Per input from our friend Coral I feel this needs to be a separate topic and worth a discussion. I asked who were the candidates when Gary got hired and Coral responded:
"Earl Bruce - former OSU and CSU HC
Paul Schudel - head coach at Ball State
Gary Barnett - OC at Colorado
I shudder to think what might have happened if we hadn’t chosen GB. Bruce came in full of piss and vinegar (terrible fit for NU) and Schudel was in over his head. Schudel was fixated on the white boards in the staff rooms; he preferred chalk boards and asked multiple times if they could be changed...strange guy. Barnett was by far the best candidate; thank God for Arnie Weber and Bill Fischer...their Colorado connections were enough to convince GB to take the job. The rest is history".
I can't imagine where we would be today if the other those folks listed got hired.
"Earl Bruce - former OSU and CSU HC
Paul Schudel - head coach at Ball State
Gary Barnett - OC at Colorado
I shudder to think what might have happened if we hadn’t chosen GB. Bruce came in full of piss and vinegar (terrible fit for NU) and Schudel was in over his head. Schudel was fixated on the white boards in the staff rooms; he preferred chalk boards and asked multiple times if they could be changed...strange guy. Barnett was by far the best candidate; thank God for Arnie Weber and Bill Fischer...their Colorado connections were enough to convince GB to take the job. The rest is history".
I can't imagine where we would be today if the other those folks listed got hired.
