[NU Sports] One down, 12 to go ...

[neonrye at aol.com]

How "sparse" was crowd today at Ryan?? There's photo up on NU FB Home Page showing Bacher throwing pass with all empty seats in background.? Hope we had decent turnout, notwithstanding pronounced handicaps of weak (and "non-sexy") opponent, Holiday Weekend, lack of student body yet on campus.

Paul Levinson

P.S.:? My daughter's?newly-minted Alma Mater, 'Cuse, got crushed on ESPN last night by another team of Huskies (Washington).? We get Orange at home in opener next Fall and play them at the Dome in 2009.? Right now those games look like they can be colored Purple, as the boys from Upstate NY are a very weak group at this point, and Coach Greg Robinson (former D-Coordinator for my NY Jets and the Denver Broncos) looks like a bad fit in "Carrier"-land.

-----Original Message-----
From: neonrye at aol.com
To: sjtruog at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 3:51 pm
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] One down, 12 to go ...




I don't have BT Net (Not available), but "watched" end of Mich. game on "AOL 
Gamecast".? Apparently, App. St. blocked Wolves FG attempt, and ran it back to 
Mich. 7 yard line to end game--after FG by App. St. put them ahead by 2 with 26 
seconds to go.? Sounds like there were 100,000 plus stunned fans at "The 
House".? I think Carr just got closer to extinction.? This will not sit well in 
Ann Arbor.? Now our guys know that Mich. is vulnerable, which should give us a 
real chance in a month, IF (and it's a big IF) we can take care of business in 
next 2 Non-Conf. contests and then hold our own against the Bucks.? All in all, 
a very good afternoon so far.....



Paul Levinson


-----Original Message-----
From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 3:38 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] One down, 12 to go ...




First off, perhaps the best thing about the Big Ten
Network? Our designated abbreviation on top of the
screen was NU. Not NW or NWU ... NU. FINALLY!

So, not a great game but a solid first effort all
around with lots to be excited about this year!

The good ...
* CJ Bacher - He was on fire, he was utilizing every
one of his weapons and he was cool under fire. He even
showed some elusiveness (except he seems to spin out
of pressure the opposite way you would naturally). Our
offense is in good hands!

* Special teams - NU fans dreaded the new kickoff rule
- but touchbacks and opponent starting position inside
the 30 were the norm. Good coverage and punts too. Now
let's work on returns.

* The secondary - Tighter coverage and a bit of an
attitude. McManus was flying around the field and
making some nice pump-up plays. Good to see some
aggressiveness (without the stupid penalties, of
course).

The bad ...

* Our O-line - Sutton earned every yard he got through
sheer will and by breaking many, many tackles. Our
line didn't help him or Bacher much. We did wear them
out at the end, but I want that domination to start
early.

* Our front seven on D - Let's hope our secondary's
attitude is contagious because we need some edge and
fire up front. We gotta get some pressure there.

But overall, nice to get the shutout and nice to see
us start to dominate in the second half on both sides
of the ball. We just need to score more points when we
have the chance.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

Oops - Appalachain State just recovered from their
bout of consevativitis and started playing again -
could come down to a field goal!

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


       
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