[NU Sports] Zook dirty?

[Roy Lamberton]

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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: nwu-sports at 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