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

Sat Sep 1 18:39:44 CDT 2007

The attendance was a disgrace.  The team deserves better suppurt than that.I wish that I had an answer.

Big Blue has some big problems.  What an upset.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jonathan Hodges" <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
> 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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