[NU Sports] The more things change . . .

[Roy Lamberton]

Based on watching some of the games so far, and IMHO:

Crowley is a true freshman, he is rough because he didn't come from one of
the "great" prep schools. He'll be fine in a year or two.

Shurna is the real deal, BC is starting Crowley for whatever reason, but
Shurna or one of the Croats inside is the future of the 2008-09 team.

Yes, we need to rebound better, especially on the offensive end. 

And BC does get emotional, and firey, maybe more than Fitz, but he is also a
rather cool personality with a biting wit - essentially a New Yorker. That
may be what the Cats need, maybe not, but from listening to player
interviews about our coach, and watching a few practices, they don't want to
be on the wrong side of his temper in practice.

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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] The more things change . . .

I can not recall one - but can anybody else remember a loss/collapse making
BC (appear) angry ?

The long-running debate about whether a coach is 'emotional' enough, or
whether he gets 'fired-up' enough is impossible to decide, it seems - so
much is either unknown (what goes on face-to-face, or in the locker room),
or totally subjective.

Do I think that Fitz has the proper 'emotional balance' because I've
witnessed it, or because he 'seems' upset when they lose when victory was
possible ?? Or do I think that because he took a team predicted to do little
and and won 7 games ?? And brought them back 'better as a team' after
something bad happened ?

All I know is that when the football team looks bad in losing to a lesser
opponent (i.e. Indiana), I have confidence that Fitz will strike the right
balance in 'getting on' his guys for losing, but finding the good things (if
any) in the loss and building on those.? I am not always sure I have that
same confidence in BC.? 

I have also not witnessed (on any consistant basis) BC getting substantially
more out of the talent that he has.? I have not seen him take a mid-level
team talent-wise and lead them to bigger things (though I'd like to have any
cases of that pointed out).


Chuck Herron?? Tech '85