[NU Sports] Big Ten bowl outlook ...

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

I thought that rule was just for open slots (i.e. you couldn't take a 6-6 Iowa or NU for an open spot last year over an 8-4 MAC team) -- but for league-tied bowls, 6-6 is in and can even jump a spot or two (i.e. as long as Iowa and UW would be into Big Ten tied bowls anyway, they can swap spots).

But I'd be thrilled to be wrong:) ... I'd still like to see us 1-2 more just to be safe! Heck, win all three!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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


--- On Sat, 11/1/08, Scott Zeller <scottzel at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Scott Zeller <scottzel at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big Ten bowl outlook ...
> To: "NUSPORTS" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 9:30 PM
> According to bowl rules, no 6-6 team can be selected over a
> team with a
> winning record. There are no worries that any 6-6 team will
> be taken ahead
> of NU for a bowl at this point.
> 
> Scott Zeller MD
> Med '86
> 
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:27 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
> <sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:
> 
> > A wild day and after the game in Champaign and the one
> just finished in
> > West Texas, here's where I see the bowl picture
> right now ...
> >
> > Iowa's loss increases the likelihood of a cluster
> of 6-6 teams in the Big
> > Ten, which is good for NU if they can get one more win
> to distance
> > themselves from the pack and force a bowl to select us
> ahead of a 6-6 Iowa
> > or Wisconsin. It would be nice if we could take care
> of that 8th win against
> > OSU or Michigan, but it might come down to 7-4 NU vs.
> 6-5 Illinois for a
> > spot in San Antonio.
> >
> > And I still think the Big Ten is looking good for two
> BCS teams - no way
> > that the Big East or ACC even deserve one, yet alone
> two. And the Pac 10
> > only gets two if Oregon State runs the table and beats
> SC for the Pasadena
> > tiebreak. Tulsa's loss helps reduce the
> possibility of more than one buster
> > and ND's loss eliminates any faint hopes. So
> unless they change the rule to
> > allow a third Big XII team or the Buckeyes slip up the
> rest of the way,
> > they're in.
> >
> > So what does that mean, well ...
> >
> > BCS BOWLS
> > =========
> > CHAMPIONSHIP: Penn State vs. Oklahoma - I think Tech
> loses in Norman (maybe
> > to Okie State too) and Bama loses in the SEC title
> game (if not Baton Rouge)
> > and all chaos breaks free for that #2 spot -- the SEC
> fans will throw a fit,
> > but they snuck in to that spot last year on the
> strength of their league.
> > Well, the Big XII is the top league this year and
> their top team deserves to
> > be in the game more. End of story.
> >
> > ROSE: Southern Cal vs. Alabama - No rematch with the
> Bucks, but with their
> > first pick, the Pasadena folk select the SEC runners
> up for a classic
> > matchup of big names.
> >
> > FIESTA: Texas vs. Ohio State - Another big game
> between big names out in
> > the desert.
> >
> > SUGAR: Florida vs. West Virginia - Tebow vs. White, do
> the other 20 players
> > on their respective sides of the ball even matter?
> >
> > ORANGE: ACC TBA vs. Utah - I'm becoming convinced
> that the ACC will now
> > have all teams finish 6-6 and will draw straws for the
> championship. The
> > winner gets the BCS buster (which could be TCU) to
> complete the yawner.
> >
> > BIG TEN BOWLS
> > =============
> > CITRUS: Michigan State vs. Georgia - As long as Sparty
> doesn't lose another
> > game besides PSU, they're the #3 pick for the Big
> Ten and with two BCS
> > teams, that means Orlando. As for the SEC team there,
> Georgia limps in after
> > proving that there's a great deal of distance
> between the SEC's top two
> > teams and #3.
> >
> > OUTBACK: Minnesota vs. South Carolina - despite losing
> to NU, the Gophers
> > are the better story and bring more fans, so as long
> as they win out, they
> > get the spot here. As for the SEC team, they really
> drop off after LSU, so
> > it could be Vandy (which would be a fun matchup if it
> were NU vs. Vandy!),
> > Kentucky, Ole Miss or SC - go with Spurrier to help
> sell tickets.
> >
> > ALAMO: Northwestern vs. Missouri - I'd rather be
> in Phoenix, but with the
> > 6-6 mess, NU can all but assure itself of avoiding
> Phoenix/Detroit with one
> > more win. As for the foe, the Big XII is loaded -- two
> head to the BCS, one
> > to Dallas, one to San Diego and that still leaves one
> top 20 team for San
> > Antonio (could be Okie State here as well - which
> would help Illinois'
> > chances since it wouldn't be a rematch with
> Mizzou).
> >
> > CHAMPS: Illinois vs. ACC TBA - The Badgers and
> Hawkeyes aren't exactly
> > inspiring fans with their finish, so let's put the
> Illini here for that
> > mythical Chicago TV market draw (Chicago only cares if
> the Illini are in the
> > top 10). As for the foe? Again, whichever 6-6 ACC team
> draws the Orlando
> > straw.
> >
> > INSIGHT: Iowa vs. Kansas - I'd like NU's
> chances more here against KU, but
> > Iowa's loss puts them too far below us to catch up
> so they're headed to
> > Phoenix at 6-6 for a corn vs. wheat bowl with the
> Jayhawks.
> >
> > MOTOR CITY: Wisconsin vs. Ball State - The Cheeseheads
> may be even less
> > enthusiastic about travel to a mid-level bowl than the
> bumblebees, so they
> > limp into Motown.
> >
> > Of course, this could all change next week or next
> hour (Utah is in a
> > dogfight at New Mexico).
> >
> > GO CATS!!!
> > -SjT
> >
> > * * * * * * * * *
> > STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> > sjtruog at yahoo.com
> > GO CATS!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nwu-sports site list
> > nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> >
> > I think we've got the Comcast/Roadrunner problems
> fixed now.
> >
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> 
> I think we've got the Comcast/Roadrunner problems fixed
> now.