[NU Sports] Bowl attendance; perception vs. reality

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The problem is that the bowl officials have seen that Dyche (oops Ryan Field) is half empty for most games.

John DeGroat
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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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