[NU Sports] Re: Ticket info and practice at Great Lakes
wildelk2 at aol.com
wildelk2 at aol.com
Tue Aug 24 18:31:42 CDT 2010
As usual, fellow list members gave me much insight to section 107-109; and whadda ya know? A list member wasn't using his tickets for the Purdue game, so I'll be sitting on the "home" side near NUMB. It's been 5 years since I've been to Evanston so I'm stoked; 1st time at Ryan at night for this long time Wildcast.
Comment on the practice at Great Lakes: terrific idea. I take special pride in our Cats at Great Lakes, as I went through boot camp there in '81. When I graduated, my Dad KNEW where I wanted to go: Dyche Stadium to see our beloved Cats. Utah mashed us pretty good, but its the first place we went after graduating Saturday morning.
In 1995 I went to the big win vs. Iowa in the snow (when Fitz broke his leg), and I was recounting that game to my wife as we stepped off the L from our hotel in town. I was telling her how happy I was to be with my Dad right after graduating boot camp, but the only play we had to cheer about was a long gainer right before half time (not even a touch down if my memory serves me); any way, a rugged, handsome dude behind me interrupted me and said "I caught that pass!"
It was Dave Bahoric, a WR in the Dark Ages (1st year on Dennis Green?). We had a nice talk from the Central St. L to the stadium; he's from my state (Johnstown, Pa.) and was excited for the '95 Cats as we all were. He told me that he spoke often with his former teammates , and they all agreed that the 95 team took some sting off the losses they and other Dark Agers incurred.
Getting back to Great Lakes: Over 40,000 attend boot camp/training there on an annual basis. Getting a few of them to take a short train ride would be terrific.
Thanks for letting me reminisce! GO CATS!!! Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bendat <thehaze at earthlink.net>
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Mon, Aug 23, 2010 12:25 am
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Ticket question
I've sat in 108 a few times, including the last time Purdue came to our stadium.
There are plenty of NU season ticket holders in that section. It's actually a
great view, sitting across from the main stands. - Jim B.
-----Original Message-----
>From: wildelk2 at aol.com
>Sent: Aug 22, 2010 10:13 PM
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] Ticket question
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> I want to attend the NU-Purdue game on 10/9/10. My question is what our list
members think about sections 107 and 108. They are awesome 40 to 40 yard line
seats, but is located on the "visitor's side". On TV there looks to be a lot of
purple. I don't want to sit in a large group of Purdue fans in my own stadium.
Any thoughts?
> Note: On Stub Hub, these sections were selling for $34-$39, the same price
as end zones seats.
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> Thanks for any and all input. Eric
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Cc: David Vranicar <northwestern.scout at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 3:17 am
>Subject: [NU Sports] FORTY DAYS OF FOOTBALL: Day 28
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>We're in the home stretch now, folks ... only one more Saturday before we have
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>kickoff!
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>FORTY DAYS OF FOOTBALL
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>> DAYS 1-10: The top coaches of the decade
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>10) Glen Mason, Minnesota
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>09) Bret Bielema, Wisconsin
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>08) Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
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>07) Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin
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>06) Randy Walker, Northwestern
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>05) Lloyd Carr, Michigan
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>04) Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
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>03) Joe Tiller, Purdue
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>02) Joe Paterno, Penn State
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>01) Jim Tressel, Ohio State
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>> DAYS 11-20: The top games of the decade
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>10) 2000: Purdue 32, Michigan 31
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>09) 2001: Michigan State 26, Michigan 24
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>08) 2005: Michigan 27, Penn State 25
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>07) 2003: Minnesota 37, Wisconsin 34
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>06) 2004: Northwestern 33, Ohio State 27 (OT)
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>05) 2008: Penn State 13, Ohio State 6
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>04) 2009: Ohio State 27, Iowa 24 (OT)
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>03) 2002: Ohio State 10, Purdue 6
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>02) 2000: Northwestern 54, Michigan 51
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>01) 2006: Ohio State 42, Michigan 39
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>> DAYS 21-30: The top players of the decade
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>10) Laurence Maroney/Marion Barber, Minnesota
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>09) Antwaan Randle El, Indiana
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>08) Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
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>07) Dallas Clark, Iowa
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>06) Troy Smith, Ohio State
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>05) Damien Anderson, Northwestern
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>04) Braylon Edwards, Michigan
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>> DAYS 31-40: The top teams of the decade
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>TOP PLAYERS
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>03) Chris Gamble, Ohio State
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>Chris Gamble is a case where looking at the whole body of his work equals a
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>ranking greater than his individual parts. Was he the best defensive back of
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>last decade? Probably not. Best receiver? Not even the best from Ohio State
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>(that guy caught a game-winning Super Bowl touchdown a couple years back). Best
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>returner? Not by a long shot.
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>But you put all three parts together - offense, defense and special teams -
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>along with the fact that his efforts were central to Ohio State's championship
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>run, and you have a player every bit deserving of a No. 3 ranking among players
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>of the decade.
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>Gamble's breakthrough season was his sophomore year as part of the 2002
national
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>title team. He started both ways in five of the games and was named to the
first
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>team All Big Ten defensive squad after finishing third in the league in
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>interceptions. His gamebreaking abilities made his services in demand as a
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>corner, receiver and returner. He had game-saving interceptions against
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>Cincinnati, Wisconsin and Purdue late in the game to seal narrow Ohio State
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>victories.
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>The play of the year for Gamble, however, came in the rivalry slugfest with
Penn
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>State at the Horseshoe. Earlier in the game, he prevented a touchdown on
offense
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>after a Buckeye turnover to keep the score 7-3 Penn State, but the Buckeyes
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>still hadn't scored a touchdown in the second half when Gamble intercepted a
PSU
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>pass and returned it for what turned out to be the winning score in a 13-7 OSU
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>victory. Gamble also was a factor in the title game, most notably drawing the
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>interference call to extend the game in overtime (and make up for some earlier
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>missed calls against OSU, Miami fans, so pipe down on the groaning!).
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>Gamble's junior season wasn't as successful statistically, but he still
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>performed well and was drafted in the first round by Carolina, where he has
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>become a defensive leader on the Panthers. There have been players with more
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>impressive stats these past 10 years, but few did as much for his team as Chris
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>Gamble.
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>Coming Monday: Better than your grandma-ma
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>GO CATS!!!
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>-SjT
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>STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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>sjtruog at yahoo.com
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>GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
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>Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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