[NU Sports] I see an 8th Bowl spot slipping away...

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/13/2007 5:03:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
DPENDERG at aol.com writes:

> For some of us, however, we reject low expectations and will not  neglect 
> the 
> glaring fact that an absolutely indefensible loss to Duke prevented  both a 
> 7-5 record and a bowl game.  

Of course we should have beaten Duke--But we won quite a few games this year 
that we easily could have lost- and could esily be looking at a 4-8 season-So 
let's no harp on one game--let's look at  the overall season --I am 
disappointed --we didn't beat any good teams and are only likely to be 6-6  becuase we 
had a very soft non-conference schedule.(or perhaps 6-7 if we luck out and go 
to a bowl , but lose) 

But if these past 2 years are our "down year"s and are attributed to 
re-builidng then I am fine with it.  Remember during the Sun Bowl year, we won a few 
games we had no business winning (Iowa at the top of the list) and lost a QB 
who went pro( first time in nearly 25 years that an NU QB wound up in the 
NFL)--What this suggests is that not only were we probably not a real strong 9-4 
team, but we were going to have a tough time re-building even under Walker

Give Fitz and his staff a chance--  (but don't get me started on hoops !)

Harry


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