[NU Sports] RW leaving?

[TyJLevine at aol.com]

Two things that have not been discussed much as of late are:

1. No one compares Walker to Ferentz.  Iowa hasn't exactly finished in the 
top three in Big Ten Recruiting over the past few years but look at the job he 
has done.  I would imagine that the players are fairly comparable coming out of 
high school.  Maybe Iowa gets a few more highly rated prospects but not like 
Michigan or Ohio State.

2.  With Turner's firing what kind of impact is it having on our recruiting?  
When Tepper was let go Barney got a lot of top kids in Illinois that year.  
Unfortunately most did not pan out - Tom O'Brien comes to mind immediately.  I 
think this is a critical recruiting year for Walker in that he needs to show 
he can bring in a class that has both depth and talent.


In a message dated 11/24/2004 9:09:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
jleonard518 at yahoo.com writes:
With all due respect to potential back-to-back bowl games (IF we beat Hawaii),
I think we'd fair well if Walker got poached. He's done some very good things
at NU, but he hasn't exactly set the coaching world on fire. 

I think he's a good "program manager" kind of coach (he runs the program 
well),
but not a great recruiter or great game day coach. 

Since it is the season of wish lists, just for fun:

1) Ron Vanderlinden
2) Bob Davie
3) Ron Zook 

Penn State could be ready for a shake-up as they prepare for Paterno's
departure (this year or next). The other two have something left to prove. 

Bored as I wait to leave for the airport,
-Jim