[NU Sports] Penn State and Bowl hopes

[Arthur Miller]

--- On Mon, 10/26/09, Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Penn State and Bowl hopes
> 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. 

Absolutely right, Tom. God knows I love our Cats, but if all we can manage over the rest of the season is to beat Illinois, we will be one of the least-qualified bowl teams in history.