[NU Sports] MSU v. BC

[neonrye at aol.com]

True story involving the Champs Sports Bowl, which is being played right now on ESPN, with Eagles ahead of Sparty 17-13 in the 3rd Quarter:

My son, David, the future Bucknell Bison, (Early Decision can be a wonderful thing.:-), and in case anyone is wondering, he had good grades, but the SAT's were not up to NU's insanely high standards these days)?is watching the game and tells me, "I went to (summer) camp with one of the Michigan State Players.? Robbie Tabachnick was a "Brant Laker" (the name of the 90-year-old camp, up in the Adirondacks near Lake George, NY).? Tabachnick, wearing No. 42 and going by the name "Rob" these days, and who is a "walk-on",is actually playing quite well on "D" for Sparty tonight.? He and David were teammates in the Color War competition that closes the camp season each year, although Tabachnick is 4 years older.? The competition is called "Green and Gray", and naturally, given where he now plays, Rob was a "Green", as was David.? 

Meanwhile, it's killing me that NU could have/should have been in this game--which is 3 hours from where I am vacationing in Florida--had we only taken care of business against Duke and hung on against either Michigan or Purdue, both winnable games.? We beat MSU, yet here we are on the outside looking in.? Well, as SJT would probably put it, it gives us more incentive to get there next year.? Go 'Cats in 2008!

Happy New Year to all of you on the list.

Paul Levinson

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