[NU Sports] Turkey and Big Ten football ...

[WildElk2 at aol.com]

Good stuff about the Big 10 playing the week-end of  Thanksgiving.  I can see 
the rationale of ending the week-end before  Thanksgiving with an 11 game 
schedule,  but with 12 games, it's become a  necessity.   Even the pros have a 
bye week in their schedule.
   I can see Illinois-Northwestern becoming a "big" game.   I'm surprised 
there wasn't some sort of statistic floating around stating  "...this is the 
first time in_____years that both teams entered the game  over .500 this late into 
the season."
   Listers have said that a late start and a late end may help  attendance.  
While this may be true, i'd rather start Labor day weekend and  take the week 
off; I think it does Fitz and the team a world of good in so many  ways.
   I also believe that ending a week later will result in all of  us doing 
better in our bowls.   More on that later.
   I do have a question.  With bye weeks, does this mean we  will be on 
ESPN/ESPN2/ABC more often? (or ESPN Classic/ESPN U. )    Assuming that there are 
fewer games to "bump" us to BTN, it stands to reason  that we may be seen on the 
ABC/ESPN family more often. 
   2008: Anyone see the ending of our season?  Michigan,  Ohio St. and 
Illinois.  YIKES!!!
 
 
             GO  CATS!!!          Eric



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