EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern will be 'very aggressive' in early portal window

[Gatabowl]

Academics will have some impact on decisions but not near what a lot of people on here like to think. Aren’t all college decisions 40 year decisions? Some harp on this like you aren’t going to have sucess at a lower ranked school. Fitz, the King of this quote is sending his son to Iowa as a PWO. Not an Ivy, or some elite school. How do people square this up?

Couldn’t agree more. Our posters act like we are the only ones that say “it’s a 40 year decision not a 4 year decision”. Other programs LITERALLY say that.

Setting aside professional white collar careers, being a good player at Iowa or Kansas State and having the ability to open a car dealership or insurance agency is a great life. And we don’t even offer that!

 

[NUCat320]

It does. I knew PF from HS. I socialized with athletes throughout both my tours. I was an athlete. NU has always been a major point of pride.

I was a Greek and did the hazing there. I have endured hazing I think was ok - not adult like thought out but not life changing.

But I do find the allegations pretty disturbing. Despite NU being a major part of my identity, I want to know more and learn from it. And as I know start to reconstruct some relationships I had within the program, I question more.

I will always be purple. Have no choice - it’s my history. But I’m not going to run away from history because it’s uncomfortable.

Wrong thread 🤣

This was in response to
I can see NU falling in academic rankings and it sucks as an alum.

 

[corbi296]

Not if we offer more money, it won’t.

The other stuff is a nice marginal consideration. If we’re going to be in the top half of the conference, maybe we’re offering the same general compensation as Iowa and things like culture fit serve as a tiebreaker. But if we’re offering notably more than half the conference, and most likely far more than most non-P2 schools, then we win. Simple.

That’s a game we’ll never win. We will always be one upped if recruiting becomes solely about the money.

 

[Gatabowl]

That’s a game we’ll never win. We will always be one upped if recruiting becomes solely about the money.

It will never be solely about the money.

Where do you fit in with the system?
What position will you play?
How much competition is there?
How much do you like the coaches?
What do you think of the school?
What do you think of the location?
How far are you from home? Will your family be able to see you play easily?
Do you like the players?
What is it like for players on campus? How hot are the girls? Jk but seriously.

If most of those are negatives a little more money won’t do it. If it’s a tie or close, money is a huge factor.

If our coaches (Braun like Fitz before him) keep deciding against paying HS players we will lose a LOT.

 

[IGNORE2]

Wrong thread 🤣

This was in response to
I can see NU falling in academic rankings and it sucks as an alum.

Yup, was working multiple threads last night….

 

[Sheffielder]

I'm equally thrilled and saddened to hear this news.

On one hand...obviously this is the new normal, and we're not dropping out of the Big Ten, so if this is where we are competing, then let's get off our moral high ground, get in the game and start competing. This is the game now, and it stands to help NU as much as any marquee program who for years engaged in back-room, under-the-table recruiting to maintain a perpetual competitive advantage over us. In this version of college football, maybe we wouldn't have gone a generation without a bowl victory.

On the other hand: This is the game now. Sigh. Cycle dozens of players in (and out) every season. The "college" and "education" parts are total afterthoughts - we're just rooting for a logo and a savvy front office like in the pros since players will come and go like city buses. When do we hire our first GM? And the players don't care if they're wearing purple, red, orange or green - landing wherever they land is now just "a business decision for me and my family." Sure.

Whatever I/we found special about Northwestern just...isn't anymore in this new version of CFB. And that honestly makes me really sad. But in full deference to this new setup, I admit I didn't hold back rooting for Peyton Ramsey or Ben Bryant, and I don't cheer more loudly for Bryce Kirtz than for AJ Henning just because he committed to us out of high school. Shrug.