[NU Sports] Ditto

[Sportsbiz]

Couldn't agree more.  Where did the obsession with who is number one in
college football start?  Who really cares about a "national championship"
anyway.  It doesn't deliver on what is really important to the school -
which Maureen so accurately sets out.  Let the football factories argue
about who is the national champion, it's part of what makes college football
enjoyable.  We'll take the extra practices, the bowl games and our soon to
be more regular trips to the Rose Bowl, along with our Big Ten
championships, turn out true student athletes and be all the happier for the
experience.
Mark

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On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Chris Patterson <cspnu1981 at tds.net> wrote:

> Maureen,
>        Well said!  I hope everyone rereads what she said.
> Chris
> Go CATS!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of mlinhardt at netzero.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:31 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Cc: Maureen.Linhardt at plexus.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Re: LOL
>
> Everything related to college athletics comes down to a single thing -- How
> does it BENEFIT NORTHWESTERN both academically and athletically?
> Nothing else matters.
> I don't see playoffs as something that would every remotely benefit NU.  In
> our middling years(8 wins or less) we would be left out.  In our good years
> I doubt we would get a home game so we would be playing on the road(see
> NIT).  Neutral site games don't provide good attendance on short notice,
> which means any NU fans would be paying big money to get down to
> Fayettville, Arkansas to sit in the end zone upper deck.
> The bowl system rewards the teams with extra practices for player
> development and provides the fans with a warm weather vacation along with a
> bonus football game.
> I don't care about polls and who is number 1.  I am concerned aobut how
> Northwestern does and whether the conference reputation improves or
> degrades
> in the post season.  Nothing else!
>
>
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