[NU Sports] Coaching carousel

Mon Nov 28 18:02:49 CST 2011

FWIW - most recruits either come to a school for the coach, want to join a winner and go
to the NFL, or want to be part of a turnaround, play for that winner and go to the NFL.

Every year, there were two or three kids who commit to State Penn, saying they wanted to
play for Joe Pa. Zook, for all his lack of game day ability, was able to sell kids from
Illinois on coming to Champaign to become big winners. Having Mendenhall and others in the
NFL didn't hurt his pitch either.

Urban Meyer will revitalize the recruiting in Ohio for dOSU, but I'm sure NU will continue
to harvest good classes with Ohio kids featured. Meyer must be able to recruit, he got the
hosses to make Florida a power, same with his other stops, but he'll still only have 18-22
scholarships open every year.

Meanwhile, NU has one of the best recruiters in Fitz, and a couple of assistants who are
also proven top level prospect signers. Just figure on a few more Illinois kids heading
north over the next few recruiting seasons. (unless Ill-noise finds a super charged coach
to work Chicago)

Look at what Tavaras did for basketball in the Chicago area - Illinois will have to start
over there for football, and maybe NU continues to grab good prospects becoming Chicago's
Team for real.

rsl

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Great post, Jeff.  One of my new favorites during my time as a List member.  Reads like a
good summation in a trial.:-)

Maybe Jim Phillips can expand our brand as follows:

"Chicago's Big Ten Team..America's Collegiate Calm in the Storm"

Paul
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From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:22:31 
To: Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>; Alan Abrahamson<alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Coaching carousel

Those of you who have been on this list for a while hopefully remember
the vigorous debates around Barnett when he was job shopping and Randy
Walker after the Wheeler tragedy when the program stalled.  There was
all sorts of speculation about the impact that coaching had on a
program.

Now looking at the storm of coaching changes and program disruptions
caused by scandal as well as NCAA infractions - it feels sort of like we
are in the calm center.  I'm sure our recruiters will take advantage of
that "calm".

We now have a coach who appears to have no interest in any other job.

We have an administration who appear to understand the value that this
coach and this program bring to the institution AND appear willing to
back that up with money.

We have a program that won't take just anyone, but graduates everyone.
As a result, year after year, we have a team made up of special kids.
Kids with character.  Kids who, when you hear their stories, make you
almost as proud as their parents must be.  Kids who always seem to find
a way every year to come together as a team and prove that good teams
can beat better athletes.

We now have kids, like Kurt Cousins, who are growing up NU fans because
they've only known winning teams.

I never really understood the reverence that PSU alums and students gave
to JoePa.  As a result, it is hard to really understand the sense of
loss that they must currently feel.

I think this season, though, I'm starting to get a glimpse of what Fitz
can mean to this program and this University.  Among other things, it
means every year that other programs fall be the wayside because of
scandal or failure - ours gets a little better.  It means that parents
will be able to use the prospect of playing for NU (rather than Ill or
ND) to motivate their football kids to study as well as practice.

It means a program we alums can be proud of every year, even those we go
6-6.

Jeff

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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Coaching carousel

> Don't be surprised if Neuheisel is out at UCLA before the day is over.

Yup,  ESPN is now reporting that the announcement will be made at 5:30
PM ET,
though they don't say whether or not UCLA will ask for a waiver on bowl
eligibility.
--
Mike Nolan

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