[NU Sports] thanksgiving weekend games

[Roy Lamberton]

The whole `12th game thing will fall directly on the new AD. While he or she
will need to continue the dominance of Softball and Lacrosse [and that other
football type game] but really - the biggest challenge will be to keep football
on an even keel, and do something about basketball, especially the men's side. 

The other issue is that if Ms Combs does produce a decent winner, she'll become
a prime candidate for the next big time women's BKB opening.

Every time I read about another big time opening in Lacrosse [especially in the
Boston area], I cringe. Our Lacrosse coach is a legend in that area. Whomever
comes in to NU will have to certain to keep Ms.Amonte-Hiller around.

Glad its not me.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of WildElk2 at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:29 AM
> To: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] thanksgiving weekend games
> 
> Brad, Maureen and List Gang,
> 
>    I agree with what you're saying regarding games over  Thanksgiving
> weekend,  but the fact is when the NCAA signed off on the 12th  game,
> sooner or
> later The Big Ten was going to play on Thanksgiving Day  weekend.  By not
> doing
> so, it puts us at a distinct disadvantage,  specifically in how we prepare
> for
> bowls, and by not having a week to rest  during the long season.
>    The 12th game has been particularly unkind to NU, as depth is  more of
> an
> issue with our beloved Cats than it is with our Big 10  brethren.  It was
> the
> reason for our magnificent 26-14 win over EMU in  front of 4,000 people. I
> know we won, but I wonder if another week of  preparation/rest would have
> helped
> us against Purdue and Iowa?
> Last year, the added game was at Nevada.  Which raises the question  yet
> again, why are we playing home-and-home's vs. non BCS teams?  Sure,  give
> 'em a
> game at their place, but we need two in Evanston.
>    It gets down to numbers, and by adding the 12th game, it's  made The Big
> 10 play on Thanksgiving weekend.  Damn 12th game; now that's  no good for
> students/players/fans,  but good for the bank account.  Yuck.
> 
>                                                                        GO
> CATS!!!            Eric
> 
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