From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue May  5 22:02:30 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue May  5 22:04:06 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] The Latest from Evanston - Athletic Dept Promotions....
Message-ID: <000001c9cdf7$190cb850$4b2628f0$@com>


'Cats Host NCAA First Round Tournament Action
#1 Women's Tennis vs. Miami (Ohio) on Friday, May 8 at 1 p.m.
If the 'Cats win, they will face the winner of the Ohio State/Kentucky match
on Saturday, May 9 at Noon for the Second Round of the Tournament.

Admission is $7 for Adults and $4 for Youth/Students/Seniors both days.
Matches will be held at the outdoor Vandy Christie Tennis Center or the
indoor Combe Tennis Center (in the case of inclement weather).


#1 Women's Lacrosse vs. UMass on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m.
The 'Cats begin their Drive for Five National Championships by facing two
former Wildcat assistant coaches who now lead the UMass Minutewomen!

Admission is $8 for Adults, $5 for Youth/Students/Seniors and $1 for
Infants.
Game will be held at Lakeside Field.

Wildcat Football Updates
Northwestern Night at Wrigley Field
Bid on four tickets for a Wrigleyville Rooftop on "Northwestern Night" at
the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, May 12.
http://nusports.cstvauctions.com/auctiondisplay.cfm?auctionnbr=11208

Meet Coach Fitzgerald at Mullen's Bar and Grill on Clark before he sings
Take Me Out to the Ball Game at the Cubs game.

3-Pack Football Ticket Plans are Now on Sale
Click on the picture above to see the great options included in the Purple
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Buy your 2009 Football Season Tickets by clicking the picture at the top of
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For more information, visit NUsports.com or e-mail
wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu.



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From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Thu May  7 06:30:53 2009
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Thu May  7 06:32:13 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU reportedly interested in Tim Hardaway Jr.
Message-ID: <1A352B6D99069C49B8B94EE0884C0A65010C189B7C@XCHGNY1.corp.espn.pvt>

http://detroitnews.com/article/20090507/OPINION03/905070348/1004/sports/U-M+is+No.+1+for+Tim+Hardaway+Jr

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Sat May  2 22:09:00 2009
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Sat May  9 23:44:40 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] John Gill
Message-ID: <122118500.4226561241320140697.JavaMail.root@sz0080a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>

The Detroit Freep reported that John Gill has signed with the Lions.  Hopefully we Lions fans' time in the wilderness is coming to an end.  The Freep also reported that the Lions' coach refuses to play Matt Stafford, Their $41.7 million first round quarterback pick until the coach feels he is ready; another good sign.  As the Freep put it, the coach told William Clay Ford that he is running the team, not Ford's accountant.

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Mon May  4 08:30:26 2009
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Sat May  9 23:44:40 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] baseball program
Message-ID: <1767163553.4577871241443826939.JavaMail.root@sz0080a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>

Through Sunday, NU's baseball record is won 12, lost 30 with 5 cancellations.  I find it hard to reconcile that record with the (NU's) President's Directive on Athletics which reads in part "Northwestern associates success in its athletic program with the welfare of its student participants. A truly effective athletic program produces student-athletes who succeed in their academic work as well as in their chosen sport... " which implies success in athletics as well a academics.  Maybe I'm the only person who cares about the baseball program.  Having had a few players who made it into the majors in itself doesn't signify a successful program. In my opinion, NU should make whatever changes are needed to create a successful program or punch out of it and put the effort somewhere else.

John DeGroat
From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu May  7 11:37:09 2009
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Sat May  9 23:44:41 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU reportedly interested in Tim Hardaway Jr.
In-Reply-To: <1A352B6D99069C49B8B94EE0884C0A65010C189B7C@XCHGNY1.corp.espn.pvt>
Message-ID: <2078093803.6181601241714229044.JavaMail.root@sz0080a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>

Reading the story in the Detroit News, which admitedly favors Michigan, I get the impression that NU is far down on the totem pole of interest in Hardaway.  Otherwise why wouldn't Carmody have made an offer?

John DeGroatr
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Subject: [NU Sports] NU reportedly interested in Tim Hardaway Jr.

http://detroitnews.com/article/20090507/OPINION03/905070348/1004/sports/U-M+is+No.+1+for+Tim+Hardaway+Jr

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From tbng at comcast.net  Sun May 10 06:07:51 2009
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun May 10 06:07:58 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] John Gill
References: <122118500.4226561241320140697.JavaMail.root@sz0080a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
Message-ID: <9A5182A4D78F4C5C8B4D8DF1C7FED04A@DennisMachine>

> The Detroit Freep reported that John Gill has signed with the Lions.

Rest in peace, Johnny me bucko.  We knew ye well.

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed May 13 21:16:50 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed May 13 21:16:29 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Latest Promotions from Evanston
Message-ID: <004f01c9d43a$0ac84ae0$2058e0a0$@com>

Last Home Weekend for Wildcat Baseball

vs. Michigan - Thursday, May 14 at 3 p.m.
Northwestern Baseball is inviting all are high school baseball teams in the
area to Rocky Miller Park as they take on Michigan in recognition of the
outstanding student-athletes who have chosen to play at Northwestern.
Admission is FREE to all players and coaching staff that register for the
event. Seating is limited, and NU will take teams on a first-come,
first-serve basis. For more information, contact Ryan Chenault at
r-chenault@northwestern.edu.


NCAA Quarterfinals for #1 Wildcat Lacrosse

vs. Princeton - Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m.
Don't miss your last chance to watch Northwestern Lacrosse in Evanston.
Admission is $8 for Adults, $5 for Youth/Students/Seniors and $1 for
Infants.
Game will be held at Lakeside Field.

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-------------------- Also ----------------------
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Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
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  You cannot Tax yourself to Prosperity
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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Fri May 15 19:04:59 2009
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Fri May 15 19:05:25 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] nice article about NU's new president-to-be
Message-ID: <24668602.1242432300017.JavaMail.root@mswamui-blood.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

http://record.williams.edu/record/articles/seek/3491/

From neonrye at aol.com  Sat May 16 10:13:54 2009
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye@aol.com)
Date: Sat May 16 10:18:02 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Northwestern Lacrosse
Message-ID: <8CBA4500FE068B0-E64-1E4A@FWM-M02.sysops.aol.com>

There is a terrific article in today's (Saturday's) NY Times about our 4-time National Champions and their incredible bond with, and support of, Jaclyn Murphy and her family, as Jaclyn has overcome, in a magical way (to quote her dad), the ravages of a brain tumor, and in the process become a "member" of the team.? Having met a number of the players and Coach Amonte Hiller and the Murphy clan?at several annual NU Sports Nights in NYC, this article just reaffirmed how proud all of us should be at these wonderful representatives of?everything that is right about Northwestern and about college sports.? And I can't help but add that Coach Fitz, who seems to have a mutual admiration society with Coach Amonte Miller (They both were at last year's Sports Night.), has also adopted Community Service requirements for his teams, which has given his "young men"?(as he describes his players) the same depth and perspective that the lacrosse players describe receiving from their relationshi
 ps with Jaclyn in the article.

Here's the link:? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/sports/othersports/16northwestern.html?_r=1&ref=sports

Paul Levinson
From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Sun May 17 18:44:10 2009
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Sun May 17 18:44:17 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX WINS
Message-ID: <223fce250905171644u1d62a6b7hf9e55925407e42dd@mail.gmail.com>

The Lady Cats disposed of Princeton in a game that was as tough as expected
but importantly marked the return to action of the MVP of the last two NCAA
tournaments, all -everything Hilary Bowen.  Best line from article: "But
losing at home is
just something Northwestern doesn't do..."   Next up, new rival Penn, as the
Cats continue their destruction of the Ivy League.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/college_women/DI/2008-09/news/051609_northwestern_princeton

Mark

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From mlinhardt at netzero.com  Mon May 18 08:19:02 2009
From: mlinhardt at netzero.com (mlinhardt@netzero.com)
Date: Mon May 18 08:22:21 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX WINS
Message-ID: <20090518.081902.11790.0@webmail07.dca.untd.com>

Really?

We went to the game and NU was in complete control the entire game.

Compared to our other LAX experience vs. Penn State this was a complete domination.

Danielle is amazing.  She owns the draw and if there is a loose ball and she is in the scrum she will be the one leaving the scrum with the ball.  She also takes massive physical abuse that they don't call, but still manages to play her game.

Tons of football players were at the game along with Carmody.

An electric atmosphere in a beautiful stadium/field.

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The Lady Cats disposed of Princeton in a game that was as tough as expected...

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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon May 18 08:42:24 2009
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon May 18 08:42:30 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX WINS
Message-ID: <471535.54673.qm@web33105.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


> We went to the game and NU was in complete control the
> entire game.

There was that one stretch when the Tigers closed the lead--to 5-4 I think--that it looked like the game might get interesting, but other than that, it was a pretty dominant performance. Aside from a few self-inflicted turnovers, NU played very well throughout, and HilBo's return to the lineup had to provide a boost.

Danielle Spencer was indeed incredible. If she wasn't flipping a draw perfectly into Hannah Nielsen's stick, she was popping it straight up and using her height, reach, and skill to snare it herself. The draw control advantage turned what would have been a hard-fought game into a relatively easy win. 

And Katrina Dowd is really in the zone. 

What a beautiful day for a lakeside Lacrosse game--crystal clear skies, warm sun, a cool breeze, and a big crowd on hand. 

Tom

 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon May 18 08:45:31 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon May 18 08:45:36 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX WINS
In-Reply-To: <20090518.081902.11790.0@webmail07.dca.untd.com>
References: <20090518.081902.11790.0@webmail07.dca.untd.com>
Message-ID: <001501c9d7be$e9cd3e30$bd67ba90$@com>

Since I didn't see the game... but read the news reports, it looked like NU
was in total control once they got started, and that our "wounded" players
(I'd say Warriors, but that is being used by a subversive veteran's group I
belong to.) returned to the field playing like they'd never left.

They are playing the final 4 in Towson, and I may be able to get away to go
watch.

Go CATS!

rsl

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
-------------------- Also ----------------------
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Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
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Behalf Of mlinhardt@netzero.com
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:19 AM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Cc: Maureen.Linhardt@plexus.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] LAX WINS

Really?

We went to the game and NU was in complete control the entire game.

Compared to our other LAX experience vs. Penn State this was a complete
domination.

Danielle is amazing.  She owns the draw and if there is a loose ball and she
is in the scrum she will be the one leaving the scrum with the ball.  She
also takes massive physical abuse that they don't call, but still manages to
play her game.

Tons of football players were at the game along with Carmody.

An electric atmosphere in a beautiful stadium/field.

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The Lady Cats disposed of Princeton in a game that was as tough as
expected...

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon May 18 08:59:53 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon May 18 08:59:56 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Purple Reign
Message-ID: <001601c9d7c0$eb7dc270$c2794750$@com>

After a year of inactivity I decided to turn over Purple Reign to someone
who can expand our coverage beyond that done by the regular staff writers
and myself.

I am still going to write commentaries from time to time, and will draw on
my connection with the NFF to update their programs that effect NU but I'll
only be one of the various writers for the site.

Expect the new guy, David Vranicar to really step up the recruiting info
effort. He's worked for several Colorado papers doing sports, and seems to
have the drive to get PR back to where it was when we first moved to
Scout.com.

For the record, I just had too many things going on in my life to continue
to publish the site. I tried to get the news digest going again in March,
and just don't have the morning time to put it together now. 

I may revive the Pregame Intel Reports, but again, it?s a matter of time and
it is probable that David will have his own ideas as Publisher and Editor.

So, stay tuned to Purple Reign - purplewildcats.com is not going anywhere,
we're just changing the guy typing the changes. (and the Football Roster is
complete, allowing you to look at the eligibility chart and try to figure
out who NU is recruiting this year...)

Thanks to all who helped in the past - 

Rsl/Coach Roy

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Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
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==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Mon May 18 11:08:37 2009
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Mon May 18 11:08:45 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX WINS
Message-ID: <333560.74558.qm@web33106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


> was in total control once they got started, and that our
> "wounded" players
> (I'd say Warriors, but that is being used by a subversive
> veteran's group I
> belong to.) returned to the field playing like they'd never
> left.

I don't think it would be giving anything away to the opponents to say that Hilary Bowen probably isn't anything like 100% right now. Even if her knee were healthy, that big knee brace she's wearing would put a crimp in her offensive attack. But she was moving surprisingly well, and can certainly still shoot the ball. 

For those who haven't seen them play, Hilary has been the NU player most likely to get knocked down, tripped up, or face-planted in front of the goal 3 or 4 times a game, while often managing to still put the ball in the net anyway. From her fearless style of play, it's not all that surprising that Bowen would be able to do whatever she could to get back on the field. 

I would definitely encourage making the trip this weekend if at all possible. Whether or not they secure championship #5, I don't know that you will ever see any Northwestern team better at what they do than the '09 Lacrosse team. 

Tom




From tbng at comcast.net  Wed May 20 03:49:12 2009
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Wed May 20 03:49:23 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU alum
Message-ID: <30E0BF2AB08840CDA94A7BC2E3AA53B8@DennisMachine>

J. A. Happ enters the Phillies starting rotation this Saturday afternoon against the Yankees in a Fox regionally-televised game, replacing Chan Ho Park in the starting role.  GO J.A.!
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed May 20 08:07:43 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed May 20 08:07:41 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU alum
In-Reply-To: <30E0BF2AB08840CDA94A7BC2E3AA53B8@DennisMachine>
References: <30E0BF2AB08840CDA94A7BC2E3AA53B8@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <000001c9d94b$f6b6a7b0$e423f710$@com>

Happ has been doing pretty well in relief. He's 2-0 with a 2.46 ERA.

The Phillies Starters have a combined ERA over 6.

I guess I should see how the other Cat at the Phillies is doing, and the guy
who was in the Yankee system.

rsl

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Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
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J. A. Happ enters the Phillies starting rotation this Saturday afternoon
against the Yankees in a Fox regionally-televised game, replacing Chan Ho
Park in the starting role.  GO J.A.!
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed May 20 08:13:09 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed May 20 08:13:06 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Dan Brauer
Message-ID: <000101c9d94c$b9125ca0$2b3715e0$@com>

Is languishing in the Phillies High A team in Clearwater.

They are using him as a spot reliever from the left side - really got tagged
May 15th for a bunch of runs.

rsl

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
-------------------- Also ----------------------
Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball
Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
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  You cannot Tax yourself to Prosperity
  Wealth transfer makes everyone poorer
It's all been tried, and failed before.
================================================




From johnl at mac.com  Thu May 21 21:16:15 2009
From: johnl at mac.com (Labbe John)
Date: Thu May 21 21:16:27 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Fwd: Quick survey - Wildcat football
References: <696636610.176678.1242873232479.JavaMail.dev@mail2.qualtrics.com>
Message-ID: <4042A107-7544-4AC0-B9DD-8F9F73393580@mac.com>

FYI, in case not seen.  In seems I answered the same or a similar  
survey recently, but I just received this one yesterday.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Kellogg Survey <noreply@qualtrics.com>
> Date: May 20, 2009 9:33:52 PM CDT
> To: John Doe <johnl@mac.com>
> Subject: Quick survey - Wildcat football
> Reply-To: Kellogg Survey <jrogers2010@kellogg.northwestern.edu>
>
> We are a group of students at the Kellogg School of Management who  
> are working on a research project to help increase attendance at  
> Northwestern University home football games.
>
> As part of this work, we hope you will share your opinions via a  
> quick online survey. The survey should take approximately 6 minutes  
> to complete.
>
> In appreciation for your time, we will award several $50 gift cards  
> to randomly selected respondents who fully complete the survey.
>
> Follow this link to the survey:
> Take the Survey
>
> Or copy and paste the url below into your internet browser:
> http://kellogg.qualtrics.com//WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=1L0ic4vYghR6ytm_1RXW5vI7v56jFvm&SVID=Prod
>
> Please forward this note to others who may be interested in this  
> survey.
>
> Thanks for your participation, and go Wildcats!
>
>
>
> Follow the link to opt out of future emails:
> http://kellogg.qualtrics.com//CP/Register.php?OptOut=true&RID=MLRP_5dNxvLk4VJgmYnO&ServerID=Prod
>

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri May 22 19:30:11 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri May 22 19:30:22 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX: Sudden death ...
Message-ID: <202206.88879.qm@web52907.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


Got home for the last few minutes of regulation and OT of the Final Four game - T-E-N-S-E! Now they're heading into "sudden death."

Yeah, we blew a lead, but it sure seems like Penn is getting ALL the calls.

Granted I'm not familiar with most of the rules, but every time we seem to stop them, a friggin' whistle blows!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT


* * * * * * * * *
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sjtruog@yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


      

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri May 22 19:35:58 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri May 22 19:36:05 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX final ...
Message-ID: <423977.47591.qm@web52906.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


... didn't want to give it away in the subject line ...

CATS WIN!!!

Wow - after an amazing (WOW!!!!) goal in overtime to force sudden-death, they get a sweet shot in the 2nd overtime to head to the final.

Gonna be a tough one against the UMd/UNC winner, but let's go for the FIVE-PEAT!!!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT


* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog@yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


      

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun May 24 17:33:51 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun May 24 17:33:57 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX: At the half ...
Message-ID: <294864.83578.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


CATS 15, Tar Heels 3

That's an NCAA record for goals in a half (1 every 2 minutes)!!!

Let's hope the Cats can keep it up (or just run out the clock) and make it "one for the thumb"

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
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sjtruog@yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


      

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun May 24 17:35:17 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun May 24 17:35:21 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] I need to watch more Women's Lacrosse
Message-ID: <004f01c9dcbf$e9ef05f0$bdcd11d0$@com>

Turned it on and the score is 9-2, Cats, Hannah Nielsen takes charge behind
the goal, and they get 6 more to lead 15-3 at the half.

My goodness but these girl are good.

rsl

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==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun May 24 17:59:31 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun May 24 17:59:39 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] LAX: Three minutes into the second half ...
Message-ID: <594177.67742.qm@web52908.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


... and the Cats have doubled the pace, from 1 goal every 2 minutes in the first half to 1 goal per minute in the second half.

18-3 Cats.

18/20 in shots, 18/18 in shots on goal.

These Cats are sure fun to watch, even if you don't know much about lacrosse (like me), you can still appreciate their teamwork, passing, hustle and quick-strike precision.

A win today makes it five straight titles, a perfect season, most goals ever in a season and puts NU one-win shy of Coach A-H's Maryland team's record for consecutive tourney wins.

Amazing job Cats - keep it up (lots of purple in the stands!).

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

PS - They just scored again.:) 19-3.


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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun May 24 18:34:50 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun May 24 18:34:55 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] 21-7 5 in a row!
Message-ID: <005001c9dcc8$3b946280$b2bd2780$@com>

Yes, Virginia (and Duke and NC, etc) the Cats of Northwestern just won their
FIFTH F***'n NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Hanna Neilson, our Tewaaraton candidate had a great game, with a whole bunch
of assists late in the 1st half - they were the goals that started NU's long
run.

I am amazed!

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
-------------------- Also ----------------------
Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball
Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
A Few Basic Truths:
  You cannot Legislate Morality
  You cannot Litigate Peace
  You cannot Tax yourself to Prosperity
  Wealth transfer makes everyone poorer
It's all been tried, and failed before.
================================================




From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Sun May 24 21:45:51 2009
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Sun May 24 21:45:59 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] 21-7 5 in a row!
In-Reply-To: <005001c9dcc8$3b946280$b2bd2780$@com>
References: <005001c9dcc8$3b946280$b2bd2780$@com>
Message-ID: <223fce250905241945l6cab0228k9995f0912418311@mail.gmail.com>

>From now on, can we all agree that the subject line of any game related
messages will not convey either the score or the fact that we won or lost in
deference to those of us who may have recorded the game for later viewing as
I'm sure some of us did.  Thanks
Mark

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On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Roy Lamberton <rstetson@capps-assoc.com>wrote:

> Yes, Virginia (and Duke and NC, etc) the Cats of Northwestern just won
> their
> FIFTH F***'n NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.
>
> Hanna Neilson, our Tewaaraton candidate had a great game, with a whole
> bunch
> of assists late in the 1st half - they were the goals that started NU's
> long
> run.
>
> I am amazed!
>
> rsl
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> -------------------- Also ----------------------
> Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball
> Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
> Northwestern University - Sp 1974 -
> Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
> Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
> ==========  Go Cats -  Beat 'em All  ===========
> A Few Basic Truths:
>  You cannot Legislate Morality
>  You cannot Litigate Peace
>  You cannot Tax yourself to Prosperity
>  Wealth transfer makes everyone poorer
> It's all been tried, and failed before.
> ================================================
>
>
>
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun May 24 23:48:50 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun May 24 23:48:53 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Sorry to spoil your surprise - those that wanted to
	watch a replay....
Message-ID: <000001c9dcf4$195fced0$4c1f6c70$@com>

But then I assume you don't watch sports, or the crawl on the bottom of the
screen on ANY sports channel before you watch the replay of the game...

Do you?

Yeah right

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
Computer Applications & Support Associates
-------------------- Also ----------------------
Commissioner Delaware American Legion Baseball
Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
Northwestern University - Sp 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi74, KD68
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========
A Few Basic Truths:
  You cannot Legislate Morality
  You cannot Litigate Peace
  You cannot Tax yourself to Prosperity
  Wealth transfer makes everyone poorer
It's all been tried, and failed before.
================================================



From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri May 22 04:23:42 2009
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Mon May 25 14:32:59 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Fwd: Quick survey - Wildcat football
In-Reply-To: <4042A107-7544-4AC0-B9DD-8F9F73393580@mac.com>
Message-ID: <1403756699.11805901242984222884.JavaMail.root@sz0080a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>

I tried to access the survey but got directed to the various research services that Kellogg offers.  Nonetheless, someone had a terrific idea to have Kellogg do a survey about NU football.  The Kellogg School is ranked number one in the area of marketing.

John DeGroat
----- Original Message -----
From: Labbe John 
To: NU List Sports 
Sent: Fri, 22 May 2009 02:16:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [NU Sports] Fwd: Quick survey - Wildcat football

FYI, in case not seen.  In seems I answered the same or a similar  
survey recently, but I just received this one yesterday.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Kellogg Survey 
> Date: May 20, 2009 9:33:52 PM CDT
> To: John Doe 
> Subject: Quick survey - Wildcat football
> Reply-To: Kellogg Survey 
>
> We are a group of students at the Kellogg School of Management who  
> are working on a research project to help increase attendance at  
> Northwestern University home football games.
>
> As part of this work, we hope you will share your opinions via a  
> quick online survey. The survey should take approximately 6 minutes  
> to complete.
>
> In appreciation for your time, we will award several $50 gift cards  
> to randomly selected respondents who fully complete the survey.
>
> Follow this link to the survey:
> Take the Survey
>
> Or copy and paste the url below into your internet browser:
> http://kellogg.qualtrics.com//WRQualtricsSurveyEngine?Q_SS=1L0ic4vYghR6ytm_1RXW5vI7v56jFvm&SVID=Prod
>
> Please forward this note to others who may be interested in this  
> survey.
>
> Thanks for your participation, and go Wildcats!
>
>
>
> Follow the link to opt out of future emails:
> http://kellogg.qualtrics.com//CP/Register.php?OptOut=true&RID=MLRP_5dNxvLk4VJgmYnO&ServerID=Prod
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From Martinitis at aol.com  Tue May 26 12:11:50 2009
From: Martinitis at aol.com (Martinitis@aol.com)
Date: Tue May 26 12:12:15 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU-Indiana Tix
Message-ID: <d22.424e169b.374d7cd6@aol.com>

Does anyone on the list have season tickets to the Indiana game October  
24th that they can't make and would like to sell. I need 2 or 4 tickets.
 
Thanks,
 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed May 27 07:31:42 2009
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed May 27 07:31:39 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] This week's AdvoCat
Message-ID: <000001c9dec7$17209800$4561c800$@com>

Wildcat Lacrosse Wins Their Fifth NCAA Championship -- Time to Celebrate!

Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 27) at 4 p.m.
Celebrate with the Wildcats in Welsh-Ryan Arena.  Hear from the players and
coaches and check out all five trophies! Plus, free ice cream and giveways!
This event is FREE and open to everyone. Guests are welcome to park in the
Ryan Field parking lots for free.


"The Official Northwestern Wildcats' Sports Fans' Forum"  on Facebook

The Northwestern University Athletic Department invites all Wildcat Fans to
join our Facebook group to provide feedback, share stories and stay
up-to-date on giveaways, discounts, chances to meet the teams and special
events for all 19 varsity sports.

Your opinion is very important to us, so please let us know what you think
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From neilkaplan at yahoo.com  Wed May 27 17:15:51 2009
From: neilkaplan at yahoo.com (Neil Kaplan)
Date: Wed May 27 17:15:57 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] nice wilbon article
In-Reply-To: <d22.424e169b.374d7cd6@aol.com>
References: <d22.424e169b.374d7cd6@aol.com>
Message-ID: <357438.45775.qm@web54111.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR2009052502161.html

From NEONRye at aol.com  Wed May 27 18:14:32 2009
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Wed May 27 18:16:23 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] nice wilbon article
Message-ID: <d61.4cfab34f.374f2358@aol.com>

Thanks for sharing this with us, Neil.  Great story.  Wish I  could have 
been there, too.
 
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed May 27 23:55:05 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed May 27 23:55:11 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
Message-ID: <509334.6989.qm@web52912.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-paterno-bigtenexpansion&prov=ap&type=lgns

JoePa's on another rant for a 12-team Big Ten ... but I do absolutely LOVE his final line about why that team should NOT be the Evil Empire.

"They had their chance."

Amen! Now if the Big Ten would only take that approach further and stop giving the Irish 2 or 3 of their only TV-worthy opponents each year outside of SC.

As for the 12-team drama, I don't often disagree with JoePa, but he's got it all wrong there.

I will keep repeating this - UNTIL THE SEC (OR BIG XII) CAN GET THEIR TWO BEST TEAMS TO PLAY IN THEIR "CHAMPIONSHIP" EACH YEAR, THEN THERE'S NO NEED FOR A TITLE GAME IN THE BIG TEN.

The SEC has gotten it wrong more often than not in recent years and the Big XII's two best teams always play in the Cotton Bowl in mid-October, NEVER in the so-called title game.

It's not what's keeping Big Ten teams from winning bowl games - poor matchups, six weeks off and playing on other teams' home field are much more responsible, and still we've overcome that for three perfect seasons by three different schools for MNCs in the past 15 years.

A far more workable and helpful solution would be to do what the Big Least and Pac 10 do in spreading out their games to offer more bye weeks and keep the league playing until that first week in December.

A Big Ten title game would be cool for fans, but it's not a cure-all for a small streak of bowl woes. I think that much like basketball last year, we'll see Big Ten football underrated much of next year but start to prove ourselves better than expected. And then in 2010, I expect Big Ten basketball and football to be back at full-strength.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu May 28 05:41:42 2009
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu May 28 05:42:01 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
References: <509334.6989.qm@web52912.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <7A0C118F35414D1CAFD7419EA5BA0C21@DennisMachine>

Here is a grandpa with another opinion.

Play every team in the Big Ten plus two non-conference games.  Then, we will 
have no doubt as to whom the Big Ten champion would be.  What if NU goes 
undefeated this season?  Since we play neither Michigan nor Ohio State, no 
one would take our championship seriously.  We would likely be ranked eighth 
or so and have no shot at the national championship game, especially if Penn 
State has a less than stellar year. 

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Thu May 28 08:18:11 2009
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Thu May 28 08:18:40 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
In-Reply-To: <7A0C118F35414D1CAFD7419EA5BA0C21@DennisMachine>
References: <509334.6989.qm@web52912.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
	<7A0C118F35414D1CAFD7419EA5BA0C21@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <fcb3ee270905280618t1d941ab1od61a7859e2e6fa5a@mail.gmail.com>

I think that many people would be in favor of a true round-robin Big Ten
conference schedule, unfortunately that would essentially take away one
guaranteed non-conference home game a year since every team has 5 home/5
away games in conference play each year - basically leaving 1 home/1 away
non-conference games in most seasons (since virtually every non-conference
opponent demands return visits nowadays).  This demand is too much to ask
for Big Ten schools, who rely on those extra home games (making a total of
7-8 per year) to bring in a ton of revenue.  Therefore, don't expect to see
this happen any time soon (unless the regular season schedule is expanded
beyond 12 games - which is also very unlikely given the push against a
playoff which would add more to the season).

One idea that is gaining traction is going to a 9 game conference schedule,
which would create a huge headache as given that there are 11 teams in the
conference, one team per season would only be able to play an 8 game
conference schedule.  The conference schedule is already unbalanced enough
with each team "missing" 2 random teams per season, an unequal number of
conference games would make things even worse.

I wouldn't expect to see any changes to conference play for at least a few
years - unless NBC somehow voids ND's contract and they come crawling back
to the Big Ten asking for admittance (unlikely, given that NBC extended
their contract during their worst football season ever).  Even then, don't
expect to see the Big Ten go to a conference championship game - the Big Ten
still leads all conferences in revenue and has completely equal revenue
sharing - and has seen in recent years that championship games don't lead to
any kind of competitive advantage (if anything, it's a disadvantage).

Here's an interesting article on conference revenues, showing Big Ten
holding a significant lead over the other conferences:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10640273

At the end of the day, even with fans wanting more balanced schedules, a
more sensical bowl structure, playoffs, and a lot of other things - the game
is about money and right now the Big Ten has positioned itself very well.
It has what is probably the best bowl lineup, its own network (which is now
rather successful after just a couple of years), huge stadiums that are full
throughout the fall, a big TV contract with ABC/ESPN, and national respect
and attention.  So, I don't blame them for continuing their financial
success.

Joanthan

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Dennis W. Brandt <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:

> Here is a grandpa with another opinion.
>
> Play every team in the Big Ten plus two non-conference games.  Then, we
> will have no doubt as to whom the Big Ten champion would be.  What if NU
> goes undefeated this season?  Since we play neither Michigan nor Ohio State,
> no one would take our championship seriously.  We would likely be ranked
> eighth or so and have no shot at the national championship game, especially
> if Penn State has a less than stellar year.
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From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Thu May 28 08:37:13 2009
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Thu May 28 08:37:26 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
In-Reply-To: <fcb3ee270905280618t1d941ab1od61a7859e2e6fa5a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <509334.6989.qm@web52912.mail.re2.yahoo.com><7A0C118F35414D1CAFD7419EA5BA0C21@DennisMachine>
	<fcb3ee270905280618t1d941ab1od61a7859e2e6fa5a@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E7219AB80B8E354C9A22B0D2CB1EF5AE054908AD@nasa-dtw-ex004.nasa.cpwr.corp>

Good post.

The only thing that I would add is that a four game non-con schedule
also benefits the BT.  It allows the league to produce more
bowl-eligible teams because the weaker teams in the conference have soft
non-con schedules.  It also benefits those smaller number of teams with
National Championship aspirations because they can schedule marquee
matchups (OSU/SC) which help position them high in the polls early in
the season while still preserving a couple of cupcake games to help pad
their record.

An expanded BT schedule and a reduced non-con schedule would likely
reduce the number of bowl eligible BT teams with the only benefit that a
few more BT teams would rank a little higher in the polls.

As long as money continues to talk, we aren't going to see big changes
in this structure.

The only thing I think that could cause the league to change is if we
began to see more parity in BT football programs.  If the league became
so competitive that it affected the ability of the league to produce a
BCS contender (because every team had a couple of losses), then the
league might look to a playoff format to boost the late season ranking
of the winner.

Jeff



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From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodges
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:18 AM
To: Dennis W. Brandt
Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...

I think that many people would be in favor of a true round-robin Big Ten
conference schedule, unfortunately that would essentially take away one
guaranteed non-conference home game a year since every team has 5 home/5
away games in conference play each year - basically leaving 1 home/1
away non-conference games in most seasons (since virtually every
non-conference opponent demands return visits nowadays).  This demand is
too much to ask for Big Ten schools, who rely on those extra home games
(making a total of
7-8 per year) to bring in a ton of revenue.  Therefore, don't expect to
see this happen any time soon (unless the regular season schedule is
expanded beyond 12 games - which is also very unlikely given the push
against a playoff which would add more to the season).

One idea that is gaining traction is going to a 9 game conference
schedule, which would create a huge headache as given that there are 11
teams in the conference, one team per season would only be able to play
an 8 game conference schedule.  The conference schedule is already
unbalanced enough with each team "missing" 2 random teams per season, an
unequal number of conference games would make things even worse.

I wouldn't expect to see any changes to conference play for at least a
few years - unless NBC somehow voids ND's contract and they come
crawling back to the Big Ten asking for admittance (unlikely, given that
NBC extended their contract during their worst football season ever).
Even then, don't expect to see the Big Ten go to a conference
championship game - the Big Ten still leads all conferences in revenue
and has completely equal revenue sharing - and has seen in recent years
that championship games don't lead to any kind of competitive advantage
(if anything, it's a disadvantage).

Here's an interesting article on conference revenues, showing Big Ten
holding a significant lead over the other conferences:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10640273

At the end of the day, even with fans wanting more balanced schedules, a
more sensical bowl structure, playoffs, and a lot of other things - the
game is about money and right now the Big Ten has positioned itself very
well.
It has what is probably the best bowl lineup, its own network (which is
now rather successful after just a couple of years), huge stadiums that
are full throughout the fall, a big TV contract with ABC/ESPN, and
national respect and attention.  So, I don't blame them for continuing
their financial success.

Joanthan

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Dennis W. Brandt <tbng@comcast.net>
wrote:

> Here is a grandpa with another opinion.
>
> Play every team in the Big Ten plus two non-conference games.  Then, 
> we will have no doubt as to whom the Big Ten champion would be.  What 
> if NU goes undefeated this season?  Since we play neither Michigan nor

> Ohio State, no one would take our championship seriously.  We would 
> likely be ranked eighth or so and have no shot at the national 
> championship game, especially if Penn State has a less than stellar
year.
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu May 28 12:54:44 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu May 28 12:54:57 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
Message-ID: <843510.90170.qm@web52908.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


I think you're all right on the true round-robin schedule - it would be nice, but it's just not feasible with 12 games and the economic situation of most universities in relying on those home gates.

I think a lot of this is just looking for a scapegoat for recent bowl losses and perhaps some ESPN/ABC push to get a title game and make themselves more money since the Big XII title game isn't the big-ratings alternative to the SEC game that they hoped it would be.

I do think we need to space out the games more - and the upcoming experiment with Thanksgiving weekend games should be a push in that direction for the league. Bye weeks have become part of the game and coaches need to learn to deal with them and turn them into a good thing in terms of healing during midseason. And a Michigan-Ohio State game during the final weekend would top the SEC and Big XII games in the ratings 9 out of 10 years.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

PS - For all the talk of the Big Ten being so down and the Big XII rising, the talking heads on ESPN seem to forget that title-game-robbed Texas needed a last-second miracle to top OSU in a game they were heavily favored to win. Ditto for mighty Mizzou and NU. And if SEC schools ever traveled out of their region, they'd find it difficult to face USC in the Rose Bowl as well.:)

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sjtruog@yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


--- On Thu, 5/28/09, Beamsley, Jeff <Jeff.Beamsley@covisint.com> wrote:

> From: Beamsley, Jeff <Jeff.Beamsley@covisint.com>
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 6:37 AM
> Good post.
> 
> The only thing that I would add is that a four game non-con
> schedule
> also benefits the BT.? It allows the league to produce
> more
> bowl-eligible teams because the weaker teams in the
> conference have soft
> non-con schedules.? It also benefits those smaller
> number of teams with
> National Championship aspirations because they can schedule
> marquee
> matchups (OSU/SC) which help position them high in the
> polls early in
> the season while still preserving a couple of cupcake games
> to help pad
> their record.
> 
> An expanded BT schedule and a reduced non-con schedule
> would likely
> reduce the number of bowl eligible BT teams with the only
> benefit that a
> few more BT teams would rank a little higher in the polls.
> 
> As long as money continues to talk, we aren't going to see
> big changes
> in this structure.
> 
> The only thing I think that could cause the league to
> change is if we
> began to see more parity in BT football programs.? If
> the league became
> so competitive that it affected the ability of the league
> to produce a
> BCS contender (because every team had a couple of losses),
> then the
> league might look to a playoff format to boost the late
> season ranking
> of the winner.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
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> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com
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> On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodges
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:18 AM
> To: Dennis W. Brandt
> Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Grandpa's angry ...
> 
> I think that many people would be in favor of a true
> round-robin Big Ten
> conference schedule, unfortunately that would essentially
> take away one
> guaranteed non-conference home game a year since every team
> has 5 home/5
> away games in conference play each year - basically leaving
> 1 home/1
> away non-conference games in most seasons (since virtually
> every
> non-conference opponent demands return visits
> nowadays).? This demand is
> too much to ask for Big Ten schools, who rely on those
> extra home games
> (making a total of
> 7-8 per year) to bring in a ton of revenue.?
> Therefore, don't expect to
> see this happen any time soon (unless the regular season
> schedule is
> expanded beyond 12 games - which is also very unlikely
> given the push
> against a playoff which would add more to the season).
> 
> One idea that is gaining traction is going to a 9 game
> conference
> schedule, which would create a huge headache as given that
> there are 11
> teams in the conference, one team per season would only be
> able to play
> an 8 game conference schedule.? The conference
> schedule is already
> unbalanced enough with each team "missing" 2 random teams
> per season, an
> unequal number of conference games would make things even
> worse.
> 
> I wouldn't expect to see any changes to conference play for
> at least a
> few years - unless NBC somehow voids ND's contract and they
> come
> crawling back to the Big Ten asking for admittance
> (unlikely, given that
> NBC extended their contract during their worst football
> season ever).
> Even then, don't expect to see the Big Ten go to a
> conference
> championship game - the Big Ten still leads all conferences
> in revenue
> and has completely equal revenue sharing - and has seen in
> recent years
> that championship games don't lead to any kind of
> competitive advantage
> (if anything, it's a disadvantage).
> 
> Here's an interesting article on conference revenues,
> showing Big Ten
> holding a significant lead over the other conferences:
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10640273
> 
> At the end of the day, even with fans wanting more balanced
> schedules, a
> more sensical bowl structure, playoffs, and a lot of other
> things - the
> game is about money and right now the Big Ten has
> positioned itself very
> well.
> It has what is probably the best bowl lineup, its own
> network (which is
> now rather successful after just a couple of years), huge
> stadiums that
> are full throughout the fall, a big TV contract with
> ABC/ESPN, and
> national respect and attention.? So, I don't blame
> them for continuing
> their financial success.
> 
> Joanthan
> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Dennis W. Brandt <tbng@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Here is a grandpa with another opinion.
> >
> > Play every team in the Big Ten plus two non-conference
> games.? Then, 
> > we will have no doubt as to whom the Big Ten champion
> would be.? What 
> > if NU goes undefeated this season?? Since we play
> neither Michigan nor
> 
> > Ohio State, no one would take our championship
> seriously.? We would 
> > likely be ranked eighth or so and have no shot at the
> national 
> > championship game, especially if Penn State has a less
> than stellar
> year.
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From NEONRye at aol.com  Fri May 29 20:42:50 2009
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Fri May 29 20:43:20 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Northwestern Football:  Was 9-4 a Fluke?
Message-ID: <bd1.55840323.3751e91a@aol.com>

Found this recent interesting blog while noodling on  CBSSports.com:  
_http://www.rivalryesq.com/2009/5/26/886673/northwestern-football-was-9-4-a?ref=CB
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat May 30 14:02:30 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat May 30 14:02:37 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Northwestern Football:  Was 9-4 a Fluke?
Message-ID: <337665.42003.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


:) - well, let 'em all think what they want.

I will say this though, to quote the blog blast:

"This year's schedule, rated by Law Buck as the tenth easiest in the conference, will help pad the win totals again."

Tenth easiest in the conference? 
Wouldn't that be second most difficult?:)

What do you expect from a blog with an OSU guy at the top.:)

Overall, they do have a point in the ceiling of this program - but they miss the overall message. You can't say NU football and just bring up the 1980s losing streak and dismiss the Cats. Since 1995, NU has been competitive in just about every Big Ten campaign and fared above expectations most years. The foolish will keep pointing to the schedule and dismiss the gains ... but the rest of us know that Fitz is building a winner off the foundation built by Barnett and Walker. Are we a championship contender? Not yet. But being a school that regularly finishes in the upper half of the league and heads to bowls is a mighty big step from those mid-80s teams.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT



      

From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Sun May 31 15:26:50 2009
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Sun May 31 15:28:09 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] NU's Jared Carpenter lauds caring coach in USA Weekend
	piece
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References: <337665.42003.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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 http://www.usaweekend.com/09_issues/090531/090531most-caring-coach.html

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun May 31 19:04:09 2009
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun May 31 19:04:22 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] Some summer reading ...
Message-ID: <602629.40353.qm@web52903.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


With school out, I have a little more time to write down my musings and that "9-4 a fluke" article just fanned the flames ... so enjoy! :)

TWENTY QUESTIONS, BIG TEN STYLE
By Stephen J. Truog

Can?t wait for football season? Summer Saturdays of cars going around in circles, juiced up baseballs and counting sheep, er golf balls, just not enough to tide you over? Well, join the club! America?s true passion and crisp autumn afternoons filled with tailgating and marching bands is just around the corner ? and it?s never too early to speculate on what the coming year has in store.

The 2009 season should be an interesting one for the Big Ten. The league has taken its share of jabs ? some deserved and some from clueless ABC studio hosts who like to kick the league while down and still haven?t found out how to escape Dick Schapp?s shadow. Will this be the year we bounce back? Probably not ? I see that coming in 2010, but I do think we?ll be better than most of the experts believe. Do we need a championship game? No ? it would be fun for fans, but has no effect on whether or not we win bowl games after six weeks off while playing on our opponent?s home turf. And can anyone beat the Buckeyes? More on that later.

But questions, like numbers, can be broken down by team ? what do we know about this year?s senior class? Looking at the numbers a few things stand out on league hierarchy ?
? Ohio State?s seniors have dominated the league like few other classes, going 22-2 (both losses, interestingly enough, coming at home) and winning two league titles outright (sharing a third). Losing to Texas and Florida and falling at USC and LSU shouldn?t tarnish a truly remarkable run for Jim Tressel?s team.
? Penn State has emerged as OSU?s true rival, as Joe Paterno?s Lions are the only other league team to never drop out of the top half of standings during the three-year span and earning one championship by beating the Bucks in the Shoe last year.
? Wisconsin and Michigan are a notch below the Lions, coming in third and fourth in overall records and average finish. However, both of them enjoyed their best season in that stretch three years ago under their former coaches. Uh oh.
? The final spot in the ?upper half? of the league was a dogfight and a bit of a surprise ? Iowa was number five in terms of wins and Northwestern in terms of average finish in the standings. And in mirror opposites to the Badgers and Wolverines, both Iowa and NU had their best year in our survey last year and have shown improvement each of the last three years in record and league finish.
? Minnesota and Indiana were the clear cellar dwellers and only two teams that failed to notch double-digit league wins in the three years or crack the upper half of the league in the final standings.
? Purdue, Illinois and Michigan State made up the rest of the bottom five of the league, with each enjoying only one season in the top half during the past three years ? the Boilers in 2006, Illini in 2007 and Sparty in 2008.

As we know, things can change quickly in Big Ten football, but the numbers do give us a clue to the overall direction of the programs and how the schools? senior classes are looking to fare in 2009. So without further delay, to the teams and questions!

ILLINOIS 
Senior class record: 10-14 in league play / 16-21 overall
Average Big Ten finish: 7.0
Burning question: When will the Ron Zook recruits pay off?

And perhaps more importantly, will it happen before the text messaging bills arrive for Zooker?s account? The Rose Bowl season was a nice surprise for Illini fans, but they didn?t have much time to enjoy it on the roller coaster ride that has been Illinois football. The up/down trend would seem to indicate good news in 2009, but it all depends on all that talent melding into a team. No one doubts that Juice Williams is a playmaker, but he didn?t look like a leader last year without Rashard Mendenhall and J Lehman to step up in the fourth quarter. The schedule is rough early, with OSU, PSU and MSU to start off league play ? but two of those are at home and it?s all downhill from there. Ron Zook has been hailed as a master recruiter, but with all those top-rated classes now in camp, he has to either start translating all that talent into Ws like they do in Columbus, or Illinois is in danger of becoming ?Notre Dame South,? where great
 recruiting classes go to die.

INDIANA
Record: 7-17 / 15-22
Average finish: 9.0
Burning question: Are they running on fumes? 

Emotion has carried the Hoosiers the past three years, from coming so close in 2006 to the ?Play 13? for Coach Hep season in 2007 to the emotional wall they ran into last year. No one doubts that these kids and the entire IU community have been through a lot and have performed admirably ? but now that we can reassess the program after a trying time, is there really anything to suggest that Indiana football is on the rise besides a few stadium improvements and sudden interest from a student body who no longer has basketball fever to occupy them in the fall? The schedule isn?t kind, with Michigan and OSU opening the league slate, followed by trips to Evanston, Iowa City and Happy Valley.

IOWA
Record: 11-13 / 21-17
Average finish: 6.7
Burning question: Who can move the chains?

A lot of people seem to like the Hawkeyes as darkhorses this year, and Kirk Ferentz has certainly done more with less, but the biggest question entering the season is who will replace Shonn Greene ? who had three times as many trips to the end zone than the second highest scorer on the Hawkeyes last year. This guy wasn?t just part of Iowa?s offense last year, he WAS Iowa?s offense. Defense will carry the Hawkeyes far, but not all the way ? especially with road trips to PSU, MSU, OSU and Wisconsin. It?s tough to see them cracking the Rose Bowl race unless they find someone who can consistently push the ball forward.

MICHIGAN
Record: 15-9 / 23-15
Average finish: 4.7
Burning question: Are we there yet? 

Maize and Blue fans did an admirable job biting their tongues last year ? boo birds would have been far more prevalent in Columbus or East Lansing ? but patience is running thin. I am certain that Rich Rodriguez can make Michigan into a national power within five years, but I am far less sure that he will get five years from Wolverine boosters. A lot of programs have had their falls from grace recently, but only Nebraska really tried to completely change their program?s identity during that down span, and that didn?t work out too well in Lincoln. Another season with fewer than 8 wins and no real answer on who the quarterback of the future will be could mean an end to the RichRod era. Clear improvement is a must for 2009, especially since they only have to leave the state three times for games this year (who do they think they are, Texas?).

MICHIGAN STATE
Record: 10-14 / 20-18
Average finish: 7.3
Burning question: Is this sleeping giant finally awake?

After Barry Alvarez arrived in Madison and molded an enormous cheese curd into grade-A gouda, no Big Ten program has been as glaring as an untapped gold mine as the one in East Lansing. There?s a storied tradition, rabid fans, perfect football stadium, etc. Nick the Slick Saban came close, but (of course) bolted. And that long-standing inferiority complex with that school down the road in Ann Arbor hasn?t helped either. But after a successful 2008, is Sparty ready to move beyond all that and finally become a consistent top-25 power? Physically the answer is yes. Mentally ? hmm. The good news for MSU is that the Buckeyes are off the schedule and the Wolverines, Wildcats, Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions all visit East Lansing. So this might be the start of something big for Sparty.

MINNESOTA
Record: 6-18
Average finish: 8.0
Burning question: Did someone pack the mittens and thermal underwear? 

The new stadium looks beautiful ? in the sunshine. The true test of Minnesota?s new era of post-Humpdome football will come the first time the flakes fall (late September?). Coach Tim Brewster did an interesting thing in last year?s bowl game ? he pretty much threw out trying to win the game and instead used the extra practices to install a new ground-oriented attack that wears well in all types of weather. They could have growing pains, but it certainly looks to be a wise move for the long haul. The schedule is set up for a quick start before a brutal two-week road trip in October to play in the Horseshoe and Happy Valley ? but after that the new home field will be put to the test with three of the final four at the new stadium in late autumn. A little home cooking and it could make up for last year?s slide.

NORTHWESTERN
Record: 10-14 / 19-18
Average finish: 6.3
Burning question: Do we remember how to win games with defense? 

One man on the sidelines sure does, but the purple Pasadena-bound punishers of Pat Fitzgerald?s 1995 team have given way over the years to some pretty pitiful defenders. NU has had some good linebackers over the years, but everyone in Evanston knows that it?s the offensive innovations that have led to the renaissance of Wildcat football in the last decade. But now with a new quarterback, running back and receiving corps, the Cats will have to rely on ? what?s that word again? ? deeee-fense?! Fortunately, for the first time since the Ron Vanderlinden days, NU has a standout defensive coordinator (thanks, Wisconsin!) and some serious talent on that side of the ball. For the Cats to repeat last year?s fourth-place finish, the defense can?t just be good, they have to be outstanding and make plays to help the offense win. On the plus side for NU fans, the schedule is kind for the first half of the season, and Ohio State is off the slate, but the
 offense better be ready in the second half to make a serious postseason push.

OHIO STATE
Record: 22-2 / 33-6
Average finish: 1.3
Burning question: How good is Terrelle Pryor?

And perhaps more importantly, will we get to see him? Ohio State played it conservative last year in unveiling their multi-talented weapon in the backfield. And why wouldn?t you when you have Beanie Wells and a defense full of first-round NFL draft picks. But most of those faces are gone and the 2009 Buckeyes are as inexperienced as you?ll likely see in the football factory era of Cooper and Tressel. Which puts the pressure on Pryor. If he is the second coming of Vince Young, it could be another year of OSU in the national title picture, especially since USC (in what they would call ?rebuilding? as well) is early on the schedule and at home. But if the coaches try and fit him into the traditional Buckeye offense peg, there could be a loss or two even before a colossal November trip to State College and what?s sure to be a wild white-out atmosphere in Beaver Stadium.

PENN STATE
Record: 16-8 / 29-10
Average finish: 3.3
Burning question: Why aren?t these guys the league favorites for 2009?

I realize PSU lost a few of their speedy receivers and they had that major letdown game in Iowa City last year, but these guys should be the team to beat in Big Ten play in 2009. They have the offensive backfield back, a senior quarterback who?s proven his toughness again and again, and the defense should be better with Sean Lee back from injury. They also have a legendary coach and a dream schedule. All of PSU?s September games are in Beaver Stadium, culminated by a revenge date with the Hawkeyes. October?s a bit tougher, with road trips to Illinois, Northwestern and mental-block Michigan. But should PSU survive that, Ohio State visits Happy Valley on Nov. 7 in a game that should be for all the marbles, and only the season finale at MSU looms after that.

PURDUE
Record: 10-14 / 20-19
Average finish: 8.0
Burning question: Is there Hope for life after Tiller?

Joe Tiller will go down as a revolutionary coach in Big Ten history ? not just for resurrecting the Purdue program, but for changing how the game was played with ?basketball on grass.? But for all the accolades, Purdue has been stuck in the middle of the pack since Drew Brees graduated and a coaching change isn?t exactly a great remedy in a league where most of the programs (aside from Old Oaken Bucket rival IU and possibly Wisconsin) are looking better and on the rise in 2009. The schedule skips Penn State, and aside from a trip to Oregon early on there?s not too tough of a road slate, but that just means that Purdue?s got a rough stretch of home games ? and Ross-Ade Stadium is not one of the big home-field advantages in league play. A couple missteps by new coach Danny Hope in rough games at home and the boo birds could come out with fans asking ?is it basketball season yet??

WISCONSIN
Record: 15-9 / 28-11
Average finish: 4.3
Burning question: How hot is that seat, Mr. Bielema?

Barry Alvarez didn?t exactly leave the cupboard bare in Madison when he retired to that luxury box in the sky to watch over his Badger program (no pressure!), so Brett Bielema?s initial campaign and 12-1 record don?t help him much after the two sub par seasons in 2007 and 2008. The buzz of Barry?s Rose Bowl and other postseason triumphs is wearing off, and the hangover could be painful unless Bucky can find a way to return to Wisconsin football ? or at least have a decent defense and a solid ground game. The schedule is favorable, with no Penn State and Iowa and MSU in Madison ? but OSU and nemesis Northwestern are on the road ? plus there?s a season-ending trip to Hawaii that can be a trap game for a team caught up in coaching rumors. With Bill Snyder coming back to Kansas State this year, another mediocre season in Madison could turn the cries of ?Bring Back Barry!? into a deafening roar by season?s end.




* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog@yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


      

From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Sun May 31 22:44:10 2009
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Sun May 31 22:44:17 2009
Subject: [NU Sports] New Rose Bowl contract
Message-ID: <223fce250905312044k45522657scc387d030fa27351@mail.gmail.com>

I don't remember seeing this come across here before but if I missed in then
I apologize.  Apparently, in the new BCS contract with ESPN, there is a new
wrinkle to the selection of teams in the Rose Bowl.  Remember that ABC/ESPN
have a separate contract with the Rose Bowl, Pac-10 and Big Ten, but now
that they are all one big happy family again, I suppose this was all agreed
to.  If the Rose Bowl loses a team to the National Championship game, it
automatically takes the qualifying conference champion of a coalition  (i.e.
non-BCS Six) conferences:

http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/05/29/sec-headed-to-a-big-payday-in-2010/

So, the next time that USC makes the championship game the Big Ten gets to
play Boise
Mark

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