[NU Sports] Teddy G's Bowl Projections

Thu Nov 24 13:22:59 CST 2011

As much as I would like to see the Cats in Washington, I am not  
optimistic.  If they beat the Spartans, they will get invited to something  a tier or 
two above the Military Bowl.  At 6-6, however, my gut instinct is  that they 
will opt for a bowl that can offer a better financial offer than the  D.C. 
bowl.  Ultimately, the bottom line is that a school's post-season  decision 
is indeed governed by the bottom line.  I'd like to be wrong and  believe 
appearing in the Nation's Capital has a high profile and a connection  with a 
large alumni base in the East.  I've, in fact, made the case to AD  Jim 
Phillips in an email and others may wish to weigh in, too.  

In a message dated 11/24/2011 9:57:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
wildelk2 at aol.com writes:

List Gang,  

Count me as one of those who'd love to see a 6-6 NU team in  DC. I went to 
the Military Bowl two years ago when UCLA beat Temple. UCLA had  many more 
fans there than I thought, and Temple brought 10,000 down from  Philly. UCLA 
won when Bernard Pierce left the game (knee?) and Temple had  trouble 
passing.

I believe NU played in Annapolis in 2002.   Navy at NU  was canceled 
because of 9/11.  I was there as well as my 8 year old  daughter, who bawled when 
2 f-14's did a fly-over before kick-off. Coach Roy  was there to witness the 
whole thing!  One of Baz's first starts, we won  49-40 over a bad Navy 
team; may have been Paul Johnson's first year. After  that game I knew 2002 was 
going to suck, just like the 2nd half of the 2001  season. They did.  I call 
the 2nd half of 2001 and 2002 "mini Dark Age",  but 2002 toughened our 
young players for 2003,2004 and 2005.

I don't expect to see NU in DC as we'll beat Team Green, but  in the rare 
event that this may happen, go to DC Cats!

Happy Thanksgiving List Gang!      Go CATS!!  Eric

-----Original  Message-----
From: DPENDERG <DPENDERG at aol.com>
To: nwu-sports  <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 12:18 pm
Subject:  Re: [NU Sports] Teddy G's Bowl Projections

You're right.  I remember now too since I was in fact there in  Annapolis.  
 Must have been close to ten years ago.

 In a message dated 11/23/2011 4:39:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
 _cherron604 at aol.com_ (mailto:cherron604 at aol.com)  writes:

 I remember  the game at Navy a few years back...

 Chuck Herron   Tech  '85

 -----Original  Message-----
 From: DPENDERG <_DPENDERG at aol.com_ (mailto:DPENDERG at aol.com) >
 To: nwu-sports  <_nwu-sports at tssi.com_ (mailto:nwu-sports at tssi.com) >
 Sent: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 4:31 pm
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 Unmentioned is the Dec 28 Military Bowl at RFK Stadium in Washington.   

  Story in the WASH POST today indicated they are desperately now looking  
 at 

  bowl-eligible teams from a number of conferences because both Army  and 
 Navy 

  this year are not eligible.  Of course, if NU beats MSU,  then our 
options 

  open up significantly, but at 6-6 the Cats would have an  attractive, 

  high-profile opportunity playing in the Nation's Capital, which  has a 
 large NU 

  alumni base. Obviously, that is my preference as a  D.C. area resident, 
 but I 

  believe there would many upsides to coming  here, including the prospect 
 of 

  pulling in alums from throughout the  mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. 
 I 

  don't recall the Cats ever playing  any closer to Washington DC than Duke 
 in 

  Durham, NC, although someone with  more institutional memory can correct 
 me.   

  In a message dated 11/23/2011 2:59:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  

  _cherron604 at aol.com_ (_mailto:cherron604 at aol.com_ 
(mailto:cherron604 at aol.com?) )  writes:

  From  Monday's Chicago  Tribune:

_http://_www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-1122-northwestern-foot--__ 
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-1122-northwestern-foot--_)  

(_http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-1122-northwestern-foot--_ 
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-1122-northwestern-foot--) ) 

  20111122,0,4521971,full.story

  Chuck  Herron   Tech  '85

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