[NU Sports] One more point on TV coverage ...

[Roy Lamberton]

Uhh Bottom team in Big 10 loses to #1 Div I-AA Team?

IMHO, the top 4-5 Div I-AA Team [or whatever they're calling it now] can beat
any team in the bottom half of Div I A on any given Saturday.

What they give up in size and talent, they make up for in confidence and the
ability to play as a team at a high level.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of neonrye at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:57 PM
> To: sjtruog at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] One more point on TV coverage ...
> 
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> 
> 
> Our "down cycle" has now hit a new low, as Minny loses to North Dakota
> State--at home.?? That ought to really give Big Ten bashers an excuse to
> knock our favorite conference.
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Levinson
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 1:40 pm
> Subject: [NU Sports] One more point on TV coverage ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Today's just another example of why I don't think you
> can point to the BTN for hurting the league in the
> polls.
> 
> But in the middle of Pac 10 country today, on a day
> when the Big Ten has more games than usual for the
> middle of the conference season, I can find ...
> 
> * Michigan @ Illinois - National
> * MSU @ Ohio State - National (ESPN2 is mirroring any
> where ABC misses for regional)
> * Iowa @ Purdue - National
> * PSU @ Indiana - National
> 
> Plus, if I have satellite, I get two more Big Ten
> games as part of the basic package and if I upgrade to
> sports tier, I also had NU's game Friday night.
> 
> Contrast that with the league everyone agrees is the
> strongest - and which gets by far the most love (over
> lurve?) in the polls - the SEC. For their games, I
> find ...
> 
> * Florida @ Kentucky - National
> * Auburn @ LSU - National
> 
> None others available on sports tier or satellite
> basic.
> 
> For such big games as Tennessee @ Alabama or to watch
> the upset brewing with Vandy @ USC, I need to pay
> extra for GamePlan.
> 
> So I'm not sure we can blame the BTN for lessening
> coverage and hurting us in the polls. It may lead to a
> few less NU, IU or Minny games in NYC for fans without
> satellite, but it's not keeping us from the pollsters.
> 
> I think we're just in a down cycle now where we lost
> respect based on last year's BCS. Even though we were
> 2-1 vs. the SEC on their home turf in last year's
> bowls, they're focusing on the Gators-Buckeyes. Then
> the AppState loss hurt further.
> 
> Is it fair? No. OSU, Michigan, PSU and Illinois should
> all be top 25 teams now. Wisky was a legit top 25 team
> before injuries. The Bucks have five games left
> against teams with a combined 25-10 record, so if they
> can run the table, they will have earned that title
> game spot. I just dunno if they can make it through
> unscathed. Even in a down year, there's still no easy
> wins in Big Ten play - just like the SEC.
> 
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
> 
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!!
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