[NU Sports] When will we ever see another title ?

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> I guess the 2nd part of my question was:
> Are we left with 2 choices - contend for championships, but
> miss a bowl game some seasons, or
> Make a bowl game every year, but fall into that 6-6, 7-5
> range that we seem to  be in at present

Well, you're right - there is a third area combining the two, but that's a place Northwestern has not been yet.

Barnett and Walker won league titles but couldn't put together a consistent winner (though Walker was getting to that 6-6, 7-5 level at the end).

Fitz has put together a consistent winner (at a slightly higher lever of 8, maybe 9, wins) but no league titles.

I think the former is more memorable for fans, but the latter is tougher to do - especially in the Big Ten.

The next step is obviously combining the two, but it's tough. Fitz has established NU as a consistent bowl team, which may not be as flashy as the Purple to Pasadena, but is a remarkable achievement. Now we gotta start combining the consistent wins over unranked foes from the last few years with some of the head-turning wins over top-ranked foes that we had in the 90s.

And to answer your question, yes, I believe NU can get there. Even in the new divisional format.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT


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