[NU Sports] Thompson and Mathews returns

[Tom Maycock]

> 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