[NU Sports] Hallelujah

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

There is no reason that I can see why Fitz shouldn't have a regular show on BTN like some of the other coaches have.  Ditto if and when we get a new BB coach.

John DeGroat
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From: CHerron604 at aol.com
> I would give the new guy 3 major 'goals' to work on:
>  
> - Bring some respectability to Men's Basketball.
>  
> - Get big crowds back into Dyche Stadium.  That means addressing  traffic 
> ills, parking problems, lousy concessions, the whole deal.  Dyche  needs to be a 
> weekend destination - just like Soldier Field (and, unlike Soldier  Field, 
> affordable for families and kids).
>  
> - Improve media relations - Fitz, the new AD and the new basketball coach  
> should be on the rolodexes of all of the Chicago sports media types -  
> Sports-talk radio, TV sports anchors, local columnists.  Bruce Webber and  Ron 
> Zook of 
> the U of I and Jerry Wainwright of DePaul seem to be  all over radio, TV and 
> the papers - our guys need a better presence.  Fitz,  I know, can be just as 
> interesting and inspirational as Zook.  Things  need to change to the point 
> where Fitz is Chicago's college coach - not Zook or  the arrogant guy from the 
> Evil Empire.
>  
> Oh, also raise a lot of money, make or keep our facilities competitive with  
> those of our conference mates, and keep the whole operation honest and above  
> reproach.  
>  
> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
>  
>  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 2/28/2008 7:40:49 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> Hakirsch at aol.com writes:
> 
> a  message dated 2/28/2008 5:17:26 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
> sjtruog at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > I'd love to see NU go after Mike  Montgomery. He does
> > the FSN Pac 10 commentary a lot of times and  still
> > seems to have the desire to coach.
> 
> One never knows , but  I can't see him leaving the Bay Area do take on the 
> project of  NU.
> 
> He had a huge contract from the Warriors that has set him  financially for 
> life (and his kids' lives too)-He lives in a beautiful  home in the hills 
> near 
> Stanford and has a nice easy job as a  commentator.  Contrast this with time 
> on 
> the road recruiting,  coaching  every day, and  traveling the mid west during 
> the 
> cold  winter of basketball season.  He would really need to have a huge 
> amount  
> of passion 
> 
> Harry
> 
> 
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