[NU Sports] Bowl attendance; perception vs. reality

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If NU does it job, it will make 100% certain that bowl officials  know that 
the typical NU fan is as likely to go to a bowl game as he (or she) is  to fly 
to Chicago.  That said, 70,000 NU fans in Pasadena,  15-20,000  at the Capital 
One Bowl,  est.20,000 at Alamo Bowl, about 10,000 at the  Motor  City Bowl, 
and in 2005 we sold out allotment of  tickets and  had to ask for more; at 
least 15,000. FWIW: I was at The Alamo Bowl and the  Motor City Bowl, and had a 
room reserved in 2004 in Nashville, as a possible  victory against Hawaii 
would've sewed up a trip to the Music City Bowl.
  If we win, and if "The Corn" gets picked over us,  that would  be a crime.  
But, as Steve T. pointed out, if Oregon St. runs the table, I  think the Big 
10 would be "odd man out"',  or specifically , Ohio St. would  be left out.  
My view:  This scenario would create better match-ups  for our conference, so I 
hope Oregon St.gets Roses. I as making assumptions  that certain teams will 
win their games next week, the week after to, etc. to  create this scenario. To 
wit:
  Rose:  PSU vs. Oregon St.
  Capital One:Ohio St. vs. Georgia
  Outback:  Michigan St .vs. LSU
  Alamo:  NU/Iowa vs. Missouri/Ok. St.  (most  likely:Iowa)
  Champs:NU/Iowa/Wisc. vs. ACC selection; so many 6-4,7-3 teams its  too hard 
to pick who  (NU goes here)
  Insight Iowa/Wisconsin/Minn. vs. Big 12 (Kansas,Nebraska,  Colorado)  
(Wisky goes here)
  Motor City: Minn/Wisc. vs. MAC champion (WMU or CMU?)   Minnesota goes here.
 
 The Jan. 1st match-ups are competitive.  If we go to the Alamo,  I hate to 
say we'd lose, but we'd lose.  Let Iowa get their ass beat.   We'll get some 
love from the Champs Bowl; Orlando officials aren't dumb; they  know NU will 
spend a buck or two in their fair city.  I see the Alamo  Bowl as the only bowl 
that the Big 10 will be the prohibitive under dog.
 
   Hankwitz for President:  great job by the defense.   Bacher looks like 
he's 90%;  so why are we calling his number on draw play,  especially with Kafka 
out?  I was certain we were going to see Mr. Persa,  which would have resulted 
in 3rd stringers anchoring our backfield.  Good  for next year, not so good 
for this year.  I'm glad McCall let CJ air it  out; that was the only way we 
were going to win, as Michigan's approach was  obvious: to beat us you will have 
to throw, so we did.
  Raise your hand if you believe Peterman is an integral part of the  
offense?  When he makes a big play or two, we usually win. Vice-versa as  well.
 
  Thanks for reading my long-winded post.  Its nice to talking  about bowl 
scenarios instead heading into a lonnnnng off-season.  Time to  settle a score 
vs. Illinois.
 
    GO  CATS!!!!             Eric
 
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