6-7 years ago - if anyone said that NU would be a MBB school with a run of dances and FB to be the program that sucks, you would be laughed outta the room…
I put this all on the AD and Prez - past and present. They got lucky with some tough love that was also probably a bad idea in CCC. But the school allowed PF to become the unfireable Golden Boy. That attitude probably contributed to what ultimately did him in, but caused plenty of problems along the way. And he was becoming insufferable - attitude about the media, the fans, whatever. He long lost the lovable leader of the team anyone could get behind.
CCC is nothing short of a miracle. Should been run out of here - took a terrible call out from a cheap school unwilling to pay termination money and he actually re-invented himself and the program. While I applaud the result, the guy behind the action truly stepped in dog shot that turned out to be ice cream.
They completely have screwed the pooch with the stadium - and didn’t do well leading into the WR redo. (Place is pretty awesome - but remember there was controversy there too)
What really pisses me off:
We have a major donor that is self made yet seemingly an enabler to all this bullshat. In light of his Bears / McCaskey connections - have to wonder if his fortune was dumb luck
We have a couple major sport voices - but neither care to make NU a thing. Funny - that game day blowhard from OSU has no problem and keeps his job while airing his alma mater opinions…
We have a bunch of professional or retired professional athletes that will go out on a limb for stupid political thoughts but haven’t contributed to NU sports in any positive way I can see.
I like Braun - he did nothing short of a miracle last year. But I would leave immediately if I was him. No stadium, no qb, no brains in roles above him, and those that owe their fortune due to NU athletics are not chipping in enough.
Screw the Ivy League - maybe NU should follow the UoC path. That B1G revenue is peanuts next to the endowment and NU has rarely cared about sports anyway.
I put this all on the AD and Prez - past and present. They got lucky with some tough love that was also probably a bad idea in CCC. But the school allowed PF to become the unfireable Golden Boy. That attitude probably contributed to what ultimately did him in, but caused plenty of problems along the way. And he was becoming insufferable - attitude about the media, the fans, whatever. He long lost the lovable leader of the team anyone could get behind.
CCC is nothing short of a miracle. Should been run out of here - took a terrible call out from a cheap school unwilling to pay termination money and he actually re-invented himself and the program. While I applaud the result, the guy behind the action truly stepped in dog shot that turned out to be ice cream.
They completely have screwed the pooch with the stadium - and didn’t do well leading into the WR redo. (Place is pretty awesome - but remember there was controversy there too)
What really pisses me off:
We have a major donor that is self made yet seemingly an enabler to all this bullshat. In light of his Bears / McCaskey connections - have to wonder if his fortune was dumb luck
We have a couple major sport voices - but neither care to make NU a thing. Funny - that game day blowhard from OSU has no problem and keeps his job while airing his alma mater opinions…
We have a bunch of professional or retired professional athletes that will go out on a limb for stupid political thoughts but haven’t contributed to NU sports in any positive way I can see.
I like Braun - he did nothing short of a miracle last year. But I would leave immediately if I was him. No stadium, no qb, no brains in roles above him, and those that owe their fortune due to NU athletics are not chipping in enough.
Screw the Ivy League - maybe NU should follow the UoC path. That B1G revenue is peanuts next to the endowment and NU has rarely cared about sports anyway.