[NU Sports] speed demons heading elsewhere

[Brad Wilson]

To (partially) defend coach Roy here it may be that
the really fast kids don't want to play in cold
weather on fields where their speed may be negated by
snow, rain, etc. And if it's true that most CFB speed
comes from Florida and California I can see why NU
might not get most of them. Joe Paterno said earlier
this year he didn't recruit two stud receivers in
Florida because "heck, they're not coming here," and I
suspect RW would sympathize.

Also, there's a perception (partially true; see
NU-PSU) that the Big Ten plays a stodgier style of
game, and a boy with 4.4 speed may find his skills
better used at, well, Hawaii or TCU, say, than NU.
It's also probably not a coincidence that the fastest
Big Ten team I can remember was Ohio State's national
champions.

I insist where NU most needs a speed infusion is
d-back, BTW.

Brad Wilson

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