[NU Sports] Hallelujah

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

It's all academic now, but I would think that someone with NBA experience and a NU alum on top of that would have a better chance of drawing higher quality BB players than someone without it.  I just hope that the new AD has a good, up to date rolodex to find a Carmody replacement.  I agree that being a fund raiser is a key part  of the job, but part of the job is to also to have a string of possible replacements for coaches since one never knows who might leave or need to be replaced.
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From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
> > NU probably didn't want to spring for whatever the Sonic's GM wanted.  You get 
> what you pay for.
> > 
> > John DeGroat
> 
> What reason do you have to believe that the Sonic's GM would be a better
> choice?  It isn't like the Sonics have exactly set the NBA world on fire,
> and the job of running a pro franchise is quite a bit different than the
> job of running a college sports program.  (I think Murphy will do well
> at the Packers, but there's no question in my mind that he will have 
> to learn a lot of new skills, and quickly.)
> 
> From what I see of his work history, he's a good fit for NU, he knows how 
> to bring in large contributions and IMHO that is the chief job of the 
> Athletic Director these days.  Yes, it all comes down to raising money, 
> but that's been a fact of life at Northwestern for decades (and not just
> in athletics.)
> --
> Mike Nolan