[NU Sports] Other Facts About NU Football

[Jonathan Michael Hawkins]

Picky?  Nah, it's just Jeff sore about having to begrudgingly allow that 
Walker should stay here for a while.  Hehe. ;-)

On 3 Dec 2004, Jeff wrote:
> 3. It is no secret that I don't think RW is a good fit for NU.

On 24 Aug 2005, Jeff wrote:
> Prediction: 2-9 <snip> But if RW is able to pull off a six win season 
> this year with our schedule, he deserves the job for as long as he would 
> like to have it.

Go 'Cats, Eviscerate the 'Eyes,

Jonathan

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Roy Lamberton wrote:

> Picky Picky - you're right, I should have said consdecutive 6 win 
> season. That record still goes back to Hanley and is still amazing given 
> our long time doormat status in the big 10. It still costs us calls by 
> some older refs.
>
> rsl
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
>> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
>> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:42 AM
>> To: 'NU Sports List'
>> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Other Facts About NU Football
>>
>>
>> RW hasn't put together three consecutive .500 seasons either.
>>
>> Last I checked, bowl games count.  So the last three seasons
>> have been 6-7, 6-6, and at least 6-6 this season.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roy Lamberton [mailto:rstetson at capps-assoc.com]
>> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:37 AM
>> To: jeffb at hilgraeve.com; NU Sports List
>> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Other Facts About NU Football
>>
>> The big thing [for me anyway] is that nobody coaching NU has
>> had 3 consecutive 6 win seasons since Hanley.
>>
>> Others have had better records during their time here, but
>> they've never put together 3 consecutive .500 seasons.
>>
>> Back in the old days, it was harder to get enough top players
>> to come to NU because a kid could go play at the local U on
>> scholarship and sit on the bench. Now with 85 schollies, more
>> top kids consider NU, but you have to give credit to RW & Co.
>> for picking kids that will play in his system.
>>
>> RW does have to have another big winning season or two to get
>> over .500 for his time here, but the longer you coach
>> somewhere, the harder it is to pull a long term record over
>> .500 if you've had a couple of bad years at the start but
>> Walker is on track to start to improve that career record at
>> NU, and maybe wind up with one of the longer tenures at NU
>> and in the Big 10.
>>
>> rsl
>>
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>> Computer Applications & Support Associates and Publisher of
>> Purple Reign, The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
>> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
>> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:21 PM
>>> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>>> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Other Facts About NU Football
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Slow down there big fella.
>>>
>>> No disrespect intended to Pappy, but I think that Ara P.
>>> might have a bone to pick with you.
>>>
>>> First of all, not including this year, RW's record from
>> 2000-2004 is
>>> 27-33 (.450).  Ara's record (plus one year of
>>> Alex) from 1960-1964 is 24-21 (.533 my gosh a winning
>> record!).  Alex
>>> turned in a 4-6 season in 1965 to make their combined six
>> year total
>>> for the sixties 28-27 (.509 also winning!). Even if NU goes 3-0 the
>>> remainder of the season, that makes RW's record for this
>> decade so far
>>> 36-36 (.500).
>>> Close but no cigar.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
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