[NU Sports] Penn State and Bowl hopes

[Tom Maycock]

> Saw that this weeks game is opening at 13.5, that seems a
> little low.  Also, unless we can pull off a major upset
> either hosting Penn State or hosting Wisconsin, It looks
> like we are destined to spend Saturday, December 26 in
> Detroit (or at least from 1 to 4 pm).  Has this game
> typically been a day game ?

Frankly, I don't think we deserve to go to a bowl game if we end the season 6-6. 

Assuming the mostly likely 6-6 scenario (beating Illinois, losing to PSU, Iowa, and Wisconsin), we really won't have beaten anyone good. Just check (for example) the Sagarin ratings for our opponents--it's not pretty. 

Now, give me 7-5 season with a win over any one of those three, and it's a different story. 

Aside from some admitted loss-of-faith during the first half on Saturday (and thank goodness the team had more confidence in its abilities than I did), I do think we are capable of beating anyone left on the schedule. Maybe. Barely.

Who knows, maybe we'll beat everyone left. Where would we end up then?

Tom