[NU Sports] Re: signing day

Fri Feb 6 13:41:43 CST 2009

This is pretty random - but I see three Big Ten tiers

OSU/PSU/Michigan (not this year, of course) - expected to contend for the title every year

MSU/Iowa/NU/Wisc - sometimes challenge for first, consistently make a bowl

IU/PU/Minny/Illinois - inconsistent bowl teams

I think it is amazing that we are kinda/sorta gaining membership in tier 2

Is it realistic to hope for membership in that top tier ?

Chuck Herron?? Tech '85

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Bailey <christopher_bailey at yahoo.com>
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:11 am
Subject: [NU Sports] Re: signing day

I yearn for something a little simpler: to see NU as a serious contender for a 
CONFERENCE championship every year.  

I know there are differing camps on this list about BCS/MNC/playoffs and so on, 
but me, I am simply happy to see the conference championship trophy in the 
Nortwestern Athletic Department as often as possible.  If it has repercussions 
beyond that, fine, but don't think for a minute that I would rather travel to 
Miami for some BCS/MNC/playoff 'national championship' instead of Pasadena..

And if that makes me a loser, well, pour honey on me and bury me in an ant hill 
'cause I'm guilty and I don't wanna be innocent.

GO 'CATS!

Christopher Bailey
christopher_bailey at yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 19:50:47 -0500
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] signing day
To: <nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com>

>  I believe that the rankings are not that key for a school like NU

They are if we're ever to be a serious contender for a national 
championship.  Any goal lower than that is that of a loser.  There are very 
good students who happen to be also very good football players.  I yearn to 
see a recruiting class with some five-stars on it.

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