[NU Sports] is Trumpy out?

[neonrye at aol.com]

 I have a question for everyone--call me a "cock-eyed optimist", to quote Rodgers and Hammerstein.? Somehow I expect NU--and Watkins in particular--to show up better (and earlier) on the big stage this week--despite the daunting odds.? Do I really anticipate a win?? No, but in contrast to the Wrigleyville Classic, all of the pressure this time around is on Bucky, not Willie.? Nobody expects us to even come close--last time I looked the oddsmakers had us as 24 1/2 point 'dogs.? So why not come out foot loose and fancy-free, and play "up", instead of "down"?? I think Fitz and Hank will have their "young men" ready to rumble, and we will hang tougher than anyone expects.? And I look for Quentin Davie, in his last BT game, to play like a monster.? He has not played as well over second half of season--don't know if he is hurt--but it's time for the first-half of season dominator to show up.

Now for the question:? If we somewhow pull off one of the upsets of the year--and Illinois loses to Fresno State and RichRod again falls to Tressel--both very realistic scenarios--what bowl do the 'Cats go to?

OK, Listers, fire away--can our boys make it to the Insight, so that SJT finally gets his fervent wish?? Or do they do the "Texas Two-Step" in Houston?

Paul Levinson

 



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bendat <thehaze at earthlink.net>
To: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>; Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 26, 2010 8:25 pm
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] is Trumpy out?

 
 
 
I like that analogy to 1994 - I remember that game well. Hope Jim L. is right! 
 
-----Original Message----- 
>From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com> 
>Sent: Nov 25, 2010 8:40 PM 
>To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com> 
>Subject: [NU Sports] is Trumpy out? 
> 
>Some people on the rivals.com board are reporting that Mike Trumpy will miss  
the  
>Wisconsin game with due to a wrist injury. I'm as purple as the next guy but I  
>think we're in for a long afternoon in Madison on Saturday.  
> 
> 
>Perhaps this will be a bit like the end of the 1994 season (sans the gambling  
>probe). True freshman Darnell Autry got the start against a Rose Bowl-bound  
Penn  
>State team on the road. I believe he ended up with 171 yards even though we  
lost  
>badly. With any luck, Adonis Smith will show the same promise in Camp Randall  
>and come out swinging next season.  
> 
> 
>Go Cats! 
>Jim 
> 
> 
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> 
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