The Wildcat faithful were put into a frenzy this week after this
very informative Daily article on the status of the facilities upgrades was published. Now, the headline of the article, "facilities on hold," is a bit misleading-- it is more that the facilities upgrades are just
seemingly on hold. If you read the article, you will find that the plan isn't actually "on hold" per se, but the trustees and the other decision-makers are really taking their time making decisions. While it is a bit depressing, given the original timetable announced by the athletic department, the fact that the University is taking so much time and care should
ease fears, not create them...
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By FitzStache,
May 18, 2012 at 8:40 am
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...
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By FitzStache,
May 17, 2012 at 8:06 am
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...
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By FitzStache,
February 17, 2012 at 8:39 am
Yes, ok, we all know now that
Coach Fitz's twitter account inadvertently pissed off every Chicago's-NBA-Team fan in Chicago. I'm actually surprised this accidental-tweeting-from-the-account-you-manage doesn't happen more often, to be honest. We won't go into detail about this, however. We have much more important things to cover, like this incredible find:
We here at SFTF pride ourselves in scouring the interwebs and introducing to you all of the different "Pat Fitzgeralds" out there, in order to broaden your appreciation for the one we have and open your mind to what else exists in this wonderful world we live in. That being said,
how have we never heard of this guy before? Did we totally miss that there were two dudes named "Pat Fitzgerald" who were selected to All-American first teams in 1995 and 1996?? He was also a two-time Academic All-American, and was named to the Texas Longhorns' Hall of Honor this past fall. Impressive.
Personally, as a Bills fan, I'm upset about not remembering that we drafted him with a 7th-round pick in 1997... though we've had more than a few forgettable draft classes, like that year we had
2 first round picks and drafted Ohio State's whole secondary.
Anyway, while the main rags in town have nothing to say other than their recaps of the Purdue drubbing and Twittergate, here's the rest of what our Google search for "Northwestern" turned up this week (after the jump)...
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By FitzStache,
February 14, 2012 at 7:24 am
… or “Pat Fitzgerald Bites The Hand That Feeds Him.” At his Signing Day press conference, Coach Fitz used part of his opening statement to lay into the recruiting services/websites. It was seemingly meant more in jest than anything else, but it was a little over the top and unnecessary. The catharsis is understandable. As...
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By FitzStache,
February 2, 2012 at 8:42 am
Coming off an unacceptable loss to Army and an epic collapse against Ill-ANNOY, the Northwestern Wildcats don’t exactly inspire a lot of excitement. Well, that’s why I’m here. NU is 2-0 this season when I get you FIRED UP and 0-2 when I’m lazy and don’t. So it’s time…legggo. 10. It’s Michigan. You know, the...
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By rosebowldreaming,
October 8, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Throughout the year, our fearless correspondent Rose Bowl Dreaming will tour the Big Ten and give you the inside scoop from his bird’s eye view in the press box. He will also be providing live Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/sftfame all season long. First up: Ill-ANNOY. Well it was obvious that the season would be mediocre...
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By rosebowldreaming,
October 1, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Every year, around this time, we hear the same things. We pound the message boards with comments. We log hours reading blogs and sneaking a peek at Lindsey Willhite’s carefully-crafted articles while our significant other begs us to watch another cupcake show. We text with former buddies, former roommates, and our fellow alumni. “I hear...
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By 2054,
August 24, 2011 at 2:49 pm
…and who wouldn’t want to get this gift to create their own forest of Northwestern fans? If you’re shopping for a dendrophile – even better. And it’s just $14.99! What a bargain! Seriously, this is the must-have item for tree season. ...
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By sweetsiouxtom,
August 10, 2011 at 6:13 am
Medill grad student Alison Bullock traveled all the way out to Pennsylvania to catch up with former NU quarterback and current Philadelphia Eagle Mike Kafka. Armed with a Kodak pocket cam, like all young journalists ready to pounce, she was able to get a great little feature on Southside Tough at Lehigh University, where the...
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By 2054,
August 9, 2011 at 7:47 pm
