[NU Sports] bowl frustrations

[Scott Zeller, M.D.]

Actually both of those 4-star recruits have publicly said they would go to
NU if accepted. Certainly not a "guarantee", but as close as you can get
prior to signing day.

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > When Morty said to me that Stanford lowered their standards, I didn't
> ask in what way.  Assuming its true I wonder if it was a wholesale lowering
> of the minimum numbers on GPA/SAT or was it allowing a more flexible
> response from the admissions committee if a candidate was a strong blue
> chipper. (I.e. For a real blue chipper we might be able to bend a bit ). I
> would oppose the former but not sure where I come out on the latter
>
> I don't know that an unconfirmed report of Stanford's (otherwise secret)
> admission protocols is reliable.  NU
> isn't very open about how they deal with the borderline cases, either.
>  Does participation in varsity athletics
> at the HS level bump someone up a notch or two compared to someone who is
> part of the French club?
>
> And had those two recruits qualified for admission, that's no guarantee
> they would have signed with NU,
> much less lived up to their potential on the field.
>
> > One thing I would not compromise on is paying huge bucks for a coach,
> because I think it sends the wrong message about the university's
> priorities.
>
> Define 'huge'.  Fitz probably makes well over a million dollars a year,
> which I'm sure is several times what
> the best paid NU faculty member makes.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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