[NU Sports] Our 2005 schedule in retrospect ... (fwd)

[John A. DeGroat]

You're probably right, but Bienen also likes to haul in big bucks for NU 
as demonstrated by his willingness to name just about anything after 
anyone who forks over enough money.  He can't be oblivious to the fact 
that winning programs mean butts in the seats, more revenue, bigger and 
more donations and more sales of Wildcat products.  Let's not give up.

John DeGroat

MHRJGScott at aol.com wrote:

>Not that you all do not know it, but the fact is that Northwestern  
>University has chosen not to position itself as an athletic institution.   The message 
>could be made to the Chicago and national media that NU is serious  about 
>athletics but that would p. o. a lot of faculty.  This attitude  is out of date 
>and counter productive IMHO. Our AD, RW and various marketers are  probably 
>champing at the bit stuck in their mouth by history and an  anti-jock mentality 
>among the f*ckelty (sic).
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>My guess is that there is no half-hour or longer coach's show  for 
>Northwestern football because either the contract with WGN is too  
>restrictive or the market is such that NU couldn't PAY stations to  
>carry it.
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>Surely we have enough media-savvy people on this list to  find out the
>real story here.
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>Mike Nolan
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