[NU Sports] We beat Iowa five ways

[Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal)]

Salute to Mr. Herron for this insightful, thoughtful analysis. 

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I wonder if the Outback Bowl people are kicking themselves ?

1 - We beat Iowa on the field

2 - We beat Iowa in the standings

3 - The Alamo Bowl beat the Outback Bowl in attendance, 55,986 to
55,117?(impressive considering they have a better date, Jan 1 vs. Dec
29, and the fact that it is much easier to fly into Tampa than into San
Antonio)

4 - Since our football rebirth in 1995, the Outback Bowl has been
averaging 61,864.? This year's attendance of 55,117 was DOWN almost
11%.? During the same period, the Alamo Bowl has averaged 60,677.? This
year's attendance of 55,986 was down only 7.7%? (thanks to the sour
economy)

5 - Both bowls exhibit wide swings in attendance, the Alamo relating to
the presence of a Texas team, or Michigan/Penn State/Ohio State.?
Without one of these teams, the Alamo averages 56,544.? Our attendance
of 55,986 was down only 1% from this 'non-Texas, non-Big Ten giant'
attendance.? 

The Outback looks similar with Florida, Michigan, Penn State and Ohio
State.? Without one of these teams, the Outback averages 57,579.? This
year's attendance was down almost 4.3% from the 'non-Florida, non-Big
Ten giant' average

Unfortunately, the 6th way would have been to win our game, but as many
have pointed out, our match-up was significantly worse than theirs.? And
the?Bowl committees don't really care about those kind of issues.

I have not seen the TV ratings for the Outback bowl, but it is probably
not appropriate to compare ratings for a Monday night event with ratings
for a New Years Day morning event.

Though I don't think the data exists, it would be interesting to compare
the disposable incomes of the two fan bases, and to compare the average
amount spent?by the Iowa and NU fans in the two host cities.

Chuck Herron?? Tech '85
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