," asking the coach's wife to tell him when she thought the ball was directly over the corner.  Then, when she said so, he dropped the ball.  It fell at least half a foot off the plate.
   
  Which just goes to show...Only the ump has the proper angle to judge what's a strike and what isn't.  Managers in the dugout can see what's high or low, but not what's inside or outside.  Fans sitting right behind home plate (and high enough to actually see the pitch cross the plate) can see what's inside or outside, but not high or low.
   
  Yelling self-righteously at umps over balls and strikes may make fans, players and managers feel good -- and it's part of the fan experience, so it's perfectly harmless -- but baseball people know they almost always have a) no point, and b) no accuracy.
   
  As for owners, well, they should conduct themselves with class, and leave running the team to the GM and manager.  That's why they hire them.  An owner yelling at umps/refs (Jeffrey Loria, Mark Cuban, etc) is an embarrassment.
   
  -- Ben

Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
  > If anything, the strike zone gets either larger or smaller depending on who's
> pitcher is on the mound.

Ron Luciano's book tells a story about a rookie who takes a pitch that's
maybe a bit outside, but the ump calls strike 1.

The kid turns his head around and says, "That wasn't a strike".

The ump responds, "The next one is."

The kid struck out on 2 more REALLY OUTSIDE pitches.
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Mon Sep 25 14:26:33 2006
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 14:31:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
Message-ID: <2a7.7478706.32498769@aol.com>

I guess that explains why I always strike out in bars  ;)
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Sep 25 20:26:37 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Sep 25 20:25:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <20060925190447.14660.qmail@web60711.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <002401c6e10a$cff12dd0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I'm pretty good at up and down, it's the on and off the plate that gets me....

But at the upper levels of baseball, American Legion and MLB Minors, the
catchers come back to the dugout after the first inning and tell the players
where the strike zone is tonight. Sometimes, as the game wears on, the zone
changes in and out, but normally its relative to how well a pitcher has command
of the zone, and what the guys are swinging at.

Tom Glavin is notorious for getting a generous strike zone late in games. Trust
me, he earns them by getting guys to swing out there early.

Anyway, in the softball tournaments, where I'm right behind the plate, we talk
to the ump after each inning, and sometimes he or she asks us how he's doing.
We're always honest, but always add, "but its your game, so you're right..."

rsl 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Ben Adler
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:05 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
> 
> 
> Back when I was slaving away in the minors, I was talking 
> with a Pioneer League ump and a coach's wife at a bar one 
> night.  The topic of the strike zone came up -- most likely 
> the ump and I discussing how well I can tell balls and 
> strikes from the press box.  The ump put a piece of paper on 
> the floor to represent the plate, and had the coach's wife 
> stand off to one side.  He held the baseball several feet off 
> the ground and off the plate, and started moving it slowly 
> towards the "outside corner," asking the coach's wife to tell 
> him when she thought the ball was directly over the corner.  
> Then, when she said so, he dropped the ball.  It fell at 
> least half a foot off the plate.
>    
>   Which just goes to show...Only the ump has the proper angle 
> to judge what's a strike and what isn't.  Managers in the 
> dugout can see what's high or low, but not what's inside or 
> outside.  Fans sitting right behind home plate (and high 
> enough to actually see the pitch cross the plate) can see 
> what's inside or outside, but not high or low.
>    
>   Yelling self-righteously at umps over balls and strikes may 
> make fans, players and managers feel good -- and it's part of 
> the fan experience, so it's perfectly harmless -- but 
> baseball people know they almost always have a) no point, and 
> b) no accuracy.
>    
>   As for owners, well, they should conduct themselves with 
> class, and leave running the team to the GM and manager.  
> That's why they hire them.  An owner yelling at umps/refs 
> (Jeffrey Loria, Mark Cuban, etc) is an embarrassment.
>    
>   -- Ben
> 
> Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
>   > If anything, the strike zone gets either larger or 
> smaller depending on who's
> > pitcher is on the mound.
> 
> Ron Luciano's book tells a story about a rookie who takes a 
> pitch that's maybe a bit outside, but the ump calls strike 1.
> 
> The kid turns his head around and says, "That wasn't a strike".
> 
> The ump responds, "The next one is."
> 
> The kid struck out on 2 more REALLY OUTSIDE pitches.
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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From tbng at comcast.net  Mon Sep 25 20:51:00 2006
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Mon Sep 25 20:51:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones
References: <002401c6e10a$cff12dd0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <000d01c6e10e$37851c60$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Technology could resolve the problem of calling strikes, although I'm loathe 
to say it.  It would be simple - theoretically - to put sensors around the 
edge of the plate or the entire plate with an invisible beam that could 
detect whether the ball crossed over any part of the plate.  The ump could 
have an earpiece and the sensor could emit a beep if the ball crosses the 
plate.  You could also put height data into the computer and have it call 
height by keying in the player's unique number.  I hate the idea as I write 
it, but it is possible.  One of you EE majors work on that.  Just don't look 
to your Little League to install it at the cost of umpteen millions.  BTW, 
the Little League World Series umpires were dreadful at calling balls and 
strikes.  Don't say they are amateurs because they are not.  Those guys work 
and study for years before they make it to Williamsport.  Each man has 
thousands of games under his belt at all levels of play. 

From cherron604 at aol.com  Mon Sep 25 22:45:16 2006
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 22:45:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6e10e$37851c60$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
References: <002401c6e10a$cff12dd0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>
	<000d01c6e10e$37851c60$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <8C8AF355052B98D-1428-6F0@mblk-d50.sysops.aol.com>

MLB does have something called QuesTec - I don't know alot of the tech details, but I know it is intended to standardize the strike zone, and is used to evaluate umpires.
 
I would argue that more important than a standardized strike zone is a consistent one, i.e. a strike in the first inning will still be called the same way in the eighth inning.
 
I have heard that MLB umpires hate it, and I remember that Mark Buehrle blamed it (well, blamed inconsistent stike zones between parks with QuesTec (like US Cellular in Chicago) and non-QuesTec parks) for some of his pitching woes this season.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
 
 
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From: tbng@comcast.net
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Sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones


Technology could resolve the problem of calling strikes, although I'm loathe to say it. It would be simple - theoretically - to put sensors around the edge of the plate or the entire plate with an invisible beam that could detect whether the ball crossed over any part of the plate. The ump could have an earpiece and the sensor could emit a beep if the ball crosses the plate. You could also put height data into the computer and have it call height by keying in the player's unique number. I hate the idea as I write it, but it is possible. One of you EE majors work on that. Just don't look to your Little League to install it at the cost of umpteen millions. BTW, the Little League World Series umpires were dreadful at calling balls and strikes. Don't say they are amateurs because they are not. Those guys work and study for years before they make it to Williamsport. Each man has thousands of games under his belt at all levels of play.  
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Mon Sep 25 23:39:16 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 23:39:32 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
Message-ID: <c5f.23e019e.324a08f4@aol.com>

I just saw this --don't have a clue if there are any similarities to 
Wheeler's death--though obvioulsy both schools value high academics.. A real 
shame--always makes you think about how little winning can really mean when you see 
these things happen to young kids, with presumably a lot in front of them

Harry

HOUSTON (Sept. 25) - A Rice University freshman football player died Monday, 
a day after collapsing during a light workout.

Dale Lloyd, a 19-year-old defensive back, collapsed on the field about 5 p.m. 
Sunday but was conscious when taken to a hospital by ambulance. He died about 
9 a.m. Monday, school officials said.

"I just can't describe the pain we're feeling right now and the shock," Rice 
athletic director Chris Del Conte said. "It will take a long time to digest. 
The coaches are crushed. This is a tough time for all of us."

Del Conte said Lloyd collapsed while the team was doing some light running. 
Although he didn't complain of anything specific, he told team trainers he 
didn't feel right.

"No one knows what happened," Del Conte said. "It's a mystery."

An autopsy was pending.

Coaches met with the team Monday afternoon to talk about Lloyd's death.

"He was a tremendous student who happened to play football," Del Conte said, 
fighting back tears. "His smile just lit up the room."

Lloyd played in Rice's season opener against Houston but didn't play the last 
three games. The team planned to redshirt him.

Rice is scheduled to travel to face Army on Saturday. Del Conte said he 
hasn't made a decision on the status of that game.

"The Rice Owl family has suffered a devastating loss," Rice coach Todd Graham 
said in a statement. "Dale was a tremendous person with the heart of a 
champion."

Lloyd played football and baseball at Houston's Lamar High School, was 
selected to the Who's Who Among American High School Students and volunteered with 
the Mayor's Youth Council.

He is survived by his parents, Dale and Bridgette Lloyd, and two brothers.


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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Mon Sep 25 23:49:47 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon Sep 25 23:49:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject) (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609260449.k8Q4nlGC005884@romaine.tssi.com>

An important part of your post is the following:

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news
report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed
without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

DO NOT POST COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER.
--
Mike Nolan


From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Tue Sep 26 00:06:09 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue Sep 26 00:06:12 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
Message-ID: <200609260506.k8Q5695v006588@romaine.tssi.com>

> Tom Glavin is notorious for getting a generous strike zone late in games. 
> Trust me, he earns them by getting guys to swing out there early.

I always thought Greg Maddux got the widest strike zone I'd ever seen, 
especially during his Atlanta years.  The year the Cubs played the Braves
in that one-game playoff, Maddux was throwing pitches that couldn't
have been reached with a broomstick and getting strike calls.

Getting back to Girardi, is Dusty Baker definitely out in Chi?
--
Mike Nolan
	

From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 26 02:03:38 2006
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Tue Sep 26 02:03:43 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] one last bit on  Michigan State
Message-ID: <20060926070338.38700.qmail@web51309.mail.yahoo.com>

Great line from Pete Fiutak on cfn.com:

"There is no truth to the rumor that Greg Norman gave
the halftime talk in the Michigan State locker room."

Brad Wilson

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.

"We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were for the moment unpopular." -- Edward R. Murrow, 1954.

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 26 06:46:22 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 26 06:45:36 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Girardi (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200609260506.k8Q5695v006588@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000201c6e161$67a2aef0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I personally haven't seen anything reported as coming out of the Trib Tower, but
Moronetty pretty well summed everything up earlier in the week with a column
about Joe G and the Cubs...[its in the alumni section of the Sports News Digest
or among his columns.]

Dusty Baker has been unable to get the Cubbies playing over their heads,
something they'll have to do to become more competitive.

The only problem Joe G would have is his connection to the Yankees, but nobody
has done as much with little this years as Girardi. He must have learned that at
NU?

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> I always thought Greg Maddux got the widest strike zone I'd 
> ever seen, 
> especially during his Atlanta years. 

He was another guy who lived off the plate...


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 26 06:50:29 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 26 06:49:24 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6e10e$37851c60$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <000301c6e161$f718c1f0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Little league umpires are all volunteers - they do not get paid except that each
league nominates them to work up through the various levels [District, State,
Region and the World Series.]

Our 10 Team Softball WS has 10-12 Umpires assigned and some are very very good
and some not so good. We have a couple of guys who watch the games and evaluate
the umps to figure out which will do the final 3 games [pool playoffs and
championship].

But they are in no way paid or "professional." They even pay their own way to
the WS sites.

BTW if you are a pin collector, the umpire pins are usually the best and hardest
to get.

rsl

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> Just don't look 
> to your Little League to install it at the cost of umpteen 
> millions.  BTW, 
> the Little League World Series umpires were dreadful at 
> calling balls and 
> strikes.  Don't say they are amateurs because they are not.  
> Those guys work 
> and study for years before they make it to Williamsport.  
> Each man has 
> thousands of games under his belt at all levels of play. 
> 
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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Tue Sep 26 08:15:38 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Tue Sep 26 08:16:32 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones
In-Reply-To: <8C8AF355052B98D-1428-6F0@mblk-d50.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <1cb001c6e16d$dbc08530$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

It also could have been the fact that he lost about three miles on hour on
his fast ball so that it didn't look a whole lot different than his change.
It also could have been that he left so many pitches up in the zone that he
is one of the leaders in the majors in hits and home runs given up.  It
could also have been that he is a year older and just completed his sixth
season with more than 200 innings pitched.  It could have been that the
White Sox forbad him from using the tarp as a slip and slide during rain
delays.  Or it could have been QuesTec.

My money is on the slip and slide.

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of cherron604@aol.com
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:45 PM
To: tbng@comcast.net; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Strike zones

MLB does have something called QuesTec - I don't know alot of the tech
details, but I know it is intended to standardize the strike zone, and is
used to evaluate umpires.
 
I would argue that more important than a standardized strike zone is a
consistent one, i.e. a strike in the first inning will still be called the
same way in the eighth inning.
 
I have heard that MLB umpires hate it, and I remember that Mark Buehrle
blamed it (well, blamed inconsistent stike zones between parks with QuesTec
(like US Cellular in Chicago) and non-QuesTec parks) for some of his
pitching woes this season.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: tbng@comcast.net
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Sent: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Strike zones


Technology could resolve the problem of calling strikes, although I'm loathe
to say it. It would be simple - theoretically - to put sensors around the
edge of the plate or the entire plate with an invisible beam that could
detect whether the ball crossed over any part of the plate. The ump could
have an earpiece and the sensor could emit a beep if the ball crosses the
plate. You could also put height data into the computer and have it call
height by keying in the player's unique number. I hate the idea as I write
it, but it is possible. One of you EE majors work on that. Just don't look
to your Little League to install it at the cost of umpteen millions. BTW,
the Little League World Series umpires were dreadful at calling balls and
strikes. Don't say they are amateurs because they are not. Those guys work
and study for years before they make it to Williamsport. Each man has
thousands of games under his belt at all levels of play.  
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Sep 26 09:07:47 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Sep 26 09:07:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/26
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www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Tuesday Edition

Northwestern Football gets back to work, getting ready for a Big 10 opener.
Basketball Recruiting, field Hockey, Soccer, and Golf news 
plus more from the Ryder Cup and other Alumni info...


                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Opens Big Ten Season Saturday at PSU
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092506aac.html 

     Injury leaving Northwestern hamstrung
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060925colfootnorthwest
ern,1,1457198.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Monday 2-Deep and Injuries
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572830.html 
     + Pair of Cats could see 1st action Saturday
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060926017
8sep26,1,4282917.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Open A Can Of Controversy
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Open-A.Can.Of.Controvers
y.football-2308168.shtml 
     + Leg injury may keep Kafka from starting
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=231507 

     POD: Nevada
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572502.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     Penn State-Northwestern Game Notes
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=10810 
     + Officials call for safer Paternoville
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-26-06tdc/09-26-06dnews-09.asp 
     + Coach views all foes equally
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-25-06tdc/09-25-06dsports-14.asp 
     + Adversity will breed success
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-25-06tdc/09-25-06dsports-column-
01.asp 
     + PSU offense, kicking draw some concern
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15601447.htm 
     + Nitt Notes: Battling the best
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/7 
     + Monday Morning QB: QB trouble
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/54 
     + In PSU's case, numbers do lie
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06268/724799-143.stm 
     + Penn State throws away shot at upset
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06267/724615-143.stm 
     $ Nittany Notes: Pressing Questions
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572626.html 
     + Kapinos Earns Big Ten Honor
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572550.html 

     Big 10
     Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092506aaa.html 

     Monday Morning Quarterback
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572501.html 


RECRUITING

     2007 Intro: Tim Abromaitis
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=572722 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Cats Lose Twice To End Promising Winning Streak
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Cats-Lose.Twice.To.End.P
romising.Winning.Streak.field.Hockey-2308226.shtml 

GOLF

     No. 24 Wildcats Move Up, Finish Fourth at High-Powered Fighting Illini
Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/092506aaa.html 
     + Pat Goss to Appear on The Golf Channel's Academy Live
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/092506aaa.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     Fresh Frosh
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Fresh.Frosh-2308202.shtm
l 
     Women
     Loss Dampens Coach's 1st Win In Conference
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Loss-Dampens.Coachs.1st.
Win.In.Conference.womens.Soccer-2308223.shtml 

MISCELLANY

     Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/092506aac.html 

Alumni

     Zach Streif Saints win as Superdome reopens
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/cs-060925mondaynightfootball,1,759
250.story?coll=chi-sportstop-hed 
     Mark Loretta Comments on end of season
 
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060925&cont
ent_id=1682289&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 
     Joe Girardi Hyde: Marlins front office contributes to the mess
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-hyde26sep26,0,5252462.co
lumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Allies find Girardi's saga odd
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-spgirardi26sep26,0,55410
72.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Marlins: Not for Nothing
 
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2006/09/marlins_not_for.html 

     PGA -
     Luke Donald [Scorecards]
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/scorecards/17.html 
     Sunday's Ryder Cup quotes
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rydercup/2006/09/quotes_of_the_day_1.shtml 
     + Gags and golf
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rydercup/2006/09/post_12.shtml 

     Nationwide Tour has a week off before the Mark Christopher Charity Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h046 
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7@ Wisconsin Badgers
     Second half fade
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100157&ntpid=1 
     + Two plus two doesn't equate
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100156&ntpid=1 
     + Punting plays problematic
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100155&ntpid=2 
     + Bielema warns Badgers to beware
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503102 
     + UW keeps 1-0 mentality
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/26/uw_keeps_10_mentali.php 
     + Special teams the focus after Michigan
 
http://www.dailycardinal.com/sports/special-teams-the-focus-after-michigan.html 
     + Defense gives UW some hope
      http://www.dailycardinal.com/sports/defense-gives-uw-some-hope.html 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]

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From thiegs at umn.edu  Wed Sep 27 09:15:43 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Wed Sep 27 09:15:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] MSU / Homecoming Tickets?
Message-ID: <000e01c6e23f$6b546d70$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>

Listmates:

 

Do any of you have (or know somebody who has) two extra good or at least
decent tickets to the 10/21 Michigan State (Homecoming) game you would be
willing to sell to me and my wife?  We're traveling to Evanston for our
10-year reunion in a few weeks, and we missed the July 21 reunion block
order cut-off by a long shot.  There are still seats available-no really
good ones, though-through the Wildcat ticket office, so we can go that route
if need be but I thought I'd check here first.  I appreciate any leads;
please e-mail me off-list if you can help.  Thanks!

 

-Joe

 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep 27 10:27:02 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep 27 10:26:00 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/27
Message-ID: <001501c6e249$64e72e00$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Midweek Edition

Lots of Football News, but its not about Northwestern, its about our next
opponent, Penn State. There's also Soccer, Basketball, 
Volleyball and Alumni news....


                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Leg injury may keep Kafka from starting
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=231507 
     Rice player's death weighs on NU coach
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/293420372152116.php 
     Football Foundation to honor Murphy, Walker and others
 
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20060926/NDSports
02/609260434/-1/Sports&cid=1109824318&sig2=DSiZDiG3PfNCmq1yth-Frw 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     Northwestern-Penn State matchup
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060925nor
thwesternpennstatematchup,1,4805026.storylink?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     Manningham Forced to Face His Fears - JoPa fine
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/27/Sports/Manningham.Forced.To.Fac
e.His.Fears-2310743.shtml 
     + FOS Audio: Paterno Press Conference
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572927.html 
     + Offense begins to surge against Great Lake foes
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-26-06tdc/09-26-06dsports-03.asp 
     + Big Ten teams bring renewed focus for Penn State
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-26-06tdc/09-26-06dsports-column-
01.asp 
     + Hunt still under the radar
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-26-06tdc/09-26-06dsports-04.asp 
     + After taking hits from heavyweights, PSU at crossroads
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06270/725315-143.stm 
     + Fiutak  Cavalcade of Whimsy: The Positives
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/6003848 
     + Smith, Buckeyes too much for Nittany Lions
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5994950 
     + JoePa: Red-zone issues plague PSU offense
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/27958285/index.html 
     + Hildenbrandt Paterno's future an issue again at Penn State
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/27849259/6002696 

     Big 10
     Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 25
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092506aaf.html 
     + Four Teams Still Perfect Through Opening Weekend of Big Ten Football
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092306aaa.html 
     + Big Ten Report
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=502855 

RECRUITING

     Sampson casts eye on Region - New IU coach seeks to win area, in-state
recruiting battles in future
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/09/27/sports/college_sports/b99c93f12901241186
2571f600121adb.txt 

BASKETBALL

     Benson Cats will win this year
      http://sports.wnur.org/analysts/benson20060927.htm 

SOCCER

     Men
     Q & A Brad North
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/27/Sports/Q.A-Brad.North-2310759.s
html 

     Win, Close Loss in Big Ten play Breed Confidence
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/27/Sports/Win-Close.Loss.In.Big.Te
n.Play.Breed.Confidence.men.Soccer-2310736.shtml 

     No. 26 Northwestern Takes On Loyola Wednesday Night
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/092606aab.html 


VOLLEYBALL

     Filling Big Shoes No Trouble for Freshman
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/27/Sports/Filling.Big.Shoes.No.Tro
uble.For.Freshman-2310748.shtml 

MISCELLANY

     Murphy's Mark: Big Ten Action In Full Swing For Fall Teams
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/092606aab.html 

     Fasting Doesn't Slow Down Muslim Athlete
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/27/Campus/Fasting.Doesnt.Slow.Down
.Muslim.Athlete-2310805.shtml 

     Good wrapup of NU's Baseball Cats here...
     Purple Ponderings v. 3 no. 7
      http://www.mopsquad.com/artman/publish/article_7584.htm 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi Last (home)stand for Baker?
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/73790,1SD4-27.article 

     Barry Cofield Defensive Line Coach Mike Waufle
      http://www.giants.com/news/transcripts/story.asp?story_id=19215 

     Todd Martin Courier grinds out title
      http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/15601700.htm 
     [Thanks WW]

     PGA - Ryder Cup Stars Lead World Class Field To The Grove
 
http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BECF87964%2DDF48%2D4851%2DBB50
%2D27C15CC10DEE%7D&redirectorid=tournament_page&infosid=3&eventid=2006078&report
id=53979 
     Luke Donald
     Europeans poised to make their point again
     http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h046 

     Nationwide Tour has a week off before the Mark Christopher Charity Classic
     Jess Daley 
     Tom Johnson

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7@ Wisconsin Badgers
     Kamoku hit addressed
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100482&ntpid=2 
     + His mind on the game
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100481 
     + Mike Lucas: When UW visits Indiana, it's father pitted against son
      http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/uw/football/index.php?ntid=100237 
     + Hubbard looks to silence critics
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503737 
     + Notes: Internal reaction
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503681 
     + Bielema warns Badgers to beware
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503102 
     + Persistence in the running game doesn't pay off
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=502858 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]

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From WildElk2 at aol.com  Wed Sep 27 13:48:05 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 27 13:48:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <535.81f54c4.324c2165@aol.com>

Reports from The Daily Herald say that Kim Thompson and Austin  Mathews, two 
vital cogs in our offense may be back against PSU. If so, this will  give us a 
big shot in the arm in light of Kafka's availability.
   Our offense looked like a 1-A offense for the first time this  season 
against Nevada (hold on to the _#o@!c$_ (mailto:#o@!c$)  ball!)  , and the 
infusion of these players will help. Penn St. can be had, but we'll  need to play our 
best game of the year.
   As far as my optimism (or lack of..) , I saw improvement from  the EMU 
game except with all the turnovers.  We may have looked better, but  with 5 
turnovers a game, we'll be 2-10 at season's end.
   With that said, I'm much more upbeat about this weekend than I  thought 
I'd be, providing we actually do get Thompson and Mathews back, as well  as 
Kafka's situation.  In 2003 we were 2-4 and got it together; 1-3 in  2004, so I'm 
not ready to write the season off.  As important as the Nevada  game was in 
the grand scheme of things, this week's game is more so.  PSU  has lost to Notre 
Dame and Ohio St. so with their schedule they've played , they  deserve some 
slack.  But if you listen to PSU fans, the wind went out of  their collective 
sails after their poor 2nd half at Ohio St.  Morelli is  having growing pains, 
and from what I've seen, New Hampshire and Nevada had MUCH  better QBing than 
PSU. 
  Not calling for the upset yet, but let's see who plays and who sits  on 
saturday.
 
                Trust the Plan,            Eric
 
From DPENDERG at aol.com  Wed Sep 27 14:08:16 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Wed Sep 27 14:08:39 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <381.af740d1.324c2620@aol.com>

 
The so-called improved offense we saw in Reno was not playing Penn State or  
any other Big Ten team.  It was Nevada for heaven's sake (and we still  could 
not avoid turnovers).  Thompson/Mathews will help, but we're playing  a 
defense which shut down the #1 team in the country for most of the game (and  the 
Penn State loss really was the fault of two late turnovers).  I'd like  to be 
optimistic, but the Lions will be highly motivated for a W after their  
fourth-quarter meltdown against the Bucks.  I just hope we can keep it  close, get a 
few turnovers ourselves, and if we're in striking distance in the  fourth, 
anything of course can happen with the Cardiac Cats.  
 
In a message dated 9/27/2006 2:50:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
WildElk2@aol.com writes:

Reports  from The Daily Herald say that Kim Thompson and Austin  Mathews, two 
 
vital cogs in our offense may be back against PSU. If so, this will   give us 
a 
big shot in the arm in light of Kafka's  availability.
Our offense looked like a 1-A offense for the  first time this  season 
against Nevada (hold on to the _#o@!c$_  (mailto:#o@!c$)  ball!)  , and the 
infusion of these players  will help. Penn St. can be had, but we'll  need to 
play our 
best game  of the year.
As far as my optimism (or lack of..) , I saw  improvement from  the EMU 
game except with all the turnovers.   We may have looked better, but  with 5 
turnovers a game, we'll be  2-10 at season's end.
With that said, I'm much more upbeat  about this weekend than I  thought 
I'd be, providing we actually do  get Thompson and Mathews back, as well  as 
Kafka's situation.   In 2003 we were 2-4 and got it together; 1-3 in  2004, 
so I'm 
not  ready to write the season off.  As important as the Nevada  game was  in 
the grand scheme of things, this week's game is more so.   PSU  has lost to 
Notre 
Dame and Ohio St. so with their schedule  they've played , they  deserve some 
slack.  But if you listen to  PSU fans, the wind went out of  their 
collective 
sails after their  poor 2nd half at Ohio St.  Morelli is  having growing 
pains, 
and  from what I've seen, New Hampshire and Nevada had MUCH  better QBing 
than  
PSU. 
Not calling for the upset yet, but let's see who plays and  who sits  on 
saturday.

Trust the Plan,             Eric

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Sep 27 22:48:44 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Sep 27 22:47:32 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <381.af740d1.324c2620@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002701c6e2b0$fefa0f00$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

When the Nevada dback and NH WR & QB who beat us are playing in the NFL next
year....

Our Frosh QB will be making plays along with the RS Soph who is just now able to
practice.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of DPENDERG@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:08 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
> 
> 
>  
> The so-called improved offense we saw in Reno was not playing 
> Penn State or  
> any other Big Ten team.  It was Nevada for heaven's sake (and 
> we still  could 
> not avoid turnovers).  Thompson/Mathews will help, but we're 
> playing  a 
> defense which shut down the #1 team in the country for most 
> of the game (and  the 
> Penn State loss really was the fault of two late turnovers).  
> I'd like  to be 
> optimistic, but the Lions will be highly motivated for a W 
> after their  
> fourth-quarter meltdown against the Bucks.  I just hope we 
> can keep it  close, get a 
> few turnovers ourselves, and if we're in striking distance in 
> the  fourth, 
> anything of course can happen with the Cardiac Cats.  
>  
> In a message dated 9/27/2006 2:50:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> WildElk2@aol.com writes:
> 
> Reports  from The Daily Herald say that Kim Thompson and 
> Austin  Mathews, two 
>  
> vital cogs in our offense may be back against PSU. If so, 
> this will   give us 
> a 
> big shot in the arm in light of Kafka's  availability.
> Our offense looked like a 1-A offense for the  first time 
> this  season 
> against Nevada (hold on to the _#o@!c$_  (mailto:#o@!c$)  
> ball!)  , and the 
> infusion of these players  will help. Penn St. can be had, 
> but we'll  need to 
> play our 
> best game  of the year.
> As far as my optimism (or lack of..) , I saw  improvement 
> from  the EMU 
> game except with all the turnovers.   We may have looked 
> better, but  with 5 
> turnovers a game, we'll be  2-10 at season's end.
> With that said, I'm much more upbeat  about this weekend than 
> I  thought 
> I'd be, providing we actually do  get Thompson and Mathews 
> back, as well  as 
> Kafka's situation.   In 2003 we were 2-4 and got it together; 
> 1-3 in  2004, 
> so I'm 
> not  ready to write the season off.  As important as the 
> Nevada  game was  in 
> the grand scheme of things, this week's game is more so.   
> PSU  has lost to 
> Notre 
> Dame and Ohio St. so with their schedule  they've played , 
> they  deserve some 
> slack.  But if you listen to  PSU fans, the wind went out of  their 
> collective 
> sails after their  poor 2nd half at Ohio St.  Morelli is  
> having growing 
> pains, 
> and  from what I've seen, New Hampshire and Nevada had MUCH  
> better QBing 
> than  
> PSU. 
> Not calling for the upset yet, but let's see who plays and  
> who sits  on 
> saturday.
> 
> Trust the Plan,             Eric
> 
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 28 00:23:42 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu Sep 28 00:24:05 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 5
Message-ID: <20060928052342.68302.qmail@web52905.mail.yahoo.com>

Sorry they're late - all Saturday games so picks are
due by kickoff. Some big games this week, especially
the battle of the "eyes" in Iowa City and an all-Tech
war for ACC supremacy in Blacksburg.

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 5
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Name: 

Big Ten
=======
GAME  1: Illinois @ Michigan State
WINNER: 

GAME  2: Wisconsin @ Indiana
WINNER: 

GAME  3: Ohio State @ Iowa
WINNER: 

GAME  4: Michigan @ Minnesota
WINNER: 

GAME  5: Purdue @ Notre Dame
WINNER: 

NATIONAL
========
GAME  6: Alabama @ Florida
WINNER: 

GAME  7: Oregon @ Arizona State
WINNER: 

GAME  8: Texas Tech @ Texas A&M
WINNER: 

GAME  9: Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech
WINNER: 

GAME 10: California @ Oregon State
WINNER: 

MY PICKS
========
* MICHIGAN STATE 31, Illinois 21 - Even in their state
of shock and ND hangover, Sparty should still have
enough to beat the Illini.

* WISCONSIN 24, Indiana 10 - The Badger D is shoring
up nicely, but the O still needs to find a rhythm. The
Hoosier D should help with that.

* OHIO STATE 21, Iowa 17 - A classic struggle under
the lights in Kinnick - two great quarterbacks, two
great coaches ... the Bucks won at Texas and survived
a scare against PSU. This will be their toughest test
until Big Blue, but Troy Smith shines under the lights
and rallies Sloopy late to hang on.

* MICHIGAN 38, Minnesota 16 - Previous Michigan teams
might struggle here, but this Michigan team is on a
mission and they want that little brown jug back.

* NOTRE DAME 41, Purdue 14 - Have the vomit bags ready
for the "Notre Dame is BACK BABY!" hype machine.

* FLORIDA 17, Alabama 6 - The Gators D is too tough at
home and Leak is starting to find his groove.

* OREGON 45, Arizona State 35 - You gotta think that
if the Devils are gonna win one in this brutal 3-game
stretch, this is it. But the Quack-attack should shred
the ASU D and score enough to win a shootout.

* TEXAS A&M 28, Texas Tech 17 - The winner gets to
hang on to that false hope that they're in the Big XII
race until OU or UT smacks them around.

* GEORGIA TECH 23, Virginia Tech 21 - I smell a minor
upset here as the Hokies are a tad overrated and the
Jackets get the advantage of NOT having to play a
night game at Lane Stadium.

* CALIFORNIA 49, Oregon State 20 - The Bears have
really rebounded nicely from the opening drubbing in
Rocky Top.

And off the board ...

* PENN STATE 27, Northwestern 17 - These two teams
really aren't far away from what they were last year
when the Lions rallied for a thriller in Evanston -
but there is one BIG difference ... each is missing
their all-everything senior quarterback. And the
freshman mistakes of Morelli and Kafka have probably
cost their teams 1 or 2 games so far this year. So
expect a lot of turnovers here, with wily ole JoePa
pulling out a few tricks to teach the kid Fitzgerald a
lesson or two and the Lions pulling away in Happy
Valley.

Picks in by Saturday.
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog@yahoo.com
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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Thu Sep 28 05:49:26 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 28 05:49:46 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <3bf.bcef657.324d02b6@aol.com>

 
Three players responsible for two Wildcat losses?  Are you  serious?  Penn 
State or any other Big Ten team is on a completely  different level than Nevada 
or UNH.  With 16 starters returning this year,  the Cats have been 
pathetically underachieving in their non-league schedule  against four very beatable 
opponents.  A very different NU team must show  up in Happy Valley or it could get 
very ugly on Saturday.
 
In a message dated 9/27/2006 11:47:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rstetson@capps-assoc.com writes:

When the  Nevada dback and NH WR & QB who beat us are playing in the NFL  next
year....

Our Frosh QB will be making plays along with the RS  Soph who is just now 
able  to
practice.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy  S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support  Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern  University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle:  CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a  Republic Madam --
If you can keep it" - Benjamin  Franklin
============================================

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
>  [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of DPENDERG@aol.com
>  Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:08 PM
> To:  nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews  returns
> 
> 
>  
> The so-called improved  offense we saw in Reno was not playing 
> Penn State or  
>  any other Big Ten team.  It was Nevada for heaven's sake (and 
> we  still  could 
> not avoid turnovers).  Thompson/Mathews will  help, but we're 
> playing  a 
> defense which shut down the  #1 team in the country for most 
> of the game (and  the 
>  Penn State loss really was the fault of two late turnovers).  
>  I'd like  to be 
> optimistic, but the Lions will be highly  motivated for a W 
> after their  
> fourth-quarter meltdown  against the Bucks.  I just hope we 
> can keep it  close, get  a 
> few turnovers ourselves, and if we're in striking distance in  
> the  fourth, 
> anything of course can happen with the  Cardiac Cats.  
>  
> In a message dated 9/27/2006  2:50:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> WildElk2@aol.com  writes:
> 
> Reports  from The Daily Herald say that Kim  Thompson and 
> Austin  Mathews, two 
>  
> vital  cogs in our offense may be back against PSU. If so, 
> this  will   give us 
> a 
> big shot in the arm in light of  Kafka's  availability.
> Our offense looked like a 1-A offense for  the  first time 
> this  season 
> against Nevada (hold  on to the _#o@!c$_  (mailto:#o@!c$)  
> ball!)  , and the  
> infusion of these players  will help. Penn St. can be had,  
> but we'll  need to 
> play our 
> best game  of  the year.
> As far as my optimism (or lack of..) , I saw   improvement 
> from  the EMU 
> game except with all the  turnovers.   We may have looked 
> better, but  with 5  
> turnovers a game, we'll be  2-10 at season's end.
> With  that said, I'm much more upbeat  about this weekend than 
> I   thought 
> I'd be, providing we actually do  get Thompson and  Mathews 
> back, as well  as 
> Kafka's  situation.   In 2003 we were 2-4 and got it together; 
> 1-3  in  2004, 
> so I'm 
> not  ready to write the season  off.  As important as the 
> Nevada  game was  in  
> the grand scheme of things, this week's game is more so.    
> PSU  has lost to 
> Notre 
> Dame and Ohio St. so  with their schedule  they've played , 
> they  deserve some  
> slack.  But if you listen to  PSU fans, the wind went out  of  their 
> collective 
> sails after their  poor 2nd  half at Ohio St.  Morelli is  
> having growing 
>  pains, 
> and  from what I've seen, New Hampshire and Nevada had  MUCH  
> better QBing 
> than  
> PSU. 
>  Not calling for the upset yet, but let's see who plays and  
> who  sits  on 
> saturday.
> 
> Trust the Plan,     Eric
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 28 06:50:18 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 28 06:50:23 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <3bf.bcef657.324d02b6@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002c01c6e2f4$45456070$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

On this I agree, all 4 games were winable, but nobody told the guys at Nevada
and New Hampshire they were supposed to lose, so they won instead.
 
when I started researching our opponents, and started tracking them, I got very
worried about New Hampshire because they were rated #1 in I-AA, a level of
football where the kids are better than you might think [Lower tier Div I teams
probably have trouble with some of the top AAA teams, but I digress].NH had a
QB-WR pair that had pro scouts living up there. They had a young O-Line, but
they had a fiery leader in Santos.They had a statement to make, and they did.
 
Nevada was almost the same. They have a very good QB who didn't step it up until
their 3rd game, and they had the misfortune to show their first 2 on TV. 2 games
where they just didn't click.
 
But the week prior to our game with Nevada, there were a whole bunch of articles
about their win on Colorado State -how the O-Line worked, the 5 Linebackers, the
nose and one defensive end. They were the kind of stories reporters write about
teams on the rise, and they all talked about how their QB had taken charge of
the team and how much better they were playing.
 
right now State Penn has all the same problems we do - decent defense with good
Linebackers. Suspect secondary, a D-Line that is improving in its 4-3.
Offensively, they have a very good running back, and a frosh at QB who can be
very inconsistent. There are observers who think the lions could have won last
week had they not had turnovers.
 
I'm not sure how we fare in Happy Valley.
 
I would have liked to start the year with Bacher, the better passer of the
group, and have a slightly better pass game. The Cats are playing without our
best deep threat, and have a Tight End who sometimes lines up in the backfield
and runs the ball. With Abernathy and Thompson back, we suddenly have both a
deep and inside threat. Whoever plays QB this week has more tools.
 
I'm like most coaches, we all like to win. But at some point you evaluate both
team's relative talent and worry.
 
Right now NU is a 2-2 team. If this team wants to be better, they have to
convince themselves that they are, otherwise its going to be a long fall and I
suspect that while many of us expected a better non-conference schedule, we also
had a little fear in our hearts about all 4 of the games.
 
I know I did.
 
rsl
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign,
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com <http://www.purplewildcats.com/> )
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================ 

-----Original Message-----
From: DPENDERG@aol.com [mailto:DPENDERG@aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:49 AM
To: rstetson@capps-assoc.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns



     A very different NU team must show up in Happy Valley or it could get very
ugly on Saturday.
 

From kmaresco at covlife.org  Thu Sep 28 07:37:48 2006
From: kmaresco at covlife.org (Kenneth Maresco)
Date: Thu Sep 28 07:37:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] My concerns for this game
Message-ID: <C1413A5C.12F76%kmaresco@covlife.org>

I am going to play the psychologist here, and say, these young men have lost
a father figure very suddenly, within the past 3 months. This man was an
anchor in their lives and their approach to football.

Coming into this season they clearly were motivated to play for him, and
their new and charismatic head coach. There have been significant growing
pains, on the field and among the coaching staff. Nothing unexpected
(inexperienced coach/new QB), and I personally want these young men to be
encouraged, and hope they are.

But I am concerned they may have a let down as they did in the Rashidi
Wheeler year, when they were I believe 4-1 going into Penn State, when he
wheels came off the wagon, in a final minute loss to Penn State, and then
multiple losses to follow. It was not so much the talent on the field that
was the problem, it was something intangible. Something that makes college
football both wonderful and perplexing. Where teams that are clearly
superior in talent don't always win.

I hope I am wrong, and Fitz can keep these young men focused. But in any
case, they will have my complete support. Cat fans this is a challenging
year of transition for Fitz and these guys. I believe this is a huge game
for the rest of our season. 

From DPENDERG at aol.com  Thu Sep 28 08:33:16 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 28 08:33:38 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <c29.43e8053.324d291c@aol.com>

 
Let's not deceive ourselves. UNR and UNH are good at their respective  levels 
but nothing close to what NU will face on Saturday (or the following  
Saturdays).  Nevada and UNH won because the inconsistent, mistake-prone  Cats 
basically let them win with very sub-par performances (even taking into  account a 
new QB, which hasn't stopped PSU themselves from winning its  non-conference 
games and almost beating the #1 team in the country).  I  definitely think the 
Cats are playing well below their potential, a trend  which I hope will end in 
the Happy Valley. Otherwise, we get whipped badly. 
 
In a message dated 9/28/2006 7:50:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rstetson@capps-assoc.com writes:

On this I agree, all 4 games were winable,  but nobody told the guys at 
Nevada and New Hampshire they were supposed to  lose, so they won instead.
 
when I started researching our opponents,  and started tracking them, I got 
very worried about New Hampshire because they  were rated #1 in I-AA, a level 
of football where the kids are better than  you might think [Lower tier Div I 
teams probably have trouble with some  of the top AAA teams, but I digress].NH 
had a QB-WR pair that had pro scouts  living up there. They had a young 
O-Line, but they had a fiery leader in  Santos.They had a statement to make, and 
they did.
 
Nevada was almost the same. They have a  very good QB who didn't step it up 
until their 3rd game, and they had the  misfortune to show their first 2 on TV. 
2 games where they just didn't  click.
 
But the week prior to our game with  Nevada, there were a whole bunch of 
articles about their win on Colorado State  -how the O-Line worked, the 5 
Linebackers, the nose and one defensive end.  They were the kind of stories reporters 
write about teams on the rise, and  they all talked about how their QB had 
taken charge of the team and how  much better they were playing.
 
right now State Penn has all the same  problems we do - decent defense with 
good Linebackers. Suspect secondary, a  D-Line that is improving in its 4-3. 
Offensively, they have a very good  running back, and a frosh at QB who can be 
very inconsistent. There are  observers who think the lions could have won last 
week had they not had  turnovers.
 
I'm not sure how we fare in Happy  Valley.
 
I would have liked to start the year with  Bacher, the better passer of the 
group, and have a slightly better pass game.  The Cats are playing without our 
best deep threat, and have a Tight End who  sometimes lines up in the 
backfield and runs the ball. With Abernathy and  Thompson back, we suddenly have both 
a deep and inside threat. Whoever plays  QB this week has more tools.
 
I'm like most coaches, we all like to win.  But at some point you evaluate 
both team's relative talent and  worry.
 
Right now NU is a 2-2 team. If this team  wants to be better, they have to 
convince themselves that they are, otherwise  its going to be a long fall and I 
suspect that while many of us expected  a better non-conference schedule, we 
also had a little fear in our hearts  about all 4 of the games.
 
I know I did.
 
rsl
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior  Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher  of Purple Reign,
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(_http://www.purplewildcats.com_ (http://www.purplewildcats.com/) )
AIM  Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All  ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
If  you can keep it" - Benjamin  Franklin
============================================ 


-----Original Message-----
From: DPENDERG@aol.com  [mailto:DPENDERG@aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:49  AM
To: rstetson@capps-assoc.com;  nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews  returns



A very  different NU team must show up in Happy Valley or it could get very 
ugly on  Saturday.
 





 
From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 28 08:41:38 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Thu Sep 28 08:41:40 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <3bf.bcef657.324d02b6@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20060928134138.40613.qmail@web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> State or any other Big Ten team is on a completely  different level
> than Nevada or UNH.  

I really don't think that is true at all. UNH is probably significantly
better than Illinois and Indiana. I suspect they'd have a good chance
at beating at least 2 or 3 other Big Ten teams as well. Did you see UNH
in person? If not, trust me--they know what they are doing. 

That game was basically a toss-up. NU made more mistakes, and so they
lost.

I think NU displayed significantly more talent than Nevada, but made
WAY more mistakes, and so they lost. 

Sense a theme here?

NU will get pounded some this year, no doubt. I think there will also
be a bunch of winnable games, but only if we cut down on mistakes.
That's a big "if" with all the changes this year, so it might not
happen until next year. But then again, it might happen a few times
this year.

I say we get at least 3 conference wins, and threaten in one or two
others.

Tom

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 28 10:03:55 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 28 10:04:17 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/27
Message-ID: <003201c6e30f$51fd57d0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Midweek Edition
More Football News about our next opponent, Penn State plus a few updates from
Evanston . There's also Soccer, Basketball, 
Volleyball and Alumni news....

                                      All the News that Fits We Link
                                       Your Index to on-line News about
                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     NORTHWESTERN - Doin' the QB Shuffle
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060928021
3sep28,1,1530399.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Fitz quick to say Poz a step ahead
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/74661,CST-SPT-local28.article 
     + Fitzgerald awaits legend of the fall
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/mortongrove/sports/75817,mg-nufbl-092806-s1.article 
     + An Old Tradition
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/An.Old.Tradition.footbal
l-2314144.shtml 
     + Turnover Problems Plaguing Wildcats
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Turnover.Problems.Plagui
ng.Wildcats.football-2314136.shtml 

     Random Thoughts: NU's QB Shuffles
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/573641.html 

     Northwestern (2-2) At Penn State (2-2)
      http://www.nbc5.com/sports/9945803/detail.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     JoePa's Rough Week Continues
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/573535.html 
     + Darling happy to return to offense
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-28-06tdc/09-28-06dsports-06.asp 
     + The man with the iron leg
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-28-06tdc/09-28-06dsports-05.asp 
     + Two coaches, 48 years difference Penn State vs. Northwestern
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06271/725719-143.stm 
     + After taking hits from heavyweights, PSU at crossroads
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06270/725315-143.stm 
     + What he said to his team after losing to top-ranked Ohio State
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_OSU.mp3 
     + Offense is productive, but the team needs to eliminate mistakes
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_offense.mp3 
     + How can Penn State cut down on crucial mistakes?
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_mistakes.mp3 
     + Paterno backs QB Morelli
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/28420516/index.html 
     + Lee: 8-0 finish realistic for Nittany Lions
 
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_472562.html 
     + PSU DT Johnson making most of second chance
      http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports//s_472604.html 

     Big 10
     September 26 Teleconference
 
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RECRUITING

     Persa, Concannon Shine
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572923.html 
     'We got handled'
 
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/lislesun/sports/66876,6_2_NA22_BENFB_S1.artic
le 

SOCCER

     Men
     Freshman Fire Sparks Win
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Freshman.Fire.Sparks.Win
.mens.Soccer-2314123.shtml 

VOLLEYBALL

     Volleyball takes Northwestern 3-0
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Volleyb
all.Takes.Northwestern.30-2313447.shtml?norewrite200609280853&sourcedomain=www.d
ailyillini.com 
     + Alde Returns With New Team To Beat Old One
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Alde-Returns.With.New.Te
am.To.Beat.Old.One-2314147.shtml 

     Cats drop two Big Ten matches
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/75333,EV-NUVBL-092806-S1.article 

     Athletes Away: Paulus helping Northwestern volleyball team
 
http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060928/SHE0201/60928
0625/1084 

MISCELLANY

     Randy Walker was instrumental in getting this going...
     Book to help two paralyzed Chicago area athletes
      http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4603620 

     NCAA grad rates show improvement in most sports
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/287
32016/2006-09-28-graduation-rates_x.htm 
     + Football graduation rates continue to decline
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/28709837/index.html 

     OT games up in NCAA, but that's no problem for some schools
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/287
08088/2006-09-27-overtime_x.htm 

Alumni

     Vedran Vukusic Vukusic signs to play basketball in Israel
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/75288,ev-vedran-092806-s1.article 

     Mary Dunleavy Soprano embraces Gilda role
      http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/15627977.htm 

     Joe Girardi BERARDINO: Beinfest fiddles; Krivsky churns
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-mikeb28sep28,0,3556591.c
olumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     Jason Wright Browns fighting thru the injury list
 
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1159432725254
700.xml&coll=2&thispage=1 

     PGA - WGC American Express Championship
 
http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F
%2DFD08D947D944%7D&infosid=3&eventid=2006078&reportid=53979 
     Luke Donald [Scorecard]
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/players/scorecard/291587/r473/2006 

     Nationwide Tour has a week off before the Mark Christopher Charity Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h046 
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7@ Wisconsin Badgers
     Centering the Ball - with Derek Engler Part 1
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/572613.html 
     + Young bloods: Frosh wideouts making strides
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/28/young_bloods_frosh_.php 
     + Standing united
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=505976 
     + Palcics giving each other silent treatment
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=505882 
     + Notes: Internal reaction
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503681 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]

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From DPENDERG at aol.com  Thu Sep 28 10:31:52 2006
From: DPENDERG at aol.com (DPENDERG@aol.com)
Date: Thu Sep 28 10:32:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <c26.52fe424.324d44e8@aol.com>

 
Yes, I saw the UNH game at Ryan.  The UNH quarterback and their top  receiver 
are quality players, but a team filled with veterans from a winning NU  team 
should not lose to a D-IAA team.  The Cats had the size and  talent on both 
sides of the ball, which should have won the game, but we  prepared and executed 
poorly. It was embarrassing and my  confidence did not increase by what I 
witnessed in the EMU and  UNR games.  
 
An argument could be made about UNH against Indiana and Illinois, but even  
those teams, I think, should beat a D-IAA team.  I really think that  Illinois 
will develop over the season and we'll have a very tough game when they  visit 
Evanston in November. 
 
In a message dated 9/28/2006 9:42:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tkmaycock@yahoo.com writes:

>  State or any other Big Ten team is on a completely  different  level
> than Nevada or UNH.  

I really don't think that is  true at all. UNH is probably significantly
better than Illinois and  Indiana. I suspect they'd have a good chance
at beating at least 2 or 3  other Big Ten teams as well. Did you see UNH
in person? If not, trust  me--they know what they are doing. 

That game was basically a toss-up.  NU made more mistakes, and so they
lost.

I think NU displayed  significantly more talent than Nevada, but made
WAY more mistakes, and so  they lost. 

Sense a theme here?

NU will get pounded some this  year, no doubt. I think there will also
be a bunch of winnable games, but  only if we cut down on mistakes.
That's a big "if" with all the changes  this year, so it might not
happen until next year. But then again, it might  happen a few times
this year.

I say we get at least 3 conference  wins, and threaten in one or  two
others.

Tom

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From szeller at comcast.net  Thu Sep 28 11:13:30 2006
From: szeller at comcast.net (szeller@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Sep 28 11:13:33 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <092820061613.27058.451BF4AA0000E924000069B222070009539D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>

From: DPENDERG@aol.com: 

"An argument could be made about UNH against Indiana and Illinois, but even  
those teams, I think, should beat a D-IAA team."

September 16, 2006
Division 1-AA Southern Illinois 35
Indiana University 28

Note that SIU is much lower rated than UNH.
So much for that theory.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86  
From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Sep 28 11:31:37 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Sep 28 11:31:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <20060928134138.40613.qmail@web33107.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <264e01c6e31b$93395cb0$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

 tom wrote <snip>

NU will get pounded some this year, no doubt. I think there will also be a
bunch of winnable games, but only if we cut down on mistakes.
That's a big "if" with all the changes this year, so it might not happen
until next year. But then again, it might happen a few times this year.

I say we get at least 3 conference wins, and threaten in one or two others.

=============================================

For this to happen, the defense is going to have to play a whole lot better,
particularly the secondary.

The past couple of games are pretty much a preview of what we can expect
from the offense and it isn't any surprise.  Young QB = inconsistency =
turnovers and mistakes.  The defensive game plan against NU is easy.  Stuff
the run = win the game.

In other words, my best hope for the offense is that they don't lose us any
games.  That leaves the D to play mistake free in order for the cats to get
a win.  

For the cats to get a win in the BT this year, those two things have to
happen against an opponent who is similarly challenged (young O weak D).
There just aren't any on our schedule.  Maybe Wisconsin, but they looked
pretty good in a loss to Michigan. Haven't seen Illinois on TV yet, so I
can't comment. 

So my prediction, as gloomy as it may sound, is that we are going to be
winless in the BT going in to the Illinois game.  If Kafka is able to stay
healthy through the pounding he is going to take getting to that game (big
IF), he will hopefully have gained enough experience to actually help the
offense take some load off the defense rather than put load onto it through
turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming out game"
against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be possible next year.

Hope I'm wrong.

Jeff

From thiegs at umn.edu  Thu Sep 28 12:04:33 2006
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Thu Sep 28 12:04:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <c26.52fe424.324d44e8@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002901c6e320$2baf3880$fb326580@mnfound.umn.edu>

Well, I'm embarrassed too that we lost to a I-AA team, but I'm not so sure
New Hampshire wouldn't finish in the middle of the Big Ten this year.
Before you dismiss that, let's look at it objectively.

 

Talking with one of my good friends and fellow NU alums who has season
tickets and was at the UNH game, he told me that he saw an article in the
Wall Street Journal (I think, but maybe New York Times) a week or so ago
that ranked all of the I-A and I-AA teams together and put New Hampshire at
#35.  That is pretty consistent with these rankings, which is a combined
ranking of 702 college football teams, including I-A, I-AA, II, III, and
NAIA teams:

 

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Gym/3270/ncaaf.html

 

New Hampshire comes in at an impressive #33; they're the only I-AA team in
the top 56 (Division III juggernaut Mount Union is pegged at 31, and, having
seen Mount Union several times in the D-III playoffs over the past few
years, I won't argue that they should be much lower).  The ranking seems
pretty reasonable and unbiased:  The top ten are USC, tOSU, Florida, Cal,
Nebraska, Louisville, Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, and TCU.  Only five Big
Ten teams are ranked above UNH:  tOSU (2), Michigan (9), Iowa (17),
Minnesota (21), and PSU (26).  The rest of the Big Ten is ranked as follows:
MSU (36), UW (66), Purdue (67), Indiana (76), NU (95), and Illinois (102).
Incidentally, according to this ranking there are 13 I-AA teams, 1 Division
II team (North Dakota), and 1 Division III team (Mount Union) ahead of NU.
Nevada slips in at #85, Miami of Ohio at #125, and Eastern Michigan at #129.

 

I think we have the potential to be better than that, but at the same time I
don't believe it's unrealistic to think that the top five teams in I-AA are
maybe flat-out better than the bottom half of the I-A teams and could even
occasionally rise up to bite a decent I-A team if all of the stars align
properly.  The elite I-A teams would have to try pretty hard to lose to even
the best I-AA teams, but they'd have to try pretty hard to lose to
lower-echelon I-A teams too.

 

This isn't an excuse for poor play, but perhaps things aren't as bad as they
seem.

 

-Joe

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of DPENDERG@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:32 AM
To: tkmaycock@yahoo.com; nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns

 

 

Yes, I saw the UNH game at Ryan.  The UNH quarterback and their top
receiver 

are quality players, but a team filled with veterans from a winning NU  team


should not lose to a D-IAA team.  The Cats had the size and  talent on both 

sides of the ball, which should have won the game, but we  prepared and
executed 

poorly. It was embarrassing and my  confidence did not increase by what I 

witnessed in the EMU and  UNR games.  

 

An argument could be made about UNH against Indiana and Illinois, but even  

those teams, I think, should beat a D-IAA team.  I really think that
Illinois 

will develop over the season and we'll have a very tough game when they
visit 

Evanston in November. 

 

In a message dated 9/28/2006 9:42:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  

tkmaycock@yahoo.com writes:

 

>  State or any other Big Ten team is on a completely  different  level

> than Nevada or UNH.  

 

I really don't think that is  true at all. UNH is probably significantly

better than Illinois and  Indiana. I suspect they'd have a good chance

at beating at least 2 or 3  other Big Ten teams as well. Did you see UNH

in person? If not, trust  me--they know what they are doing. 

 

That game was basically a toss-up.  NU made more mistakes, and so they

lost.

 

I think NU displayed  significantly more talent than Nevada, but made

WAY more mistakes, and so  they lost. 

 

Sense a theme here?

 

NU will get pounded some this  year, no doubt. I think there will also

be a bunch of winnable games, but  only if we cut down on mistakes.

That's a big "if" with all the changes  this year, so it might not

happen until next year. But then again, it might  happen a few times

this year.

 

I say we get at least 3 conference  wins, and threaten in one or  two

others.

 

Tom

 

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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 28 12:11:58 2006
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Thu Sep 28 12:12:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <264e01c6e31b$93395cb0$97492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <20060928171158.70092.qmail@web33106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming out game"
> against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be possible
> next year.

I think we've already seen those peaks--Kafka's already made big plays
in several games this year, both with his arm and with his legs. Big
mistakes, too, of course. But I think the potential is obvious. 

He's got 2 wins already (sharing one W with Brewer), which is probably
better than most first-year NU QB's after 4 games.

Of course, I also am intrigued by what CJ and Brewer might have to
offer. But I have a good feeling about Kafka.

Tom


From clzahn at mindspring.com  Thu Sep 28 13:20:45 2006
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Thu Sep 28 13:21:37 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
Message-ID: <19180200.1159467645668.JavaMail.root@mswamui-thinleaf.atl.sa.earthlink.net>




>> turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming out game"
>> against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be possible
>> next year.
>
>I think we've already seen those peaks--Kafka's already made big plays
>in several games this year, both with his arm and with his legs. Big
>mistakes, too, of course. But I think the potential is obvious. 
>
>He's got 2 wins already (sharing one W with Brewer), which is probably
>better than most first-year NU QB's after 4 games.
>
>Of course, I also am intrigued by what CJ and Brewer might have to
>offer. But I have a good feeling about Kafka.
>

I think Kafka could be a great QB if he can learn to pick up receivers like Baz could.  Baz had some bad games his soph and jr years.  I don't expect Kafka to pick it up immediately.

Clark



From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Sep 28 16:38:33 2006
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Sep 28 16:38:44 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <20060928171158.70092.qmail@web33106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <278b01c6e346$72d056b0$97492745@hilgraeve.com>

 
There is no doubt that Kafka is both talented and tough.

The problem is that he has to prove that he can play a whole game where the
offense "does no harm".  He hasn't done that yet with the "easy" teams on
our schedule.  It is going to be MUCH more difficult with the BT defenses we
are about to face.

That means that, even if the offense doesn't score, he has to put together a
couple of first downs to give our defense a break.  That means that he is
going to have to complete some passes on third down, which means learning to
go through his progressions, deal with the blitz, and be able to make a good
decision when there isn't anything there.  That's a lot to ask from a guy
who is still learning how to survive back there.

At the same time, this is what is wonderful about college football.  Every
team goes through this every three or four years.  This just happens to be
our year.

jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Tom Maycock
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:12 PM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns

> turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming out game"
> against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be possible next 
> year.

I think we've already seen those peaks--Kafka's already made big plays in
several games this year, both with his arm and with his legs. Big mistakes,
too, of course. But I think the potential is obvious. 

He's got 2 wins already (sharing one W with Brewer), which is probably
better than most first-year NU QB's after 4 games.

Of course, I also am intrigued by what CJ and Brewer might have to offer.
But I have a good feeling about Kafka.

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Sep 28 19:46:38 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Sep 28 19:46:49 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
In-Reply-To: <278b01c6e346$72d056b0$97492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <004001c6e360$b8fe31b0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

It takes years for QBs to learn to pick up the 2nd and 3rd rcvr on a play, and
every time they move up a level, the game gets faster and more complex.

Kafka, Brewer and even Bacher all played in systems where there might be 2 hot
receivers, NU has plays with 4 or 5.

Right now, Kafka is telegraphing his throws, just like Kustok and Baz did in
their first years at NU. Both Baz and Zach learned to look off the hot receiver
and became pretty good QBs for the Cats. 

Kafka and Bacher, et al will all improve, its just how well and fast they get to
Div IA level.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:39 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
> 
> 
>  
> There is no doubt that Kafka is both talented and tough.
> 
> The problem is that he has to prove that he can play a whole 
> game where the offense "does no harm".  He hasn't done that 
> yet with the "easy" teams on our schedule.  It is going to be 
> MUCH more difficult with the BT defenses we are about to face.
> 
> That means that, even if the offense doesn't score, he has to 
> put together a couple of first downs to give our defense a 
> break.  That means that he is going to have to complete some 
> passes on third down, which means learning to go through his 
> progressions, deal with the blitz, and be able to make a good 
> decision when there isn't anything there.  That's a lot to 
> ask from a guy who is still learning how to survive back there.
> 
> At the same time, this is what is wonderful about college 
> football.  Every team goes through this every three or four 
> years.  This just happens to be our year.
> 
> jeff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Tom Maycock
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:12 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns
> 
> > turnovers and frequent 3 and outs.  He could have a "coming 
> out game" 
> > against Illinois and we will get a peak at what might be 
> possible next 
> > year.
> 
> I think we've already seen those peaks--Kafka's already made 
> big plays in several games this year, both with his arm and 
> with his legs. Big mistakes, too, of course. But I think the 
> potential is obvious. 
> 
> He's got 2 wins already (sharing one W with Brewer), which is 
> probably better than most first-year NU QB's after 4 games.
> 
> Of course, I also am intrigued by what CJ and Brewer might 
> have to offer. But I have a good feeling about Kafka.
> 
> Tom
> 
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Fri Sep 29 21:01:40 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 29 21:01:50 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Upset  ?
Message-ID: <bdf.4e71101.324f2a04@aol.com>

As  some of you know, I have been pretty pessimistic this year--new young 
coach and new QB amongst other reasons.  However, we could conceivably pull of 
the upset in Happy Valley

Consider we have had an extra day to prepare (well not quite a full day, 
but...) The team probably watched the OSU/PSU game so they should have gotten a 
better sense of the emotion of PSU beyond the standard film watching. PSU 
obviously wwas really up for the Bucks last week ,--hard to believe they will take 
us anywhere near as seriously.  We have the revenge factor from blowing the 
game last year at home.   Ok -I still think we will be 3 -5 at best in 
conference, more likely 2-6  but this game could be the one they steal

Harry
From WildElk2 at aol.com  Fri Sep 29 22:44:45 2006
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Fri Sep 29 22:45:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Penn State prediction
Message-ID: <473.7194366.324f422d@aol.com>

After 4 games of finding ourselves, I believe we'll start our  way 
back...with a loss.  Which may be followed by a loss next week.   Any SOS (Save our 
Season) will need to begin at home.
   Mark my words. We will look like a Big 10 team tomorrow. Our  offense will 
score points. Our D will make crucial plays.
   But Penn State will to.  despite QB woes, they have the  ability to 
stretch the field, and a first class D.  I see a hard fought  31-20 PSU win.  
   Our pups will grow.  Note to Sparty and Purdue.   Don't get fat and happy 
coming to our house.  We will, and are getting  better.
 
 
   Trust the  Plan                   Eric
From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 30 09:37:39 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 30 09:37:53 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Fwd: Upset  ?
Message-ID: <bef.4e27788.324fdb33@aol.com>

 
From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 30 09:39:57 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 30 09:40:01 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Upset ?
Message-ID: <4c1.47c28d.324fdbbd@aol.com>

As? some of you know, I have been pretty pessimistic this year--new young 
coach and new QB amongst other reasons.? However, we could conceivably pull of 
the upset in Happy Valley

Consider we have had an extra day to prepare (well not quite a full day, 
but...) The team probably watched the OSU/PSU game so they should have gotten a 
better sense of the emotion of PSU beyond the standard film watching. PSU 
obviously wwas really up for the Bucks last week ,--hard to believe they will take 
us anywhere near as seriously.? We have the revenge factor from blowing the 
game last year at home.?? Ok -I still think we will be 3 -5 at best in 
conference, more likely 2-6? but this game could be the one they steal

Harry
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Sep 30 13:55:25 2006
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Sep 30 13:55:18 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Chat during the Game
Message-ID: <000301c6e4c1$fdfa53e0$6601a8c0@DAVIDXP>

http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893


From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep 30 14:35:31 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep 30 14:35:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
Message-ID: <200609301935.k8UJZVth002299@romaine.tssi.com>

Illinois defeats Michigan State on the road with a field goal in the 
closing seconds, could that be the swan song (or at least the beginning of 
the end) for John L. Smith in East Lansing?   Will Sparty wait until the
end of the season to to pull the plug on John L?
--
Mike Nolan

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 30 16:59:18 2006
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat Sep 30 16:59:29 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
In-Reply-To: <200609301935.k8UJZVth002299@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <20060930215918.77786.qmail@web52901.mail.yahoo.com>

> Illinois defeats Michigan State on the road with a
> field goal in the 

And the sad thing is it really wasn't even that close.
Sparty got a generous replay call (indisputable my
ass) to avoid a 20-10 defeat. 

Sort of like the phantom interference (on a pass 20
yards out of bounds) that helped Purdue last week, I
thought that replay call might help Sparty avoid a big
upset, but give the Illini credit for responding and
not losing confidence as ... well ... MSU usually
does.

> the end) for John L. Smith in East Lansing?   Will
> Sparty wait until the
> end of the season to to pull the plug on John L?

That's the big question now. With arguably two of the
top four teams in the nation up next for MSU in the
Wolverines and Buckeyes, he may not make the
homecoming game in Evanston.

They just looked lifeless today - they couldn't run
against the Illini. Against the Illini! And looked
well hung over from the Notre Dame collapse. Heck,
their only score until the last half of the fourth and
the replay call was from the Spartan defense.

If I didn't live in the Valley of the Sun, where the
west-coast version of Sparty resides, I would say that
it's unbelievable how MSU continually seems to
mentally lose focus around the end of September and
let what usually is a load of talent go to waste. 

They still may make the Motor City Bowl this year with
a kind Big Ten slate (no Iowa or Wisky, so 7-5 is
probable barring an upset), but that's just not good
enough for Smith to keep his job with all the talent
of this year's team.

They definitely have the talent to pull an upset or
two the rest of the way and should not be taken
lightly by Big Blue or OSU ... but I'm really
questioning whether they have the will or not.

As for Illinois, with Indiana and Ohio next on the
schedule, they could actually head into their Oct. 21
game at Happy Valley with a winning record. This might
be the start of Zook's return to respectability for
UI.

Elsewhere, Wisconsin looked strong (and may be able to
coast through October with their schedule). Purdue
seems to have blown their chance at Notre Dame - not
impressive but not embarassing either. And despite a
strong effort from our defense, our offensive woes
continued in Happy Valley today.

Now for two mega-sized games tonight on the western
edge of our conference. The Humpdome battle for the
jug has been a tough fight in recent years and the
Hawkeye-Buckeye game should be a dandy with the two
best quarterbacks in the league.

Aaaaaaaaah, football.
GO CATS!!!
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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 30 18:15:53 2006
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Sat Sep 30 18:15:57 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
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I wonder if MSU will take a chance of Gary Barnett next fall. 


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From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Sat Sep 30 20:13:27 2006
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Sat Sep 30 20:13:34 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
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I think John L. is gone before the season ends, especially if they lose
their next 2 and if we can steal a win from them in Evanston which would
make it 5 loses in a row.  Their last big coaching change featured a
mid-season dismissal as well.

I think Barnett would be on their radar screen, although I suspect they may
try to steal a current coach from somewhere else.

Jonathan

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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Sat Sep 30 20:39:42 2006
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat Sep 30 20:39:45 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L? (fwd)
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> I think Barnett would be on their radar screen, although I suspect they may
> try to steal a current coach from somewhere else.

I think any school, even Michigan State, would be nuts to go for Barnett, 
a man who has proven that he has a blind eye to players who gamble, 
recruiting violations by his players and coaches, and sexual misconduct 
by his players, and who has also proven that he will take another offer 
at the drop of a hat.

Yes, what he did FOR Northwestern was unforgettable, but what he did to
Northwestern and then to Colorado is, IMHO, unforgiveable.

However, Athletic Directors are far more forgiving than most people,
if that's what it takes to win, so I suspect he'll be prowling the sidelines
again some day.
--
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep 30 22:43:36 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep 30 22:44:19 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
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After watching the Penn State and MSU-Illinois games I'm reaching the 
conclusion that Illinois has improved and we haven't and that MSU 
represents our only prospect for a Big Ten win.  I don't think it would 
matter this year who the NU coach is, there is just a huge rebuilding 
that has to take place for 2007 to get us back to a bowl game.  I sure 
hope that I am wrong.

John DeGroat

Mike Nolan wrote:

>Illinois defeats Michigan State on the road with a field goal in the 
>closing seconds, could that be the swan song (or at least the beginning of 
>the end) for John L. Smith in East Lansing?   Will Sparty wait until the
>end of the season to to pull the plug on John L?
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From johnadeg at bellatlantic.net  Sat Sep 30 22:50:16 2006
From: johnadeg at bellatlantic.net (John A. DeGroat)
Date: Sat Sep 30 22:51:02 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
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If U of Miami keeps playing the way they have been, it would be more 
likely that Barnett would end up there.  My guess is that Barnett has 
had enough of undisciplined programs and Miami seems to have cleaned up 
its act which may explain why they haven't been doing very well of 
late.  He also knows that when it comes to football, MSU is tail end 
charlie in the State of Michigan.  Big Blue owns the state even if 
Spartans won't admit it.

John DeGroat

Jim Leonard wrote:

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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sat Sep 30 22:56:20 2006
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sat Sep 30 22:56:30 2006
Subject: [NU Sports] Sparty fans, say goodbye to John L?
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In a message dated 9/30/2006 8:51:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
johnadeg@bellatlantic.net writes:

> If U of Miami keeps playing the way they have been, it would be more 
> likely that Barnett would end up there.  My guess is that Barnett has 
> had enough of undisciplined programs and Miami seems to have cleaned up 
> its act which may explain why they haven't been doing very well of 
> late.  He also knows that when it comes to football, MSU is tail end 
> charlie in the State of Michigan.  Big Blue owns the state even if 
> Spartans won't admit it.
> 
> John DeGroat
> 

Well given that Barnett right now is pacing his own sidelines, I am sure he 
would give careful consideration to almost any Div 1-A program that has some 
decent  history behind it

Harry
