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

[Jonathan Hodges]

Attendance is listed at 16,199 - which is by far the worst attendance I've
ever experienced at Northwestern (my NU experience began in 2000).  Last
year's UNH game had about 20,000 which was the worst number in over a
decade.  I wonder how far back one has to go to find a worse attendance than
today.  It was a beautiful day and the 'Cats performed very well (first
shutout in a decade!) - it was great to see in person and a great day for
college football.  Hopefully some more people come out next week for Nevada.

Jonathan

On 9/1/07, neonrye at aol.com <neonrye at aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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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