[NU Sports] The lessons of history (& contract extensions)

[Clark Zahn]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Apr 25, 2006 4:35 AM
>To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>Subject: [NU Sports] The lessons of history (& contract extensions)
>
>Quick note about Stephen Truog's post:
>
>"We can stop worrying about whether the coach will leave or get snagged by a
>big school or fired and build on the last few years."
>
>Am I the only one who remembers Gary Barnett? Granted, I don't think that RW
>has the high market value that Barnett once did, but a contract extension
>guarantees you NOTHING from a coach. That being said, I will only start to
>worry about Walker walking if he opens a restaurant in Evanston with his name
>on it.  :-)
>


RW might not be perfect, but I do believe him when he says that he wants to finish out his career at NU.

Clark