[NU Sports] Spring practice surprise

[BSchooler at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/29/2006 1:17:56 PM Central Standard Time, 
NEONRye at aol.com writes:

> I think GB's attendance at the practice and RW's gracious introduction of  
> him ought to put to rest many of the comments over the years on the list 
> about  
> RW's insecurities and/or up-tight personality.  It takes a big man to bring  
> 
> his quite successful and charismatic predecessor back home (even if GB's  
> star 
> has dimmed).  I, for one, find this quite impressive.
> 

I guess Paul must be referring to this quote from RW in the December 23, 2005 
Sun Times. Except these aren't "comments . . . about RW's insecurities and/or 
up-tight personality"; they are Randy Walker's own words:

"Everyone talks about the Rose Bowl, and that was one of the greatest 
achievements in this school's history,'' Walker said of the 1995 team coached by Gary 
Barnett. "But three years later, they didn't win a Big Ten game."

And we still haven't heard anything further from Randy Walker about Mike 
Dunbar's departure other than Randy Walker's comment on national signing day that 
"he's gone". Again, Randy Walker's words; not someone on the List.

Paul writes, "It takes a big man to bring his quite successful and 
charismatic predecessor back home (even if GB's  star has dimmed)." I say, "What took so 
long?"

Bob Schooler