Draft, Schmaft

Purple Spin on Draft Night
Considering this cat cares about the draft as much as SEC fans care about the Northeastern-Northwestern opener, time to have a NU CFB take on tonight's big doings. I've taken the NBA draft order and paired the names of the drafting teams with the most relevant Cat. Now this is a mock (-ery) draft:

2007 NU Mock Draft
1. The Blazer
Fitz. The South Bend-spurned Southside Chicagoan paves a path to the best 2-year run of any Big Ten defensive player in history and is the nucleus of the best. college. football. story. Ever. (wink to pal Dan Shanoff).

2. The Sonic
Eric Scott. Only the truest of Cats remembers his game-winning (setup) kickoff return against BC in 1993. The only thing more fleeting than his feet was his tenure at NU.

3. The Hawk
Chris Martin. Any NU DB who can shut down one half of the field in Big Ten play gets my vote.

4. The Grizzly
Casey Dailey. The straggly-haired assasin posted sacks like Oden double-doubles.

5. The Celtic
No brainer. Tim McGarigle. Nuff said.

6. Bucks
Barry Gardner and Napoleon Harris. True grit, great attitude, relentless pursuit.

7. T(een)-Wolves
Brian Musso. Can't you just see him transforming into the Michael J. Fox character in the football sequel of the sports cult classic?

8. The Bobcat
GB. The infamous Ohio U. (see Bobcat connection) cheap shot against above mentioned T-Wolve in the 98 opener (punt return that nearly decapitated Musso) sent our former fearless leader into attack mode.

9. Bulls
Noah Herron and Matt Hartl (tie). Only thing matching their toughness was their likability.

10. Kings
Entire 1995 team. Despite slightly tarnished GB image, the luster will never fade from the Purple to Pasadena team.

Speaking of Purple to Pasadena...
ESPN's current list of top 100 moments lists the Cats Purple to Pasadena SEASON in the #79 slot. What a joke. The ND upset alone ranks in the top 10. Interestingly, the top 100 moments contains an obscure NU reference - an ailing George Gipp 70-yard TD pass in the last seconds at NU for a 33-7 win. Further underlining the absurdity of the list, this meaningless play is 5 spots AHEAD of the 1995 Cats season in the #74 spot.