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jhodges
Commentary
Posted
11/18/12
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Commentary: Farewell
by Jonathan Hodges
I
would like to take this chance to say farewell to HailToPurple and its
loyal readers and say thank you to those readers as well as Larry, who
has kept the longest running Northwestern Football website running
strong for over a decade. Unfortunately I had to make an abrupt exit
from the online NU community due to burning out while handling family
and work commitments, but it has been a fun run since the beginning of
the 2007 season.
Thankfully
the online NU community is larger and more vibrant than ever with a
plethora of sources and new content coming out constantly, and I am
sure that readers will be able to fill any void with information from
elsewhere. Also, there are plenty of voices on Twitter and Facebook at
add to the conversation, which was part of my problem in trying to
follow it all. But it's great to see the Wildcats establish a
competitive nature on the field and its passionate fans demonstrating
their commitment to the 'Cats online.
Northwestern's
on-field achievements since I started school in 2000 and since I
started writing for HTP in 2007 have been pretty amazing. Although fans
are not satisfied with this season's results and continuously think
about what could have been, taking a long term perspective it's easy to
see that NU has established a sustained success in the 2000's and
particularly in Fitz's tenure. Bowl games are now a minimum requirement
and fans are not satisfied without competing for a championship. I look
forward to see how things go in the near future as Fitz is certainly
the right man to be at the helm of the Northwestern football program
and he has things moving in the right direction. And that's without
mentioning the great success the program has had off the field and in
the classroom, which NU fans know matter.
A
quick review of my prediction records at HTP (pending 2 more preseason
picks this season: I predicted a loss to MSU and a win over Illinois):
Preseason Picks: 58-24 (70.7%)
Game Week Picks: 58-26 (69.0%)
ATS: 38-39 (49.4%)
O/U: 37-39-1 (48.7%)
I'd
like to again extend thanks to Larry and HTP for hosting my content and
for all of the loyal readers, Facebook fans, and Twitter followers, and
it's been great to meet some of you over the years. I'm happy to
have had the chance to contribute to the Northwestern football
community and will continue to follow the Wildcats through thick and
thin and support them as much as I can (and watch every game).
Go 'Cats!!!
e-mail: j-hodges@alumni.northwestern.edu
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jhodges
is the primary content provider of HailToPurple.com. His commentary
and game analyses appear regularly during the season and occasionally
in the offseason.
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