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Title: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern 31, #17 Utah 20
Post by: ELA on December 02, 2018, 04:34:26 PM
Decent matchup full of disrespect.  Or maybe mediocrity.
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on December 02, 2018, 04:45:50 PM
The Utes will best the Mildcats, in one of Northwestern's uninspired out of conference performances. 
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: Entropy on December 02, 2018, 05:00:19 PM
My initial thoughts were along the lines of Brutus.   NW should win this the way they finished the year... But NW seems disinterested in OOC games.  I expect to see a lot of "happy to be here" attitude.   
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: CatsbyAZ on December 02, 2018, 05:06:44 PM
Utah is consistently one of the most focused and prepared teams for bowls and a few years ago NW couldn’t win a bowl. I just hope both teams put forth the best effort; might be in SD for New Year’s and if so I’ll make this the bowl game I attend.
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: Entropy on December 02, 2018, 05:10:34 PM
I also hope both bring their A game.  I'm a fan of what Utah has built and how they continue to build that program.   I do think NW's A game is better, but I'm not optimistic CF fans will see it.  
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: FearlessF on December 02, 2018, 05:32:36 PM
My initial thoughts were along the lines of Brutus.   NW should win this the way they finished the year... But NW seems disinterested in OOC games.  I expect to see a lot of "happy to be here" attitude.  
I'd be happy to be there
golf clubs in tow
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: MarqHusker on December 02, 2018, 07:01:00 PM
I did a holiday bowl/torrey pines doubleheader one year.   
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: FearlessF on December 02, 2018, 07:17:18 PM
good call, I've played Torrey twice

never been to the Holiday
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: CatsbyAZ on December 28, 2018, 09:12:37 AM
Said Hi to a half-dozen Northwestern players I saw sauntering through the Gaslamp District. And on my commute four bright red Ute team busses are parked at the Ramada off Harbor Dr since Wednesday.
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: CatsbyAZ on December 31, 2018, 01:43:53 PM
Northwestern brought the gloomy Windy City weather with them to the Holday Bowl. Attending with brother and another buddy today, and they’ve been fully warned to prepare for a chilly Pacific evening of 45F, late-afternoon drizzle, and 20 mph wind off the ocean front.
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: FearlessF on January 01, 2019, 06:48:15 PM
congrats to the Cats
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: TyphonInc on January 01, 2019, 09:53:54 PM
Pretty entertaining game. 
Most successful senor class in Wildcat history. 

Doing some pretty good stuff there just north of Chicago.
Title: Re: Holiday Bowl: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Post by: FearlessF on January 01, 2019, 10:20:01 PM
add another 5 years to Fitz contract