[NU Sports] heading in to conference play

[Tom Maycock]

> Again, hard to disagree, but 3-5 is also a possibility, as  there are
> no gimmees on the schedule and NU has has a devilish propensity to  turn
> gimmees into close games anyway.  

Absolutely. Oddly, games like Minny and Purdue scare me just as much as anyone 
else. Actually, at the moment, only Minny scares me. I think I've actually 
bought into the "just go 1-0 this week" fitzspeak. 

Here's something to think about: 

I believe 6 more wins will make Pat Fitzgerald the winningest coach in NU 
history. If we can somehow pull out the next 5 in a row, the Cats would go into 
the home game against Iowa with a chance to put Fitz in the #1 spot. 

A long shot just to be in that position, I know, and then you have the major 
challenge of beating Iowa yet again. But just contemplating the possible 
post-game feeling makes me a little light-headed. 

Tom