[NU Sports] We beat Iowa five ways

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

Watching the MSU-Georgia game, it looked to me like the MSU crowd was pretty small, certainly in comparison to the Georgia crowd.  My guess is that it reflects the non existent Michigan economy.  As The Weekly Standard pointed out, Detroit, except for not having goats wandering the streets, is like a third world country.  

John DeGroat


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From: MHRJGScott at aol.com
> I sent this to him:
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> Mike Schulze _Info at outbackbowl.com_ (mailto:Info at outbackbowl.com) 
>  
> any other abuse will be welcome
>  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/2/2009 11:50:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> cherron604 at aol.com writes:
> 
> 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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