Pledge Thee Victory and Honor
It becomes very difficult to concentrate on life when the Wildcats are in this position. We are once again media darlings, and I say that because that is exactly the verbage the press uses: “Media Darlings Northwestern face…”. This week the “…” has been lower-ranked underachieving yet red-hot Michigan.
The last thing that crossed my mind before sleep last night was the Wildcats, and the first thing that popped into my mind this morning was the Wildcats and that beautiful “Rawr” sound that echoes through the noble confines of Ryan Field (I have been hearing it for years, that same cat meows at Carl A. Newman Stadium in Wexford, PA and at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley).
I am getting a bit nervous about all the publicity. Today’s Online Tribune printed a poll where 67% favored the Cats to win (against 23% for Michigan) and the Sun-Times ran an article entitled “Call him the Golden Brett”. Last night during VT’s thrashing of BC, ESPN plugged the NU game early and often, with Herbstreit proclaiming that NU was for real, and Basanez (which he pronounced Bass-a-nez) and Sutton were forces to be reckoned with. Then he asked Tirico if he remembered that NU Michigan shootout from a few years back. “Wasn’t that like four of five years ago? Wasn’t the score something like 51-48?” Not bad, Kirk, that’s not too far off at all.
And yesterday Randy Walker issued his concerns. "I knew it was going to be a problem Sunday when I woke up. It's natural. You have some success and good fortune, and people are stopping me on the street. Most people driving by me the last three years have been giving me obscene gestures. Now they're stopping: 'Hey, Coach, great win.' So I know what [the players are] getting.''
More than anything else, though, I am just excited. It is a terrific blessing to be in this position to begin with. I am looking forward to a full day of tailgating with friends from all around. Let’s Go Cats!
The last thing that crossed my mind before sleep last night was the Wildcats, and the first thing that popped into my mind this morning was the Wildcats and that beautiful “Rawr” sound that echoes through the noble confines of Ryan Field (I have been hearing it for years, that same cat meows at Carl A. Newman Stadium in Wexford, PA and at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley).
I am getting a bit nervous about all the publicity. Today’s Online Tribune printed a poll where 67% favored the Cats to win (against 23% for Michigan) and the Sun-Times ran an article entitled “Call him the Golden Brett”. Last night during VT’s thrashing of BC, ESPN plugged the NU game early and often, with Herbstreit proclaiming that NU was for real, and Basanez (which he pronounced Bass-a-nez) and Sutton were forces to be reckoned with. Then he asked Tirico if he remembered that NU Michigan shootout from a few years back. “Wasn’t that like four of five years ago? Wasn’t the score something like 51-48?” Not bad, Kirk, that’s not too far off at all.
And yesterday Randy Walker issued his concerns. "I knew it was going to be a problem Sunday when I woke up. It's natural. You have some success and good fortune, and people are stopping me on the street. Most people driving by me the last three years have been giving me obscene gestures. Now they're stopping: 'Hey, Coach, great win.' So I know what [the players are] getting.''
More than anything else, though, I am just excited. It is a terrific blessing to be in this position to begin with. I am looking forward to a full day of tailgating with friends from all around. Let’s Go Cats!
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