[NU Sports] Interesting Post from Another Board

[Frank F. Loomis III]

  You’re an AD at a Big Ten School
  You need to hire a coach. RW applies. Here’s his resume: 
      7 years at Northwestern, 448 win/loss record. He has lost more games than he has won.
   
  2 winning seasons
   
  One shared Big Ten championship
   
  Three seasons in which he won six games or more. 
   
  3 bowl games, but lost all. Blown out by Nebraska, lost to a MAC team, Bowling Green, and to UCLA. 
   
  Has developed some darn good running backs. And he’s great at recruiting running backs.
                     Has had some thrilling, last minute wins, springing some big upsets.                    E.g., in 2004 he beat Ohio State. Has provided some interesting,   competitive, exciting football. 
      His teams do not give up, keep playing 60 minutes. 
   
  Six of his seven years, his defenses have been poor. In year seven his defense ranked 117 out of the 117 Division I teams. 
   
  At times his during-game decisions, have been suspect....clock management, et cetera. 
   
  Six of his seven years, his special teams have been poor.
   
  Six of his seven years, his kickers and punters have been sub-par. Over the years on most of kickoffs, opponents get ball with good field position. And a too high percentage of his punters shank punts, line drive them, or simply don’t get sufficient distance or hang time. 
   
  Does not have a coach’s TV show. In his third year, he discontinued Northwestern’s show, which had been going on for 45 years or so. Seems to shun public relations activities. 
  So, Mister or Madam AD, would you hire Randy Walker? 
   
  From me, he’d get a thumb’s down!