[NU Sports] Teddy G's Bowl Projections

Thu Nov 24 13:43:36 CST 2011

Remember that in the B1G the bowl payouts go to the conference, not the
individual schools.
A google search of "bowl projections" has >50% of the sites predicting NU
in San Francisco on New Year's Eve. Also of interest, one site predicting
New Orleans in mid-December. That could be fun and certainly easier with
the flights and costs, being a little off-season.

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:22 AM, <DPENDERG at aol.com> wrote:

> 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
>  Subject: Re:  [NU Sports] Teddy G's Bowl Projections
>
>
>  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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