[NU Sports] SportsCenter Tribute

[John A. DeGroat]

Maybe Mark Murphy should take over the coaching job on an interim basis 
and spend the time between now and the  end of the 2006 season looking 
for a coach.  Making a decision of this magnitude at a time of high 
emotion, like now, isn't usually a good idea.  Anyone else taking the 
job now runs the risk of beiing seen as an opportunist.

John DeGroat

Jim Bendat wrote:

> I happened to have the day off, and what an emotional one it's been 
> for all of us.  I watched ESPN, WGN and Comcast Sports Net Chicago all 
> day long.  I saw Fitz nearly break down, and I saw the tributes from 
> Mark Murphy, Jay Howells and Nick Roach.  I even got to see Roy 
> Lamberton on ESPNews.  I think Roy is one of the few people so far to 
> discuss the issue of the next coach.  On the air, Roy mentioned 
> Assoicate Head Coach Jerry Brown as a possibility, along with Greg 
> Colby and the alums' possible favorite, Pat Fitzgerald.
>
> On some Friday nights, our family says a few prayers.  Tonight was one 
> of those nights.  When I told our guest of my passion for Northwestern 
> football and the passing of Randy Walker, coupled with mentioning his 
> age and the family he's left behind, that's when I lost it.  I'm sure 
> many of you have been having similar experiences this day and night.
>
> Peace,
> Jim Bendat
>
>
> neonrye at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I just saw the 6 p.m. E.D.T. ESPN SportsCenter, which had a warm and 
>> reverential tribute to Randy Walker.  They even had a one-on-one 
>> interview with our own Brent Musberger, who usually annoys me these 
>> days, but who expressed everyone's shock and grief quite eloquently.  
>> I write this email with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat, for 
>> when they showed the tape of "the" Michigan game (51-48), fpr which 
>> Brent had done the play-by-play, I finally broke down.  I never 
>> realized how much I really loved RW's low-key, but dogged style on 
>> the sideline.  Brent raved about how the Coach so effectively used 
>> the "spread" and how, lacking depth, RW got his players in better 
>> shape than our opponents, so the Fourth Quarter was ours.  And I was 
>> so proud when they noted the 100% graduation rate he achieved the 
>> past couple of years.  God, how do you replace this guy?
>>  
>>  
>> One thing I have realized today, as this is really a big story, 
>> bigger than I could have anticipated--America seems to love the 'Cats 
>> and NU more than any of us really know.  Our scrappy and innovative 
>> style of play, refusal to ever give up, and dedication to academic 
>> excellence--all of which Coach Walker embodied--must remain the 
>> hallmark of our teams (especially, football) and our University, so 
>> that his memory burns brightly.
>>  
>> Paul Levinson
>>  
>>   
>
>
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