[NU Sports] what is happening in Kenosha?

[Roy S. Lamberton]

Having been in the building when Loren got hurt....

I can tell you that there wasn't much of an all out scrimmage going on when his
ankle popped.

Nobody even noticed [except the trainers of course] that he had hurt himself.

The problem with not going all out in practice once in a while, is that when you
get to a game, you are not ready to play. There's a happy medium, I'm sure, but
you do have to go 100% once in a while.

rsl 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of BSchooler at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 1:41 PM
> To: jleonard518 at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] what is happening in Kenosha?
> 
> 
> In answer to the question "What is happening in Kenosha?", I 
> say "the usual". 
> Every year Walker has been in charge, I dread Kenosha. First, 
> we hear about 
> the three of four players who didn't report ie. quit the 
> team. Then come the 
> brutal practices. A few more players quit, like McDole a few 
> years ago. And we 
> suffer a whole string of injuries. We always go into the 
> first game of the 
> season a beaten up team. And often never recover. Ten years 
> ago, Northwestern went 
> into the season a healthy, well conditioned team and look 
> what happened. Last 
> year, we lost Loren Howard to injury in an all out scrimmage 
> on the Saturday 
> before our Thursday night opener at TCU. That was 
> inexcusable. This year, the 
> losses are of a little bit different variety - academic 
> casualties and 
> suspensions in addition to the injuries. But I hold Walker 
> responsible. I follow 
> college football closely and no other team experiences such 
> losses on a yearly 
> basis. Heck, Texas is experiencing a bad year so far; they 
> lost a potential 
> starter at DE to academics who will remain in school and a 
> potential starting WR 
> for a few weeks who pulled a hammy. Mike, how many players 
> has Nebraska lost so 
> far?
> 
> This can be debated. I doubt no team enters the season ready 
> to hit like 
> Northwestern does. It's the old Bear Bryant model. Whoever 
> survives the pre-season 
> is definitely ready for the season. But this is a different 
> era. Teams are 
> allowed only 85 scholarship players. So yes, Northwestern 
> players are battle 
> hardened by the time first game of the season is upon us, but 
> is it worth the 
> injury toll? I say no. I feel the lost players, dinged up 
> players, exhausted 
> players and demoralized players are not worth the 
> corresponding advantages in 
> conditioning and mental toughness. Good contemporary coaches 
> are able to achieve 
> superior conditioning and mental toughness without beating 
> the sh*t out of 
> their team, IMHO.
> 
> Bob Schooler      
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