[NU Sports] Big Ten bowl picture ...

[Jonathan Hodges]

If you watched the Northwestern-Wisconsin game this past Saturday it would
be very difficult to argue that the Badgers ran up the score - their last
pass was about midway through the 4th quarter (they only threw the ball 19
times on the day while running it 54 times) and when the NU defense wasn't
missing tackles the NU offense was essentially handing the ball back to
Wisconsin.  In fact, the Badgers took a knee 3 times inside the 5 yard line
to end the game.

In any case, I prefer to watch and enjoy the football games instead of
intensely focusing on one team that I'd like to win.  But it definitely
helps NU's cause when the Big Ten does well - particularly in bowls, since
so many eyeballs are watching and the perception entering the following
season is heavily based on those bowl results (right or not).

Jonathan

PS: did you know that 5 of the 6 Jan. 1 bowl games this season will be
featuring Big Ten teams?  That will be quite an interesting day.

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:22 AM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> Its about 99.9 per cent sure Wisky is going to Pasadena. Do we root against
> them for running up the score on us (and a few others ) or do we stick
> together and know that beating TCU or whomever enhances the conference's
> standing ?
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:00:34
> To: <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten bowl picture ...
>
> Not much surprise at the top of the heap today, but some surprises on the
> bottom - most notably Iowa plummeting perhaps out of a New Year's Day bowl.
>
> The B(C)S picture is getting interesting as well, as we'll have to see if
> both TCU and Stanford get into that top four automatic-bid slot ... then if
> the Rose Bowl can work out some desperate deal to keep Stanford out west
> instead of getting TCU, as neither team promises to bring many fans but at
> least the Cardinal would bring some to Pasadena (not like it will be needed
> with all of Wisconsin making the trek west).
>
> As of tonight, the best guess ...
>
> BCS TITLE: Oregon vs. Auburn
> - Lots of scoring, lots of missed tackling and for the love of the rest of
> the nation, PLEASE go Ducks so we don't have to have another SEC champion
> rammed down our throat, especially one with such an awful defense
>
> ROSE: Wisconsin vs. TCU
> - Not sure if Pasadena can get out of taking the Froggies, which is just
> wrong. Also not sure if anything can stop Wisconsin right now.
> Unfortunately, we can't see Bucky vs. Oregon. Thanks, B(C)S. You suck!
>
> SUGAR: Alabama vs. Ohio State
> - With essentially the first two picks, they can at least get a good
> matchup and take another SEC team (Bama beat the Hogs) vs. the Big Ten to
> get a preseason #1 vs. #2 showdown.
>
> ORANGE: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
> - With the choice between Stanford traveling cross country or the Big Least
> team, suddenly the folks in Miami are big South Florida fans to see the
> Mountaineers (who actually travel well) come south for a border war
>
> FIESTA: Nebraska vs. Stanford
> - A Big Ten vs. Pac 10 game of two tough-nosed football teams and coaches -
> and Nebraska's fans will make up for Stanford's unsold seats
>
> CITRUS: Michigan State vs. Louisiana State
> - The Spurned-by-Saban bowl should be hard-hitting and give Sparty their
> best chance for a big bowl win in years
>
> OUTBACK: Penn State vs. South Carolina
> - With Iowa's fall, JoePa's and PSU are the bigger name here to face off
> against Spurrier in a battle of coaching legends
>
> GATOR: Michigan vs. Florida
> - Again, Iowa's loss opens the door for Big Blue's name to pass 'em up and
> for the Gator to get a game with teams people actually care about for once
>
> INSIGHT: Iowa vs. Oklahoma State
> - Should the Cowpokes lose tonight, they slip behind bigger names ATM and
> OU in the Big XII pecking order, leaving them to take it out on Iowa ...
> unless Illinois wins big and makes their claim for Phoenix next week
>
> TEXAS: Illinois vs. Texas Tech
> - Could be a fun offensive duel in Houston, but Iowa could slip here as
> well if the Illini finish strong and bring out their supposed Chicago media
> market ties.
>
> DALLAS: Northwestern vs. Kansas State
> - Here's hoping for a purple paradise in the old Cotton Bowl on January 1
> ... and for an NU Wildcat WIN!
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
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> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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