[NU Sports] Meineke Bowl

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Exactly ... I'm sure I'll take more than a few more shots at Houston (and btw, I would much rather attend a football game in Ford Field than any place in Houston :) ) and it is a tough matchup ... BUT ...

* It will be great to see Persa, Ebert, Dunsmore and more take the field in purple one more time
* It is a bigger "name" matchup for our profile when we get the win
* It is in a recruiting hotbed area and can only help get our name out there
* It is another example of Phillips and Fitz selling NU well enough to move up over where we'd have been in other years

A lot to be thankful for as an NU fan and something that didn't look very likely a month or so ago.

Bring on the Aggies! GO CATS!!!
-SjT
 
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GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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 From: "neonrye at aol.com" <neonrye at aol.com>
To: Eric Kunkel <wildelk2 at aol.com>; nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com; tbng at comcast.net; nwu-sports at tssi.com 
Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Meineke Bowl
 
Let's not wallow in doom and gloom or implicitly criticize Phillips and Fitz for seeking a more challenging game and attractive venue (which dovetails with recruiting).  It just dawned on me that  A & M's foremost alumnus may be Rick Perry, former "yell" leader.   Let's show Gov. Perry some "northern hospitality" by kicking Aggie butt.   If we can beat A & M, the thought that it would upset that lamebrain would just add to my joy.

I have faith in Fitz, Persa, Ebert and Peters to bring home a win.  In Fitz we trust.  If we could handle the Huskers in Lincoln, we should be competitive with A & M, right?  This won't be easy, but it will be sweeter if we pull it off than beating up on a MAC team.  

So let's think positive and enjoy the moment.  Six weeks ago we couldn't have imagined being where we are now.
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From: Eric Kunkel <wildelk2 at aol.com>
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Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 22:56:23 
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Meineke Bowl

   Dennis and List Gang,


   Your right on both counts.  If A&M feels like playing we'll get our ass handed to us.  And to think I thought we'd finally play in a winnable game.  As far as the basketball team is concerned its better we get pounded now than in a month; hopefully we learned something other than the fact that they are better than us.  I'm OK with losing to a team in the Top 10, just so we learned a few things that will help us in conference play.  Look liked we bailed out on working the paint; looked like years past when we'd come down the court and fire up a 3. 


   I know I'm being negative about our bowl game, but I saw Iowa St. , Cal, Wake Forest, Rutgers, Toledo, Ohio and NIU as teams we could compete with. The one team I thought we'd have trouble with we get.  I don't get it. We've lost 8 in a row; can we , until we get the Gorilla off our back go after a team we can handle instead of the most attractive destination?


   Eric



-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sun, Dec 4, 2011 2:30 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] Meineke Bowl


Texas A&M 52  NU 28

It's going to be another frustrating bowl season.  And today reality sat upon 
the basketball team too.
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