[NU Sports] Terps go down...again

[John A. DeGroat]

Picking Vanderlinden to replace Walker would be a stroke of genius not 
likely to happen.  Not only would Vanderlinden be a great pick, but he 
could groom Fitzgerald as  his replacement when he got ready to retire,  
YOur observation that Walker doesn't want a threat to him around is 
right on.

John DeGroat

jhcclark at aol.com wrote:

> I had thought the same thing while watching the game.
>
> It bothered me unbelievably when Maryland promised Vanderlinden 5 
> years, and Vandy said he'd win the ACC crown at Maryland in five 
> years, and then the Twerps yanked him after year #4.  Friedgen then 
> takes Vandy's kids and goes 10-1 in Vandy's "fifth" year.  Glad to see 
> the Twerps are hurting.  I hope there is a lot of second-guessing 
> going on there.
>
> It also made me aware that the kids Joe Pa is winning with are kids 
> that more than likely were recruited by Vanderlinden.
>
> I've always wondered if Vandy would like to come back to Northwestern, 
> but with Walker as HC and Fitz as HC-in-waiting, I don't see this 
> happening.  I don't see Vandy taking the DC spot here and then moving 
> on in 5 years.  I also don't see Walker calling in an "equal" to be 
> his assistant -- too much opportunity to "compare" the 95 season to 
> now, too much competition in his own domain.  I see Vandy as HC here, 
> but not DC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cherron604 at aol.com
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:42:00 -0500
> Subject: [NU Sports] Terps go down...again
>
>   As an NU fan, and one who fondly remembers Ron Vanderlinden, it was 
> good to see
> Maryland and Ralph Friedgen fall to NCSU this afternoon.  Thats two 
> straight
> years of 5-6 and missing a bowl game for Friedgen, after three very 
> good years
> (31-8 his first three years).  It always felt like Friedgen 'stole' 
> the glory
> with the players Vandy recruited.  Now that it's his own recruits in 
> the system
> (years 4 and 5 of the Friedgen era), the results are turning back to 
> luke-warm,
> or worse.
>
> Vandy is currently coaching the LB's at Penn State.  The 92-96 
> defenses he
> coached at NU ought to be sufficient to land him another DC spot (if 
> he wanted
> it).  Does anybody know if he has sought out a DC role, or is he 
> waiting for
> Paterno to move on (maybe another decade ?)
>
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
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