Big BB Game Against #7 Baylor Sunday

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<p>I know it's Finals week next week, but the 'Cats are 6-0 (including winning the Charleston Classic) and should b 7-0 heading into Sunday's game against no. 7 Baylor.</p>

<p>Shurna is healthy and looking dominant and Crawford has come onto his own. Mirk has his usual ups and downs, but frosh PG Sobo has been a steady reliable presence and Cobb, Marcotullio and Hearn can score as well too (Cobb and Marco are still nursing injuries so they really haven't gotten up to speed yet).</p>

<p>If the 'Cats win this one, this will go a long way towards their Tourney chances (since the B1G looks to be the deepest conf. this year, probably will only have to go 9-9 in conf. for a bid) so the team needs a rowdy crowd for the game (3 pm).</p>

<p>Other than Baylor, the only test remaining on the non-conf. schedule is an away game at ranked Creighton.</p>

<p>So all you students - take a study break and fill the student section! </p>

<p>(It'll be largely up to the students to provide the home-court noise since the alums that fill the purple seats are mostly made up of the "wine and cheese" set and seem incapable of providing any noise).</p>

<p>If you can make the game against Mississippi Valley State on Friday, that'll be nice too, but if you can only make one, make it the Baylor game.</p>

<p>If the 'Cats pull out a win here, this will be one of those memories from college that you'll take with you.</p>

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<p>The above also goes for all the alums living in the Chicago-land area who haven’t been to a game in while.</p>

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<p>Here’s where you need to go for all you Cats and Future Cats to read/ comment about NU Sports - Sippin’ On Purple - Where Ryan Field isn’t half empty - it’s half full! :)</p>

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<p>Go Cats!</p>

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<p>Yeah, the posters on SoP are pretty funny.</p>

<p>Other NU sports sites to check out.</p>

<p>Mostly FB</p>

<p>[Lake</a> The Posts :: Northwestern Football Blog](<a href=“http://www.laketheposts.com/]Lake”>http://www.laketheposts.com/)</p>

<p>[HailToPurple.com</a> Northwestern Football Site](<a href=“http://www.hailtopurple.com/index.html]HailToPurple.com”>HailToPurple.com Northwestern Football Site)</p>

<p>[BRING</a> YOUR CHAMPIONS, THEY’RE OUR MEAT](<a href=“http://www.bringyourchampionstheyreourmeat.blogspot.com/]BRING”>http://www.bringyourchampionstheyreourmeat.blogspot.com/)</p>

<p>[Spread</a> Far The Fame](<a href=“http://www.chicagonow.com/spread-far-the-fame/]Spread”>http://www.chicagonow.com/spread-far-the-fame/)</p>

<p>Basketball</p>

<p>[Welsh-Ryan</a> Ramblings: A Northwestern Basketball Blog](<a href=“http://welsh-ryanramblings.blogspot.com/]Welsh-Ryan”>http://welsh-ryanramblings.blogspot.com/)</p>

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<p>^We still have a game today. Got to take care of that first.</p>

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<p>One of the posters at SOP says about tonight’s game:</p>

<p>“We play the best team in the worst conference in the country”.</p>

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<p>Man, the Baylor game was UGLY, but it was a bad, bad matchup for the 'Cats - Baylor having 5 guys who are 6’9"+, athletic and long wingspans and the 'Cats just shot awful (Ohio State would be an easier matchup since they have had success slowing down Sullinger in the past).</p>

<p>Only big game left before conf. play is an away at ranked Creighton which should be a pretty even match (Shurna vs. McDermott).</p>

<p>On the FB front, things on D aren’t looking good as players keep dropping.</p>

<p>Think Persa and co. can score some points on TAMU, but the question is can NU’s D stop TAMU’s O, esp. w/ an already weak secondary losing its best corner.</p>