Katatonic said:

1/3 of Dook's FB recruits just have to meet the minimum NCAA standard (unless they changed it).

Imagine that it's probably as loose (if not more so) for BB.

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NUCat320 said:

Recruitable tight ends are generally great athletes who can move all over the field.

I’m happy with three TEs and two QBs in every class, understanding that all might move elsewhere.

Give me athletes with good offer lists. Seems like all three fit the bill.

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jne381 said:

I have to believe there is a lot of people that even though they give to the athletics program generally, don't like the idea of giving to pay athletes directly. I don't make a dent in anything with what I give, but I have questions if I will even be a supporter at all in the future once player are getting paid directly by the school. I think I would rather see college athletics go in the opposite direction where there are no scholarships, and only people that want to school there actually play for the school.

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cometclear said:

I swear I'm not trying to start an argument, but if I may ask, how old are you? I have a hypothesis about all this.

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NUCat320 said:

NU football is definitely not “a clown” compared to Utah State. NU is coming off a bowl win, with tremendous recruiting momentum, two years coming of a unique stadium situation, followed by opening what will become the model for every college football stadium to follow. NU football is in its best position since its coach, ironically, said “I’m staying here for life” or whatever.

Do you really think he “looked into allegations on his own”? Or do you think he downplayed to keep a player eligible?

There is no comparison to what happened at USU and at NU. Sounds like a USU football player was accused of sexual assault or rape, the allegation was brought to the football coach, and he “investigated” (“hey 24, did you rape this chick” “okay great”) and didn’t move any further.

Or, perhaps, he coordinated with the other two who were also fired to downplay or bury the story. He prevented an investigation from happening. Nobody is saying “he should have known” an off-premise assault may have occurred; they are saying that he violated policy by not involving the right people. (It’s what Paterno should’ve been fired for, kind of, before he mercifully died to spare himself the embarrassment.)

In the case of NU, the activity was happening in Fitz’s building. “Known or should have known” is a reasonable threshold when it’s happening down the hall.


Anyway, the university is financially solvent, the stadium is on track, the new head coach has all the positive qualities the former coach once had.

The Fitz firing was a tremendous change that, once everyone got over the shock, energized the program and contributed to what appears to be a recruiting class stacked with A-listers.

AND, Fitz will be able to attend his son’s regular season and playoff games all season long without openly shirking his responsibilities as a head football coach!

Gosh winning is so fun.

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Purple Pile Driver said:

What’s your point of reference? We’re you a NU athlete? I can tell you that people that weren’t in a college athletics program way underestimate the amount of time you spend with teammates. Basically mandatory practice or game requirement while students are in breaks. Summer’s are all but mandatory. The population of students for My winter breaks consisted of athletes and international students. Everyone else was partying on NYE.

It’s this arrogance of “ we’ve historically tried to put ourselves at a higher standard regarding our student athletes’ that turns off local. non NU alum. It makes some people feel better around here. The facts are there are plenty of strong academic athletes at every Big Ten school. I wish I could buy into your vision of NU Shangra La, but to me it is complete BS.

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NUCat320 said:

NU football is definitely not “a clown” compared to Utah State. NU is coming off a bowl win, with tremendous recruiting momentum, two years coming of a unique stadium situation, followed by opening what will become the model for every college football stadium to follow. NU football is in its best position since its coach, ironically, said “I’m staying here for life” or whatever.

Do you really think he “looked into allegations on his own”? Or do you think he downplayed to keep a player eligible?

There is no comparison to what happened at USU and at NU. Sounds like a USU football player was accused of sexual assault or rape, the allegation was brought to the football coach, and he “investigated” (“hey 24, did you rape this chick” “okay great”) and didn’t move any further.

Or, perhaps, he coordinated with the other two who were also fired to downplay or bury the story. He prevented an investigation from happening. Nobody is saying “he should have known” an off-premise assault may have occurred; they are saying that he violated policy by not involving the right people. (It’s what Paterno should’ve been fired for, kind of, before he mercifully died to spare himself the embarrassment.)

In the case of NU, the activity was happening in Fitz’s building. “Known or should have known” is a reasonable threshold when it’s happening down the hall.


Anyway, the university is financially solvent, the stadium is on track, the new head coach has all the positive qualities the former coach once had.

The Fitz firing was a tremendous change that, once everyone got over the shock, energized the program and contributed to what appears to be a recruiting class stacked with A-listers.

AND, Fitz will be able to attend his son’s regular season and playoff games all season long without openly shirking his responsibilities as a head football coach!

Gosh winning is so fun.

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