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I don't know how big Jordan's kid is but I doubt that he ever considered being a jockey.  The gene pool has to count for  a lot.

John DeGroat
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From: s.fridley at comcast.net
> I love this list, but if some of you folks don't visit the Rivals.com NU 
> basketball board, it's worth a stop.  We've been discussing BOTH Jordan sons for 
> quite some time there.
> 
> I'd say this one's a tough call.  Kid certainly doesn't NEED a scholarship, but 
> we all know everyone wants the personal recognition that comes with one.  I 
> don't think it's ridiculous to dream over the hoped-for publicity that would  
> possibly accompany a Jordan on the roster.  Heck, someone would even remember 
> that Michael himself didn't make one of his high school teams and dream that one 
> of his sons would blossom into something special for NU.
> 
> That said, scholarships are precious.  Sure, we've blown some with offering the 
> wrong people - I won't mention any names and hope no one else feels the need to 
> - we probably would agree on who they were.  But the last position we need to 
> offer right now is a guard.  The universal feeling is we need a big man, and 
> plenty of worry over whether we'll be able to get a good one.  The need at guard 
> is way down the list by comparison.
> 
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Jonathan Hodges" <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
> > I concur - why not give him a scholarship, plus it will save a few bucks on
> > recruiting visits (e.g. Carmody heading over to the Balkans searching for
> > players to fill out the scholarships).  PLUS when everyone inevitably calls
> > for Carmody's head following another mediocre season, someone can always
> > plead for Jordan to come in and coach.
> > 
> > In reality, though, I doubt this will happen.  I've only been an NU fan in
> > the Carmody era which has been one of the most consistent eras in NU
> > basketball (in terms of wins) and I'm already pessimistic, so take this as
> > you will.
> > 
> > Jonathan
> > 
> > On 4/23/07, szeller at comcast.net <szeller at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think if the basketball dept was really smart, they'd offer him a
> > > scholarship even if he'd end up being the worst player on the team. We've
> > > certainly given out schollies to some pretty useless players in the past, so
> > > what difference would it make in that regard? The positive would be Michael
> > > Jordan coming to games and likely to practices. Not only would it raise the
> > > profile of the program, it might do great things for recruiting -- kids
> > > coming in would know they would have the chance to hang out with Michael
> > > Jordan!
> > > >From what I saw, his only schollie offer was from Davidson. A schollie
> > > from NU would be very hard to refuse for many reasons, and certainly better
> > > than walking on at Illinois.
> > > Scott Zeller
> > > MD
> > > Med '86
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