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From: ab3@pucc-h (Darth Wombat)
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Subject: Re: Darth Wombat needs a boilermaker
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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 16:57:19 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  8 16:57:19 1984
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	Jim Simester (sims@hou2b) has a very good point when he says:

> ...the traditional "high standards" routine is simply the classic refrain 
>  of any second-rate athletic program that can't seem to pull itself up.  
> About the only reason for keeping NU around is that the Big Nine just 
> doesn't have the right ring to it, and who else is available??  

	Remember, Scott Pector, that other schools in this conference have
standards too; and how many of NU's bassetball players have gotten PhD's
lately?  NOBODY has what most of us would consider academically rigorous
standards...

	Additionally, Jim points out that...

> ... (Certainly not DePaul or Notre Dame - they're not about to give up 
> their 20+ win seasons achieved by dining on nobodies with occasional 
> high profile games for the publicity and TV revenue.)  

	VERY true.  Purdue offered to play Notre Dame in a one-here,
one-there pre-big-ten showdown, and Notre Dame wanted to play both
games in South Bend;  therefore Notre Dame does not play Purdue.
(In the late news, DePaul finally got taken down to size by St. Joseph's
in Philly last night; so-so-sorry, Ray Meyer!)

	Now, Scott, on the other side of the coin I will point out that
the Illini dismantled us just about they same way they dismantled you...
And, yes, there is a branch of Purdue in (gag!) Gary/Hammond.  We're very
sorry about that...
-- 
"Go ahead...make my day."
Darth Wombat
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