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Posts in category "Basketball"

Play your home games at home

Play your home games at home
The Wrigley Field game was a good idea.  The time was right, the team was building momentum, the new marketing plan of naming Northwestern "Chicago's Team" was working like gangbusters, and this game would serve as the icing on top of the cake-- the final touch that would push that boulder over the hill and begin to make the 'Cats a desirable sports destination in the city of Chicago. The worst-case scenario happened, both with the game and the execution (the odd playing rules, and yours truly as well as hundreds of other Northwestern fans getting inexplicably moved to the worst seats in the place after shelling out quite a bit of money for supposed "good seats," and given the cold shoulder by the highest offices of the athletic department (I'm not bitter, I swear)), but the idea was still solid........ ........ as a one-off novelty event.  The ideas like those listed in this Trib article are worrisome... Read more »
By FitzStache,
May 17, 2012 at 8:06 am
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THE REAL NU (and other Northwestern notes)

THE REAL NU (and other Northwestern notes)
One team that likes to call itself "NU" is 4-1 against the other team that likes to call itself "NU" this season across all sports.  If I had said that this would be the case at the beginning of the year, and that the former would be Northwestern and the latter Nebraska, would you have believed me... Read more »
By FitzStache,
February 17, 2012 at 8:39 am
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Bill Carmody: "Give Peace a Chance"

Or is the “V” for Vendetta? So we stumbled upon a couple classic Bill Carmody photos on these interwebs. He’s clearly calling for two more plates of Calamari in this one. More after the jump. KISS THE COOK! A little grillin’ and chillin’ – Notice that the brats appear to be arrayed in a 1-3-1... Read more »
By sweetsiouxtom,
June 3, 2011 at 12:01 pm
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Our NCAA Bracket

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By FitzStache,
March 16, 2011 at 12:51 pm
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The purpose of coaching

We get hung up on the scoreboard too much. When I say that, I am not being some old school, idealistic person who preaches “it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” I would rephrase it and say “if you do things the right away, the wins will start coming.”... Read more »
By rosebowldreaming,
February 14, 2011 at 6:49 pm
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A brief history of pain

I’m tired. I’ve only been a NU basketball fan for a little over four years and I’m already frustrated and mentally exhausted beyond my imagination. To those who have stuck with the program through all the years of misery: I salute you. See, I can deal with losing.  Originally from Seattle, I root for the... Read more »
By rosebowldreaming,
January 28, 2011 at 2:58 pm
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How NU will make the Tournament

Just sayin’... Read more »
By FitzStache,
January 5, 2011 at 7:44 am
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The Paperboy Delivers

Rejoice!  Our hardwood heroes are 7-0 for the first time in a good, long while!  This time, they actually beat a team with a pulse, and, in the process, avoided any potential awkwardness that would ensue from a team/school as preppy as Northwestern losing to the “American Eagles.“  One can’t help but be excited about... Read more »
By FitzStache,
December 17, 2010 at 7:37 am
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Caption This Picture

Hey, at least he’s wearing a jacket…... Read more »
By FitzStache,
December 14, 2010 at 8:02 am
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It's Tuesday, let's have a little fun

Well, we’re closing in on basketball season, and it’s less than two weeks until the Friday Blowout with Snoop where we all just pretend to smoke weed, make pornos, and magically our basketball team becomes a perennial winner. Okay, it’s not that easy. Anyone who has seen this picture knows about how ridiculous the “cigar... Read more »
By 2054,
October 5, 2010 at 7:10 am
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