Former Inside NU editor Ben Goren, now of Mid-Major Madness, is back from the netherworld to grapple with the Johnnie Vassar situation, which has bugged him all season. Now that the season is over and even more details are out, he’s written this op-ed to express his views on how far Northwestern basketball should go for success.
Once upon a time, this is everything I ever wanted. Northwestern basketball has made the NCAA Tournament. Northwestern students care, deeply. The impossible has happened.
But basketball is just a game.