> Let's suppose that Mike Eaves is the Badgers' pick to replace Jeff Sauer.
> He's a distinguished alum who played for Badger Bob, and has enjoyed
success
> in a leadership position at the national development program.
>
> Mike has two sons:  Ben, a sophomore at Boston College; and Pat, currently
> playing for his father at Ann Arbor while having signed a letter of intent
> to enroll at BC in the fall.  If you were his son(s), would you want to
risk
> the potential of having to play against your father, or would you say
blood
> is thicker than ice and transfer to dad's alma mater?

Of course, maybe the lads don't think playing against Dad would be so
traumatic. Former Gophers coach Doug Woog's sons chose different paths:
Steve went to NMU and ended up with an NCAA ring; Dan played for the Gophs.

-Indy