[NU Sports] A Champaign boast

[John A. DeGroat]

IN the MSU game Walker pulled Basanez when it became a blow out; right 
decision.  Leaving him in the Illinois game with a couple of minutes 
left and NU well ahead was an unnecessary risk.

John

Tom Maycock wrote:

>--- "John A. DeGroat" <johnadeg at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
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>>What was Randy Walker thinking about when he left Basanez in the game
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>when it was obviously won.  What if Basanez had gotten hurt ?  
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>John, I think your extreme dislike of Walker may be clouding your
>judgement. Frankly, I get the feeling that if Walker *had* taken Baz
>out, you would be saying *that* was the wrong decision. 
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>I watched the game with a bunch of folks. No one in the room had any
>problem whatsoever with leaving Baz in for that last drive. You did see
>the end of the NU-Iowa game, right? 
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>Baz was handing off on every play. There was virtually no chance of
>getting hurt, and no chance of a rookie mistake opening any kind of
>door for the Illini.
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>You certainly have a right to criticize Walker, but, c'mon?
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>Tom
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