Does Bill Stewart have a gem for you today?
November 20, 2010 by Mike CasazzaUpdate: Story with quotes. Match the mountains tonight.
10:05 am: A hearty good day to you from John’s Cardinal Stadium. Apropos of nothing, or everything, this is the marquee at the establishment across the street from my hotel. You think about that.
10:10 pm: Game captains today: Will Johnson, Jock Sanders, Brandon Hogan and Chris Neild. The only names missing from the dress list that you’d recognize are FB/TE Chris Snook and LB Donovan Miles.
10:13 am: Speaking of hammers, someone asked earlier in the week when Colin Dunlap would be writing about WVU basketball. To clear up a misconception, Colin does not cover WVU basketball. He does Duquesne, though will cross over when required, like the NCAA run last year. Excuse him if he’s slow on his blog today … he’s a little preoccupied.
10:22 am: Regarding today’s Illinois-Northwestern game at Wrigley Field, on one hand, there isn’t a dramatic change in the game play. The offenses will go in one direction. In the event of a punt/kickoff/turnover return, the ball-carrier won’t be throwing the ball into the end zone and thus bringing the too-close-for-comfort wall into play. It can work.
Where you’ll find a difference is with strategy, and this got a few people talking in the press box. How would Bill Stewart, he of two timeouts in the first quarter, handle the reality there is no wind advantage to be gained or lost at the quarter change or in overtime?
11:48 am: Louisville’s 117-member marching band is on the field for the national anthem and “My Old Kentucky Home,” and, I believe, we’ve witnesses a record. There are 18 minutes before the pregame clock expires … and that’s usually a few minutes before kickoff.
11:51 am: Fireworks in the pregame!
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