[NU Sports] Basketball

[WildElk2 at aol.com]

It's been dead as door knobs here lately.  I'll  bite.  Anyone think that 
Coble and Nash's return will help?  As  infrequent as we've played lately, the 
team seems to have shaken the poor Brown  game, and now will get some needed 
depth.  The Penn State game is big for  both teams, as conference wins will be 
difficult.
   However, I see Wisconsin and Mich St. as the only games where  we have 
little chance.  Illinois probably will catch fire at some point,  but it hasn't 
happened yet.  Purdue looks decent, but then you have Iowa,  Michigan, 
Minnesota, Penn St. and even Indiana and Ohio St. could be had.   I see plenty of "W" 
opportunities this winter.
   As well as scoring a few points, maybe Kevin can get some  rebounds.  As 
usual, we're getting killed on the boards.
   Coach Roy:  A public "Thanks" for your efforts.   Hope to see a post of 
your's soon.
   Football:  Watching The Motor City Bowl and The Champs  Bowl has made me 
ill.  What if?  I'm still not convinced that if we  beat Duke and all other 
results remain the same, we still may sit at home.   When Mich. St. and Indiana 
pulled upsets the last week-end of the season,   I think we may have been the 
"odd man out       ',  even at 7-5.  Indiana goes since it's been 11 years 
since their last bowl,  Mich. St. beats Penn St,; they certainly deserve to go, 
and Purdue finishes 7-5  and beat NU. Cats sit home at 7-5, or would they have 
received an at-large bid  over a 6-6 team?  Doubtful because of all the 
tie-ins.  Now THAT would  have sucked.
   Not ready to digest 2008 yet.  Time to sit back and enjoy  the bowls as 
now they eally get going.
 
           GO  CATS!!  NIT or  bust!                 Eric
 



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