From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Aug  1 09:08:38 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 10:08:38 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka still #3 at Eagles
Message-ID: <000001cc5054$82cdc4a0$88694de0$@com>

So Philly, the team some of us love to hate, hired Vince Young to back up Vick for 2011
keeping Mike Kafka in a firm #3 spot for next year.

Vick did have his career year last season, but Young has been a bit of disappointment. The
bright spot for Philly fans in all this is that Young's playing style is similar to Vick's
- they won't need another playbook for the backup.

But most of us remember that Kafka's forte during his early days at NU was also running
for daylight. It was only his last year when he suddenly "developed" a long passing game
(altho most who had seen him early at NU knew he could air it out if needed).

I don't run in the Iggle circles around here, so I don't know what the fans are saying off
the radio, but Philly let their #2 go to another team in favor of a backup who can
scramble. 

We all know that Kafka can run with the best, but there are still all those passes in the
bowl game to consider.

rsl

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  Senior League Softball World Series
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From j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu  Mon Aug  1 09:36:51 2011
From: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 10:36:51 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka still #3 at Eagles
In-Reply-To: <000001cc5054$82cdc4a0$88694de0$@com>
References: <000001cc5054$82cdc4a0$88694de0$@com>
Message-ID: <CAAxRJu41FEX7M4nrfYi45Hi95DcPq-kLA=xdg8AUhCCifw5Jww@mail.gmail.com>

Well, as a consolation Kafka will likely have a spot on the regular roster
(instead of the practice squad) since under the new CBA, the NFL bumped the
active roster to 46 (and eliminated the emergency QB position, which didn't
take a full roster spot but once that guy was brought in the other QBs
couldn't be used again that game).  So he'll likely hang around for a little
while longer (since time on practice squads is limited).

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
<rstetson at capps-assoc.com>wrote:

> So Philly, the team some of us love to hate, hired Vince Young to back up
> Vick for 2011
> keeping Mike Kafka in a firm #3 spot for next year.
>
> Vick did have his career year last season, but Young has been a bit of
> disappointment. The
> bright spot for Philly fans in all this is that Young's playing style is
> similar to Vick's
> - they won't need another playbook for the backup.
>
> But most of us remember that Kafka's forte during his early days at NU was
> also running
> for daylight. It was only his last year when he suddenly "developed" a long
> passing game
> (altho most who had seen him early at NU knew he could air it out if
> needed).
>
> I don't run in the Iggle circles around here, so I don't know what the fans
> are saying off
> the radio, but Philly let their #2 go to another team in favor of a backup
> who can
> scramble.
>
> We all know that Kafka can run with the best, but there are still all those
> passes in the
> bowl game to consider.
>
> rsl
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
> -------------------- Also ----------------------
> "Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
> Director Media Relations - Little League
>  Senior League Softball World Series
> CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
> Northwestern University - Speech 1974 -
> Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
> Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
> ================================================
> Opinions expressed above are mine alone and are not
> those of any organizations of which I am a member.
> ------------------------------------------------
> "A true Democracy is two wolves and a lamb sitting
> down to vote on what is for dinner."
>
> "You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"
>
> ==========  Go Cats -  Beat 'em All  ===========
>
>
>
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From nolan at tssi.com  Mon Aug  1 13:17:46 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 13:17:46 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa for Heisman
In-Reply-To: <263d9.46a17ead.3b675efb@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20110801181747.18D5564510@romaine.tssi.com>

> I want a pair (of those purple dumbbells).

Yeah, me too.  If the NU athletic department marketing guy is on 
the ball (and it seems like he is), they'll find a way to make
those available via mail order.  Selling them at the stadium might not 
as good an idea, except maybe only on the way out.

I wonder if NU monitors the list these days?  (I know someone at the
Nebraska athletic department monitors the Husker List, usually one
of the graduate assistants.)  
--
Mike Nolan


From pcw at warnerpatents.com  Mon Aug  1 14:16:46 2011
From: pcw at warnerpatents.com (Peter C. Warner)
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:16:46 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa for Heisman
In-Reply-To: <20110801181747.18D5564510@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <263d9.46a17ead.3b675efb@aol.com>
 <20110801181747.18D5564510@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <001a01cc507f$8e8d5f00$aba81d00$@warnerpatents.com>

I took my 7 and 9 year old boys to the NU-Purdue game last year.  We spent
the week-end in Evanston.  We went to every store in town looking for a #7
jersey in their size.  We found only 1.  There were lots of larger ones
available.  Why?, I asked.  I was told the NU co-eds had bought them out all
over town.  They all wanted a tight-fitting #7 jersey.

Lesson for the NU athletic department:  sell 3 1/2 pound weights (3 1/2 + 3
1/2 = 7) in lavender as well.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 11:18 AM
To: MHRJGScott at aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa for Heisman

> I want a pair (of those purple dumbbells).

Yeah, me too.  If the NU athletic department marketing guy is on the ball
(and it seems like he is), they'll find a way to make those available via
mail order.  Selling them at the stadium might not as good an idea, except
maybe only on the way out.

I wonder if NU monitors the list these days?  (I know someone at the
Nebraska athletic department monitors the Husker List, usually one of the
graduate assistants.)
--
Mike Nolan

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From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Mon Aug  1 18:56:46 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (sports biz.  )
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:56:46 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Shurna
Message-ID: <8CDB540E-6268-4A7C-899C-DD29BE1D52D9@gmail.com>

Today brought good news on one front (Persa Heisman campaign) and not so good news on the basketball front.  Shurna was one of six players cut from the World University team.  Surprisingly, at least to me, they have not yet cut Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis and Yale forward Greg Mangano.  Yes, they have so far kept a Yalie over Shurna.

http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/6821428/usa-basketball-names-14-finalists-world-university-games

Mark

 Mark S. Ament
sportsbiz at gmail.com



From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Aug  2 02:01:47 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:01:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
Message-ID: <1312268507.39511.YahooMailNeo@web121702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Big week of headlines for NU's athletic department (nice change to have such active promotion! :) ) ... first the Persa Heisman campaign and now a new hoops court!

Quick thoughts on the Persa campaign is that I like us getting our name and his out there. I remember the Oregon Joey Harrington billboard in NYC as the first time a lot of people outside the Pacific Northwest heard of the Ducks. We're not quite in the same situation (for one thing, 1995 was our breakout moment), but it would be great if it had some similar buzz ripples.

As for the court, I like pretty much all the options (http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/080111aah.html) except the second (the cat at midcourt only), but I'm LOVING the purple court! I fully realize purple turf would be a bit much and probably turn more fans off than have the brand recognition of Boise State's smurf turf ... plus, our football product has spoken for itself in the past decade plus.

However, we're not in that situation in basketball. The purple court could give us that Boise State-like recognition in hoops that could ripple like their turf did, and it's a smaller area covered with purple, so not so much an eye sore as an explosion of purple pride!

It's waaaaay better than Oregon's "Blair Witch" court. :)

A bit gimmicky, yes, but we need some kind of gimmick to boost NU hoops. Anyone got a "smurf turf" like nickname for it? Marketing GOLD! :)

I like the first and last options as well though with the BIG HONKIN' N at midcourt (the N that's bigger than the three-point arc) ... but why not go all out?

In any case, a good week for the athletic department in getting NU some press play and trying to tide us purple fans over until football starts in 33 days!

GO CATS!!!
- SjT

PS - I still say the purple checkerboard end zones rocked. Purple is so much better than that awful Vols orange!
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Tue Aug  2 06:12:29 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (sports biz.  )
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:12:29 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa for Heisman
In-Reply-To: <001a01cc507f$8e8d5f00$aba81d00$@warnerpatents.com>
References: <263d9.46a17ead.3b675efb@aol.com>
 <20110801181747.18D5564510@romaine.tssi.com>
 <001a01cc507f$8e8d5f00$aba81d00$@warnerpatents.com>
Message-ID: <34119DE9-E69E-48C1-BE46-5FB605844930@gmail.com>

If you're still looking for that jersey, they have them in the store on nusports.com.
Mark

 Mark S. Ament
sportsbiz at gmail.com



On Aug 1, 2011, at 3:16 PM, "Peter C. Warner" <pcw at warnerpatents.com> wrote:

> I took my 7 and 9 year old boys to the NU-Purdue game last year.  We spent
> the week-end in Evanston.  We went to every store in town looking for a #7
> jersey in their size.  We found only 1.  There were lots of larger ones
> available.  Why?, I asked.  I was told the NU co-eds had bought them out all
> over town.  They all wanted a tight-fitting #7 jersey.
> 
> Lesson for the NU athletic department:  sell 3 1/2 pound weights (3 1/2 + 3
> 1/2 = 7) in lavender as well.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 11:18 AM
> To: MHRJGScott at aol.com
> Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa for Heisman
> 
>> I want a pair (of those purple dumbbells).
> 
> Yeah, me too.  If the NU athletic department marketing guy is on the ball
> (and it seems like he is), they'll find a way to make those available via
> mail order.  Selling them at the stadium might not as good an idea, except
> maybe only on the way out.
> 
> I wonder if NU monitors the list these days?  (I know someone at the
> Nebraska athletic department monitors the Husker List, usually one of the
> graduate assistants.)
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
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From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Tue Aug  2 13:32:04 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:32:04 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Ryan Field
Message-ID: <CAPCH0EP6dYNmN8CNkGQUCGZTzLqZ8cWBMZsm7pwUp7tUaHVkTw@mail.gmail.com>

You can tell football season is coming when articles and blog posts start
appearing with surveys such as the 10 worst stadiums among BCS schools.  No,
we weren't the worse, just close.  Ryan came in second to the abomination
that is Nippert Stadium in Cinncinnati.  It's also older than Ryan, having
been built in 1902.  It's hard for me to argue about the stadiums on this
list:

http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/top_10_college_footballs_top_10_worst_bcs_stadiums/5873101?linksrc=mb_main_col_6

Mark

-- 
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SportsBiz - The Business of Sports
Illuminated<http://thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com>
When it comes to sports, you know it's all about the money
Follow me on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/msament>


*
*

From clzahn at mindspring.com  Tue Aug  2 14:05:37 2011
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:05:37 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: [NU Sports] Ryan Field
Message-ID: <3295513.1312311938504.JavaMail.root@elwamui-karabash.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

I like Martin Stadium, although I've never attended a game there.  It has great views of the mountains and it's right in the middle of the campus.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Sportsbiz <sportsbiz at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 2, 2011 11:32 AM
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] Ryan Field
>
>You can tell football season is coming when articles and blog posts start
>appearing with surveys such as the 10 worst stadiums among BCS schools.  No,
>we weren't the worse, just close.  Ryan came in second to the abomination
>that is Nippert Stadium in Cinncinnati.  It's also older than Ryan, having
>been built in 1902.  It's hard for me to argue about the stadiums on this
>list:
>
>http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/top_10_college_footballs_top_10_worst_bcs_stadiums/5873101?linksrc=mb_main_col_6
>
>Mark
>
>-- 
>*Mark S. Ament*
>sportsbiz at gmail.com
>SportsBiz - The Business of Sports
>Illuminated<http://thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com>
>When it comes to sports, you know it's all about the money
>Follow me on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/msament>
>
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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Wed Aug  3 12:00:13 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:00:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
In-Reply-To: <1312268507.39511.YahooMailNeo@web121702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1312268507.39511.YahooMailNeo@web121702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1312390813.60816.YahooMailNeo@web36807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I like option #3 as well. 

Call it the Purple Platform, the Purple Patio or the Purple Plaza. 

Victory & Honor,
Jim



----- Original Message -----
From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:01 AM
Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!

Big week of headlines for NU's athletic department (nice change to have such active promotion! :) ) ... first the Persa Heisman campaign and now a new hoops court!

Quick thoughts on the Persa campaign is that I like us getting our name and his out there. I remember the Oregon Joey Harrington billboard in NYC as the first time a lot of people outside the Pacific Northwest heard of the Ducks. We're not quite in the same situation (for one thing, 1995 was our breakout moment), but it would be great if it had some similar buzz ripples.

As for the court, I like pretty much all the options (http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/080111aah.html) except the second (the cat at midcourt only), but I'm LOVING the purple court! I fully realize purple turf would be a bit much and probably turn more fans off than have the brand recognition of Boise State's smurf turf ... plus, our football product has spoken for itself in the past decade plus.

However, we're not in that situation in basketball. The purple court could give us that Boise State-like recognition in hoops that could ripple like their turf did, and it's a smaller area covered with purple, so not so much an eye sore as an explosion of purple pride!

It's waaaaay better than Oregon's "Blair Witch" court. :)

A bit gimmicky, yes, but we need some kind of gimmick to boost NU hoops. Anyone got a "smurf turf" like nickname for it? Marketing GOLD! :)

I like the first and last options as well though with the BIG HONKIN' N at midcourt (the N that's bigger than the three-point arc) ... but why not go all out?

In any case, a good week for the athletic department in getting NU some press play and trying to tide us purple fans over until football starts in 33 days!

GO CATS!!!
- SjT

PS - I still say the purple checkerboard end zones rocked. Purple is so much better than that awful Vols orange!
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================
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From cdueltgen at alumni.northwestern.edu  Wed Aug  3 20:27:47 2011
From: cdueltgen at alumni.northwestern.edu (Cynthia Dueltgen)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 18:27:47 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
In-Reply-To: <1312390813.60816.YahooMailNeo@web36807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1312268507.39511.YahooMailNeo@web121702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <1312390813.60816.YahooMailNeo@web36807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CA+AhkEmU1u9Cm2-gpu8cvFbrXJx47R0u1HewGBdxdSKuFZ5whA@mail.gmail.com>

Purple Parquet?

-Cynthia

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I like option #3 as well.
>
> Call it the Purple Platform, the Purple Patio or the Purple Plaza.
>
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> To: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:01 AM
> Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
>
> Big week of headlines for NU's athletic department (nice change to have such active promotion! :) ) ... first the Persa Heisman campaign and now a new hoops court!
>
> Quick thoughts on the Persa campaign is that I like us getting our name and his out there. I remember the Oregon Joey Harrington billboard in NYC as the first time a lot of people outside the Pacific Northwest heard of the Ducks. We're not quite in the same situation (for one thing, 1995 was our breakout moment), but it would be great if it had some similar buzz ripples.
>
> As for the court, I like pretty much all the options (http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/080111aah.html) except the second (the cat at midcourt only), but I'm LOVING the purple court! I fully realize purple turf would be a bit much and probably turn more fans off than have the brand recognition of Boise State's smurf turf ... plus, our football product has spoken for itself in the past decade plus.
>
> However, we're not in that situation in basketball. The purple court could give us that Boise State-like recognition in hoops that could ripple like their turf did, and it's a smaller area covered with purple, so not so much an eye sore as an explosion of purple pride!
>
> It's waaaaay better than Oregon's "Blair Witch" court. :)
>
> A bit gimmicky, yes, but we need some kind of gimmick to boost NU hoops. Anyone got a "smurf turf" like nickname for it? Marketing GOLD! :)
>
> I like the first and last options as well though with the BIG HONKIN' N at midcourt (the N that's bigger than the three-point arc) ... but why not go all out?
>
> In any case, a good week for the athletic department in getting NU some press play and trying to tide us purple fans over until football starts in 33 days!
>
> GO CATS!!!
> - SjT
>
> PS - I still say the purple checkerboard end zones rocked. Purple is so much better than that awful Vols orange!
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
> ==========================
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Aug  3 23:53:48 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:53:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
In-Reply-To: <CA+AhkEmU1u9Cm2-gpu8cvFbrXJx47R0u1HewGBdxdSKuFZ5whA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1312268507.39511.YahooMailNeo@web121702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <1312390813.60816.YahooMailNeo@web36807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <CA+AhkEmU1u9Cm2-gpu8cvFbrXJx47R0u1HewGBdxdSKuFZ5whA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1312433628.74173.YahooMailNeo@web121709.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

First off, you KNOW an idea is good if Jim decides to be on the right side of an issue and agree with me. :)

Secondly, "Purple Parquet" Cynthia? PERFECT!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================


________________________________
From: Cynthia Dueltgen <cdueltgen at alumni.northwestern.edu>
To: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
Cc: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!

Purple Parquet?

-Cynthia

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I like option #3 as well.
>
> Call it the Purple Platform, the Purple Patio or the Purple Plaza.
>
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> To: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:01 AM
> Subject: [NU Sports] Pur-ple court! Pur-ple court!
>
> Big week of headlines for NU's athletic department (nice change to have such active promotion! :) ) ... first the Persa Heisman campaign and now a new hoops court!
>
> Quick thoughts on the Persa campaign is that I like us getting our name and his out there. I remember the Oregon Joey Harrington billboard in NYC as the first time a lot of people outside the Pacific Northwest heard of the Ducks. We're not quite in the same situation (for one thing, 1995 was our breakout moment), but it would be great if it had some similar buzz ripples.
>
> As for the court, I like pretty much all the options (http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/080111aah.html) except the second (the cat at midcourt only), but I'm LOVING the purple court! I fully realize purple turf would be a bit much and probably turn more fans off than have the brand recognition of Boise State's smurf turf ... plus, our football product has spoken for itself in the past decade plus.
>
> However, we're not in that situation in basketball. The purple court could give us that Boise State-like recognition in hoops that could ripple like their turf did, and it's a smaller area covered with purple, so not so much an eye sore as an explosion of purple pride!
>
> It's waaaaay better than Oregon's "Blair Witch" court. :)
>
> A bit gimmicky, yes, but we need some kind of gimmick to boost NU hoops. Anyone got a "smurf turf" like nickname for it? Marketing GOLD! :)
>
> I like the first and last options as well though with the BIG HONKIN' N at midcourt (the N that's bigger than the three-point arc) ... but why not go all out?
>
> In any case, a good week for the athletic department in getting NU some press play and trying to tide us purple fans over until football starts in 33 days!
>
> GO CATS!!!
> - SjT
>
> PS - I still say the purple checkerboard end zones rocked. Purple is so much better than that awful Vols orange!
>
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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  4 12:16:35 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:16:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
Message-ID: <1312478195.51726.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure that I see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will always be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can get 4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be above .500 and going to a bowl).
?
In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten schedule will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not excited. 
?
Go Cats!
Jim


From neonrye at aol.com  Thu Aug  4 14:30:06 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:30:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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The Preseason Coaches' Poll is out today, with the Sooners in the No. 1 slot:

    http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/week/1

Five Big Ten teams made the Top 25:

Wisky-10
Neb.----11
tOSU---16 (Wonder where they would be with The Sweater)
Sparty--17
JoePa---25

As for my traditional favorite category--"Others receiving votes" (since that's where we often find NU)--there are 3 more BT representattives:

Hawkeyes--41 votes (or No. "30", if the Poll went that far; not a comfortable perch for Ferentz)

'Cats----------30 votes (or No. "31"; We are definitely on "the radar"and ahead of Mich...)

Wolverines---19 votes (or No. "33")

Thus, the following BT squads got no love at all from the Coaches:

Illini
Boilers
Hoosiers
Gophers

It will be interesting to compare this poll to the final one in January.  Stay tuned, College FB fans....


Paul Levinson



From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Aug  4 16:38:00 2011
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:38:00 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] R-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
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I predict that we will surprise people this season as long as we can stay 
away from serious injuries. 


From hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Aug  4 17:05:56 2011
From: hakirsch at aol.com (hakirsch at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:05:56 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports]
	R-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com<nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
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Unfortunately dennis raises a big IF. Since our depth is probably lower than most (and  proven true last year after Dan and some others went down) the risk is high particularly at the end of the season. 

Harry
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I predict that we will surprise people this season as long as we can stay 
away from serious injuries. 

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  4 23:50:28 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:50:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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We are starting to get some respect in a few places - The Sporting News' preview had us as second in the northwest division and #16 nationally.

The preseason polls are always a bit funny and somewhat meaningless ... though with few teams playing major conference crossover games in September these days, it does matter if you're a title contender where you start off. And in that vein, it looks like the new Big Ten isn't getting much respect this year.

I don't think we have a top 5 team (though a couple have potential) and it's hard to quibble with Bama/LSU/Quackers/Overrated Oklahoma and FSU ... or even Boise and overhyped Stanford.

But Okie State and ATM in the top 10 ahead of the Big Ten leaders??? Really??? Are they being paid off by Bob Stoops to inflate their Big XII opponents' ranks now that the two-team league has become a one-team one with Texas' demise (though I don't buy that completely yet - they were a QB injury away from a title two years ago)??? C'mon!

Other than that, OSU and MSU seem a tad high, PSU way too low (they'll take an early hit from Bama and drop off the radar, but may not lose again until Madison in the final week) and don't sleep on Iowa either ... they get a kind schedule and are better without the pressure.?

It's nice for NU to be in the mix ... now we just gotta stay in there and keep climbing.

BEAT B.C.! GO CATS!!!
-SjT

?
* * * * * * * * *
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GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
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To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 12:30 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] R-E-S-P-E-C-T


The Preseason Coaches' Poll is out today, with the Sooners in the No. 1 slot:

? ? http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/week/1

Five Big Ten teams made the Top 25:

Wisky-10
Neb.----11
tOSU---16 (Wonder where they would be with The Sweater)
Sparty--17
JoePa---25

As for my traditional favorite category--"Others receiving votes" (since that's where we often find NU)--there are 3 more BT representattives:

Hawkeyes--41 votes (or No. "30", if the Poll went that far; not a comfortable perch for Ferentz)

'Cats----------30 votes (or No. "31"; We are definitely on "the radar"and ahead of Mich...)

Wolverines---19 votes (or No. "33")

Thus, the following BT squads got no love at all from the Coaches:

Illini
Boilers
Hoosiers
Gophers

It will be interesting to compare this poll to the final one in January.? Stay tuned, College FB fans....


Paul Levinson


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From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Fri Aug  5 08:53:45 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:53:45 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports]
	R-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com<nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
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BC game is going to tell us a lot.

They are bringing back a strong defensive team who isn't going to be
intimidated by the fact that NU is part of the BT.

We're going to have to be able to run the ball in order to win this game
and we haven't done that very well for a couple of years.  I also expect
that Persa won't be running the ball as much as he did last year, so the
O Line and one of our backs is going to have to figure out how to take
up the slack.

I've got this game in my loss column in both the pessimistic and
optimistic projection.

As I've said before, Persa is going to be the key to what happens this
season.  If he comes back strong, quick, and confident - this team will
do well and he will be a Heisman candidate.  We've got a good set of
receivers for him to throw to.  Hopefully that will loosen up the
defense enough to allow us to run the ball better too.  Optimistically
assuming that Persa returns strong and stays healthy, the difference
between a good season and a great season will depend on how the defense
holds up.

Jeff



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I predict that we will surprise people this season as long as we can
stay 
away from serious injuries. 

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From thiegs at umn.edu  Fri Aug  5 08:59:03 2011
From: thiegs at umn.edu (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 08:59:03 -0500
Subject: [NU Sports] Slightly Off-Topic, But NU-Related
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Quite a story about a 2011 NU Law School grad:

NU Law Grad Finishes Ill. Bar Exam 2 Hours Before Delivering Her First Baby
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nu_law_grad_finishes_illinois_bar_exam_just_2_hours_before_delivering_baby/

Not entirely sure how this fits into sports, except that maybe Fitz or other
coaches can hold this up as an example of how to not quit until you're
finished, or to play through pain.

-Joe

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From wildelk2 at aol.com  Fri Aug  5 11:28:21 2011
From: wildelk2 at aol.com (wildelk2 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:28:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports]
 R-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com<nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
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Jeff and List Friends,

   Jeff makes good points; the last thing BC will be is intimidated.  I look for our rushing game to be the best its been since Herron (2005), made more important by Persa's questionable status.  Look for Colter to assume the "Wildcat" like Dan did 2 years ago, and he will run.  
   I'm on record of saying if Persa's not ready or gets hurt, its not the end of the world.  Of couuse, it would be better if he were playing, but Colter and Watkins will be light years ahead where they were last season.  As stated, we FINALLY run the ball with authority no matter who's quarterbacking.  
   We'll also find out about our run defense against Army. I'm looking forward to both; BC will be the tougher of the 2.  Let's see how Kenosha plays out.  
   One month to go...be still my beating heart...

    GO CATS!!!               Eric


    





-----Original Message-----
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To: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>; nwu-sports <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 5, 2011 9:54 am
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BC game is going to tell us a lot.
They are bringing back a strong defensive team who isn't going to be
ntimidated by the fact that NU is part of the BT.
We're going to have to be able to run the ball in order to win this game
nd we haven't done that very well for a couple of years.  I also expect
hat Persa won't be running the ball as much as he did last year, so the
 Line and one of our backs is going to have to figure out how to take
p the slack.
I've got this game in my loss column in both the pessimistic and
ptimistic projection.
As I've said before, Persa is going to be the key to what happens this
eason.  If he comes back strong, quick, and confident - this team will
o well and he will be a Heisman candidate.  We've got a good set of
eceivers for him to throw to.  Hopefully that will loosen up the
efense enough to allow us to run the ball better too.  Optimistically
ssuming that Persa returns strong and stays healthy, the difference
etween a good season and a great season will depend on how the defense
olds up.
Jeff

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-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com<nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com>
I predict that we will surprise people this season as long as we can
tay 
way from serious injuries. 
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From j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu  Fri Aug  5 11:41:54 2011
From: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:41:54 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports]
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Hope this isn't too picky, but 2005 was Sutton's freshman season (in which
he set the NU freshman rushing record by a large margin) and that was NU's
last solid/consistent rushing year (it was also Walker's last year at the
helm and Dunbar's last season as OC).  The OL is experienced and know they
have to open some holes, while on the RB front, Trumpy will likely be the
primary threat with Smith being the #2 - both showed flashes last year,
especially late in the season - so I'd expect them to put together an
improved year on the ground.  (But, I wouldn't bet on a 1,000 yard rusher
given that they'll likely be splitting carries, along with Schmidt and the
QB).

While Colter (the likely #2) and (maybe) Watkins have improved over the end
of last season, Persa's ability to move around and make plays along with his
amazing completion percentage are key to the offense's success.  The problem
is, with the possession offense NU ran last year, it's not like they'll just
outscore someone in a shootout since NU routinely moved the ball
methodically down the field and took a long time to score.  In the end, a
lot still falls onto the shoulders of the D who will have to completely
reverse the trend we saw at the end of last season (particularly up front
where they couldn't apply pressure or plug holes).

In any case NU has a favorable schedule and definitely has the pieces in
place to win any game on the schedule, except for Nebraska (although I still
don't have confidence in Nebraska's offense).

Jonathan

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:28 PM, <wildelk2 at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> Jeff and List Friends,
>
>   Jeff makes good points; the last thing BC will be is intimidated.  I look
> for our rushing game to be the best its been since Herron (2005), made more
> important by Persa's questionable status.  Look for Colter to assume the
> "Wildcat" like Dan did 2 years ago, and he will run.
>   I'm on record of saying if Persa's not ready or gets hurt, its not the
> end of the world.  Of couuse, it would be better if he were playing, but
> Colter and Watkins will be light years ahead where they were last season.
>  As stated, we FINALLY run the ball with authority no matter who's
> quarterbacking.
>   We'll also find out about our run defense against Army. I'm looking
> forward to both; BC will be the tougher of the 2.  Let's see how Kenosha
> plays out.
>   One month to go...be still my beating heart...
>
>    GO CATS!!!               Eric
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beamsley, Jeff <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
> To: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>; nwu-sports <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 5, 2011 9:54 am
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] R-E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com<
> nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com>
>
>
> BC game is going to tell us a lot.
> They are bringing back a strong defensive team who isn't going to be
> ntimidated by the fact that NU is part of the BT.
> We're going to have to be able to run the ball in order to win this game
> nd we haven't done that very well for a couple of years.  I also expect
> hat Persa won't be running the ball as much as he did last year, so the
>  Line and one of our backs is going to have to figure out how to take
> p the slack.
> I've got this game in my loss column in both the pessimistic and
> ptimistic projection.
> As I've said before, Persa is going to be the key to what happens this
> eason.  If he comes back strong, quick, and confident - this team will
> o well and he will be a Heisman candidate.  We've got a good set of
> eceivers for him to throw to.  Hopefully that will loosen up the
> efense enough to allow us to run the ball better too.  Optimistically
> ssuming that Persa returns strong and stays healthy, the difference
> etween a good season and a great season will depend on how the defense
> olds up.
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> rom: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> n Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> ent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:38 PM
> o: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> ubject: Re: [NU Sports]
> -E-S-P-E-C-Tnwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com<nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com>
> I predict that we will surprise people this season as long as we can
> tay
> way from serious injuries.
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From wildelk2 at aol.com  Fri Aug  5 14:06:13 2011
From: wildelk2 at aol.com (wildelk2 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:06:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports]
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Not picky at all; I don't know why I said Herron; I know better! Heck, I was at Sutton's 1st game in 2005 vs. Ohio!     Eric





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Cc: Jeff.Beamsley <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>; nwu-sports <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
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Hope this isn't too picky, but 2005 was Sutton's freshman season (in which he set the NU freshman rushing record by a large margin) and that was NU's last solid/consistent rushing year (it was also Walker's last year at the helm and Dunbar's last season as OC).  The OL is experienced and know they have to open some holes, while on the RB front, Trumpy will likely be the primary threat with Smith being the #2 - both showed flashes last year, especially late in the season - so I'd expect them to put together an improved year on the ground.  (But, I wouldn't bet on a 1,000 yard rusher given that they'll likely be splitting carries, along with Schmidt and the QB).

While Colter (the likely #2) and (maybe) Watkins have improved over the end of last season, Persa's ability to move around and make plays along with his amazing completion percentage are key to the offense's success.  The problem is, with the possession offense NU ran last year, it's not like they'll just outscore someone in a shootout since NU routinely moved the ball methodically down the field and took a long time to score.  In the end, a lot still falls onto the shoulders of the D who will have to completely reverse the trend we saw at the end of last season (particularly up front where they couldn't apply pressure or plug holes).

In any case NU has a favorable schedule and definitely has the pieces in place to win any game on the schedule, except for Nebraska (although I still don't have confidence in Nebraska's offense).

Jonathan


On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:28 PM, <wildelk2 at aol.com> wrote:



Jeff and List Friends,

  Jeff makes good points; the last thing BC will be is intimidated.  I look for our rushing game to be the best its been since Herron (2005), made more important by Persa's questionable status.  Look for Colter to assume the "Wildcat" like Dan did 2 years ago, and he will run.
  I'm on record of saying if Persa's not ready or gets hurt, its not the end of the world.  Of couuse, it would be better if he were playing, but Colter and Watkins will be light years ahead where they were last season.  As stated, we FINALLY run the ball with authority no matter who's quarterbacking.
  We'll also find out about our run defense against Army. I'm looking forward to both; BC will be the tougher of the 2.  Let's see how Kenosha plays out.
  One month to go...be still my beating heart...

   GO CATS!!!               Eric









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To: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>; nwu-sports <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 5, 2011 9:54 am
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BC game is going to tell us a lot.
They are bringing back a strong defensive team who isn't going to be

ntimidated by the fact that NU is part of the BT.
We're going to have to be able to run the ball in order to win this game

nd we haven't done that very well for a couple of years.  I also expect

hat Persa won't be running the ball as much as he did last year, so the

 Line and one of our backs is going to have to figure out how to take

p the slack.
I've got this game in my loss column in both the pessimistic and

ptimistic projection.
As I've said before, Persa is going to be the key to what happens this

eason.  If he comes back strong, quick, and confident - this team will

o well and he will be a Heisman candidate.  We've got a good set of

eceivers for him to throw to.  Hopefully that will loosen up the

efense enough to allow us to run the ball better too.  Optimistically

ssuming that Persa returns strong and stays healthy, the difference

etween a good season and a great season will depend on how the defense

olds up.
Jeff


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From nolan at tssi.com  Sat Aug  6 00:18:46 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 00:18:46 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
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> They are bringing back a strong defensive team who isn't going to be
> intimidated by the fact that NU is part of the BT.

Let's face it, there aren't very many teams that will be intimidated
by us yet, and we're a long way from that point.

I suspect opposing coaches will tell their players two things:

1.  Don't get down if we fall behind by two touchdowns.
2.  Don't let up if we get ahead by two touchdowns.
--
Mike Nolan


From neonrye at aol.com  Mon Aug  8 16:04:48 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:04:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Joe Pa Injured on Sideline (Again)
Message-ID: <8CE2425F1601309-1798-1158@webmail-d037.sysops.aol.com>


JoePa got run over by one of his (smaller) wide receivers, and was apparently seriously injured.  Fitz gets a positive mention in this article I just read:  
http://eye-on-collegefootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/31194360

Let's wish the Dean of college coaches a full and speedy recovery.

Paul Levinson



From cherron604 at aol.com  Tue Aug  2 16:52:10 2011
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604 at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 17:52:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Ryan Field
In-Reply-To: <CAPCH0EP6dYNmN8CNkGQUCGZTzLqZ8cWBMZsm7pwUp7tUaHVkTw@mail.gmail.com>
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 What exactly is this list based on ?  It seems like a list of the smallest BCS stadiums, but what exactly makes these places 'abominations' ?  My dictionary says anything 'greatly disliked or abhorred', but I am hard-pressed to think of anybody who abhors these stadiums.  Maybe dislike one or two of them.  I sometimes dislike Ryan Field, for instance when it is really crowded and a rest room is hard to find, but greatly dislike it ?  Why exactly ?

The author mentions aesthetics, age, seating capacity, presence of an upper deck ?  I would rate the old place high on aesthetics(certainly the view from the upper deck qualifies), and the seating capacity is well-suited to the average attendance.  All Big Ten stadiums are old.  Are we to believe that Ross-Ade, IU, Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State are always aesthetically pleasing ?  I have been to all of these places, and the experience is not always 100% enjoyable.  It seems like another list assembled poorly, the main purpose of which is to cause more controversy than to enlighten.

Has Ryan Field been neglected ?  Obviously.  But is it one of the 10 greatest abominations in the BCS ?  Obviously not.  Add/update a few restrooms and concession stands, and improve traffic patterns around the stadium, and the old place is fine.

Chuck Herron   Tech '85  

 


 

 

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Sent: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 1:32 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] Ryan Field


You can tell football season is coming when articles and blog posts start
appearing with surveys such as the 10 worst stadiums among BCS schools.  No,
we weren't the worse, just close.  Ryan came in second to the abomination
that is Nippert Stadium in Cinncinnati.  It's also older than Ryan, having
been built in 1902.  It's hard for me to argue about the stadiums on this
list:

http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/top_10_college_footballs_top_10_worst_bcs_stadiums/5873101?linksrc=mb_main_col_6

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From cherron604 at aol.com  Thu Aug  4 13:47:11 2011
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:47:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
In-Reply-To: <1312478195.51726.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1312478195.51726.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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A question that I have - who was asking for a nine-game conference season ?  How many conference games in the SEC ?


Chuck Herron   Tech '85





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Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 8:16 am
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games


Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure that I 
see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will always 
be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can get 
4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be above 
.500 and going to a bowl).
 
In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten schedule 
will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not 
excited. 
 
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From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Wed Aug  3 07:49:39 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 08:49:39 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Northwestern AD Phillips agrees to extension
	through 2020
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC3727BB0B5@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://www.chicagotribune.com/site/newspaper/sports/ct-spt-0803-nu-phillips--20110803,0,7442328.story


From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Wed Aug  3 12:19:42 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:19:42 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Cats' men's hoops team picked in preseason tourney
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC3727BB440@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>


http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/33569/bracket-reveal-charleston-classic



From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Sun Aug  7 19:02:51 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 20:02:51 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: ND standards, with note about NU
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC3728683D8@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/6891705-419/looser-academic-disciplinary-criteria-show-irish-ready-to-play-ball.html


From j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu  Mon Aug  8 19:31:38 2011
From: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:31:38 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
In-Reply-To: <8CE20EE0DDA15E4-2470-E113@webmail-stg-d11.sysops.aol.com>
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It was mostly Delany pushing for the 9 game slate, and, in fact, most
coaches are opposed to it as it will definitely take 6 wins away from the
conference as a whole and will likely take away about 1-2 conference bowl
bids per season (although a lot depends on how schools' non-conference
scheduling goes - chances are they'll abandon a MAC type matchup).

While the on field aspects are pretty much all negative, it's definitely a
deal done for TV purposes.  The TV contract at the time will be worth a good
amount more due to this.  Gate receipts will also likely get a nice boost
(especially with schools charging more for conference games).  All in all,
revenues will get a nice boost with another conference game added to the
schedule (directly when schools get 5 home games and indirectly via revenue
sharing even when they only get 4).

In terms of other conferences right now, the Pac-12 and Big 12 both have 9
game schedules.  The ACC and SEC are sticking with 8, for now.  Who knows
what the national conference landscape will be like by 2017, though.

While I know that NU will likely suffer in the W column with this move, I
also know they'll bring in more revenue and that will be key moving forward,
especially with that ambitious facilities upgrade coming down the pipeline.
So, I remain mixed on this.  Hopefully Fitz can build a strong enough
program to survive this increase in strength of schedule by that time.

Jonathan

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:47 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> A question that I have - who was asking for a nine-game conference season ?
>  How many conference games in the SEC ?
>
>
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 8:16 am
> Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
>
>
> Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure
> that I
> see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will
> always
> be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can
> get
> 4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be
> above
> .500 and going to a bowl).
>
> In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten
> schedule
> will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not
> excited.
>
> Go Cats!
> Jim
>
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From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Mon Aug  8 20:07:10 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 21:07:10 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Forbes
Message-ID: <CAPCH0ENpTVc7yGO9ym7Czr=BF+yhOHAzh+sGw+jD1qC6+XqvdA@mail.gmail.com>

Forbes ranking of the top 100 colleges is out and we didn't fare too poorly.
 President Morty still has some work to do however.  His old school,
Williams, is ranked number one, while NU checks in at number 11, behind
Stanford and Chicago but ahead of Cal Tech, Yale and Notre Dame.  Michigan,
the next member of the Big 10 to be ranked, was 93.  Here is a link to the
rankings:

http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/

I have never been able to understand how Forbes calculates its rankings but
this list is always dramatically different than US News or Princeton Review,
in part because it doesn't distinguish between liberal arts colleges and
research universities.
Mark

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From dale.kipp at matweb.com  Mon Aug  8 21:03:18 2011
From: dale.kipp at matweb.com (Dale Kipp)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 22:03:18 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] What not to say in an interview - NU sports edition
Message-ID: <AEA016178D563D4A84B515E40C3A3BD1295795@zenith.ACI.local>

I wanted to share the best laugh I've had in a while.  I was interviewing a 1990's Illini grad for a job with my company.  She commented during lunch about her trip to see an NU-Illini football game, "Northwestern had the meanest chant.  It went "That's all right, that's OK, you're going to work for us someday.""
 
Only after all at the table erupted in laughter did she recognize the irony of her comments.

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Mon Aug  8 22:35:35 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:35:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
In-Reply-To: <CAAxRJu6MNsK7rWc30yAATpL5E23shPyWqdnw-cVwEjmB=Nc-kA@mail.gmail.com>
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Man, Delaney's been a font of idiocy lately ... was adding UNL such a brilliant move that it drained his brain for awhile and it allowed is the laughable division names and now a 9-game league schedule that will hurt bowl chances (isn't that big money lost?) and isn't what the fans or coaches want???

If he's looking for TV revenue, get that Big Ten/Pac 12 challenge going for the ninth game -- the Pac 12 commish would be far more receptive than the SEC one and it would be a win/win for both leagues, for the TV contracts and for fans. If you spread it out over 3 or 4 weekends, you'd have mega-TV events for the month of September to feature the league. Imagine that this year, instead of the usual slate of creampuffs, you looked ahead on the schedule and saw ...

Sept. 3
- Early game: Michigan State @ Utah
- Afternoon slot: Arizona @ Nebraska
- Prime time: Ohio State @ USC

Sept. 10
- Early game: Washington State @ Minnesota
- Afternoon slot: Northwestern @ Washington
- Prime time: Arizona State @ Penn State

Sept. 17
- Early game: Indiana @ California
- Afternoon slot: Colorado @ Michigan
- Prime time: Iowa @ Oregon

Sept. 24
- Early game: Oregon State @ Purdue
- Afternoon slot: Illinois @ UCLA
- Prime time: Stanford @ Wisconsin

That would be a brilliant marketing and money move for both leagues. This? Stinks. No use killing yourself and taking league teams out of the bowl hunt when other leagues (read the SEC) are not.

Someone get Delaney some help.
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From: Jonathan Hodges <j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu>
To: cherron604 at aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

It was mostly Delany pushing for the 9 game slate, and, in fact, most
coaches are opposed to it as it will definitely take 6 wins away from the
conference as a whole and will likely take away about 1-2 conference bowl
bids per season (although a lot depends on how schools' non-conference
scheduling goes - chances are they'll abandon a MAC type matchup).

While the on field aspects are pretty much all negative, it's definitely a
deal done for TV purposes.? The TV contract at the time will be worth a good
amount more due to this.? Gate receipts will also likely get a nice boost
(especially with schools charging more for conference games).? All in all,
revenues will get a nice boost with another conference game added to the
schedule (directly when schools get 5 home games and indirectly via revenue
sharing even when they only get 4).

In terms of other conferences right now, the Pac-12 and Big 12 both have 9
game schedules.? The ACC and SEC are sticking with 8, for now.? Who knows
what the national conference landscape will be like by 2017, though.

While I know that NU will likely suffer in the W column with this move, I
also know they'll bring in more revenue and that will be key moving forward,
especially with that ambitious facilities upgrade coming down the pipeline.
So, I remain mixed on this.? Hopefully Fitz can build a strong enough
program to survive this increase in strength of schedule by that time.

Jonathan

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:47 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> A question that I have - who was asking for a nine-game conference season ?
>? How many conference games in the SEC ?
>
>
> Chuck Herron?  Tech '85
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 8:16 am
> Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
>
>
> Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure
> that I
> see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will
> always
> be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can
> get
> 4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be
> above
> .500 and going to a bowl).
>
> In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten
> schedule
> will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not
> excited.
>
> Go Cats!
> Jim
>
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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Tue Aug  9 11:07:54 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:07:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
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I wouldn't mind the Pac 10 v. Big Ten challenge. I doubt it'll happen but it does add some spice to the pre-season.

Jim Delaney is a very smart man and I seems to know what he's doing. I would not be at all surprised if this 9-conference game announcement is simply a queeze play to get Notre Dame to join the conference. I know the book is not closed on further expansion and ND needs Purdue, Michigan and MSU and possibly a 4th Big Ten team on its schedule. 

The 9-conference game plan will make these schools reconsider ND in favor of easier opponents and leave ND scrambling. Then again, it might just be a dumb idea.
?
Go Cats!
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To: "nwu-sports at tssi.com" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

Man, Delaney's been a font of idiocy lately ... was adding UNL such a brilliant move that it drained his brain for awhile and it allowed is the laughable division names and now a 9-game league schedule that will hurt bowl chances (isn't that big money lost?) and isn't what the fans or coaches want???

If he's looking for TV revenue, get that Big Ten/Pac 12 challenge going for the ninth game -- the Pac 12 commish would be far more receptive than the SEC one and it would be a win/win for both leagues, for the TV contracts and for fans. If you spread it out over 3 or 4 weekends, you'd have mega-TV events for the month of September to feature the league. Imagine that this year, instead of the usual slate of creampuffs, you looked ahead on the schedule and saw ...

Sept. 3
- Early game: Michigan State @ Utah
- Afternoon slot: Arizona @ Nebraska
- Prime time: Ohio State @ USC

Sept. 10
- Early game: Washington State @ Minnesota
- Afternoon slot: Northwestern @ Washington
- Prime time: Arizona State @ Penn State

Sept. 17
- Early game: Indiana @ California
- Afternoon slot: Colorado @ Michigan
- Prime time: Iowa @ Oregon

Sept. 24
- Early game: Oregon State @ Purdue
- Afternoon slot: Illinois @ UCLA
- Prime time: Stanford @ Wisconsin

That would be a brilliant marketing and money move for both leagues. This? Stinks. No use killing yourself and taking league teams out of the bowl hunt when other leagues (read the SEC) are not.

Someone get Delaney some help.
GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================


________________________________
From: Jonathan Hodges <j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu>
To: cherron604 at aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

It was mostly Delany pushing for the 9 game slate, and, in fact, most
coaches are opposed to it as it will definitely take 6 wins away from the
conference as a whole and will likely take away about 1-2 conference bowl
bids per season (although a lot depends on how schools' non-conference
scheduling goes - chances are they'll abandon a MAC type matchup).

While the on field aspects are pretty much all negative, it's definitely a
deal done for TV purposes.? The TV contract at the time will be worth a good
amount more due to this.? Gate receipts will also likely get a nice boost
(especially with schools charging more for conference games).? All in all,
revenues will get a nice boost with another conference game added to the
schedule (directly when schools get 5 home games and indirectly via revenue
sharing even when they only get 4).

In terms of other conferences right now, the Pac-12 and Big 12 both have 9
game schedules.? The ACC and SEC are sticking with 8, for now.? Who knows
what the national conference landscape will be like by 2017, though.

While I know that NU will likely suffer in the W column with this move, I
also know they'll bring in more revenue and that will be key moving forward,
especially with that ambitious facilities upgrade coming down the pipeline.
So, I remain mixed on this.? Hopefully Fitz can build a strong enough
program to survive this increase in strength of schedule by that time.

Jonathan

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:47 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> A question that I have - who was asking for a nine-game conference season ?
>? How many conference games in the SEC ?
>
>
> Chuck Herron?? Tech '85
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 8:16 am
> Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
>
>
> Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure
> that I
> see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will
> always
> be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can
> get
> 4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be
> above
> .500 and going to a bowl).
>
> In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten
> schedule
> will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not
> excited.
>
> Go Cats!
> Jim
>
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>
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> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>


-- 
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Twitter: @hailtopurple
Email: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu
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From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Tue Aug  9 11:20:01 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:20:01 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
In-Reply-To: <1312906074.48805.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1312478195.51726.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <8CE20EE0DDA15E4-2470-E113@webmail-stg-d11.sysops.aol.com>
 <CAAxRJu6MNsK7rWc30yAATpL5E23shPyWqdnw-cVwEjmB=Nc-kA@mail.gmail.com>
 <1312860935.84562.YahooMailNeo@web121715.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <1312906074.48805.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07C849CE@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>

I agree that there may be ancillary benefits with regard to ND to a 9 game sched.  The primary benefit, as others have mentioned, is fairly obvious.  6 more BTN games.  If you use just simple math and say that it adds one more weekend to the BTN broadcast schedule, that is an automatic 10% increase in revenues.  That could be as much as an additional $20M to the BTN which is another $1.6M to NU.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 12:08 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

I wouldn't mind the Pac 10 v. Big Ten challenge. I doubt it'll happen but it does add some spice to the pre-season.

Jim Delaney is a very smart man and I seems to know what he's doing. I would not be at all surprised if this 9-conference game announcement is simply a queeze play to get Notre Dame to join the conference. I know the book is not closed on further expansion and ND needs Purdue, Michigan and MSU and possibly a 4th Big Ten team on its schedule. 

The 9-conference game plan will make these schools reconsider ND in favor of easier opponents and leave ND scrambling. Then again, it might just be a dumb idea.
?
Go Cats!
Jim



----- Original Message -----
From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: "nwu-sports at tssi.com" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

Man, Delaney's been a font of idiocy lately ... was adding UNL such a brilliant move that it drained his brain for awhile and it allowed is the laughable division names and now a 9-game league schedule that will hurt bowl chances (isn't that big money lost?) and isn't what the fans or coaches want???

If he's looking for TV revenue, get that Big Ten/Pac 12 challenge going for the ninth game -- the Pac 12 commish would be far more receptive than the SEC one and it would be a win/win for both leagues, for the TV contracts and for fans. If you spread it out over 3 or 4 weekends, you'd have mega-TV events for the month of September to feature the league. Imagine that this year, instead of the usual slate of creampuffs, you looked ahead on the schedule and saw ...

Sept. 3
- Early game: Michigan State @ Utah
- Afternoon slot: Arizona @ Nebraska
- Prime time: Ohio State @ USC

Sept. 10
- Early game: Washington State @ Minnesota
- Afternoon slot: Northwestern @ Washington
- Prime time: Arizona State @ Penn State

Sept. 17
- Early game: Indiana @ California
- Afternoon slot: Colorado @ Michigan
- Prime time: Iowa @ Oregon

Sept. 24
- Early game: Oregon State @ Purdue
- Afternoon slot: Illinois @ UCLA
- Prime time: Stanford @ Wisconsin

That would be a brilliant marketing and money move for both leagues. This? Stinks. No use killing yourself and taking league teams out of the bowl hunt when other leagues (read the SEC) are not.

Someone get Delaney some help.
GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================


________________________________
From: Jonathan Hodges <j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu>
To: cherron604 at aol.com
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 9 conference games

It was mostly Delany pushing for the 9 game slate, and, in fact, most
coaches are opposed to it as it will definitely take 6 wins away from the
conference as a whole and will likely take away about 1-2 conference bowl
bids per season (although a lot depends on how schools' non-conference
scheduling goes - chances are they'll abandon a MAC type matchup).

While the on field aspects are pretty much all negative, it's definitely a
deal done for TV purposes.? The TV contract at the time will be worth a good
amount more due to this.? Gate receipts will also likely get a nice boost
(especially with schools charging more for conference games).? All in all,
revenues will get a nice boost with another conference game added to the
schedule (directly when schools get 5 home games and indirectly via revenue
sharing even when they only get 4).

In terms of other conferences right now, the Pac-12 and Big 12 both have 9
game schedules.? The ACC and SEC are sticking with 8, for now.? Who knows
what the national conference landscape will be like by 2017, though.

While I know that NU will likely suffer in the W column with this move, I
also know they'll bring in more revenue and that will be key moving forward,
especially with that ambitious facilities upgrade coming down the pipeline.
So, I remain mixed on this.? Hopefully Fitz can build a strong enough
program to survive this increase in strength of schedule by that time.

Jonathan

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:47 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> A question that I have - who was asking for a nine-game conference season ?
>? How many conference games in the SEC ?
>
>
> Chuck Herron?? Tech '85
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
> To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 8:16 am
> Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
>
>
> Well, the road will get a bit harder for the Cats in 2017. I'm not sure
> that I
> see nine conference games as a good thing. I like to think the Cats will
> always
> be competitive in the Big Ten but 7-5 is a lot easier to reach when you can
> get
> 4 wins in non-conference play. (my own definition of a good year is to be
> above
> .500 and going to a bowl).
>
> In some years we play tougher non-conference opponents than the Big Ten
> schedule
> will serve up, so I think it will be a wash over the long term but I'm not
> excited.
>
> Go Cats!
> Jim
>
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
>


-- 
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Twitter: @hailtopurple
Email: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu
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From tbng at comcast.net  Tue Aug  9 11:30:13 2011
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:30:13 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] 9 conference games
References: <1312478195.51726.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <8CE20EE0DDA15E4-2470-E113@webmail-stg-d11.sysops.aol.com>
 <CAAxRJu6MNsK7rWc30yAATpL5E23shPyWqdnw-cVwEjmB=Nc-kA@mail.gmail.com>
 <1312860935.84562.YahooMailNeo@web121715.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <1312906074.48805.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07C849CE@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>
Message-ID: <BB6257AD2CA74CF9A45DFCE0E07CFDD7@dennismachine>

Personally, I'd like to see one pre-season game and eleven conference games. 
If they're in your conference, play 'em! 


From neonrye at aol.com  Tue Aug  9 17:05:33 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 18:05:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] First Report on Persa at Practice
Message-ID: <8CE24F79842FF91-106C-A8E82@webmail-m157.sysops.aol.com>

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/15416926/northwesterns-persa-limited-in-return-to-practice



From neonrye at aol.com  Wed Aug 10 18:11:59 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:11:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] SI Top 25 Power Rankings
Message-ID: <8CE25CA0A630FDE-26DC-279C7@webmail-d176.sysops.aol.com>


'Cats are ranked "No. 30" (in the "Next 5" category) in SI's Andy StaplesTop 25 Power Rankings:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/08/10/preseason-top-25/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Paul Levinson




From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 11 11:14:42 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:14:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
Message-ID: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
?
I just saw the countdown clock on rivals.com cross below 23 days. I'm getting excited. In the absence of real football news, I will share with you some ideas that I sent along to the NU athletic department. This is for entrainment purposes only. I will save you the trouble of replying by admitting that these ideas are A) as dumb at the BcS Mess and B) will not lead us to getting a big man for the NU basketball team. 
?
Victory & Honor,
Jim
?
?
Preface: Fitz is the face of NU football and there are lots of ways that we can use his 'brand' to promote NU football. 
?
1) I know that the athletic department has taken over funding of NUMB. I am a NUMBAlum so I am very, very familiar with the band. I think NUMB should have a 'block 51' formation. It could be used in the post-game or perhaps worked into the pre-game show. This could easily become an NU game day tradition. You might be able to get Coach Fitz to pick the song they play in the "old 51".? 
?
2) Rename the student section Area 51 and get banners advertising Dyche Stadium as "The 51st State".
?
3) As a promotion for cold weather games, give away free hot chocolate whenever the temperature drops below 51F during a game. 
?
4) I remember from my NUMB days that the game clock on the scoreboard would start with twenty minutes on it and would countdown to kickoff. I think it would be cool to change that 20:00 to 18:51 (the year the school was founded) and use that as the start of the countdown.?
?
5) This is an idea for a jumbo tron promotion during a TV timeout. Have the celebrity 'Fitz of the week'. You can show the back of someone in shoulder pads and a helmet wearing 51 Fitzgerald jersey. Then have the celebrity guest remove the helmet, turn around and give some sort of "Go Cats! "message. I am sure many of our famous alums and Chicago personalities would volunteer.?
?
6) Last year my fellow alums and I began a campaign on Facebook. It's called "51 for Fitz". The idea is simple. We all donate $51 to NU on December 2nd (the coach's birthday). Perhaps NU can promote this too. I expect it will grow each year and become a tradition. 

From neonrye at aol.com  Thu Aug 11 13:08:31 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:08:31 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
In-Reply-To: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <668944745-1313085971-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2049340366-@b25.c19.bise6.blackberry>

I love it all Jim.  Great stuff!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:14:42 
To: Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Reply-To: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
?
I just saw the countdown clock on rivals.com cross below 23 days. I'm getting excited. In the absence of real football news, I will share with you some ideas that I sent along to the NU athletic department. This is for entrainment purposes only. I will save you the trouble of replying by admitting that these ideas are A) as dumb at the BcS Mess and B) will not lead us to getting a big man for the NU basketball team. 
?
Victory & Honor,
Jim
?
?
Preface: Fitz is the face of NU football and there are lots of ways that we can use his 'brand' to promote NU football. 
?
1) I know that the athletic department has taken over funding of NUMB. I am a NUMBAlum so I am very, very familiar with the band. I think NUMB should have a 'block 51' formation. It could be used in the post-game or perhaps worked into the pre-game show. This could easily become an NU game day tradition. You might be able to get Coach Fitz to pick the song they play in the "old 51".? 
?
2) Rename the student section Area 51 and get banners advertising Dyche Stadium as "The 51st State".
?
3) As a promotion for cold weather games, give away free hot chocolate whenever the temperature drops below 51F during a game. 
?
4) I remember from my NUMB days that the game clock on the scoreboard would start with twenty minutes on it and would countdown to kickoff. I think it would be cool to change that 20:00 to 18:51 (the year the school was founded) and use that as the start of the countdown.?
?
5) This is an idea for a jumbo tron promotion during a TV timeout. Have the celebrity 'Fitz of the week'. You can show the back of someone in shoulder pads and a helmet wearing 51 Fitzgerald jersey. Then have the celebrity guest remove the helmet, turn around and give some sort of "Go Cats! "message. I am sure many of our famous alums and Chicago personalities would volunteer.?
?
6) Last year my fellow alums and I began a campaign on Facebook. It's called "51 for Fitz". The idea is simple. We all donate $51 to NU on December 2nd (the coach's birthday). Perhaps NU can promote this too. I expect it will grow each year and become a tradition. 
_______________________________________________
nwu-sports site list
nwu-sports at tssi.com
http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Thu Aug 11 06:24:08 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:24:08 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: NU Alum Rovell To ESPN Radio 980 DC Show
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC3729FFF35@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/espn-980-replaces-john-feinstein-with-darren-rovell/2011/08/10/gIQAcgia6I_blog.html


From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 11 17:35:46 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:35:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
In-Reply-To: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1313102146.21681.YahooMailNeo@web121708.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

This sounds weird, but I agree with everything Jim says! :) What's that, two times in a row -- one for each of our ideas??? Full moon or something.
?
I especially like the "Area 51" name for the student section - and just making Fitz our brand overall for NU football. He's probably too modest to do some of it, but whatever ways we can get him out there as the face of Northwestern is great. 
?
Honestly, now that Mr. Sweatervest is history, I think Fitz is the #2 most recognizable coach in the league after the iconic JoePa. Kirk Ferentz is pretty low key and Mr. Smug Smirk up in Madison has a lower Q rating. Fitz is Mr. Northwestern and embodies everything we want Northwestern to be. I don't get to many games in person anymore with being in Arizona, but when I do, it's always fun to watch Fitz on the sideline for awhile. He loves the game and his players, and he loves NU.
?
As for the season approaching, it's starting to get exciting ... love all the reports from practice and let's hope Persa keeps looking good and a running game emerges.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:14 AM
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
?
I just saw the countdown clock on rivals.com cross below 23 days. I'm getting excited. In the absence of real football news, I will share with you some ideas that I sent along to the NU athletic department. This is for entrainment purposes only. I will save you the trouble of replying by admitting that these ideas are A) as dumb at the BcS Mess and B) will not lead us to getting a big man for the NU basketball team. 
?
Victory & Honor,
Jim
?
?
Preface: Fitz is the face of NU football and there are lots of ways that we can use his 'brand' to promote NU football. 
?
1) I know that the athletic department has taken over funding of NUMB. I am a NUMBAlum so I am very, very familiar with the band. I think NUMB should have a 'block 51' formation. It could be used in the post-game or perhaps worked into the pre-game show. This could easily become an NU game day tradition. You might be able to get Coach Fitz to pick the song they play in the "old 51".? 
?
2) Rename the student section Area 51 and get banners advertising Dyche Stadium as "The 51st State".
?
3) As a promotion for cold weather games, give away free hot chocolate whenever the temperature drops below 51F during a game. 
?
4) I remember from my NUMB days that the game clock on the scoreboard would start with twenty minutes on it and would countdown to kickoff. I think it would be cool to change that 20:00 to 18:51 (the year the school was founded) and use that as the start of the countdown.?
?
5) This is an idea for a jumbo tron promotion during a TV timeout. Have the celebrity 'Fitz of the week'. You can show the back of someone in shoulder pads and a helmet wearing 51 Fitzgerald jersey. Then have the celebrity guest remove the helmet, turn around and give some sort of "Go Cats! "message. I am sure many of our famous alums and Chicago personalities would volunteer.?
?
6) Last year my fellow alums and I began a campaign on Facebook. It's called "51 for Fitz". The idea is simple. We all donate $51 to NU on December 2nd (the coach's birthday). Perhaps NU can promote this too. I expect it will grow each year and become a tradition. 
_______________________________________________
nwu-sports site list
nwu-sports at tssi.com
http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From nolan at tssi.com  Thu Aug 11 18:01:31 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:01:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
In-Reply-To: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20110811230131.D887C612C2@romaine.tssi.com>

Rivals pre-season bowl projections (talk about going out on a limb!) has
NU vs NIU in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

I honestly have to say that I would consider 2011 a real letdown if 
that's where we wind up in a bowl game, and saying that shows just 
how far we have progressed as a team!

But at least they do project the Big Ten as having two BCS slots again,
Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl against Oregon and Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl.
(Nebraska is projected against Texas A&M, which could get exciting,
considering the rather one-sided officiating in the A&M game last year.)
--
Mike Nolan


From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Thu Aug 11 19:24:33 2011
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:24:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] fitting
Message-ID: <21cce.1d0ea68e.3b75ccc1@aol.com>

Love the banter, and I think dOSU has hit bottom as our famous Orlando  
totmom, the most hated person in America surfaced wearing a dOSU cap somewhere  
in buckeyeland. Hell has company.

From neilkaplan at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 11 22:28:52 2011
From: neilkaplan at yahoo.com (Neil Kaplan)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:28:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] London calling - september 3
In-Reply-To: <21cce.1d0ea68e.3b75ccc1@aol.com>
References: <21cce.1d0ea68e.3b75ccc1@aol.com>
Message-ID: <1313119732.24179.YahooMailNeo@web120528.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Is anyone on our list in London?
I'll be there on 9/3 and would love to get together with fellow wildcat faithful

Neil

From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Fri Aug 12 09:20:36 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:20:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
In-Reply-To: <1313102146.21681.YahooMailNeo@web121708.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <1313102146.21681.YahooMailNeo@web121708.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1313158836.689.YahooMailNeo@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Marilyn was kind enough to share email addresses for Jim Phillips and Mike Polisky. I sent my ideas along and both men replied within minutes saying thank you. 
?
Go Cats!
Jim
?
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From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 23 days

This sounds weird, but I agree with everything Jim says! :) What's that, two times in a row -- one for each of our ideas??? Full moon or something.
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I especially like the "Area 51" name for the student section - and just making Fitz our brand overall for NU football. He's probably too modest to do some of it, but whatever ways we can get him out there as the face of Northwestern is great. 
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Honestly, now that Mr. Sweatervest is history, I think Fitz is the #2 most recognizable coach in the league after the iconic JoePa. Kirk Ferentz is pretty low key and Mr. Smug Smirk up in Madison has a lower Q rating. Fitz is Mr. Northwestern and embodies everything we want Northwestern to be. I don't get to many games in person anymore with being in Arizona, but when I do, it's always fun to watch Fitz on the sideline for awhile. He loves the game and his players, and he loves NU.
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As for the season approaching, it's starting to get exciting ... love all the reports from practice and let's hope Persa keeps looking good and a running game emerges.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:14 AM
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
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I just saw the countdown clock on rivals.com cross below 23 days. I'm getting excited. In the absence of real football news, I will share with you some ideas that I sent along to the NU athletic department. This is for entrainment purposes only. I will save you the trouble of replying by admitting that these ideas are A) as dumb at the BcS Mess and B) will not lead us to getting a big man for the NU basketball team. 
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Victory & Honor,
Jim
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Preface: Fitz is the face of NU football and there are lots of ways that we can use his 'brand' to promote NU football. 
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1) I know that the athletic department has taken over funding of NUMB. I am a NUMBAlum so I am very, very familiar with the band. I think NUMB should have a 'block 51' formation. It could be used in the post-game or perhaps worked into the pre-game show. This could easily become an NU game day tradition. You might be able to get Coach Fitz to pick the song they play in the "old 51".? 
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2) Rename the student section Area 51 and get banners advertising Dyche Stadium as "The 51st State".
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3) As a promotion for cold weather games, give away free hot chocolate whenever the temperature drops below 51F during a game. 
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4) I remember from my NUMB days that the game clock on the scoreboard would start with twenty minutes on it and would countdown to kickoff. I think it would be cool to change that 20:00 to 18:51 (the year the school was founded) and use that as the start of the countdown.?
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5) This is an idea for a jumbo tron promotion during a TV timeout. Have the celebrity 'Fitz of the week'. You can show the back of someone in shoulder pads and a helmet wearing 51 Fitzgerald jersey. Then have the celebrity guest remove the helmet, turn around and give some sort of "Go Cats! "message. I am sure many of our famous alums and Chicago personalities would volunteer.?
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6) Last year my fellow alums and I began a campaign on Facebook. It's called "51 for Fitz". The idea is simple. We all donate $51 to NU on December 2nd (the coach's birthday). Perhaps NU can promote this too. I expect it will grow each year and become a tradition. 
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 13 15:56:04 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:56:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
Message-ID: <1313268964.95578.YahooMailNeo@web121705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

So, it appears ATM is jumping the Longhorn ship.

And FSU, Clemson and Mizzou are next??? Can't really see Mizzou as an SEC school, but the others seem to fit.

And I don't blame ATM either -- we all knew last year that the Big XII's new makeup wouldn't last long. Texas was getting their own network, taking the UNL/CU shares and it was about to become Texas and the nine dwarfs.


I feel sort of bad for the old Big XII north remainders ... UNL and Colorado knew this was a sinking ship and left, but K-State, Iowa State and especially Kansas are looking for a life boat in a hurry right now. But then again, they knew they were signing a bad deal to stay with the new Longhorn League.

Not sure if this will affect the Big Ten -- Delaney made a smart move with UNL, but ever since then it's been bonehead decision after bonehead decision, from the names to the 9-game schedule.

I don't think the ripples reach us ... unless the ACC falls apart and the Big Least and ACC merge to form a super basketball conference and thus have the power to issue an ultimatum to the Evil Empire of "join fully or there's the door." If they do that, the Irish may go east for football too with traditional rivals Miami, BC and Pitt there ... or they may finally come to their geographical senses and join the Big Ten.

If that happens, the ideal foursome to add would probably be ND, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas (help the hoops rep :) ) ... but it would be hard to get those four great additions without Okie State, K-State, Texas Tech and Iowa State tagging along, and that would make no sense. Neither would going after Rutgers, Louisville, Cincinnati or Maryland.

We're at a good spot now with the 12 we have - Texas and Notre Dame would be huge additions and a reason to expand - it would essentially give the Big Ten all of the mega-names in college football's top-tier royalty except for Bama and SC. Oklahoma and Kansas would be nice too - the Sooners would have natural rivalries with the Huskers and Horns and KU would be a big boost on the hardcourt. But the rest would just be fluff and almost as stupid of a reason to expand the league as naming the divisions by those awful labels.

But it should be fun to watch the dominoes continue to fall the next 12 months.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
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* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From nolan at tssi.com  Sat Aug 13 19:29:40 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:29:40 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <1313268964.95578.YahooMailNeo@web121705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20110814002940.9319961556@romaine.tssi.com>

> And FSU, Clemson and Mizzou are next??? Can't really see Mizzou as an SEC 
> school, but the others seem to fit.

Missouri in many ways still thinks of itself as a 'southern' state,
an attitude that dates back to well before the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

But Mizzou thought it had a Big Ten inviration in the hip pocket 18 
months ago, and that fell through, so there may be an air of desperation 
in Columbia today.  And I would imagine folks at Kansas, KSU and ISU 
are even more concerned.  Maybe the WAC would take them? 

Houston as a replacement for A&M is definitely a step down. 

It will be interesting to see if the Big Twelve can hold itself together
again.  Right now I give it a 50-50 chance of surviving another year, 
and only 75-25 of surviving the month of August. 

Will UT protect Texas Tech and Baylor?  Will those schools do whatever
it takes (again) to stay in the fold? 

Will the Big Twelve become the Texas league?  SMU would probably sign up,
less sure about TCU. 
--
Mike Nolan


From nolan at tssi.com  Sat Aug 13 20:46:12 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:46:12 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] SI Big Ten Preview issue, who's on the cover?
Message-ID: <20110814014612.58C556156B@romaine.tssi.com>

So, my wife bought me a copy of Sports Illustrated's Big Ten Preview
issue. (Probably the first issue of SI that either of us have bought
in 5-6 years.)

Nebraska QB Taylor Martines is, not surprisingly, on the cover of the
copies being sold in Nebraska.

Who's on the cover in other parts of the country, and can you even
find this magazine outside of Big Ten territory?
--
Mike Nolan


From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Sat Aug 13 20:55:59 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:55:59 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] McNaul talks about brother in Afghanistan
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC371500F12@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/7016541-419/war-hits-home-for-northwesterns-bryce-mcnaul.html

From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Sat Aug 13 20:56:49 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:56:49 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] NY Post Sat. column - NU's Persa/Heisman campaign
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC371500F13@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/football/heavy_lifting_jqebf4ED504j8avmzRCAOP


From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 13 21:16:37 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <20110814002940.9319961556@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <1313268964.95578.YahooMailNeo@web121705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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True about Mizzou seeing itself as a southern state and wanting to make a move so they don't get left at the altar again ... it just seems like a reach for the SEC, I guess, where as ATM, Clemson and FSU seem natural fits (surprised GaTech isn't in the mix ... would certainly give Vandy some company on the brains side of the league :) ).

I can certainly see K-State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, etc. forming some sort of WAC/midwest conference. I probably feel the most for Kansas in this -- they have a much bigger athletics history than the other names just mentioned (mostly basketball of course), so to move down in league stature like that would create something like Memphis in CUSA for hoops.

I don't get the impression Texas is concerned with holding the league together, so without that it's crumbling. The Horns got the network they wanted and seem like they're the new independent power in the land (bye Notre Dame) -- Oklahoma better find a seat before the music stops, and Okie State better stay awfully close to their Sooner brethren as well.

If nothing else, it certainly has to make Osborne and the UNL folks feel all the better about their move. The Big XII was ready to crumble and they made a smart move for their school's future in academics, athletics and everything else.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
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* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Aug 14 15:44:19 2011
From: hakirsch at aol.com (hakirsch at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:44:19 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <1313288197.10466.YahooMailNeo@web121711.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1313268964.95578.YahooMailNeo@web121705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com><20110814002940.9319961556@romaine.tssi.com><1313288197.10466.YahooMailNeo@web121711.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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With speculation rampant that the SEC is not  finished recruiting teams I'm surprised no one from our list  has mentioned ohio state.  We all seem to feel their ethics would have them fit in quite nicely with our southern neighbors. Cinncinati is considered by some to be    "Southern" why not Columbus ? 

Then we again ask ND to join

Harry 
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:16:37 
To: Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>
Reply-To: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
Cc: NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...

True about Mizzou seeing itself as a southern state and wanting to make a move so they don't get left at the altar again ... it just seems like a reach for the SEC, I guess, where as ATM, Clemson and FSU seem natural fits (surprised GaTech isn't in the mix ... would certainly give Vandy some company on the brains side of the league :) ).

I can certainly see K-State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, etc. forming some sort of WAC/midwest conference. I probably feel the most for Kansas in this -- they have a much bigger athletics history than the other names just mentioned (mostly basketball of course), so to move down in league stature like that would create something like Memphis in CUSA for hoops.

I don't get the impression Texas is concerned with holding the league together, so without that it's crumbling. The Horns got the network they wanted and seem like they're the new independent power in the land (bye Notre Dame) -- Oklahoma better find a seat before the music stops, and Okie State better stay awfully close to their Sooner brethren as well.

If nothing else, it certainly has to make Osborne and the UNL folks feel all the better about their move. The Big XII was ready to crumble and they made a smart move for their school's future in academics, athletics and everything else.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================
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From scottzel at gmail.com  Sun Aug 14 15:54:30 2011
From: scottzel at gmail.com (Scott Zeller, M.D.)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:54:30 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <267023150-1313354662-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-244880883-@b4.c7.bise6.blackberry>
References: <1313268964.95578.YahooMailNeo@web121705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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Not so fast! SEC doesn't wan't TAMU or anyone else after all:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-sec-will-stay-at-12-teams-doesnt-add-texas-am-20110814,0,6404770.story

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> With speculation rampant that the SEC is not  finished recruiting teams I'm
> surprised no one from our list  has mentioned ohio state.  We all seem to
> feel their ethics would have them fit in quite nicely with our southern
> neighbors. Cinncinati is considered by some to be    "Southern" why not
> Columbus ?
>
> Then we again ask ND to join
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:16:37
> To: Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>
> Reply-To: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Cc: NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
>
> True about Mizzou seeing itself as a southern state and wanting to make a
> move so they don't get left at the altar again ... it just seems like a
> reach for the SEC, I guess, where as ATM, Clemson and FSU seem natural fits
> (surprised GaTech isn't in the mix ... would certainly give Vandy some
> company on the brains side of the league :) ).
>
> I can certainly see K-State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, etc.
> forming some sort of WAC/midwest conference. I probably feel the most for
> Kansas in this -- they have a much bigger athletics history than the other
> names just mentioned (mostly basketball of course), so to move down in
> league stature like that would create something like Memphis in CUSA for
> hoops.
>
> I don't get the impression Texas is concerned with holding the league
> together, so without that it's crumbling. The Horns got the network they
> wanted and seem like they're the new independent power in the land (bye
> Notre Dame) -- Oklahoma better find a seat before the music stops, and Okie
> State better stay awfully close to their Sooner brethren as well.
>
> If nothing else, it certainly has to make Osborne and the UNL folks feel
> all the better about their move. The Big XII was ready to crumble and they
> made a smart move for their school's future in academics, athletics and
> everything else.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
> ==========================
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From hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Aug 14 16:10:59 2011
From: hakirsch at aol.com (hakirsch at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:10:59 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <CAHChqvhqAuSQKHTVZStR+44+KhsGW3z7J3x-6n0P4gQ5a01=AQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes. Maybe a fake leak yesterday  as a stunt to see which outside schools would call the Commissioner
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Scott Zeller, M.D." <scottzel at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:54:30 
To: <hakirsch at aol.com>
Cc: SjT (Stephen J. Truog)<sjtruog at yahoo.com>; Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>; NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...

Not so fast! SEC doesn't wan't TAMU or anyone else after all:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-sec-will-stay-at-12-teams-doesnt-add-texas-am-20110814,0,6404770.story

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> With speculation rampant that the SEC is not  finished recruiting teams I'm
> surprised no one from our list  has mentioned ohio state.  We all seem to
> feel their ethics would have them fit in quite nicely with our southern
> neighbors. Cinncinati is considered by some to be    "Southern" why not
> Columbus ?
>
> Then we again ask ND to join
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:16:37
> To: Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>
> Reply-To: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Cc: NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
>
> True about Mizzou seeing itself as a southern state and wanting to make a
> move so they don't get left at the altar again ... it just seems like a
> reach for the SEC, I guess, where as ATM, Clemson and FSU seem natural fits
> (surprised GaTech isn't in the mix ... would certainly give Vandy some
> company on the brains side of the league :) ).
>
> I can certainly see K-State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, etc.
> forming some sort of WAC/midwest conference. I probably feel the most for
> Kansas in this -- they have a much bigger athletics history than the other
> names just mentioned (mostly basketball of course), so to move down in
> league stature like that would create something like Memphis in CUSA for
> hoops.
>
> I don't get the impression Texas is concerned with holding the league
> together, so without that it's crumbling. The Horns got the network they
> wanted and seem like they're the new independent power in the land (bye
> Notre Dame) -- Oklahoma better find a seat before the music stops, and Okie
> State better stay awfully close to their Sooner brethren as well.
>
> If nothing else, it certainly has to make Osborne and the UNL folks feel
> all the better about their move. The Big XII was ready to crumble and they
> made a smart move for their school's future in academics, athletics and
> everything else.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
> ==========================
> _______________________________________________
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 14 16:31:06 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:31:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <267023150-1313354662-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-244880883-@b4.c7.bise6.blackberry>
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I think the Big Ten and SEC could swap OSU and Vandy and each would be happy. :) I've said for years that the Buckeyes are "an SEC school in Big Ten clothing."

As for the ATM rumors, I'm not sure what to think. A trap to see if someone else was interested in bolting? Aggie remorse for not jumping ship last year? SEC cold feet at the altar? Wishful thinking by someone connected to Mizzou?

Whatever it is, it's sure getting things ready for football in a few weeks -- I can't wait to see UNL in the Big Ten, Utah in the Pac 12 and the other shakeups and if the Big Bevo's house of cards is crumbling as a league and we're moving towards superleagues that spell the END OF THE STUPID B(C)S, then I'm all for it!

Just as long as Jim Delaney has no role in naming these superleague divisions (though his proposal for the SEC with its 'mullets and marinade" divisions could be fun)

But like I said, the Big Ten needs to keep its doors closed unless the Irish or Longhorns come knocking - I don't see anyone else worth opening up for at this point.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sun Aug 14 20:41:38 2011
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:41:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] NY Post Sat. column - NU's Persa/Heisman campaign
Message-ID: <55b3.37df556f.3b79d352@aol.com>

I love it, as a 61 year old weight lifter I know the pain and pleasure of  
throwing iron around, Persa is a true stud and may be THE college football 
story  of the year. As my old coach/trainer Dick Woit used to say "you got to 
want  it"

From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Sun Aug 14 20:54:39 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:54:39 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
In-Reply-To: <1313357466.47857.YahooMailNeo@web121711.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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You have to look at the SEC statement very carefully.  They didn't say no to
TAMU, they just said not at this time.  One reason is they want the Aggies
to have all of their issues with the Big XII and the Texas Legislature
settled before the SEC is formally involved.  Slive is a smart guy and
doesn't want to be seen as having anything to do with the breakup of the Big
XII.

Then there is the matter of the 14th (or 15th and 16th) school(s).
Supposedly, a promise was made that no school would be invited from an
existing member's state.  That narrows the prospective field down to
Missouri and Virginia Tech, with my money on Va Tech if they only take one,
and another run at the Oklahoma schools if they go for three although their
cherished geographical equilibrium will be upset in that case.

This story is far from over and TAMU is unlikely to remain a Big XII member
for long - certainly not past this year.  Too many years in the shadow of
Austin and the Longhorn Network was the last straw.  If the Aggies leave and
the Big XII wants to stay together the most likely invites would be Houston
BYU and Louisville, whose AD said he wasn't interested yesterday.
Mark



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On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:31 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I think the Big Ten and SEC could swap OSU and Vandy and each would be
> happy. :) I've said for years that the Buckeyes are "an SEC school in Big
> Ten clothing."
>
> As for the ATM rumors, I'm not sure what to think. A trap to see if someone
> else was interested in bolting? Aggie remorse for not jumping ship last
> year? SEC cold feet at the altar? Wishful thinking by someone connected to
> Mizzou?
>
> Whatever it is, it's sure getting things ready for football in a few weeks
> -- I can't wait to see UNL in the Big Ten, Utah in the Pac 12 and the other
> shakeups and if the Big Bevo's house of cards is crumbling as a league and
> we're moving towards superleagues that spell the END OF THE STUPID B(C)S,
> then I'm all for it!
>
> Just as long as Jim Delaney has no role in naming these superleague
> divisions (though his proposal for the SEC with its 'mullets and marinade"
> divisions could be fun)
>
> But like I said, the Big Ten needs to keep its doors closed unless the
> Irish or Longhorns come knocking - I don't see anyone else worth opening up
> for at this point.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sun Aug 14 21:05:03 2011
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:05:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
Message-ID: <746cb.6dac7868.3b79d8cf@aol.com>

Perhaps we could balance the federal budget by selling Texas back to  
Mexico, this would solve many problems, both for the Bilgy 12 and the  SEC

From neonrye at aol.com  Mon Aug 15 14:58:11 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:58:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Corey Wootton
Message-ID: <8CE299CCBA486EA-2108-C1C@Webmail-d118.sysops.aol.com>

He's out 4 weeks with cartilage damage, suffered on kickoff duty the other night:  http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/6862145/chicago-bears-corey-wootton-miss-four-weeks-source-says



From j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu  Mon Aug 15 15:06:22 2011
From: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:06:22 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Corey Wootton
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References: <8CE299CCBA486EA-2108-C1C@Webmail-d118.sysops.aol.com>
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One interesting thing to note about this (although it is not directly
responsible for his injury) is that the Bears refused to kick off from the
35, instead electing to kick off from the 30 for a few times (before NFL
officials intervened).  As a part of the new CBA negotiations, the NFL moved
kickoffs from the 30 up to the 35 in order to reduce the chance of injury on
kickoffs (this rule will essentially guarantee touchbacks on the majority of
kickoffs, as demonstrated during the preseason so far).  The Bears (home of
Devin Hester) were understandably against this rule change and were
reportedly one of the handful of teams voting against this rule change. They
tried to show their defiance by not changing, but NFL officials said it was
not optional.

Also of note, it was just in 2006 that the NCAA moved kickoffs from the 35
back to the 30 in the interest of speeding up games (they later rescinded
some of the more controversial other rule changes from that season, but kept
the kickoff rule); in part, it was argued that aligning kickoff with that of
the NFL would allow them to better scout kickers and special teams players.
It will be interesting to see if the NCAA considers going back to the 35 now
that the NFL has done so (for comparison sake and, possibly moreso, safety).

Jonathan

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM, <neonrye at aol.com> wrote:

> He's out 4 weeks with cartilage damage, suffered on kickoff duty the other
> night:
> http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/6862145/chicago-bears-corey-wootton-miss-four-weeks-source-says
>
>
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:07:24 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding
	Contribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients
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Legendary broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger to share the NFF's Outstanding
Contributor to College Football Award in 2011.


DALLAS, August 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF)
announced today that longtime voices of college football Verne Lundquist and Brent
Musburger have been named co-recipients of the organization's 2011 Outstanding
Contribution to College Football Award. 

"We are thrilled to honor both Brent and Verne, two of the best announcers our sport has
ever known," said NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell. "Millions of fans have had their
fall Saturdays enriched by their exceptional storytelling abilities, and they stand atop
the broadcasting profession as true masters of capturing the drama of the gridiron. We are
all truly fortunate to have been in their audience for so many years, and we look forward
to honoring them at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 6 in New York City." 

First presented in 1974, the award provides national recognition to those whose efforts to
support the NFF and its goals have been local in nature or who have made significant
contributions to the game of football either to the manner in which it is played and
coached or to the manner in which it is enjoyed by spectators. Lundquist and Musburger
become the 35th and 36th recipients of this prestigious award. 

Lundquist and Musburger are most recent individuals to be announced as recipients of an
NFF Major Award in 2011, joining Dr. Archie Roberts (Distinguished American Award); Penn
State Athletics Director Tim Curley (John L. Toner Award for superior abilities as an
athletics administrator); and Ted Ruta (Outstanding Football Official Award). The Gold
Medal recipient and Chris Schenkel Award recipient for excellence in broadcasting will be
announced via national press releases in the near future. 

The NFF Major Award winners, along with the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame inductees
and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, will be
honored at the NFF 54th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York
City. For ticket information, please contact NFF director of national events Will Rudd at
800.486.1865 or wrudd at footballfoundation.com. 




VERNE LUNDQUIST'S BIO



Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat," Verne Lundquist
has become an integral part of the sports broadcasting landscape during the past forty
years with his memorable calls and a colorful approach that has made him a fan favorite.
Currently, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports' coverage of
college football, a post he has held since 1998 alongside analyst Gary Danielson.
Together, they have become the voices on CBS for SEC football. 

The versatile Lundquist also handles announcing roles for CBS's coverage of college
basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, the Masters, the
PGA Championship, and other PGA TOUR events. During his first stint at CBS from 1983 to
1995, Lundquist called the NFL and NBA, and was the network's lead figure skating
announcer for the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. 

Prior to CBS, Lundquist spent eight years at ABC Sports and three years as a play-by-play
announcer for TNT's coverage of the NFL, NBA, golf and figure skating coverage from 1995
to 1997. In all, he has called 20 different sports, including track and field, swimming
and diving, boxing, gymnastics and horse racing during his illustrious career. 

Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin before becoming the sports director at
WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he also worked as the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys for 16
seasons. He has been inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of
Fame, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Lundquist claimed
seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards from 1977 to 1983 and was named a
Legend of the Sun Bowl in 2005 by the Sun Bowl Association. 

Born in Duluth, Minn., Lundquist grew up in Everett, Wash. and Austin, Texas. He graduated
from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school's Distinguished Alumnus
Award. In 2009 Lundquist became a member of Texas Lutheran's Board of Regents. 

BRENT MUSBURGER'S BIO



A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and nearly every
sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has become one of the most-recognized voices and faces
in all of sports broadcasting. 

Musburger currently serves as the lead voice of college football for ABC and ESPN, and he
has called the action on ABC's Saturday Night Football since 2006. He has announced the
past five Rose Bowl Games and four BCS Championship games, including Auburn's 22-19 win
over Oregon this past season in the Tostitos BCS National Championship. 

Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports' primary host and
play-by-play commentator. During his reign at CBS, his broadcast responsibilities included
college football, The NFL Today, the NCAA Final Four, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships,
the NBA and the Masters. 

During his celebrated 40-year career, he has worked nearly every major sporting event,
including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Final Four, the World Cup,
the Indianapolis 500, the Masters, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the Little
League World Series, and he has done it across multiple media platforms for CBS, ABC,
ESPN, CBS Radio Network and ESPN Radio. In 2011, he claimed a well-deserved spot in the
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. 

A native of Billings, Mont., Musburger graduated from Northwestern University's Medill
School of Journalism before beginning his career as a sportswriter for the Chicago
American. He started his broadcast career in 1968 at WBBM-Radio in Chicago as the
station's sports director, later assuming the same title for WBBM-TV. He then moved to
KNXT-TV in Los Angeles as the co-anchor of the nightly news. 

Past recipients of the Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football Award include: 

1974 - Lathrop King Leishman
1975 - Joseph J. Tomlin
1976 - No honoree
1977 - No honoree
1978 - Jack Farcasin
1979 - No honoree
1980 - Field Scovell
1981 - Edward "Moose" Krause
1982 - Earnest E. Seiler
1983 - Gov. William Winter
1984 - No honoree
1985 - A.F. "Bud" Dudley
1986 - Rex Farrior
1987 - Chris Schenkel
1988 - Lindsey Nelson
1989 - Bob Woodruff
1990 - Bill Nichols
1991 - Don B. Canham
1992 - Eddie Robinson
1993 - John E. "Buddy" Leake
1994 - Mike Cleary
1995 - Fred Jacoby
1996 - Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw
1997 - Jack Lengyel
1998 - Marino H. Casem
1999 - Chuck Neinas
2000 - Tom Nugent
2001 - Thomas C. Hansen
2002 - Dal Shealy
2003 - Rudy J. Riska
2004 - Rick Dickson, Pat Harmon
2005 - Prentice Gautt
2006 - ESPN's College GameDay
2007 - The Collegiate Bowl Games
2008 - Bill Battle
2009 - Dan Jenkins
2010 - Dr. Joseph Kearney




Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat," Verne Lundquist
has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF Outstanding Contribution to College
Football Award.





A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and nearly every
sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF
Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.


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Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients
Legendary broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger to share the NFF's Outstanding Contributor to College Football Award in 2011.

DALLAS, August 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today that longtime voices of college football Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger have been named co-recipients of the organization's 2011 Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.

"We are thrilled to honor both Brent and Verne, two of the best announcers our sport has ever known," said NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell. "Millions of fans have had their fall Saturdays enriched by their exceptional storytelling abilities, and they stand atop the broadcasting profession as true masters of capturing the drama of the gridiron. We are all truly fortunate to have been in their audience for so many years, and we look forward to honoring them at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 6 in New York City."

First presented in 1974, the award provides national recognition to those whose efforts to support the NFF and its goals have been local in nature or who have made significant contributions to the game of football either to the manner in which it is played and coached or to the manner in which it is enjoyed by spectators. Lundquist and Musburger become the 35th and 36th recipients of this prestigious award.

Lundquist and Musburger are most recent individuals to be announced as recipients of an NFF Major Award in 2011, joining Dr. Archie Roberts (Distinguished American Award); Penn State Athletics Director Tim Curley (John L. Toner Award for superior abilities as an athletics administrator); and Ted Ruta (Outstanding Football Official Award). The Gold Medal recipient and Chris Schenkel Award recipient for excellence in broadcasting will be announced via national press releases in the near future.

The NFF Major Award winners, along with the 2011 College Football Hall of Fame inductees and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, will be honored at the NFF 54th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. For ticket information, please contact NFF director of national events Will Rudd at 800.486.1865 or wrudd at footballfoundation.com<mailto:wrudd at footballfoundation.com>.


VERNE LUNDQUIST'S BIO


Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat," Verne Lundquist has become an integral part of the sports broadcasting landscape during the past forty years with his memorable calls and a colorful approach that has made him a fan favorite. Currently, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports' coverage of college football, a post he has held since 1998 alongside analyst Gary Danielson. Together, they have become the voices on CBS for SEC football.

The versatile Lundquist also handles announcing roles for CBS's coverage of college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, the Masters, the PGA Championship, and other PGA TOUR events. During his first stint at CBS from 1983 to 1995, Lundquist called the NFL and NBA, and was the network's lead figure skating announcer for the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

Prior to CBS, Lundquist spent eight years at ABC Sports and three years as a play-by-play announcer for TNT's coverage of the NFL, NBA, golf and figure skating coverage from 1995 to 1997. In all, he has called 20 different sports, including track and field, swimming and diving, boxing, gymnastics and horse racing during his illustrious career.

Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin before becoming the sports director at WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he also worked as the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys for 16 seasons. He has been inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Lundquist claimed seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards from 1977 to 1983 and was named a Legend of the Sun Bowl in 2005 by the Sun Bowl Association.

Born in Duluth, Minn., Lundquist grew up in Everett, Wash. and Austin, Texas. He graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school's Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2009 Lundquist became a member of Texas Lutheran's Board of Regents.
BRENT MUSBURGER'S BIO


A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and nearly every sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has become one of the most-recognized voices and faces in all of sports broadcasting.

Musburger currently serves as the lead voice of college football for ABC and ESPN, and he has called the action on ABC's Saturday Night Football since 2006. He has announced the past five Rose Bowl Games and four BCS Championship games, including Auburn's 22-19 win over Oregon this past season in the Tostitos BCS National Championship.

Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports' primary host and play-by-play commentator. During his reign at CBS, his broadcast responsibilities included college football, The NFL Today, the NCAA Final Four, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the NBA and the Masters.

During his celebrated 40-year career, he has worked nearly every major sporting event, including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Final Four, the World Cup, the Indianapolis 500, the Masters, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the Little League World Series, and he has done it across multiple media platforms for CBS, ABC, ESPN, CBS Radio Network and ESPN Radio. In 2011, he claimed a well-deserved spot in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.

A native of Billings, Mont., Musburger graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism before beginning his career as a sportswriter for the Chicago American. He started his broadcast career in 1968 at WBBM-Radio in Chicago as the station's sports director, later assuming the same title for WBBM-TV. He then moved to KNXT-TV in Los Angeles as the co-anchor of the nightly news.

Past recipients of the Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football Award include:

1974 - Lathrop King Leishman
1975 - Joseph J. Tomlin
1976 - No honoree
1977 - No honoree
1978 - Jack Farcasin
1979 - No honoree
1980 - Field Scovell
1981 - Edward "Moose" Krause
1982 - Earnest E. Seiler
1983 - Gov. William Winter
1984 - No honoree
1985 - A.F. "Bud" Dudley
1986 - Rex Farrior
1987 - Chris Schenkel
1988 - Lindsey Nelson
1989 - Bob Woodruff
1990 - Bill Nichols
1991 - Don B. Canham
1992 - Eddie Robinson
1993 - John E. "Buddy" Leake
1994 - Mike Cleary
1995 - Fred Jacoby
1996 - Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw
1997 - Jack Lengyel
1998 - Marino H. Casem
1999 - Chuck Neinas
2000 - Tom Nugent
2001 - Thomas C. Hansen
2002 - Dal Shealy
2003 - Rudy J. Riska
2004 - Rick Dickson, Pat Harmon
2005 - Prentice Gautt
2006 - ESPN's College GameDay
2007 - The Collegiate Bowl Games
2008 - Bill Battle
2009 - Dan Jenkins
2010 - Dr. Joseph Kearney
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Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat," Verne Lundquist has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.
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A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and nearly every sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.

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From scottzel at gmail.com  Tue Aug 16 12:20:09 2011
From: scottzel at gmail.com (Scott Zeller, M.D.)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:20:09 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding
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I had always heard Brent was an NU dropout? Have I misheard all these years?
Says below he is a Medill grad.

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> Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur
> Football Award
> Co-Recipients
>
>
> Legendary broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger to share the
> NFF's Outstanding
> Contributor to College Football Award in 2011.
>
>
> DALLAS, August 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall
> of Fame (NFF)
> announced today that longtime voices of college football Verne Lundquist
> and Brent
> Musburger have been named co-recipients of the organization's 2011
> Outstanding
> Contribution to College Football Award.
>
> "We are thrilled to honor both Brent and Verne, two of the best announcers
> our sport has
> ever known," said NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell. "Millions of fans
> have had their
> fall Saturdays enriched by their exceptional storytelling abilities, and
> they stand atop
> the broadcasting profession as true masters of capturing the drama of the
> gridiron. We are
> all truly fortunate to have been in their audience for so many years, and
> we look forward
> to honoring them at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 6 in New York
> City."
>
> First presented in 1974, the award provides national recognition to those
> whose efforts to
> support the NFF and its goals have been local in nature or who have made
> significant
> contributions to the game of football either to the manner in which it is
> played and
> coached or to the manner in which it is enjoyed by spectators. Lundquist
> and Musburger
> become the 35th and 36th recipients of this prestigious award.
>
> Lundquist and Musburger are most recent individuals to be announced as
> recipients of an
> NFF Major Award in 2011, joining Dr. Archie Roberts (Distinguished American
> Award); Penn
> State Athletics Director Tim Curley (John L. Toner Award for superior
> abilities as an
> athletics administrator); and Ted Ruta (Outstanding Football Official
> Award). The Gold
> Medal recipient and Chris Schenkel Award recipient for excellence in
> broadcasting will be
> announced via national press releases in the near future.
>
> The NFF Major Award winners, along with the 2011 College Football Hall of
> Fame inductees
> and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity
> Investments, will be
> honored at the NFF 54th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the
> Waldorf-Astoria in New York
> City. For ticket information, please contact NFF director of national
> events Will Rudd at
> 800.486.1865 or wrudd at footballfoundation.com.
>
>
>
>
> VERNE LUNDQUIST'S BIO
>
>
>
> Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat,"
> Verne Lundquist
> has become an integral part of the sports broadcasting landscape during the
> past forty
> years with his memorable calls and a colorful approach that has made him a
> fan favorite.
> Currently, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports'
> coverage of
> college football, a post he has held since 1998 alongside analyst Gary
> Danielson.
> Together, they have become the voices on CBS for SEC football.
>
> The versatile Lundquist also handles announcing roles for CBS's coverage of
> college
> basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship,
> the Masters, the
> PGA Championship, and other PGA TOUR events. During his first stint at CBS
> from 1983 to
> 1995, Lundquist called the NFL and NBA, and was the network's lead figure
> skating
> announcer for the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
>
> Prior to CBS, Lundquist spent eight years at ABC Sports and three years as
> a play-by-play
> announcer for TNT's coverage of the NFL, NBA, golf and figure skating
> coverage from 1995
> to 1997. In all, he has called 20 different sports, including track and
> field, swimming
> and diving, boxing, gymnastics and horse racing during his illustrious
> career.
>
> Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin before becoming the sports
> director at
> WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he also worked as the radio voice of the Dallas
> Cowboys for 16
> seasons. He has been inducted into the National Sportscasters and
> Sportswriters Hall of
> Fame, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
> Lundquist claimed
> seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards from 1977 to 1983
> and was named a
> Legend of the Sun Bowl in 2005 by the Sun Bowl Association.
>
> Born in Duluth, Minn., Lundquist grew up in Everett, Wash. and Austin,
> Texas. He graduated
> from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school's
> Distinguished Alumnus
> Award. In 2009 Lundquist became a member of Texas Lutheran's Board of
> Regents.
>
> BRENT MUSBURGER'S BIO
>
>
>
> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and
> nearly every
> sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has become one of the most-recognized
> voices and faces
> in all of sports broadcasting.
>
> Musburger currently serves as the lead voice of college football for ABC
> and ESPN, and he
> has called the action on ABC's Saturday Night Football since 2006. He has
> announced the
> past five Rose Bowl Games and four BCS Championship games, including
> Auburn's 22-19 win
> over Oregon this past season in the Tostitos BCS National Championship.
>
> Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports' primary host
> and
> play-by-play commentator. During his reign at CBS, his broadcast
> responsibilities included
> college football, The NFL Today, the NCAA Final Four, the U.S. Open Tennis
> Championships,
> the NBA and the Masters.
>
> During his celebrated 40-year career, he has worked nearly every major
> sporting event,
> including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Final Four,
> the World Cup,
> the Indianapolis 500, the Masters, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and
> the Little
> League World Series, and he has done it across multiple media platforms for
> CBS, ABC,
> ESPN, CBS Radio Network and ESPN Radio. In 2011, he claimed a well-deserved
> spot in the
> National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
>
> A native of Billings, Mont., Musburger graduated from Northwestern
> University's Medill
> School of Journalism before beginning his career as a sportswriter for the
> Chicago
> American. He started his broadcast career in 1968 at WBBM-Radio in Chicago
> as the
> station's sports director, later assuming the same title for WBBM-TV. He
> then moved to
> KNXT-TV in Los Angeles as the co-anchor of the nightly news.
>
> Past recipients of the Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football Award
> include:
>
> 1974 - Lathrop King Leishman
> 1975 - Joseph J. Tomlin
> 1976 - No honoree
> 1977 - No honoree
> 1978 - Jack Farcasin
> 1979 - No honoree
> 1980 - Field Scovell
> 1981 - Edward "Moose" Krause
> 1982 - Earnest E. Seiler
> 1983 - Gov. William Winter
> 1984 - No honoree
> 1985 - A.F. "Bud" Dudley
> 1986 - Rex Farrior
> 1987 - Chris Schenkel
> 1988 - Lindsey Nelson
> 1989 - Bob Woodruff
> 1990 - Bill Nichols
> 1991 - Don B. Canham
> 1992 - Eddie Robinson
> 1993 - John E. "Buddy" Leake
> 1994 - Mike Cleary
> 1995 - Fred Jacoby
> 1996 - Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw
> 1997 - Jack Lengyel
> 1998 - Marino H. Casem
> 1999 - Chuck Neinas
> 2000 - Tom Nugent
> 2001 - Thomas C. Hansen
> 2002 - Dal Shealy
> 2003 - Rudy J. Riska
> 2004 - Rick Dickson, Pat Harmon
> 2005 - Prentice Gautt
> 2006 - ESPN's College GameDay
> 2007 - The Collegiate Bowl Games
> 2008 - Bill Battle
> 2009 - Dan Jenkins
> 2010 - Dr. Joseph Kearney
>
>
>
>
> Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat,"
> Verne Lundquist
> has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF Outstanding Contribution
> to College
> Football Award.
>
>
>
>
>
> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and
> nearly every
> sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the
> 2011 NFF
> Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.
>
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From hakirsch at aol.com  Tue Aug 16 12:24:47 2011
From: hakirsch at aol.com (hakirsch at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:24:47 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF
	OutstandingContribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients
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I always assumed he graduated. When he and Irv Cross used to do the games together each would mention any time NU's name came up,"Hey isn't that your ala mater ?". I assume ala mater refers only to graduates not attendees but I don't know my Latin

Harry

Harry
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding
 Contribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients

I had always heard Brent was an NU dropout? Have I misheard all these years?
Says below he is a Medill grad.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Roy S. Lamberton
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> Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur
> Football Award
> Co-Recipients
>
>
> Legendary broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger to share the
> NFF's Outstanding
> Contributor to College Football Award in 2011.
>
>
> DALLAS, August 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall
> of Fame (NFF)
> announced today that longtime voices of college football Verne Lundquist
> and Brent
> Musburger have been named co-recipients of the organization's 2011
> Outstanding
> Contribution to College Football Award.
>
> "We are thrilled to honor both Brent and Verne, two of the best announcers
> our sport has
> ever known," said NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell. "Millions of fans
> have had their
> fall Saturdays enriched by their exceptional storytelling abilities, and
> they stand atop
> the broadcasting profession as true masters of capturing the drama of the
> gridiron. We are
> all truly fortunate to have been in their audience for so many years, and
> we look forward
> to honoring them at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 6 in New York
> City."
>
> First presented in 1974, the award provides national recognition to those
> whose efforts to
> support the NFF and its goals have been local in nature or who have made
> significant
> contributions to the game of football either to the manner in which it is
> played and
> coached or to the manner in which it is enjoyed by spectators. Lundquist
> and Musburger
> become the 35th and 36th recipients of this prestigious award.
>
> Lundquist and Musburger are most recent individuals to be announced as
> recipients of an
> NFF Major Award in 2011, joining Dr. Archie Roberts (Distinguished American
> Award); Penn
> State Athletics Director Tim Curley (John L. Toner Award for superior
> abilities as an
> athletics administrator); and Ted Ruta (Outstanding Football Official
> Award). The Gold
> Medal recipient and Chris Schenkel Award recipient for excellence in
> broadcasting will be
> announced via national press releases in the near future.
>
> The NFF Major Award winners, along with the 2011 College Football Hall of
> Fame inductees
> and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity
> Investments, will be
> honored at the NFF 54th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the
> Waldorf-Astoria in New York
> City. For ticket information, please contact NFF director of national
> events Will Rudd at
> 800.486.1865 or wrudd at footballfoundation.com.
>
>
>
>
> VERNE LUNDQUIST'S BIO
>
>
>
> Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden Throat,"
> Verne Lundquist
> has become an integral part of the sports broadcasting landscape during the
> past forty
> years with his memorable calls and a colorful approach that has made him a
> fan favorite.
> Currently, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports'
> coverage of
> college football, a post he has held since 1998 alongside analyst Gary
> Danielson.
> Together, they have become the voices on CBS for SEC football.
>
> The versatile Lundquist also handles announcing roles for CBS's coverage of
> college
> basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship,
> the Masters, the
> PGA Championship, and other PGA TOUR events. During his first stint at CBS
> from 1983 to
> 1995, Lundquist called the NFL and NBA, and was the network's lead figure
> skating
> announcer for the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
>
> Prior to CBS, Lundquist spent eight years at ABC Sports and three years as
> a play-by-play
> announcer for TNT's coverage of the NFL, NBA, golf and figure skating
> coverage from 1995
> to 1997. In all, he has called 20 different sports, including track and
> field, swimming
> and diving, boxing, gymnastics and horse racing during his illustrious
> career.
>
> Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin before becoming the sports
> director at
> WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he also worked as the radio voice of the Dallas
> Cowboys for 16
> seasons. He has been inducted into the National Sportscasters and
> Sportswriters Hall of
> Fame, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
> Lundquist claimed
> seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards from 1977 to 1983
> and was named a
> Legend of the Sun Bowl in 2005 by the Sun Bowl Association.
>
> Born in Duluth, Minn., Lundquist grew up in Everett, Wash. and Austin,
> Texas. He graduated
> from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school's
> Distinguished Alumnus
> Award. In 2009 Lundquist became a member of Texas Lutheran's Board of
> Regents.
>
> BRENT MUSBURGER'S BIO
>
>
>
> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and
> nearly every
> sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has become one of the most-recognized
> voices and faces
> in all of sports broadcasting.
>
> Musburger currently serves as the lead voice of college football for ABC
> and ESPN, and he
> has called the action on ABC's Saturday Night Football since 2006. He has
> announced the
> past five Rose Bowl Games and four BCS Championship games, including
> Auburn's 22-19 win
> over Oregon this past season in the Tostitos BCS National Championship.
>
> Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports' primary host
> and
> play-by-play commentator. During his reign at CBS, his broadcast
> responsibilities included
> college football, The NFL Today, the NCAA Final Four, the U.S. Open Tennis
> Championships,
> the NBA and the Masters.
>
> During his celebrated 40-year career, he has worked nearly every major
> sporting event,
> including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Final Four,
> the World Cup,
> the Indianapolis 500, the Masters, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and
> the Little
> League World Series, and he has done it across multiple media platforms for
> CBS, ABC,
> ESPN, CBS Radio Network and ESPN Radio. In 2011, he claimed a well-deserved
> spot in the
> National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
>
> A native of Billings, Mont., Musburger graduated from Northwestern
> University's Medill
> School of Journalism before beginning his career as a sportswriter for the
> Chicago
> American. He started his broadcast career in 1968 at WBBM-Radio in Chicago
> as the
> station's sports director, later assuming the same title for WBBM-TV. He
> then moved to
> KNXT-TV in Los Angeles as the co-anchor of the nightly news.
>
> Past recipients of the Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football Award
> include:
>
> 1974 - Lathrop King Leishman
> 1975 - Joseph J. Tomlin
> 1976 - No honoree
> 1977 - No honoree
> 1978 - Jack Farcasin
> 1979 - No honoree
> 1980 - Field Scovell
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> Football Award.
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> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks and
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From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Tue Aug 16 12:35:46 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:35:46 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named
	NFFOutstandingContribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients
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Don't think so.

Northwestern is happy to count him as an alum even though he didn't
graduate.  All of the references I could find use the word "attended"
rather than "graduated".  It appears that he left Medill to work for the
Chicago American.  It was an afternoon tabloid that was folded into the
Trib in 1974.  By then Mushberger had made the successful transition to
TV and never looked back.

Jeff

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I always assumed he graduated. When he and Irv Cross used to do the
games together each would mention any time NU's name came up,"Hey isn't
that your ala mater ?". I assume ala mater refers only to graduates not
attendees but I don't know my Latin

Harry

Harry
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF
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 Contribution to Amateur Football Award Co-Recipients

I had always heard Brent was an NU dropout? Have I misheard all these
years?
Says below he is a Medill grad.

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> Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur
> Football Award
> Co-Recipients
>
>
> Legendary broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger to share
the
> NFF's Outstanding
> Contributor to College Football Award in 2011.
>
>
> DALLAS, August 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation & College
Hall
> of Fame (NFF)
> announced today that longtime voices of college football Verne
Lundquist
> and Brent
> Musburger have been named co-recipients of the organization's 2011
> Outstanding
> Contribution to College Football Award.
>
> "We are thrilled to honor both Brent and Verne, two of the best
announcers
> our sport has
> ever known," said NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell. "Millions of
fans
> have had their
> fall Saturdays enriched by their exceptional storytelling abilities,
and
> they stand atop
> the broadcasting profession as true masters of capturing the drama of
the
> gridiron. We are
> all truly fortunate to have been in their audience for so many years,
and
> we look forward
> to honoring them at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 6 in New
York
> City."
>
> First presented in 1974, the award provides national recognition to
those
> whose efforts to
> support the NFF and its goals have been local in nature or who have
made
> significant
> contributions to the game of football either to the manner in which it
is
> played and
> coached or to the manner in which it is enjoyed by spectators.
Lundquist
> and Musburger
> become the 35th and 36th recipients of this prestigious award.
>
> Lundquist and Musburger are most recent individuals to be announced as
> recipients of an
> NFF Major Award in 2011, joining Dr. Archie Roberts (Distinguished
American
> Award); Penn
> State Athletics Director Tim Curley (John L. Toner Award for superior
> abilities as an
> athletics administrator); and Ted Ruta (Outstanding Football Official
> Award). The Gold
> Medal recipient and Chris Schenkel Award recipient for excellence in
> broadcasting will be
> announced via national press releases in the near future.
>
> The NFF Major Award winners, along with the 2011 College Football Hall
of
> Fame inductees
> and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity
> Investments, will be
> honored at the NFF 54th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 at the
> Waldorf-Astoria in New York
> City. For ticket information, please contact NFF director of national
> events Will Rudd at
> 800.486.1865 or wrudd at footballfoundation.com.
>
>
>
>
> VERNE LUNDQUIST'S BIO
>
>
>
> Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden
Throat,"
> Verne Lundquist
> has become an integral part of the sports broadcasting landscape
during the
> past forty
> years with his memorable calls and a colorful approach that has made
him a
> fan favorite.
> Currently, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS
Sports'
> coverage of
> college football, a post he has held since 1998 alongside analyst Gary
> Danielson.
> Together, they have become the voices on CBS for SEC football.
>
> The versatile Lundquist also handles announcing roles for CBS's
coverage of
> college
> basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship,
> the Masters, the
> PGA Championship, and other PGA TOUR events. During his first stint at
CBS
> from 1983 to
> 1995, Lundquist called the NFL and NBA, and was the network's lead
figure
> skating
> announcer for the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
>
> Prior to CBS, Lundquist spent eight years at ABC Sports and three
years as
> a play-by-play
> announcer for TNT's coverage of the NFL, NBA, golf and figure skating
> coverage from 1995
> to 1997. In all, he has called 20 different sports, including track
and
> field, swimming
> and diving, boxing, gymnastics and horse racing during his illustrious
> career.
>
> Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin before becoming the
sports
> director at
> WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he also worked as the radio voice of the
Dallas
> Cowboys for 16
> seasons. He has been inducted into the National Sportscasters and
> Sportswriters Hall of
> Fame, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
> Lundquist claimed
> seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year awards from 1977 to
1983
> and was named a
> Legend of the Sun Bowl in 2005 by the Sun Bowl Association.
>
> Born in Duluth, Minn., Lundquist grew up in Everett, Wash. and Austin,
> Texas. He graduated
> from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school's
> Distinguished Alumnus
> Award. In 2009 Lundquist became a member of Texas Lutheran's Board of
> Regents.
>
> BRENT MUSBURGER'S BIO
>
>
>
> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks
and
> nearly every
> sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has become one of the
most-recognized
> voices and faces
> in all of sports broadcasting.
>
> Musburger currently serves as the lead voice of college football for
ABC
> and ESPN, and he
> has called the action on ABC's Saturday Night Football since 2006. He
has
> announced the
> past five Rose Bowl Games and four BCS Championship games, including
> Auburn's 22-19 win
> over Oregon this past season in the Tostitos BCS National
Championship.
>
> Musburger joined ABC in May 1990 after 15 years as CBS Sports' primary
host
> and
> play-by-play commentator. During his reign at CBS, his broadcast
> responsibilities included
> college football, The NFL Today, the NCAA Final Four, the U.S. Open
Tennis
> Championships,
> the NBA and the Masters.
>
> During his celebrated 40-year career, he has worked nearly every major
> sporting event,
> including the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Final
Four,
> the World Cup,
> the Indianapolis 500, the Masters, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships,
and
> the Little
> League World Series, and he has done it across multiple media
platforms for
> CBS, ABC,
> ESPN, CBS Radio Network and ESPN Radio. In 2011, he claimed a
well-deserved
> spot in the
> National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.
>
> A native of Billings, Mont., Musburger graduated from Northwestern
> University's Medill
> School of Journalism before beginning his career as a sportswriter for
the
> Chicago
> American. He started his broadcast career in 1968 at WBBM-Radio in
Chicago
> as the
> station's sports director, later assuming the same title for WBBM-TV.
He
> then moved to
> KNXT-TV in Los Angeles as the co-anchor of the nightly news.
>
> Past recipients of the Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football
Award
> include:
>
> 1974 - Lathrop King Leishman
> 1975 - Joseph J. Tomlin
> 1976 - No honoree
> 1977 - No honoree
> 1978 - Jack Farcasin
> 1979 - No honoree
> 1980 - Field Scovell
> 1981 - Edward "Moose" Krause
> 1982 - Earnest E. Seiler
> 1983 - Gov. William Winter
> 1984 - No honoree
> 1985 - A.F. "Bud" Dudley
> 1986 - Rex Farrior
> 1987 - Chris Schenkel
> 1988 - Lindsey Nelson
> 1989 - Bob Woodruff
> 1990 - Bill Nichols
> 1991 - Don B. Canham
> 1992 - Eddie Robinson
> 1993 - John E. "Buddy" Leake
> 1994 - Mike Cleary
> 1995 - Fred Jacoby
> 1996 - Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw
> 1997 - Jack Lengyel
> 1998 - Marino H. Casem
> 1999 - Chuck Neinas
> 2000 - Tom Nugent
> 2001 - Thomas C. Hansen
> 2002 - Dal Shealy
> 2003 - Rudy J. Riska
> 2004 - Rick Dickson, Pat Harmon
> 2005 - Prentice Gautt
> 2006 - ESPN's College GameDay
> 2007 - The Collegiate Bowl Games
> 2008 - Bill Battle
> 2009 - Dan Jenkins
> 2010 - Dr. Joseph Kearney
>
>
>
>
> Known throughout the sports broadcasting industry as the "Golden
Throat,"
> Verne Lundquist
> has been named a 2011 co-recipient of the 2011 NFF Outstanding
Contribution
> to College
> Football Award.
>
>
>
>
>
> A multi-faceted talent with experience spanning decades and networks
and
> nearly every
> sport imaginable, Brent Musburger has been named a 2011 co-recipient
of the
> 2011 NFF
> Outstanding Contribution to College Football Award.
>
>
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From nolan at tssi.com  Tue Aug 16 13:08:54 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:08:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: Lundquist and Musburger Named NFF Outstanding
In-Reply-To: <CAHChqvhvj4Sk7WdGZ74ow1ETPhNBERjHJquWTiOVA8_dr_an6g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20110816180854.56DBD6155E@romaine.tssi.com>

> I had always heard Brent was an NU dropout? Have I misheard all these years?
> Says below he is a Medill grad.

According to the 2002 alumni directory, Brent earned a BS from Medill
in 1961.
--
Mike Nolan


From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Tue Aug 16 17:13:14 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:13:14 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: kudos to NU for Persa marketing
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC372BBB594@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/confirm/nwu-sports/defedfea421538a01d00ea0b403e850ca99892d8


From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Tue Aug 16 17:15:56 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:15:56 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: kudos to NU for Persa marketing
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC372BBB59D@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://joefavorito.com/2011/08/13/playing-the-persa/


From Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com  Tue Aug 16 17:10:46 2011
From: Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com (Weinbaum, Willie)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:10:46 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: kudos to NU for Persa marketing
Message-ID: <1F89BB2CE7A5B94D969618E8CC769CC372BBB58C@XCHGBRS4.corp.espn.pvt>

http://joefavorito.com/2011/08/13/playing-the-persa/


From neonrye at aol.com  Tue Aug 16 19:45:07 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:45:07 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] FW: kudos to NU for Persa marketing
Message-ID: <1660944603-1313541758-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1220307406-@b25.c19.bise6.blackberry>

According to today's NY DAILY NEWS, 'Cats are 3-point underdogs to BC--i.e., the home-field advantage spread.
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 18 01:16:42 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:16:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...
Message-ID: <1313648202.80308.YahooMailNeo@web121707.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

... thinking that Jim Tressel and Bucknut Nation are giving thanks for the Miami Hurricanes right about now?

Wowza ... between that and UNC's misdealings, Butch Davis should have just stayed in Cleveland.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 18 08:33:13 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:33:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...
In-Reply-To: <CAAxRJu6LcuhwT29=tmLgDpRLa_7uvCab3VbPSTeThqOoYxCqGw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1313648202.80308.YahooMailNeo@web121707.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <CAAxRJu6LcuhwT29=tmLgDpRLa_7uvCab3VbPSTeThqOoYxCqGw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1313674393.35327.YahooMailNeo@web121718.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Doh! You are correct ... Butch was gone. My blurry eyes last night had me thinking it just clipped his tenure there.

I guess the encouraging thing of this mess is that the Cane program didn't "get what they paid for" during that span and went from national title contender to ACC mid-level team under his booster's reign of terror.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
?
* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================


________________________________
From: Jonathan Amaya-Hodges <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
To: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
Cc: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...


Note that Butch Davis wasn't actually at Miami for any of these allegations, which took place between 2002 and 2010, after he already bolted for the NFL.
In any case, this is indeed quite a story.
--
Jonathan
On Aug 18, 2011 2:17 AM, "SjT (Stephen J. Truog)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ... thinking that Jim Tressel and Bucknut Nation are giving thanks for the Miami Hurricanes right about now?
> 
> Wowza ... between that and UNC's misdealings, Butch Davis should have just stayed in Cleveland.
> 
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
> ?
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Aug 18 16:48:55 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:48:55 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Telander on a roll
Message-ID: <001101cc5df0$a0e0e810$e2a2b830$@com>

I notice that our "other" alum, Rick Telander is demanding the death penalty for Miami
over this latest flap.

I can't imagine coaches being ignorant of players heading for parties after games, etc.,
but to hold a head coach responsible for what players do away from campus is a little
unrealistic.

Of course we could lock the players up in an athletic dorm and make the check in and out -
but even the military gave that up 20 years ago, and they have a lot more weapons to deal
with personnel infractions than an NCAA program. Besides, weren't athletic dorms
eliminated because they were a possible place for special "benefits?"

Any ideas?

rsl

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
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Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
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==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========




From thehaze at earthlink.net  Thu Aug 18 18:01:14 2011
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:01:14 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...
Message-ID: <8094588.1313708474590.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

When Ohio State plays Miami on Sept. 17th, it'll be called the Rogue Bowl -- Jim B.


-----Original Message-----
>From: "SjT (Stephen J. Truog)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Aug 17, 2011 11:16 PM
>To: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
>Subject: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...
>
>... thinking that Jim Tressel and Bucknut Nation are giving thanks for the Miami Hurricanes right about now?
>
>Wowza ... between that and UNC's misdealings, Butch Davis should have just stayed in Cleveland.
>
>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
>?
>* * * * * * * * *
>STEPHEN J. TRUOG
>sjtruog at yahoo.com
>GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
>Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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From scottzel at gmail.com  Thu Aug 18 18:24:00 2011
From: scottzel at gmail.com (Scott Zeller, M.D.)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:24:00 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] Aaaaaaanyone ...
In-Reply-To: <8094588.1313708474590.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
References: <8094588.1313708474590.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <CAHChqvgAn2ZU-XGqGTQzcEVp9BJHi_Y2HTy5DSmfNA86-u=UYg@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Jim Bendat <thehaze at earthlink.net> wrote:

> When Ohio State plays Miami on Sept. 17th, it'll be called the Rogue Bowl
> -- Jim B.
>
> **
>


>  *ESPN is calling it the "Ineligibowl."
> *
>

From aaronsament at gmail.com  Thu Aug 18 22:08:39 2011
From: aaronsament at gmail.com (Aaron Ament)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:08:39 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka
Message-ID: <CAL_7m5pvKatzLFUX1kxcbUH0=QXPqaFuCjt7+ApdW87NcgOs9Q@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone else watching the Eagles-Steelers game?  Kafka just lead the Eagles
down the field with 152 yards and 2 TD's in garbage time...but impressive
enough to have the crew talking about a potential controversy between Kafka
and Vince Young for the backup spot...

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Aug 18 22:26:18 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:26:18 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka
In-Reply-To: <CAL_7m5pvKatzLFUX1kxcbUH0=QXPqaFuCjt7+ApdW87NcgOs9Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL_7m5pvKatzLFUX1kxcbUH0=QXPqaFuCjt7+ApdW87NcgOs9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000701cc5e1f$c256d750$470485f0$@com>

Not watching, but there will be lots of controversy in Philly in the AM.

 

Kafka has a long way to go to take over #2, but he's also just an injury away from being
the guy.

 

rsl

 

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Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.

Computer Applications & Support Associates

Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org

-------------------- Also ----------------------

"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball

Director Media Relations - Little League 

  Senior League Softball World Series

CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)

Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 

Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968

Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)

================================================

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those of any organizations of which I am a member.

------------------------------------------------

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down to vote on what is for dinner."

 

"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

 

==========  Go Cats -  Beat 'em All  ===========

 

 

From: Aaron Ament [mailto:aaronsament at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:09 PM
To: Roy S. Lamberton
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Kafka

 

Anyone else watching the Eagles-Steelers game?  Kafka just lead the Eagles down the field
with 152 yards and 2 TD's in garbage time...but impressive enough to have the crew talking
about a potential controversy between Kafka and Vince Young for the backup spot...


From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Fri Aug 19 00:28:23 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (sports biz.  )
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:28:23 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Telander on a roll
In-Reply-To: <001101cc5df0$a0e0e810$e2a2b830$@com>
References: <001101cc5df0$a0e0e810$e2a2b830$@com>
Message-ID: <2DE33D96-B039-4869-ABED-D57EC6AC4A23@gmail.com>

If half of what is being alleged about The U is true, and based on player reactions, most of it probably is, the penalties the NCAA are likely to hand out are nowhere severe enough to punish the 'Canes and act as a deterrent.  The penalties used by the NCAA since SMU have generally been far too lenient. What is the real effect of forfeiting aa few games and maybe giving up your bowl proceeds.  Granted, the latter may hurt some smaller schools, but since most don't put them in their budget unless the conference shares bowl funds equally, the impact is not that great.  Recruiting restrictions could have some short-term impact, but not so much in the grand scheme of things.

If there was ever a case that cried out for the resuscitation of the old penalties of television appearance bans and perhaps even  the death penalty, this Miami scandal is it.  However, more than one Infractions Committee member has already been quoted as saying that television bans and similar penalties work too great a hardship on the school's fellow conference members. Somehow a suspension of Miami from television will supposedly cause undue tragedy to the rest of the ACC despite it's brand new TV contract.  

Since none of the current penalties seem to work, witness all of the marquee schools currently on probation or soon to be so, it's clearly time for the NCAA to make a decision.  It should either restore penalties of old demonstrating it has a heretofore unseen spine or just blow up the rules book and be done with it.
Mark

 Mark S. Ament
sportsbiz at gmail.com



On Aug 18, 2011, at 5:48 PM, "Roy S. Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:

> I notice that our "other" alum, Rick Telander is demanding the death penalty for Miami
> over this latest flap.
> 
> I can't imagine coaches being ignorant of players heading for parties after games, etc.,
> but to hold a head coach responsible for what players do away from campus is a little
> unrealistic.
> 
> Of course we could lock the players up in an athletic dorm and make the check in and out -
> but even the military gave that up 20 years ago, and they have a lot more weapons to dealwith personnel infractions than an NCAA program. Besides, weren't athletic dorms
> eliminated because they were a possible place for special "benefits?"
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> rsl
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
> -------------------- Also ----------------------
> "Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
> Director Media Relations - Little League 
>  Senior League Softball World Series
> CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
> Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
> Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
> Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
> ================================================
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> those of any organizations of which I am a member.
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> down to vote on what is for dinner."
> 
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From nolan at tssi.com  Fri Aug 19 00:59:04 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:59:04 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Telander on a roll
In-Reply-To: <2DE33D96-B039-4869-ABED-D57EC6AC4A23@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20110819055904.C03F3617AC@romaine.tssi.com>

> Since none of the current penalties seem to work, witness all of the 
> marquee schools currently on probation or soon to be so, it's clearly 
> time for the NCAA to make a decision.  It should either restore penalties 
> of old demonstrating it has a heretofore unseen spine or just blow up 
> the rules book and be done with it.

I'm not convinced yet that the infractions alleged at Miami are quite 
at the level of the ones that SMU was found to have committed.

SMU officials, all the way up to the Board of Governors, were involved
in continuing the prohibited slush fund payments to players after assuring 
the NCAA that payments were no longer being made.

That goes so far beyond 'loss of institutional control' that it
still boggles the mind that the SMU Board of Governors made that decision.

What I never understood back then was how the SMU slush fund, which 
reportedly dated back at least 10 years and was considered one of
the worst kept secrets in college sports, took that long to merit
official notice.  

FWIW, any penalties against Miami could have an impact on the Big Ten,
because several Big Ten teams are on Miami's future schedules, including
Nebraska.
--
Mike Nolan


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Aug 19 11:39:55 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:39:55 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka vs Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <003b01cc5e8e$a229ff10$e67dfd30$@com>

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Kafka-Shines-In-Fourth-Quarter/574940e0-5
7d4-409b-b254-558e51fbbd6c

Looks like he made an impression

rsl

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
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those of any organizations of which I am a member.
------------------------------------------------
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"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========





From nolan at tssi.com  Fri Aug 19 14:40:50 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:40:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka vs Pittsburgh
In-Reply-To: <003b01cc5e8e$a229ff10$e67dfd30$@com>
Message-ID: <20110819194050.878C5647E9@romaine.tssi.com>

> http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Kafka-Shines-In-Fourth-Qua=
> rter/574940e0-5
> 7d4-409b-b254-558e51fbbd6c
> 
> Looks like he made an impression

Sounds like the Kafka we came to love, too.  Now, will they give
him a chance to play when it counts?  
--
Mike Nolan


From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Fri Aug 19 14:45:39 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:45:39 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Kafka vs Pittsburgh
In-Reply-To: <20110819194050.878C5647E9@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <003b01cc5e8e$a229ff10$e67dfd30$@com>
 <20110819194050.878C5647E9@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07D7E6DE@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>

Suspect someone is going to have to get hurt first and I certainly don't
wish that for anyone, but he seems to have found a home.  I've always
heard that the best job in football is the third string QB on an NFL
team.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 3:41 PM
To: Roy S. Lamberton
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Kafka vs Pittsburgh

>
http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Kafka-Shines-In-Fourth-
Qua=
> rter/574940e0-5
> 7d4-409b-b254-558e51fbbd6c
> 
> Looks like he made an impression

Sounds like the Kafka we came to love, too.  Now, will they give
him a chance to play when it counts?  
--
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From wildelk2 at aol.com  Sat Aug 20 15:39:34 2011
From: wildelk2 at aol.com (wildelk2 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:39:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts
Message-ID: <8CE2D906795AF6E-F1C-5B05F@webmail-d138.sysops.aol.com>


    Maybe its me, but I haven't gotten that warm and fuzzy feeling vibrating from Kenosha.  First, its the announcement that Jacob Schmidt is first on the depth chart, and during today's scrimmage, Persa (and Schmidt) didn't play.  I suppose starters could have sat out the scrimmage, but who knows, since it was a closed scrimmage?  All I know is Schmidt was fumble-prone last season, Persa's status won't be known for 2 weeks, and our defense gave up 135 points (or more?) in their last 3 games last year.  The games at BC and Army will tell much.


   Per Phil Steele 2011 preview and Phil Steele.com,  BC's offensive line lost 3 starters, one who was a third team All-American.  Additionally, were all aware that their feature back (Montel Harris) may or may not play due to knee problems.  If he does play, he may not be 100%.   (3) players have transferred/quit, including a projected 1st string WR (Shakeem Phillips).  


   I still wonder about Schmidt.  Is this to say we need a better blocker/pass catcher as we'll air it out 60,70 times a game like the Outback Bowl?  If you believe that, Persa must be in good shape.  I'm trying not to knock Schmidt, but I don't see the 2nd coming of DA or DA2, Wright, Herron, Sutton, etc.   I feel more agitated by the fact that I suggested that we'll run the ball the best we have since Sutton.  With Schmidt, I don't see that happening.  Hope I'm wrong-dead wrong.


   So I'm staying away (for now) of playing the Cats getting 3 points.  But I saw a few  "early birds".  Lay 19, Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky.  Lay 6, TCU vs. Baylor.   Take the 10.5 Army at NIU .  I like 35 UNLV getting from Wisconsin, who traditionally start slow and who are breaking in a new QB/ new offense.  Not too much money on the Rebs; no one gets rich betting against Wisky at Camp Randall.


  
   The juices are starting to flow.  12 days until the early birds on Thurs. 9/1,  14 days until Wildcat Time.    


             GO CATS!!!    Eric



From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 20 15:58:58 2011
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:58:58 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts
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Many of the starters always sit out this scrimmage...no cause for concern there. And it wasn't truly closed...as with the other practices, "friends of the program" could request access, they just couldn't open it to the public completely due to NCAA rules.

As for Schmidt, I'd expect and hope for him to be a big part of the O this year because he does a lot of things well. But it seems clear Trumpy and Smith will get a lot of carries.

As long as the O line is good, the offense should be fantastic. Defense...that's the question in my mind.

Tom
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Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts


    Maybe its me, but I haven't gotten that warm and fuzzy feeling vibrating from Kenosha.  First, its the announcement that Jacob Schmidt is first on the depth chart, and during today's scrimmage, Persa (and Schmidt) didn't play.  I suppose starters could have sat out the scrimmage, but who knows, since it was a closed scrimmage?  All I know is Schmidt was fumble-prone last season, Persa's status won't be known for 2 weeks, and our defense gave up 135 points (or more?) in their last 3 games last year.  The games at BC and Army will tell much.


   Per Phil Steele 2011 preview and Phil Steele.com,  BC's offensive line lost 3 starters, one who was a third team All-American.  Additionally, were all aware that their feature back (Montel Harris) may or may not play due to knee problems.  If he does play, he may not be 100%.   (3) players have transferred/quit, including a projected 1st string WR (Shakeem Phillips).  


   I still wonder about Schmidt.  Is this to say we need a better blocker/pass catcher as we'll air it out 60,70 times a game like the Outback Bowl?  If you believe that, Persa must be in good shape.  I'm trying not to knock Schmidt, but I don't see the 2nd coming of DA or DA2, Wright, Herron, Sutton, etc.   I feel more agitated by the fact that I suggested that we'll run the ball the best we have since Sutton.  With Schmidt, I don't see that happening.  Hope I'm wrong-dead wrong.


   So I'm staying away (for now) of playing the Cats getting 3 points.  But I saw a few  "early birds".  Lay 19, Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky.  Lay 6, TCU vs. Baylor.   Take the 10.5 Army at NIU .  I like 35 UNLV getting from Wisconsin, who traditionally start slow and who are breaking in a new QB/ new offense.  Not too much money on the Rebs; no one gets rich betting against Wisky at Camp Randall.


  
   The juices are starting to flow.  12 days until the early birds on Thurs. 9/1,  14 days until Wildcat Time.    


             GO CATS!!!    Eric


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From tkmaycock at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 20 16:09:18 2011
From: tkmaycock at yahoo.com (Tom Maycock)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:09:18 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts
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Then again, according to a Greenstein Tweet, Fitz isn't apparently thrilled with the efforts of Trumpy and Smith. Hmmm....

Tom
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Many of the starters always sit out this scrimmage...no cause for concern there. And it wasn't truly closed...as with the other practices, "friends of the program" could request access, they just couldn't open it to the public completely due to NCAA rules.

As for Schmidt, I'd expect and hope for him to be a big part of the O this year because he does a lot of things well. But it seems clear Trumpy and Smith will get a lot of carries.

As long as the O line is good, the offense should be fantastic. Defense...that's the question in my mind.

Tom
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Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts


    Maybe its me, but I haven't gotten that warm and fuzzy feeling vibrating from Kenosha.  First, its the announcement that Jacob Schmidt is first on the depth chart, and during today's scrimmage, Persa (and Schmidt) didn't play.  I suppose starters could have sat out the scrimmage, but who knows, since it was a closed scrimmage?  All I know is Schmidt was fumble-prone last season, Persa's status won't be known for 2 weeks, and our defense gave up 135 points (or more?) in their last 3 games last year.  The games at BC and Army will tell much.


   Per Phil Steele 2011 preview and Phil Steele.com,  BC's offensive line lost 3 starters, one who was a third team All-American.  Additionally, were all aware that their feature back (Montel Harris) may or may not play due to knee problems.  If he does play, he may not be 100%.   (3) players have transferred/quit, including a projected 1st string WR (Shakeem Phillips).  


   I still wonder about Schmidt.  Is this to say we need a better blocker/pass catcher as we'll air it out 60,70 times a game like the Outback Bowl?  If you believe that, Persa must be in good shape.  I'm trying not to knock Schmidt, but I don't see the 2nd coming of DA or DA2, Wright, Herron, Sutton, etc.   I feel more agitated by the fact that I suggested that we'll run the ball the best we have since Sutton.  With Schmidt, I don't see that happening.  Hope I'm wrong-dead wrong.


   So I'm staying away (for now) of playing the Cats getting 3 points.  But I saw a few  "early birds".  Lay 19, Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky.  Lay 6, TCU vs. Baylor.   Take the 10.5 Army at NIU .  I like 35 UNLV getting from Wisconsin, who traditionally start slow and who are breaking in a new QB/ new offense.  Not too much money on the Rebs; no one gets rich betting against Wisky at Camp Randall.


  
   The juices are starting to flow.  12 days until the early birds on Thurs. 9/1,  14 days until Wildcat Time.    


             GO CATS!!!    Eric


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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Aug 20 16:46:17 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:46:17 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts
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http://northwestern.scout.com/2/1097762.html

Chris Emma's report on the scrimmage...

It looks to me as if Fitz & Co. are playing the starters close to the vest - giving nobody
not inside the program any indication of how the starters are going to play.

It does look like they gave 4 QBs a shot at moving around the depth chart, however.

rsl



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
================================================
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------------------------------------------------
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"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========



-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
wildelk2 at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 4:40 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts


    Maybe its me, but I haven't gotten that warm and fuzzy feeling vibrating from Kenosha.
First, its the announcement that Jacob Schmidt is first on the depth chart, and during
today's scrimmage, Persa (and Schmidt) didn't play.  I suppose starters could have sat out
the scrimmage, but who knows, since it was a closed scrimmage?  All I know is Schmidt was
fumble-prone last season, Persa's status won't be known for 2 weeks, and our defense gave
up 135 points (or more?) in their last 3 games last year.  The games at BC and Army will
tell much.


   Per Phil Steele 2011 preview and Phil Steele.com,  BC's offensive line lost 3 starters,
one who was a third team All-American.  Additionally, were all aware that their feature
back (Montel Harris) may or may not play due to knee problems.  If he does play, he may
not be 100%.   (3) players have transferred/quit, including a projected 1st string WR
(Shakeem Phillips).  


   I still wonder about Schmidt.  Is this to say we need a better blocker/pass catcher as
we'll air it out 60,70 times a game like the Outback Bowl?  If you believe that, Persa
must be in good shape.  I'm trying not to knock Schmidt, but I don't see the 2nd coming of
DA or DA2, Wright, Herron, Sutton, etc.   I feel more agitated by the fact that I
suggested that we'll run the ball the best we have since Sutton.  With Schmidt, I don't
see that happening.  Hope I'm wrong-dead wrong.


   So I'm staying away (for now) of playing the Cats getting 3 points.  But I saw a few
"early birds".  Lay 19, Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky.  Lay 6, TCU vs. Baylor.   Take the 10.5
Army at NIU .  I like 35 UNLV getting from Wisconsin, who traditionally start slow and who
are breaking in a new QB/ new offense.  Not too much money on the Rebs; no one gets rich
betting against Wisky at Camp Randall.


  
   The juices are starting to flow.  12 days until the early birds on Thurs. 9/1,  14 days
until Wildcat Time.    


             GO CATS!!!    Eric


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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun Aug 21 15:50:21 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:50:21 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Alumni - Report on Cofield with the Redskins....
Message-ID: <000401cc6043$f1762970$d4627c50$@com>

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/nfl/2011/08/tale-tape-redskins-defense-0

Looks like Barry's doing just fine.

rsl



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
================================================
Opinions expressed above are mine alone and are not
those of any organizations of which I am a member.
------------------------------------------------
"A true Democracy is two wolves and a lamb sitting
down to vote on what is for dinner."

"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========





From j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu  Mon Aug 22 07:24:26 2011
From: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:24:26 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Scrimmage/thoughts
In-Reply-To: <8CE2D906795AF6E-F1C-5B05F@webmail-d138.sysops.aol.com>
References: <8CE2D906795AF6E-F1C-5B05F@webmail-d138.sysops.aol.com>
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It's still very hard to tell how this year's Wildcats will fare against real
live competition since Fitz is resting the upperclassmen during camp even
more this year (which has an even larger effect this season with so many
returning starters).  This was part of a concerted effort he mentioned
before the season in seeing how the team pretty much withered down the
stretch last season (especially on D).  The team seems to be in good shape
conditioning-wise and there have been no major injuries to speak of, so that
means camp is going as well as can be expected.

Fortunately we'll get a good idea of how they look for that opening game
since BC is a legitimate team and has a really solid defense.  I expect
Persa to be good to play but also expect to see a good amount of Colter, who
in addition to nice speed has apparently improved his throwing this
offseason.

In terms of the RB competition, it is pretty clear based off of quotes from
Fitz & RB coach MacPherson that Mike Trumpy and Adonis Smith are in the
proverbial doghouse for inconsistency during camp, hence naming Schmidt the
starter at this point.  I fully expect to see a continuation of RB by
committee this season and even if Schmidt is the "starter" I would expect to
see a good dose of both Trumpy and Smith.  We'll see if they get the message
before then and, if so, expect changes in the depth chart.

Jonathan

PS: I am somewhat disturbed that people immediately think Schmidt is "fumble
prone" due to his high profile fumble on the goal line against MSU - the
play in which his ankle was injured enough to keep him out for the rest of
the 2010 season.  Here are the fumble % and lost fumble % for each of NU's
primary returning ballcarriers in terms of number of touches (rushes,
receptions, returns) - in fact, he's close to even with Persa, who is not
widely considered to be a guy with a fumbling problem:

Smith 4.65/2.33 (43)
Schmidt 2.76/1.38 (145)
Persa 2.30/1.38 (217)
Trumpy 0.74/0.00 (136)

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 4:39 PM, <wildelk2 at aol.com> wrote:

>
>    Maybe its me, but I haven't gotten that warm and fuzzy feeling vibrating
> from Kenosha.  First, its the announcement that Jacob Schmidt is first on
> the depth chart, and during today's scrimmage, Persa (and Schmidt) didn't
> play.  I suppose starters could have sat out the scrimmage, but who knows,
> since it was a closed scrimmage?  All I know is Schmidt was fumble-prone
> last season, Persa's status won't be known for 2 weeks, and our defense gave
> up 135 points (or more?) in their last 3 games last year.  The games at BC
> and Army will tell much.
>
>
>   Per Phil Steele 2011 preview and Phil Steele.com,  BC's offensive line
> lost 3 starters, one who was a third team All-American.  Additionally, were
> all aware that their feature back (Montel Harris) may or may not play due to
> knee problems.  If he does play, he may not be 100%.   (3) players have
> transferred/quit, including a projected 1st string WR (Shakeem Phillips).
>
>
>   I still wonder about Schmidt.  Is this to say we need a better
> blocker/pass catcher as we'll air it out 60,70 times a game like the Outback
> Bowl?  If you believe that, Persa must be in good shape.  I'm trying not to
> knock Schmidt, but I don't see the 2nd coming of DA or DA2, Wright, Herron,
> Sutton, etc.   I feel more agitated by the fact that I suggested that we'll
> run the ball the best we have since Sutton.  With Schmidt, I don't see that
> happening.  Hope I'm wrong-dead wrong.
>
>
>   So I'm staying away (for now) of playing the Cats getting 3 points.  But
> I saw a few  "early birds".  Lay 19, Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky.  Lay 6, TCU
> vs. Baylor.   Take the 10.5 Army at NIU .  I like 35 UNLV getting from
> Wisconsin, who traditionally start slow and who are breaking in a new QB/
> new offense.  Not too much money on the Rebs; no one gets rich betting
> against Wisky at Camp Randall.
>
>
>
>   The juices are starting to flow.  12 days until the early birds on Thurs.
> 9/1,  14 days until Wildcat Time.
>
>
>             GO CATS!!!    Eric
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>


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From tmcadams at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 22 21:42:25 2011
From: tmcadams at yahoo.com (Trey McAdams)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:42:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days
In-Reply-To: <1313158836.689.YahooMailNeo@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1313079282.32875.YahooMailNeo@web36802.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <1313102146.21681.YahooMailNeo@web121708.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
 <1313158836.689.YahooMailNeo@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1314067345.48960.YahooMailNeo@web130222.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Some great ideas here.

However, would it be asking too much for him to win a Big 10 Title before he gets his own band formation?

18:51 on the clock has to happen...



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From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 23 days

Marilyn was kind enough to share email addresses for Jim Phillips and Mike Polisky. I sent my ideas along and both men replied within minutes saying thank you. 
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Go Cats!
Jim
?
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From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 23 days

This sounds weird, but I agree with everything Jim says! :) What's that, two times in a row -- one for each of our ideas??? Full moon or something.
?
I especially like the "Area 51" name for the student section - and just making Fitz our brand overall for NU football. He's probably too modest to do some of it, but whatever ways we can get him out there as the face of Northwestern is great. 
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Honestly, now that Mr. Sweatervest is history, I think Fitz is the #2 most recognizable coach in the league after the iconic JoePa. Kirk Ferentz is pretty low key and Mr. Smug Smirk up in Madison has a lower Q rating. Fitz is Mr. Northwestern and embodies everything we want Northwestern to be. I don't get to many games in person anymore with being in Arizona, but when I do, it's always fun to watch Fitz on the sideline for awhile. He loves the game and his players, and he loves NU.
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As for the season approaching, it's starting to get exciting ... love all the reports from practice and let's hope Persa keeps looking good and a running game emerges.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

* * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
==========================

From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
To: Northwestern Wildcats <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:14 AM
Subject: [NU Sports] 23 days

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
?
I just saw the countdown clock on rivals.com cross below 23 days. I'm getting excited. In the absence of real football news, I will share with you some ideas that I sent along to the NU athletic department. This is for entrainment purposes only. I will save you the trouble of replying by admitting that these ideas are A) as dumb at the BcS Mess and B) will not lead us to getting a big man for the NU basketball team. 
?
Victory & Honor,
Jim
?
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Preface: Fitz is the face of NU football and there are lots of ways that we can use his 'brand' to promote NU football. 
?
1) I know that the athletic department has taken over funding of NUMB. I am a NUMBAlum so I am very, very familiar with the band. I think NUMB should have a 'block 51' formation. It could be used in the post-game or perhaps worked into the pre-game show. This could easily become an NU game day tradition. You might be able to get Coach Fitz to pick the song they play in the "old 51".? 
?
2) Rename the student section Area 51 and get banners advertising Dyche Stadium as "The 51st State".
?
3) As a promotion for cold weather games, give away free hot chocolate whenever the temperature drops below 51F during a game. 
?
4) I remember from my NUMB days that the game clock on the scoreboard would start with twenty minutes on it and would countdown to kickoff. I think it would be cool to change that 20:00 to 18:51 (the year the school was founded) and use that as the start of the countdown.?
?
5) This is an idea for a jumbo tron promotion during a TV timeout. Have the celebrity 'Fitz of the week'. You can show the back of someone in shoulder pads and a helmet wearing 51 Fitzgerald jersey. Then have the celebrity guest remove the helmet, turn around and give some sort of "Go Cats! "message. I am sure many of our famous alums and Chicago personalities would volunteer.?
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6) Last year my fellow alums and I began a campaign on Facebook. It's called "51 for Fitz". The idea is simple. We all donate $51 to NU on December 2nd (the coach's birthday). Perhaps NU can promote this too. I expect it will grow each year and become a tradition. 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Tue Aug 23 17:21:38 2011
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:21:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] anybody going to reunion weekend?
Message-ID: <2125f.4ec2dc76.3b8581f2@aol.com>

        

   


 
 
Northwestern  University Homecoming &

Reunion Weekend Celebrates the 40th  Anniversary of the Amazingrace Coffee  
House







Friday,  October 21 

The Northwestern  student collective Amazingrace gained  prominence in the 
American counterculture hosting edgy  and subversive musical, comedy, and 
literary talents who  later came to much wider mainstream fame, including the  
Grateful Dead, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Charles  Mingus, Ry Cooder, 
Steve Goodman, Keith Jarrett, Charles  Bukowski, Diane di Prima, Robert Coover, 
Steve Martin,  and many, many others. 
Learn  about the food, music, politics, and poetry that defined  this 
collective in the Classes Without Quizzes session:  The Adventure That Was 
Amazingrace.  An  exhibit at Northwestern University Library,  Amazingrace: 
Riffing Life in the Days of  Possibility, documents the history of this group  
with original silkscreen posters, vivid photographs,  flyers, handbills, and 
colorful artifacts of the period.  An opening reception will be hosted Friday 
evening.   
For  information and to register for these  FREE programs: 
_http://alumni.northwestern.edu/node/4753_ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBe9Q84LJswy7xPDpLExCQcSlmwdAkNc4U58k-AkqmetqbO
C-P6sVYy6WVkPRI_8w1eKGrtygert-uUOkU6gk5J01-bZTqUaqsDUinW-woS-8CNVohlRL26ZGDL
rqIMOW8Q=)   
Support  the Amazingrace Project 
Northwestern  University Library aspires to become the premier  repository 
of materials from the Amazingrace Collective  and to make them available to 
scholars researching U.S.  cultural history and popular music of the 1960s 
and 70s.  This project will digitize 300 hours of live music tapes  to make 
them available to listeners in the Library,  publish an illustrated book, and 
organize an exhibition  of notable Amazingrace artifacts. Learn more and 
support  this project at  _http://giving.northwestern.edu/amazingrace_ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBcyC
eJ7qdK_XveZPwuJ1i3rV4funlwNssAvuzcgc5dNcnIuTiXqr4Do5f59EokTIoLkwS0kQc-2MXh7t
u-jxsthfcX97VMogA2U0xSdx0F2fjJ6KHRyKyn1bq70HMPryK4=)    
Performances

A  line-up of music and bands from the era, organized by  some of the 
founding members of Amazingrace, is schedule  throughout the week in Evanston and 
 Chicago.

Saturday, Oct 15,  2011
Sam Bush with Redwood Landing
Old  Town School of Folk Music
_www.oldtownschool.org  _ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBeNlNzfQ8A0zSFDBRoDjTABaM7eHH8OVjbHRyrrsbspu4r
0nEOL8Edlrr_TB6B8H5cTvLS3amxlMaZAlfSLIdEtfnTtVz3o-p5LWOHG9lMmXthQIjcI4nEz) 

Sunday, Oct 16,  2011
Redwood Landing with Claudia  Schmidt
Evanston SPACE
_www.evanstonspace.com_ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 

Friday,  Oct 21, 2011
SO FINE
An Amazingrace  Celebration of The Music of Steve Goodman and John  Prine
Evanston SPACE
_www.evanstonspace.com_ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 

Saturday,  Oct 22, 2011
The Siegel Schwall  Band
Evanston SPACE
_www.evanstonspace.com_ 
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 



From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Tue Aug 23 18:21:25 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:21:25 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] anybody going to reunion weekend?
In-Reply-To: <2125f.4ec2dc76.3b8581f2@aol.com>
References: <2125f.4ec2dc76.3b8581f2@aol.com>
Message-ID: <5CE8406B-7EA4-4682-9D99-5863EA235CCA@covisint.com>

I'm going. 

There some other Gracie stuff going on too at the old town school and at the space in Evanston. 

Jeff

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 23, 2011, at 6:22 PM, "MHRJGScott at aol.com" <MHRJGScott at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Northwestern  University Homecoming &
> 
> Reunion Weekend Celebrates the 40th  Anniversary of the Amazingrace Coffee  
> House
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Friday,  October 21 
> 
> The Northwestern  student collective Amazingrace gained  prominence in the 
> American counterculture hosting edgy  and subversive musical, comedy, and 
> literary talents who  later came to much wider mainstream fame, including the  
> Grateful Dead, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Charles  Mingus, Ry Cooder, 
> Steve Goodman, Keith Jarrett, Charles  Bukowski, Diane di Prima, Robert Coover, 
> Steve Martin,  and many, many others. 
> Learn  about the food, music, politics, and poetry that defined  this 
> collective in the Classes Without Quizzes session:  The Adventure That Was 
> Amazingrace.  An  exhibit at Northwestern University Library,  Amazingrace: 
> Riffing Life in the Days of  Possibility, documents the history of this group  
> with original silkscreen posters, vivid photographs,  flyers, handbills, and 
> colorful artifacts of the period.  An opening reception will be hosted Friday 
> evening.   
> For  information and to register for these  FREE programs: 
> _http://alumni.northwestern.edu/node/4753_ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBe9Q84LJswy7xPDpLExCQcSlmwdAkNc4U58k-AkqmetqbO
> C-P6sVYy6WVkPRI_8w1eKGrtygert-uUOkU6gk5J01-bZTqUaqsDUinW-woS-8CNVohlRL26ZGDL
> rqIMOW8Q=)   
> Support  the Amazingrace Project 
> Northwestern  University Library aspires to become the premier  repository 
> of materials from the Amazingrace Collective  and to make them available to 
> scholars researching U.S.  cultural history and popular music of the 1960s 
> and 70s.  This project will digitize 300 hours of live music tapes  to make 
> them available to listeners in the Library,  publish an illustrated book, and 
> organize an exhibition  of notable Amazingrace artifacts. Learn more and 
> support  this project at  _http://giving.northwestern.edu/amazingrace_ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBcyC
> eJ7qdK_XveZPwuJ1i3rV4funlwNssAvuzcgc5dNcnIuTiXqr4Do5f59EokTIoLkwS0kQc-2MXh7t
> u-jxsthfcX97VMogA2U0xSdx0F2fjJ6KHRyKyn1bq70HMPryK4=)    
> Performances
> 
> A  line-up of music and bands from the era, organized by  some of the 
> founding members of Amazingrace, is schedule  throughout the week in Evanston and 
> Chicago.
> 
> Saturday, Oct 15,  2011
> Sam Bush with Redwood Landing
> Old  Town School of Folk Music
> _www.oldtownschool.org  _ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBeNlNzfQ8A0zSFDBRoDjTABaM7eHH8OVjbHRyrrsbspu4r
> 0nEOL8Edlrr_TB6B8H5cTvLS3amxlMaZAlfSLIdEtfnTtVz3o-p5LWOHG9lMmXthQIjcI4nEz) 
> 
> Sunday, Oct 16,  2011
> Redwood Landing with Claudia  Schmidt
> Evanston SPACE
> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
> 
> Friday,  Oct 21, 2011
> SO FINE
> An Amazingrace  Celebration of The Music of Steve Goodman and John  Prine
> Evanston SPACE
> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
> 
> Saturday,  Oct 22, 2011
> The Siegel Schwall  Band
> Evanston SPACE
> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> 


From jintsjason at me.com  Tue Aug 23 20:45:52 2011
From: jintsjason at me.com (Jason Singer)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:45:52 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] anybody going to reunion weekend?
In-Reply-To: <5CE8406B-7EA4-4682-9D99-5863EA235CCA@covisint.com>
References: <2125f.4ec2dc76.3b8581f2@aol.com>
 <5CE8406B-7EA4-4682-9D99-5863EA235CCA@covisint.com>
Message-ID: <FE4B7A61-1229-4704-B177-5FDB2A362664@me.com>

My two games this year are BC and Homecoming/25 yr reunion. Damn that hurts!

Jason Singer
jintsjason at me.com
www.jasonsinger.com
Please forgive brevity. Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 23, 2011, at 4:21 PM, "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com> wrote:

> I'm going. 
> 
> There some other Gracie stuff going on too at the old town school and at the space in Evanston. 
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Aug 23, 2011, at 6:22 PM, "MHRJGScott at aol.com" <MHRJGScott at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Northwestern  University Homecoming &
>> 
>> Reunion Weekend Celebrates the 40th  Anniversary of the Amazingrace Coffee  
>> House
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Friday,  October 21 
>> 
>> The Northwestern  student collective Amazingrace gained  prominence in the 
>> American counterculture hosting edgy  and subversive musical, comedy, and 
>> literary talents who  later came to much wider mainstream fame, including the  
>> Grateful Dead, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Charles  Mingus, Ry Cooder, 
>> Steve Goodman, Keith Jarrett, Charles  Bukowski, Diane di Prima, Robert Coover, 
>> Steve Martin,  and many, many others. 
>> Learn  about the food, music, politics, and poetry that defined  this 
>> collective in the Classes Without Quizzes session:  The Adventure That Was 
>> Amazingrace.  An  exhibit at Northwestern University Library,  Amazingrace: 
>> Riffing Life in the Days of  Possibility, documents the history of this group  
>> with original silkscreen posters, vivid photographs,  flyers, handbills, and 
>> colorful artifacts of the period.  An opening reception will be hosted Friday 
>> evening.   
>> For  information and to register for these  FREE programs: 
>> _http://alumni.northwestern.edu/node/4753_ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBe9Q84LJswy7xPDpLExCQcSlmwdAkNc4U58k-AkqmetqbO
>> C-P6sVYy6WVkPRI_8w1eKGrtygert-uUOkU6gk5J01-bZTqUaqsDUinW-woS-8CNVohlRL26ZGDL
>> rqIMOW8Q=)   
>> Support  the Amazingrace Project 
>> Northwestern  University Library aspires to become the premier  repository 
>> of materials from the Amazingrace Collective  and to make them available to 
>> scholars researching U.S.  cultural history and popular music of the 1960s 
>> and 70s.  This project will digitize 300 hours of live music tapes  to make 
>> them available to listeners in the Library,  publish an illustrated book, and 
>> organize an exhibition  of notable Amazingrace artifacts. Learn more and 
>> support  this project at  _http://giving.northwestern.edu/amazingrace_ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBcyC
>> eJ7qdK_XveZPwuJ1i3rV4funlwNssAvuzcgc5dNcnIuTiXqr4Do5f59EokTIoLkwS0kQc-2MXh7t
>> u-jxsthfcX97VMogA2U0xSdx0F2fjJ6KHRyKyn1bq70HMPryK4=)    
>> Performances
>> 
>> A  line-up of music and bands from the era, organized by  some of the 
>> founding members of Amazingrace, is schedule  throughout the week in Evanston and 
>> Chicago.
>> 
>> Saturday, Oct 15,  2011
>> Sam Bush with Redwood Landing
>> Old  Town School of Folk Music
>> _www.oldtownschool.org  _ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBeNlNzfQ8A0zSFDBRoDjTABaM7eHH8OVjbHRyrrsbspu4r
>> 0nEOL8Edlrr_TB6B8H5cTvLS3amxlMaZAlfSLIdEtfnTtVz3o-p5LWOHG9lMmXthQIjcI4nEz) 
>> 
>> Sunday, Oct 16,  2011
>> Redwood Landing with Claudia  Schmidt
>> Evanston SPACE
>> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
>> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
>> 
>> Friday,  Oct 21, 2011
>> SO FINE
>> An Amazingrace  Celebration of The Music of Steve Goodman and John  Prine
>> Evanston SPACE
>> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
>> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
>> 
>> Saturday,  Oct 22, 2011
>> The Siegel Schwall  Band
>> Evanston SPACE
>> _www.evanstonspace.com_ 
>> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8q9sdedab&et=1107273670216&s=30437&e=0017471U01OnBfNRTmzToyeicCS7uVRLOkm2AreHPX47qvG9JU1gDcSjp8d2
>> InjEjQwtsKvema7vVLL9H0T3EfTcuIP8c-GBCHA0vsTCq_5SpG1YGfI6trT42m-vx9lEcmz) 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> nwu-sports site list
>> nwu-sports at tssi.com
>> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports


From nolan at tssi.com  Tue Aug 23 21:00:15 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:00:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] anybody going to reunion weekend?
In-Reply-To: <FE4B7A61-1229-4704-B177-5FDB2A362664@me.com>
Message-ID: <20110824020016.05B3F64462@romaine.tssi.com>

> My two games this year are BC and Homecoming/25 yr reunion. Damn that hurts!

I was class of '71 (but actually graduated in '72, because I changed majors
in my senior year), so this is 40 years for me by the way NU keeps track 
of things.

I don't think I'll get to a game this year (not even when the Cats
come calling to Lincoln), but if folks want to get together at our
house in November, that's worth thinking ahead towards.  

I would like to get to the Nebraska game in Evanston next year.
--
Mike Nolan


From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 24 10:01:23 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:01:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
Message-ID: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I know that the rivals board is not a source for factual information but the scuttlebutt seems to be that Persa may not be ready.?

Does anyone know the real story?

Go Cats!
Jim

From pcw at warnerpatents.com  Wed Aug 24 10:11:21 2011
From: pcw at warnerpatents.com (Peter C. Warner)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:11:21 -0700
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000e01cc6270$15648470$402d8d50$@warnerpatents.com>

I don't like being cynical about NU, BUT It is interesting that this is now
coming out just after the single game tickets went on sale on Monday.
Namely, there has been this big build up about Persa during the push for
season ticket sales and then, after the hype (and the sales), Persa is
reportedly limping around.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:01 AM
To: Northwestern Wildcats
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

I know that the rivals board is not a source for factual information but the
scuttlebutt seems to be that Persa may not be ready.?

Does anyone know the real story?

Go Cats!
Jim
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Aug 24 10:14:40 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:14:40 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000801cc6270$8cc80640$a65812c0$@com>

All I know is what is in the newspapers...
But Fitzgerald also said of Persa: ?I fully expect him to start the opener. We?ll see how
things go in the next week and a half.?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-colter-now-1b-with-persa-on-nu-qb-list-20
110823,0,4457303.story

we've seen this one from last week.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/site/newspaper/sports/ct-spt-0819-northwestern-football--201
10819,0,2469537.story

And from the other guys...
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/7219135-419/limp-or-not-qb-dan-persa-striving-to-b
e-ready-for-northwesterns-opener.html

I'm sure they are working Colter up in case, but if Persa doesn't go against BC, there
goes the Heisman Hype

rsl


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-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Leonard
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:01 AM
To: Northwestern Wildcats
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

I know that the rivals board is not a source for factual information but the scuttlebutt
seems to be that Persa may not be ready.?

Does anyone know the real story?

Go Cats!
Jim
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nwu-sports at tssi.com
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From e-west at northwestern.edu  Wed Aug 24 11:42:32 2011
From: e-west at northwestern.edu (Eric C West)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:42:32 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <000e01cc6270$15648470$402d8d50$@warnerpatents.com>
References: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
 <000e01cc6270$15648470$402d8d50$@warnerpatents.com>
Message-ID: <945C0FA6304FAD4EBC3F417287FA98C12A3A92@evcspmbx4.ads.northwestern.edu>

This isn't really news that's just "coming out" now. Every mention I've seen of Persa's status all spring and summer was that he isn't fully back to 100% playing shape, even if he may be healed from the surgery. The story all along has been about how hard he's working to get ready. Yes, combined with "PersaStrong" and lots of confident talk from Coach Fitz, etc., but nothing has really been hidden about his condition.

Eric West
e-west at northwestern.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Peter C. Warner
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

I don't like being cynical about NU, BUT It is interesting that this is now coming out just after the single game tickets went on sale on Monday.
Namely, there has been this big build up about Persa during the push for season ticket sales and then, after the hype (and the sales), Persa is reportedly limping around.


From neonrye at aol.com  Wed Aug 24 12:09:08 2011
From: neonrye at aol.com (neonrye at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:09:08 +0000
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <945C0FA6304FAD4EBC3F417287FA98C12A3A92@evcspmbx4.ads.northwestern.edu>
References: <1314198083.35932.YahooMailNeo@web36808.mail.mud.yahoo.com><000e01cc6270$15648470$402d8d50$@warnerpatents.com><945C0FA6304FAD4EBC3F417287FA98C12A3A92@evcspmbx4.ads.northwestern.edu>
Message-ID: <877475939-1314205586-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1820156800-@b25.c19.bise6.blackberry>

Who is going to the BC game?  I will be at pre-game NU Tailgate brunch and at the game with my good friend Bill Levine (CAS '74) and his wife. 

Would love to meet and great fellow "Listers".

Would also love to see Persa at QB, but as an Achilles surgery "survivor", I know it takes time to be at 100%.

Paul Levinson
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric C West <e-west at northwestern.edu>
Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:42:32 
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

This isn't really news that's just "coming out" now. Every mention I've seen of Persa's status all spring and summer was that he isn't fully back to 100% playing shape, even if he may be healed from the surgery. The story all along has been about how hard he's working to get ready. Yes, combined with "PersaStrong" and lots of confident talk from Coach Fitz, etc., but nothing has really been hidden about his condition.

Eric West
e-west at northwestern.edu


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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Peter C. Warner
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

I don't like being cynical about NU, BUT It is interesting that this is now coming out just after the single game tickets went on sale on Monday.
Namely, there has been this big build up about Persa during the push for season ticket sales and then, after the hype (and the sales), Persa is reportedly limping around.

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From nolan at tssi.com  Wed Aug 24 17:02:06 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:02:06 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <945C0FA6304FAD4EBC3F417287FA98C12A3A92@evcspmbx4.ads.northwestern.edu>
Message-ID: <20110824220206.69F7264462@romaine.tssi.com>

> This isn't really news that's just "coming out" now. Every mention I've seen of Persa's status all spring and summer was that he isn't fully back to 100% playing shape, even if he may be healed from the surgery. The story all along has been about how hard he's working to get ready. Yes, combined with "PersaStrong" and lots of confident talk from Coach Fitz, etc., but nothing has really been hidden about his condition.

I suspect the coaches have been about as open as NCAA rules and federal 
regulation regarding medical information allow.  What Persa chooses to 
tell the media himself isn't subject to the same limitations.

Back when he first ruptured his Achilles tendon, I think it was ESPN
that came up with a list of athletes who had suffered similar injuries.
Most of them had trouble getting back to their previous performance level,
but quite a few of those were several years older, and when coupled with
improvements in medical treatment and rehab over the years, I'm guardedly 
optimistic.

It is good to know that his backup is getting plenty of reps, though.
--
Mike Nolan


From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 24 18:45:39 2011
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:45:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?
In-Reply-To: <20110824220206.69F7264462@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <945C0FA6304FAD4EBC3F417287FA98C12A3A92@evcspmbx4.ads.northwestern.edu>
 <20110824220206.69F7264462@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <1314229539.47157.YahooMailNeo@web36804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I wouldn't have read into any Persa comments if Fitz hadn't mentioned that Colter is "1B". I just hope HurriKain Colter is ready to go if Dan is not. I have much less faith in Evan Watkins.?

Paul, I will be in BC along with several other NUMBAlums.?

Go Cats!
Jim





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From: Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
To: Eric C West <e-west at northwestern.edu>
Cc: "nwu-sports at tssi.com" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Persa's Status?

> This isn't really news that's just "coming out" now. Every mention I've seen of Persa's status all spring and summer was that he isn't fully back to 100% playing shape, even if he may be healed from the surgery. The story all along has been about how hard he's working to get ready. Yes, combined with "PersaStrong" and lots of confident talk from Coach Fitz, etc., but nothing has really been hidden about his condition.

I suspect the coaches have been about as open as NCAA rules and federal 
regulation regarding medical information allow.? What Persa chooses to 
tell the media himself isn't subject to the same limitations.

Back when he first ruptured his Achilles tendon, I think it was ESPN
that came up with a list of athletes who had suffered similar injuries.
Most of them had trouble getting back to their previous performance level,
but quite a few of those were several years older, and when coupled with
improvements in medical treatment and rehab over the years, I'm guardedly 
optimistic.

It is good to know that his backup is getting plenty of reps, though.
--
Mike Nolan

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Aug 25 17:07:48 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:07:48 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Young is #2, but Kafka is lurking at #2 1/2
Message-ID: <000001cc6373$6e26fee0$4a74fca0$@com>

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110825/SPORTS02/108250343/Kafka-battles-backup-spo
t?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|s

Mike is making some waves up in Philly

Just hope it's not just Andy Reid trying to get his present #2 to step it up.

rsl

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From jmccull at insight.rr.com  Fri Aug 26 13:13:03 2011
From: jmccull at insight.rr.com (J.R. McCullough)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:13:03 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] 3 PSU tickets for sale -- face value
Message-ID: <003901cc641b$cc491d20$64db5760$@insight.rr.com>

I learned last night that my son has a band competition the same day as the
PSU game. I am truly upset about this, because I have been excited for
months about going to the game. Here are the details. Let me know if you are
interested. I would much rather sell these to an NU fan than some PSU lurker
on Craigslist or Stubhub. I'll have the tickets in hand as soon as the
ticket office delivers them to me.

 

Penn State

OCT 22 2011 at 06:00pm

Ryan Field

 

Price Type                Price Level Qty    Price       Fee       Cost

------------------------- ----------- --- -------- --------- ----------

Reserved Sideline         Regular       3    50.00      2.00     156.00

 

Seating:

Level Section Row   Seat(s)   

----- ------- ----- ----------

L     105     35    27-25     

 

Delivery Method: U.S. MAIL

The Northwestern University Athletic Office does not mail tickets      

internationally. Any customers ordering from outside the United States 

must place tickets on Will Call for pickup at the event.               

 

                                                             ==========

                                                   Item Cost     156.00

                                               Delivery Cost       5.00

                                                Order Charge       8.00

                                                  Total Cost     169.00

 

 


From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sat Aug 27 13:56:34 2011
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:56:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] 3 PSU tickets for sale -- face value
Message-ID: <4db5e.ecb789b.3b8a97e2@aol.com>

I'll take one, any other listers going to homecoming or reunion who want to 
 sit together, probably better seats than the NAA is  selling.

From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 28 14:45:30 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:45:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] NU PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 1
Message-ID: <1314560730.50485.YahooMailNeo@web121719.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

What's that smell in the air??? That's right, it's FOOTBALL SEASON once again!

We're back for year 15 of the Pigskin Picks (already!) ... so it's time to fire up that grill, grab the remote, put on those purple-colored glasses and blast the NUMB CD!

Not a great lineup for opening week this year (Noles/Canes gets replaced by Terps/Canes for Monday night's ACC showcase? Yawn - that league is really tanking as a football conference), as most teams are loading up on creampuffs (thanks, stupid B(C)S!) ... but we do have a couple "preseason-NIT" bowl games in Dallas and Atlanta and an expanded Big Ten slate to give us 15 matchups. Don't forget the early kickoff in Madison, so get those picks in by THURSDAY night!

As always, pick straight-up winners ... no point spreads, no wagering ... this is just for fun and bragging rights (up-to-date hall of fame at the end of this note). And remember to reply back to me only (sjtruog at yahoo.com) and not the whole NU Sports List.

Let's get back to football!
GO CATS!!! BEAT THE EAGLES!!!

NU PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 1
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Name:?

BIG TEN
=======
GAME 1: Arkansas State @ Illinois
WINNER:?

GAME 2: Indiana vs. Ball State (@ Indianapolis, IN)
WINNER:?

GAME 3: Tennessee Tech @ Iowa
WINNER:?

GAME 4: Western Michigan @ Michigan
WINNER:?

GAME 5: Youngstown State @ Michigan State
WINNER:?

GAME 6: Minnesota @ Southern Cal
WINNER:?

GAME 7: Chattanooga @ Nebraska
WINNER:?

GAME 8: Akron @ Ohio State
WINNER:?

GAME 9: Indiana State @ Penn State
WINNER:?

GAME 10: Middle Tennessee State @ Purdue
WINNER:?

GAME 11: Nevada Las Vegas @ Wisconsin
WINNER:?

NATIONAL
========
GAME 12: Louisiana State vs. Oregon (@ Dallas, TX)
WINNER:?

GAME 13: Boise State vs. Georgia (@ Atlanta, GA)
WINNER:?

GAME 14: Brigham Young @ Mississippi
WINNER:?

GAME 15: South Florida @ Notre Dame
WINNER:?

MY PICKS
========
GAME 1: ILLINOIS ... Zookers run all over Arkansas State
GAME 2: INDIANA ... Wilson's crew squeaks by, but won't be back in the Oily Hoosier Dome any more this year
GAME 3: IOWA ... Hogeyes start slow but eventually overpowers for the win
GAME 4: MICHIGAN ... Big Blue wins big, kicking off the hype for the annual UM/ND "we're back?!?!" bowl
GAME 5: MSU ... but closer than expected
GAME 6: USC ... why are they on TV again?
GAME 7: NEBRASKA rolls ... welcome to the Big Ten
GAME 8: OHIO STATE comfortably ... they'll be glad to be on the field instead of in the headlines
GAME 9: PENN STATE cruises ... watch for Moye as a player of the year candidate for the Big Ten
GAME 10: PURDUE squeaks by ... this could be an upset, but I can't quite pull the trigger on it
GAME 11: WISCONSIN ... Bucky gets some prime time coverage to roll to a victory
GAME 12: OREGON ... was looking good for LSU until the long arm of the law made the Ducks' troubles look minor
GAME 13: BOISE STATE ... they'll be facing the home crowd and SEC hype, but Broncos have shown they can hang with big boys
GAME 14: MISSISSIPPI ... Cougars should have stayed in the WAC
GAME 15: NOTRE DAME ... Irish escape the revenge of Holtz Jr. and set up Michigan hoopla week

And off the board ...

* NORTHWESTERN 22, Boston College 21 - Another tough opener in enemy territory for the Cats, who will need Persa at full strength and a running game to hang on and avoid the upset ... let's go with the score from my first home game as an NU undergrad as the Cats squeak by for a must-have win in the opener.

Picks due by Thursday!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT


##################################
## PIGSKIN PICKS - HALL OF FAME ##
##################################

MATT HARTL "OVERALL EXCELLENCE" AWARD
Overall Pigskin Picks Champion
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> 1997 - Eric J. Steffe
> 1998 - Carl Pilger
> 1999 - Eric J. Steffe
> 2000 - Bill Praast
> 2001 - Harlan Heiber
> 2002 - Chuck Herron
> 2003 - Chuck Herron
> 2004 - Marilyn Zilka
> 2005 - Alan Wolfson
> 2006 - Marilyn Zilka
> 2007 - Marilyn Zilka
> 2008 ? Marilyn Zilka
> 2009 ? Bruce Taylor
> 2010 ? Chuck Herron and Eric J. Steffe

ROB JOHNSON "IRONMAN" AWARD
Best record of those who have competed every week
####################################################
> 1997 - Eric J. Steffe (135-40)
> 1998 - Trey McAdams (120-40)
> 1999 - Bruce Taylor (111-39)
> 2000 - Steve Kandelman and Bruce Taylor (109-44)
> 2001 - Trey McAdams (107-43)
> 2002 - Chuck Herron (132-48)
> 2003 - Chuck Herron (130-40)
> 2004 - Marilyn Zilka (129-36)
> 2005 - Alan Wolfson (112-38)
> 2006 - Chuck Herron (113-37)
> 2007 - Stephen Truog (110-45)
> 2008 ? Stephen Truog (123-42)
> 2009 ? Bruce Taylor (119-36)
> 2010 ? Chuck Herron and Eric J. Steffe (119-36)

STEVE SCHNUR "ACCURACY" AWARD
Highest percentage - min. 5 weeks
######################################
> 1997 - Eric J. Steffe (.771)
> 1998 - Carl Pilger (.792)
> 1999 - Eric J. Steffe (.756)
> 2000 - Bill Praast (.714)
> 2001 - Harlan Heiber (.744)
> 2002 - Greg Kane (.738)
> 2003 - Chuck Herron (.765)
> 2004 - Marilyn Zilka (.782)
> 2005 - Alan Wolfson (.747)
> 2006 - Marilyn Zilka (.764)
> 2007 - Marilyn Zilka (.719)
> 2008 ? Marilyn Zilka (.800)
> 2009 ? Bruce Taylor (.768)
> 2010 ? Chuck Herron and Eric J. Steffe (.768)

PAT FITZGERALD "MOST HITS" AWARD
Most correct picks overall
####################################
> 1997 - NA
> 1998 - Trey McAdams (120)
> 1999 - Bruce Taylor (111)
> 2000 - Steve Kandelman and Bruce Taylor (109)
> 2001 - Trey McAdams (107)
> 2002 - Chuck Herron (132)
> 2003 - Chuck Herron (130)
> 2004 - Marilyn Zilka (129)
> 2005 - Alan Wolfson (112)
> 2006 - Chuck Herron (113)
> 2007 - Stephen Truog (110)
> 2008 ? Stephen Truog (123)
> 2009 ? Bruce Taylor (119)
> 2010 ? Chuck Herron and Eric J. Steffe (119)

BRIAN MUSSO "GUTSY" AWARD
Most upset special picks
############################
> 1997 - NA
> 1998 - Kelly Sevilla (10)
> 1999 - Jim Bendat (12)
> 2000 - Jim Bendat and Kelly Sevilla (13)
> 2001 - Jim Bendat (15)
> 2002 - Jim Bendat (18)
> 2003 - Bill O'Connor (14)
> 2004 - Carl Rossi (10)
> 2005 - Ace McInturff (14)
> 2006 - Ace McInturff (10)
> 2007 - Sam Wolfson (16)
> 2008 ? John Hodges and Ace McInturff (8)
> 2009 ? Ace McInturff (11)
> 2010 ? Jim Bendat (11)

D'WAYNE BATES "BOWL MVP" AWARD
Best performance in the postseason (bowl pool)
##############################################
> 1997 - Mark Loach (20-1)
> 1998 - Jeff Larson (18-4)
> 1999 - Roger Bradshaw (15-8)
> 2000 - Carl Rossi (18-6)
> 2001 - Kenn Ruby (19-6)
> 2002 - Ty Levine (18-10)
> 2003 - Ryan Farney (19-8)
> 2004 - Ace McInturff and Ivars Embrekts (19-8)
> 2005 - Bob Waldele (19-8)
> 2006 - Mark Ament and Neil Kaplan (15-5)
> 2007 - Trey McAdams, Bob Waldele and Marilyn Zilka (15-5)
> 2008 - Ray Stahl (13-7)
> 2009 ? Bob Waldele and Alan Wolfson (16-4)
> 2010 - Carl Rossi (16-4)

?
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 28 16:32:49 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:32:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Big Ten preview ...
Message-ID: <1314567169.92232.YahooMailNeo@web121714.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

And with the picks slate coming out, it's also time for the Big Ten preview, bowl predictions and preseason SjTop 25 of the year! Let's get it on! :)

SjTop 25 Preseason Poll

1)???ALABAMA ? Tide are loaded, angry and have LSU at home ? tough to see how they don?t reach the title game
2)???OREGON ? Ducks have talent, but will off-field woes and tough schedule block the road back to title game
3)???LSU ? Tigers play the two teams ahead of them, so they have a shot as long as they can stay out of the slammer
4)???OKLAHOMA ? Sooners should rule weakened Big XII and maybe even squeak into title game
5)???WISCONSIN ? With QB woes solved, big bad Badgers the favorites of new Big Ten ?
6)???NEBRASKA - ? but Huskers won?t be far behind as they enter a new league with a stingy defense
7)???BOISE STATE ? If they get by UGa, TCU visits smurf turf and the Broncos could make a run once again
8)???FLORIDA STATE ? Are Noles back? Schedule will tell with Oklahoma visiting early
9)???FLORIDA ? Talent galore, but can they work together and adjust to new coaching staff?
10) UTAH ? Welcome gift for Pac 12? Ducks, Treez off schedule - get by ASU and SC and they win south
11) TCU ? Schedule pretty easy until Boise game, so don't count Frogs out of a B(C)S busting repeat
12) TEXAS A&M ? Will Aggies finally live up to hype? Or is the Big XII just overhyping teams to make OU look good?
13) MICHIGAN STATE ? Can Sparty recapture magic? Or will they fade back to middle of the pack
14) STANFORD ? Luck?s still there, but they were overrated last year and are again this year
15) PENN STATE ? Don?t sleep on JoePa in Big Ten - aside from Bama game, could win the rest
16) SOUTH CAROLINA ? Can Spurrier get back to Atlanta or was that a one-time deal?
17) ARKANSAS ? Not a believer in Hogs minus Mallett, but they shouldn't fall off too far
18) TEXAS ? Too much talent to forget about, especially now that they have their own network (ugh!)
19) VIRGINIA TECH ? Always a contender in ACC, especially with the way the rest of the league is going
20) OKLAHOMA STATE ? Like ATM, need to live up to hype and win a big game in the not-so-Big XII
21) OHIO STATE ? Down, but too much talent to be out entirely - playing may be their escape
22) NOTRE DAME ? Back? Not quite, but sked is very easy once they get past the Big Ten teams
23) AUBURN ? Can champs repeat without a hired gun? Or will investigators finally catch up to them?
24) USC ? Trojans could play spoiler in new Pac 12 even though they can't go to the new title game yet
25) ARIZONA STATE ? Is this the year they break through? Erickson better hope so
NEXT FIVE: Clemson, Georgia, Missouri, Northwestern, West Virginia
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SjT Big Ten Preview
NORTHWEST DIVISION
1) NEBRASKA (10-2 overall / 6-2 in league)
-???????Big game: @ Wisconsin (Oct. 1) ? You can?t get a much bigger welcome to league play than a game under the lights in Camp Randall against the defending Rose Bowl reps in what could be a preview of the title game in Indy. If the Huskers win this, they just might steamroll through the league like everyone says they will.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Michigan (Nov. 19) ? Aside from the Badger opener and a game at Happy Valley, most of the big games for UNL are at home, but this trip to the Big House could be a trip-up spot, especially if the Wolverines improve by season?s end and want to finish on a strong note.
-???????The prediction: It won?t be the cakewalk everyone says it will be (didn?t they learn from PSU?s entry in 1993?), but the Huskers are the best of the ?west? (I refuse to use the STUPID, IDIOTIC division names!) and should make it to Indy with at least 10 wins, and possibly more if they can win on the road.
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2) NORTHWESTERN (9-3 / 5-3)
-???????Big game: @ Iowa (Oct. 15) ? The Cats have a huge stretch of three prime time games (two at home against Michigan and PSU with this one sandwiched in between). If they can defend home turf and continue their mastery of the bumblebees under Fitz, it could be a special year for Persa and the purple.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Illinois (Oct. 1) ? Before the Cats get to that huge three-game stretch, they have an early game against their in-state rival in Champaign. A slip up to the Illini could start an October slide, but hopefully NU won?t overlook the orange and blue after last year?s game in Wrigley.
-???????The prediction: The schedule is set up for NU to surprise some teams, and if OSU was still ? THE ? OSU, I might like the Cats for a sleeper pick for Indy ? but that three-game stretch in October is tough and November games with UNL and MSU will probably prove too much for a division title. An early test at BC could also be troublesome, but as long as Persa?s healthy, NU has a chance.
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3) IOWA (9-3 / 5-3)
-???????Big game: @ Nebraska (Nov. 25) ? The scheduling gods were favorable to the Hawkeyes as well this year, with no Wisconsin on the slate and a visit to Happy Valley (where the Hawkeyes fare pretty well) being the only tough road test before this one. If they can solve their NU problem and defend home turf in November against Michigan and MSU, the season-ender in Lincoln could live up to the hype as this natural rivalry finally comes into bloom ? like an ear of corn.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Purdue (Nov. 19) ? The home game vs. Northwestern will be one Ferentz focuses on, but this is a doughnut game in between Senior Day vs. Sparty and the big trip to Nebraska, so Ross Ade could be a trap game.
-???????The prediction: Ferentz? teams are always best when expectations are low ? throw in a kind schedule and Iowa will be in the mix for Indy right until the final week.
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4) MICHIGAN STATE (8-4 / 4-4)
-???????Big game: @ Ohio State (Oct. 1) ? The schedule is brutal for Sparty (South Bend, Columbus, Lincoln and visits from rival Michigan and favorite Wisconsin in a six-game span!) and getting off to a good start in the league opener against a depleated Buckeye squad is essential if they have any legitimate title hopes.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Northwestern (Nov. 26) ? The road schedule in particular is harsh for Sparty (South Bend, Columbus, Lincoln, Iowa City and Evanston), and the term Sparty Slide exists for a reason, so if MSU gets some bad bounces from their tough schedule, they may not show up for the finale at NU and it could make the difference between a good bowl and a mediocre one.
-???????The prediction: Sparty has some talent back from last year, but the magic sure looked gone after they failed to show up in Orlando against Bama. The deck is stacked against them for a repeat with that schedule and I?m not sure they have the mental toughness to come through in the clutch again.
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5) MICHIGAN (8-4 / 4-4)
-???????Big game: vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 10) ? Big Blue?s first chance to announce they?re back will come in front of the national audience against the Irish, who also would like to trumpet their return. In reality, the Irish are the only thing standing between Michigan and a 5-0 start (all games at home), so it?s a must win for Hoke.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Illinois (Nov. 12) ? The Wolverines finish the season with two huge home games against Nebraska and Ohio State, but they start 5-0, split the road trip to NU and MSU after that and get on a roll at 8-2 or 9-1, they may overlook their trip to Champaign while planning a big finish.
-???????The prediction: The Wolverines should be a factor in the league race (and may even finally beat the Buckeyes), but will probably drop a game they shouldn?t along the way with the adjustment to the new coaching staff. They?re on the right track, but not quite there yet.
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6) MINNESOTA (4-8 / 1-7)
-???????Big game: vs. Illinois (Nov 26) ? With a home slate that includes Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin (ouch!), it?s really their best shot at a league win.
-???????Stumbling block? vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 10) ? The Gophers could get smacked around on their trip west to USC, and if they mope around, they may drop one of their three non conference cupcakes at home.
-???????The prediction; The only thing that?s for sure in the northwest division is that the Gophers will finish last. They have a coaching change, lots of turnover on defense and too many tough games to have a legitimate shot at a bowl berth.
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SOUTHEAST DIVISION
1) WISCONSIN (11-1 / 7-1)
-???????Big game: vs. Penn State (Nov. 26) ? The Husker opener is huge, but the Nittany Lion home finale may be more important when it comes to determining who gets to Indianapolis.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Michigan State (Oct. 22) ? The schedule is pretty nice for Bucky with the exception of back-to-back road games at East Lansing and Columbus to end October. Sweep them and they could run the table ? the OSU one may get the hype after last year?s game, but the one at MSU could be the tougher one for the Badgers.
-???????The prediction: Wisconsin has all the elements there for a return to Pasadena or even more ? they?ll be hungry after last year?s loss to TCU, they?ll be angry after all the hype about Nebraska being the clear favorite, they?ll benefit big-time from OSU?s demise and the schedule brings their biggest threats to Camp Randall. The Smug Smirk of Bielema is smelling Roses again.
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2) PENN STATE (9-3 / 6-2)
-???????Big game: vs. Nebraska (Nov. 12) ? Before closing out the year at The Shoe and Camp Randall (a daunting task that got a bit easier over the summer), the Lions host the Huskers ? and JoePa rarely loses on Senior Day. The rest of the schedule is manageable ? save for a visit from Alabama and Slick Nick ? and if the Lions can protect home turf, that season finale in Madison should be for Indy.
-???????Stumbling block? vs. Iowa (Oct. 8) ? Just like the Hog-eyes have a mental block with the Wildcats, so it is with JoePa and Iowa. Aside from the Bama game, this is their only major hurdle before November.
-???????The prediction: Everyone is overlooking PSU, and an early loss to Bama will probably continue that heading into the Big Ten season ? but they are the team most likely to break the red-and-white stranglehold on Indianapolis. They have most of the D back along with an experienced QB and a breakout-star wideout in Moye, who may be the best offensive player in the league. Outside from the Alabama game, the schedule is back-loaded, so look for a surge to the finish from Joe Pa that should end with a dandy of a finale in Madison.
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3) OHIO STATE (7-5 / 4-4)
-???????Big game: @ Michigan (Nov. 26) ? Let?s be honest, the Buckeyes won?t be playing for a Big Ten title this year ? they?ll be playing to survive. Which means that for the first time in ages, their fans will have to sweat out the Michigan game to see if the season can be classified as a good one.
-???????Stumbling block? @ Illinois (Oct. 15) ? With games at Miami and Nebraska and a visit from MSU, the Bucks could be 3-3 at midseason with a home date against Wisconsin on the horizon ? if they overlook their trip to Illinois, that could be a 3-4 team heading into the Badger game and things could go from bad to worse.
-???????No one will be shedding any tears for the Buckeyes or their fans this year as they take their lumps ? though it does kind of suck that Tressel and Pryor aren?t there to take them with the team. There?s still a lot of talent in Columbus, and they could rally with an ?us against the world? mentality for 8 or 9 wins, but with a brutal schedule (the good news is that they?re in the weaker division, the bad news is that they still play three good teams from the stronger one), the more likely scenario is that the losses start to steamroll as the weight of the scandal and pressure crashes down on The Shoe.
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4) PURDUE (6-6 / 3-5)
-???????Big game: vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 1) ? The Boilers have a week off before the Notre Dame game and the Irish are their only obstacle from a 5-0 start, which is key if they hope to get back to a bowl.
-???????Stumbling block? vs. Illinois (Oct. 22) ? I hate to keep having the Illini in this spot, but Purdue should be 5-1 (or at worst 4-2) at the midpoint of the year and about to embark on a stretch that takes them to Ann Arbor, Madison and back home to face OSU and Iowa ? they might forget about the orange and blue and that could cost them.
-???????The prediction: The Boilers have shown spunk under Coach Hope the last two years, but haven?t had the consistency ? even after that breakthrough win against OSU. This year will probably be another where they lose a game or two they shouldn?t yet knock off a big boy or two. As long as they take care of business at home and in the non conference slate, they should at least go bowling.
?
5) ILLINOIS (6-6 / 3-5)
-???????Big game: vs. Arizona State (Sept. 17) ? Like Michigan, the Illini have their first five games at home, so if they can beat their rivals from Evanston and the spunky Sun Devils, they could be 6-0 at the midway mark (their first road game is at Indiana).
-???????Stumbling block? vs. Northwestern (Oct. 1) ? The Cats will be gunning for Illinois and could derail that big start.
-???????The prediction: Things are set up for a fast start in Zookerland, and with the Huskers, Hawkeyes and Sparty off the schedule, things look good for a return to the bowl scene ? but the defensive holes and Zook?s history of yo-yo records have me skeptical.
?
6) INDIANA (3-9 / 0-8)
-???????Big game: vs. Purdue (Nov. 26) ? With Minnesota off the schedule, it?s their best chance for a league win.
-???????Stumbling block? @ North Texas (Sept. 24) ? A sweep of the non conference slate is crucial to any bowl hopes, and the game in Indy vs. Ball State and home date with Virginia (would be a better soccer match) are trap games, but this one sticks out even more.
-???????The prediction: Like Minnesota, the Hoosiers are the clear cellar dweller in their division and will have to be perfect and get a couple upsets to even sniff the postseason. But Kevin Wilson is capable of pulling off a shocker or two ? just not enough for IU this year.
?
Big Ten/B(C)S Bowl Projections
TITLE: Alabama vs. Oregon?? They seem like the two to beat and are a bit above the rest of the top 10 ... both have LSU as their major stumbling block, and the Tigers may be on the verge of self destruction
ROSE: Wisconsin vs. Stanford ??Back to tradition in Pasadena? Not sure the Pac 12 can earn a double berth, but the Treez benefit from not losing at Oregon in the title game (like Utah will) and having Notre Dame to close out the season, where they can make their case that they belong instead of the overhyped Irish (plus the Rose got their mid-major out of the way last year).
ORANGE: Florida State vs. West Virginia ??The Po? Bobby Bo?? Someone has to play in front of 50,000 empty seats in Miami
SUGAR: Louisiana State vs. Texas A&M ??If ATM lives up to the hype for once, Boise State may get passed over here in favor of matching up future SEC foes for a sellout in New Orleans
FIESTA: Oklahoma vs. Nebraska ??The Big XII destroyed this rivalry - and its own league - but the folks in Arizona bring it back by welcoming the Big Red fan base to the desert over Boise fans who have been here more recently
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CITRUS: Penn State vs. Florida -?JoePa gets another crack at the SEC, where he has fared well in the past
OUTBACK: Iowa vs. South Carolina -?The Hawkeyes always get better by January, whereas Spurrier's SC teams do the reverse
GATOR: Northwestern vs. Georgia -?Cats and Dogs should make for a fun offensive showcase in Jacksonville
INSIGHT: Michigan vs. Oklahoma State -?If Texas falters, this could be a dream big-name matchup for the Phoenix bowl
TEXAS: Michigan State vs. Missouri -?Two programs that just can't seem to break through to that next level
TICKET CITY: Illinois vs. Kansas State -?Lots of points in this New Year's opener and some big-yardage plays, too
MOTOR CITY: Purdue vs. Miami -?Even with two B(C)S teams, the Big Ten may need its full allotment this year
?
Don't forget the Pigskin Picks slate - due by THURSDAY!
Enjoy the season and GO CATS!!!
-SjT
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From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Sun Aug 28 20:44:32 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:44:32 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Experience
Message-ID: <CAPCH0EObUW-bevxFMZj54_918VNe_7-5OsycKdGpywJLcTfVDA@mail.gmail.com>

I was reviewing a wagering publication packed with information from Phil
Steele's bible of pre-season football and came across a chart of the
experience levels of all 120 Division I-A schools (yea, I know there's a new
PC term for it but I refuse to use it). NU is number 2 on the chart behind
only SMU.  We were given 86.3 "experience points" on a 100 point scale, but
there was no explanation on how the points were calculated. SMU got 90.5.

The other numbers listed, and we have discussed some of these:  16 senior
starters returning; 80% of lettermen returning; 89% of yards (gained, I
assume)returning; 72% of tackles returning; 137 Oline career starts
returning.

By comparison and since y'all know I follow Louisville - it ranked 119,one
below Iowa,  with an experience point score of 36.7, 8 senior starters,
60.7% of lettermen, 29% of yards; 63% of tackles and 15 tackles.  Auburn
ranked 120.  Boston College was 59.

Our conference brethren ranked as follows:Pur. 14; Mich. 19; Penn St. 46;
MSU 60; OSU 66; Ill. 75; Minn 79; UNL 81; Ind. 103; Iowa 118.

Not sure how meaningful this is in the overall scheme of things but I would
rather be where we are then where everybody else in the conference is
experience wise.
Mark

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From wildelk2 at aol.com  Sun Aug 28 22:13:33 2011
From: wildelk2 at aol.com (Eric Kunkel)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:13:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Experience, 2011 prognosis
Message-ID: <8CE3410C4C78060-2FC-2C809@webmail-m052.sysops.aol.com>



Mark and List Friends,


   I saw that too.  Offensively, this group reminds me of the 2000 team, providing Persa is healthy.  I read a few articles at the Boston Herald's web site for BC.  It seems Randy Walker is running Summer Camp in Boston as 1/2 the team will be missing for the 1st game.  We get the nod of having our players physically ready for Saturday; let's hope nothing goofy happens in practice this week. I bet Walk's camps were brutal...
   Back to the experience factor. A parallel could be made with the 2009 Io_a team that we upset. Weren't they a BCS team?  Lot's of experience, great QB...let's hope the defense responds.  It's a new year! 
   I'm trying to convince myself that Persa will be physically able to go, and our defense won't stink it up. I want so bad to believe this will be a BCS-caliber team.  With all the "ifs",  I don't see it.  But I think we'll be better than going to Detroit, although if we went there I'd be happy to win the damn Bowl game, don't care if its Temple , Ohio, etc.   I also believe we could be tough to handle if we beat BC,Army and Illinois. Common sense tells me that if we go 2-1 on the road vs. this group, its good.  If we're 3-0 vs. BC, Army and Illinois, its great. 5 of the next 6 are rock-hard (as if Illinois and Indiana aren't:), but I like closing with Rice, Minnesota and Michigan St. at home. If we stay healthy and play defense, we could go 10-2.   
   But I see too many variables; defensive issues and health being my 2 top concerns.  I see (1) brain-numbing loss to Army, Minnesota or Indiana; we'll beat Io_a or State Penn but not both.  And we'll upset punk Bielema or Sparty as well. (I'd love it to be Wisconsin; man I hate Bielema)  We'll go 8-4, which is one or two more wins than what most prognosticators are figuring.


  I'm calling for a Wildcat win on Saturday in typical, nail-biting, heart-stopping fashion. Nothing like getting us all in mid-season form!


  So happy its Wildcat Time....GO CATS!!               Eric




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Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2011 5:45 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] Experience


I was reviewing a wagering publication packed with information from Phil
Steele's bible of pre-season football and came across a chart of the
experience levels of all 120 Division I-A schools (yea, I know there's a new
PC term for it but I refuse to use it). NU is number 2 on the chart behind
only SMU.  We were given 86.3 "experience points" on a 100 point scale, but
there was no explanation on how the points were calculated. SMU got 90.5.

The other numbers listed, and we have discussed some of these:  16 senior
starters returning; 80% of lettermen returning; 89% of yards (gained, I
assume)returning; 72% of tackles returning; 137 Oline career starts
returning.

By comparison and since y'all know I follow Louisville - it ranked 119,one
below Iowa,  with an experience point score of 36.7, 8 senior starters,
60.7% of lettermen, 29% of yards; 63% of tackles and 15 tackles.  Auburn
ranked 120.  Boston College was 59.

Our conference brethren ranked as follows:Pur. 14; Mich. 19; Penn St. 46;
MSU 60; OSU 66; Ill. 75; Minn 79; UNL 81; Ind. 103; Iowa 118.

Not sure how meaningful this is in the overall scheme of things but I would
rather be where we are then where everybody else in the conference is
experience wise.
Mark

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From nolan at tssi.com  Wed Aug 31 10:47:13 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:47:13 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
Message-ID: <20110831154713.727D8610A0@romaine.tssi.com>

According to USA Today, Texas A&M has posted a notice on its web page
saying that it has notified the Big XII that it will leave the
conference next June.  

They are expected to apply for admission to the SEC.
--
Mike Nolan


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Aug 31 11:08:37 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:08:37 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <20110831154713.727D8610A0@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <20110831154713.727D8610A0@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000601cc67f8$4137ad60$c3a70820$@com>

At least it will raise the GPA of the SEC

rsl

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Nolan
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:47 AM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII

According to USA Today, Texas A&M has posted a notice on its web page
saying that it has notified the Big XII that it will leave the
conference next June.  

They are expected to apply for admission to the SEC.
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From nolan at tssi.com  Wed Aug 31 11:11:32 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:11:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <000601cc67f8$4137ad60$c3a70820$@com>
Message-ID: <20110831161132.B21FD648FF@romaine.tssi.com>

> At least it will raise the GPA of the SEC

And in the Big XII too?  (Kind of like the baseball trade where team X
GAVE a player to team Y and then announced that both teams were improved.)

I wonder if the Big XII officials are going to give A&M more penalties
this year.  There was some statistical evidence that Nebraska and Colorado 
got more than their share of flags in 2010.
--
Mike


From nolan at tssi.com  Wed Aug 31 11:41:11 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:41:11 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] more on A&M
Message-ID: <20110831164112.166966491F@romaine.tssi.com>

An interesting page of facts, sort-of facts and rumors:

http://www.mrsec.com/2011/08/sec-expansion-a-warning-letter-and-slim-pickins/
--
Mike Nolan


From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Wed Aug 31 12:03:06 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:03:06 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <20110831161132.B21FD648FF@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <000601cc67f8$4137ad60$c3a70820$@com>
 <20110831161132.B21FD648FF@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07E8889E@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>

Something else is afoot here.

I find it hard to believe that the SEC is going to sit still at 13.
Adding A&M is going to dilute the existing TV split unless the SEC is
able to bring in another big name school(s) to boost ratings.  Also A&M
might have had other reasons to leave the Big12, but I'm also skeptical
that A&M would have given up the amount of money that they appear to
have left on the table with the Big12 unless they felt that there were
bigger opportunities brewing with the SEC.  

It will also be interesting to see what the early termination penalties
are for A&M.  As I recall, they were fairly substantial for Nebraska.
In Nebraska's case, though, they were coming to league that was going to
pay them more TV money than they were going to get by staying in the
Big12, so that's an easy ROI calculation to work out.

Jeff




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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:12 PM
To: Roy S. Lamberton
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII

> At least it will raise the GPA of the SEC

And in the Big XII too?  (Kind of like the baseball trade where team X
GAVE a player to team Y and then announced that both teams were
improved.)

I wonder if the Big XII officials are going to give A&M more penalties
this year.  There was some statistical evidence that Nebraska and
Colorado 
got more than their share of flags in 2010.
--
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From nolan at tssi.com  Wed Aug 31 12:52:14 2011
From: nolan at tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:52:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07E8889E@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>
Message-ID: <20110831175214.586E864929@romaine.tssi.com>

> Something else is afoot here.

Yeah, seems likely.  The SEC has done a good job of playing dumb
AND hard to get so far, and it's probably still A&M's turn to play.  

SMU got stiffed by the Big XII in 1994, lingering fallout from the
Death Penalty, I guess.  As someone from that part of the country 
once told me back then, what SMU did was forgivable by their SWC 
brethren ('There but for the grace of God go I'), getting caught, 
and then being terminally stupid about it, was not.  Maybe that old 
wound has finally healed.  (I suspect not, Houston was the replacement
name floated a couple of weeks ago, but that's a downgrade IMHO.)

The most logical change to me would be for Arkansas to move to the Big XII,
renewing its longstanding ties with Texas schools (less A&M) and Texas
recruits in the process.  But Arkansas seems to be denying any interest.

N*D* is still the wild card player in a second round of superconference 
musical chairs.  I don't see them as a good fit, geographically, 
academically or culturally, in either the Big XII or the SEC.  

Their home, if they ever choose to have one, is in the Big Ten,
any way you slice it.  But I don't think the Domers are going 
to use that card, or even play the game this time around.  

And if the rumors about the SEC schools agreeing not to raid their 
existing states are true, that leaves out most of the rest of the good
geographical fits, academic and cultural factors probably rule out the
rest, namely schools in Virginia and West Virginia.  So, where's #14?  

I guess that still leaves Missouri as the best candidate for the SEC, 
assuming the SEC wants the Big Ten's leftovers.  And if Missouri goes, 
then that really leaves the Big XII in a pickle, or at least all schools 
that aren't named Texas or Oklahoma.  

But here's a wild card option.  What about Pitt?  Yeah, it's a bit
cold there in November, but I think they fit culturally at least
as well as Missouri does.  The only negative about them, at least
according to my son who lives in Pittsburgh, is that NOBODY in
Pittsburgh gives a damn about Pitt sports.  And in the SEC,
sports is what matters.  So, ultimately, I think Pitt is a 'no'.

Thankfully, the first kickoff is less than 32 hours away, hopefully
the on-field games can drown out some of the off-field ones.
--
Mike Nolan


From Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com  Wed Aug 31 13:32:10 2011
From: Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com (Beamsley, Jeff)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:32:10 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <20110831175214.586E864929@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07E8889E@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>
 <20110831175214.586E864929@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07E888F2@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>

Yup, logic suggests that the SEC and A&M should have left each other
alone because it seems to box them into a strange situation.  Regardless
of the quality of graduate, I don't think that those who run the SEC are
stupid.  So that's why I've got to believe that they have something up
their sleeve that will make much more sense once the dust settles.

I agree that it won't be ND even though their eligibility policies seem
to be moving closer to the SEC than the BT.  ND thinks they finally have
the team and coach that will allow them to continue to self righteously
beat their chest as the last remaining independent.  Fortunately they
still have to win a few games to prove they are equal to the pre-season
hype.  I'm one looking forward to yet another disappointing season in
South Bend both on the field and off. 

Maybe Missouri who was clearly open to the BT opportunity.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Nolan [mailto:nolan at tssi.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1:52 PM
To: Beamsley, Jeff
Cc: Mike Nolan; Roy S. Lamberton; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII

> Something else is afoot here.

Yeah, seems likely.  The SEC has done a good job of playing dumb
AND hard to get so far, and it's probably still A&M's turn to play.  

SMU got stiffed by the Big XII in 1994, lingering fallout from the
Death Penalty, I guess.  As someone from that part of the country 
once told me back then, what SMU did was forgivable by their SWC 
brethren ('There but for the grace of God go I'), getting caught, 
and then being terminally stupid about it, was not.  Maybe that old 
wound has finally healed.  (I suspect not, Houston was the replacement
name floated a couple of weeks ago, but that's a downgrade IMHO.)

The most logical change to me would be for Arkansas to move to the Big
XII,
renewing its longstanding ties with Texas schools (less A&M) and Texas
recruits in the process.  But Arkansas seems to be denying any interest.

N*D* is still the wild card player in a second round of superconference 
musical chairs.  I don't see them as a good fit, geographically, 
academically or culturally, in either the Big XII or the SEC.  

Their home, if they ever choose to have one, is in the Big Ten,
any way you slice it.  But I don't think the Domers are going 
to use that card, or even play the game this time around.  

And if the rumors about the SEC schools agreeing not to raid their 
existing states are true, that leaves out most of the rest of the good
geographical fits, academic and cultural factors probably rule out the
rest, namely schools in Virginia and West Virginia.  So, where's #14?  

I guess that still leaves Missouri as the best candidate for the SEC, 
assuming the SEC wants the Big Ten's leftovers.  And if Missouri goes, 
then that really leaves the Big XII in a pickle, or at least all schools

that aren't named Texas or Oklahoma.  

But here's a wild card option.  What about Pitt?  Yeah, it's a bit
cold there in November, but I think they fit culturally at least
as well as Missouri does.  The only negative about them, at least
according to my son who lives in Pittsburgh, is that NOBODY in
Pittsburgh gives a damn about Pitt sports.  And in the SEC,
sports is what matters.  So, ultimately, I think Pitt is a 'no'.

Thankfully, the first kickoff is less than 32 hours away, hopefully
the on-field games can drown out some of the off-field ones.
--
Mike Nolan


From sportsbiz at gmail.com  Wed Aug 31 13:39:56 2011
From: sportsbiz at gmail.com (Sportsbiz)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:39:56 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
In-Reply-To: <20110831175214.586E864929@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <FA7822545C26F244823CA5D312ABBDEA07E8889E@nasa-dtw-ex006.nasa.cpwr.corp>
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Message-ID: <CAPCH0ENRCmxXq3Yj5--gyQ039jZLWkOANKeahN=S0Nb2bWxKAg@mail.gmail.com>

Here in SEC country, the story about not taking a school from an existing
state is said to be just that, a story - leaving both FSU, said to be the
first choice and Clemson still on the board.  I wouldn't be so quick to rule
out Virginia Tech although it doesn't bring much of a TV market.  The 14th
school should come from the east to help the SEC's treasured geographic
split but once you get past those three the candidates begin to thin out.
Louisville had been said to be a Big XII replacement but I don't see it - if
they leave the Big East they are a lot more likely to go to the SEC.
Kentucky has been said to have dropped its opposition so Louisville could be
in the mix.  It doesn't bring a new TV market with it so who knows.  The SEC
hasn't really defined what it wants, at least publicly or even along the
whispernet.

Oklahoma is the first choice although I don't see them leaving Texas behind,
especially as they are working on their own network, something the SEC and
its massive TV contracts would not allow.  It will be an interesting game to
watch - Miami fits the profile: football is the dominant sport, probation
every five years, and an administration that will let anyone in school and
doesn't seem to care what happens once they are there.
Mark

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > Something else is afoot here.
>
> Yeah, seems likely.  The SEC has done a good job of playing dumb
> AND hard to get so far, and it's probably still A&M's turn to play.
>
> SMU got stiffed by the Big XII in 1994, lingering fallout from the
> Death Penalty, I guess.  As someone from that part of the country
> once told me back then, what SMU did was forgivable by their SWC
> brethren ('There but for the grace of God go I'), getting caught,
> and then being terminally stupid about it, was not.  Maybe that old
> wound has finally healed.  (I suspect not, Houston was the replacement
> name floated a couple of weeks ago, but that's a downgrade IMHO.)
>
> The most logical change to me would be for Arkansas to move to the Big XII,
> renewing its longstanding ties with Texas schools (less A&M) and Texas
> recruits in the process.  But Arkansas seems to be denying any interest.
>
> N*D* is still the wild card player in a second round of superconference
> musical chairs.  I don't see them as a good fit, geographically,
> academically or culturally, in either the Big XII or the SEC.
>
> Their home, if they ever choose to have one, is in the Big Ten,
> any way you slice it.  But I don't think the Domers are going
> to use that card, or even play the game this time around.
>
> And if the rumors about the SEC schools agreeing not to raid their
> existing states are true, that leaves out most of the rest of the good
> geographical fits, academic and cultural factors probably rule out the
> rest, namely schools in Virginia and West Virginia.  So, where's #14?
>
> I guess that still leaves Missouri as the best candidate for the SEC,
> assuming the SEC wants the Big Ten's leftovers.  And if Missouri goes,
> then that really leaves the Big XII in a pickle, or at least all schools
> that aren't named Texas or Oklahoma.
>
> But here's a wild card option.  What about Pitt?  Yeah, it's a bit
> cold there in November, but I think they fit culturally at least
> as well as Missouri does.  The only negative about them, at least
> according to my son who lives in Pittsburgh, is that NOBODY in
> Pittsburgh gives a damn about Pitt sports.  And in the SEC,
> sports is what matters.  So, ultimately, I think Pitt is a 'no'.
>
> Thankfully, the first kickoff is less than 32 hours away, hopefully
> the on-field games can drown out some of the off-field ones.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Aug 31 14:08:26 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:08:26 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] Here we go, A&M is leaving the Big XII
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 <20110831175214.586E864929@romaine.tssi.com>
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Miami to the SEC seems to make the most sense. But do the present SEC powers want another
potential tough conference game? (yes the Hurricanes have been down lately, but they also
have shown the ability to play tough ball.)

SMU would have to come into the Big 12, altho if they do, I'd rather they return to the
old "Southwest Conference" name.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
================================================
Opinions expressed above are mine alone and are not
those of any organizations of which I am a member.
------------------------------------------------
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down to vote on what is for dinner."

"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========


- Miami fits the profile: football is the dominant sport, probation
every five years, and an administration that will let anyone in school and
doesn't seem to care what happens once they are there.
Mark


From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 31 19:19:11 2011
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:19:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NU Sports] more on A&M
In-Reply-To: <20110831164112.166966491F@romaine.tssi.com>
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Interesting tidbits of truth and rumor as we get closer to college kickoff.

I think it's pretty clear now that the Big XII is toast as a major conference.Oklahoma and OSU may round up some old CUSA schools - Houston, SMU, Rice - and try and re-form the old SWC ... but Texas will essentially be an independent and without the Horns or ATM, it would really just be a mid-major league and OU.

If the Sooners could ditch the OSU anchor, you'd have to think they'd love to follow ATM to the SEC (move Bama and Auburn into the east to keep geographic balance ... OU brings in Dallas, ATM brings Houston - big markets each), but that doesn't appear likely.

And poor Kansas and Mizzou may get left without a chair when the music stops (KSU and ISU need to start begging the MAC for entrance :) ).

So the Big XII's toast ... the interesting thing will be to see whether the SEC reaches out to try and break up the ACC as well. FSU and Clemson seem natural fits (Miami may not have a team in a few years :) ) and UNC would be an attractive expanse into a growing Carolina market ... or UVa/Va Tech into DC. Maybe the ACC and Big East could merge to form the mother of all basketball leagues?

The wildest rumor appears to be the one of the Evil Empire and Texas looking to form a conference. Talk about egos ... one is living in the glory days gone by and another living off of a national title every 30-40 years when they probably had the talent to win one every decade. Which schools would dare sign on to be second-raters in that league? :)

I still say the Big Ten needs to just watch the dominoes fall and not do anything unless a leprechaun or Bevo knocks at the door. We've got a solid 12 and don't need to add teams like Rutgers or Mizzou just for the sake of adding teams.

Normally I'd have confidence that Jim Delaney would avoid such hasty, unwise and foolish moves ... but then I remember that that Jim Delaney is gone and the one of pointless, inane and STUPID division names is now the one in charge. The B(C)S idiocy rubbed off on him ... so I guess I should prepare to welcome St. Olafs and SUNY-Schenectady into the league once the SEC expands so we keep up with the low-GPA, scandal-plagued "Joneses" of college football.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

?* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Aug 31 22:02:58 2011
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy S. Lamberton)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:02:58 -0400
Subject: [NU Sports] more on A&M
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I'm not sure I'd want to have to play Texas every year. We need to start beating dOSU and
Wiscy before we add another killer to the group.

Oklahoma politics would pretty much demand that OU and that OSU stay together. The Cowboys
have been a lot better of late, much of the impetus in OK for OU's resurgence was the guys
in Norman looking northeast at Stillwater and saying, "How come they can get better and we
can't"

Not sure OU brings in Dallas, SMU and the Horn Frogs bring in DFW. Baylor helps a bit
also.

The issue is still that the Big 12 is really the Big 2 and Little 10, just like the Big 10
used to be and the folks in Austin and Norman aim to keep it that way.

IMHO of course

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
Computer Applications & Support Associates
Coach Roy's Random Thoughts - http://coachroy.org
-------------------- Also ----------------------
"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
Director Media Relations - Little League 
  Senior League Softball World Series
CTR2 USN (67-70) - CTRCS USNR (Ret) (64-67/70-95)
Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
================================================
Opinions expressed above are mine alone and are not
those of any organizations of which I am a member.
------------------------------------------------
"A true Democracy is two wolves and a lamb sitting
down to vote on what is for dinner."

"You have a republic, madam, if you can keep it"

==========  Go Cats -? Beat 'em All  ===========



-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of SjT
(Stephen J. Truog)
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 8:19 PM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] more on A&M

Interesting tidbits of truth and rumor as we get closer to college kickoff.

I think it's pretty clear now that the Big XII is toast as a major conference.Oklahoma and
OSU may round up some old CUSA schools - Houston, SMU, Rice - and try and re-form the old
SWC ... but Texas will essentially be an independent and without the Horns or ATM, it
would really just be a mid-major league and OU.

If the Sooners could ditch the OSU anchor, you'd have to think they'd love to follow ATM
to the SEC (move Bama and Auburn into the east to keep geographic balance ... OU brings in
Dallas, ATM brings Houston - big markets each), but that doesn't appear likely.

And poor Kansas and Mizzou may get left without a chair when the music stops (KSU and ISU
need to start begging the MAC for entrance :) ).

So the Big XII's toast ... the interesting thing will be to see whether the SEC reaches
out to try and break up the ACC as well. FSU and Clemson seem natural fits (Miami may not
have a team in a few years :) ) and UNC would be an attractive expanse into a growing
Carolina market ... or UVa/Va Tech into DC. Maybe the ACC and Big East could merge to form
the mother of all basketball leagues?

The wildest rumor appears to be the one of the Evil Empire and Texas looking to form a
conference. Talk about egos ... one is living in the glory days gone by and another living
off of a national title every 30-40 years when they probably had the talent to win one
every decade. Which schools would dare sign on to be second-raters in that league? :)

I still say the Big Ten needs to just watch the dominoes fall and not do anything unless a
leprechaun or Bevo knocks at the door. We've got a solid 12 and don't need to add teams
like Rutgers or Mizzou just for the sake of adding teams.

Normally I'd have confidence that Jim Delaney would avoid such hasty, unwise and foolish
moves ... but then I remember that that Jim Delaney is gone and the one of pointless,
inane and STUPID division names is now the one in charge. The B(C)S idiocy rubbed off on
him ... so I guess I should prepare to welcome St. Olafs and SUNY-Schenectady into the
league once the SEC expands so we keep up with the low-GPA, scandal-plagued "Joneses" of
college football.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

?* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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