[NU Sports] 2011 Bowl Projections

[Alan Abrahamson]

Selfishly, I'm in favor of the bowl in SF. Also, we are due to play the
Golden Bears in 2013 and 2014. My wife is a Cal graduate. So is my younger
brother. Grrr-rr-rr-ah!

Go Cats!


On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:59 PM, <neonrye at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Now that we have bowl eligibility in our sights, I broke down and started
> researching online projections, as I did last year (when we broke through
> much earlier).
>
> Here's a site that is picking us for the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in
> Albequerque on Dec. 17 vs. Wyoming:
> http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/11/14/2560547/college-bowl-projections-predictions-2011-week-12 Of course, I never even heard of this bowl before--have any of you?
>
> ESPN splits its predictions "ballot", with one vote putting us in NYC at
> the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Rutgers (which might work for me, as I will
> be returning from vacation earlier that day), while the other places us in
> New Orleans at the R+L Carriers Bowl.  In the latter we are predicted to
> face Arkansas State, and if that ever came to pass, and if we didn't get
> off the "schneid" and get our first bowl win since 1949, then I guess we
> are fated to never get another one.
> http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls
>
> CBSSPORTS.com has this interesting match-up:  NU v. Cal in the Kraft Fight
> Hunger Bowl in San Francisco on December 31st.  That game would literally
> be a home game for the Golden Bears, as they are playing their "home" games
> this season at AT&T Park, since their stadium is undergoing renovations.
> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions
>
> I don't like this one, as it has us going nowhere:
> http://collegebowlprojections.com/ncaa-college-football-bowl-predictions/
>
> Isn't this fun?
>
> I just hope I haven't fatally jinxed Fitz and his "young men" by posting
> this information, but I find these bowl projections fascinating, especially
> when NU is arguably in the mix.  And after last night's J-E-T-S trainwreck
> vs. the Patriots, I need the 'Cats to cheer me up with hope and
> inspiration.:-)
>
> Paul Levinson
>
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