Have to agree. Going from a ocean front city in CA to a Lake Michigan front campus and a temporary "stadium" also on the lake isn't a big draw. The NU administration really screwed the pooch over the Fitz drama. Are we headed to another version of the "Dark Ages"? A question I had was did they consider Skip Holtz for the HC job when they brought him on as special assistant?
We have a good head coach and we'll recruit more good tight ends. Plus, we already have some, so, let's not get too upset about any of this.
Not upset about anything. As for being serious? Yes. We are talking about frigging teenagers here, that have pie in the sky dreams, etc. Another thing, optics seems to play a big role in the decisions these kids make, especially if their parent's have alot of input. The program is in flux right now, which might give some kids some pause to come here at the moment. That isn't conjecture, that is a fact and this commitment flip and the Sullivan bail out just might give my little diatribe some solid evidence. The kids don't like the uncertainty of what is to come. Sure Braun seems to be a great coach, but let's see how it plays out in the next 4-5 seasons. The next two are more likely to be subpar with the lack of talent we have on the squad. You have the inept administration to put the blame on for this. I am glad we got a young, hungry HC that wants to win, but the demons of Fitz's firing will have to be exercised, and the new stadium opened before that happens. There is hope at the end of the tunnel. The question is how long of a tunnel are we going to have til the program gets to the 2015-28 level.
I hear that Holtz came up in a meeting of the hiring committee. As they were looking at a list of candidates, they said "let's skip Holtz"
Yes. Sullivan could not be guaranteed the starting job and was told we are looking in the portal. Braun said so himself. I like Braun’s honesty. Hopefully we can or have found that QB.
Given that Giuliano originally chose Northwestern over Cal, Ucla, Georgia Tech and several SEC schools, it seems that weather and proximity have played little to no role in his decision.
If proximity were the primary driver, he wouldn't have picked NU over Ucla and Cal in the first place.
This suggests that a smaller, private school environment was the primary driver. Moreover, you're assuming that he wanted Stanford because it's the private school (that offered) closest to home. But there are other relevant differences between Stanford and Northwestern besides location (and weather).
What are you even arguing? His first comment mentioned “Stanford degree.”
Are you guys just making things up?
Ok, so we are all just guessing. Prestige, weather, proximity all seem like good guesses. What are you even doing?
You're absolutely spot on, mate. He knows that the Northwestern first year head coach took over a 1-11 program and only went 8-5 with a bowl win over Utah, while winning the coach of the year honors to boot. The future looks bleak. The relevant difference with Stanford is that their first year head coach went a stellar 3-9, to match the back-to-back 3-9 records of his predecessor. Consistency rules!
Have we heard of any definitive news about who they're actually pursuing out of the portal for quarterback?
Constantly arguing with people about why the kid flipped. “Don’t mean to start an argument.” Solid
I’ve been to the Carrier Dome twice in the past. I looked up recent articles and noticed they have replaced the dome as part of $100M+ stadium renovation. I found during my fall visits to northern NY state (friends and relatives in Rochester and Syracuse) the game day atmosphere was fun, esp. the outdoor bbqs-we were invited to join by friendly Syracuse fans. So with the renovation I’d like to return to experience the improvements. Food is pretty good there too!
I attended the aforementioned game with my wife and another Board couple. The tailgating was fun, but I cannot adequately explain how horrible the Carrier Dome experience was. It was 95 degrees inside the building at game time. Fortunately the 'Cats came back to win after blowing a big lead. Couldn't wait to get outside.Syracuse's enclosed dome had the dubious reputation of while being named after the company that invented air conditioning, it did not have a system. It made for some awful conditions including a game with NU one year if I am not mistaken. The other issue was that the fabric roof kept failing under snow loads. Anyway, WCW, your advocacy for the place caused me to look up the latest and air conditioning has now been installed along with some other improvements.
No more jokes: Syracuse AD John Wildhack says the Carrier Dome now has air conditioning
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack said that installation of the long-awaited amenity was recently finished.www.syracuse.com
For me a road trip to a 40 year old dome in Syracuse for a football game is pretty much a non-starter, but I hope the Stanford team enjoys the opportunity when it is scheduled in the future. Bratwurst, pretzels, wings and beer should be good.
Young Floridian Trevor Siemian pulled that one out for us, no?
