[NU Sports] HOOSIERS lives!

[Jonathan Hodges]

Along the lines of next year, Kyle Rowley is transferring out of the
program: http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040610aaa.html

I'm not big on basketball analysis, but I think it is within the realm of
possibility that NU can make it to the number of wins required to make the
tournament (assuming it stays at 65 teams).  Yes, it's NOT a given (we all
know enough about NU history to figure that out) but with the returning
experienced talent plus the addition of who was the team's best player
before his injury, it makes a run possible.  Plus, at least a couple teams
in the conference will be replacing some experienced/talented players of
their own next year (OSU and MSU come to mind).  With the additional depth
provided by Coble and some incoming redshirt freshmen and (potentially) true
freshmen, NU can hopefully weather the end of the season better than they
did this year.

So, is it a given?  No.  Is it possible?  I'd say it's more possible than
any other time in the last four decades of NU basketball (at least).

Jonathan

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> I am seeing a disturbing tendency among listers to ASSUME our entry into
> the 2011 tournament.  I may be mistaken, but only 5 Big Ten teams made the
> dance.  Ohio State (14 wins), Purdue (14 wins), Michigan State (14 wins),
> Wisconsin (13 wins), and Minnesota (9 wins, great conference tournament
> run).  Illinois won 10 conference games, and stayed home.  We won 7.
>
> So we have 2 ways to get in...win 13 conference games, or have a great Big
> Ten tournament run.
>
> We have never done anything in the Big Ten tournament, so that one is tough
> to count on.
>
> Can we possibly win 12 or 13 conference games ?  Which 5 or 6 games are
> winnable - on top of the 7 we won this year ?  Can anybody list 12 or 13
> winnable Big Ten games in 2011 ?  Remembering that 8 games will be on the
> road ?  And that as many as 2 might be against Penn State ?
>
> Chuck Herron  Tech '85
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: neonrye at aol.com
> To: sjtruog at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Sat, Mar 27, 2010 5:59 pm
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] HOOSIERS lives!
>
>
>
> f Butler can (deservedly) make Final Fourt--which I just love--then NU is
> bound
> or dancing glory in 2011.  I am now going on record that we go to the
> ournament next year.  There is a morning sports show in NYC called "Boomer
> and
> arton", co-hosted by Boomer Esiason and a somewhat loundmouthed (but funny)
> guy
> amed Craig Carton.  Carton's motto for NY Jets during their improbable
> playoff
> un this year was "Why not us?"  I say to all on the List that we adopt
> those 3
> imple words as our mantra next hoops season, although I am happy to lend it
> to
> he Butler Frickin' Bulldogs for the next 9 days.  Since my bracket is
> busted
> nyway (i.e., even if my predicted champion, W.Virginia, wins, I think I
> lose
> nyway), I am now officially a Butler fan until the final buzzer and nets
> are
> ut down a week from Monday.   They remind me of the gridiron 'Cats in
> 995--just keep winning and leave everyone scratching their heads.
> Paul Levinson
>
>
>
> ----Original Message-----
> rom: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> o: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> ent: Sat, Mar 27, 2010 6:46 pm
> ubject: [NU Sports] HOOSIERS lives!
>
> 'll still cheer for MSU and the Big Ten, but you just had to have
> goosebumps
> day watching Butler's win (and not just because they were one of the foes
> on
> r dissed NC schedule).
> t's just a perfect story that the school where "Hoosiers" was filmed, a
> school
>  4500 students, will be heading home for the first Final Four in Indiana's
> new
> sketball palace (which, along with the gorgeous Conseco Fieldhouse was
> signed to mimic Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse).
> he last time Hoosierland hosted the Final Four of their native sport, we
> had
> nderella George Mason, but this one has to be so much sweeter because it's
> the
> metown team.
> t's a shame Purdue and OSU (especially the Buckeyes who just looked spent
> and
> ve out at the end) couldn't win to make it a near perfect (no IU, so near)
> ursome with Butler and nearby Kentucky for Indianapolis. That town is going
> to
>  insane the next week!
> s they say down there, in 49 other states, it's just basketball ...
> O BULLDOGS!!! Go little guy!!!
> o Big Ten!
>  CATS!!!
> jT
>  * * * * * * * *
> EPHEN J. TRUOG
> truog at yahoo.com
>  CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> per Bowl XLIV Champions!
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