[NU Sports] 4th Quarter

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

When NU was going through a 20 plus losing streak all e ere  ere leaches on the rest of the Big Ten.  It was no wonder that the rest of the conference hoped we would drop out.  We sure don't want to head back to those kind of days.

John DeGroat
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From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>
> <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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