[NU Sports] RE: RW Mentioned In Another Article About ND Job

[Jeff Beamsley]

It is certainly possible that the newspapers are picking this up from 
the Internet.

OR

It is possible that the newspapers have sources that go beyond 
speculation on the Internet.

In any case, the only thing that gives this story any legs at all is 
that RW hasn't come out publically and said he wasn't interested.  In 
fact, he is one of the FEW mentioned on ND lists over the past couple of 
weeks that hasn't come out and said something publically.

So I ask a couple of questions.

What is different about his circumstances that would justify his silence 
(if he weren't interested) compared with all those others who have 
publically said they weren't interested?

We of all institutions should be demanding quick rebuttal of these sorts 
of things given what went on with GB's job hunting.  Yet, it we haven't 
heard it yet.  Why not?

A lot of people in the past used exactly these circumstances to build 
the case that RW is committed to building the program here rather than 
just building his resume.  But when those circumstances actually present 
themselves, he hasn't denied his interest. What's going on?

In comparison, there were a lot of rumors circulating last week 
regarding Carr's retirement at Michigan.  He not only came out and 
flatly denied them, but publically accussed other coaches of 
deliberately spreading those rumors to gain a recruiting advantage.  He 
said that he specifically knows who some of the offending institutions 
are and planned to take action both on and off the field to bring an end 
to it.

That strikes me as the sort of statement you would expect from someone 
who is not interested in any offers. 

There have been some posts lately suggesting that stuff posted on this 
board may be adversely affecting recruiting.  Job rumors that aren't 
quickly quashed by head coaches are going to affect recruiting much more 
than anything posted here.

We are in the middle of recruiting season.  Why aren't we hearing a 
denial from RW?

Jeff



SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:

>Is there anyone here who seriously thinks Walker ...
>
>1) Wants the ND job
>2) Is seeking the ND job
>3) Would even be considered for the ND job
>
>Please!!! This is just idle speculation ... ND has no plan B right now and
>is scrambling, so any name at any similar institution will be swirling
>about for now.
>
>If the trustees just forced the AD to fire a coach who had a better record
>than Walker and was a bigger name than Walker nationally, do you think they
>would let Kevin White even talk to the Northwestern coach?
>
>These guys took a gamble and lost big-time. They need to find a "name"
>coach in a hurry and Walker's just not gonna cut it with an alumni base
>that's still suffering from dellusions of grandeur and who haven't yet
>picked their jaws up off the floor upon hearing the words "Meyer to
>Florida." If White even looks in the direction of Walker, the trustees
>might fire White. They need a big-name coach now. Walker's not a name who
>would cut it.
>
>I seriously doubt White has even asked for Walker's telephone number and I
>doubt Walker has even thought that he would need to take his name out of
>the running. This is ridiculous internet game playing, nothing more.
>
>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
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