[NU Sports] 4th Quarter

[Dennis W. Brandt]

<There is a big, big range between NU's current standards, and becoming a 
"JUCO Haven".  And tell me again why relaxing our own standard constitutes 
"cheating".

<I say it's hypocritical for NU to accept the financial rewards of being in 
the Big Ten--rewards earned almost entirely by our conference-mates--and yet 
refuse to make the same level of commitment.  We can continue to hope and 
pray for 1995-style lightning in a bottle--and we may catch it from time to 
time--but such moments will be vastly outnumbered by such debacles as we saw 
in Columbus two weeks ago.

RIGHT ON, ARTHUR!

What is wrong with a kid being a little unfocused out of high school, 
entering the military to get his act together, muster out and spend a year 
or two getting his academics and attitude in order while he stars at 
football, and then going to a big time college like Northwestern?  Why 
should we automatically toss off such individuals as losers?  I have never 
suggested that we toss academic standards out the window.  I have said 
lighten up in a few cases.  If NU could get a consistent winner and draw 
better crowds, then we could lure more of those academic-athlete types away 
from places like Duke, Stanford, and Wake Forest.  And it's not just 
athletes.  Remember how applications soared after the '95 season? 


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