[NU Sports] New Palm projections

[Eric Kunkel]

Paul,

   You said what we all are thinking. We all want it so bad; I get goosebumps thinking about the moment the Cats name comes up on Selection Sunday.  And one more thing- it will be story #1 in Chicago, re-affirming our Cats as Chicago's Big 10 team!  

GO CATS!!     Eric

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 have to make one observation here.  I don't think, in all my years on the 
ist, that I have ever seen such a continuous "conversation" about basketball.  
es, we have had our moments, but generally, it is football that consumes most 
f us and generates the most "buzz" on the List.
However, being on the "cusp of history", has brought out the 
nalyses--big-time--as we fret and speculate about the possibilty of our beloved 
Cats entering the Promised Land after 70 years of wandering in the desert.  
t's a beautiful thing, and if somehow we can communally celebrate on Selection 
unday, it would be amazing.  I can't put out of my mind the vision of our team, 
oach Carmody and about 4,000 or so students rejoicing at Welsh-Ryan after NU's 
utative "bid" is confirmed and our "bracket" is posted, while the "Talking 
eads" at CBS and ESPN ruminate on NU's historic journey.  It will--at least for 
e--be a moment unlike any other, except when we made the Rose Bowl.
I know I shouldn't even utter these words out loud, let alone post them 
ere--but I just can't help myself.  It's too exciting a prospect to cast aside.
Our time is now.  So seize the moment, Mr. Carmody, Mr. Shurna, Mr. Crawford, 
r. Sobolewski, Mr. Hearn, Mr. Marcotullio, Mr. Cobb, Mr. Corletti and crew--and 
oin Mr. Barnett, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Autry, Mr. Schnur and their teammates in 
he Pantheon of 'Cat fame and accomplishment.
Go 'Cats!
Paul Levinson (Not Sleepless, But Daydreaming, in NYC)

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rom: Alan Abrahamson <alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
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ent: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 3:13 pm
ubject: Re: [NU Sports] New Palm projections

h, for sure we can count on Luka to deliver the fouls :)
ooting big-time for the Cats. I am a lifer. Both parents are NU
ads. I *only* have 36 years of direct personal involvement in
-Tourney basketball -- started as a Medill freshman in 1976.
ring on the big, bad Buckeyes!
ent from my iPhone
n Feb 28, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Aaron Ament <aaronsament at gmail.com> wrote:
 That is an interesting breakdown and one not discussed much.  I agree with 
at overall premise.
 On another note, is there any update on whether Luka will play at least a few 
nutes in the Big Ten tourney?  We could use a few extra minutes and fouls down 
w...
 On Feb 28, 2012, at 2:53 PM, "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com> 
ote:
> You're right.  With 5 ranked teams, though it did pretty much work out
 that all of the unranked teams except NU and UNL had eight games against
 ranked teams.

 Illinois - 4 home 4 road
 Purdue - 4 home 4 road
 Iowa - 4 home 4 road
 Minny - 4 home 4 road
 Nebraska - 4 home 3 road
 NU - 3 home 4 road
 PSU - 3 home 5 road

 This still remains a little bit simplistic because the rankings do
 change through the year, but I think that the overall premise holds.  As
 long as the BT continues to produce good teams that are nationally
 ranked at the top of the conference, that means that those teams in the
 middle of the conference are going to end up with RPI's strong enough to
 get them invited to the dance every year.

 Jeff

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Mike Nolan [mailto:nolan at tssi.com]
 Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:22 PM
 To: Beamsley, Jeff
 Cc: Weinbaum Willie; nwu-sports at tssi.com
 Subject: Re: [NU Sports] New Palm projections

> This whole focus of RPI does also explain why the BT pretty reliably
> sends 7 teams to the dance.  If you assume that the BT is going to
> produce at least four top twenty-five teams (there are five this
 year),
> that means that everyone else in the conference plays those teams
 twice.
> So automatically, every team in the conference is going to have at
 least
> 4 road games and more importantly 4 home games against top 25 teams.

 Not necessarily, the Big Ten doesn't play a double RR schedule, so
 some teams might only have one game against a ranked team, not
 necessarily home/home games.
 --
 Mike Nolan

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