August 28, 2007

Watch Coach Fitzgerald's appearance at Mullen's.

Listen to Coach Fitzgerald sing the stretch at Wrigley Field.

Coach Fitzgerald made his way through the crowd at Mullen's to talk with fans one-on-one and get pictures taken before he went to Wrigley Field to sing the 7th Inning Stretch.

Coach Fitzgerald and Zak Kustok, the Wildcat quarterback who led the 'Cats to the Big Ten Championship in 2000, formally thanked everyone for coming out to Mullen's and then gave away prizes to fans in attendance, including tickets to the Cubs game that night.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Congratulations Todd Ehlman, the winner of the Take Me Out To Mullen's Contest! Ehlman's submission of Wildcat lyrics to the tune of Take Me Out to the Ballgame was chosen as the grand prize winner! With this honor, Ehlman, a Wildcat season ticket holder for 15 years, attended the Cubs game with a guest on Aug. 1 and received two free tickets to a Wildcats' home game. The other four top finishers also received two tickets to a Wildcat home football game. These winners were:

Stu Miller
Clark McCain
Jeff Zochalski
Russell Schwem
(All of the winning entries are below.)

Grand Prize Winner - Todd Ehlman:
Take me out to the Rose Bowl
Take me out to the coast
Buy me a ticket to LAX
We'll guest star on Leno with Posh and with Becks
'Cause the Cats are heading for glory
And Fitz, he's heading for fame
We'll be BIG - TEN - CHAMPS once again
At the Rose Bowl Game!

Other Top Finishers:

Clark McCain
Hail to Purple and White, fans,
Hail to Purple and White
Take Walker Way into
Ryan Field
Don't leave the place 'til our bowl bid's sealed
For its Go U NU, Wildcats!
Go U NU, Purple!
Hit 'em hard...low...go
Get 'em.'Cats
In the old Rose Bowl!

Stu Miller
N U Wildcats are winners
N U Wildcats are great
Coach Fitz will lead us to victory
The Cats are Bowl bound itsa certainty
Wear your Purple Pride at all Cats games
Cheer Willie all season long
And its Go U Go U N U
You are Big 10 strong

Jeff Zochalski
We are the Northwestern Wildcats,
We are all full of Purple Pride,
From the Rock to the Quad and the Fireside Chats,
We don't care since we all yell: Go Cats!
For its root, root, root for Purple and White,
If the 'Cats don't win it's a shame.
For it's GO U! and GO NU!
At Wildcat ball games!

Russell Schwem
Let's all cheer for Northwestern
That beautiful place on the shore
Badgers and Hawkeyes will be there
Come here those Wildcats roar
We'll root, root root for the purple
Best team in all the Big Ten
And it's eight, nine and ten more yards gained
As those Northwestern Cats win again!