[NU Sports] what is happening in Kenosha?

[Jim Leonard]

The sky is falling....

I just read the story on www.nusports.com that Loren Howard is having surgery.
He will miss the 2005 season and transfer to another school. I realize that the
sugery and year off are needed, but why does he need to transfer?

Jim




--- "Roy S. Lamberton" <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:

> 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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