[NU Sports] A Champaign boast

[John A. DeGroat]

What was Randy Walker thinking about when he left Basanez in the game 
when it was obviously won.  What if Basanez had gotten hurt ?  Like to 
see NU in a bowl game without Basanez?
John DeGroat
NUMBalum78 at aol.com wrote:

>Yep, I was at that "Amazon Bowl" game -- the one in Brazil where the 'Cats 
>lost out to this incredible team of female warriors who cheated by bringing 
>their bows and arrows, right?   And then we got jobbed by those horrible refs who 
>let the Amazons shoot poison darts at our quarterback when the clock was 
>running out!   (Or maybe this is just a twisted recollection of the Hawaii game 
>last year.) 
>
>Look it's a free country and there's nothing to stop anyone who wants to fill 
>this list with anti-Walker rhetoric, no matter how nonsensical it might be.  
>(Although I wonder if we really needed a dozen anti-Walker posts yesterday in 
>less than 15 minutes.  That may have been a new Sports List record.)  
>Everybody on this list knows that our defense has had more than its share of problems 
>this season, dating back to a spate of injuries and departures last summer.  
>Coaching isn't the only explanation for our defensive woes, and may not even be 
>the primary factor.  
>
>But gee whiz people WE'RE GOING TO A BOWL which is an accomplishment that few 
>of us would have predicted at the start of the season!  Even with all their 
>problems, our defense showed tremendous heart and character and found a way to 
>stop some very good offenses when they needed to.  
>
>I, for one, have enjoyed this season and I hope Walker sticks around -- in my 
>opinion he's earned it.  I hope the naysayers won't mind too much if I sit 
>back and enjoy the prospect of going to a bowl game.  Thanks.  
>
>
>In a message dated 11/20/2005 7:47:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>johnadeg at bellatlantic.net writes:
>Walker is still making excuses for a poor defense, which in my opinion, 
>is more of a reflection on the coaching than on the players.  If we have 
>to play UCLA in El Paso, it could be the Amazon Bowl all over again.  
>The NU offense when Basanez is focused is remarkable, no doubt about that.
>
>John
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