From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  2 06:32:37 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  2 06:31:52 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/1
Message-ID: <004301c746c6$39c48d80$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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End of January Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

FWIW - We've moved the discussion forums on Purple Reign to:

     http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=179#S=179


BASKETBALL
Men

     Hot-Shooting Second Half Too Much For Northwestern in 62-55 Defeat
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/013107aaa.html
     + Inspired Gophers keep NU in a hole
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070131nug
amer,1,4576359.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Less Of Moore Hurts Offense
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/Less-Of.Moore.Hurts.Offe
nse.mens.Basketball-2691237.shtml
     + Wildcats Digging A Big Hole
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/Wildcats.Digging.A.Big.H
ole.mens.Basketball-2691211.shtml
     + Cats can't handle 'different' Gophers
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=275829
     + Minnesota 62, Northwestern 55
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6430336?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99

     Watts Finishing touch keeps eluding Northwestern
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/237769,ev-nuhoops-020107-s1.article

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     1/31 - Minnesota Golden Gophers 7:00 PM ESPN+
     Career Night From Abu-Shamala Propels Gophers to Victory over Northwestern
      http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=780094
     + Minnesota finally beats Northwestern
      http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/02/01/70560
     + Confident, composed U scores first road victory
      http://www.startribune.com/512/story/973152.html
     + Gophers turn tables on Wildcats
      http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/16593548.htm
     + Minnesota 62, Northwestern 55
      http://wcco.com/sports/local_story_031231658.html
     + Gophers top NU at Welsh-Ryan
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/8-1&fp=45c21b09f67fa4d3&ei=wQPCRb5Xtf
zBAevO5JwH&url=http%3A//nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/01/sports/college_sports/7
c8fcad90b529c08862572750014f1ff.txt&cid=1113025005

     Other Big 10
     Ohio State keeps rolling, beats Purdue
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap745417.html
     + Ohio State Boils Purdue 78-60: Analysis
 
http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/614786.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99

     Indiana upsets No. 2 Wisconsin
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070131indianagamer,1,7
888747.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Big Ten basketball: Hoosiers bring end to Badgers' 17-game run
      http://www.startribune.com/512/story/973431.html
     + POSTGAME AUDIO: Bo Ryan
 
http://indiana.scout.com/2/614829.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99
     + Ratliff leads Hoosiers over Wisconsin
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6429354?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99

     No ifs, just guts for Illinois
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070130illinig
amer,1,4410785.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + After wobbling, Illini seeking balance
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/238856,012SPT1.article

     Iowa 69, Michigan 62
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6429528?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99
     + Did the loss seal Tommy Amaker's fate at UM?
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/COL22/702010431/1048/BU
SINESS05
     [Thanks Willie]

Women

     Northwestern Set to Host No. 5 Ohio State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/013107aac.html 

     Marshall Finds Starting Lineup In First Season
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/Marshall.Finds.Starting.
Lineup.In.First.Season.womens.Basketball-2691217.shtml 

     Skowronski: Lineup change brings no change in outcome
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/237874,ev-nuwomenshoops-020107-s1.ar
ticle 

FOOTBALL

     Signing Day Plans Announced For Wednesday, Feb. 7
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013107aab.html 

RECRUITING

     He's getting noticed by NU
     Video Spotlight: Sean Renfree
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=614662 

     FWIW Department - Scout's list of unsigned blue chippers
     Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=614650 

LACROSSE

     Wildcats Tabbed Preseason No. 1 by Lacrosse Magazine, Inside Lacrosse
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/012807aab.html 
     In other Lacrosse news....
     ALC statement on Ohio decision (CSTV)
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/stories/012907aad.html 
     + Female laxers at higher risk for injury
      http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070201/clth004.html?.v=78 
     + One Step Back
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/013107aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Northwestern, ...Garner NCSW Honors
 
http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2007/jan/31/tennessee-northwestern-emory-tru
man-colby-north-da 

TENNIS

     Women
     Cats Look For Promising Weekend In Tournament
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/Cats-Look.For.Promising.
Weekend.In.Tournament.womens.Tennis-2691243.shtml 

WRESTLING

     Big 11 Wrestling: conference rankings
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/rankings/index.html 
     Big 10 conference Weekly Wrapup
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/articles/The_week_that_was_Jan28.html 
     + WrestlingReport NCAA Rankings
      http://www.wrestlingreport.com/college/rank/ncaa_rank.htm 
     + NWCA/Intermat Division I Rankings - Coaches Poll
      http://www.wrestlingreport.com/nwca_rank.htm 

MISCELLANY

     Former Bear Rooting For Colts On Sunday
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/Former.Bear.Rooting.For.
Colts.On.Sunday-2691225.shtml 
     Is it "art," opinion or Wrestling?
     The Drawing Board
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Forum/The-Drawing.Board-2691251
.shtml 
     NCAA's hiring pales next to NFL's
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/846
83605/2007-01-31-minority-hires_x.htm 

Alumni

     The Superbowl "Curse of the Wildcats"
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/614652.html 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  2 11:13:37 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  2 11:12:45 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/2
Message-ID: <004f01c746ed$7a8fb3e0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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BASKETBALL
Men

     Freshman Nash Is Waiting To Make An Impact
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/02/Sports/Freshman.Nash.Is.Waiting
.To.Make.An.Impact.mens.Basketball-2693866.shtml 
     and the rumbles get louder....
     Whitehead: Time for Carmody to go
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/whitehead20070131.htm 
     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/3 at Wisconsin Badgers  - 1 PM ESPN+
     Badgers zone out streak
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2007/02/02/badgers_zone_out_str.php 
     + IU's 19-0 run dooms Badgers
      http://www.dailycardinal.com/sports/iu-s-19-0-run-dooms-badgers.html 
     + Badgers gunning to start another streak
      http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=117310 
     + Back to work after loss
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/badgersBBm/index.php?ntid=117303 
     + Badgers get shot down
 
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/APC0201/70201070
5/1010 
     + Brett Christopherson UW recruits can't wait to join the party
 
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070131/APC0201/70131069
5/1010 

     Other Big 10
     Illinois dealing with high stakes
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070201illini,1,5451077
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Hawkeyes keep focused on this leader
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070201haluska,1,700328
4.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

Women

     No. 5 Buckeyes Down 'Cats, 66-42
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020107aac.html 
     + A Road Trip To Remember
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020107aal.html 
     + Wildcats Lose to No. 5 Ohio State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020107aaa.html 
     + Cats Fall Victim To Poor Shooting
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/02/Sports/Cats-Fall.Victim.To.Poor
.Shooting.womens.Basketball-2693858.shtml 
     + Buckeyes Gain 20th Win with Victory Over Northwestern
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-1&fp=45c3044bded4b8e1&ei=czTDRfzsAr
-UHIiLyZsH&url=http%3A//www.the-ozone.net/hoops/06-07Women/Northwestern/gamer_2.
htm&cid=1113255026 

FOOTBALL

     Signing Day Plans Announced For Wednesday, Feb. 7
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013107aab.html 
     + WNUR Audio - Fitz on NU's recruiting efforts this year
 
javascript:window.open('http://www.ocsn.com/media_server/play.smil?school=nw&med
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     ); void(''); 

RECRUITING

     Northwestern to get N. Canton player
      http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/sports/16586281.htm 
     + North Canton's Megan Lilley is headed to Northwestern
      http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=333636&Category=17&subCategoryID= 

     Man On Fire
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=615083&refid=400 

FENCING

     Senior Went From Walk-On To Team Leader (Fencing)
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/02/Sports/Senior.Went.From.WalkOn.
To.Team.Leader.fencing-2693874.shtml 

LACROSSE

     Ohio is dropping Lacrosse and is a member of our conference, the ALC...
     Ohio Women on Hold
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/020107aac.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     'Cats Down No. 14 UCLA in First Round of ITA Indoor Championships, 5-2
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/020107aac.html 

     Men
     Division I's Youngest Team Comes To Evanston
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/02/Sports/Division.Is.Youngest.Tea
m.Comes.To.Evanston.mens.Tennis-2693884.shtml 
     + 'Cats Ready to Host No. 30 Arkansas Friday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/020107aad.html 

WRESTLING

     The Daily chats with one of NU's top Grapplers....
     Q & A: Mike Tamillow
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/02/Sports/Q.A-Mike.Tamillow-269389
1.shtml 
     Wildcats Hit the Road to Face Penn State and Ohio State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/020107aad.html 

MISCELLANY - Alumni

     Browne-Sanders To Be Featured By Big Ten 
     http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020107aai.html 

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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Sat Feb  3 12:25:15 2007
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Sat Feb  3 12:25:25 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] sung at the Patrick Ryan center (NU connection)
Message-ID: <c80.ca91eca.32f62d8b@aol.com>

 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sct9igr7wMA&mode=related&search_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sct9igr7wMA&mode=related&search) =

From jthiegs at goldengate.net  Sat Feb  3 22:08:06 2007
From: jthiegs at goldengate.net (Joe Thiegs)
Date: Sat Feb  3 22:08:20 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] McNaul reaffirms commitment
Message-ID: <45C55C26.2020505@goldengate.net>

Interesting piece with lots of comments from McNaul about his 
recruitment and NU:

Top recruits impressed, but they still aren't coming to U
http://www.startribune.com/526/story/978124.html

-Joe

From tbng at comcast.net  Sun Feb  4 21:12:39 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Sun Feb  4 21:12:55 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Say what?
Message-ID: <001001c748d3$7e2742b0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Where did Lovie Smith get that game plan?  Where did he get that quarterback who throws every pass with his weight shifting backwards?  Today I am glad I'm not a Bears fan.  Oh well, the schneid is off Peyton's back.  GO EAGLES IN 2008!
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb  5 07:32:08 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb  5 07:32:10 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] The "Wildcat Factor"
Message-ID: <000801c7492a$08dd6690$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Can we assume that the Wildcat Factor in the super bowl is history, because, for
the 2nd year in a row, the Cats have had an alum on the official roster of the
winning team?

2006 - Trai Essex [Pittsburgh]
2007 - Matt Ulrich [Indianapolis]

Both recruited by Randy Walker, I might add....

Just missing this year, Kevin Bentley [Seattle] and Zach Strief [New Orleans]

Haze? 

rsl

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From NEONRye at aol.com  Mon Feb  5 08:47:11 2007
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb  5 08:47:22 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] The "Wildcat Factor"
Message-ID: <d3d.1914bf5.32f89d6f@aol.com>

And how about Steve Tasker doing reporting from the  sidelines????
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb  5 11:49:53 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb  5 11:51:59 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/5
Message-ID: <000f01c7494e$0b26aff0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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"Super" Weekend Wrap Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Wildcats Fall To No. 2 Badgers, 69-52
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020307aaa.html 
     + Cold start dooms Northwestern
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070203nug
amer,1,4510823.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Wisconsin 69, NU 52
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap745501.html 
     + Badgers survive minor scare against Wildcats 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/242548,CST-SPT-nu04.article 
     + Badgers handle Cats' challenge
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=277029 
     + Kalan A Revealing Game For Both Teams
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/05/Sports/A.Revealing.Game.For.Bot
h.Teams-2696631.shtml 
     + Late Comeback Not Enough
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/05/Sports/Late-Comeback.Not.Enough
.mens.Basketball-2696646.shtml 
     +Wisconsin rebounds from loss, beats Northwestern
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6438234 

     From the Wisconsin Badgers
     Badgers' Home Win Streak Reaches 19
 
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mbb/headlines/story.html?sportid=116&storyid
=10240 
     + UW 69, Northwestern 52
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=561151 
     + Weblog: Gameday commentary
      http://www.jsonline.com/blog/?id=299 
     + Schedule is all downhill
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=561032 
     $ Worgull: Rekindling the Red Flame
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=615582 
     $ Back on the Right Track 
 
http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/615620.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Northwestern: Just what the doctor ordered
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2007/02/05/northwestern_just_wh.php 
     + Badgers rebound from loss
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2007/02/05/badgers_rebound_from.php 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/7 - Illinois Fighting Illini - 6:00 PM ESPN2
     Illinois 59, Minnesota 49
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070203illinig
amer,1,5131682.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Better location for Illini
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070203illinig
amer,1,5131682.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Back-to-back wins boost Illinois' spirits 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/242552,CST-SPT-ill04.article 
     + Illinois 59, Minnesota 49 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6440060?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Illini Defeat Golden Gophers 59-49
      http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020307aaa.html 
     $ Upon Further Review - Iowa
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/615733.html 
     + Haluska, Rebounding Woes Doom Hoosiers
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/615579.html 
     + Illini gain ground in Big Ten with home victory
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/05/Basketball/Illini.Gain.Ground.In.Big.
Ten.With.Home.Victory-2695704.shtml 

     Illinois dealing with high stakes
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070201illini,1,5451077
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Other Big 10
     Big Ten Men's Basketball Heats Up
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012907aab.html 

     Purdue 69, Penn St. 59
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap745482.html 

      Iowa 81, Indiana 75
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap745504.html 
     + Hawkeyes home free vs. Hoosiers 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/242555,CST-SPT-big04.article 
     + IU Postgame: AUDIO - Kelvin Sampson 
 
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=170&p=2&c=615604&refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT
=99 
     + Howe: Iowa Coming Together at Right Time 
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/615615.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Ohio State 63, MSU 54
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap745519.html 
     + Ohio State holds off Michigan State 63-54 
 
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=175&p=2&c=615627&refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT
=99 

     + Myslenski Buckeyes display poise beyond years
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070203myslenski,1,1
355912.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     +Spartans' mugging stirs sleeping giant
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070204myslenski,1,2
011273.column?coll=cs-college-utility 

     Rob Schultz: Big Ten intrigue unfolds
      http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/sports//index.php?ntid=117504 

     Mutka: IU, Purdue hoops push Bears aside
      http://www.post-trib.com/sports/mutka/241606,mutk.article 

Women

     Wolverines Outlast 'Cats, 61-49
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020407aab.html 
     +  Cats' 17th Loss In A Row Ties Record
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/05/Sports/Cats-17th.Loss.In.A.Row.
Ties.Record.womens.Basketball-2696648.shtml 
     + Benson's 22 points help Michigan beat Northwestern
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/1-0&fp=45c776f2873a1daf&ei=MzLHRc3DN6
fGHMnGnP4F&url=http%3A//www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/index.ssf%3F/base/sports
-1/117067383362380.xml%26coll%3D2&cid=1113337442 

     Wildcats Set To Tangle With Wolverines
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020207aaa.html 

RECRUITING

     Bryce McNaul Top recruits impressed, but they still aren't coming to U
     [Thanks Joe T]
      http://www.startribune.com/512/story/978124.html 

     Rating the class of 2007
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/241376,CST-SPT-nation04.article 

     Has NU on his short list
     Martin Set To Take Trip
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=615272 

     Sean Cwynar New Offer and a Visit
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=615583 
     + Another Offer
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=615748&nid=2966457&fhn=1 

     Mandel Enigmatic Devine's signature highly coveted
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/02/noel.devine/i
ndex.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     Wildcats Edged by Fourth-Ranked Irish at ITA Indoor Championships, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/020307aaa.html 
     'Cats Advance to Semifinals of ITA Indoor Championships; Upset Miami, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/020207aac.html
     NU Upsets Hurricanes, Falls To Irish
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/05/Sports/Nu.Upsets.Hurricanes.Fal
ls.To.Irish.womens.Tennis-2696653.shtml 

     Men
     'Cats Blow Past No. 30 Arkansas, 7-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/020207aaa.html 

WRESTLING


     + Cats Fall to No. 12 Penn State, 25-8
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/020207aaa.html 
     + Buckeyes Sneak Past Wildcats, 18-16
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/020407aab.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Once the future of the Colts, Schlichter tries to rebuild a wasted life
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/03/sports/pro_sports/doce01018fcc8bc5b7f862
572770002e5a9.txt 
     Big Ten Celebrates Black History Month
      http://bigten.cstv.com/genrel/020107aaa.html 

Alumni

     Alan Abrahamson Tony Dungy and Peyton Manning finally got their title
      http://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/991684/detail.html 
     + Grossman faces long offseason of questions
      http://www.nbcsports.com/columnists/991830/detail.html 

     Wilbon In the NFL, A Historic First Arrives at Last
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/03/AR2007020301593.
html 

     Matt Ulrich The "Wildcat Factor" is over ???
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/615948.html 

     Luis Castillo Among Hispanics, N.F.L. Mania Hits Cultural Wall
      http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/sports/football/03hispanics.html 
     [Thanks NeonRye]

     PGA AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.attpbgolf.com/ 
     Luke Donald
     Tom Johnson
     Multiplication table
      http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/02/01/enotes_fbr/index.html 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Feb  6 11:01:56 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Feb  6 11:01:57 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/6
Message-ID: <003801c74a10$82412cb0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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The Day before Signing Day Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Men's Basketball Fan Advisory For Wednesday Night
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020507aaa.html 

     Dorsey 
     A Typical Night At The Arena
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/01/Sports/A.Typical.Night.At.The.A
rena-2691203.shtml 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/7 - Illinois Fighting Illini - 6:00 PM ESPN2 
     this is from the weekend...but good pregame info
     Illini defense getting the job done
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=276992 
     + Mr. Smith Returns to Champaign
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/615687.html 
     + Illinios' Jamar Smith focuses on his game, old role models 
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/06/Basketball/Illinios.Jamar.Smith.Focus
es.On.His.Game.Old.Role.Models-2699066.shtml 
     + Smith receives shot of confidence
      http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/02/06/sports/illini/1020960.txt


     Other Big 10
     Uphill battle for NCAA berths 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/244888,CST-SPT-big06.article 

     Rivalry Week: Michigan Invades Ohio State 
 
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=2&c=616210&refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT
=99 
     + Michigan's Petway hopes to play at Ohio State 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6444614?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Steve Alford Transcript from 02/05 
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/616130.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     PSU's Frustration Continues at BJC  
 
http://pennstate.scout.com/2/615605.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 


Women

     Still Stuck In A Rut
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Sports/Still.Stuck.In.A.Rut.wom
ens.Basketball-2700178.shtml 

RECRUITING

     Signing Day Plans Announced For Wednesday, Feb. 7
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013107aab.html 

     Here is Scout.com list of prospects from their Hot 100
     http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=4&yr=2008

     Talking about Illinois Recruiting
     Teddy Greenstein: Quick picks not his style
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070205greenstein,1,
6821858.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini recruit changes mind
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/244890,CST-SPT-illfb06.article 
     + Ron Turner Game Plan to a "T"
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/616006.html 

FENCING

     Cats Finish Weekend A Perfect 6-0
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Sports/Cats-Finish.Weekend.A.Pe
rfect.60.fencing-2700197.shtml 

TENNIS

     Men
     Cats End Homestand With Upset
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Sports/Cats-End.Homestand.With.
Upset.mens.Tennis-2700192.shtml 

WRESTLING

     Wildcats Fall To 1-4 In The Big Ten (Wrestling)
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Sports/Wildcats.Fall.To.14.In.T
he.Big.Ten.wrestling-2700181.shtml 

MISCELLANY -

     Dorsey  'Melo Gets Man Law Judgement
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Sports/melo-Gets.Man.Law.Judgem
ent-2700168.shtml 

     Mike Dinard The Drawing Board
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/06/Forum/The-Drawing.Board-2700122
.shtml 

Alumni

     PGA AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.attpbgolf.com/ 
     Luke Donald & Tom Johnson are scheduled to play
     2007 celebrity list
 
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r005/02/05/celeblist_pebble/index.html 

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From thehaze at earthlink.net  Tue Feb  6 21:01:51 2007
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Tue Feb  6 21:02:09 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] The "Wildcat Factor"
In-Reply-To: <000801c7492a$08dd6690$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <000801c7492a$08dd6690$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <45C9411F.4050804@earthlink.net>

A very interesting question indeed, Coach Roy.

We know that in 2006 Trai Essex did not actually play in the game.  On 
the other hand, Kevin Bentley of Seattle did play in the game, and the 
Seahawks lost.
This year, did Matt Ulrich actually enter the game, was he more in the 
Trai Essex mold?

The difference is significant.  If Ulrich did not actually play in the 
Super Bowl, then the Factor remains valid, basically setting out the 
theorem that if a Northwestern alum plays in the game, his team will 
lose. Secondarily, if a Northwestern alum is on the team, but not does 
play, his team's chances of winning are dramatically increased.

Now if, of course, Ulrich did play in the game, the Wildcat Factor would 
then truly have been blown away this year.

I know that everyone out there was waiting to have all of this cleared up.

Jim

P.S. And never forget:  if the Braves play the Indians in the World 
Series, Northwestern goes to the Rose Bowl.
         If the Indians win that WS matchup, NU wins the Rose Bowl.
         But if the Braves win the WS, NU loses in Pasadena.
         These theories have proven the test of time.


Roy Lamberton wrote:
> Can we assume that the Wildcat Factor in the super bowl is history, because, for
> the 2nd year in a row, the Cats have had an alum on the official roster of the
> winning team?
>
> 2006 - Trai Essex [Pittsburgh]
> 2007 - Matt Ulrich [Indianapolis]
>
> Both recruited by Randy Walker, I might add....
>
> Just missing this year, Kevin Bentley [Seattle] and Zach Strief [New Orleans]
>
> Haze? 
>
> rsl
>
>   

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb  7 06:47:35 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb  7 06:47:28 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] The "Wildcat Factor"
In-Reply-To: <45C9411F.4050804@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <005201c74ab6$24482680$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Both Ulrich and Essex were inactive for their respective Super Bowls....their
team won.

Bentley did play in the game last year for Seattle [who lost].

In the past, the presence of a former wildcat on a team's roster, even if they
were inactive, was enough to trigger the "factor," at least according to my
research but in the past 2 years, that seems to have changed.

Maybe that part of the "factor" has changed - our best bets for next year remain
New Orleans with Zach Strief [who is active for most games], The Giants with
Barry Cofield, and the Chargers with Luis Castillo. 

IMHO, the Chargers with Luis probably have the best short term capability to
make the big game next year.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Bendat [mailto:thehaze@earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:02 PM
> To: rstetson@capps-assoc.com; NU Sports List
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] The "Wildcat Factor"
> 
> 
> A very interesting question indeed, Coach Roy.
> 
> We know that in 2006 Trai Essex did not actually play in the 
> game.  On 
> the other hand, Kevin Bentley of Seattle did play in the 
> game, and the 
> Seahawks lost.
> This year, did Matt Ulrich actually enter the game, was he 
> more in the 
> Trai Essex mold?
> 
> The difference is significant.  If Ulrich did not actually 
> play in the 
> Super Bowl, then the Factor remains valid, basically setting out the 
> theorem that if a Northwestern alum plays in the game, his team will 
> lose. Secondarily, if a Northwestern alum is on the team, but 
> not does 
> play, his team's chances of winning are dramatically increased.
> 
> Now if, of course, Ulrich did play in the game, the Wildcat 
> Factor would 
> then truly have been blown away this year.
> 
> I know that everyone out there was waiting to have all of 
> this cleared up.
> 
> Jim
> 
> P.S. And never forget:  if the Braves play the Indians in the World 
> Series, Northwestern goes to the Rose Bowl.
>          If the Indians win that WS matchup, NU wins the Rose Bowl.
>          But if the Braves win the WS, NU loses in Pasadena.
>          These theories have proven the test of time.
> 
> 
> Roy Lamberton wrote:
> > Can we assume that the Wildcat Factor in the super bowl is history, 
> > because, for the 2nd year in a row, the Cats have had an 
> alum on the 
> > official roster of the winning team?
> >
> > 2006 - Trai Essex [Pittsburgh]
> > 2007 - Matt Ulrich [Indianapolis]
> >
> > Both recruited by Randy Walker, I might add....
> >
> > Just missing this year, Kevin Bentley [Seattle] and Zach 
> Strief [New 
> > Orleans]
> >
> > Haze?
> >
> > rsl
> >
> >   
> 
> 


From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Feb  7 12:53:09 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Feb  7 12:53:11 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Welcome to the world, Kelita
Message-ID: <200702071853.l17Ir944002623@romaine.tssi.com>

It gives me great pleasure to announce the arrival of Kelita Elizabeth Nolan,
born this morning to David and Susan Nolan.
--
Mike Nolan, proud grandfather

From Hakirsch at aol.com  Wed Feb  7 13:58:25 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Wed Feb  7 13:58:42 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Stanford Recruits
Message-ID: <c88.9ef41c0.32fb8961@aol.com>

The local paper here in SF lists Stanford as getting only 2 new  recruits 
from the midwest--one  is a TE , Coby Fleener,from Joliet  Catholic and another 
lineman , from Iowa--both are about 6'5"-6'6"--I  suspect we cross paths with 
them many times and not sure how much of  a  difference a new coach hurts,(or 
helps) though of course Harbaugh has strong  mid-west roots.The article 
mentions that  at least a few kids were  reconsidering their decision in light of the 
change in coaches, but were  convinced to stay.  (Although I would be curious 
if anyone else has a  feel about how often Stanford is a recruiting rival)  
 
 While I assume we are pretty ethical in our recruiting speeches, we  can 
certainly suggest that Stanford's program has lacked stability the past  several 
years, while we are looking at a long tenure for Fitz, and have in the  recent 
past stuck with our leaders.
 
Harry
From lvaccher at comcast.net  Wed Feb  7 16:16:28 2007
From: lvaccher at comcast.net (Louie Vaccher)
Date: Wed Feb  7 16:16:39 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Stanford Recruits
References: <c88.9ef41c0.32fb8961@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002f01c74b05$a03efa30$253fb843@Louie>

Harbaugh has already proven to be a thorn in Northwestern's side on the 
recruiting trail. In January, he won battles for two players that were down 
to the Wildcats and the Cardinal -- safety Taylor Skaufel of The Woodlands 
(TX) and running back Jeremy Stewart of Baton Rouge (LA) Catholic. They both 
visited NU and Stanford on consecutive weekends and they both wound up 
picking the Cardinal. (Northwestern never really pursued Fleener and I'm not 
sure why.)

It's true that the two schools haven't gone head-to-head too often recently, 
but I have a feeling that Fitz and Harbaugh will be butting heads quite a 
few times in coming years.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hakirsch@aol.com>
To: <nwu-sports@tssi.com>; <nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Stanford Recruits


> The local paper here in SF lists Stanford as getting only 2 new  recruits
> from the midwest--one  is a TE , Coby Fleener,from Joliet  Catholic and 
> another
> lineman , from Iowa--both are about 6'5"-6'6"--I  suspect we cross paths 
> with
> them many times and not sure how much of  a  difference a new coach 
> hurts,(or
> helps) though of course Harbaugh has strong  mid-west roots.The article
> mentions that  at least a few kids were  reconsidering their decision in 
> light of the
> change in coaches, but were  convinced to stay.  (Although I would be 
> curious
> if anyone else has a  feel about how often Stanford is a recruiting rival)
>
> While I assume we are pretty ethical in our recruiting speeches, we  can
> certainly suggest that Stanford's program has lacked stability the past 
> several
> years, while we are looking at a long tenure for Fitz, and have in the 
> recent
> past stuck with our leaders.
>
> Harry
> _______________________________________________
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> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports 

From lvaccher at comcast.net  Wed Feb  7 16:16:28 2007
From: lvaccher at comcast.net (Louie Vaccher)
Date: Wed Feb  7 16:16:46 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Stanford Recruits
References: <c88.9ef41c0.32fb8961@aol.com>
Message-ID: <002f01c74b05$a03efa30$253fb843@Louie>

Harbaugh has already proven to be a thorn in Northwestern's side on the 
recruiting trail. In January, he won battles for two players that were down 
to the Wildcats and the Cardinal -- safety Taylor Skaufel of The Woodlands 
(TX) and running back Jeremy Stewart of Baton Rouge (LA) Catholic. They both 
visited NU and Stanford on consecutive weekends and they both wound up 
picking the Cardinal. (Northwestern never really pursued Fleener and I'm not 
sure why.)

It's true that the two schools haven't gone head-to-head too often recently, 
but I have a feeling that Fitz and Harbaugh will be butting heads quite a 
few times in coming years.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hakirsch@aol.com>
To: <nwu-sports@tssi.com>; <nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: [NU Sports] Stanford Recruits


> The local paper here in SF lists Stanford as getting only 2 new  recruits
> from the midwest--one  is a TE , Coby Fleener,from Joliet  Catholic and 
> another
> lineman , from Iowa--both are about 6'5"-6'6"--I  suspect we cross paths 
> with
> them many times and not sure how much of  a  difference a new coach 
> hurts,(or
> helps) though of course Harbaugh has strong  mid-west roots.The article
> mentions that  at least a few kids were  reconsidering their decision in 
> light of the
> change in coaches, but were  convinced to stay.  (Although I would be 
> curious
> if anyone else has a  feel about how often Stanford is a recruiting rival)
>
> While I assume we are pretty ethical in our recruiting speeches, we  can
> certainly suggest that Stanford's program has lacked stability the past 
> several
> years, while we are looking at a long tenure for Fitz, and have in the 
> recent
> past stuck with our leaders.
>
> Harry
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 06:25:42 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 06:25:36 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/7
Message-ID: <007401c74b7c$40c66440$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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FOOTBALL

     Signing Day Has Arrived!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013107aab.html 
     + Random Thoughts: Yes, This is a Good Class
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/616792.html 
     + 'Excellent' Cats Class Expected
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/07/Sports/excellent.Cats.Class.Exp
ected.football-2702794.shtml 
     Click here to watch the Signing Day News Conference LIVE on NUSports.com
All-Access at Noon Feb. 7
 
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BASKETBALL
Men

     Northwestern Hosts In-State Rival Illinois on ESPN2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020607aab.html 
     + Illinois, NU feeling heat
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070206colbkbillini,1,6
704515.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Rollercoaster Ride
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/07/Sports/Rollercoaster.Ride.mens.
Basketball-2702782.shtml 
     + NU's been spoiling its Big Ten home cookin'
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=277937 
     + Getting Inside
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/northwestern.htm 
     + Cats always curious matchup for Illini
      http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/02/07/sports/illini/1021019.txt


     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/7 - Illinois Fighting Illini - 6:00 PM ESPN2 
     Smith is Illini's outside chance 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/246361,CST-SPT-ill07.article 
     + Illinois Game Notes vs. Northwestern
       http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020607aaa.html  
     + Illini must overcome flu, zone defense
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/07/Basketball/Illini.Must.Overcome.Flu.Z
one.Defense-2702450.shtml 
     + Game at Northwestern key to Illini's shot at tournament bid
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/107243.asp 
     + Illini face long road to NCAA tournament
      http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020707/ILL_BCAIRGRQ.077.php 
     + Illinois Strategy and Personnel 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/4810044?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Illinois Getting Inside 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/4810040?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Big 10
     Conley a difference-maker as Buckeyes tip Wolverines 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/246331,CST-SPT-cage07.article 
     + Ohio State Eases Past Michigan 76-63: Recap 
 
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=2&c=616551&refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT
=99 

     Big Ten Proving It Deserves Bids
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/07/Sports/Big-Ten.Proving.It.Deser
ves.Bids-2702813.shtml 

     Wisconsin-Penn St. Preview
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6448782?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

Women

     Women take on Michigan State Thursday at 7 PM

RECRUITING

     Colleges make big plans for national signing day
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070206greenstein,1,3597902.co
lumn?coll=chi-sportstop-hed 
     A recruiting class for Illini fans to drool over
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=277926 
     + Zook's recruiting class earns high praise
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/246312,071SPT6.article 
     +  Illinois Has Rivals Fuming About Its Recruiting Coup  [thanks Neon]
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/sports/ncaafootball/07illinois.html?ref=sports

     + Zook hopes to snag top recruits
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/07/Basketball/Zook-Hopes.To.Snag.Top.Rec
ruits-2702491.shtml 

     Stewart Mandel: Fresh off a national title, Florida has become USC East
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/06/florida.recru
iting/index.html 

     Recruiting: The Big Stories
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=616516 

LACROSSE

     Submit questions for Tewaaraton Trophy winner Kristen Kjellman
      http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?PageRID=20 

SOFTBALL

     The 'Cats Are Back: 2007 Season Kicks Off at Kajikawa Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020607aab.html 
     Rakov Swinging Into Spring Seasons
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/07/Sports/Swinging.Into.Spring.Sea
sons-2702772.shtml 

SWIMMING

     Northwestern Takes Youth, Depth to Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020607aaa.html 

MISCELLANY - 
Alumni

     PGA AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.attpbgolf.com/ 
     Luke Donald & Tom Johnson are scheduled to play 

     Alan Abrahamson Smith's silent gesture
      http://www.nbcsports.com/columnists/997716/detail.html 

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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 06:37:59 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb  8 06:38:17 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
References: <000f01c7494e$0b26aff0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <000301c74b7d$f7a6d6d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Another woeful basketball game for the Cats and this one on national TV in 
glorious high definition.  "We're not shooting the ball very well and we 
can't seem to get any rebounds," Coach Carmody said after the game.  Not 
shooting well?  They threw up enough bricks to build Donald Trump's next 
mansion.  And Coach, you've never had a team that could rebound because 
you've never recruited a team that was big, strong, fast, and athletic at a 
Big 10 level.  You know, like Illinois' players, and they are just a 
mid-level team who needed to wipe their feet on the league doormat to top 
.500.  Will I live long enough to see talented basketball players playing 
for the home team in Evanston? 

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 07:40:02 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 07:40:05 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
Message-ID: <020820071340.6314.45CB283200056178000018AA2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Carmody has taken the Cats as far as he can, someone else has to come in and build on what he did.  In the words of Dirty Harry, "a man has to know his limitations".  What  works in the Ivy League with no modifications doesn't work in The Big Ten.  There is also no excuse for a team that after five years can't  hit free throws any better than the Cats do as a team.

John DeGroat

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> Another woeful basketball game for the Cats and this one on national TV in 
> glorious high definition.  "We're not shooting the ball very well and we 
> can't seem to get any rebounds," Coach Carmody said after the game.  Not 
> shooting well?  They threw up enough bricks to build Donald Trump's next 
> mansion.  And Coach, you've never had a team that could rebound because 
> you've never recruited a team that was big, strong, fast, and athletic at a 
> Big 10 level.  You know, like Illinois' players, and they are just a 
> mid-level team who needed to wipe their feet on the league doormat to top 
> .500.  Will I live long enough to see talented basketball players playing 
> for the home team in Evanston? 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 08:18:20 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb  8 08:18:44 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
References: <020820071340.6314.45CB283200056178000018AA2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <000d01c74b8b$ff0ba8c0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> Carmody has taken the Cats as far as he can. . .  What  works in the Ivy 
> League with no modifications doesn't work in The Big Ten.

I disagree.  The problem is not the "what."  The problem is the "who."  It 
is in talent that Bill Carmody has failed.  If Horton ever came to the NU 
campus, he would never hear a quality "who" on the basketball team.  Take 
Illinois' Vince Carter.  I doubt he will ever play in the NBA, but I cannot 
recall in my 43 years of experience with Northwestern basketball that they 
EVER had a player of his caliber.  If the Princeton system is guilty of 
turning away quality recruits, then dump it, but I'm dubious that is the 
problem.  Dropping Carmody is to fire a man who in every other regard is 
ideal for Northwestern.  Then you have to answer that eternal question, "Who 
replaces him?"   Nonetheless, it's an issue with which our AD must soon 
deal. 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 08:52:30 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 08:52:17 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <000d01c74b8b$ff0ba8c0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <007501c74b90$c1e2d270$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

RE: The below....

FWIW - the Princeton system is ideal for an academic institution that can
attract shooters who like the discipline that BC's system imposes. NU will
always have trouble attracting the undisciplined player who likes to play above
the rim, or be the stand out star. Our kind of player has always been the kid
who could play, but was ignored by the Dukes and Kansas's of the world.

When NU gets into a run and gun battle, we lose big, bigger than last night and
all it does is hurt our pride and confidence. We play our game, the NU variation
of Pete Carrill's offense with a matchup zone defense, and we can stay with
almost any team that relies on an inside game.

Last night we ran into an Illinois team that has been playing without several
key players and who finally got everyone back. The media may be pinging on
Weber, but he's getting the Illini into shape when it finally counts, the end of
the season. Saturday's game with Indiana will be important for them since it's
the first major team they've played since they got everyone back.

This Saturday's game will be important for the Cats - PSU is a team we should be
able to beat, they're banged up, and haven't been playing all that well lately,
altho they almost scared Wiscy last night. 

Once again, we have to play our game on our floor and defend the house.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> If the Princeton system is guilty of turning away quality recruits, then dump
it, but I'm dubious 
> that is the problem.  Dropping Carmody is to fire a man who in every other
regard is 
> ideal for Northwestern. 


From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Feb  8 08:56:54 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb  8 08:57:09 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
Message-ID: <d1f.6605814.32fc9436@aol.com>

Being out on the West Coast I don't get to see much of NU b-ball--but I know 
in the 30 years of  my following NU, we have yet to have "good" team. A few 
decent teams, (just making the NIT qualifies as decent ), but that's it--I think 
we have only had 2 or 3 guys make the NBA in that time as well. I can't 
figure out why it is so hard. We have had all kinds of coaches, including Coach K's 
predecessor at Duke,  none of whom have been able to pull much together.

Duke, in a class by itself, obviously is successful, as has been Stanford.  
Vandy has a had a few good teams as well (maybe the warm weather climate vs the 
Windy City  ?--doubtful).  Chicago may not be Ohio or Indiana for being high 
school hotbeds for basketball, but it sure ranks up there. 

The only thing that seems to ring true is that we can get  one or two  good 
players every now and then, but never enough to field a good team--

Harry

From Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com  Thu Feb  8 09:09:10 2007
From: Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com (Brian H. Winkler)
Date: Thu Feb  8 09:09:13 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
Message-ID: <OF62557551.655AE480-ON8625727C.005303C1-8625727C.00533C11@notes.cat.com>

Saw this in the local paper yesterday.  Lee is trying to turn his life 
around and taking responsibility for his actions while at NU. 


http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020707/ICC_BCAIV5J6.083.php
From jason at jasonsinger.com  Thu Feb  8 09:30:57 2007
From: jason at jasonsinger.com (Jason Singer)
Date: Thu Feb  8 09:31:12 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Signing day...
In-Reply-To: <OF62557551.655AE480-ON8625727C.005303C1-8625727C.00533C11@notes.cat.com>
Message-ID: <200702081531.l18FV3gH023849@host14.webserver1010.com>

Uh...how did we do? Anyone who follows closely want to let us signing day
luddites in on the good/bad news? Thanks!

Jason Singer SP'86

From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb  8 10:12:54 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:13:04 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <007501c74b90$c1e2d270$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <000d01c74b8b$ff0ba8c0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
	<007501c74b90$c1e2d270$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <1fda01c74b9b$fd707c10$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

Roy,

Why will NU "always have trouble attracting the undisciplined player who
likes to play above the rim, or be the stand out star."?

Why is this also true?  "Our kind of player has always been the kid who
could play, but was ignored by the Dukes and Kansas's of the world."
 
Perhaps these things apply to Carmody, but why should they apply uniquely
and perpetually to NU?

Jeff



-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Roy Lamberton
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:52 AM
To: 'Dennis W. Brandt'; 'NU Sports List'
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] More bad basketball

RE: The below....

FWIW - the Princeton system is ideal for an academic institution that can
attract shooters who like the discipline that BC's system imposes. NU will
always have trouble attracting the undisciplined player who likes to play
above the rim, or be the stand out star. Our kind of player has always been
the kid who could play, but was ignored by the Dukes and Kansas's of the
world.

When NU gets into a run and gun battle, we lose big, bigger than last night
and all it does is hurt our pride and confidence. We play our game, the NU
variation of Pete Carrill's offense with a matchup zone defense, and we can
stay with almost any team that relies on an inside game.

Last night we ran into an Illinois team that has been playing without
several key players and who finally got everyone back. The media may be
pinging on Weber, but he's getting the Illini into shape when it finally
counts, the end of the season. Saturday's game with Indiana will be
important for them since it's the first major team they've played since they
got everyone back.

This Saturday's game will be important for the Cats - PSU is a team we
should be able to beat, they're banged up, and haven't been playing all that
well lately, altho they almost scared Wiscy last night. 

Once again, we have to play our game on our floor and defend the house.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates and Publisher of Purple Reign,
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All =========== "You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> If the Princeton system is guilty of turning away quality recruits, 
> then dump
it, but I'm dubious 
> that is the problem.  Dropping Carmody is to fire a man who in every 
> other
regard is 
> ideal for Northwestern. 


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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 10:14:44 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:14:53 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
Message-ID: <020820071614.25468.45CB4C740009F7280000637C2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

That doesn't explain why the shooting stunk and why NU is at the bottom with regard to rebounding and when they get fouled their free throw shooting stinks as well.  What it tells me is that Carmody doesn't do a very y good job of teaching how to shoot free throws.  It is also obvious that most of the players won't take a charge.  I saw Scott do an "Ole'"  when an opponent came right at him.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson@capps-assoc.com>
> RE: The below....
> 
> FWIW - the Princeton system is ideal for an academic institution that can
> attract shooters who like the discipline that BC's system imposes. NU will
> always have trouble attracting the undisciplined player who likes to play above
> the rim, or be the stand out star. Our kind of player has always been the kid
> who could play, but was ignored by the Dukes and Kansas's of the world.
> 
> When NU gets into a run and gun battle, we lose big, bigger than last night and
> all it does is hurt our pride and confidence. We play our game, the NU variation
> of Pete Carrill's offense with a matchup zone defense, and we can stay with
> almost any team that relies on an inside game.
> 
> Last night we ran into an Illinois team that has been playing without several
> key players and who finally got everyone back. The media may be pinging on
> Weber, but he's getting the Illini into shape when it finally counts, the end of
> the season. Saturday's game with Indiana will be important for them since it's
> the first major team they've played since they got everyone back.
> 
> This Saturday's game will be important for the Cats - PSU is a team we should be
> able to beat, they're banged up, and haven't been playing all that well lately,
> altho they almost scared Wiscy last night. 
> 
> Once again, we have to play our game on our floor and defend the house.
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
> The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
> AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
> ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
> "You have a Republic Madam --
>      If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
> ============================================
> 
> > If the Princeton system is guilty of turning away quality recruits, then dump
> it, but I'm dubious 
> > that is the problem.  Dropping Carmody is to fire a man who in every other
> regard is 
> > ideal for Northwestern. 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 10:17:58 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:17:59 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
Message-ID: <020820071617.12194.45CB4D360005DE3400002FA22216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

A possible replacement would be the coach who went from Stanford to San Francisco in the NBA and is gone from that job. either that or make Shon Morris an offer that he can't refuse.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> > Carmody has taken the Cats as far as he can. . .  What  works in the Ivy 
> > League with no modifications doesn't work in The Big Ten.
> 
> I disagree.  The problem is not the "what."  The problem is the "who."  It 
> is in talent that Bill Carmody has failed.  If Horton ever came to the NU 
> campus, he would never hear a quality "who" on the basketball team.  Take 
> Illinois' Vince Carter.  I doubt he will ever play in the NBA, but I cannot 
> recall in my 43 years of experience with Northwestern basketball that they 
> EVER had a player of his caliber.  If the Princeton system is guilty of 
> turning away quality recruits, then dump it, but I'm dubious that is the 
> problem.  Dropping Carmody is to fire a man who in every other regard is 
> ideal for Northwestern.  Then you have to answer that eternal question, "Who 
> replaces him?"   Nonetheless, it's an issue with which our AD must soon 
> deal. 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 10:27:41 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:27:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
Message-ID: <020820071627.4395.45CB4F7D000D320B0000112B2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

NU should give Lee a break and bring him back.  He obviously had the smarts to make it if not the judgement to make it the first time.  He got the judgement the hard way, the smarts are still there.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Brian H. Winkler" <Winkler_Brian_H@cat.com>
> Saw this in the local paper yesterday.  Lee is trying to turn his life 
> around and taking responsibility for his actions while at NU. 
> 
> 
> http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020707/ICC_BCAIV5J6.083.php
> _______________________________________________
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> nwu-sports@tssi.com
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 10:34:09 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:34:15 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Signing day...
Message-ID: <020820071634.5565.45CB51010004079E000015BD2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Rivals.com has the class ranked 53rd which is a huge improvement over prior years.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jason Singer" <jason@jasonsinger.com>
> Uh...how did we do? Anyone who follows closely want to let us signing day
> luddites in on the good/bad news? Thanks!
> 
> Jason Singer SP'86
> 
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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb  8 10:45:31 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb  8 10:45:42 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
In-Reply-To: <OF62557551.655AE480-ON8625727C.005303C1-8625727C.00533C11@notes.cat.com>
References: <OF62557551.655AE480-ON8625727C.005303C1-8625727C.00533C11@notes.cat.com>
Message-ID: <1fff01c74ba0$8c06e0a0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

Brian,

Thanks for posting this.

It is a chilling story for anyone who has a kid in college.  To hear Brandon
tell it, it was his pride that led to the downfall.  He figured he had it
all under control, when clearly he was very much out of control.

There is a very smart kid from a very good family working for me who is also
trying to put his life back together after discovering that just being sorry
doesn't solve a drinking problem or erase a criminal record. I've known this
kid and his family for twenty years.  His parents are two of the best people
I know.  They worked for four years to adopt his nephew to get him away from
a drug-addicted mother.  I coached soccer teams with his dad, his younger
brother, and my youngest son.  He blew up his college career a semester from
graduation, blew up his engagement to a very nice girl, and spent some time
in jail.  He's attending AA, takes responsibility for his actions, and is
making good progress.  But he's not going to be able to afford car insurance
for a long time, he's got at least another five years before the felonies
can come off his record, and until then his employment and advancement
prospects are severely limited.  I think that he will get there, but he dug
himself a huge hole and will have to have a lot of support and patience to
climb out of it.

I pray every day for my kids and everyone else's kids that they are
listening to God and their parents rather than the temptations which suggest
that they know it all or that there are shortcuts to success.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Brian H. Winkler
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:09 AM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee

Saw this in the local paper yesterday.  Lee is trying to turn his life
around and taking responsibility for his actions while at NU. 


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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 11:13:08 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb  8 11:13:29 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
References: <020820071627.4395.45CB4F7D000D320B0000112B2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <000c01c74ba4$730d26f0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> NU should give Lee a break and bring him back.  

No, they shouldn't.  

From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Thu Feb  8 11:21:31 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 11:22:29 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
Message-ID: <20070208.092144.23275.1870916@webmail44.nyc.untd.com>

I disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete with a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the issue.

NU would not get an positive press if they took Brandon back and more 
than likely it would make NU athletics look dirty -- win at all costs.

I don't require choir-boys, but I want kids who graduate, work hard 
athletically, and stay out of trouble.  In the process I would hope 
those kids come out with an EXTREMELY postive view of the Northwestern 
and the student-athlete experience.

-- johnadeg@comcast.net wrote:
NU should give Lee a break and bring him back.  He obviously had the 
smarts to make it if not the judgement to make it the first time.  He 
got the judgement the hard way, the smarts are still there.

John DeGroat



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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Feb  8 12:04:12 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb  8 12:04:24 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
Message-ID: <cc1.abfd491.32fcc01c@aol.com>

 
I  disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.



_____________________________________________________________________


I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America seems 
to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher statndard  by requiring 
that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  chance, not 
just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  tolerance 
level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  bit older 
when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a  secretary's 
head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  about a 
half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another  chance
 
Harry

From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Thu Feb  8 14:14:32 2007
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Thu Feb  8 14:14:40 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Signing day...
In-Reply-To: <020820071634.5565.45CB51010004079E000015BD2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
References: <020820071634.5565.45CB51010004079E000015BD2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <45CB84A8.6050008@insightbb.com>

Scout.com has the class ranked 57th in the nation and 8th in the Big Ten.
Mark

johnadeg@comcast.net wrote:
> Rivals.com has the class ranked 53rd which is a huge improvement over prior years.
>
> John DeGroat
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Jason Singer" <jason@jasonsinger.com>
>   
>> Uh...how did we do? Anyone who follows closely want to let us signing day
>> luddites in on the good/bad news? Thanks!
>>
>> Jason Singer SP'86
>>
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 14:33:54 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 14:33:57 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
Message-ID: <020820072033.7807.45CB89320008146600001E7F2216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

If NU 's  law school can  put someone like Bernardine Dohrn on its faculty, giving tBrandon Lee a second chance in view of how he has changed should be an easy call.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Hakirsch@aol.com
>  
> I  disagree completely.
> 
> I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.
> 
> The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with a 
> breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  the 
> message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
> is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.
> 
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America seems 
> to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
> well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher statndard  by 
> requiring 
> that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  chance, not 
> just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  tolerance 
> level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  bit older 
> when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a  secretary's 
> head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  about a 
> half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another  chance
>  
> Harry
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb  8 14:56:04 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb  8 14:56:14 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Zook dirty?
In-Reply-To: <45CB84A8.6050008@insightbb.com>
References: <020820071634.5565.45CB51010004079E000015BD2216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
	<45CB84A8.6050008@insightbb.com>
Message-ID: <217f01c74bc3$8c237b70$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

The pissing match between Zook, Weis, Smith, Fitz and just about anybody
else who felt that they were treated badly by Zook is likely to cause some
concerns in the "gentlemanly" sort of recruiting that has gone on in the BT.

I thought Smith's comments were the most interesting since he really doesn't
have an axe to grind here currently being out of a job.  He as much as said
Zook is dirty and that you don't have to look any further than the company
his recruiting class is keeping.  According to Smith, you just don't get the
caliber of kid coming to the sort of program that Illinois is currently
running without offering them something more than other coaches with better
programs are able to offer.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Mark Ament
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:15 PM
To: johnadeg@comcast.net
Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Signing day...

Scout.com has the class ranked 57th in the nation and 8th in the Big Ten.
Mark

johnadeg@comcast.net wrote:
> Rivals.com has the class ranked 53rd which is a huge improvement over
prior years.
>
> John DeGroat
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Jason Singer" <jason@jasonsinger.com>
>   
>> Uh...how did we do? Anyone who follows closely want to let us signing 
>> day luddites in on the good/bad news? Thanks!
>>
>> Jason Singer SP'86
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 14:59:49 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 14:59:37 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/8
Message-ID: <008001c74bc4$12ed4000$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Day after Signing Day Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     OK, like what you see about the 2007 Cats? Here's how you can help...
     ORDER/RENEW 2006 SEASON TICKETS!!
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032006aac.html
     + 2007 Schedule
      http://nusports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nw-m-footbl-sched.html

BASKETBALL
Men

     Wildcats Fall Short Against Illini
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020707aaa.html
     $ Chairmen Of The Boards
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=617240
     + A step forward for Illini
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/248738,CST-SPT-illbk08.article
     + NU Stuck In The Basement
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Nu.Stuck.In.The.Basement
.mens.Basketball-2706369.shtml
     + Rakov:  Bad Game Took Years To Produce
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Bad-Game.Took.Years.To.P
roduce-2706334.shtml
     + Carmody insists Coble be put on firing line
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/247643,ev-coble-020807-s1.article

     From the Illinois Fighting Illini
     Illini's Pruitt pure class on the glass
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070208020
0feb08,1,2588136.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print
     + Carter's Prowess Challenges 'Cats
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Carters.Prowess.Challeng
es.cats.mens.Basketball-2706399.shtml
     + Illini's march toward 'Madness' continues
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/248806,081SPT4.article
     + Illinois handles NU with ease
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=278261
     + Weber looks forward to practice time
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=278272
     + Illini defense secures win over Wildcats
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/08/Basketball/Illini.Defense.Secures.Win
.Over.Wildcats-2705952.shtml
     + Game at Northwestern key to Illini's shot at tournament bid
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/107243.asp
     + 18 down, Hoosiers to go for the Illini
      http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020807/ILL_BCASIGPS.077.php
     + Fan support helps Illinois beat Northwestern
 
http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2007/02/08/Basketba
ll/Fan-Support.Helps.Illinois.Beat.Northwestern-2705892.shtml?sourcedomain=www.d
ailyillini.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/10 Penn State Nitanny Lions 71:30 PM ESPN+
     Nittany Lions Play No. 4 Wisconsin Tough Before Falling, 71-58
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=11793
     + Tucker carries Badgers to victory
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-08-07tdc/02-08-07dsports-07.asp
     + Badgers deflate upset-minded Nittany Lions in second half
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/16648711.htm
     + Badgers visit short-handed Penn State
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/16639642.htm
     + Badgers pull out victory
 
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstate/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/11709069165
4990.xml&coll=1
     + Roundup: PSU stays with Wisconsin
      http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports//s_492261.html

     $ DeChellis Chimes in on Amaechi
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/617287.html
     + Former Lion says he's gay
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-08-07tdc/02-08-07dnews-15.asp

     Big 10
     Badgers Show Up In Time To Feast
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=617285

Women

     Wildcats Poised To Host Spartans
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020707aaa.html
     + Undersized Wildcats Try For Upset
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Undersized.Wildcats.Try.
For.Upset.womens.Basketball-2706338.shtml

     Cats drop 10th in Big Ten
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/247575,ev-nuwomenshoops-020807-s1.ar
ticle

RECRUITING

     Fitzgerald Inks 2007 Signing Class
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020707aao.html
     + Fitzgerald lauds his predecessor
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070207nufoot,1,5577580
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Like father, like son
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/248330,CST-SPT-nu08.article
     + NU Signs 19 Recruits In Fitzgerald's First Class
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Nu.Signs.19.Recruits.In.
Fitzgeralds.First.Class.football-2706343.shtml
     + WNUR Fitzgerald Opening Statement
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/fitzopener.mp3
     + Q & A
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/fitzqa.mp3
     + Zook gets heat, heralded group
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/248876,081SPT2.article
     + Fitzgerald stumps for early signing day
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=278318
     + NU s Fitzgerald welcomes first class
 
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/02/08/sports/college/northwestern/doc45cac
49a1ac5e706477506.txt
     + Watts: Fitzgerald rates class among best
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/247653,ev-nurec-020807-s1.article

     Bolden anxious to begin workouts with Wildcats
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/247593,ev-bolden-020807-s1.article

     Public League enjoys a banner day too
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070207locals,
1,2174411.story?coll=cs-college-headlines

     Look out, Illini are for real
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070207illfoot
,1,3231077.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Questions dog Zook's success
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/248644,CST-SPT-zook08.article
     + Irish erase all the rumors and finally get their man
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/248390,CST-SPT-nd08.article
     + Rivals fume about Illini recruiting
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/107253.asp

     Florida adds top recruiting title to national crown
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/878
78648/2007-02-07-class-analysis_x.htm

LACROSSE

     Penn to host NCAA DI Women's Championship
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=146521 

SOFTBALL

     Cats place 3 on list
     USA Softball Player of Year Watch List Named
      http://www.nfca.org/news/?id=2600 

SWIMMING

     Women:
     Northwestern Takes Youth, Depth to Big Ten Championships with a #5 Seed
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020607aaa.html
     + Big Ten Championships Preview
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020607aaa.html
     + 2007 Big Ten Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020107aaa.html
     + Cats Prepare For Big Ten Championships
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/08/Sports/Cats-Prepare.For.Big.Ten
.Championships.womens.Swimming-2706384.shtml

     Link to the Minnesota Tournament Site
 
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=717425&KEY=&D
B_OEM_ID=8400&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=
     + Click here for Big Ten Psych Sheet!
      http://www.gophersports.com/pdf1/60623.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8400

WRESTLING

     Big 11 Wrestling - conference rankings
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/rankings/index.html 
     + A spin around the Big 10 conference,
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/articles/The_week_that_was_Feb4.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Big Ten Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day
      http://bigten.cstv.com/genrel/020707aaa.html 

     The Chief is not gone yet
     Former Chief portrayers ask UI for control of symbol
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/08/News/Former.Chief.Portrayers.Ask.Ui.F
or.Control.Of.Symbol-2705744.shtml 

Alumni

     PGA - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005/ 
     Luke Donald
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r005.html 
     True classic where celebs and pros meet 
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=KOFE5UZZWOSURQFIQMGCFF4AV
CBQUIV0?xml=/sport/2007/02/08/sgspan08.xml 
     + Experience Pays At Pebble Beach
 
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r005/02/07/avery_pb_preview/index.html

     Tom Johnson
     http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r005.html

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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb  8 15:04:41 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb  8 15:04:47 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
In-Reply-To: <020820072033.7807.45CB89320008146600001E7F2216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
References: <020820072033.7807.45CB89320008146600001E7F2216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <218301c74bc4$c0131de0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

 
I understand your point, but I suspect the University has a set of
guidelines for admission that is probably stricter than it's guidelines for
hiring.  It very well could be that Brandon Lee left on academic terms that
would make it very difficult for him to get back in at least as an
undergrad.  I also suspect that any kid with a police record is going to
have a tough time getting into NU.

Ms. Dohrn, on the other hand has a particular political point of view to
support her police record and clearly the University feels that her view is
valuable enough to pay her to share it with students.  

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of johnadeg@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:34 PM
To: Hakirsch@aol.com; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] (no subject)

If NU 's  law school can  put someone like Bernardine Dohrn on its faculty,
giving tBrandon Lee a second chance in view of how he has changed should be
an easy call.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Hakirsch@aol.com
>  
> I  disagree completely.
> 
> I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.
> 
> The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
> a breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  
> the message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  
> safety is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.
> 
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
> seems to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th 
> chances  as well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a 
> higher statndard  by requiring that there is some evidence that he has 
> learned and desreves a 2nd  chance, not just to give a second 
> chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  tolerance level--Heck even 
> IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  bit older when 
> he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a  
> secretary's head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to 
> mention  about a half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he 
> was given another  chance
>  
> Harry
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 15:05:24 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 15:05:10 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Brandon Lee
In-Reply-To: <20070208.092144.23275.1870916@webmail44.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <008101c74bc4$da3ad370$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I have a hard time forgetting about a 3 time substance abuse issue, especially
when its over a 6 month period.

I'm sure we have kids wandering the campus who have similar criminal issues in
their past.

It's all a shame. I watched Lee practice one afternoon - after he had to wear
the mask. He looked uncomfortable running the floor, like he was out of synch
somehow. He had trouble making layups with the thing on, but nobody would let
him take it off because he had to heal.

What's positive about the story is that he is taking responsibility for all of
his actions and is working to live a good life. Hopefully he'll get his life
completely turned around and move forward with a degree from somewhere.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

>
> The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an 
> athlete with a 
> breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) 
> is not the 
> message NU wants to send out to perspective students. 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 15:14:20 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 15:14:04 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Signing day...
In-Reply-To: <45CB84A8.6050008@insightbb.com>
Message-ID: <008301c74bc6$1969a430$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Part of the reason our class was ranked lower than it probably is was that many
of the prospects didn't send Scout their films. The guy who is the prime mover
in the ranking, Bob Lichtenfels, wants to see film unless a kid goes to one of
the combines.

I've got to see how we can coordinate attendance by our prospects at Scout.com
combines and get film in without violating the NCAA rules.

In any case, I thought some of our players should have ranked a little higher,
but I'm not in that loop, thank God.

rsl

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and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ament
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:15 PM
> To: johnadeg@comcast.net
> Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Signing day...
> 
> 
> Scout.com has the class ranked 57th in the nation and 8th in 
> the Big Ten. Mark
> 
> johnadeg@comcast.net wrote:
> > Rivals.com has the class ranked 53rd which is a huge 
> improvement over 
> > prior years.
> >
> > John DeGroat
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Jason Singer" <jason@jasonsinger.com>
> >   
> >> Uh...how did we do? Anyone who follows closely want to let 
> us signing 
> >> day luddites in on the good/bad news? Thanks!
> >>
> >> Jason Singer SP'86
> >>
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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 18:05:01 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb  8 18:05:03 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
References: <020820072033.7807.45CB89320008146600001E7F2216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
	<218301c74bc4$c0131de0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <002c01c74bdd$f1e598c0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> Ms. Dohrn, on the other hand has a particular political point of view to
> support her police record and clearly the University feels that her view 
> is
> valuable enough to pay her to share it with students.

Then I guess violence is just fine as long as you have a political 
viewpoint, which, by the way, is a description of the Neo-Nazis and Aryan 
Nations.  Northwestern hired a woman who not only committed acts of 
violence, but glorified Charles Manson and the Tate-Labianca murders when 
she shouted before an audience, "Dig It. First they killed those pigs, then 
they ate dinner in the same room with them, they even shoved a fork into a 
victim's stomach! Wild!"  She later told a reporter, "It was a joke." 
Jeffrey Dahmer would have laughed his head off.

Whatever she may be now, Dohrn was a terrorist (she denies it) and a traitor 
who supported a husband who loved setting off bombs, acts about which 
neither she nor her husband have ever expressed regret.  They both should 
have been sentenced to end their lives in the dankest of prisons, not left 
off the hook and given cushy jobs at prestigious universities.  (Husband 
Bill Ayers is - or was - at Illinois.)  Her presence on the Northwestern 
faculty is far worse than an insult.  And she still lives best in the dark 
underground.  Her e-mail address on the university website is "??." 

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 18:37:42 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb  8 18:37:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
Message-ID: <020920070037.946.45CBC2560004A708000003B22216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

That  is what cncerns me about NU.  The Administration thinks the views of someone who tried to provide cover for a cop killer by refusing to testify about what she knew and chose to do jail time instead.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> > Ms. Dohrn, on the other hand has a particular political point of view to
> > support her police record and clearly the University feels that her view 
> > is
> > valuable enough to pay her to share it with students.
> 
> Then I guess violence is just fine as long as you have a political 
> viewpoint, which, by the way, is a description of the Neo-Nazis and Aryan 
> Nations.  Northwestern hired a woman who not only committed acts of 
> violence, but glorified Charles Manson and the Tate-Labianca murders when 
> she shouted before an audience, "Dig It. First they killed those pigs, then 
> they ate dinner in the same room with them, they even shoved a fork into a 
> victim's stomach! Wild!"  She later told a reporter, "It was a joke." 
> Jeffrey Dahmer would have laughed his head off.
> 
> Whatever she may be now, Dohrn was a terrorist (she denies it) and a traitor 
> who supported a husband who loved setting off bombs, acts about which 
> neither she nor her husband have ever expressed regret.  They both should 
> have been sentenced to end their lives in the dankest of prisons, not left 
> off the hook and given cushy jobs at prestigious universities.  (Husband 
> Bill Ayers is - or was - at Illinois.)  Her presence on the Northwestern 
> faculty is far worse than an insult.  And she still lives best in the dark 
> underground.  Her e-mail address on the university website is "??." 
> 
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Feb  8 18:41:21 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb  8 18:41:32 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
Message-ID: <c2b.cba456e.32fd1d31@aol.com>

For those of you  were at NU in the 70's , you probably are aware  that Ms 
Dohrn's father in-law was the Chairman of the Trustees at  NU
 
Harry  
From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb  8 19:29:36 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb  8 19:29:23 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Zook dirty?
In-Reply-To: <217f01c74bc3$8c237b70$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <008b01c74be9$c2710b40$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

I didn't think Fitz was upset with Zook's recruiting. Kevin Johns told the NY
times that NU doesn't really go after the same kids so it wasn't a big issue.

I was more concerned about the new Minny guy calling all the kids in Minnesota
who had committed and trying to get them to switch. 

Fitz' comments about integrity was based in part on that issue, altho that's
actually my opinion [and I'll probably say that this week or next]

If Zook did some dirty dealing, it will come back on him, but his track record
is that while he gets the 5 star recruits, they all flunk out quickly. [See
Florida]

Go Cats, Fitz, et al

rsl

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The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Zook dirty?
> 
> 
> The pissing match between Zook, Weis, Smith, Fitz and just 
> about anybody else who felt that they were treated badly by 
> Zook is likely to cause some concerns in the "gentlemanly" 
> sort of recruiting that has gone on in the BT.
> 
> I thought Smith's comments were the most interesting since he 
> really doesn't have an axe to grind here currently being out 
> of a job.  He as much as said Zook is dirty and that you 
> don't have to look any further than the company his 
> recruiting class is keeping.  According to Smith, you just 
> don't get the caliber of kid coming to the sort of program 
> that Illinois is currently running without offering them 
> something more than other coaches with better programs are 
> able to offer.
> 
> Jeff

From warneradams at comcast.net  Thu Feb  8 20:38:52 2007
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Thu Feb  8 20:38:46 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
In-Reply-To: <cc1.abfd491.32fcc01c@aol.com>
Message-ID: <200702090238.l192chrx026073@romaine.tssi.com>

I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared because
they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)

 
I  disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.



_____________________________________________________________________


I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America seems 
to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher statndard  by
requiring 
that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  chance,
not 
just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  tolerance 
level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  bit
older 
when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
secretary's 
head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  about a 
half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
chance
 
Harry

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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Thu Feb  8 21:34:17 2007
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb  8 21:34:28 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
Message-ID: <d67.1df183c.32fd45b9@aol.com>

Talk about violence, what about Vietnam? And now Iraq, you right wing nuts  
bring me to George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned 
 to repeat it." How many need to die for American  imperialism?
From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Fri Feb  9 06:45:16 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 06:46:34 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
Message-ID: <20070209.044534.21052.1881309@webmail59.nyc.untd.com>

Warner,

Assuming the fact I consider substance abuse forgivable.  What is 
worse than stealing from other students?  

The only four "campus-related" things I can think of off hand are 
sexual assault of fellow students, physical assault of fellow 
students, dealing drugs on campus, or possibly cheating their way 
through NU.  Could you give examples of "much worse" without ratting 
out on your friends?

-- "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net> wrote:
I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared 
because
they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] 
On
Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)

 
I  disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  
the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.



_____________________________________________________________________


I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
seems 
to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher 
statndard  by
requiring 
that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  
chance,
not 
just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  
tolerance 
level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  
bit
older 
when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
secretary's 
head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  
about a 
half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
chance
 
Harry

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 07:18:08 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 07:17:55 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
In-Reply-To: <218301c74bc4$c0131de0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <008c01c74c4c$bd700890$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Lee lost his scholarship when he tested positive for marijuana the third time.

He was expelled after he was arrested.

As for Ms Dohrn, I'm sure there are any number of politically unsavory
characters lurking around the halls of NU. I survived my time there, and I'm
sure most of our students do also.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:05 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] (no subject)
> 
> 
>  
> I understand your point, but I suspect the University has a 
> set of guidelines for admission that is probably stricter 
> than it's guidelines for hiring.  It very well could be that 
> Brandon Lee left on academic terms that would make it very 
> difficult for him to get back in at least as an undergrad.  I 
> also suspect that any kid with a police record is going to 
> have a tough time getting into NU.
> 
> Ms. Dohrn, on the other hand has a particular political point 
> of view to support her police record and clearly the 
> University feels that her view is valuable enough to pay her 
> to share it with students.  
> 
> Jeff
> 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 07:32:13 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 07:31:58 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <219801c74bc9$15827790$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <009601c74c4e$b6453f20$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

IMHO - BC got those 2 kids last year in Coble, and Nash. Observers have noted
that the two kids coming in next Fall - Thompson and Capocci - are also the type
that can play BC's system and thrive.

All we really need is to find a big smart guy, someone like Esch, and the
transition would be complete.

Anyone know a smart, developing, growing, post guy who is a Soph in HS right
now?

Call the Basketball office ASAP

rsl

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Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> I refuse to believe that there aren't two kids in this 
> country every year who are smart enough to go to NU and 
> talented enough to transform this team from doormat to competitive.
> 
> At some point here in the near future Carmody has to 
> demonstrate that he can recruit those sorts of kids, or else 
> we need someone who can.
> 
> Jeff
>


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 07:39:13 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 07:38:57 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
In-Reply-To: <d67.1df183c.32fd45b9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <009701c74c4f$aff07fd0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Use your own quote of Santayana....then think about it.

There's another famous quote that essentially says, "Fight the bad guy on his
territory not yours."

The US is not involved in a war of imperialism, it is involved in war with
people who despise our American system and wish to replace it with a fascist
theocracy based on a book written in Saudi Arabia a thousand years ago.

I prefer to live in the relative freedom of our present political system. At
least here in the US we can debate the merits of anything we desire without
incurring the wrath of the local religious leader.

And now....

Back to Basketball, Lacrosse, and Softball [and don't forget Baseball, and
Swimming, and....club hockey and crew]

Go Cats

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of MHRJGScott@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:34 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
> 
> 
> Talk about violence, what about Vietnam? And now Iraq, you 
> right wing nuts  
> bring me to George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the 
> past are condemned 
>  to repeat it." How many need to die for American  
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From Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com  Fri Feb  9 07:49:51 2007
From: Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com (Brian H. Winkler)
Date: Fri Feb  9 07:50:01 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon Lee and student-on-student crimes
In-Reply-To: <20070209.044534.21052.1881309@webmail59.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <OF361E8736.4DE40F43-ON8625727D.004B00FF-8625727D.004BF9BD@notes.cat.com>

The issue is one of forgiveness.  After reading the Brandon Lee article, I 
was struck by his sincerity and desire to improve himself.   He deserves a 
second chance with zero tolerance.   However, I think he would be better 
served to be allowed to just re-enroll in NU and finish his degree. 

 Let's see how NU handles the McGee DUI situation.  Doesn't the same 
standard apply at a minimum?





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Warner,

Assuming the fact I consider substance abuse forgivable.  What is 
worse than stealing from other students? 

The only four "campus-related" things I can think of off hand are 
sexual assault of fellow students, physical assault of fellow 
students, dealing drugs on campus, or possibly cheating their way 
through NU.  Could you give examples of "much worse" without ratting 
out on your friends?

-- "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net> wrote:
I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared 
because
they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] 
On
Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)

 
I  disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not 
the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.



_____________________________________________________________________


I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
seems 
to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher 
statndard  by
requiring 
that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd 
chance,
not 
just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero 
tolerance 
level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a 
bit
older 
when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
secretary's 
head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention 
about a 
half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
chance
 
Harry

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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 09:02:19 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 09:02:21 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
Message-ID: <020920071502.16334.45CC8CFB000E649A00003FCE2216527966090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Sure and all the lefties feel no responsibility for having left the South Vietnamese and Cambodians to get slaughtered.  The same kind of people will probably do the same to the Iraquis who worked with us when they cut off funding for them.  But boy, they sure will have showed up up George Bush II won't they and the hell with the consequences.  

John DeGroat


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: MHRJGScott@aol.com
> Talk about violence, what about Vietnam? And now Iraq, you right wing nuts  
> bring me to George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned 
>  to repeat it." How many need to die for American  imperialism?
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From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 09:04:49 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Feb  9 09:04:51 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon Lee and student-on-student crimes
References: <OF361E8736.4DE40F43-ON8625727D.004B00FF-8625727D.004BF9BD@notes.cat.com>
Message-ID: <000d01c74c5b$a53be7d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> The issue is one of forgiveness. . .  Let's see how NU handles the McGee 
> DUI situation.  Doesn't the same
> standard apply at a minimum?

No, it doesn't.  McGee broke no law in drinking or even drinking to excess. 
He tripped over the line only when he backed his car out of the parking 
space.  Should he do it a second time. . . well, maybe East Stroudsburg 
State will need a coach just out of rehab.  Lee, on the other hand, broke 
the law the moment he broke into someone else's property, the moment he 
touched those credit cards, much less used them fraudulently, and the moment 
illegal drugs touched his hands.  Is he sorry?  I'm damn sure he is.  And 
ashamed, no doubt - finally.  The possibility of shame obviously afforded no 
behavioral barrier beforehand.  Maybe if he had been brought up in a society 
that still allowed moral judgments and resulting small shames to be part of 
life's learning process he would not have been so undisciplined and 
self-centered as to turn to criminal activity in his quest for instant 
gratification.  I sincerely hope you learned your lesson, Brandon, and live 
a near perfect life hereafter, but go be sorry at Illinois Central College. 

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 09:11:08 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 09:11:27 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
Message-ID: <020920071511.24092.45CC8F0C0007837200005E1C2216527966090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Isn't there a football player who can also play basketball?  Walker didn't want anyone playing anything else but football, but Fitz may be more flexible.  Michigan State had a wide receiver who played a couple of years and did well.  I don't think that he is playing this year because he wants to get  ready for the NFL.  I believe there are a couple of other players on other teams who are contributing.

John DeGroat  
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson@capps-assoc.com>
> IMHO - BC got those 2 kids last year in Coble, and Nash. Observers have noted
> that the two kids coming in next Fall - Thompson and Capocci - are also the type
> that can play BC's system and thrive.
> 
> All we really need is to find a big smart guy, someone like Esch, and the
> transition would be complete.
> 
> Anyone know a smart, developing, growing, post guy who is a Soph in HS right
> now?
> 
> Call the Basketball office ASAP
> 
> rsl
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
> The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
> (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
> AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
> ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
> "You have a Republic Madam --
>      If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
> ============================================
> 
> > I refuse to believe that there aren't two kids in this 
> > country every year who are smart enough to go to NU and 
> > talented enough to transform this team from doormat to competitive.
> > 
> > At some point here in the near future Carmody has to 
> > demonstrate that he can recruit those sorts of kids, or else 
> > we need someone who can.
> > 
> > Jeff
> >
> 
> 
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From szeller at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 09:20:54 2007
From: szeller at comcast.net (szeller@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 09:21:02 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon Lee and student-on-student crimes
Message-ID: <020920071520.26100.45CC9156000B6257000065F422155670749D0A04040A969C@comcast.net>

Perhaps enough folks didn't hear, but McGee's charges were all dropped. There is no DUI situation.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net> 

> > The issue is one of forgiveness. . . Let's see how NU handles the McGee 
> > DUI situation. Doesn't the same 
> > standard apply at a minimum? 
> 
> No, it doesn't. McGee broke no law in drinking or even drinking to excess. 
> He tripped over the line only when he backed his car out of the parking 
> space. Should he do it a second time. . . well, maybe East Stroudsburg 
> State will need a coach just out of rehab. Lee, on the other hand, broke 
> the law the moment he broke into someone else's property, the moment he 
> touched those credit cards, much less used them fraudulently, and the moment 
> illegal drugs touched his hands. Is he sorry? I'm damn sure he is. And 
> ashamed, no doubt - finally. The possibility of shame obviously afforded no 
> behavioral barrier beforehand. Maybe if he had been brought up in a society 
> that still allowed moral judgments and resulting small shames to be part of 
> life's learning process he would not have been so undisciplined and 
> self-centered as to turn to criminal activity in his quest for instant 
> gratification. I sincerely hope you learned your lesson, Brandon, and live 
> a near perfect life hereafter, but go be sorry at Illinois Central College. 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
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> nwu-sports@tssi.com 
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From johnl at mac.com  Fri Feb  9 10:26:44 2007
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Feb  9 10:26:54 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon Lee and student-on-student crimes
In-Reply-To: <000d01c74c5b$a53be7d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
References: <OF361E8736.4DE40F43-ON8625727D.004B00FF-8625727D.004BF9BD@notes.cat.com>
	<000d01c74c5b$a53be7d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <A7C7C6A5-0110-1000-E383-4EEBF763A218-Webmail-10019@mac.com>

1) I tend to agree with Dennis on this one, although I wouldn't necessarily be as harsh about the analysis.  But the point is that DUI is a misdemeanor, while credit card fraud is a serious felony.  It also exhibits a lack of honesty and trustworthiness, which is not what you're looking for in a student athlete.  From the reports, Brandon Lee also commited numerous burglaries and stole big-ticket items such as laptops; this wasn't just petty thievery.

I don't want to see an NU athlete featured in one of those public-interest segments during a game where they're explaining how bad he used to be, but now he's cleaned up his act.  This year I saw one of those segments about a football player who had raped another student, but hey, he was now pretty good football player.  Of course, we never heard from the girl he raped.  Lee didn't rape anybody, but it's a slippery slope if you let one guy back.  I think committing felonies on campus is a pretty good reason to expell someone and not take them back.

2) Why do we keep talking about Bernadine Dohrn on this list?  What the heck does she have to to with Northwestern athletics?  Apparently, the argument is that if the university could hire her, then the university can and should do all kinds of other things that it shouldn't do.  What the heck kind of reasoning is that?

John


On Friday, February 09, 2007, at 09:10AM, "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net> wrote:
>> The issue is one of forgiveness. . .  Let's see how NU handles the McGee 
>> DUI situation.  Doesn't the same
>> standard apply at a minimum?
>
>No, it doesn't.  McGee broke no law in drinking or even drinking to excess. 
>He tripped over the line only when he backed his car out of the parking 
>space.  Should he do it a second time. . . well, maybe East Stroudsburg 
>State will need a coach just out of rehab.  Lee, on the other hand, broke 
>the law the moment he broke into someone else's property, the moment he 
>touched those credit cards, much less used them fraudulently, and the moment 
>illegal drugs touched his hands.  Is he sorry?  I'm damn sure he is.  And 
>ashamed, no doubt - finally.  The possibility of shame obviously afforded no 
>behavioral barrier beforehand.  Maybe if he had been brought up in a society 
>that still allowed moral judgments and resulting small shames to be part of 
>life's learning process he would not have been so undisciplined and 
>self-centered as to turn to criminal activity in his quest for instant 
>gratification.  I sincerely hope you learned your lesson, Brandon, and live 
>a near perfect life hereafter, but go be sorry at Illinois Central College. 
>
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>nwu-sports@tssi.com
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>
>

From thehaze at earthlink.net  Fri Feb  9 10:35:25 2007
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Fri Feb  9 10:35:29 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Re: McGee
In-Reply-To: <000d01c74c5b$a53be7d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
References: <OF361E8736.4DE40F43-ON8625727D.004B00FF-8625727D.004BF9BD@notes.cat.com>
	<000d01c74c5b$a53be7d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <45CCA2CD.4090606@earthlink.net>

Another internet board has reported that there will be no charges filed 
against McGee; I'm not sure if that's been mentioned here.


Dennis W. Brandt wrote:
>> The issue is one of forgiveness. . .  Let's see how NU handles the 
>> McGee DUI situation.  Doesn't the same
>> standard apply at a minimum?
>
> No, it doesn't.  McGee broke no law in drinking or even drinking to 
> excess. He tripped over the line only when he backed his car out of 
> the parking space.  Should he do it a second time. . . well, maybe 
> East Stroudsburg State will need a coach just out of rehab. 

From NEONRye at aol.com  Fri Feb  9 10:35:27 2007
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Fri Feb  9 10:35:39 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
Message-ID: <d3c.1ea64da.32fdfccf@aol.com>

Well, this discussion sure has a lot to do with NU football!   Wow!  Did I 
somehow end up on a different "blog" or "list"?  Where the  heck are we?  
Notwithstanding my loathing of our current President and  Administration and 
everything they stand for, I have held my tongue, because  this group is supposed to 
be about something else--something we all have in  common, a love for NU and 
its athletic teams--and also about respect for each  other and moderation of 
tone and comment, something which is surely lacking in  our nation's capital (on 
both sides of the political aisle,  unfortunately).  Instead, I find myself 
suddenly in a "culture war".   Can we please get back to what this place is 
supposed to be about?   Otherwise, count me out.
 
Paul Levinson
From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Fri Feb  9 10:50:42 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Fri Feb  9 10:50:45 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
In-Reply-To: <d3c.1ea64da.32fdfccf@aol.com> from "NEONRye@aol.com" at Feb 09,
	2007 11:35:27 AM
Message-ID: <200702091650.l19GogF8028178@romaine.tssi.com>

I agree completely.  I thought it was mildly interesting to know she was
on the faculty, but largely irrelevant to the issue of sports.

We don't need to discuss our political leanings.  I get more than enough
of that from other forums.
--
Mike Nolan, List Manager

From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 11:03:16 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:03:18 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
References: <d3c.1ea64da.32fdfccf@aol.com>
Message-ID: <0aa401c74c6c$31918db0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> Well, this discussion sure has a lot to do with NU football!. . .   This 
> group is supposed to
> be about something else. . . about respect for each other and moderation 
> of
> tone and comment.

Mike may cut me off, but I have to respond to this one.  Someone called me a 
"right wing nut," but other than that I have read nothing her on the Dohrn 
or Lee topics that has in any way been bad-mannered or rude unless you 
define disagreement as inherently disrespectful.  Football season is months 
away, the signings are over, the basketball team is once more hardly worth 
mentioning except negatively, and there has yet to be another NU sport that 
has cultivated extensive interest within this group.  We have discussed the 
Brandon Lee issue, in the past Northwestern's participation on the College 
Bowl, and holocaust deniers, etc. and they have nothing to do with sports 
per se.  Ergo, why should intelligent, well educated alums and other 
interested parties NOT take time to discuss a Northwestern faculty member 
and the issues surrounding her?  If we can't, who can?  If that be bad 
manners, God help us. 

From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Fri Feb  9 11:05:09 2007
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:05:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <020920071511.24092.45CC8F0C0007837200005E1C2216527966090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
References: <020920071511.24092.45CC8F0C0007837200005E1C2216527966090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <fcb3ee270702090905m6e9f88au2f35335270acb229@mail.gmail.com>

Napoleon Harris actually played a year of basketball at NU, although he
dropped that to focus on football in his later years.

I would not agree that NU needs football players to play basketball as well
- I would much rather see a step up in basketball recruiting than
essentially taking talent away from football.

Jonathan

On 2/9/07, johnadeg@comcast.net <johnadeg@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a football player who can also play basketball?  Walker didn't
> want anyone playing anything else but football, but Fitz may be more
> flexible.  Michigan State had a wide receiver who played a couple of years
> and did well.  I don't think that he is playing this year because he wants
> to get  ready for the NFL.  I believe there are a couple of other players on
> other teams who are contributing.
>
> John DeGroat
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Roy Lamberton" <rstetson@capps-assoc.com>
> > IMHO - BC got those 2 kids last year in Coble, and Nash. Observers have
> noted
> > that the two kids coming in next Fall - Thompson and Capocci - are also
> the type
> > that can play BC's system and thrive.
> >
> > All we really need is to find a big smart guy, someone like Esch, and
> the
> > transition would be complete.
> >
> > Anyone know a smart, developing, growing, post guy who is a Soph in HS
> right
> > now?
> >
> > Call the Basketball office ASAP
> >
> > rsl
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
> > Computer Applications & Support Associates
> > and Publisher of Purple Reign,
> > The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
> > (http://www.purplewildcats.com)
> > AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
> > ======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
> > "You have a Republic Madam --
> >      If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
> > ============================================
> >
> > > I refuse to believe that there aren't two kids in this
> > > country every year who are smart enough to go to NU and
> > > talented enough to transform this team from doormat to competitive.
> > >
> > > At some point here in the near future Carmody has to
> > > demonstrate that he can recruit those sorts of kids, or else
> > > we need someone who can.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > nwu-sports site list
> > nwu-sports@tssi.com
> > http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
>
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 11:38:55 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:38:35 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
In-Reply-To: <200702091650.l19GogF8028178@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <00a501c74c71$2c5371b0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

That's why I said Back to Basketball at the end of my last post.... <G>

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:51 AM
> To: NEONRye@aol.com
> Cc: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn
> 
> 
> I agree completely.  I thought it was mildly interesting to 
> know she was on the faculty, but largely irrelevant to the 
> issue of sports.
> 
> We don't need to discuss our political leanings.  I get more 
> than enough of that from other forums.
> --
> Mike Nolan, List Manager
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 11:40:54 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:40:35 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <020920071511.24092.45CC8F0C0007837200005E1C2216527966090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <00a601c74c71$72c7ca60$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

The last NU player with serious roundball chops was Trai Essex - who played
center on an Indiana HS final team.

I've also heard that NU Football's intramural team is usually the best - wonder
if they could scrimmage the women's basketball team to help out? Probably not.

Oh well

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
"You have a Republic Madam --
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Fri Feb  9 11:54:11 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:54:14 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn (fwd)
Message-ID: <200702091754.l19HsBPx029632@romaine.tssi.com>

> Mike may cut me off, but I have to respond to this one.  

I'm not really interested in cutting anyone off, but this list is still
primarily about sports.  However, the original charter (which hasn't been
posted in a couple of years) did say that posts about Northwestern are
permittable providing they remain civil.  

However, it also said that politics (and religion) are off-topic.

As I said before, I find it mildly interesting that she is on the NU
faculty now.  

I think a search on the radicals of my youth would show that more than a 
few of them have now become a part of the system that they decried so 
loudly against back then.  Ironic, isn't it?

Out of curiosity, what are her academic credentials and what courses 
does she teach?  

Those who approve or dispprove of her hiring are encouraged to take
the only sort of action that universities ultimately understand:
open or close your pocketbooks, and make it known why.
--
Mike Nolan

From alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com  Fri Feb  9 11:54:24 2007
From: alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com (Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal))
Date: Fri Feb  9 11:54:30 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
Message-ID: <33C4F11DF8639640A51C79CB484166FFFAA74E@RKFMLVEM02.e2k.ad.ge.com>

Let me just observe that when I see the likes of Butler ranked ninth,
crushing opponents while raining in three-point shots, it makes me,
again, confront life's big mysteries, like the big-bang theory or how
many people will now claim a piece of Anna Nicole Smith's estate. Or,
more to the point: why can't Northwestern field a winning basketball
team? Butler, ladies and gentlemen. You're telling me that the weather
is better near Indianapolis than Chicago? That Butler doesn't have
recruiting standards?
 Switching topics: for some reason, the TJ Maxx outlet near us in Palos
Verdes, Calif., was stocked a couple weeks ago with Northwestern gear.
You know how when you go into a Foot Locker or Sportsmart or whatever,
and the college stuff on sale is always Ohio State, North Carolina,
Georgetown, Duke, USC? Here was Wildcat gear. Stunning. On the theory
that you can never have enough purple stuff, I stocked up on a hooded
sweatshirt ($24.99), baseball cap ($4.99) and a knit wool ski hat ($3.99
-- for those cold California nights). Kudos must go here to listmate
Neil Kaplan, the first to see the stuff. (He bought a sweatshirt.)
 Warm regards, Alan
 
 
From Hakirsch at aol.com  Fri Feb  9 12:01:56 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Fri Feb  9 12:07:10 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
Message-ID: <d62.1eac312.32fe1114@aol.com>

Alan
 
You can make some big bucks re- selling all of the NU gear to just  this list 
server site.
 
I don't know Butler's secret (or perhaps not so secret)  but St Joe  also 
shot up out of nowhere a couple of years ago and was ranked ranked #1 near  the 
end of the season (either 2004 or 2005)--Butler is located in the heart of  
high school basketball crazy Indiana, so presumably they leverage  on that  
(though not sure where their players are from) . Still it suggests there is some  
formula that NU should look at and figure out if we can duplicate at all
 
Harry
From johnl at mac.com  Fri Feb  9 12:49:30 2007
From: johnl at mac.com (John Labbe)
Date: Fri Feb  9 12:49:36 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200702091754.l19HsBPx029632@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200702091754.l19HsBPx029632@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <CA5BE3A4-0110-1000-EB1E-80CCA8725AE2-Webmail-10022@mac.com>

Although I don't agree with the premise upon which this subject arose on the list, I'll answer some of Mike's questions since there seems to be interest in the subject now that it has arisen.

First, the irony that Mike raises is very real given the way Dohrn likely obtained the job (via her wealthy father-in-law, chairman of the board of trustees).

In any event, Dohrn is the director of the Children & Family Justice Center in the Northwestern legal clinic.  Ironically, she isn't admitted to practice law although she holds a JD from the University of Chicago.  What I've heard is that she didn't pass the character and fitness review for becoming admitted to the bar.  Typically, professors in the legal clinic are admitted to practice law because that's typically what clinical profressors do.

I was going to say that she doesn't teach any courses, but apparently she does teach a few seminars etc.  But I think her primary job is as director of the Children & Family Justice Center.  You'll notice that she isn't listed as teaching any "clinics," compared to the other professors in the clinic, who are.  I believe that's because she can't practice law, so she can't supervise a clinic, which entails practicing law and supervising students who are representing clients.

You can read more about it here: 
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/cfjc/aboutus.html






On Friday, February 09, 2007, at 11:58AM, "Mike Nolan" <nolan@romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
>> Mike may cut me off, but I have to respond to this one.  
>
>I'm not really interested in cutting anyone off, but this list is still
>primarily about sports.  However, the original charter (which hasn't been
>posted in a couple of years) did say that posts about Northwestern are
>permittable providing they remain civil.  
>
>However, it also said that politics (and religion) are off-topic.
>
>As I said before, I find it mildly interesting that she is on the NU
>faculty now.  
>
>I think a search on the radicals of my youth would show that more than a 
>few of them have now become a part of the system that they decried so 
>loudly against back then.  Ironic, isn't it?
>
>Out of curiosity, what are her academic credentials and what courses 
>does she teach?  
>
>Those who approve or dispprove of her hiring are encouraged to take
>the only sort of action that universities ultimately understand:
>open or close your pocketbooks, and make it known why.
>--
>Mike Nolan
>
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>

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 12:54:41 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 12:54:46 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bernardine Dohrn (fwd)
Message-ID: <020920071854.12271.45CCC37100075BFB00002FEF2216551406090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Good point Mike.  That is why I only contribute to the Wild Cat Fund except for the Richard W. Leopold Professorship.     He made going to NU worth everything.  He was a giant in his field.  During the "Hell No  we won't Go" era I wouldn't give ten cents to NU.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mike Nolan <nolan@romaine.tssi.com>
> > Mike may cut me off, but I have to respond to this one.  
> 
> I'm not really interested in cutting anyone off, but this list is still
> primarily about sports.  However, the original charter (which hasn't been
> posted in a couple of years) did say that posts about Northwestern are
> permittable providing they remain civil.  
> 
> However, it also said that politics (and religion) are off-topic.
> 
> As I said before, I find it mildly interesting that she is on the NU
> faculty now.  
> 
> I think a search on the radicals of my youth would show that more than a 
> few of them have now become a part of the system that they decried so 
> loudly against back then.  Ironic, isn't it?
> 
> Out of curiosity, what are her academic credentials and what courses 
> does she teach?  
> 
> Those who approve or dispprove of her hiring are encouraged to take
> the only sort of action that universities ultimately understand:
> open or close your pocketbooks, and make it known why.
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 13:01:38 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 13:01:47 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
Message-ID: <020920071901.16209.45CCC512000B89A300003F512216551406090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

It took a long time before NU had a competitive football program and it took  a mesmerizer like Barnett to do this.  My guess is that until NU can find a basketball coach with the  same kind of personality, it will take a long time to bring the basketball program up to the standards of the football program.  Too often Carmody looks more like a guy waitng for a bus than an enthusiatic coach.

John DeGroat

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal)" <alan.abrahamson@nbcuni.com>
> Let me just observe that when I see the likes of Butler ranked ninth,
> crushing opponents while raining in three-point shots, it makes me,
> again, confront life's big mysteries, like the big-bang theory or how
> many people will now claim a piece of Anna Nicole Smith's estate. Or,
> more to the point: why can't Northwestern field a winning basketball
> team? Butler, ladies and gentlemen. You're telling me that the weather
> is better near Indianapolis than Chicago? That Butler doesn't have
> recruiting standards?
>  Switching topics: for some reason, the TJ Maxx outlet near us in Palos
> Verdes, Calif., was stocked a couple weeks ago with Northwestern gear.
> You know how when you go into a Foot Locker or Sportsmart or whatever,
> and the college stuff on sale is always Ohio State, North Carolina,
> Georgetown, Duke, USC? Here was Wildcat gear. Stunning. On the theory
> that you can never have enough purple stuff, I stocked up on a hooded
> sweatshirt ($24.99), baseball cap ($4.99) and a knit wool ski hat ($3.99
> -- for those cold California nights). Kudos must go here to listmate
> Neil Kaplan, the first to see the stuff. (He bought a sweatshirt.)
>  Warm regards, Alan
>  
>  
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb  9 13:06:53 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb  9 13:06:57 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
Message-ID: <020920071906.10569.45CCC64D0002DBF6000029492216551406090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

My favorite NU item is a flag that has the NU Wildcat on the top half of the flag and a Penn State Lion on the bottom divided by a strip in the middle that reads "A Divided Home".  My wife went to Penn State.  I got it on line from the NU bookstore.  I think that you can get one made up with NU and any other school.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Hakirsch@aol.com
> Alan
>  
> You can make some big bucks re- selling all of the NU gear to just  this list 
> server site.
>  
> I don't know Butler's secret (or perhaps not so secret)  but St Joe  also 
> shot up out of nowhere a couple of years ago and was ranked ranked #1 near  the 
> end of the season (either 2004 or 2005)--Butler is located in the heart of  
> high school basketball crazy Indiana, so presumably they leverage  on that  
> (though not sure where their players are from) . Still it suggests there is some  
> formula that NU should look at and figure out if we can duplicate at all
>  
> Harry
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From e-west at northwestern.edu  Fri Feb  9 13:13:23 2007
From: e-west at northwestern.edu (Eric West)
Date: Fri Feb  9 13:13:29 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
In-Reply-To: <33C4F11DF8639640A51C79CB484166FFFAA74E@RKFMLVEM02.e2k.ad.g e.com>
References: <33C4F11DF8639640A51C79CB484166FFFAA74E@RKFMLVEM02.e2k.ad.ge.com>
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20070209123758.02e18320@merle.it.northwestern.edu>

At 11:54 AM 2/9/2007, Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal) wrote:
>Let me just observe that when I see the likes of Butler ranked ninth,
>crushing opponents while raining in three-point shots, it makes me,
>again, confront life's big mysteries, like the big-bang theory or how
>many people will now claim a piece of Anna Nicole Smith's estate. Or,
>more to the point: why can't Northwestern field a winning basketball
>team? Butler, ladies and gentlemen. You're telling me that the weather
>is better near Indianapolis than Chicago? That Butler doesn't have
>recruiting standards?

Firstly: thank you, Alan, for giving us a sports-related subject. By the 
way: a month or so ago I thought I saw your name in the credits for an 
episode of "My Boys," although I don't remember seeing you in the show. (I 
assume it would have been part of the press box or locker room scenes.) Did 
I miss your part? Did it end up on the cutting room floor? I don't want to 
seem too prying; I'm just curious (and wondering whether I imagined the 
whole thing).

I'm going to sound obvious and pedantic when answering the first question, 
but Northwestern can field and has fielded a winning basketball team. As 
far as this year is concerned, everyone knew before the season even began 
that the Wildcats had a lot of youth and a shallow bench. It's nice to be 
optimistic, but it's hardly the world's biggest shock that we're not 
contending for this year's conference title. I'm not sure that anything 
about this year proves that we never can.

Butler is a more interesting question, but I think most people would just 
be telling you that Butler is in the Horizon League. Put NU in there, and 
even in this year of inexperience and lack of depth, the Wildcats are a 
winning basketball team. In past years, surely they win the Horizon tourney 
at least once and the whole "never made the NCAA tourney" thing is moot, 
which calls into question just how meaningful that notion really is.

That's not to say that this year's Butler team isn't good, or even that it 
isn't better than any Northwestern team has ever been. It's possible that 
even with a Big Ten schedule they could make the NCAA tournament, although 
we'll see just how many teams from our conference actually make it in this 
year. I just think it's a bit of apples and oranges, and I don't see a lot 
of relevance to this Wildcat team, this season.

Eric West
e-west@northwestern.edu 


From michael.vance at att.net  Fri Feb  9 21:07:33 2007
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Fri Feb  9 21:07:37 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
In-Reply-To: <00a601c74c71$72c7ca60$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <00a601c74c71$72c7ca60$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <45CD36F5.5090207@att.net>

I still remember the Hoops for Hearts 3-on-3 Tournament my freshman year 
(Spring 88) when a team composed of Richard Buchanan, a linebacker, and 
an offensive lineman absolutely demolished the team of Jeff Grose and 
two other basketball players.  You can imagine how the football players 
milked that one, especially Richie, who seemed to love trash-talking on 
the basketball court almost as much as he loved catching footballs.

-Michael

Roy Lamberton wrote:
> The last NU player with serious roundball chops was Trai Essex - who played
> center on an Indiana HS final team.
>
> I've also heard that NU Football's intramural team is usually the best - wonder
> if they could scrimmage the women's basketball team to help out? Probably not.
>
> Oh well
>
> rsl
>
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Fri Feb  9 21:49:28 2007
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Fri Feb  9 21:49:32 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Basketball Hope
Message-ID: <45CD40C8.8060005@insightbb.com>

My son's good friend and NU grad Adam Rittenberg has written a good 
three part series in today's Daily Herald outlining the inroads finally 
being made by NU into the Public League.  The first recruits in both 
football and basketball have been arriving in the past few years, 
primarily in basketball and as a result of the introduction of NU to 
Public League by the basketball staff.  The stories are well worth your 
time:

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=279069

Mark

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Fri Feb  9 23:16:54 2007
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Fri Feb  9 23:17:00 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] butler
In-Reply-To: <33C4F11DF8639640A51C79CB484166FFFAA74E@RKFMLVEM02.e2k.ad.ge.com>
Message-ID: <98740.66408.qm@web52904.mail.yahoo.com>

> Smith's estate. Or,
> more to the point: why can't Northwestern field a
> winning basketball

I'm not going to jump in to the hoops discussion too
much because I do like Carmody and understand that
it's a huge task to bring winning basketball to
Evanston. I am disappointed with NU's basketball
performance recently ... but Butler isn't exactly the
same thing.

> team? Butler, ladies and gentlemen. You're telling
> me that the weather
> is better near Indianapolis than Chicago? That
> Butler doesn't have
> recruiting standards?

Well, not exactly *NU* recruiting standards ... and
yes, the heart of Hoosier Hysteria is a bigger hotbed
than suburban Chicago ... and they have this place
called Hinkle Fieldhouse that's so magical that they
filmed Hoosiers there. :)

But seriously, the whole college landscape seems to be
a bit topsy turvy in recent years - George Mason last
year was just a culmination of the rise of the mid
majors from Gonzaga to Valpo. Part of it is the
benefit of playing in a mid-major league, but a lot of
it is also how these teams are able to keep a group of
players together 3-4 years while the powers now only
get folks like Oden and Durant for a year before they
reload ... and yes, UNC and OSU get far better talent,
but that team chemistry means a lot.

You'd think that would help NU, and I'm not sure why
it hasn't. Maybe it is time for a new coach - the
suggestion earlier this week of ex-Stanford coach Mike
Montgomery is intriguing. I dunno why he ever left for
the NBA (particularly Golden State!), but he certainly
has experience building a long-term winning program at
a school with tough standards. Maybe he can find some
of those twins Stanford seems to have such great
success in recruiting.:)

>  Switching topics: for some reason, the TJ Maxx
> outlet near us in Palos
> Verdes, Calif., was stocked a couple weeks ago with
> Northwestern gear.

Always cool to see some purple on the shelves ... no
such luck here, though I was at the beautiful new
Westgate City Center plaza with stores, restaurants,
etc. that's building up around the new Cardinals
Stadium and they have a LOT of scarlet and grey OSU
gear left over from the BCS game.:)

On one up note with our hoops team - looking back on
our NC slate this year, I know we caught them early
but the close loss to Stanford and win over DePaul
look better every week. Now if we just had some
rebounding and clutch scoring to take advantage of the
weak Big Ten this year.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 23:25:24 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 23:25:07 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/9
Message-ID: <00b601c74cd3$de49afd0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List
Day after Signing Day Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Cats Look For Quick Start Against Lions
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Cats-Look.For.Quick
.Start.Against.Lions.mens.Basketball-2709571.shtml 
     Telander NU's Doyle really an old story
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/250343,CST-SPT-rick09.article 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/10 Penn State Nitanny Lions 71:30 PM ESPN+
     Lions to see purple in trip to Chi-town
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-09-07tdc/02-09-07dsports-09.asp 
     + Penn State can't deviate from script
 
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatehoopsmen/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/117
055052056880.xml&coll=1 
     + Nittany Lions come up totally listless
 
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatehoopsmen/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/116
9346342320100.xml&coll=1 

     Big 10
     Big Ten Title Race Surges on with Only Three Weeks Left of Conference
Action 
     http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020507aab.html 

Women

     'Cats Fall Just Short Against No. 24 Michigan State, 55-48
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020807aac.html 
     Record-Setting Loss
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/09/Sports/RecordSetting.Loss.women
s.Basketball-2709529.shtml 
     + Fighting Spirit Keeps Cats Close
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Fighting.Spirit.Kee
ps.Cats.Close.womens.Basketball-2709566.shtml 

FOOTBALL

     The Askew Slant campaigning to keep National Signing Day
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/09/DailyOnline/The-Askew.Slant-270
9415.shtml 
     Connecting with the Chicago Public Leagues...
     Rittenberg: Pointing the way
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=279069 

RECRUITING

     More on Illinois recruting:
     + Teddy Greenstein: Allegations leave Illini's Zook irate
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070208teddy,1
,2312447.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Morrissey Illini coaches learn you can't win 'em all (over)
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070208morrissey,1,4
173979.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     + Zook reels 'em in for Illinois
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/09/sports/college_sports/doc3381eea45a4b2f7
d8625727d0002c68b.txt 
     + Lopresti In college football recruiting, oral commitments mean little
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/SPORTS/702090512/100
4/SPORTS 
     + Weis wises up after losing two more recruits
      http://www.post-trib.com/sports/248838,ndrecruit.article 

     some insights into how Zook works....
     Public League enjoys a banner day too
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070207locals,
1,2174411.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Football Signing Day Information
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020707aaa.html 

     Sean Cwynar [offers] Keep Rolling In
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=617479&nid=2966457&fhn=1 

     Scout.com's list of 2008 Footbasll Prospects
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=4&yr=2008 

     Meanwhile
     USC Probes Possible Recruiting Violation
      http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/09/ap/sports/d8n65uho0.txt 

BASEBALL

     Big Ten Baseball Season Begins This Weekend
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 
     Cats have a series at Texas Tech out in Lubbock
     Texas Tech vs. Northwestern, Western Illinois
      http://www.redraiders.com/stories/020907/bas_020907005.shtml 
     + Game 1 Texas Tech Today: Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=46956
2&school=nw&sport=mbasebl&','GameTrackermbasebl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + Western Illinois Saturday at 11 AM
     Leatherneck duo sweeps conference awards after sweeping Alabama State
 
http://www.wiuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=49929&SPID=4943&DB_OEM_ID=120
00&ATCLID=785195 
     + Texas Tech again at 3 PM


SOCCER

     Women
     [looks like another Alum is bringing the program back]
     Erickson Lands 10 in First Recruiting Class
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 

SOFTBALL

     At the Kajikawa Classic
     (Stories are about NU and the teams we're playing)
     Northwestern's Kajikawa Classic Notes in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/weekly-releas
e.pdf 
     + No soft touch for NU opener
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070209020
0feb09,1,3309034.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + No. 5 Softball Opens 2007 Season With Doubleheader and Kajikawa Classic
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/asu/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 

     Texas A&M in Tempe today at 10 AM
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=49672
3&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + Softball Opens '07 Season in Arizona
      http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=WSB&PRID=12347 
     + Softball Earns No. 13 Ranking in USA Today/NFCA Poll
      http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=WSB&PRID=12285 

     Fresno State at 4:30
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=47388
7&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + No. 20 Softball Prepares For Season Opener
      http://gobulldogs.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020607aaa.html 

     Stanford at Noon Saturday
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=49538
6&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     Cardinal Opens Season At Kajikawa Classic
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stan/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020707aaa.html 

     Arizona at 4:30 M Saturday
     Top-Ranked Softball Opens Season at Kajikawa Classic
 
http://www.arizonaathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1600&ATCLID=785714 

     Cal State Fullerton 10 AM Sunday
     Fullerton Softball Opens 28th Season in the Desert at ASU's Kajikawa
Classic
      http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020607aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Women:
     Michigan leads Big Ten Championships at the end of Day One
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020807aak.html 
     + Live Video of Big Ten Championships Available Today
      http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=785207 
     + Thursday Preliminary Results [Do a Ctrl-F search on NU]
 
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38544&SPID=3272&DB_OEM_ID=840
0&ATCLID=788878 

TENNIS

     Women [big 10 Championships]
     Cats face New Challenge As They Open Big Ten Season
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Cats-Face.New.Chall
enge.As.They.Open.Big.Ten.Season.womens.Tennis-2709588.shtml 
     Men
     Weekend's Match Reminds Seniors Of Impending Graduation
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Weekends.Match.Remi
nds.Seniors.Of.Impending.Graduation.mens.Tennis-2709585.shtml 

MISCELLANY -
Alumni

     Joe Girardi Yes Girardi will manage again
 
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02042007/sports/casting_call_sports_kevin_kernan.htm
?page=1 
     [Thanks Willie]

     Drew Pariano Feisty' NU Star-Turned-Coach Still Grappling With Cats' Best
...
 
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2007/02/09/Sp
orts/feisty.Nu.StarTurnedCoach.Still.Grappling.With.Cats.Best.wrestling-2709578.
shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailynorthwestern.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com 

     PGA - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005/ 
     Luke Donald
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r005.html 
     Tom Johnson
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r005.html 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb  9 23:28:31 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb  9 23:28:08 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Alan A
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20070209123758.02e18320@merle.it.northwestern.edu>
Message-ID: <00b701c74cd4$4d604140$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Had a very good blog going during the super bowl, altho he didn't mention the
"wildcat factor" this year....

rsl

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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================

From warneradams at comcast.net  Sat Feb 10 07:49:32 2007
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sat Feb 10 07:49:33 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
In-Reply-To: <20070209.044534.21052.1881309@webmail59.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <200702101349.l1ADnMrx032532@romaine.tssi.com>

Just off the top of my head I can remember my friends doing the following
things while I was at NU:

Cheating off each other during tests
Writing papers for other students
Pulling fire alarms at dorms and fraternity houses
Stealing a parking meter from in front of Burger King
Breaking windows on campus housing
Taking alcohol and drugs from other people's rooms
Dealing pot, cocaine, acid, mushrooms, and hash
Stealing street signs and signs from businesses
Borrowing notes because they missed a "day" and copying the entire quarter
Getting copies of tests ahead of time
Renting or buying furniture and electronics under assumed names
Tossing a television off of the top floor of Elder

Any of these will get you suspended from the basketball team and written up
in the papers.  Especially if you're a star player.  



-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of mlinhardt@netzero.net
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:45 AM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Cc: Maureen.Linhardt@plexus.com
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes

Warner,

Assuming the fact I consider substance abuse forgivable.  What is 
worse than stealing from other students?  

The only four "campus-related" things I can think of off hand are 
sexual assault of fellow students, physical assault of fellow 
students, dealing drugs on campus, or possibly cheating their way 
through NU.  Could you give examples of "much worse" without ratting 
out on your friends?

-- "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net> wrote:
I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared 
because
they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] 
On
Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)

 
I  disagree completely.

I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.

The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
a 
breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  
the 
message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.



_____________________________________________________________________


I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
seems 
to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher 
statndard  by
requiring 
that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  
chance,
not 
just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  
tolerance 
level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  
bit
older 
when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
secretary's 
head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  
about a 
half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
chance
 
Harry

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From alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com  Sat Feb 10 10:19:38 2007
From: alan.abrahamson at nbcuni.com (Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal))
Date: Sat Feb 10 10:19:49 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Alan A
In-Reply-To: <00b701c74cd4$4d604140$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <6.2.1.2.2.20070209123758.02e18320@merle.it.northwestern.edu>
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Message-ID: <33C4F11DF8639640A51C79CB484166FFFAA766@RKFMLVEM02.e2k.ad.ge.com>

Thank you, coach Roy.
 And when we get back at draft time and then again this summer to fb and
more regular fb-related posts to the blog, I welcome any and all
suggestions, especially Wildcat suggestions.
 It would be great to make all things Wildcat a recurring theme of the
blog.
 See it at nbcsports.com > blogs > me.
 Purple to Pasadena!
 Alan

-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Lamberton [mailto:rstetson@capps-assoc.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:29 PM
To: 'Eric West'; Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal); nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: Alan A

Had a very good blog going during the super bowl, altho he didn't
mention the "wildcat factor" this year....

rsl

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Reign, The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
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AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All =========== "You have a Republic Madam
--
     If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin
============================================


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Feb 10 12:32:27 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Feb 10 12:32:11 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/10
Message-ID: <00c001c74d41$d15c7960$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List


Before the Game Saturday Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Northwestern Attempts to Snap Skid vs. Penn State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020907aab.html 
     + Complete Release in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBKGameNotes0
21007.pdf 
     $ BKB Pregame Intel: Penn State Nittany Lions
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/617808.html 
     + Northwestern scouting report
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=279599 

     TV Clearances on ESPN Plus
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020407aab.html 
     + Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.nusports.collegesports.com/livestats/da
ta/m-baskbl/491648/','GameTrackermbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/10 Penn State Nittany Lions 71:30 PM ESPN+
     Men's Basketball Looks For First Road Win Today At Northwestern
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=11804 

     Big 10
     It's time for 'I' rivalry, part II
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/251387,CST-SPT-ill10.article 
     + Illinois At Indiana
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/251450,101SPT8.article 

Women

     'Cats Face Lady Lions Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020907aaa.html 

FOOTBALL

     Offense: Where they fit
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/617347.html 
     Defense: How the Recruits Fit In
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/617360.html 

     has an NU offer
     Jon Major Add One More to the Growing List
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=617573&nid=2786666&fhn=1 
     Scout's 2008 NU Prospect List
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=4&yr=2008 

RECRUITING

     Big Ten QBs might switch spaces
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070209illinif
oot,1,3232295.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Temkin:New twist to an old problem
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070210temkin,1,6729
745.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     Mike Capocci: Central losing streak reaches eight after failed upset bid
 
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/sports/221819,6_2_NA21_NCBHOOPS
_S1.article 

BASEBALL

     Youth is Served! 'Cats Take Down Texas Tech 12-7 in Game One of Red Raider
Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/020907aah.html 
     + Western Illinois Saturday at 11 AM
     + Texas Tech again at 3 PM


SOFTBALL

     At the Kajikawa Classic
     Texas A&M in Tempe today at 10 AM
     No. 13 Texas A&M Walks Off On No. 4 Northwestern, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/020907aad.html 
     + A&M softball squad opens season with pair of victories
      http://www.aggiesports.com/stories/021007/softball_20070210033.php 

     Fresno State at 4:30
     D'yer Maker: Sister Act Helps No. 4 'Cats Past No. 21 Fresno State, 4-3 (8)
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/020907aaf.html 

     Stanford at Noon Saturday
     Into the swing
      http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/2/9/intoTheSwing 
     + Cardinal Opens Season At Kajikawa Classic No. 8/9 Stanford will ...
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/stories/020707aaj.html 

     Arizona at 4:30 M Saturday
     UA softball team off to 2-0 start
      http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/41588.php 
     + Top-ranked Cats win twice on first day of tournament
      http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/168623 
     + Pressure on Mowatt to be UA's softball ace
      http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/41387.php 

     Cal State Fullerton 10 AM Sunday

SWIMMING

     Women: [Big 10 Championships]
     Northwestern's 800 Free Relay Breaks 13-Year-Old School Record at Big Ten
Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/020907aac.html 
     + Northwestern In Sixth After First Day at Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/020907aab.html 

     Event Champion Quotes
 
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38544&SPID=3272&DB_OEM_ID=840
0&ATCLID=791677 
     + Friday's Complete Results
 
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38544&SPID=3272&DB_OEM_ID=840
0&ATCLID=791758 

TENNIS

     Men
     'Cats Outlast Harvard in First Road Contest, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/020907aaa.html 

WRESTLING

     Top-Ranked Lang Set to Return as 'Cats Head to Indiana
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/020907aab.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Shorter version of golf launched
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6339991.stm 
     This year St. Paddy's Day falls in PSU's spring break....
     Penn State responds to possible St. Patrick's Day move
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-09-07tdc/02-09-07dweb-05.asp 
     + Bars join 'epic battle' to move Irish holiday
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-07-07tdc/02-07-07dnews-04.asp 

Alumni

     PGA - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005/ 
     Luke Donald  - Missed the Cut - finished +6 tied at 146th
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r005.html 
     + Big guns share Pebble Beach lead
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6348881.stm 
     Tom Johnson - Made the Cut - is at -2/Tied at 40th
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r005.html 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sat Feb 10 12:34:57 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sat Feb 10 12:34:31 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Yes, we're chatting....
Message-ID: <00c101c74d42$2adc7620$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Game time 1:30 WT - ue the chat room either on the front page:
www.purplewildcats.com [its in the pull down "message board"

Or the link on the Message Boards

rsl

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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Sun Feb 11 09:08:03 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 11 09:08:17 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Bulter
Message-ID: <be0.e73a952.33008b53@aol.com>

Number  9  Butler lost to Wright State yesterday, a team they had previously 
beaten at home by 30 points-   Appparantly they live by the trey this year 
having made over 200 of them.  However ,yesterday they shot a woeful 5/26 , or 
19%from outside the arc  --At least we know how they got their ranking--Wonder 
if they will still be ranked tomorrow 

Harry
From johnadeg at comcast.net  Sun Feb 11 15:51:14 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Feb 11 15:51:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
Message-ID: <021120072151.20312.45CF8FD20006C44900004F582212020784090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

I'm sure someone will jump al over me for this story, but, here goes.  We had a guy in our fraternity who was a phenomenal athelete.  He was so good in intramural football that we could run him through the line and no one could touch him.  But, he had academic problems big time.  One quarterhe had to pass an English exam (a Bergan Evans course as I recall)or get bounced.  So one of the guys who was a theater major, made up a pre-dental student so that he could take the exam without being recognized.  He was a couple of years ahead of our jock and had taken the same course  two years earlier.  He just winged it and got a C keeping our jock in school another semester, but that was it.  I hadn't thought about this in 54 years.
 What was truly insane about this stunt was that if anyone had been caught that would have been the end of a dental career.
John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net>
> Just off the top of my head I can remember my friends doing the following
> things while I was at NU:
> 
> Cheating off each other during tests
> Writing papers for other students
> Pulling fire alarms at dorms and fraternity houses
> Stealing a parking meter from in front of Burger King
> Breaking windows on campus housing
> Taking alcohol and drugs from other people's rooms
> Dealing pot, cocaine, acid, mushrooms, and hash
> Stealing street signs and signs from businesses
> Borrowing notes because they missed a "day" and copying the entire quarter
> Getting copies of tests ahead of time
> Renting or buying furniture and electronics under assumed names
> Tossing a television off of the top floor of Elder
> 
> Any of these will get you suspended from the basketball team and written up
> in the papers.  Especially if you're a star player.  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of mlinhardt@netzero.net
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:45 AM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Cc: Maureen.Linhardt@plexus.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
> 
> Warner,
> 
> Assuming the fact I consider substance abuse forgivable.  What is 
> worse than stealing from other students?  
> 
> The only four "campus-related" things I can think of off hand are 
> sexual assault of fellow students, physical assault of fellow 
> students, dealing drugs on campus, or possibly cheating their way 
> through NU.  Could you give examples of "much worse" without ratting 
> out on your friends?
> 
> -- "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net> wrote:
> I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared 
> because
> they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
> 
>  
> I  disagree completely.
> 
> I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.
> 
> The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
> a 
> breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  
> the 
> message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
> is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.
> 
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
> seems 
> to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
> well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher 
> statndard  by
> requiring 
> that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  
> chance,
> not 
> just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  
> tolerance 
> level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  
> bit
> older 
> when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
> secretary's 
> head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  
> about a 
> half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
> chance
>  
> Harry
> 
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From warneradams at comcast.net  Sun Feb 11 22:47:37 2007
From: warneradams at comcast.net (warneradams)
Date: Sun Feb 11 22:47:47 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
In-Reply-To: <021120072151.20312.45CF8FD20006C44900004F582212020784090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <200702120447.l1C4lerx017868@romaine.tssi.com>

I don't think dumb ideas are the province of only a few people during
adolescence and even into college.  The hope is that everyone gets some
sense sooner or later I suppose.

-----Original Message-----
From: johnadeg@comcast.net [mailto:johnadeg@comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:51 PM
To: warneradams; mlinhardt@netzero.net; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Cc: Maureen.Linhardt@plexus.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes

I'm sure someone will jump al over me for this story, but, here goes.  We
had a guy in our fraternity who was a phenomenal athelete.  He was so good
in intramural football that we could run him through the line and no one
could touch him.  But, he had academic problems big time.  One quarterhe had
to pass an English exam (a Bergan Evans course as I recall)or get bounced.
So one of the guys who was a theater major, made up a pre-dental student so
that he could take the exam without being recognized.  He was a couple of
years ahead of our jock and had taken the same course  two years earlier.
He just winged it and got a C keeping our jock in school another semester,
but that was it.  I hadn't thought about this in 54 years.
 What was truly insane about this stunt was that if anyone had been caught
that would have been the end of a dental career.
John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net>
> Just off the top of my head I can remember my friends doing the following
> things while I was at NU:
> 
> Cheating off each other during tests
> Writing papers for other students
> Pulling fire alarms at dorms and fraternity houses
> Stealing a parking meter from in front of Burger King
> Breaking windows on campus housing
> Taking alcohol and drugs from other people's rooms
> Dealing pot, cocaine, acid, mushrooms, and hash
> Stealing street signs and signs from businesses
> Borrowing notes because they missed a "day" and copying the entire quarter
> Getting copies of tests ahead of time
> Renting or buying furniture and electronics under assumed names
> Tossing a television off of the top floor of Elder
> 
> Any of these will get you suspended from the basketball team and written
up
> in the papers.  Especially if you're a star player.  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of mlinhardt@netzero.net
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:45 AM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Cc: Maureen.Linhardt@plexus.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] RE: Brandon and student-on-student crimes
> 
> Warner,
> 
> Assuming the fact I consider substance abuse forgivable.  What is 
> worse than stealing from other students?  
> 
> The only four "campus-related" things I can think of off hand are 
> sexual assault of fellow students, physical assault of fellow 
> students, dealing drugs on campus, or possibly cheating their way 
> through NU.  Could you give examples of "much worse" without ratting 
> out on your friends?
> 
> -- "warneradams" <warneradams@comcast.net> wrote:
> I suppose although my friends did much worse at NU and no one cared 
> because
> they weren't athletes.  They turned out to be good law-abiding people.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of Hakirsch@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:04 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] (no subject)
> 
>  
> I  disagree completely.
> 
> I feel bad for him, but his mistakes were pretty  big.
> 
> The substance abuse I can forgive, but bringing back an athlete  with 
> a 
> breaking and entry conviction(especially in campus housing) is not  
> the 
> message NU wants to send out to perspective students.  Campus  safety 
> is already an important issue and this would aggravate the  issue.
> 
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> I agree with most of  the others here.  Every institution in  America 
> seems 
> to give 2nd chances-(in my mind ,unfortunately 3rd and 4th chances  as 
> well--see NBA, MLB, etc, etc) -NU would be  setting a higher 
> statndard  by
> requiring 
> that there is some evidence that he has learned and desreves a 2nd  
> chance,
> not 
> just to give a second chance--Do it with a zero and i mean zero  
> tolerance 
> level--Heck even IU gave the General a 2nd chance (and he was quite a  
> bit
> older 
> when he made his mistakes-)- and throwing a plate or a vase at a
> secretary's 
> head is more egregious than breaking and entering--not to mention  
> about a 
> half dozen other mistakes made by Knight for whcih he was given another
> chance
>  
> Harry
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb 12 09:46:48 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb 12 09:47:03 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/12
Message-ID: <002901c74ebd$01e77540$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Lincoln's Birthday - Weekend Wrap Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Northwestern Holds Off Late Penn State Rally
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021007aaa.html 
     + A fling and a prayer for Northwestern
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070210nu,
1,383103.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + NU's victory a big relief
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=279973 
     + Cats climb out of basement
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/252172,CST-SPT-nu11.article 
     + Out of the Cellar: NU 53 Penn State 51
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/617961.html 
     + Northwestern 53, Penn St. 51
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/252408,111SPT7.article 
     + Miracle Dagger Slays Lions
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/Miracle.Dagger.Slays.Lio
ns.mens.Basketball-2712698.shtml 
     + Doyle Leads Cats Despite Foul Trouble
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/Doyle.Leads.Cats.Despite
.Foul.Trouble.mens.Basketball-2712712.shtml 
     +  Dorsey Freshman Star Can Cure NU
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/Freshman.Star.Can.Cure.N
u-2712690.shtml 
     + A Fling and a Prayer: Moore's 35-Footer Helps Level ...
 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/6-2&fp=45d0236afe920804&ei=GHXQRealNb
KusgG934yFBw&url=http%3A//feed.insnews.org/v-cgi/feeds.cgi%3Ffeedid%3D144%26stor
y_id%3D2628191&cid=1113556345 

     Penn State Nittany Lions
     State's Losing Streak Extended
 
http://pennstate.scout.com/2/617935.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Hawkeyes Fall To No. 4 Badgers
      http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021007aaa.html 
     + Nittany Lions' Rally Falls Short At Northwestern, 53-51
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=11817 
     + Put on hold
      http://www.centredaily.com/153/story/12555.html 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/14 - Iowa Hawkeyes 7:00 WT ESPN Plus Clearances
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020407aag.html 
     No. 4 Wisconsin 74, Iowa 62
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6461348?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     $ Hoops Blog: Badgers Snap Iowa Streak
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/590407.html 
     + IOWA FADES LATE
 
http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070211/HAWKS0102/7021103
24/1080 
     + Iowa men's basketball notebook
 
http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070211/HAWKS0102/7021103
19/1080 
     + Badgers tough on Iowa shooters
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070210/SPORTS/70210005
/1003/SPORTS 
     + A little bit too much Badgers
 
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/A.Little.Bit.Too.Much.Badgers-2
712078.shtml 

     Hoops Blog: Badgers Snap Iowa Streak
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/590407.html 

     Big 10
     Inspired Illini can't eke out big win
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=279913 
     + Illini fall short in fight to finish
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/252177,CST-SPT-ill11.article 
     + Pride of the South Side, Arnold comes up big for Illini
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/252393,CST-SPT-illnt11.article 

     Michigan 82, Minnesota 80
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6462534?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Ohio State Survives Purdue Scare 63-56: Recap
 
http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/617906.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

Women

     The Women won too...
     'Cats Dispose of Lady Lions, 64-61
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021107aab.html 
     +Cats End Record Skid In Tight Win
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/Cats-End.Record.Skid.In.
Tight.Win.womens.Basketball-2712719.shtml 
     +  After More Than Two Months Of Suffering, NU Exuberant After Victory
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/12/Sports/After.More.Than.Two.Mont
hs.Of.Suffering.Nu.Exuberant.After.Victory.womens.Basket-2712722.shtml 

FOOTBALL

     Oregon names Kelly from New Hampshire as offensive coordinator
      http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2761238 

     Wisconsin's Bielema signs new 7.5M deal
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/88674118/index.html 

RECRUITING

     Some recruit updates from Scout
     Four Offers for Pocic
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618216 
     Looking for a Smart School
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618234 
     Badovinac Seeing Plenty of Interest
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618190 
     Picking Up Steam
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618230 
     Focus '08: Darius Fleming
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618219&refid=400 
     Focus '08: Brandon Green
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618224&refid=400 

     To Fans of the Big Ten and College Football
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020907aaa.html 
     + Delany puts Big Ten critics in their place
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070210greensteinim,1,2
07272.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + SEC responds to Big Ten
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070211sec,1,443758.sto
ry?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Big Ten/Midwest football signees
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/cs-070209bigtenfbsigne
es,1,3204723.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-utility 

     Temkin: New twist to an old problem
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070210temkin,1,6729
745.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Nutt says wasn't blaming media for perceived recruiting troubles
      http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2760604 

     Two prep prospects keep commitment to Wyoming despite pressure
      http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2762294 

BASEBALL

     Wildcats Lose to Leathernecks 13-9; Game Two Postponed
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/021007aaa.html 

     + Western Illinois Saturday at 11 AM

SOFTBALL

     At the Kajikawa Classic
     Texas A&M in Tempe today at 10 AM

     Fresno State at 4:30

     Stanford at Noon Saturday
     No. 4 Northwestern Defeats No. 8 Stanford, 3-1
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021007aaa.html 
     Arizona at 4:30 M Saturday
     No. 1 Arizona Comeback Downs No. 4 Northwestern, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021007aac.html 
     Cal State Fullerton 10 AM Sunday
     Cal State Fullerton Silences No. 4 Northwestern, 2-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021107aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Women: [Big 10 Championships]
     Indiana Claims Conference Title in Dominating Fashion
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/021107aad.html 

     Northwestern Finishes Seventh At Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/021107aaa.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     'Cats Dominate Wisconsin in Big Ten Opener, 7-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/021007aac.html 
     'Cats Ready to Host No. 1 Georgia Tech Monday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/021107aad.html 

WRESTLING

     No. 22 Indiana Downs No. 12 Northwestern, 28-11
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/stories/021107aah.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Northwestern Honors Hall of Fame Inductees This Weekend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/122706aaa.html 

     Do we have a squash team?
     Men's squash handles Northwestern
      http://www.colby.edu/athletics_cs/news/squash2-11-07.cfm 

Alumni

     PGA - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
     + http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005/ 
     Luke Donald  - Missed the Cut
     Tom Johnson - finished at -1 
     http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r005.html 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Feb 13 11:52:53 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Feb 13 11:52:58 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/13
Message-ID: <000101c74f97$c9be81f0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Tuesday the 13th Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Northwestern Takes to the Road Wednesday at Iowa
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021207aab.html 
     + Complete Release in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBKGameNotes0
21407.pdf 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/14 - Iowa Hawkeyes 7:00 WT ESPN Plus Clearances
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020407aag.html 
     Hawkeyes Return Home to Face Northwestern
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/iowa/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021207aac.html 
     $ Steve Alford Presser Transcript
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/618488.html 
     $ AUDIO - Tyler Smith
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/618406.html 
     + Freeman Hawks' point man
 
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2007/02/13/Sports/Freeman.Hawks.Point.Man-2715242
.shtml 
     + Playing through pain
 
http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/HAWKS0102/7021303
20/1080 

     Big 10
     MSU's best hope is a late home run
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070212bigten,1,2698559
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Losing streak drops MSU from Big Ten elite
 
http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/HAWKS0102/7021303
24/1080 

     Skip Myslenski: Moving his act into spotlight
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070211skip,1,587195
9.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Boilermakers need haymaker
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/254623,CST-SPT-big13.article 
     + Hazardous Journey Ahead
 
http://indiana.scout.com/2/618553.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Illini basketball player critically injured in car accident
 
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/illini/story/E5D0776B9F994F4
386257281004F443E?OpenDocument


Women

     VS MSU
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.nusports.collegesports.com/livestats/da
ta/w-baskbl/472355/','GameTrackerwbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

FOOTBALL
RECRUITING

     Lenahan Announces 2007 Recruiting Class
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/021207aae.html 
     DT Sean Cwynar: Double Digit Offers
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=618441&nid=2966457&fhn=1 
     ScoutTV: Peter Badovinac
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618486 

SWIMMING

     Men: [Big 10 Championships]
     No. 6 Northwestern Has High Hopes For Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/021207aab.html 
     + 2007 Big Ten Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/020507aai.html 
     + Ohio State's Championship Central
 
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/osu-m-swim-07bigten.htm
l 

     Live Results: Swimming
      http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/livestats/w-swim/index.htm 
     + Diving
      http://www.divemeets.com/ 

     Women
     NU Finishes Seventh At Big Tens 
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/13/Sports/Nu.Finishes.Seventh
.At.Big.Tens.womens.Swimming-2715849.shtml 


TENNIS

     Women
     Top-Ranked Yellow Jackets Survive Wildcats, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/021207aac.html 
     + Stung By The Jackets
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/13/Sports/Stung.By.The.Jackets.wom
ens.Tennis-2715854.shtml 

     Men
     Seniors Stay Composed To Propel Northwestern To Away Win
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/13/Sports/Seniors.Stay.Compos
ed.To.Propel.Northwestern.To.Away.Win.mens.Tennis-2715860.shtml 

WRESTLING

     Injured Lang Returns In Loss To Hoosiers
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/13/Sports/Injured.Lang.Return
s.In.Loss.To.Hoosiers.wrestling-2715847.shtml 

MISCELLANY -

     NU Apps Continue To Rise
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/13/Campus/Nu.Apps.Continue.To.Rise
-2715844.shtml 
     Southtown Athletes on Campus
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/254533,132SPT5.article 

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb 14 10:22:04 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb 14 10:22:11 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/14
Message-ID: <000401c75054$44436190$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Valentine's Day Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Men's Basketball Game at Iowa Postponed to Thursday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021307aaa.html
     + NU game postponed till Thursday
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/256190,CST-SPT-nu14.article

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/14 - Iowa Hawkeyes 6:05 WT ESPN Plus Clearances
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020407aag.html
     Haluska Has Old Baller In Family Tree
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/14/Sports/Haluska.Has.Old.Bal
ler.In.Family.Tree.mens.Basketball-2718727.shtml
     + UI prepares for 'pesky' Wildcats
 
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/SPORTS02050101/
70213017/-1/ent05
     + Weather delays Wildcat game
 
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2007/02/14/Sports/Weather.Delays.Wildcat.Game-271
8429.shtml
     + Rare double feature
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/FRONTPAGE/70213
043/1003/SPORTS

     Wind keeps road crews busy; Hawkeye game delayed
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/NEWS/70213001/0
/NEWS

     Big 10
     Questions in Illini car accident
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/256167,CST-SPT-ill14.article
     + Crash puts season in perspective
 
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnistswischlist/2007/02/crash_puts_
illi.html
     + Proviso East family hoping for best for one of its own
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/256175,CST-SPT-prov14.article

Women

     VS MSU
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.nusports.collegesports.com/livestats/da
ta/w-baskbl/472355/','GameTrackerwbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); void('');

FOOTBALL

     NU picked for the cellar again....
     Preseason Lookaheads: Big Ten
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/90097020/6468916

     Aiken leaving Iowa for Arizona Cardinals
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/SPORTS/70213015
/1003/SPORTS

     Gophers to play Bowling Green in 2007, 2008
      http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2764819

RECRUITING

     Brett Nagel Purdue Offers
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=618694&nid=2477747&fhn=1
     More signing day stuff - Field Hockey:
     McCollum Announces Seven Members of 2011 Class
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/021307aac.html

BASEBALL

     Northwestern Takes Home both First Weekly Awards
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021307aaa.html

LACROSSE

     Q & A With Head Coach Amonte Hiller
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/021307aac.html
     + Lacrosse Starts Run For 3-peat
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/14/Sports/Lacrosse.Starts.Run
.For.3Peat-2718717.shtml 

SOFTBALL

     Lauren Delaney Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021307aaa.html 
     + PSU's Kinley Picks Up Softball Weekly Accolade
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021307aaa.html 

SWIMMING

     Men: [Big 10 Championships]
     Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships Postponed
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/021307aaa.html 
     + Ohio State's Championship Central
 
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/osu-m-swim-07bigten.htm
l 

     Live Results: Swimming
      http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/livestats/w-swim/index.htm 
     + Diving
      http://www.divemeets.com/ 

TENNIS

     Women
     Walk-Ons Welcome
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/14/Sports/WalkOns.Welcome.womens.T
ennis-2718737.shtml 

     Men
     Cats To Wrap Up Pre-Big Ten Play
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/14/Sports/Cats-To.Wrap.Up.Pre
Big.Ten.Play.mens.Tennis-2718759.shtml 

MISCELLANY -

     Focused on normality, Holloway is still a standout
      http://www.nbcsports.com/columnists/1035685/detail.html 
     Report: Third Sooner took money from dealership
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/6468154 

Alumni

     Trai Essex Wolfley's O-line workshop: Trai Essex
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618840 
     Matt Ulrich The Buzz: Colts Roster Moves, Adjustments
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618653 
     Rick Telander 2006 Illinois Sportswriter of the Year
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070210downeyaward,1
,2045806.htmlstory?coll=cs-columnists-utility 
     Stewart Mandel Little is lost by ending E-N involvement in Top 25 sports
polls
 
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/columnists/brichter/stories/MYSA021107.richter.
e-n.703cb75c.html 

     PGA - Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007/ 
     Luke Donald  -  Schedule to play
     Tom Johnson - Off

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Wed Feb 14 23:23:19 2007
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Wed Feb 14 23:23:22 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
Message-ID: <20070215052320.19607.qmail@web52910.mail.yahoo.com>

Good news reported by NU alum Stewart Mendel: 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/14/new.rules/index.html?eref=si_ncaaf

Looks like those STUPID clock changes are gone! And
although they still haven't tackled the real culprits
of long games (interminable TV timeouts ... sometimes
even when there's no live TV!), their game-shortening
solution this year is at least more exciting
(lengthening kickoffs = more returns).

Dunno if that bodes well for NU, though, with our poor
special teams lately on kickoffs ... though our return
game has been decent.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Thu Feb 15 05:57:43 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Thu Feb 15 05:59:46 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
Message-ID: <20070215.035837.864.239305@webmail35.nyc.untd.com>

Maybe I might be alone, but I actually liked the shorter games.

Even as much as I enjoyed the 54-51 Michigan game it felt like it was 
way too long.

Since they won't reduce the TV timeouts I think a way needs to be 
found to keep it a 3 hour game vs. a 4 hour game.  Don't just punish 
the band by shortening half-time.

-- "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog@yahoo.com> wrote:
Good news reported by NU alum Stewart Mendel: 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/14/new.
rules/index.html?eref=si_ncaaf

Looks like those STUPID clock changes are gone! And
although they still haven't tackled the real culprits
of long games (interminable TV timeouts ... sometimes
even when there's no live TV!), their game-shortening
solution this year is at least more exciting
(lengthening kickoffs = more returns).

Dunno if that bodes well for NU, though, with our poor
special teams lately on kickoffs ... though our return
game has been decent.



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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb 15 06:18:01 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb 15 06:18:05 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
References: <20070215.035837.864.239305@webmail35.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <000f01c750fb$5630ca80$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> Looks like those STUPID clock changes are gone!

Bravo!  I wouldn't care if the clock started as soon as the foot touches the
ball, but otherwise they will not be missed.  I like the 30-yard line
kickoff.  Remember when it used to be the 40 yard line?

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 15 06:23:15 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 15 06:23:06 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
In-Reply-To: <20070215052320.19607.qmail@web52910.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001f01c750fc$11523790$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Since the "rules" were designed to make the TV game run faster, I guess the NCAA
Rules guys figured that TV had to bend to fit the game, and not vice-versa.

But nobody except the TV planner liked the new rules, and until the guy with the
hat down on the 20 is reigned in, games will go on and on - especially if they
start kicking from the 30

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of SjT 
> (Stephen J. Truog)
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:23 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
> 
> 
> Good news reported by NU alum Stewart Mendel: 
> 
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/0
2/14/new.rules/index.html?eref=si_ncaaf

Looks like those STUPID clock changes are gone! And
although they still haven't tackled the real culprits
of long games (interminable TV timeouts ... sometimes
even when there's no live TV!), their game-shortening
solution this year is at least more exciting
(lengthening kickoffs = more returns).

Dunno if that bodes well for NU, though, with our poor
special teams lately on kickoffs ... though our return
game has been decent.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Thu Feb 15 07:05:30 2007
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Thu Feb 15 07:05:32 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
In-Reply-To: <20070215.035837.864.239305@webmail35.nyc.untd.com>
Message-ID: <20070215130530.76814.qmail@web52914.mail.yahoo.com>

> Maybe I might be alone, but I actually liked the
> shorter games.
> 
Oh, I like shorter games ... just not by sacrificing
the game itself. If they want to keep those new clock
changes for the first three quarters, fine - but the
final 5 minutes or so of the fourth need to have the
old rules.

It just wasn't as exciting this year at the end of
games - and NU fans have become experts on that. Even
if a team saved all their timeouts, with the clock
starting on the kickoff, the team didn't have much
hope - and when coaches started perverting the rule
like Wisky vs. PSU, then it really looked awful.

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 15 08:39:26 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 15 08:39:24 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/15
Message-ID: <002001c7510f$17ec9b50$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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Day after Valentine's Day Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men Playing Iowa Tonight

     Cats To Face Hawkeyes In Iowa A Day Late Due To Bad Weather
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/15/Sports/Cats-To.Face.Hawkey
es.In.Iowa.A.Day.Late.Due.To.Bad.Weather.mens.Basketball-2722150.shtml 
     $ BKB Pregame Intel: Iowa Hawkeyes
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/618880.html 
     + Northwestern scouting report
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=281172 

     Purple Reign Free Chat During Games
      http://client1.addonchat.com/sc.php?id=122893 

     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.bigten.collegesports.com/livestats/data
/m-baskbl/531064/','GameTrackermbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=no,
width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

     offense & defense: the aerial
 
http://bigtenwonk.blogspot.com/2007/01/tempo-free-aerial-points-per-possession.h
tml 

     Wheaton is even better than we thought
     Point, God: Religion is key for Raymond
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/258150,CST-SPT-small15.article 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/14 - Iowa Hawkeyes 7:00 WT ESPN Plus Clearances
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020407aag.html 
     Hawkeyes Return Home to Face Northwestern
      http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021207aac.html 
     + Hoops free for students tonight
 
http://www.dailyiowan.com/home/news/2007/02/15/Sports/Hoops.Free.For.Students.To
night-2721386.shtml 
     + Wildcats have Hawks' attention
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/SPORTS/70214043
/1003/SPORTS 
     + Rare double feature
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/FRONTPAGE/70213
043/1003/SPORTS 
     + Hawkeyes face pesky, systematic Wildcats
 
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/SPORTS02050
101/702150426/1003/SPORTS 
     + Hawks' Smith to play with injured finger
 
http://www.hawkmania.com/articles/2007/02/15/mens_basketball/doc45d1ed9c5de4d223
381428.txt 

     Big 10
     Illini of until their game with NU Saturday
     Illini player upgraded after crash
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070214illbbal
l,1,421063.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini's Carlwell shows progress from crash injury
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=281232 
     + UI: Player drove away from accident
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/258563,151SPT7.article 
     + Smith could still face more charges
      http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2007/02/15/sports/sports003.txt 
     + Statement from Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021407aae.html 

     Penn St. takes Buckeyes down to the buzzer
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/258588,CST-SPT-cage15.article 
     + PSU Upset Bid Falls Short
 
http://pennstate.scout.com/2/619051.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Oden's double-double helps Ohio St. hang on
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6474800?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     No. 3 Badgers rally, add to Gophers misery
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6474966?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Tucker Takes Control
 
http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/619052.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     POSTGAME: Izzo Talks UM win, MSU chances
 
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=2&c=618865&refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=9
9 

Women

     'Cats Look To Build Off First Conference Win
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021407aab.html 
     + Looking For No. 2
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/15/Sports/Looking.For.No.2.womens.
Basketball-2722145.shtml 

     VS MSU
     Gametracker
 
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ta/w-baskbl/472355/','GameTrackerwbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

FOOTBALL

     Kicking, screaming, then change
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/football/cs-070214greenst
einim,1,6965566.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + NCAA rules committee proposes reworking football time-saving rules
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/907
86709/2007-02-14-time-rules-changes_x.htm 
     + Stewart Mandel: Unpopular college clock rules will go away in 2007
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/14/new.rules/ind
ex.html 
     + NCAA repeals some '06 rules to speed games
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/SPORTS/702150409/100
4/SPORTS 

RECRUITING

     Fitzgerald supports early signing date
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/257900,ev-nurec-021507-s1.article 
     Illini get their Phil...at quarterback
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/football/cs-070214colfoot
illini,1,7671533.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Darron Thomas Texas QB looking for first offers
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618907 
     LB Brett Nagel: Purdue Offers
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=618694&nid=2477747&fhn=1 

FENCING

     Schiller's pearls could turn gold
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/257714,EV-NUFEN-021507-S1.article 

SOFTBALL

     Tournament action:
     Raising The Stakes: No. 6 Northwestern Heading to Vegas
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021407aaa.html 
     + Northwestern's Louisville Slugger Desert Classic Notes in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/weekly-releas
e.pdf 
     + Rebels Set To Host Louisville Slugger Desert Classic
      http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021407aab.html 

     Full Tournament Schedule and Results
 
http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/unlv-desert-classic-07.html 

     Portland State 5 PM Friday

     Sacramento State 10 PM Friday

     California 2 PM Saturday
     No. 10 California Tangles with San Jose State; Travels to UNLV Tournament
      http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021307aac.html 
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.www.collegesports.com/livestats/data/w-
softbl/503759/','wsoftblGameTracker','toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,widt
h=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

     Las Vegas 10 PM Saturday
     Week Two Release in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unlv/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/weeklynotes
-2.pdf 
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.unlvrebels.collegesports.com/livestats/
data/w-softbl/514731/','GameTrackermfootbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars
=no,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(0); 

     Cal Poly 11 AM Sunday


     Tickets Available for the 2007 Palm Springs Classic!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021407aac.html 

     Pair of Wildcats Selected in First Four Picks of National Professional
Fastpitch Draft
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021407aae.html 

SWIMMING

     Men: [Big 10 Championships]
     + Ohio State's Championship Central
 
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/osu-m-swim-07bigten.htm
l 
     Live Results: Swimming
      http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/livestats/w-swim/index.htm 
     + Diving
      http://www.divemeets.com/ 

TENNIS

     Men
     Fourth-Ranked Rebels Outgun 'Cats, 5-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/021407aad.html 
     + Cats Take Doubles Point But Fall To No. 4 Mississippi 5-2 At The Combe
Tennis Center
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/15/Sports/Cats-Take.Doubles.P
oint.But.Fall.To.No.4.Mississippi.52.At.The.Combe.Tennis.Cen-2722151.shtml 

WRESTLING

     Big 10 conference Update
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/articles/The_week_that_was_Feb11.html 
     + Conference rankings
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/rankings/index.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Christine Brennan Highlights Inaugural Wildcat Women's Athletics Reunion
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/021407aab.html 
     High Marks For Black Graduation Rate At NU
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/15/Campus/High-Marks.For.Black.Gra
duation.Rate.At.Nu-2722051.shtml 

Alumni

     NFL Draft Rankings from Scout.com
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618956 
     Luis Castillo Statements from Schottenheimer and players on Wade Phillips
      http://www.chargers.com/news/press-releases/press-release-20070208.php 

     PGA - Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007/ 
     Luke Donald  -  Luke's Scorecard
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r007.html 
     Stars Shine In La-La Land
 
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r007/02/14/ap_advance.ap/index.html 

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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Thu Feb 15 14:02:41 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Thu Feb 15 14:02:44 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes
Message-ID: <200702152002.l1FK2f2S031024@romaine.tssi.com>

Note:  The first paragraph is from another list):

> According to the Denver Post, the NCAA rules committee has proposed 
> undoing a couple of unpopular rules changes. They recommend going back 
> to starting the clock at the snap after a change of possession and upon 
> receipt of the ball on a kickoff. To shorten the length of games they 
> further propose to have a 15 second play clock (rather than 25) after a 
> time out, move kickoffs to the 30 (to reduce the number of touchbacks), 
> and reduce timeouts to 30 seconds (from 65). That last might not be too 
> popular with the networks.

I predict the TV guy will still be able to step on the field and keep 
the refs from starting the game, meaning the number of TV commercials
will not be affected.  This will deal more with the timeouts where
the network doesn't go to a break.  

The most significant of these changes will probably be moving the ball
to the 30 on kickoffs.  That will probably help the team that is behind
as much than the clock changes will, and in an example of the law of 
unintended consequences that may increase scoring enough to actually make 
the games slightly longer!.  

It may also cause teams to move away from trying to kick the ball near 
the sideline, because unless they also change where it gets spotted the 
ball will be closer to their goal line if it goes out of bounds.  Thus
it could increase the number of long kick returns, which may in turn
lead to slightly higher scores and longer games.

In NU's case, will it mean more pooch kicks on kickoffs or less?
--
Mike Nolan

From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb 15 14:44:59 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb 15 14:45:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes
In-Reply-To: <200702152002.l1FK2f2S031024@romaine.tssi.com>
References: <200702152002.l1FK2f2S031024@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <01da01c75142$28a56d90$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

Clearly it is going to put more emphasis on special teams.  That wouldn't
have been good for the RW teams, but it might be good for the Fitz teams who
seem to pay more attention to special teams. 

It will take a while for the kickers to catch up to this extra five yards.

It even puts the pooch kick into question because there is a big difference
between starting on the thirty and starting on the forty.

I think you are going to see coaches put more of their first string kids on
special teams to either prevent the big run back, or create the big run
back.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Mike Nolan
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:03 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes

Note:  The first paragraph is from another list):

> According to the Denver Post, the NCAA rules committee has proposed 
> undoing a couple of unpopular rules changes. They recommend going back 
> to starting the clock at the snap after a change of possession and 
> upon receipt of the ball on a kickoff. To shorten the length of games 
> they further propose to have a 15 second play clock (rather than 25) 
> after a time out, move kickoffs to the 30 (to reduce the number of 
> touchbacks), and reduce timeouts to 30 seconds (from 65). That last 
> might not be too popular with the networks.

I predict the TV guy will still be able to step on the field and keep the
refs from starting the game, meaning the number of TV commercials will not
be affected.  This will deal more with the timeouts where the network
doesn't go to a break.  

The most significant of these changes will probably be moving the ball to
the 30 on kickoffs.  That will probably help the team that is behind as much
than the clock changes will, and in an example of the law of unintended
consequences that may increase scoring enough to actually make the games
slightly longer!.  

It may also cause teams to move away from trying to kick the ball near the
sideline, because unless they also change where it gets spotted the ball
will be closer to their goal line if it goes out of bounds.  Thus it could
increase the number of long kick returns, which may in turn lead to slightly
higher scores and longer games.

In NU's case, will it mean more pooch kicks on kickoffs or less?
--
Mike Nolan

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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb 15 14:55:40 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb 15 14:55:43 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another needed rule change
References: <200702152002.l1FK2f2S031024@romaine.tssi.com>
	<01da01c75142$28a56d90$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <000501c75143$a706d510$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Allow the ball carrier to get up if he goes down without being touched.  I 
have noted no injuries from permitting this in the NFL.  It is silly to end 
a play just because the ball carrier slips and goes down. 

From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Thu Feb 15 16:42:08 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Thu Feb 15 16:42:12 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
Message-ID: <200702152242.l1FMg8b2009380@romaine.tssi.com>

> It even puts the pooch kick into question because there is a big difference
> between starting on the thirty and starting on the forty.

It makes a difference on onside kick attempts, too.  I suspect we'll see
fewer coaches using them except at the end of the game when that's the
only thing left to try.
--
Mike Nolan

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 15 16:56:01 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 15 16:55:47 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <200702152242.l1FMg8b2009380@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <003401c75154$76c62bb0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Teams will have to work on the 25-30 yard kick where the ends get under the ball
to catch it in the air. 

It's a play that Greensboro College used a lot, usually in the 3rd quarter. You
put two very fast players at end then kick the ball down field about 30 yards to
where the kid is running.

Its something like a soccer kick where you lead the striker or a kick where a
player heads the ball into the goal, in other words, its doable by almost any
soccer style kicker.

Once you run it, any kickoff becomes a challenge for both sides. I hope the rule
change leads to more of this kind of kickoff play, but the "big leg" guys will
still boom it down field and hope for coverage.

Since NU has a RS Frosh who is a "big leg guy," we should see some of this
stuff.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Mike Nolan
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:42 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
> 
> 
> > It even puts the pooch kick into question because there is a big 
> > difference between starting on the thirty and starting on the forty.
> 
> It makes a difference on onside kick attempts, too.  I 
> suspect we'll see fewer coaches using them except at the end 
> of the game when that's the only thing left to try.
> --
> Mike Nolan
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 15 16:58:02 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 15 16:57:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another needed rule change
In-Reply-To: <000501c75143$a706d510$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Message-ID: <003501c75154$bf0929e0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

It's a rule that should be put into HS ball also.

Imagine how many replays that change would kill - gee maybe even speed up the
game?

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Another needed rule change
> 
> 
> Allow the ball carrier to get up if he goes down without 
> being touched.  I 
> have noted no injuries from permitting this in the NFL.  It 
> is silly to end 
> a play just because the ball carrier slips and goes down. 
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 15 17:02:05 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 15 17:01:55 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Chat during the Game
Message-ID: <003b01c75155$5029dfa0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

On the Purple Reign Chat Board [where else]

http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893

Remember not to close your browser after you get in, just minimize it....

<g>

rsl

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From clzahn at mindspring.com  Thu Feb 15 17:45:06 2007
From: clzahn at mindspring.com (Clark Zahn)
Date: Thu Feb 15 17:45:13 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
Message-ID: <3431582.1171583107220.JavaMail.root@mswamui-blood.atl.sa.earthlink.net>



-----Original Message-----
>From: Roy Lamberton <rstetson@capps-assoc.com>
>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 2:56 PM
>To: 'Mike Nolan' <nolan@romaine.tssi.com>, nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
>Subject: RE: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
>
>Teams will have to work on the 25-30 yard kick where the ends get under the ball
>to catch it in the air. 
>
>It's a play that Greensboro College used a lot, usually in the 3rd quarter. You
>put two very fast players at end then kick the ball down field about 30 yards to
>where the kid is running.
>
>Its something like a soccer kick where you lead the striker or a kick where a
>player heads the ball into the goal, in other words, its doable by almost any
>soccer style kicker.
>
>Once you run it, any kickoff becomes a challenge for both sides. I hope the rule
>change leads to more of this kind of kickoff play, but the "big leg" guys will
>still boom it down field and hope for coverage.
>
>Since NU has a RS Frosh who is a "big leg guy," we should see some of this
>stuff.
>
>rsl
>

Couldn't the receiving team just signal for a fair catch?  The bounce kick works because they can't fair catch it.

Clark


From michael.vance at att.net  Thu Feb 15 22:46:52 2007
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Thu Feb 15 22:46:56 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Halle-freakin-lujah!
In-Reply-To: <20070215130530.76814.qmail@web52914.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20070215130530.76814.qmail@web52914.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <45D5373C.8010704@att.net>

I didn't like either rule.  I thought they both gave too much power to 
the team that was ahead at the end of a half.  I'm actually a little 
surprised that they didn't correct the Wisconsin offsides kick tactic by 
just making it a dead-ball foul, like a false start.  No time runs off 
the clock that way.

To address Mike's comment about the penalty for kicking out of bounds, 
the penalty at all levels is that the ball gets spotted 30 yards from 
the spot of the kick.  In college (and in the NFL until a few years ago) 
that lent a certain symmetry to the penalty because the ball got spotted 
exactly opposite the kick, at the 35-yard-line on the other side of the 
field.  In the pros now, with kickoffs from the 30, the penalty results 
in a spot at the 40.  I would imagine that the college game would follow 
suit.

Unfortunately, there is no way to make the games significantly shorter 
without having the clock running at times where it is currently 
stopped.  That means either less "dead" time -- which they have tried to 
address by shortening timeouts and putting challenges on a timer -- or 
more instances where there is action, but the clock is stopped, such as 
they tried to do with last year's changes.

I can't see this year's changes making a significant difference unless 
they also do away with things like having a TV timeout after a score and 
then again after the kickoff.  Go straight into play after the return or 
touchback.

I don't think that anyone objects to the average length of a college 
football game.  It's the wild deviation and unpredictability that is the 
biggest problem. If they could get 95% of non-OT games to finish within 
a 20-30 minute range, like the NFL does, that would make most people 
happy.  I think that they're eventually going to end up keeping the 
clock running after first downs and/or going to an NFL-style play clock, 
perhaps with an exception for under two minutes.

-Michael

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:
>> Maybe I might be alone, but I actually liked the
>> shorter games.
>>
>>     
> Oh, I like shorter games ... just not by sacrificing
> the game itself. If they want to keep those new clock
> changes for the first three quarters, fine - but the
> final 5 minutes or so of the fourth need to have the
> old rules.
>
> It just wasn't as exciting this year at the end of
> games - and NU fans have become experts on that. Even
> if a team saved all their timeouts, with the clock
> starting on the kickoff, the team didn't have much
> hope - and when coaches started perverting the rule
> like Wisky vs. PSU, then it really looked awful.
>
> GO CATS!!!
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Fri Feb 16 08:52:32 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Fri Feb 16 08:52:27 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/16
Message-ID: <004801c751da$16e51220$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL

Men

     Wildcats Can't Come Back This Time; Fall 66-58 at Iowa
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021507aaa.html 
     + Haluska helps Iowa hold off NU
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070215nugamer,1,457386
2.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Haluska, Hawkeyes top Cats
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/260171,CST-SPT-nubk16.article 
     + Hit By Eye Of The Storm
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Hit-By.Eye.Of.The.Storm.
mens.Basketball-2725188.shtml 
     + Big Ten Notes: Promising season goes south for Northwestern
 
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/illini/story/88F4DBD0F8449B3
C862572840012BA08?OpenDocument 
     + Iowa 66, Northwestern 58
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6476778?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     From the Iowa Hawkeyes
     Hawkeyes Down Northwestern 66-58
      http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021507aaa.html 
     $ AUDIO - Adam Haluska
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/619265.html 
     $ PHOTOS: Iowa v. Northwestern
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/619296.html 
     + Postgame: AUDIO - Tony Freeman
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=2&c=619271 
     + Postgame: AUDIO - Justin Johnson
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=2&c=619269 
     + Hawks finally beat 'Cats
 
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Hawks.Finally.Beat.cats-2724524
.shtml 
     + WINNING FROM THE LINE
 
http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/HAWKS0102/399/108
0 
     + Haluska's "ugly" 29 paces Hawkeyes
 
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/SPORTS/70215046
/1003/SPORTS 
     + Iowa disrupts Wildcat's strategy
 
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/SPORTS02050
101/702160414/1003/SPORTS&lead=1 

     Oh no, crowd inflation hits the Hawks....
     Keeler: A record crowd? Iowa PR machine is a little full of itself
 
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/SPORTS05/70
216001/1003/SPORTS 

     Next up for the Cats:
     2/18 @ Illinois Fighting Illini - ESPN Plus
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020507aac.html 
     Carlwell should be OK
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/chi-ap-il-illino
isplayersin,1,569619.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Hospitalized Carlwell should be released today
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=281620 
     + Column: When basketball becomes irrelevant
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/16/Columns/When-Basketball.Becomes.Irrel
evant-2725074.shtml 
     + Illini's Carlwell likely finished for season
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-0702160210feb
16,1,3311263.story?coll=cs-college-illinois-print 
     + Carlwell might not play again this season
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/107974.asp 
     + Carlwell getting back on his feet
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/107974.asp 
     + Carlwell in 'good spirits'
 
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/illini/story/E706DE5908E901A
F86257284001705A1?OpenDocument 
     + Keeping an Eye on the Illini
      http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/category/sports-eye-on-the-illini 
     + Tupper: Is there cure to season's curse?
 
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/02/16/sports/mark_tupper/1021212.txt 
     + The Carlwell & Smith Wreck (with pics)
      http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=2357 

     Big 10
     Purdue has its way
      http://www.post-trib.com/259838,puiu.article 
     + Teague shines as Purdue upends Indiana
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6476732?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Ohio State: How Good Is Good?
 
http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/619079.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Home Crowd Favorite
 
http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/619055.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

Women

     No. 24 Michigan State Squeezes Out 68-63 Victory Against Feisty 'Cats
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021507aaa.html 
     + Wildcats Fall Despite Late Comeback
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Wildcats.Fall.Despi
te.Late.Comeback.womens.Basketball-2725213.shtml 
     + Spartans hold off Northwestern rally
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/SPORTS08/702160443/1055
/SPORTS07 

FOOTBALL

     Random Thoughts: Finally - Rules Changes
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/619138.html 

RECRUITING

     The Top Rising Sr. Is...?
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=619136 

FENCING

     Younger Fencers Get One Last Tuneup At Junior Olympics
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Younger.Fencers.Get
.One.Last.Tuneup.At.Junior.Olympics.fencing-2725240.shtml 

SOFTBALL

     Louisville Slugger Desert Classic
 
http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/unlv-desert-classic-07.html 

     Only gametrackers are for Cal [2 PM WT] 
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.unlvrebels.collegesports.com/livestats/
data/w-softbl/507048/','GameTrackermfootbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars
=no,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(0); 
     and UNLV [5 PM WT]
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.unlvrebels.collegesports.com/livestats/
data/w-softbl/514731/','GameTrackermfootbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars
=no,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(0); 

SWIMMING

     Men: [Big 10 Championships]
     Last Wish For Seniors: Big Ten Title
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Last-Wish.For.Senio
rs.Big.Ten.Title.mens.Swimming-2725223.shtml 

     + Ohio State's Championship Central
 
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/osu-m-swim-07bigten.htm
l 
     Live Results: Swimming
      http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/livestats/w-swim/index.htm 
     + Diving
      http://www.divemeets.com/ 

TENNIS

     Men
     Team Feeling Ready For Conference Opener
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Team-Feeling.Ready.
For.Conference.Opener.mens.Tennis-2725257.shtml 
     Women
     Last Weekend's Losses Motivate Wildcats
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Last-Weekends.Losse
s.Motivate.Wildcats.womens.Tennis-2725251.shtml 

WRESTLING

     NU To Close Tough Big Ten Season
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/16/Sports/Nu.To.Close.Tough.B
ig.Ten.Season.wrestling-2725233.shtml 

MISCELLANY -

     Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Package up for Auction!!!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021507aab.html 

     RIP Chief Illiniwek....
     Two Chief Illiniweks sue school, NCAA
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070215illiniwek,1,7205
730.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Sources: University to retire the Chief Friday
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/16/News/Sources.University.To.Retire.The
.Chief.Friday-2724408.shtml 
     + U. of I. decides to end Chief Illiniwek's run
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070215illiniw
ek,1,6252671.story?coll=cs-college-illinois-print 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi Former Chicago Cub Joe Girardi to Receive Distinguished Alumnus
Award Feb. 20
      http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2007/02/girardi.html 

     NFL Draft Rankings from Scout.com
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=618956 

     PGA - Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007/ 
     Luke Donald  -  +4 after first round
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r007.html 

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From dennisgaub at qwest.net  Thu Feb  8 17:12:31 2007
From: dennisgaub at qwest.net (Dennis Gaub)
Date: Sun Feb 18 10:58:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: nwu-sports Digest, Vol 4, Issue 47
In-Reply-To: <200702081719.l18HJis0030855@romaine.tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000301c74bd6$9ca12700$0202a8c0@DesktopPC>

 

Agreed, Dennis. I find the Cats hoopsters on the tube exactly one time this
winter and watch a pitiful display. I thought, maybe, there was hope when
the Cats went on a 9-0 run (if I recall right) and closed the gap to 5
points before halftime. But then the pathetic play returned. My God, it's
rare, if ever, that I turn the TV off when watching NU football because
there always seems to be hope and some amount of matched talent. But,
basketball, forget it.

Dennis Gaub
Medill '74
------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:37:59 -0500
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
To: "NU Sports List" <nwu-sports@tssi.com>
Message-ID: <000301c74b7d$f7a6d6d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
	reply-type=original

Another woeful basketball game for the Cats and this one on national TV in
glorious high definition.  "We're not shooting the ball very well and we
can't seem to get any rebounds," Coach Carmody said after the game.  Not
shooting well?  They threw up enough bricks to build Donald Trump's next
mansion.  And Coach, you've never had a team that could rebound because
you've never recruited a team that was big, strong, fast, and athletic at a
Big 10 level.  You know, like Illinois' players, and they are just a
mid-level team who needed to wipe their feet on the league doormat to top
.500.  Will I live long enough to see talented basketball players playing
for the home team in Evanston? 





From WildElk2 at aol.com  Sun Feb 18 11:25:41 2007
From: WildElk2 at aol.com (WildElk2@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 18 11:25:49 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] TV on east coast
Message-ID: <d01.9d36035.3309e615@aol.com>

For those who have the Mid-Atlantic Sports network on their cable systems,  
our beloved Cats are on vs. Illinois at 3:00 EST (or 2:00 CAT Standard  Time).  
 
"Indivisible, and Doyle for  All.""                             GO  CATS!!!   
             Eric
From johnadeg at comcast.net  Sun Feb 18 12:17:41 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Feb 18 12:17:43 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: nwu-sports Digest, Vol 4, Issue 47
Message-ID: <021820071817.23062.45D89845000BD2EA00005A162216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

That is why  we bought Dish's college basketball package.  We get a lot of NU games plus a bunch of Big Ten games.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis Gaub" <dennisgaub@qwest.net>
>  
> 
> Agreed, Dennis. I find the Cats hoopsters on the tube exactly one time this
> winter and watch a pitiful display. I thought, maybe, there was hope when
> the Cats went on a 9-0 run (if I recall right) and closed the gap to 5
> points before halftime. But then the pathetic play returned. My God, it's
> rare, if ever, that I turn the TV off when watching NU football because
> there always seems to be hope and some amount of matched talent. But,
> basketball, forget it.
> 
> Dennis Gaub
> Medill '74
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:37:59 -0500
> From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
> To: "NU Sports List" <nwu-sports@tssi.com>
> Message-ID: <000301c74b7d$f7a6d6d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> 	reply-type=original
> 
> Another woeful basketball game for the Cats and this one on national TV in
> glorious high definition.  "We're not shooting the ball very well and we
> can't seem to get any rebounds," Coach Carmody said after the game.  Not
> shooting well?  They threw up enough bricks to build Donald Trump's next
> mansion.  And Coach, you've never had a team that could rebound because
> you've never recruited a team that was big, strong, fast, and athletic at a
> Big 10 level.  You know, like Illinois' players, and they are just a
> mid-level team who needed to wipe their feet on the league doormat to top
> .500.  Will I live long enough to see talented basketball players playing
> for the home team in Evanston? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Sun Feb 18 22:13:00 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Sun Feb 18 22:13:07 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] RE: nwu-sports Digest, Vol 4, Issue 47
In-Reply-To: <021820071817.23062.45D89845000BD2EA00005A162216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <006701c753dc$3e985670$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

ESPN Gameplan has most NU games on your computer, and they also are on the upper
digital channels, all PPV unfortunately.

rsl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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======== Go Cats -  Beat 'em All ===========
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of johnadeg@comcast.net
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:18 PM
> To: Dennis Gaub; nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] RE: nwu-sports Digest, Vol 4, Issue 47
> 
> 
> That is why  we bought Dish's college basketball package.  We 
> get a lot of NU games plus a bunch of Big Ten games.
> 
> John DeGroat
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Dennis Gaub" <dennisgaub@qwest.net>
> >  
> > 
> > Agreed, Dennis. I find the Cats hoopsters on the tube 
> exactly one time 
> > this winter and watch a pitiful display. I thought, maybe, 
> there was 
> > hope when the Cats went on a 9-0 run (if I recall right) and closed 
> > the gap to 5 points before halftime. But then the pathetic play 
> > returned. My God, it's rare, if ever, that I turn the TV off when 
> > watching NU football because there always seems to be hope and some 
> > amount of matched talent. But, basketball, forget it.
> > 
> > Dennis Gaub
> > Medill '74
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:37:59 -0500
> > From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> > Subject: [NU Sports] More bad basketball
> > To: "NU Sports List" <nwu-sports@tssi.com>
> > Message-ID: <000301c74b7d$f7a6d6d0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> > 	reply-type=original
> > 
> > Another woeful basketball game for the Cats and this one on 
> national 
> > TV in glorious high definition.  "We're not shooting the ball very 
> > well and we can't seem to get any rebounds," Coach Carmody 
> said after 
> > the game.  Not shooting well?  They threw up enough bricks to build 
> > Donald Trump's next mansion.  And Coach, you've never had a 
> team that 
> > could rebound because you've never recruited a team that was big, 
> > strong, fast, and athletic at a Big 10 level.  You know, like 
> > Illinois' players, and they are just a mid-level team who needed to 
> > wipe their feet on the league doormat to top .500.  Will I 
> live long 
> > enough to see talented basketball players playing for the 
> home team in 
> > Evanston?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > nwu-sports site list
> > nwu-sports@tssi.com 
> > http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> 
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> 

From tbng at comcast.net  Mon Feb 19 06:05:55 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Mon Feb 19 06:05:59 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another loss
References: <006701c753dc$3e985670$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <003401c7541e$4f1f6c80$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Another hustling, well coached loss by a team that can't shoot a lick.  That 
Bill Carmody gets as much as he does from these guys is a testament to his 
coaching skill and a criticism of his recruiting.  The team has but one 
quality player in Coble, who still needs to develop, and one fairly good one 
in Doyle, who might be at best a seventh or eighth man on most other Big 10 
teams.  When will we see some basketball players in Evanston? 

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Mon Feb 19 06:57:38 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Feb 19 06:57:40 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another loss
Message-ID: <021920071257.24417.45D99EC20001ABF800005F612216549976090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Dennis answered his own question.  Nothing will change until NU  gets a coach that can recruit but also one that can teach players to rebound and to shoot free throws and are willing to take a charge.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> Another hustling, well coached loss by a team that can't shoot a lick.  That 
> Bill Carmody gets as much as he does from these guys is a testament to his 
> coaching skill and a criticism of his recruiting.  The team has but one 
> quality player in Coble, who still needs to develop, and one fairly good one 
> in Doyle, who might be at best a seventh or eighth man on most other Big 10 
> teams.  When will we see some basketball players in Evanston? 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb 19 10:14:33 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb 19 10:14:38 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/19
Message-ID: <000201c75441$0bd93460$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

"President's Day" Weekend Wrap Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Blue Collar Game NU 37, Ill 48
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/619875.html 
     + Wildcats Fall on the Road at Illinois 48-37
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021807aaa.html 
     + Shooting Dooms Cats Once Again
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/19/Sports/Shooting.Dooms.Cats
.Once.Again.mens.Basketball-2727783.shtml 
     + Illinois 48, Northwestern 37
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/263192,191SPT7.article 
     + McBride carries Illini past Wildcats
 
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/02/19/sports/college/northwestern/doc45d97
84216a63989716996.txt 

     From the Illinois Fighting Illini
     Winning Ugly
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=619908 
     + Illini display heart; dark clouds part
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070218illinigamer,1,30
68969.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Healing Illini get job done vs. Wildcats
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/262897,CST-SPT-ill19.article 
     + Illinois' mettle deserves a medal
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/261946,cst-spt-herb18a.article 
     + McBride Leads Illini To 48-37 Victory Over Wildcats
      http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021807aaa.html 
     + Tough times aside, Illini grab victory
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/Basketball/Tough.Times.Aside.Illini.G
rab.Victory-2727544.shtml 
     + Brown, Head come back to Assembly Hall as spectators
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/Basketball/Brown.Head.Come.Back.To.As
sembly.Hall.As.Spectators-2727580.shtml 
     + Tight defense sparks offense
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/Basketball/Tight.Defense.Sparks.Offen
se-2727731.shtml 
     + Illini inspired during trying times
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=282635 
     + Illini express their concern for Smith
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=282608 
     + Frazier's father ailing
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=282609 
     + McBride good for (five) 3s
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/19/sports/college_sports/doccfa7a8c655e7f40
6862572870003af70.txt 

     Column: Illini overcome injury, establish strong defensive identity
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/Columns/Illini.Overcome.Injury.Establ
ish.Strong.Defensive.Identity-2727561.shtml 

     Next up for the Cats:
     2/21 Univ Texas Pan-American Broncs 7:00 PM - No TV
     Broncs Fall to Bison, 74-63, in Home Finale
      http://utpabroncs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021707aaa.html 
     + Game Notes - North Dakota State
      http://utpabroncs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021607aaa.html 

     Big 10
     Ohio State poised to claim No. 1 ranking
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/sns-ap-bkc-t25-ohio-st-mi
nnesota,1,3378371.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Ohio State in position to take over No. 1 spot
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/263040,CST-SPT-cage19.article 

Women

     'Cats Outlast Michigan, 63-54
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021807aac.html 
     +  weet Home Send-Off
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/19/Sports/Sweet.Home.SendOff.women
s.Basketball-2727767.shtml 
     + Seniors Play Crucial Role In Home Finale
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/19/Sports/Seniors.Play.Crucia
l.Role.In.Home.Finale.womens.Basketball-2727776.shtml 

     Hot second half wasted in loss
 
http://www.michigandaily.com/news/2007/02/19/Basketball/Hot-Second.Half.Wasted.I
n.Loss-2727828.shtml 
     + Northwestern 63, Michigan 54
 
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/sports-22/11718418651855
20.xml&storylist=mibusiness 
     + UM's second-half rally falls short
 
http://www.mlive.com/sports/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1171888820111550.xml
&coll=2 

FOOTBALL

     Big Ten schedule debate continues
 
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1171784
642192750.xml&coll=2 
     Snyder: Back and forth and back again with football rules
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/BLOG14/70215025/1054/SP
ORTS06 
     Oklahoma State tabs Beckman as coordinator
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/91749086/6479392 
     Battery charge against IU's Hardy dismissed
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/92271173/index.html 

RECRUITING

     Posey's Stock On the Rise
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=619977 
     ScoutTV: Iowa RB Joe Johnson
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=619841 

LACROSSE

     No. 1 Northwestern Tripped Up by No. 4 UNC in Double Overtime
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/021707aaa.html 

SOFTBALL

     NU 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Tourney
     Cal Poly Upsets No. 6 Northwestern, 8-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021807aab.html 
     Canney KO's No. 11 Cal, Tosses Six-Inning No-No in 10-1 Northwestern Win
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021707aae.html 
     No. 6 Northwestern Pounds UNLV, 10-0 (6)
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021707aag.html 
     Garland Cooper Breaks NU Career Home Run Record; 'Cats Sting Hornets, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021707aac.html 
     No. 6 Northwestern Routs Portland State, 11-0 (5)
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/021707aaa.html 

SWIMMING

     Men: [Big 10 Championships]
     Make It an Even 10: 'Cats Add Three More Big Ten Titles, Finish Fifth
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/021907aac.html 
     + Northwestern Wins Three More Big Ten Titles in Record Fashion
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/021707aab.html 
     + Northwestern Wins Four Conference Titles on Day One of Big Ten
Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/021707aaa.html 

     Live Results: Swimming
      http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/livestats/w-swim/index.htm 
     + Diving
      http://www.divemeets.com/ 

TENNIS

     Men
     No. 38 'Cats Challenge No. 22 Michigan, Fall 5-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/021807aaa.html 

     Women
     No. 7 North Carolina Holds Off No. 6 Northwestern, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/021807aaa.html 
     + NU Splits Top Ten Weekend
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/19/Sports/Nu.Splits.Top.Ten.W
eekend.womens.Tennis-2727753.shtml 

WRESTLING

     No. 14 Northwestern Wins Last Five Matches; Downs No. 23 Michigan in Dual
Finale, 20-14
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/021807aac.html 

MISCELLANY -

     Chief met by cheers, camera flashes, and resignation
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070218illinichief,1,20
20380.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + One Dance Left
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/News/One-Dance.Left-2727908.shtml 
     + C-U community deals with Chief Illiniwek's departure
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2007/02/19/News/CU.Community.Deals.With.Chief.Il
liniweks.Departure-2727491.shtml 
     + 'Save the chief!' Fans unhappy about university's decision
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/263190,191SPT8.article 

Alumni

     PGA - Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007/ 
     Luke Donald  - Missed the Cut

     Next up is the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r457/ 
     Tom Johnson is expected to play

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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Mon Feb 19 14:46:42 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Feb 19 14:46:44 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another loss
Message-ID: <021920072046.3512.45DA0CB20003D56C00000DB82212020784090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

If anyone doubts that NU's record isn't tied to incredibly poor recruiting consider this.  Rivals.com ranks the top 150 recruits, not one of which is going to NU!.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng@comcast.net>
> Another hustling, well coached loss by a team that can't shoot a lick.  That 
> Bill Carmody gets as much as he does from these guys is a testament to his 
> coaching skill and a criticism of his recruiting.  The team has but one 
> quality player in Coble, who still needs to develop, and one fairly good one 
> in Doyle, who might be at best a seventh or eighth man on most other Big 10 
> teams.  When will we see some basketball players in Evanston? 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports@tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports

From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Mon Feb 19 14:57:19 2007
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb 19 14:57:22 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another loss
Message-ID: <bdb.1081a25d.330b692f@aol.com>

Try putting Williams and Nash on the floor at the same time for more then 2  
minutes at a time. Let's atleast have some athletisism on the floor.  When  in 
the hell is the last time you have seem someone from NU slam the ball with  
some force?  Cedric Neloms or Dion Lee.........
 
From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Tue Feb 20 06:16:24 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Tue Feb 20 06:18:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Another loss
Message-ID: <20070220.041749.945.910619@webmail57.nyc.untd.com>

Good call.  We have been discussing that all year.

I would even go so far as to say since we can't get rebounds anyway 
have your most athletic lineup - Williams, Nash, Coble, Doyle, and 
Moore.

Our view of Doyle turned around this year.  We did not have confidence 
in him, but he seems to be the ONLY person that can create his own shot
(albeit U-G-L-Y) consistently.

-- HUDHAIFA3@aol.com wrote:
Try putting Williams and Nash on the floor at the same time for more 
then 2  minutes at a time. Let's atleast have some athletisism on the 
floor.  When in the hell is the last time you have seem someone from 
NU slam the ball with some force?  Cedric Neloms or Dion Lee.........
 


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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Tue Feb 20 22:25:15 2007
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Tue Feb 20 22:25:18 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
Message-ID: <660404.19383.qm@web36815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

I must first disclose that I haven't followed the men's basketball program very closely since I graduated. However, I think it's safe to say that Carmody's stint in Evanston hasn't been successful. I think NU is faced with a dismal reality. Carmody isn't getting it done, but we probably can't get anyone else who will. 

What do we do?

Victory & Honor,
Jim


 
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From MHRJGScott at aol.com  Tue Feb 20 22:38:10 2007
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com (MHRJGScott@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 20 22:38:18 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
Message-ID: <bfc.10def7a4.330d26b2@aol.com>

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb 21 06:14:49 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb 21 06:14:49 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/21
Message-ID: <001f01c755b1$e2dcec10$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Fat Tuesday Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     2006-07 Statistics
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2006-2007/teamstat.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     2/21 Univ Texas Pan-American Broncs 7:00 PM - No TV 


     Big 10
     Wisconsin, Ohio State top poll
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070219bigten,1,5909830
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

Women



FOOTBALL

     Inside Slant 
     http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/nwestern.htm 

RECRUITING

     1st Commit for Weis
     Irish land Mike Golic's son
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/264520,CST-SPT-ndfb20.article 
     LSU's Larry Porter earns National Recruiter of the Year 
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/93042222/index.html 

BASEBALL

     BTH Preview 2007: 10 Hitters You Should Know
 
http://bigtenhardball.blogspot.com/2007/02/bth-preview-2007-10-hitters-you-shoul
d.html 
     BTH Preview 2007: Northwestern
 
http://bigtenhardball.blogspot.com/2007/02/bth-preview-2007-northwestern.html 

GOLF

     'Cats in Sixth After Day One at Central District Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/021907aac.html 

LACROSSE

     Wildcats, Kjellman Garner ALC Preseason Honors
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/022007aae.html 
     Four Wildcats Named to 2007 Preseason Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/021707aad.html 
     Cats fall to #3 - still got 3 first place votes... 
     North Carolina earns top spot in women's poll
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=148914 
     Alternative Heeling
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/021707aae.html 
     + Friday Tailgate: 'Cats and Heels Clash:
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/021607aad.html 

SWIMMING

     Wildcats Grab 10 Conference Titles
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/20/Sports/Wildcats.Grab.10.Co
nference.Titles.mens.Swimming-2730252.shtml 

TENNIS

     Men
     Cats Start Big Ten On Losing Skid 
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/20/Sports/Cats-Start.Big.Ten.
On.Losing.Skid.mens.Tennis-2730221.shtml 

     Women
     No. 7 Carolina Knocks Off No. 6 Northwestern
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/stories/021807abl.html 

WRESTLING

     The Final Comeback
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/20/Sports/The-Final.Comeback.wrest
ling-2730245.shtml 

MISCELLANY -

     Muslims' Request For Space Rejected
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/20/Campus/Muslims.Request.For.Spac
e.Rejected-2730268.shtml 

     They're a big part of the Sports News evey day
     Daily Takes 15 Awards At Illinois Press Convention
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/20/Campus/Daily.Takes.15.Awar
ds.At.Illinois.Press.Convention-2730138.shtml 

Alumni

     J.A. Happ Phillies - Non-Roster Invitees
      http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/team/roster_nri.jsp?c_id=phi 

     PGA - World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r470/ 
     Luke Donald  - The Bracket Is Out
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/leaderboards/current/r470/ 
     Clarke faces Garcia in Match Play
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6375201.stm 

     At the  Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r457/ 
     Tom Johnson is expected to play

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From artmiller1 at hotmail.com  Wed Feb 21 07:45:56 2007
From: artmiller1 at hotmail.com (Arthur Miller)
Date: Wed Feb 21 07:45:56 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
In-Reply-To: <660404.19383.qm@web36815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <BAY106-DAV7348A86038DE2369DE9FA8A880@phx.gbl>

I'm not sure I totally agree about BC.  I can't put my finger on it, but
something about BC's teams is always unsatisfying.  And while this season
has been a disappointment, the numbers tell us he's been the most successful
NU coach in many decades.

That said, I tend to agree that a change may be warranted, but think it also
needs to correspond with a major re-upping of our commitment to basketball.
New locker rooms, coaches' offices...hell, maybe we should level McGaw Hall
and replace it with something that doesn't *feel* like a high school
gymnasium.

IMO, there's very little wrong with our program that money can't fix.  


-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:25 PM
To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?

Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

I must first disclose that I haven't followed the men's basketball program
very closely since I graduated. However, I think it's safe to say that
Carmody's stint in Evanston hasn't been successful. I think NU is faced with
a dismal reality. Carmody isn't getting it done, but we probably can't get
anyone else who will. 

What do we do?

Victory & Honor,
Jim

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From tbng at comcast.net  Wed Feb 21 08:42:50 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Wed Feb 21 08:42:57 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
References: <BAY106-DAV7348A86038DE2369DE9FA8A880@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <000501c755c6$901e0300$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> New locker rooms, coaches' offices...hell, maybe we should level McGaw 
> Hall
> and replace it with something that doesn't *feel* like a high school
> gymnasium.

Good point about facilities.  For certain we need to do something or drop 
out of the Big 10 in basketball.  I'm for letting Carmody have 1 to 2 more 
years.  Clearly he is an excellent coach who gets the most out of his 
talent.  Ball handling, for example, is far better under his tutelage than 
has been traditional for NU teams, and it keeps us within reach in most 
games.  It is poor rebounding and shooting that pushes winning out of reach. 
Improve those two areas, and we're in the NCAAs and maybe looking at a Big 
10 title.  There is more behind the bad recruiting than Carmody's inability 
to appeal to parents and players.  That, I suspect, he does quite well. 
Yet, they ain't a comin'.  Shiny, new facilities would be a big plus.  So 
would taking a chance with a few academically marginal players with good 
attitudes toward education and the ability to shoot the trey or yank down 10 
rebounds a game.  That would kick us over the top. 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb 21 11:52:22 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb 21 11:52:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
In-Reply-To: <BAY106-DAV7348A86038DE2369DE9FA8A880@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <000001c755e1$09d14260$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

NU is in the middle of a major upgrade of basketball facilities, including enuff
locker rooms to be able to host tournaments. I think the New Offices are just
about ready to be built altho we haven't heard much about all this lately.

I you want to help, join the Fast Break club.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:46 AM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
> 
> 
> I'm not sure I totally agree about BC.  I can't put my finger 
> on it, but something about BC's teams is always unsatisfying. 
>  And while this season has been a disappointment, the numbers 
> tell us he's been the most successful NU coach in many decades.
> 
> That said, I tend to agree that a change may be warranted, 
> but think it also needs to correspond with a major re-upping 
> of our commitment to basketball. New locker rooms, coaches' 
> offices...hell, maybe we should level McGaw Hall and replace 
> it with something that doesn't *feel* like a high school gymnasium.
> 
> IMO, there's very little wrong with our program that money 
> can't fix.  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jim Leonard
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:25 PM
> To: nwu-sports@tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change?
> 
> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
> 
> I must first disclose that I haven't followed the men's 
> basketball program very closely since I graduated. However, I 
> think it's safe to say that Carmody's stint in Evanston 
> hasn't been successful. I think NU is faced with a dismal 
> reality. Carmody isn't getting it done, but we probably can't 
> get anyone else who will. 
> 
> What do we do?
> 
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
> 
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Wed Feb 21 13:04:49 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Wed Feb 21 13:04:53 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <200702211904.l1LJ4n5f026262@romaine.tssi.com>

> That said, I tend to agree that a change may be warranted, but think it also
> needs to correspond with a major re-upping of our commitment to basketball.
> New locker rooms, coaches' offices...hell, maybe we should level McGaw Hall
> and replace it with something that doesn't *feel* like a high school
> gymnasium.
> 
> IMO, there's very little wrong with our program that money can't fix.  

I don't think NU will ever pony up that kind of money, and I'm not sure
we want the problems it would likely buy.

Replacing McGaw would be a start, but there probably isn't space there for a
state-of-the-art facility.  (IMHO, it isn't upgradeable to one.)
--
Mike Nolan

From NEONRye at aol.com  Wed Feb 21 13:48:44 2007
From: NEONRye at aol.com (NEONRye@aol.com)
Date: Wed Feb 21 13:49:07 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <cde.a1fa210.330dfc1c@aol.com>

While it would be great to have a new venue for 'Cat Hoops, I don't really  
think that is the problem.  I have never been to Cameron Indoor Arena, but  
certainly, it is not state-of-the-art in any way, shape of form--except for (a)  
the undergraduate talent wearing the "Blue Devils" jersey, (b) the fanatic  
undergraduates in the seats, and (c) Coach "K".
 
I have been reluctant to join in this discussion, and have held back all  
season, because I think Bill Carmody is an excellent representative of NU and  
what it stands for.  However, if the goal is not only to have a "clean"  
program, but to qualify for the NCAA Tournament some time in the next  century, then 
we just have to be able to recruit better players.  We are  too slow, too 
small and too un-athletic (i.e., no "leapers").  Thus,  defensively and on the 
boards we are generally pathetic, and occasionally rise  to mediocre.   
 
I think we need to go after somebody like a Kareem Abdul Jabbar, a  
nationally-recognized figure, who also stands for academic excellence and  integrity, 
and an individual who clearly wants to become a Head Coach.  I  think Kareem 
has been mentioned before by others on the List.  Obviously,  as a legend of the 
game and a man of unquestioned principles, he should be  able to recruit 
successfully in the African-American community, which IMHO is a  sine qua non for 
significant progress with our program.   Frankly, I think we have avoided this 
issue out of a sense of political  correctness, but it is inescapable.  All 
you have to do is turn on the tube  or go to a game.  We are a predominantly 
Caucasian team in a sport in which  African-Americans have excelled, for a 
variety of reasons.  And, if  anything, that trend has intensified during the 
Carmody Era, as he has  shown some recruiting prowess in Eastern Europe, but not 
East Chicago or  Gary or St. Louis.     
 
What I am saying is that President Bienen and Mark Murphy need to think  "out 
of the box" here.  We have a virtually-unmatched record of futility in  terms 
of the NCAA Tournament.  I believe that our failure to ever make the  
Tournament is more of an embarassment than our record-setting losing streak on  the 
gridiron in the 1980's.  It's just that we have somehow flown under the  radar 
with it.  And we can't use "academics" as a crutch forever.   When I see 
Vanderbilt beat Florida, I know that the canard of "We can't recruit  basketball 
players because they don't have the grades or the SAT's" is a  lame excuse that 
has outlived its useful life.  
 
I would never say that we should take junior college transfers or players  
who can't cut it in the classroom, but by the same token, other "pseudo-Ivy"  
schools manage to hire coaches and recruit players who generate the "critical  
mass" of talent and instruction which enables them to make the Tournament.   
And I haven't heard anyone say that Vandy or Stanford or Duke have somehow  
depreciated their reputations as top-class institutions of learning by fielding  
competitive (and, in some cases, championship-caliber) hoops teams.  Why  can't 
we?  I am not asking for the "Final Four:" here; in fact, I probably  would 
be happy making the "Play-In Game".:-)  
 
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From s.fridley at comcast.net  Wed Feb 21 16:06:54 2007
From: s.fridley at comcast.net (s.fridley@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 21 16:06:58 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022120072206.8637.45DCC27E00046F48000021BD2200734840970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>

The timing of some of your comments is interesting.  I share your views on Carmody - that he is a great representative of NU and what it stands for.  I also share your frustration with our recruiting.

Re: no "leapers" - I agree these are in short supply.  Interestingly, Capocci, one of our freshmen next year, is apparently a terrific jumper.  I spoke briefly with his high school coach, who told me he "absolutely jumps out of the gym."  I've heard similar elsewhere, but we'll see next November.  Michael Thompson, our other recruit for next year, is very speedy.  

It has taken some time, but we are starting to get players out of the Chicago Public League after a long, long dry spell that far outstripped Carmody's tenure.  Previously, Carmody had some pyrrhic recruiting victories with Brandon Lee out of another talent hotbed, Peoria, and Gary Lee, from Flint, MI.  Unfortunately, while they signed on the bottom line they didn't last very long for reasons we already know.

The addition to the staff of Tavaras Hardy is apparently already reaping some benefits with regard to our recruiting visibility locally.  His knowledge of what it's like to be a student-athlete at NU combined with his winning personality will, I think, prove a big help to our efforts.

If you haven't been present when Carmody talks about recruiting I thought you might find this interesting:  I've heard Carmody talk about this quite a bit, and he is definitely not using our academic requirements as a crutch.  When asked, he sort of perfunctorily acknowledges that our academic standards make our net a little bit narrower and the job a little more challenging, but also disavows that as a big part of the problem.  He has consistently said that his biggest obstacle is the program's history, or lack thereof.  I also remember something Jitim said that I found interesting.  It's not just about our choice who to recruit based on academics.  Jitim played with everybody in Chicago over the summers, and he frequently heard from others something like, "Oh, man, why do you want to go to Northwestern and have to study so hard.  You have to be a superbrain to go there."  Jitim essentially said, no, you just have to go to class and do your work.  It's not all that big a deal.  Bu
t the perception's out there.  (Another reason I think Tavaras can help here - he can provide first hand info about what student work at NU is like.) Some of the recent articles in the Daily Herald about NU recruiting and the CPL were illuminating.  It's clear that NU is quite flexible in its admissions requirements for athletes, as long as they have decent grades which indicate a likelihood of college graduation.  

All things considered, I think our basketball job is the single toughest job in all of college sports.  Not as high-pressured as  some of the superelite football programs, but the toughest job in which to have real success.  Carmody's doing as well so far as anybody has, but if he can't do it, it might take an out-of-the-box solution like Kareem to get it done.  It's a shame that Kareem has never been offered an opportunity, and it's a further shame that for NU to be the school that offered would be appropriately seen as the very lowest rung on the ladder.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: NEONRye@aol.com
> While it would be great to have a new venue for 'Cat Hoops, I don't really  
> think that is the problem.  I have never been to Cameron Indoor Arena, but  
> certainly, it is not state-of-the-art in any way, shape of form--except for (a)  
> the undergraduate talent wearing the "Blue Devils" jersey, (b) the fanatic  
> undergraduates in the seats, and (c) Coach "K".
>  
> I have been reluctant to join in this discussion, and have held back all  
> season, because I think Bill Carmody is an excellent representative of NU and  
> what it stands for.  However, if the goal is not only to have a "clean"  
> program, but to qualify for the NCAA Tournament some time in the next  century, 
> then 
> we just have to be able to recruit better players.  We are  too slow, too 
> small and too un-athletic (i.e., no "leapers").  Thus,  defensively and on the 
> boards we are generally pathetic, and occasionally rise  to mediocre.   
>  
> I think we need to go after somebody like a Kareem Abdul Jabbar, a  
> nationally-recognized figure, who also stands for academic excellence and  
> integrity, 
> and an individual who clearly wants to become a Head Coach.  I  think Kareem 
> has been mentioned before by others on the List.  Obviously,  as a legend of the 
> game and a man of unquestioned principles, he should be  able to recruit 
> successfully in the African-American community, which IMHO is a  sine qua non 
> for 
> significant progress with our program.   Frankly, I think we have avoided this 
> issue out of a sense of political  correctness, but it is inescapable.  All 
> you have to do is turn on the tube  or go to a game.  We are a predominantly 
> Caucasian team in a sport in which  African-Americans have excelled, for a 
> variety of reasons.  And, if  anything, that trend has intensified during the 
> Carmody Era, as he has  shown some recruiting prowess in Eastern Europe, but not 
> East Chicago or  Gary or St. Louis.     
>  
> What I am saying is that President Bienen and Mark Murphy need to think  "out 
> of the box" here.  We have a virtually-unmatched record of futility in  terms 
> of the NCAA Tournament.  I believe that our failure to ever make the  
> Tournament is more of an embarassment than our record-setting losing streak on  
> the 
> gridiron in the 1980's.  It's just that we have somehow flown under the  radar 
> with it.  And we can't use "academics" as a crutch forever.   When I see 
> Vanderbilt beat Florida, I know that the canard of "We can't recruit  basketball 
> players because they don't have the grades or the SAT's" is a  lame excuse that 
> has outlived its useful life.  
>  
> I would never say that we should take junior college transfers or players  
> who can't cut it in the classroom, but by the same token, other "pseudo-Ivy"  
> schools manage to hire coaches and recruit players who generate the "critical  
> mass" of talent and instruction which enables them to make the Tournament.   
> And I haven't heard anyone say that Vandy or Stanford or Duke have somehow  
> depreciated their reputations as top-class institutions of learning by fielding  
> competitive (and, in some cases, championship-caliber) hoops teams.  Why  can't 
> we?  I am not asking for the "Final Four:" here; in fact, I probably  would 
> be happy making the "Play-In Game".:-)  
>  
> Paul Levinson
>  
>  
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Wed Feb 21 19:37:14 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 21 19:37:17 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022220070137.9636.45DCF3C9000DADF8000025A42216551406090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

The Harrisburg, PA newspaper has a long article by a Pittsburgh newspaper sportswriter  lamenting Penn State's lousy basketball program despite having a top notch facility.  This guy calls Penn State's and NU's programs a joke in so many words.  He attributes Penn State's problems to its being out in the country, i.e. west of the Hudson River,  making it an unattractive location for the players out of NYC, New Jersey and not playing "Big Least" teams instead of Big Ten schools.  NU doesn't have the problem of its location , but I also think that when Penn State joined the Big Ten it had to jack up its admissions standards. I'm still at a loss as to why NU's program has been so bad for so many years.

John DeGroat
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From: s.fridley@comcast.net 

> The timing of some of your comments is interesting. I share your views on 
> Carmody - that he is a great representative of NU and what it stands for. I 
> also share your frustration with our recruiting. 
> 
> Re: no "leapers" - I agree these are in short supply. Interestingly, Capocci, 
> one of our freshmen next year, is apparently a terrific jumper. I spoke briefly 
> with his high school coach, who told me he "absolutely jumps out of the gym." 
> I've heard similar elsewhere, but we'll see next November. Michael Thompson, 
> our other recruit for next year, is very speedy. 
> 
> It has taken some time, but we are starting to get players out of the Chicago 
> Public League after a long, long dry spell that far outstripped Carmody's 
> tenure. Previously, Carmody had some pyrrhic recruiting victories with Brandon 
> Lee out of another talent hotbed, Peoria, and Gary Lee, from Flint, MI. 
> Unfortunately, while they signed on the bottom line they didn't last very long 
> for reasons we already know. 
> 
> The addition to the staff of Tavaras Hardy is apparently already reaping some 
> benefits with regard to our recruiting visibility locally. His knowledge of 
> what it's like to be a student-athlete at NU combined with his winning 
> personality will, I think, prove a big help to our efforts. 
> 
> If you haven't been present when Carmody talks about recruiting I thought you 
> might find this interesting: I've heard Carmody talk about this quite a bit, 
> and he is definitely not using our academic requirements as a crutch. When 
> asked, he sort of perfunctorily acknowledges that our academic standards make 
> our net a little bit narrower and the job a little more challenging, but also 
> disavows that as a big part of the problem. He has consistently said that his 
> biggest obstacle is the program's history, or lack thereof. I also remember 
> something Jitim said that I found interesting. It's not just about our choice 
> who to recruit based on academics. Jitim played with everybody in Chicago over 
> the summers, and he frequently heard from others something like, "Oh, man, why 
> do you want to go to Northwestern and have to study so hard. You have to be a 
> superbrain to go there." Jitim essentially said, no, you just have to go to 
> class and do your work. It's not all that big a de! 
> al. Bu 
> t the perception's out there. (Another reason I think Tavaras can help here - 
> he can provide first hand info about what student work at NU is like.) Some of 
> the recent articles in the Daily Herald about NU recruiting and the CPL were 
> illuminating. It's clear that NU is quite flexible in its admissions 
> requirements for athletes, as long as they have decent grades which indicate a 
> likelihood of college graduation. 
> 
> All things considered, I think our basketball job is the single toughest job in 
> all of college sports. Not as high-pressured as some of the superelite 
> football programs, but the toughest job in which to have real success. 
> Carmody's doing as well so far as anybody has, but if he can't do it, it might 
> take an out-of-the-box solution like Kareem to get it done. It's a shame that 
> Kareem has never been offered an opportunity, and it's a further shame that for 
> NU to be the school that offered would be appropriately seen as the very lowest 
> rung on the ladder. 
> 
> -------------- Original message ---------------------- 
> From: NEONRye@aol.com 
> > While it would be great to have a new venue for 'Cat Hoops, I don't really 
> > think that is the problem. I have never been to Cameron Indoor Arena, but 
> > certainly, it is not state-of-the-art in any way, shape of form--except for 
> (a) 
> > the undergraduate talent wearing the "Blue Devils" jersey, (b) the fanatic 
> > undergraduates in the seats, and (c) Coach "K". 
> > 
> > I have been reluctant to join in this discussion, and have held back all 
> > season, because I think Bill Carmody is an excellent representative of NU and 
> > what it stands for. However, if the goal is not only to have a "clean" 
> > program, but to qualify for the NCAA Tournament some time in the next 
> century, 
> > then 
> > we just have to be able to recruit better players. We are too slow, too 
> > small and too un-athletic (i.e., no "leapers"). Thus, defensively and on the 
> > boards we are generally pathetic, and occasionally rise to mediocre. 
> > 
> > I think we need to go after somebody like a Kareem Abdul Jabbar, a 
> > nationally-recognized figure, who also stands for academic excellence and 
> > integrity, 
> > and an individual who clearly wants to become a Head Coach. I think Kareem 
> > has been mentioned before by others on the List. Obviously, as a legend of 
> the 
> > game and a man of unquestioned principles, he should be able to recruit 
> > successfully in the African-American community, which IMHO is a sine qua non 
> > for 
> > significant progress with our program. Frankly, I think we have avoided this 
> > issue out of a sense of political correctness, but it is inescapable. All 
> > you have to do is turn on the tube or go to a game. We are a predominantly 
> > Caucasian team in a sport in which African-Americans have excelled, for a 
> > variety of reasons. And, if anything, that trend has intensified during the 
> > Carmody Era, as he has shown some recruiting prowess in Eastern Europe, but 
> not 
> > East Chicago or Gary or St. Louis. 
> > 
> > What I am saying is that President Bienen and Mark Murphy need to think "out 
> > of the box" here. We have a virtually-unmatched record of futility in terms 
> > of the NCAA Tournament. I believe that our failure to ever make the 
> > Tournament is more of an embarassment than our record-setting losing streak on 
> > the 
> > gridiron in the 1980's. It's just that we have somehow flown under the radar 
> > with it. And we can't use "academics" as a crutch forever. When I see 
> > Vanderbilt beat Florida, I know that the canard of "We can't recruit 
> basketball 
> > players because they don't have the grades or the SAT's" is a lame excuse 
> that 
> > has outlived its useful life. 
> > 
> > I would never say that we should take junior college transfers or players 
> > who can't cut it in the classroom, but by the same token, other "pseudo-Ivy" 
> > schools manage to hire coaches and recruit players who generate the "critical 
> > mass" of talent and instruction which enables them to make the Tournament. 
> > And I haven't heard anyone say that Vandy or Stanford or Duke have somehow 
> > depreciated their reputations as top-class institutions of learning by 
> fielding 
> > competitive (and, in some cases, championship-caliber) hoops teams. Why 
> can't 
> > we? I am not asking for the "Final Four:" here; in fact, I probably would 
> > be happy making the "Play-In Game".:-) 
> > 
> > Paul Levinson 
> > 
> > 
> > 


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From jleonard518 at yahoo.com  Thu Feb 22 06:36:49 2007
From: jleonard518 at yahoo.com (Jim Leonard)
Date: Thu Feb 22 06:36:53 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Everyone,

I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 

Go Cats,
Jim

----- Original Message ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of administrations that don?t have sufficient interest in basketball. They have not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep them.
 
Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less, a school with high academic standards. 
 
As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even our present coach, Bill C. 
 
Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself, "It?s no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it just has to be that! Our administrations just don?t want to provide the $ for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting. Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been on the back burner.
 
Bottom line:  The buck stops with the trustees.


 
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From artmiller1 at hotmail.com  Thu Feb 22 08:51:51 2007
From: artmiller1 at hotmail.com (Arthur Miller)
Date: Thu Feb 22 08:51:51 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <BAY106-DAV9666BBF1C0029339C12278A8F0@phx.gbl>

I agree with this person's points entirely.  My position on this is fairly
simple, and it is this:

Football and men's basketball are, for better or worse, a significant
component of the Northwestern "brand" as well as of the student/alumni
experience.  This may be shallow, this may be unjust, but this is THE WAY IT
IS.  The truth is that kids can get a great, world-class education at dozens
of universities these days; if we want our pick of the best students, we
need to offer them a complete student/alumni experience, which in this day
and age has to include competitive football and men's basketball.  Football
is arguably there right now, though perhaps just barely.

Don't get me wrong: I'm very proud of the excellence we have shown in
non-rev sports like lax, softball, wrestling, tennis, and swimming.  But the
ability of these sports to improve the brand and student/alumni experience
is greatly limited compared with MEN'S BASKETBALL.

The Northwestern trustees and administration need to either recognize this
fact and strive to address it as they would any other shortcoming of the
university, or de-emphasize it altogether, opt out of the Big Ten, and join
an athletic conference of more like-minded institutions.  This
"fence-sitting" posture--where we enjoy the financial benefits of being in
the B10 but decline to make the necessary investments to excel--is
hypocritical and unfair to the students, alumni, and the other institutions
in the conference.




-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:37 AM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)

Everyone,

I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to
this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were
willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 

Go Cats,
Jim

----- Original Message
---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------
IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of
administrations that don't have sufficient interest in basketball. They have
not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better
facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep
them.
 
Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the
other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less,
a school with high academic standards. 
 
As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we
have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even
our present coach, Bill C. 
 
Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself,
"It's no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it
just has to be that! Our administrations just don't want to provide the $
for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting.
Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the
tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football
and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been
on the back burner.
 
Bottom line:  The buck stops with the trustees.


 
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From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb 22 09:23:29 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb 22 09:24:06 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <BAY106-DAV9666BBF1C0029339C12278A8F0@phx.gbl>
References: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<BAY106-DAV9666BBF1C0029339C12278A8F0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <08d001c75695$682353d0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>

I honestly don't know what the nature of the investments that NU is making
in basketball compared with other BT schools that are enjoying more success
than we have.  So I can't honestly comment that more money is the answer.
I'm sure that Carmody is paid well, but I don't know how that compares to
other coaches.

As Roy has already said, NU is building new facilities so perhaps the
process of investment is already under way.

But as far as the argument is concerned, I think that it comes down to the
head coach being held accountable for the results of the program.  A head
coach that comes in here with the expectation of being successful is going
to evaluate what they need and demand a commitment for those resources
BEFORE they take the job. 

Many on this list have said that Carmody is doing the best with what he has,
but if resources are an issue, he agreed to take the job knowing that he
didn't have access to the same sort of resources available to other BT
programs.  So he and the AD share the blame for a poor result.  Allowing him
to continue under those circumstances is basically saying that we don't
expect that he CAN do any better and we're willing to accept this poor
result as his best effort.  

IMHO, the process of getting a high profile coach in here will resolve all
of the other issues of resource and send the message that NU is willing to
make the investments (whatever they turn out to be) to have a competitive
program sooner rather than later.

Jeff

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Arthur Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:52 AM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)

I agree with this person's points entirely.  My position on this is fairly
simple, and it is this:

Football and men's basketball are, for better or worse, a significant
component of the Northwestern "brand" as well as of the student/alumni
experience.  This may be shallow, this may be unjust, but this is THE WAY IT
IS.  The truth is that kids can get a great, world-class education at dozens
of universities these days; if we want our pick of the best students, we
need to offer them a complete student/alumni experience, which in this day
and age has to include competitive football and men's basketball.  Football
is arguably there right now, though perhaps just barely.

Don't get me wrong: I'm very proud of the excellence we have shown in
non-rev sports like lax, softball, wrestling, tennis, and swimming.  But the
ability of these sports to improve the brand and student/alumni experience
is greatly limited compared with MEN'S BASKETBALL.

The Northwestern trustees and administration need to either recognize this
fact and strive to address it as they would any other shortcoming of the
university, or de-emphasize it altogether, opt out of the Big Ten, and join
an athletic conference of more like-minded institutions.  This
"fence-sitting" posture--where we enjoy the financial benefits of being in
the B10 but decline to make the necessary investments to excel--is
hypocritical and unfair to the students, alumni, and the other institutions
in the conference.




-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Leonard
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:37 AM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)

Everyone,

I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to
this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were
willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 

Go Cats,
Jim

----- Original Message
---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------
IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of
administrations that don't have sufficient interest in basketball. They have
not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better
facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep
them.
 
Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the
other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less,
a school with high academic standards. 
 
As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we
have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even
our present coach, Bill C. 
 
Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself,
"It's no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it
just has to be that! Our administrations just don't want to provide the $
for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting.
Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the
tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football
and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been
on the back burner.
 
Bottom line:  The buck stops with the trustees.


 
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________
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Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 22 09:49:10 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 22 09:59:47 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <08d001c75695$682353d0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
Message-ID: <000201c75698$fe88e2b0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

Folks, we may not know it, but Carmody is a high profile coach.

Read what the other Big 10 coaches say about him - they're not blowing smoke
because they know the Carrill offense works when you have the right mix of
players, a mix that NU is very close to having even this year.

I can't find anything about it on NU Sports, but NU is planning a multi-million
dollar upgrade of facilities, including new coaches offices overlooking the
basketball practice court - essentially where the batting cages are now.

The next step is new locker rooms - enough for 4 teams so we can host the
holiday tournaments.

I'm not sure what the status of that fund raising is, but the people I've talked
to seem to think it will happen sooner, not later.

Bill Carmody has had one of the best runs of any past NU Coach. Many don't agree
with his offensive philosophy, but NU could never attracted 8 or 9 guys who
could play O'Neil's or Winter's or anyone else's offense well. The Princeton
style offense attracts smart kids who can shoot - we're finally getting those
kinds of players, as our rep in the city continues to grow.

Maybe we were kinda spoiled by Vedran's ability to control a game. Its too bad
Doyle wasn't here from the beginning of his college basketball career, he would
have been a major player with the guys back then. 

Anyway, too much of this talk is similar to the same line folks used against
Walker after the Wheeler death. Had we followed what fans were saying on the
internet, we would have had another rebuild and probably not had Fitz as the
head guy.

I guess I believe in building on what you've got, not chasing after
possibilities. 

Go Cats

Rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:23 AM
> To: 'Arthur Miller'; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
> 
> 
> I honestly don't know what the nature of the investments that 
> NU is making in basketball compared with other BT schools 
> that are enjoying more success than we have.  So I can't 
> honestly comment that more money is the answer. I'm sure that 
> Carmody is paid well, but I don't know how that compares to 
> other coaches.
> 
> As Roy has already said, NU is building new facilities so 
> perhaps the process of investment is already under way.
> 
> But as far as the argument is concerned, I think that it 
> comes down to the head coach being held accountable for the 
> results of the program.  A head coach that comes in here with 
> the expectation of being successful is going to evaluate what 
> they need and demand a commitment for those resources BEFORE 
> they take the job. 
> 
> Many on this list have said that Carmody is doing the best 
> with what he has, but if resources are an issue, he agreed to 
> take the job knowing that he didn't have access to the same 
> sort of resources available to other BT programs.  So he and 
> the AD share the blame for a poor result.  Allowing him to 
> continue under those circumstances is basically saying that 
> we don't expect that he CAN do any better and we're willing 
> to accept this poor result as his best effort.  
> 
> IMHO, the process of getting a high profile coach in here 
> will resolve all of the other issues of resource and send the 
> message that NU is willing to make the investments (whatever 
> they turn out to be) to have a competitive program sooner 
> rather than later.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 


From johnadeg at comcast.net  Thu Feb 22 10:05:51 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb 22 10:05:56 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022220071605.5763.45DDBF5F0003908E000016832216525806090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>


Arthur Miller has that right!

John DeGroat
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Arthur Miller" <artmiller1@hotmail.com> 

> I agree with this person's points entirely. My position on this is fairly 
> simple, and it is this: 
> 
> Football and men's basketball are, for better or worse, a significant 
> component of the Northwestern "brand" as well as of the student/alumni 
> experience. This may be shallow, this may be unjust, but this is THE WAY IT 
> IS. The truth is that kids can get a great, world-class education at dozens 
> of universities these days; if we want our pick of the best students, we 
> need to offer them a complete student/alumni experience, which in this day 
> and age has to include competitive football and men's basketball. Football 
> is arguably there right now, though perhaps just barely. 
> 
> Don't get me wrong: I'm very proud of the excellence we have shown in 
> non-rev sports like lax, softball, wrestling, tennis, and swimming. But the 
> ability of these sports to improve the brand and student/alumni experience 
> is greatly limited compared with MEN'S BASKETBALL. 
> 
> The Northwestern trustees and administration need to either recognize this 
> fact and strive to address it as they would any other shortcoming of the 
> university, or de-emphasize it altogether, opt out of the Big Ten, and join 
> an athletic conference of more like-minded institutions. This 
> "fence-sitting" posture--where we enjoy the financial benefits of being in 
> the B10 but decline to make the necessary investments to excel--is 
> hypocritical and unfair to the students, alumni, and the other institutions 
> in the conference. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On 
> Behalf Of Jim Leonard 
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:37 AM 
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com 
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd) 
> 
> Everyone, 
> 
> I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to 
> this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were 
> willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 
> 
> Go Cats, 
> Jim 
> 
> ----- Original Message 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ------------------------- 
> IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of 
> administrations that don't have sufficient interest in basketball. They have 
> not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better 
> facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep 
> them. 
> 
> Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the 
> other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less, 
> a school with high academic standards. 
> 
> As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we 
> have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even 
> our present coach, Bill C. 
> 
> Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself, 
> "It's no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it 
> just has to be that! Our administrations just don't want to provide the $ 
> for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting. 
> Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the 
> tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football 
> and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been 
> on the back burner. 
> 
> Bottom line: The buck stops with the trustees. 
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________________________________________ 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Thu Feb 22 10:13:25 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Thu Feb 22 10:13:22 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/22
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      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022107aad.html 
     + AP Photo Gallery
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022107aaa.html# 
     + NU sets mark in non-league games
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070221nu,
1,841857.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Not Big Ten but still big for NU
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/268237,CST-SPT-nu22.article 
     + Cats Ride Broncs To Victory
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/22/Sports/Cats-Ride.Broncs.To.Vict
ory.mens.Basketball-2736286.shtml 
     + Wildcats Set Non-conference Wins Record
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/22/Sports/Wildcats.Set.NonCon
ference.Wins.Record.mens.Basketball-2736289.shtml 
     + Doyle, Coble propel Northwestern
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=283770 
     +  Mandell  A Much Needed Vacation
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/22/Sports/A.Much.Needed.Vacat
ion-2736008.shtml 

     Nonconference contest comes just in time for Northwestern
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/267389,ev-nuhoops-022207-s1.article 

     Box Score
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2006-2007/mb022107.html 

     Univ Texas Pan-American Broncs
     Broncs Fall on Road to Northwestern, 67-56
      http://utpabroncs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022107aaa.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     2/24 Purdue Boilermakers 11:15  ESPN Plus
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020507aag.html 
     Game will be on in New York, among other places...
     Purdue Struggles Against Iowa, 78-59.
      http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022207aaa.html 
     + Boilers fail to take advantage of free-throw opportunities
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=4389 
     + Iowa brings 3-point threat to Mackey Arena
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=4380 
     + Hawkeyes shoot down Boilermakers
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/SPORTS02010201/
702220334/1122/BOILER 
     + Hawkeyes' Haluska gets help
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/SPORTS0602/702220505
/1004/SPORTS 

     Big 10

     Upon Further Review: Minnesota
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=620853 
     + Hoosiers impose their will, earn win
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/SPORTS0601/702220499
/1004/SPORTS 

     Chiefly, it's a win for Illini
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070221illinig
amer,1,5262754.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini's Smith posts bail, to plead not guilty
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070221illinis
mith,1,4864962.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Stench in Champaign requires fumigation
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070221downey,1,1060
24.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     + Illinois turns up defense again
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=283782 

     Ohio St. beats Penn St., awaits No. 1 Wisconsin
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/268235,CST-SPT-big22.article 

     Badgers want fewer in 'W' column
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/267982,CST-SPT-hot22.article 

     Temkin:Knight is right
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-barrytemkinbloglink,1,
6566849.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

Women

     Wildcats Travel to Bloomington For Regular-Season Finale
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022107aad.html 
     + Cats Take Late Revival To Indiana
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/22/Sports/Cats-Take.Late.Revi
val.To.Indiana.womens.Basketball-2736294.shtml 

     Cats send seniors out with second Big Ten win
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/267574,ev-nuwomenshoops-022207-s1.ar
ticle 

FOOTBALL & RECRUITING

     Hard-Nosed Semple Receiving Mail From ND
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=620785 

BASEBALL

     Lamar down in Texas
     Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=49388
3&school=nw&sport=mbasebl&','GameTrackermbasebl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 

LACROSSE

     Cats looking to become next Chi-town dynasty
 
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2007/02/21/Sp
ringSportsGuide/3Peat.Dreaming.Cats.Looking.To.Become.Next.ChiTown.Dynasty.women
s.Lacrosse-2733100.shtml 

SOFTBALL

     Next Up For No. 7 Northwestern: The Palm Springs Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/022107aac.html 
     + Palm Springs Classic Site
 
http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4700&KEY=&ATCLID=640104&SPI
D=1963&SPSID=28028 

SWIMMING

     Listen to Mike Alexandrov on Swimming World Radio
      http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/13585.asp 

TENNIS

     Men
     Takes on Oklahoma
     Live Stats
 
http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/nw-m-tennis-livestats.html 

     Women
     Georgia Rose Named Big Ten Player of the Week For Second Time This Season
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/022107aab.html 

     Next match is against Michigan
     Live Stats
      http://mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17576 

MISCELLANY

     Beyond The Stereotypes: Students Break The Mold
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/20/UntoldStories/Beyond.The.Stereo
types.Students.Break.The.Mold-2730272.shtml 

Alumni

     Northwestern honors Girardi
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/267526,ev-girardi-022207-s1.article 

     PGA -World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r470/ 
     Luke Donald  -  Wins first round
     Rd. 2 Tee Times
 
http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r470/02/21/rd2_tee_times/index.html 
     Match play countdown: Luke Donald
      http://luke-donald-news.newslib.com/story/1834-3090460/ 
     + Dredge keeps his cool to stun Els in Arizona
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=H0MTRI5BXHY1XQFIQMFCFFOAV
CBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2007/02/22/sgspan22.xml 
     + Match Play scores and draw
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6383931.stm 
     + Europeans form a line to take aim at Woods
      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article1415415.ece 

     At the  Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article1415415.ece 
     Tom Johnson 
     http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r457.html 

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From e-west at northwestern.edu  Thu Feb 22 11:17:43 2007
From: e-west at northwestern.edu (Eric West)
Date: Thu Feb 22 11:17:48 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <08d001c75695$682353d0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
References: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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At 09:23 AM 2/22/2007, Jeff Beamsley wrote:

>Many on this list have said that Carmody is doing the best with what he has,
>but if resources are an issue, he agreed to take the job knowing that he
>didn't have access to the same sort of resources available to other BT
>programs.  So he and the AD share the blame for a poor result.  Allowing him
>to continue under those circumstances is basically saying that we don't
>expect that he CAN do any better and we're willing to accept this poor
>result as his best effort.

Actually, it is the exact opposite. It is saying that we *do* expect that 
he can do better. (Actually, *even* better, since he's already done 
"better" overall than in the past.) Firing him would be the "giving up" option.

That's not to say that I think the basketball team will start winning in 
the next five minutes, or even this season -- but I've never subscribed to 
the knee-jerk, "fire-them-now," instant-gratification mindset. Speaking of 
which: did you know that our softball team is only 6-4? That's barely above 
.500! Weren't they national runners-up last year? Quick, fire the softball 
coaches before this obvious decline gets any worse! Oh, and don't get me 
started about the lacrosse loss. I warned you after they lost that game 
last year, didn't I? If we don't fire Amonte Hiller now, we might get a 
*second* loss in the same season! Isn't it great how I'm being so 
non-defeatist by wanting to fire everyone?

>IMHO, the process of getting a high profile coach in here will resolve all
>of the other issues of resource and send the message that NU is willing to
>make the investments (whatever they turn out to be) to have a competitive
>program sooner rather than later.

This is another fallacy used by the "fire Carmody/Walker/everyone" crowd. 
What "high profile" coach in his right mind would come to a school that has 
just fired a coach whose overall performance has been better than any of 
his recent predecessors? No matter what you may think, Kareem is simply not 
that stupid, even if he had interest in a school like NU anyway (which he 
surely does not). I've asked this question before, and I have yet to see an 
answer from those who would fire everyone in sight.

It's a down year, folks. The team is still recovering from the most recent 
mass exodus. Such things take time; there is no quick fix in these 
circumstances. If a second exodus occurs under Carmody's watch, maybe we 
can say something about whether he has "what it takes" to lead NU even 
higher. Otherwise, there is nothing about this particular season to suggest 
that he doesn't belong here.

---
Eric West
e-west@northwestern.edu 


From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Feb 22 11:38:11 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb 22 11:38:17 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <c8a.7b8aab8.330f2f03@aol.com>

I am not suggesting any answers--Just to say it must be awfully hard to  
build a good hoop program, when you have had such a bad one for a long time, and  
maintain the academic standards of a school like NU--Obviously there have been 
 successes at Stanford, Duke and Vandy. But we have tried big "name" coaches 
--  an African-american coach, a younger upstart assistant ,  someone form the 
 Ivies, etc-etc.  Nothing seems to work well.  Tex Winter   publicly 
expressed a lot of frustration at the limited list of eligible  recruits  . Bill 
Foster had taken Duke to the finals , but couldn't do much  with us. The list goes 
on and on. The only suggestion that I can  come up  with is that we must have 
a lot of guys in out own backyard , particularly at  the Chicago Catholic 
schools, that are solid players and can meet the academic  standards--I suspect we 
lose many of these "eligible" guys to other nearby  schools.  Do we need a 
head coach (not an assistant) who has great contacts  with the local high school 
coaches and can get a good pipeline going ? Not  sure how much that might 
help, but I can't suggest much else
 
Harry
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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb 22 11:47:14 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb 22 11:47:20 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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Message-ID: <000901c756a9$7cd516b0$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

> we must have
> a lot of guys in out own backyard , particularly at  the Chicago Catholic
> schools, that are solid players and can meet the academic  standards. . . 
> Do we need a
> head coach (not an assistant) who has great contacts with the local high 
> school
> coaches and can get a good pipeline going ?

What evidence do you have that Carmody has not cultivated these 
relationships?  I don't know if he has or not.  I'm just curious how you 
know he hasn't.  That we have not recruited from there is not necessarily 
indicative of no lines of communication. 

From jeffb at hilgraeve.com  Thu Feb 22 13:47:01 2007
From: jeffb at hilgraeve.com (Jeff Beamsley)
Date: Thu Feb 22 13:47:36 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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I guess that this was fairly predictable and at this point I'm really sorry
that I even posted something on the subject.

I retract all my previous suggestions.

Slow and steady is the plan.  Patience is a virtue.  Continuity is way more
important than results.  

Let's anoint Carmody coach for life (no disrespect intended to Coach
Walker).

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On
Behalf Of Eric West
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:18 PM
To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)

At 09:23 AM 2/22/2007, Jeff Beamsley wrote:

>Many on this list have said that Carmody is doing the best with what he 
>has, but if resources are an issue, he agreed to take the job knowing 
>that he didn't have access to the same sort of resources available to 
>other BT programs.  So he and the AD share the blame for a poor result.  
>Allowing him to continue under those circumstances is basically saying 
>that we don't expect that he CAN do any better and we're willing to 
>accept this poor result as his best effort.

Actually, it is the exact opposite. It is saying that we *do* expect that he
can do better. (Actually, *even* better, since he's already done "better"
overall than in the past.) Firing him would be the "giving up" option.

That's not to say that I think the basketball team will start winning in the
next five minutes, or even this season -- but I've never subscribed to the
knee-jerk, "fire-them-now," instant-gratification mindset. Speaking of
which: did you know that our softball team is only 6-4? That's barely above
.500! Weren't they national runners-up last year? Quick, fire the softball
coaches before this obvious decline gets any worse! Oh, and don't get me
started about the lacrosse loss. I warned you after they lost that game last
year, didn't I? If we don't fire Amonte Hiller now, we might get a
*second* loss in the same season! Isn't it great how I'm being so
non-defeatist by wanting to fire everyone?

>IMHO, the process of getting a high profile coach in here will resolve 
>all of the other issues of resource and send the message that NU is 
>willing to make the investments (whatever they turn out to be) to have 
>a competitive program sooner rather than later.

This is another fallacy used by the "fire Carmody/Walker/everyone" crowd. 
What "high profile" coach in his right mind would come to a school that has
just fired a coach whose overall performance has been better than any of his
recent predecessors? No matter what you may think, Kareem is simply not that
stupid, even if he had interest in a school like NU anyway (which he surely
does not). I've asked this question before, and I have yet to see an answer
from those who would fire everyone in sight.

It's a down year, folks. The team is still recovering from the most recent
mass exodus. Such things take time; there is no quick fix in these
circumstances. If a second exodus occurs under Carmody's watch, maybe we can
say something about whether he has "what it takes" to lead NU even higher.
Otherwise, there is nothing about this particular season to suggest that he
doesn't belong here.

---
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From e-west at northwestern.edu  Thu Feb 22 14:29:39 2007
From: e-west at northwestern.edu (Eric West)
Date: Thu Feb 22 14:29:54 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <0a0501c756ba$385181c0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
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At 01:47 PM 2/22/2007, Jeff Beamsley wrote:
>I guess that this was fairly predictable and at this point I'm really sorry
>that I even posted something on the subject.
>I retract all my previous suggestions.
>Slow and steady is the plan.  Patience is a virtue.  Continuity is way more
>important than results.
>Let's anoint Carmody coach for life (no disrespect intended to Coach
>Walker).
>
>Jeff

*sigh* And I suppose this is the ultimate reason why I can't take the "get 
a new coach" position seriously. Faced with criticism (and some sarcasm), 
the reaction is to "concede" disingenuously, take one's ball and go home. 
In between the sarcasm I posed some real questions. If there are some 
valid, specific notions beyond "we're losing this year" or "we haven't made 
the NCAA tournament yet," I'd love to hear them -- and I suspect I'm not 
alone. Whatever happened to arguing one's position? Or is it easier to 
pretend that those who disagree with you cannot possibly engage in debate, 
thereby absolving oneself of the need to develop a stronger, more 
substantial argument?

Eric West
e-west@northwestern.edu 


From Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com  Thu Feb 22 14:49:30 2007
From: Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com (Brian H. Winkler)
Date: Thu Feb 22 14:49:33 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20070222141632.02d47f50@merle.it.northwestern.edu>
Message-ID: <OFF433767C.B6EEA043-ON8625728A.0070E9ED-8625728A.0072650E@notes.cat.com>

This discussion comes down to what is the definition of success for BB 
team. Opinions vary.  Here is a summary of the discourse thus far:

-  Carmody has the best track record compared to his NU coaches prior.
-  Ability to recruit players who can deliver wins
-  Perception that we have a coach who gets the most out of the players he 
has
-  Winning
-  Making the NCAA tournament
-  etc..

Each year I sit down with my boss, and we lay out goals for the upcoming 
year.  We write them down and at the end of the year I get measured 
against them (Exceeds, Meets, did not meet).  This conversation or some 
form must happen with Carmody and Murphy.   There has to be some minimum 
threshold of performance that Carmody has to meet or he would not have 
lasted this long. 

My question is what do you think that threshold is?





Eric West <e-west@northwestern.edu> 
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At 01:47 PM 2/22/2007, Jeff Beamsley wrote:
>I guess that this was fairly predictable and at this point I'm really 
sorry
>that I even posted something on the subject.
>I retract all my previous suggestions.
>Slow and steady is the plan.  Patience is a virtue.  Continuity is way 
more
>important than results.
>Let's anoint Carmody coach for life (no disrespect intended to Coach
>Walker).
>
>Jeff

*sigh* And I suppose this is the ultimate reason why I can't take the "get 

a new coach" position seriously. Faced with criticism (and some sarcasm), 
the reaction is to "concede" disingenuously, take one's ball and go home. 
In between the sarcasm I posed some real questions. If there are some 
valid, specific notions beyond "we're losing this year" or "we haven't 
made 
the NCAA tournament yet," I'd love to hear them -- and I suspect I'm not 
alone. Whatever happened to arguing one's position? Or is it easier to 
pretend that those who disagree with you cannot possibly engage in debate, 

thereby absolving oneself of the need to develop a stronger, more 
substantial argument?

Eric West
e-west@northwestern.edu 


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From tbng at comcast.net  Thu Feb 22 14:57:51 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Thu Feb 22 14:58:12 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
References: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com><BAY106-DAV9666BBF1C0029339C12278A8F0@phx.gbl><08d001c75695$682353d0$85492745@hilgraeve.com><6.2.1.2.2.20070222093128.02b8af98@merle.it.northwestern.edu><0a0501c756ba$385181c0$85492745@hilgraeve.com>
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>Whatever happened to arguing one's position?

Vanished in a puff of politically correct smoke when we weren't looking. 
Argue away.  You said nothing untoward, and neither did Jeff.  A mere bag of 
shells here.

Keep Carmody.  Look elsewhere for the problem since losing is an NU trait 
regardless who the basketball coach has been. 

From thehaze at earthlink.net  Thu Feb 22 19:06:34 2007
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Thu Feb 22 19:06:42 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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I agree with the post. I do think the trustees have to show they care 
about basketball. Yet, I would not place Bill Carmody in the same light 
as Tex Winter and Bill Foster. Tex Winter came to NU after being a big 
time Big Eight and Pac-10 coach. Bill Foster came here after being a big 
time ACC coach.

But Bill Carmody came here after being a big time Ivy League coach. And, 
I'm sorry, but being a big time Ivy League coach does not translate to 
being a big time Big Ten coach. Let's assume that Carmody has some 
Chicago contacts and that he has done all he can do to try and get some 
big-time players. Well, he hasn't gotten them, and I don't believe he 
will ever get them because of our style of play. What decent recruit, in 
his right mind, would want to play boring, slow-down basketball? After 
all these many years, I think it's safe to say: no one.

I have XM radio which carries Big Ten games. Just within the last week, 
I heard parts of our games at Iowa and at Illinois, and I heard them on 
the Hawkeyes' and Illini's radio networks. You should hear them talk 
about NU. Sure, they talk about how disciplined we are and how tough it 
is to play against us. But they also go on and on about how boring we 
are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that? You don't 
think high school players think the same thing?

I guess my bottom line would be: trustees, show you care about 
basketball. Improve our facilities, assist our coaches by giving them 
what they need, and do something about eliminating boring basketball so 
that recruits will be interested in our school

Jim B.




Jim Leonard wrote:
> Everyone,
>
> I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 
>
> Go Cats,
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of administrations that don?t have sufficient interest in basketball. They have not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep them.
>  
> Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less, a school with high academic standards. 
>  
> As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even our present coach, Bill C. 
>  
> Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself, "It?s no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it just has to be that! Our administrations just don?t want to provide the $ for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting. Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been on the back burner.
>  
> Bottom line:  The buck stops with the trustees.
>
>
>  
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From prplehaze at insightbb.com  Thu Feb 22 21:04:07 2007
From: prplehaze at insightbb.com (Mark Ament)
Date: Thu Feb 22 21:04:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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I've stayed out of this discussion for about as long as I can.  I've 
expressed before on this list my respect for Carmody as a coach.  I 
think he is one of the top coaches in the Big Ten.  The problem NU faces 
started long before BC got to Evanston and he has made great strides 
towards overcoming many of them.

Recruiting is the end all and be all of college basketball success.  
More than any one factor, it is the reason for our long NCAA futility.  
The Daily Herald series on our CPL experience points out some of the 
problems and some of the opportunities that now lie ahead.  As 
mentioned, the addition of Tavaras Hardy will reap major benefits down 
the line.  It's an unfortunate accident of timing that Craig Robinson 
got his much deserved head coaching job at Brown just as his 
brother-in-law, Barack Obama, chooses to run for President.  I'm sure 
that were he still at NU, those connections could pay big recruiting 
dividends.  Hopefully, they still will, as we are not likely to be go 
after too many of the same kids.

Facilities is a major, major factor.  The arms race in college athletics 
is very real and NU is far behind in basketball.  When recruits visit 
Evanston, they see a great campus, with decent athletic facilities and 
terrible basketball facilities.  The message is that NU doesn't care.  
Why would they want to come?  Sure, the fix-up will help, but it's a 
band-aid as far as I can tell.  I haven't seen detailed plans, but 
unless McGaw is being drastically overhauled (i.e. essentially gutted 
and rebuilt from the inside out) then it will be too little.

The academic issue is real, although Tavaras will help some.  Don't hold 
up Vandy, Duke and Stanford.  The standards are different.  The 
exceptions that NU makes for athletes are nowhere near as exceptional as 
those made by our "peer" institutions.  Duke might as well be running a 
remedial education program for the basketball team with the admission 
standards it applies.  As for Vandy, well, it does play in the SEC - 
need I say more.  Stanford has always maintained a separate set of 
standards for exceptional students of all types - be they athletes, 
celebrities or children of politicians.

In the end, it comes down to a perception on the part of high school 
kids about the place of basketball in the college community and the 
perception at NU is that basketball doesn't hold a very high place in 
the lives of the students or the administration.  The games are not 
particularly well attended and the facilities are at mid-major, if not 
low major quality. That is not a recipe for recruiting success.  Until 
that changes, don't expect miracles from Carmody.
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Jim Leonard wrote:
> Everyone,
>
> I received the email below from another NU fan who asked me to post it to this list for discussion. I think the point is valid. If our trustees were willing to invest in NU basketball, I think we'd be more competitive. 
>
> Go Cats,
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of administrations that don't have sufficient interest in basketball. They have not and will not provide the things a good program needs, like better facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top assistants and keep them.
>  
> Academics? No excuse. Duke debunks that. So, does Stanford. And, just the other day Vanderbilt beat Florida, the national champs! Vanderbilt, no less, a school with high academic standards. 
>  
> As to coaching, no one can convince me, that in the past 60 years or so we have not had some capable coaches, guys like Tex Winter, and arguably even our present coach, Bill C. 
>  
> Yes, coaching is not the transcendent problem. Rather, I say to myself, "It's no support, Stupid!" Considering 60 years of basketball obscurity, it just has to be that! Our administrations just don't want to provide the $ for top notch facilities, competitive wages for assistants, and recruiting. Over the years, our trustees consistently refuse to provide our coaches the tools they need to compete. Their interest has been and is more on football and other sports. Since the 40s (?), for Northwestern, basketball has been on the back burner.
>  
> Bottom line:  The buck stops with the trustees.
>
>
>  
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
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From Hakirsch at aol.com  Thu Feb 22 21:18:45 2007
From: Hakirsch at aol.com (Hakirsch@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb 22 21:18:55 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <d3c.2e9aecc.330fb715@aol.com>

I can't comment on all of your points, but I would love to know the source of 
 your inside knowledge that Stanford makes exceptions for celebrities, 
athletes,  or  kids of politicians--(Or perhaps I should say more of an exception 
than NU does )

I live in the Bay Area and had never seen any articles backing your 
assertions--Of course that doesn't mean it 's not true, but you must have some inside  
info on some of their hoop players  like Josh Childress ,Brevin Knight, and  
Matt  Lottich , (from New Trier)  ,not to mention people like  Brodie, Plunkett 
,Washington, Lofton Elway,McEnroe, Tiger Woods, Chelsea Clinton, etc. etc. ) 
couldn't get into NU

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From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Thu Feb 22 07:33:01 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Thu Feb 22 23:33:41 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <20070222.053310.3639.1985822@webmail33.nyc.untd.com>

As a FBC member I know Bienen is a big basketball person.  It is often 
mentioned how he played pick-up games with and against Carmody at 
Princeton.  If anything football is theoretically getting the short-
shrift from this presidency.  Note:  I said theoretically.

We have mutliple problems many of which are chicken-egg situation:
* Low fan turnout for all sports.  Football games vs. premier 
opponents don't produce big overwhelmly partisan crowds and if the 
opponent is not premier the stands are half-empty.  This hurts 
recruiting as recruits(basketball, football, etc.) see the empty 
stands or the maize-blue/scarlet-gray/red-white of the opposing fans.
* Lack of winning tradition.

Resolve fan turnout and/or winning tradition and recruiting would 
improve in basketball and football.
OR
Improve recruiting and that would resolve the fan support and/or 
winning tradition.


I don't mind seeing opposing fans on the east side of Dyche.  
Sacrilege?  No.  As a fan I love the friendly confrontational 
atmosphere that makes a stadium electric.  Nothing is worse than 
Michigan stadium where there are 111K bored/boring fans.  Note:  I 
hate to see opposing fans on the West side of the stadium.

As for basketball I have already moved on to football.  We will be at 
the FBC reception and game on Saturday, but harping about the 
basketball woes only makes me depressed.

-- Jim Leonard's friend wrote:
IMO, the root of our problem is a 60 year or so background of 
administrations that don’t have sufficient interest in basketball. 
They have not and will not provide the things a good program needs, 
like better facilities and the funds to let a good coach hire top 
assistants and keep them.
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From bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com  Fri Feb 23 02:36:05 2007
From: bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com (Brad Wilson)
Date: Fri Feb 23 02:36:08 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] carmody, etc.
Message-ID: <914818.18234.qm@web51310.mail.yahoo.com>

I've had my say on this in the past: more or less, I
believe BC is the best NU can do and it probably still
isn't and won't be good enough.

I must object, however, to the "boring" comments. I
have been watching Princeton basketball for over 30
years as a student and a fan (I knew Carmody at
Princeton) and to me, games that come down to the last
 shot or last minute are not boring. Close games are
not boring. Playing an "uptempo, exciting" game and
losing 87-48 to Michigan State or Ohio State IS
boring. 

NU's style can keep games close when the talent gap is
as yawning as it is these days. That's not boring.
Blowouts are boring -- and this NU team playing
straight-up against Illinois, Wisconsin or OSU would
be roadkill by 30 points every time.

So, you say, get better players? Well, duh. I am sure
BC wants to and tries to. Who wants to lose? But, as
has been proven for 50 years, better players don't
want to come to NU no matter who the coach is. 

I suppose trying another coach is an option, but why
would that be any different? And which coach in the
right mind would take the job? You have to compete
against at least six schools -- MSU, OSU, Minnesota,
Iowa, Michigan and most of all Illinois -- who have
zero standards for admission for basketball players
while maintaining Ivy-level standards yourself with
iffy facilities and the worst history in major college
basketball. Good luck. Who needs it? It's a suicide
mission for a coach.

But most baffling here is how NU can attract top-shelf
talent in almost every other sport (football, soccer,
swimming, wrestling, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse)
and not in hoops (men's or women's).

Carmody is classy, does his best, and keeps NU
moderately competitive. I despair of anything better.
Making a change could well result in worse (the
foulmouthed O'Neill, Ricky Byrdsong dancing with Goofy
Gopher in Minneapolis).

We await a Barnett of the hardwood. 

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From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Feb 23 05:23:08 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Feb 23 05:23:12 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
References: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<45DE3E1A.1050600@earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <000a01c7573c$ff370a80$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

< But they also go on and on about how boring we
are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that?

No, Jim, I don't.  I would find it quite surprising to hear that 
college-bound high school basketball players are listening to college games 
on XM.  They're more likely to be listening to tunes or watching MTV. 
Watching games on TV?  Yes.  They've grown up in a visual world.

I doubt our style of play is the issue or at least much of one.  As stated 
here, Carmody claims that our long losing tradition is, and I find no reason 
to doubt the man who should know better than all of us. Throw Bill Carmody 
away at your peril. 

From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Feb 23 06:15:37 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Feb 23 06:15:44 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Those other sports
References: <914818.18234.qm@web51310.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001801c75744$53c63600$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

<But most baffling here is how NU can attract top-shelf
talent in almost every other sport (football, soccer,
swimming, wrestling, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse)
and not in hoops (men's or women's).

Would that it were so that we attract "top-shelf talent" to the football 
team.  How many five-star recruits have we ever signed?  We have one 
four-star in this recruiting class, which gives us a grand total of two on 
the team.  That's why beating Michigan and Ohio State are such rare 
occurrences that someone inevitably makes teeshirts honoring those moments. 
It appears we did better this recruiting year but only because the 
percentage of three-star recruits is greater.  Check Ohio State's, USC's, 
and Michigan's ratings, to name but three, and prepare yourself for a Carl 
Sagan moment.

The above-mentioned sports (minus football) all pale in comparison to the 
major sports.  Moreover, in swimming, tennis, and golf, your success does 
not rely on the quality of others on the team.  Break the world record for 
the 400 meter freestyle at the University of Bug Tussle at East Fleeb, and 
you're still in line for the Olympics.  Being a great quarterback who 
consistently lies prone under 600 lbs of defensive tackles, on the other 
hand, will not get you noticed.  Only soccer among the above-listed team 
sports (minus football) provides a viable vocational path but not much of 
one in the United States.  (Beckham and his atrocious contract is an 
aberration.  He's as much an image as soccer star.  Someone is going to take 
a big financial hit for doing that.)  Ergo, it is much less important where 
these athletes attend college, which puts Northwestern in a better 
recruiting position. 

From thehaze at earthlink.net  Fri Feb 23 09:16:32 2007
From: thehaze at earthlink.net (Jim Bendat)
Date: Fri Feb 23 09:16:38 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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I understand what Dennis is trying to say, but I think he took my point 
a bit too literally.  Of course, the kids aren't listening to games on 
XM.  But Iowa and Illinois, for example, have vast radio networks that 
are on AM radio in those states.  People in Iowa and in lower Illinois 
do listen to the radio.  Furthermore, there are sports talk shows 
everywhere.  In Iowa, I imagine that sports talk shows talk about Iowa 
basketball quite a bit.  They talk about Iowa's games.  And, when 
they're talking about Iowa's opponent being Northwestern, the word 
"boring" is highly likely to be a part of the discussion.


Dennis W. Brandt wrote:
> < But they also go on and on about how boring we
> are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that?
>
> No, Jim, I don't.  I would find it quite surprising to hear that 
> college-bound high school basketball players are listening to college 
> games on XM.

From tbng at comcast.net  Fri Feb 23 09:35:43 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Fri Feb 23 09:35:46 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
References: <20070222123650.94413.qmail@web36806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>	<45DE3E1A.1050600@earthlink.net><000a01c7573c$ff370a80$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>
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> People in Iowa and in lower Illinois do listen to the radio.  Furthermore, 
> there are sports talk shows everywhere.

May be true.  I don't live there.  It's just that I don't see kids even 
listening the radio that much anymore.  It's downloads on the IPOD, baby! - 
no apologies whatever to Dick Vitale - with hearing and artistic taste 
vanishing with each mind-numbing sound.  What's in a style?  If you're a 
slammin', high-flyin', drop-dead-dunkin', space-hoggin', mass of quivering 
rebounding flesh or a quick-hoppin', slide-steppin', smooth-movin', deadeye 
dick of a three shooter, it doesn't matter what style your team is playing. 
You're going to win, and the NBA will take serious notice.  If we start 
running or playing a set type of offense with the gang of players we have, 
we don't get within twenty in any game, which is what it was prior to 
Carmody.  At least we're in the games now.  If only we had two shooters and 
a rebounder, and not necessarily NBA caliber. 

From johnadeg at comcast.net  Fri Feb 23 21:46:05 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb 23 21:46:12 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022420070346.4482.45DFB4FD000A56A8000011822215567074090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

There was a guy named Jack Shepard who sent to Stanford, played for the Pirates, wrote his MBA thesis on the economics of moving the NY (baseball )Giants to California.  He also was on the investment organization for the Stanford Medical school.  His son was a smart kid, good baseball player too, got rejected by Stanford and went to Princeton.  Go figure.

John DeGroat

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From: Hakirsch@aol.com 

> I can't comment on all of your points, but I would love to know the source of 
> your inside knowledge that Stanford makes exceptions for celebrities, 
> athletes, or kids of politicians--(Or perhaps I should say more of an 
> exception 
> than NU does ) 
> 
> I live in the Bay Area and had never seen any articles backing your 
> assertions--Of course that doesn't mean it 's not true, but you must have some 
> inside 
> info on some of their hoop players like Josh Childress ,Brevin Knight, and 
> Matt Lottich , (from New Trier) ,not to mention people like Brodie, Plunkett 
> ,Washington, Lofton Elway,McEnroe, Tiger Woods, Chelsea Clinton, etc. etc. ) 
> couldn't get into NU 
> 
> Harry 
> 
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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb 26 08:49:13 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb 26 08:50:34 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/26
Message-ID: <001301c759b5$4871f910$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Weekend Wrapup Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Northwestern Falls Short Against Purdue
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022407aaa.html
     + NU has no answer for hot-shooting Teague
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/070225nu,1,4
184269.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Doyle, Coble not enough to carry Wildcats
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/271911,CST-SPT-nu25.article
     + Doyle's 26 points can't prevent Wildcats loss
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=284921
     + Northwestern can t catch Purdue
 
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/02/25/sports/college/northwestern/doc45e15
f877f7ae101701437.txt
     + Cats Do Too Little, Too Late
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/26/Sports/Cats-Do.Too.Little.Too.L
ate.mens.Basketball-2742457.shtml
     + Wildcats Find Offense But Lose Defense
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/26/Sports/Wildcats.Find.Offen
se.But.Lose.Defense.mens.Basketball-2742460.shtml
     + Rakov: NU Scores Free Pizza In Loss
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/26/Sports/Nu.Scores.Free.Pizz
a.In.Loss-2742379.shtml

     Doyle, Coble propel Northwestern
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=283770

     Purdue Vs. Northwestern Game Statistics
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/SPORTS02010201/
302250001/1122

     Getting Inside
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/northwestern.htm

     From the Purdue Boilermakers
     Purdue Holds Off Northwestern
      http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022407aaa.html
     + Purdue, Teague outlast Northwestern on road
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/25/sports/college_sports/doc8f49318381adf77
c8625728c006fb3c4.txt
     + Purdue wins on the road agaisnt Northwestern
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=4448
     + One down, two to go
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/SPORTS02010201/
702250339/1122/BOILER
     + Reserve guards come up big
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/SPORTS02010201/
702250324/1122/BOILER
     + No stopping Boilers in this road victory
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/SPORTS0602/702250485
/1004/SPORTS
     + NCAA Game Summary - Purdue At Northwestern
      http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/11102578/detail.html
     + Northwestern can't catch Purdue
 
http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2007/02/25/sports/college/northwestern/doc45
e15f7a246e6121840801.txt

     Next up for the Cats:
     Wednesday 2/28 Indiana Hoosiers 6:00 WT ESPN2
     Spartans stay hot, defeat IU
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/25/sports/college_sports/docfa7e0c41bc1dcf8
88625728d001ad4f3.txt 
     + BIG TEN ROUNDUP: Spartans roar back to upend Hoosiers
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/272248,CST-SPT-big25.article 
     + 2nd-half breakdowns doom Hoosiers
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/SPORTS0601/702250474
/1004/SPORTS 
     + Hoosiers Stumble At Michigan State, Fall To Spartans, 66-58
      http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022407aab.html 
     + Road Show Woes Continue
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/621596.html 
     $ Upon Further Review - Michigan State
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/621649.html 

     Big 10
     Buckeyes don't disappoint
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/273299,CST-SPT-osu26.article 
     + No. 2 Ohio St. 49, No. 1 Wisconsin 48
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6506010?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Ohio St. clinches second straight Big Ten title
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6502608?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Conley's shot lifts Buckeyes
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/SPORTS/702260384/100
4/SPORTS 
     + Conley leaps out of the shadows in Buckeyes' big win
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/02/25/wisconsin.conley/i
ndex.html 
     + Ohio State clinches Big Ten
      http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17333066/ 
     Big 2 battle: Buckeyes vs. Badgers
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/271621,CST-SPT-osu25.article 

     Illinois 68, Penn St. 50
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap746417.html 
     + Sizzling Illini give adversity cold shoulder
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070225illinoi
s,1,1923829.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + A 21-won salute to Illinois
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/272098,CST-SPT-ill25.article 
     + Illini trying to amend 2006 shocker
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070223illini,
1,2764236.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Penn St. ideal cure for ailing Carter, Illinois
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=284889 
     + Illinois' Big Men Dominate Penn State
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=45630 

     Michigan 62, Minn. 51
 
http://chicagosports.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/d
ata/ncaab/results/2006-2007/recap746427.html 



Women

FOOTBALL & RECRUITING

     Big Ten might extend football season
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070224bigtenbrite,1,55
63937.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     UW player charged with stealing cab
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/95527484/6501478 

BASEBALL

     Wildcats Defeat Creighton 4-3; End Cardinal Classic 1-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022507aab.html 
     + Baseball Loses Tough One In Texas To Northwestern
 
http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/common/news_releases_detail.asp?articleID=5666


     Friday Night Not So Light; Wildcats Fall 16-2 to Lamar
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022307aaa.html 

     Wildcats Drop Game Two of Cardinal Classic 8-5 to Arkansas State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022407aae.html 

FENCING

     Wildcats Defeat No. 1 Penn State and No. 4 Notre Dame on Day One of NU
Duals
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/recaps/022507aab.html 
     + Fencers Close Regular Season With 7-2 Showing At The Northwestern ...
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/c-fenc/stories/022507aaa.html 

     Wildcats 6-0 on Day Two of NU Duals; Perfect 12-0 for the Weekend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/recaps/022507aad.html 

     Wildcats Tied for Sixth in Latest Coaches Poll
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/022107aaa.html 

GOLF

     Men
     'Cats in 12th Place at Puerto Rico Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/022507aab.html 
     Wildcats Ready To Start Spring Season With the Always-Challenging Puerto
Rico Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/022307aaa.html 

     Women
     25th-Ranked Wildcats Finish in a Seventh-Place Tie at Central District
Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/022007aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     No. 3 Northwestern Routs No. 19 Vanderbilt 20-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/022507aaa.html 
     No. 3 Northwestern Looks to Rebound At No. 19 Vanderbilt
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/022307aac.html 
     2007 Preview Rankings
      http://www.womenslacrosse.com/home.shtml?p=bert_and_Ernie 

SOFTBALL

     Diamond Girls are 4-1 on the weekend at the Palm Springs Classic
     No. 7 Northwestern Rally Falls Short Against No. 12 UCLA, 8-6
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022507aad.html 
     + UCLA Travels for Palm Springs Softball Classic This Weekend ...
      http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021704aab.html 
     + 8-6 victory
      http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022507aaa.html 
     + combination box score/play-by-play sheet
      http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/stats/2006-2007/feb25-a.html 

     Kelly Dyer's Solo Homer, Seventh-Inning Grand Slam Sink No. 2 Arizona
State, 5-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022507aab.html 
     + Devils drop first game of season to Northwestern
      http://www.statepress.com/issues/2007/02/26/sports/699999 

     Lauren Delaney Two-Hit Shutout Helps No. 7 Northwestern Fly Past No. 6
Oregon State, 2-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022307aad.html 

     No. 7 Northwestern Outlasts Cal Poly, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022407aab.html 

     No. 7 Northwestern Knocks Off BYU, 5-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022307aab.html 

TENNIS

     Men
     Sixth-Ranked 'Cats End Road Trip With 7-0 Sweep of Penn State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/022407aac.html 

     Women
     No. 6 Northwestern Downs No. 24 Michigan, 5-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/022307aab.html 
     + Cats Proves Conference Dominance
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/26/Sports/Cats-Proves.Confere
nce.Dominance.womens.Tennis-2742394.shtml 

WRESTLING

     No. 14 Northwestern Wins Last Five Matches; Downs No. 23 Michigan in Dual
Finale, 20-14
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/021807aac.html 

     Mat Cats off until March 3rd and the Big 10 Championships
     conference tournament rankings - 1 #1 Seed, 1 #2 Seed
      http://bigelevenwrestling.net/rankings/02-18-07_seeding.html 

MISCELLANY

     Athletes of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/021907aaa.html 
     + Northwestern Winter Sports Release #12
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/genrel/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf 

     More Illiniwek:
     Chief Illiniwek needed to disappear
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/25/columnists/justin_breen/docc89f8e2c31a6f
1a38625728900824a29.txt 
     + Opposing Chief Illiniwek camps stay strong in their beliefs
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/25/sports/top_sports/doc6b5a1c674a32e46c862
5728c002386f1.txt 

Alumni

     Sean Wieber Spurred by tragedy, making a difference
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070224mor
rissey,1,801786.column?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     Mark Loretta Astros' Biggio gears up to begin chase for 3,000
 
http://search.chron.com/chronicle/openDocument.do?docRef=02_24_2007_6_BBN_Astros
_Biggio&selectedPath= 

     PGA -
     At the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r457/ 
     Tom Johnson - Missed the cut

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From michael.vance at att.net  Mon Feb 26 21:25:53 2007
From: michael.vance at att.net (Michael Vance)
Date: Mon Feb 26 21:26:02 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/26
In-Reply-To: <001301c759b5$4871f910$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
References: <001301c759b5$4871f910$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>
Message-ID: <45E3A4C1.1090208@att.net>

Roy Lamberton wrote:
>      Big Ten might extend football season
>  
> http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070224bigtenbrite,1,5563937.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
>   

 From the article: "...the Big Ten is considering adding more league 
games (it currently has eight)...."  Jim Delaney has stated and we've 
discussed before how it is mathematically impossible to have nine league 
games in an 11-team league, so the only possible way to add more games 
is to go to a full ten-game slate.  The upside: no disputes over who is 
the best team or who had the easier schedule because everyone plays 
everyone.  The downside: fewer non-conference games, thus discouraging 
good national matchups like dOSU-Texas, which are already few and far 
between.  Those two potential wins become a lot more important.

Thoughts?

-Michael

From tbng at comcast.net  Mon Feb 26 21:45:48 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Mon Feb 26 21:45:52 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
References: <001301c759b5$4871f910$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP> <45E3A4C1.1090208@att.net>
Message-ID: <000301c75a21$c521b650$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Bravo!  It's about time we play every team in the league.  That still allows 
for two preseason games so OSU can play Texas every season if they want. 
Who cares about playing Northeastern or Eastern Michigan? 

From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Mon Feb 26 22:15:21 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Mon Feb 26 22:15:16 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/26
In-Reply-To: <45E3A4C1.1090208@att.net>
Message-ID: <000b01c75a25$e5bb0fc0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

As long as the Big 10 continues to dominated by two or three teams, the idea is
OK, but won't produce anything new.

If we continue to develop more parity between teams, this is pure genius and
something we need to have happen sooner than later.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of Michael Vance
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 10:26 PM
> Cc: NU Sports List
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/26
> 
> 
> Roy Lamberton wrote:
> >      Big Ten might extend football season
> >  
> > 
> http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070224bigten
> > brite,1,5563937.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
> >   
> 
>  From the article: "...the Big Ten is considering adding more league 
> games (it currently has eight)...."  Jim Delaney has stated and we've 
> discussed before how it is mathematically impossible to have 
> nine league 
> games in an 11-team league, so the only possible way to add 
> more games 
> is to go to a full ten-game slate.  The upside: no disputes 
> over who is 
> the best team or who had the easier schedule because everyone plays 
> everyone.  The downside: fewer non-conference games, thus 
> discouraging 
> good national matchups like dOSU-Texas, which are already few and far 
> between.  Those two potential wins become a lot more important.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> -Michael
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From HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com  Tue Feb 27 07:16:27 2007
From: HUDHAIFA3 at aol.com (HUDHAIFA3@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 27 07:16:34 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
Message-ID: <cc3.a8da97e.3315892b@aol.com>

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Feb 27 11:34:12 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Feb 27 11:34:14 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/27
Message-ID: <000c01c75a95$7ef91af0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Does February go out like a Wildcat? Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Big Ten Network Basketball Tour Comes to Northwestern Wednesday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aac.html 
     Senior Night Wednesday vs. Indiana
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aad.html 
     + Men's Basketball Fan Advisory For Wednesday Night
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aaa.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     Wednesday 2/28 Indiana Hoosiers 6:00 WT ESPN2
     Head Coach Kelvin Sampson's Weekly Press Conference
      http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022307aab.html 
     + Sampson attends son's senior night at OU
      javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$Sports_main1$41356','')

     + Unlucky 13
 
javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder2$Sports_column1$41308','') 
     + IU's wiggle room runs out
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/SPORTS0601/702270410
/1004/SPORTS 
     + Hoosiers developing 'must-win' attitude
 
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/SPORTS04/7022
70463/1002/SPORTS 
     + Breaking down the Bubble Banter
      http://admin.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=622238 

     Around the Big 10
     Illinois keeping it all together
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070226illini,1,793427.
story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illinois among five NCAA locks
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/274500,CST-SPT-big27.article 

     Add big man Butch to Wisconsin's lost week
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070226bigten,1,5057860
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Badgers' Butch out several weeks
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/SPORTS/702270404/100
4/SPORTS 

     Buckeyes clinch Big Ten title
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6502608 
     + Ohio State takes No. 1 spot in poll after big victory
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/SPORTS/702270413/100
4/SPORTS 

Women

     Wildcats Draw Gophers In Opening Round Of Big Ten Tourney
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aaa.html 
     Northwestern Tabbed Fifth Annual Big Ten SuperFan Winner
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aae.html 

FOOTBALL & RECRUITING


BASEBALL

     Wildcats Defeat Creighton 4-3; End Cardinal Classic 1-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022507aab.html 

FENCING

     Team Nabs Historical Win At Home
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/27/Sports/Team-Nabs.Historica
l.Win.At.Home.fencing-2745448.shtml 
     + Notre Dame falls to Northwestern 14-13
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/c-fenc/uwire/022607aab.html 

GOLF

     Men
     Dan Doyle Continues to Shine at Puerto Rico Classic; 'Cats in 13th Place
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/022607aab.html 

LACROSSE

     North Carolina that sits atop Div I Polls
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=150448 
     UNC Drops Northwestern
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070217nulax,1,285210.s
tory?coll=cs-home-headlines 

TENNIS

     Men
     Slippin' And Sliding
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/27/Sports/Slippin.And.Sliding.mens
.Tennis-2745443.shtml 

SWIMMING

     Northwestern Closes Season at No. 5 in Final Coaches Poll
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/022607aac.html 

WRESTLING

     Pre-Seeds Announced for Big Ten Wrestling Championships
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/022607aad.html 

MISCELLANY

     Dorsey Last Call For NBA Notes
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/27/Sports/Last-Call.For.Nba.N
otes-2745438.shtml 

     Cotton Bowl game likely moving to Arlington
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/96641523/index.html 

Alumni

     J.A. Happ Phillies Spring Training quick hits
 
http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070204&content_id=17
94238&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi 
     + Alfonseca fares well in winter ball
 
http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070202&content_id=17
92531&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi 

     Dan Brauer Phillies Prospect #19: Dan Brauer
      http://phillies.scout.com/2/621956.html 


     PGA - The Honda Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r010/ 
     Luke Donald - Scheduled to play
     Winners
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r010/winners.html 
     + New Venue, New Winner?
      http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tourinsider/02/26/ti_honda/index.html 

     Tom Johnson - Scheduled

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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Tue Feb 27 16:14:41 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Tue Feb 27 16:14:37 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
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Extending the season has been advanced as a good idea by Delaney but has not
moved past the talking stage...

rsl

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From yevb0 at alumni.northwestern.edu  Tue Feb 27 17:49:18 2007
From: yevb0 at alumni.northwestern.edu (Evan Bradley)
Date: Tue Feb 27 17:49:20 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
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I like the idea of playing everyone in the conference, but one
potential downside I foresee for NU is that we'll have to play a home
conference game before class is in session, resulting in the stands
being even more overrun with opposing fans than is typical; usually
these are nonconference games, which I doubt attract as many fans
from, say, Duke or NH as from Michigan or Iowa (though I have no data
to back this up).  For the most part, I suppose, it's good for revenue
if conference games are more highly attended (again, no data).  I also
don't know how the Big Ten schedule is generated, so I don't know how
much (if any) control a school has over when its home/away/bye weeks
fall and if NU could (or would want to) manipulate this to its
advantage.

Evan

On 2/27/07, Roy Lamberton <rstetson@capps-assoc.com> wrote:
> Extending the season has been advanced as a good idea by Delaney but has not
> moved past the talking stage...
>
> rsl
>
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From nolan at romaine.tssi.com  Tue Feb 27 17:54:45 2007
From: nolan at romaine.tssi.com (Mike Nolan)
Date: Tue Feb 27 17:54:50 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season 
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> I like the idea of playing everyone in the conference, but one
> potential downside I foresee for NU is that we'll have to play a home
> conference game before class is in session.

How do other schools on the quarter system deal with this?  Aren't most
of the schools in the Pac 10 on the quarter system?
--
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From jonathanwhodges at gmail.com  Tue Feb 27 18:16:27 2007
From: jonathanwhodges at gmail.com (Jonathan Hodges)
Date: Tue Feb 27 18:16:37 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
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The article did mention extending the conference schedule beyond
Thanksgiving (i.e. Pac 10 scheduling) - which must be considered if they add
the games.  This would mean NU would play games into reading week and maybe
even finals week, but naysayers can look to basketball season where they
have the possibility of playing over 2 sets of finals to get some
justification for the "student" athlete side of things.

In terms of fairness, it makes perfect sense to play everyone in the
conference and I think I would be for it as it would eliminate some
particularly meaningless games (i.e. any I-AA opponent) where the result can
only hurt teams like NU.  More conference games would yield more revenue for
almost every team in the conference since every school plays at least one
"cupcake" these days.

The only disadvantage (for spectators) is that extending the games into
December in the midwest will obviously provide some "interesting" weather
which may help the team but be somewhat discomfortable to the fans in
attendance.

In any case, I have been waiting for the Big Ten to look into this ever
since the Pac 10 went to the 9 game conference schedule, although I doubt it
will come to fruition thanks to certain teams who seem to play 8 home games
a year and don't want to give that up (OSU anyone?).

Jonathan

On 2/27/07, Evan Bradley <yevb0@alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>
> I like the idea of playing everyone in the conference, but one
> potential downside I foresee for NU is that we'll have to play a home
> conference game before class is in session, resulting in the stands
> being even more overrun with opposing fans than is typical; usually
> these are nonconference games, which I doubt attract as many fans
> from, say, Duke or NH as from Michigan or Iowa (though I have no data
> to back this up).  For the most part, I suppose, it's good for revenue
> if conference games are more highly attended (again, no data).  I also
> don't know how the Big Ten schedule is generated, so I don't know how
> much (if any) control a school has over when its home/away/bye weeks
> fall and if NU could (or would want to) manipulate this to its
> advantage.
>
> Evan
>
> On 2/27/07, Roy Lamberton <rstetson@capps-assoc.com> wrote:
> > Extending the season has been advanced as a good idea by Delaney but has
> not
> > moved past the talking stage...
> >
> > rsl
> >
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Tue Feb 27 18:33:36 2007
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 27 18:33:50 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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The Carmody argument that our long losing tradition prevents us from winning, while plausible and maybe even understandable, strikes me as a cowardly way out.  If a 7-year CEO stood before his stockholders and told them that they were going to lose money again this year, but that was reasonable since they had been losing money for so long, I am not sure that the stockholders would be as patient with their 7-year CEO as we have been with our 7-year coach...When CEO's are paid big money, stockholders expect big results.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)


< But they also go on and on about how boring we 
are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that? 
 
No, Jim, I don't. I would find it quite surprising to hear that college-bound high school basketball players are listening to college games on XM. They're more likely to be listening to tunes or watching MTV. Watching games on TV? Yes. They've grown up in a visual world. 
 
I doubt our style of play is the issue or at least much of one. As stated here, Carmody claims that our long losing tradition is, and I find no reason to doubt the man who should know better than all of us. Throw Bill Carmody away at your peril.  
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Tue Feb 27 18:54:36 2007
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 27 18:55:10 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
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I can not see any program agreeing to this.  An 8 game schedule allows the big guys 7 or 8 home games.  A 10 game schedule would allow at most 7, and likely only 6 home games.  So, on average home games would drop from an average of 7.5 to 6.5 home games.  That one game loss would be millions of dollars for most teams.
 
Also, with the 8 game schedule, you can usually squeeze 7 (maybe 8) teams into bowls. With a 10 game schedule, it would be more like 6-7 bowl teams.  Again the loss of one bowl team would be painful to the conference.
 
Finally, the Big 10 almost always manages to get 2 teams into BCS bowls.  A 10 game schedule would have to impact this negatively.
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85  
 
-----Original Message-----
From: jonathanwhodges@gmail.com
To: yevb0@alumni.northwestern.edu
Cc: nwu-sports@tssi.com
Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Extended football season


The article did mention extending the conference schedule beyond 
Thanksgiving (i.e. Pac 10 scheduling) - which must be considered if they add 
the games. This would mean NU would play games into reading week and maybe 
even finals week, but naysayers can look to basketball season where they 
have the possibility of playing over 2 sets of finals to get some 
justification for the "student" athlete side of things. 
 
In terms of fairness, it makes perfect sense to play everyone in the 
conference and I think I would be for it as it would eliminate some 
particularly meaningless games (i.e. any I-AA opponent) where the result can 
only hurt teams like NU. More conference games would yield more revenue for 
almost every team in the conference since every school plays at least one 
"cupcake" these days. 
 
The only disadvantage (for spectators) is that extending the games into 
December in the midwest will obviously provide some "interesting" weather 
which may help the team but be somewhat discomfortable to the fans in 
attendance. 
 
In any case, I have been waiting for the Big Ten to look into this ever 
since the Pac 10 went to the 9 game conference schedule, although I doubt it 
will come to fruition thanks to certain teams who seem to play 8 home games 
a year and don't want to give that up (OSU anyone?). 
 
Jonathan 
 
On 2/27/07, Evan Bradley <yevb0@alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote: 
> 
> I like the idea of playing everyone in the conference, but one 
> potential downside I foresee for NU is that we'll have to play a home 
> conference game before class is in session, resulting in the stands 
> being even more overrun with opposing fans than is typical; usually 
> these are nonconference games, which I doubt attract as many fans 
> from, say, Duke or NH as from Michigan or Iowa (though I have no data 
> to back this up). For the most part, I suppose, it's good for revenue 
> if conference games are more highly attended (again, no data). I also 
> don't know how the Big Ten schedule is generated, so I don't know how 
> much (if any) control a school has over when its home/away/bye weeks 
> fall and if NU could (or would want to) manipulate this to its 
> advantage. 
> 
> Evan 
> 
> On 2/27/07, Roy Lamberton <rstetson@capps-assoc.com> wrote: 
> > Extending the season has been advanced as a good idea by Delaney but has 
> not 
> > moved past the talking stage... 
> > 
> > rsl 
> > 
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
> > Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate 
> > Computer Applications & Support Associates 
> > and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
> > The Scout.com Northwestern University Site 
> > (http://www.purplewildcats.com) 
> > AIM Handle: CoachRoy74 
> > ======== Go Cats - Beat 'em All =========== 
> > "You have a Republic Madam -- 
> > If you can keep it" - Benjamin Franklin 
> > ============================================ 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
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> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:16 AM 
> > > To: tbng@comcast.net; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com 
> > > Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Extended football season 
> > > 
> > > 
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From s.fridley at comcast.net  Tue Feb 27 19:10:02 2007
From: s.fridley at comcast.net (s.fridley@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Feb 27 19:10:05 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022820070110.13326.45E4D66A00017C8E0000340E2213484373970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>

Your comments are a particularly rank and carelessly erroneous characterization of Carmody's comments.   He did not offer the losing tradition as an excuse or claim that a lack of success on that basis was reasonable.  He was describing the losing tradition as his greatest challenge when it came to recruiting.  It was said each time in response to a question or statement assuming that our academic standards were the greatest obstacle to our recruiting efforts.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: cherron604@aol.com
> The Carmody argument that our long losing tradition prevents us from winning, 
> while plausible and maybe even understandable, strikes me as a cowardly way out.  
> If a 7-year CEO stood before his stockholders and told them that they were going 
> to lose money again this year, but that was reasonable since they had been 
> losing money for so long, I am not sure that the stockholders would be as 
> patient with their 7-year CEO as we have been with our 7-year coach...When CEO's 
> are paid big money, stockholders expect big results.
>  
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tbng@comcast.net
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 5:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
> 
> 
> < But they also go on and on about how boring we 
> are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that? 
>  
> No, Jim, I don't. I would find it quite surprising to hear that college-bound 
> high school basketball players are listening to college games on XM. They're 
> more likely to be listening to tunes or watching MTV. Watching games on TV? Yes. 
> They've grown up in a visual world. 
>  
> I doubt our style of play is the issue or at least much of one. As stated here, 
> Carmody claims that our long losing tradition is, and I find no reason to doubt 
> the man who should know better than all of us. Throw Bill Carmody away at your 
> peril.  
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From sjtruog at yahoo.com  Tue Feb 27 19:41:14 2007
From: sjtruog at yahoo.com (SjT (Stephen J. Truog))
Date: Tue Feb 27 19:41:18 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Extended football season
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> I can not see any program agreeing to this.  An 8
> game schedule allows the big guys 7 or 8 home games.
>  A 10 game schedule would allow at most 7, and
> likely only 6 home games.  So, on average home games
> would drop from an average of 7.5 to 6.5 home games.
>  That one game loss would be millions of dollars for
> most teams.

Chuck's right on the money here - there's no way they
get this past Michigan, OSU and PSU -- where those
extra home games mean 100,000+ tickets sold and
countless dollars into the local economy. It may not
be a huge deal in Evanston or Bloomington, but in
Madison or Happy Valley, that extra game is HUGE.

Chuck's other points are spot-on as well. It hurts our
chances of getting extra bowl teams and extra BCS
cash. Never gonna happen.

The lack of big NC games is a key, too. Sure, the
present system does little to encourage or reward
scheduling those mega-games in September like the
OSU-Texas series, but this would lessen those chances
even more.

There's a lot the Big Ten can do while they wait for
that 12th team, conference title game and big bucks
that comes with that (and the title game hasn't hurt
the SEC much in getting 2 teams in the BCS - unlike a
true round-robin schedule).

The easiest and most sensible thing is to stretch out
the weeks a bit as the Pac 10 has done, so that we
don't cram 12 games into 12 weeks and wind up done
with the season a month before some other teams. It
doesn't mean every game has to be the first Saturday
in December, but you can move OSU-Michigan and MSU-PSU
there and spread out others. More weeks of big-time
conference clashes for national TV in October and
November ... more bye weeks for teams to take a breath
-- that's a change that is feasible and doable. The
10-game schedule will never see the light of day.

Also, we do a better job than any other league at
getting our games televised - even more with the
upcoming Big Ten network - but spreading out the
season would aid in that even more with one less game
every couple weeks or so.

And we know Notre Dame likes playing a wannabe Big Ten
schedule, so opening up our league slate allows for
some flexibility to not just cram the ND games in
September, but maybe break up their rut of dull
service academy games in between the Big Ten September
and USC with a couple more Big Ten clashes. PSU-ND in
November was much more fun than PSU-ND in September!

GO CATS!!!
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From johnadeg at comcast.net  Tue Feb 27 22:34:38 2007
From: johnadeg at comcast.net (johnadeg@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Feb 27 22:34:42 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022820070434.7398.45E5065E000BFA5B00001CE62216557996090A0B0E02080106@comcast.net>

Earlier on someone posted a comment suggesting that a in any business the supervisor, in this case Murphy, sits down with his employee, in this case Carmody, and agree to some objectives to be achieved in the coming year.  It would  be useful if someone knew what those 2006/07 season objectives were and if they have been achieved.  If not, Carmody should be asked to pack it in. That is the only fair measurement
John DeGroat
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: s.fridley@comcast.net 

> Your comments are a particularly rank and carelessly erroneous characterization 
> of Carmody's comments. He did not offer the losing tradition as an excuse or 
> claim that a lack of success on that basis was reasonable. He was describing 
> the losing tradition as his greatest challenge when it came to recruiting. It 
> was said each time in response to a question or statement assuming that our 
> academic standards were the greatest obstacle to our recruiting efforts. 
> 
> -------------- Original message ---------------------- 
> From: cherron604@aol.com 
> > The Carmody argument that our long losing tradition prevents us from winning, 
> > while plausible and maybe even understandable, strikes me as a cowardly way 
> out. 
> > If a 7-year CEO stood before his stockholders and told them that they were 
> going 
> > to lose money again this year, but that was reasonable since they had been 
> > losing money for so long, I am not sure that the stockholders would be as 
> > patient with their 7-year CEO as we have been with our 7-year coach...When 
> CEO's 
> > are paid big money, stockholders expect big results. 
> > 
> > Chuck Herron Tech '85 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: tbng@comcast.net 
> > To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com 
> > Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 5:23 AM 
> > Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd) 
> > 
> > 
> > < But they also go on and on about how boring we 
> > are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that? 
> > 
> > No, Jim, I don't. I would find it quite surprising to hear that college-bound 
> > high school basketball players are listening to college games on XM. They're 
> > more likely to be listening to tunes or watching MTV. Watching games on TV? 
> Yes. 
> > They've grown up in a visual world. 
> > 
> > I doubt our style of play is the issue or at least much of one. As stated 
> here, 
> > Carmody claims that our long losing tradition is, and I find no reason to 
> doubt 
> > the man who should know better than all of us. Throw Bill Carmody away at your 
> > peril. 
> > _______________________________________________ 
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From cherron604 at aol.com  Tue Feb 27 23:41:48 2007
From: cherron604 at aol.com (cherron604@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 27 23:41:52 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
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7 years, and we are FURTHER from a postseason tournament than at any time in the Carmody era.  Even RB, KO and Rich Faulk managed to make the NIT - how has Carmody not even managed that feat ?
 
Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
 
-----Original Message-----
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To: cherron604@aol.com; tbng@comcast.net; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)


Your comments are a particularly rank and carelessly erroneous characterization 
of Carmody's comments.   He did not offer the losing tradition as an excuse or 
claim that a lack of success on that basis was reasonable.  He was describing 
the losing tradition as his greatest challenge when it came to recruiting.  It 
was said each time in response to a question or statement assuming that our 
academic standards were the greatest obstacle to our recruiting efforts.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: cherron604@aol.com
> The Carmody argument that our long losing tradition prevents us from winning, 
> while plausible and maybe even understandable, strikes me as a cowardly way 
out.  
> If a 7-year CEO stood before his stockholders and told them that they were 
going 
> to lose money again this year, but that was reasonable since they had been 
> losing money for so long, I am not sure that the stockholders would be as 
> patient with their 7-year CEO as we have been with our 7-year coach...When 
CEO's 
> are paid big money, stockholders expect big results.
>  
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tbng@comcast.net
> To: nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 5:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
> 
> 
> < But they also go on and on about how boring we 
> are to watch. You don't think high school players hear that? 
>  
> No, Jim, I don't. I would find it quite surprising to hear that college-bound 
> high school basketball players are listening to college games on XM. They're 
> more likely to be listening to tunes or watching MTV. Watching games on TV? 
Yes. 
> They've grown up in a visual world. 
>  
> I doubt our style of play is the issue or at least much of one. As stated 
here, 
> Carmody claims that our long losing tradition is, and I find no reason to 
doubt 
> the man who should know better than all of us. Throw Bill Carmody away at your 

> peril.  
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From s.fridley at comcast.net  Wed Feb 28 06:55:07 2007
From: s.fridley at comcast.net (s.fridley@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 28 06:55:11 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
Message-ID: <022820071255.17461.45E57BAB000D7711000044352200762194970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>

Now that you've dropped your silly and errant take on Carmody's remarks, we can return to the heart of the issue.  I share your concern over the failure to reach a postseason tournament.  The last two years were disappointments, though I anticipated this year's results before the season started.  I think at long last that we're starting to see some better recruiting results.  Those must continue and grow and pay dividends in improved records and postseason play, including the NCAA tournament.  Nothing less is acceptable.

Let's just not be lazy with the truth when it comes to our coach's comments.  Judge him by the bottom line, not some invented version of what you find it convenient to claim he said.  That would be cowardly, too.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: cherron604@aol.com
> 7 years, and we are FURTHER from a postseason tournament than at any time in the 
> Carmody era.  Even RB, KO and Rich Faulk managed to make the NIT - how has 
> Carmody not even managed that feat ?
>  
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s.fridley@comcast.net
> To: cherron604@aol.com; tbng@comcast.net; nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
> 
> 
> Your comments are a particularly rank and carelessly erroneous characterization 
> of Carmody's comments.   He did not offer the losing tradition as an excuse or 
> claim that a lack of success on that basis was reasonable.  He was describing 
> the losing tradition as his greatest challenge when it came to recruiting.  It 
> was said each time in response to a question or statement assuming that our 
> academic standards were the greatest obstacle to our recruiting efforts.
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: cherron604@aol.com
> > The Carmody argument that our long losing tradition prevents us from winning, 
> > while plausible and maybe even understandable, strikes me as a cowardly way 
> out.  
> > If a 7-year CEO stood before his stockholders and told them that they were 
> going 
> > to lose money again this year, but that was reasonable since they had been 
> > losing money for so long, I am not sure that the stockholders would be as 
> > patient with their 7-year CEO as we have been with our 7-year coach...When 
> CEO's 
> > are paid big money, stockholders expect big results.
> >  
> > Chuck Herron   Tech '85 

From mlinhardt at netzero.net  Wed Feb 28 07:37:54 2007
From: mlinhardt at netzero.net (mlinhardt@netzero.net)
Date: Wed Feb 28 07:40:19 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] Non-Conference games during October & November
Message-ID: <20070228.053846.3639.2032261@webmail33.nyc.untd.com>

I despise having non-conference games in the middle of the schedule.

For me the football and basketball schedule should have a pre-
conference portion and a conference portion.  This is long-standing 
Big Ten tradition and a good one at that.  The EMU game this year is 
odious.

SJT wrote...
And we know Notre Dame likes playing a wannabe Big Ten
schedule, so opening up our league slate allows for
some flexibility to not just cram the ND games in
September, but maybe break up their rut of dull
service academy games in between the Big Ten September
and USC with a couple more Big Ten clashes. PSU-ND in
November was much more fun than PSU-ND in September!




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From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb 28 09:09:18 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb 28 09:09:13 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <8C9291245F7B538-CEC-9064@WEBMAIL-MC12.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <002401c75b4a$6b594af0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

FWIW - Carmody got a vote of confidence from the guy who counts, Mark Murphy
today in an Adam Rittenberg article [linked in the sports news]

Murph points to the talent level on the team, and that it should get better with
an "or else" tone to his comments.

I think the Cats play even better in 2007-08, altho we'll miss Doyle.

And I think we're actually closer to post season play than in the past because
we'll have to be more balanced in the future. The younger players represent that
balance and should be ready to step up, especially the europeans.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces@tssi.com] On Behalf Of cherron604@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:42 AM
> To: s.fridley@comcast.net; tbng@comcast.net; 
> nwu-sports@romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
> 
> 
> 7 years, and we are FURTHER from a postseason tournament than 
> at any time in the Carmody era.  Even RB, KO and Rich Faulk 
> managed to make the NIT - how has Carmody not even managed that feat ?
>  
> 


From rstetson at capps-assoc.com  Wed Feb 28 09:41:47 2007
From: rstetson at capps-assoc.com (Roy Lamberton)
Date: Wed Feb 28 09:43:53 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/28
Message-ID: <002601c75b4e$f4e280d0$6401a8c0@DAVIDXP>

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No Sadie Hawkins Day today Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Senior Night Wednesday vs. Indiana
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aad.html 
     + Random Thoughts: On the Seniors
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/622286.html 
     + BKB Pregame Intel: Indiana Hoosiers
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/622540.html 

     Leaving His 'Legacy'
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/28/Sports/Leaving.His.legacy.mens.
Basketball-2748186.shtml 

     NU has faith Carmody will turn it around
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=285760 

     POD: a New Halftime at Welsh Ryan
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=622291 

     Next up for the Cats:
     Wednesday 2/28 Indiana Hoosiers 6:00 WT ESPN2
     Indiana vs. Northwestern Gameday
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/622513.html 
     + Breaking Down the Bubble Banter
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/622238.html 
     + IU set for final Big Ten road contest
      javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$Sports_main1$41406','')

     +  Hoosiers expect Calloway to play, provide a lift
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/SPORTS0601/702280492
/1004/SPORTS 
     + IU eyes rebound on road
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/16801158.htm 

     Around the Big 10
     Part III: Chaos at the Top
 
http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/622483.html?refid=400&CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

     Michigan 67, Michigan St. 56
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6513912?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Spartans Lose 67-56 at Michigan
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022707aaa.html 

     Breaking the Bracket: Closing in 
     http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6511960?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 

Women

     Glasauer Earns All-Big Ten Accolades
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022707aaa.html 
     + OSU's Davenport Named Big Ten's First Three-Time Player Of The Year
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022707aac.html 
     Northwestern Earns Big Ten's Fifth Annual SuperFan Cup
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aae.html 

FOOTBALL & RECRUITING

     Chalk Up Another Offer for Nagel
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=622407 
     ScoutTV: Garrett Goebel
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=622399 
     Was invited to Walk-on at NU
     Logan Sullivan Commits
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=622442&nid=2879730&fhn=1 

  FENCING

     Q & A with Sarah Gravlee
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/28/Sports/Q.A-With.Sarah.Grav
lee.womens.Fencing-2748188.shtml 

LACROSSE

     No. 3 Northwestern Faces No. 7 Notre Dame Thursday in South Bend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/022707aab.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     Freshman Lauren Lui Named Big Ten Player of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/022707aab.html 
     + Freshman Lui Garners Player of the Week Honor
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/022707aaa.html 

WRESTLING

     Big Ten Wrestling Championships Weekly Release
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/022707aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     More on the Chief Illiniwek issue
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-0702270165feb
27,1,619699.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Springing Into A Preview
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/28/Sports/Springing.Into.A.Pr
eview-2748192.shtml 

Alumni

     Joe Girardi Marlins unhappy to hear Girardi helped rival pitcher
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/28/sports/pro_sports/doc26f1e2a16b662d7c862
572900003da96.txt 

     Mark Loretta Fit feels good for Astros, new infielder Loretta at spring
training
      http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4588390.html 

     Stewart Mandel: Ohio State QB Smith classic case of NFL ignorance
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/02/27/troy.smith/in
dex.html 

     PGA - The Honda Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r010/ 
     Luke Donald - Scheduled to play
     2007 Honda Classic Preview Video
      http://hondaclassic.deepbluecreative.com/video.html 
     Tom Johnson - Also Scheduled

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From tbng at comcast.net  Wed Feb 28 09:52:36 2007
From: tbng at comcast.net (Dennis W. Brandt)
Date: Wed Feb 28 09:53:32 2007
Subject: [NU Sports] BB Coaching Change? (fwd)
References: <022820071255.17461.45E57BAB000D7711000044352200762194970A040B079D00D29C@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <002101c75b50$96242150$c402a8c0@DennisMachine>

Mr. Fridley, have you become a student of Thomas DiLorenzo?  Your reasoning 
and attack methods sound very much like his techniques, only it's Bill 
Carmody instead of Abraham Lincoln. 

