[NU Sports] I'm not saying I don't normally agree with Mr. Herron

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We may not like the way the guys in the funny colored blazers pick their
teams, but don't forget for one minute that the Big Ten signed the contract
with these guys that incorporates these rules.  Our beef should really be
with Delaney not with the bowl committees.  The bowls are playing with the
rules the conference agreed to and suggested/negotiated with them.  Every
conference negotiates different rules for bowl selection.

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On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Christopher Bailey <
christopher_bailey at yahoo.com> wrote:

> But in this instance I think he is spectacularly ... correct.
>
>
> That Day-Twa isn't anyone's idea of fun isn't what concerns me, it's the
> screw job a committee can put on, letting one school leap frog another just
> because they don't like them.
>
> I would love for the Conference to demonstrate the existence of a spine and
> say to these committees:
>
> This is our fourth the place team.  That's who you get.  No, you do not get
> to pick the fifth ... or sixth ... or seventh place team instead just
> because you want them.  This is why we play the games in the first place.
>
> SWEET SIOUX COMES HOME!
>
> GO 'CATS!
>
> Christopher Bailey
> christopher_bailey at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:51:18 EST
> From: CHerron604 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Scary article in the Sun-Times
>
> This will sound cold, but...
>
> If NU somehow gets screwed and ends up in Detroit, it will be the fans duty
> to ignore the game totally...they can watch it, but don't buy a ticket, and
> don't contribute a dime to Detroit's economy.
>
> Only in this way can it be impressed upon the conference powers-that-be
> (i.e. Jim Delaney)
>
> <snip>
>
> b) conference rules that allow massive bowl-game screwings can have
> consequences
>
>
>
>
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