[NU Sports] Meineke Bowl

[Alan Abrahamson]

Everybody -- don't be so quick to knock Houston. I've been there lots of
times. It's a really big town with a lot to do. And great food.


On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> 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
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> 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.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Kunkel <wildelk2 at aol.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 22:56:23
> To: <tbng at comcast.net>; <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> 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>
> To: nwu-sports <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> 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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