[NU Sports] the next coach

[NEONRye at aol.com]

What does Venturi's age have to do with Fitzgerald?  If you have it in  you 
to be a great Head Coach, age is not the only--or the deciding factor--see,  
e.g., John Gruden in the NFL and Bucky Harris in 1948 (if I am correct) in the  
American League in baseball.  Fitz is articulate, passionate and  charismatic, 
and clearly knowledgeable about defense and recruiting.  He  was a "thinking 
man's player" when the Purple went to Pasadena (and the next  year to 
Orlando).  Anyone who heard him speak at the Pep Rally in Newport  Beach--broken leg 
and all--knows how well he can lift a crowd.  I have no  problem with either 
going with him now or setting up a longterm plan with  Vanderlinden and then 
Fitz.  But to rule him out because Rick Venturi  failed--in another era--before 
GB got people to believe NU could win football  games and before RW showed that 
our program could sustain competence and place  well year after year in our 
tough league--is just irrational, IMHO.
 
Happy 4th to all.
 
Paul Levinson