[NU Sports] Tough noogies

Wed Mar 7 11:16:03 CST 2012

I can remember talking with Randy Walker after a couple of 6-6 seasons. I  
seem to remember that he was planning to take steps to improve on that  
because. 500 was not satisfactory. (I can probably find the exact quote  
somwhere in my archives)

I sense Fitz is of the same opinion for the future.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

-----Original message-----
From: Jonathan Hodges <j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu>
To: hakirsch at aol.com
Cc: "nwu-sports at tssi.com" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 16:56:48 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Tough noogies

Here's a longer article with some quotes from officials around the country
on possibly (re-)instating the "winning record" requirement for bowl games:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/17622358/if-bowl-eligibility-j 
umps-to-seven-wins-which-bowls-get-86ed/rss

Note that until 2006 (when the schedule usually consisted of 11 games), a
winning record (then 6-5) was required, and wins over I-AA teams only
counted in one of every four seasons (starting in 2006, you could count one
per year).

Much like the 9 game Big Ten slate (scheduled to begin later this decade) I
agree that upping the bowl requirement to 7-5 will be a good thing for the
game as a whole but likely bad for Northwestern, specifically.  But, I
would still support it (along with the "Plus One"/4 team playoff, which
I've supported for some time) as I think those in combination would greatly
increase the value of the CFB postseason.

Jonathan

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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> I'm afraid your proposal doesn't work if we have 35 bowl games. (It
> theoratically could mathematically, but unlikely). There just wouldn't be
> enough eligible teams under most scenarios.
>
>  Too many bowl games is clearly the real culprit.  And there is no bowl
> czar to limit them So long as someone figures they can make money from
> one,they will keep the current ones and possibly look for more.  The SI
> article on bowl games (vs a playoff ) says it all. The bowl heads get paid
> very well, get to play golf while schoomzing, and garner prestige in the
> local community.  (Anybody interested in starting one with me ?!)
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Bendat <inaugurationbook at yahoo.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:13:06
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Reply-To: Jim Bendat <inaugurationbook at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NU Sports] Tough noogies
>
> Fitz used that phrase in the context of the suggestion (not that I've
> heard there's been one) that a 5-win team be given a waiver to be in a  
bowl
> game. The real question that has affected NU in the past has been getting
> to a bowl game with six wins. Fitz seemed to be in favor of that; he
> pointed out that we had an entertaining game this past season with two 6-6
> teams.
>
> Personally, as much as I want NU to be in a bowl game every year, I think
> that .500 teams going to bowl games is a joke. Everyone knows there are  
way
> too many bowl games. I think the proposal that a team must win at least 7
> games to go bowling is a good thing.
>
> Jim B.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
> To: Roy S. Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>; nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] 2 fer 1 from Teddy - story on Cobb and Fitz Video
>
> Nice article, but the Fitz video was even better.  It's been a long time
> since I've heard the phrase "tough noogies".
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Roy S. Lamberton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 8:43 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] 2 fer 1 from Teddy - story on Cobb and Fitz Video
>
>
>  
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-0307-bits-northwestern-bi 
g-ten-tournam
>  
ent--20120307,0,3582221.story<http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct 
-spt-0307-bits-northwestern-big-ten-tournam%0Aent--20120307,0,3582221.story>
>
> In the final analysis, it will be Cobb and Hearn that push the Cats over
> the top in the BT
> Tourney and beyond. (IMHO)
>
> rsl
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