[NU Sports] pURDUE

[Jim Bendat]

Have to agree that 6-6 won't get it done this year, even though that 
exact record was sufficient for a Motor City Bowl bid in 2003.  But, if 
we get to 7-5, we should be in. -- Jim


SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
>>> It will probably take seven wins to get a bowl bid
>>>       
>> this year and the fact 
>>
>> And to be honest, do we deserve much of a bowl bid ?
>>     
>
> If we win our next two games, definitely. That would
> give us at least 7 wins, at least a .500 record in
> conference and we would have defeated all of our main
> competitors for the final bowl slots in MSU, Iowa and
> Indiana.
>
> The Big Ten clearly has 6 bowl teams and 7 slots (only
> way we get to BCS now is if Michigan decides to run
> the table and win the home finale of Lloyd Carr). The
> big question now is how many of the four contenders -
> MSU, NU, Iowa and Indiana - will become eligible for
> that last spot (and any others that may open up).
>
> We've already beaten MSU. We have the Hawkeyes and
> Hoosiers at home. The ball is literally in our
> court/field. Take care of business at home and we
> definitely deserve that bowl spot.
>
> It should be a fun final few weeks in that race for
> Detroit.:) Will we all knock each other out, all
> become eligible or somewhere in between?
>
> MSU probably has the toughest schedule left - and the
> worst mentality being that they're into their usual
> mental Sparty slide. A loss to Michigan this weekend
> just about does them in. But if there's a mass 6-6
> deadlock, they get the bid to play down the road.
>
> Iowa has the easiest schedule, with NU on the road and
> Minny/WMU at home. A win Saturday probably locks it up
> for them as they beat MSU already (but lost to IU).
>
> Indiana's the wild card. Talented? Yes. But also
> inexperienced. They're starting to get into this
> mentality of losing every time they try for the sixth
> win. They should get it this weekend at home against
> Ball State, but after that they visit NU and host
> Purdue - same as us where they could win both or lose
> both. A loss this weekend to Ball State, though, and a
> Sparty-like tailspin could ensue.
>
> And NU is the one with the most control over their
> fate. Win the next two at home, and we have at least 7
> wins, including Ws over all three of the competition.
>
> Hopefully that's what Fitz is stressing to the team -
> we control our fate, we don't need to rely on anyone
> else. Just win at home and start with the Hog-eyes!
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!!
>
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