[NU Sports] The .500 Club

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Where do we go with an 8-4 miracle ?
Harry------Original Message------From: DPENDERG at aol.comSender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.comTo: nwu-sports at tssi.comSubject: Re: [NU Sports] The .500 ClubSent: Nov 8, 2009 9:05 AM
 I think all of the "what ifs" will be moot if we beat Illinois  -- as we should -- and finish at least 7-5.  Is the Iowa game an  announcement that the previously under-performing Cats have found themselves  and established momentum for the rest of the season?  Frankly, I don't  know.  The defense certainly stepped up along with the offensive line, a  clearly weak point until Saturday.  But a solid W in Champaign will  convince the naysayers that the win over Iowa was not a "fluke" but was the  emergence of a strong Big Ten team that merits recognition in post-season  play.  We do not want a lackluster, winnable game  like Indiana last year to shadow our bowl prospects.  Go Cats!     In a message dated 11/8/2009 10:23:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  jleonard518 at yahoo.com writes:
Fellow  Wildcat Faithful,
It's a huge help to our bowl hopes that we are the  first to get the 6th win. Opening the Big Ten standings on ESPN.com and seeing  Northwestern in the upper half of the list NEVER gets old. Here's how the 6-6  logjam looks with two games to go:
Northwestern (6-4):     Lose @ Illinois, lose to Wisconsin -------------------- finish 6-6Michigan  State (5-5): Lose @ Purdue, Beat Penn State --------------------- finish  6-6Minnesota (5-5):        Beat South Dakota State,  lose @Iowa -------------- finish 6-6Michigan (5-5):       Win @ Wisconsin, Lose to tOSU --------------------- finish  6-6Purdue (4-6):             Beat MSU,  Win @ Indiana ------------------------------- finish 6-6
Indiana (4-6):  Lose @ Penn State, Lose to Purdue --------------------- finish 4-8Illinois  (3-6): Beat Northwestern, Lose @ Cincinnati, Lose to Fresno State  --------------------- finish 4-8
So, we could still have five 6-6  teams. - More realistically, I expect the Cats to beat Illinois and finish  at least 7-5. - I would also expect that either MSU or Purdue fails to  make it. I could see the Boiler Spoiler winning their last two, but MSU won't  beat Penn State.- Michigan is in a really tough spot. They could well lose  the last two and finish 5-7. 
So next week, if MSU wins, Penn State  wins, and Michigan loses, we'll be 95% certain to have Michigan, Purdue,  Illinois, and Indiana sitting home. That would lock a 6-6 NU team into  Detroit. But, we could easily play up to 8-4. GO  CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Victory &  Honor,Jim




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