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[Jim Leonard]

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

You are among an elite core of true Northwestern fans if you made it through that entire game. Even more so if you spent the time and money to see this barn burner live in lovely downtown Detroit. 

As Cats fans we all know that you take wins where you can get them, but this wasn't a fun game to watch and it should never have been this close. I am going to rationalize this by saying that 'hopefully' CJ and special teams (kick coverage) spent all of their sloppy play in this game and are now ready to play sharp the rest of the way. I hope EMU never returns to our schedule. 

And this game was called by the worst pair of announcers I've seen since watching the Cats play Duke on the Jefferson PIlot network about 10 years ago. I cannot believe they made me miss Pam Ward. A coouple of highlights (all by Jay Taylor I believe) include:

- refering to EMU coach Jeff Genyk and 'Coach Fitzpatrick'
- Noting that EMU had an extra timeout because of the 2-minute warning
- After seeing EMU run a Boise State-style statue of liberty play, he said that the EMU QB showed 'great ball handling skills by moving the ball from his right hand to his left'

But, we are 5-3 and need two more for a bowl trip (perhaps for a return visit to Ford Field). I like our chances against Purdue. The extra day of rest always helps and assuming they beat Iowa they will likely be looking ahead to Penn State a bit. 

Victory & Honor,
Jim

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