Wednesday, March 14, 2012

To Avoid Losing Its Savior, NU Better Produce Big Bucks

The fable can't end this way. You can't wrap the Disney moviewith the miracle worker waving goodbye and slinging a big bag ofmoney over his shoulder. Credits should roll with accompanyingcheers, not tears.

But unless Northwestern acts quickly, contacts every singlewealthy alum and starts a Save Our Coach fund, the possibility isreal that Gary Barnett soon will leave the greatest college footballstory ever told. Imagine, after so much giddiness, the Coach of theCentury bolting for a better job. In a sick way, it would befitting, the ultimate NU loss.

All indications, none more eerie than his silence, point to hisdeparture. He is seriously weighing the coaching …

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