I think most of us who spend hours on here qualify as insane...I do share your opinion of Fitz though.
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I think most of us who spend hours on here qualify as insane...I do share your opinion of Fitz though.
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Help. And this is?
Home run hire if it happens. Thought it was always a pipe dream
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
We are on a message board, of course we are insane. Could be worse, we could use terms like workrate...
As our o line coach?
As I understand it, he wanted to play for Illinois but was not recruited. Consequently, he wanted to beat Illinois badly and took great delight when he did. To me, he's like the Pete Rose of B1G football. You like him if he's your guy. Otherwise, he's a d**k.
Colorado State expected to hire UConn head coach Jim Mora Jr. as their next head coach.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Well… “cleared.”
A legal settlement is not the same as being exonerated. And even if he were completely cleared, in that case it would mean the head coach had absolutely no clue as to what was happening under his watch within his program.
Hard pass.
I was not a fan of hiring Chris Beard when that was being discussed theoretically - even though he was "cleared," however I think every situation has nuance and is more than just a headline. Based on what I've read, I'd welcome Fitz as our new DC if that were to happen. In short - not all resolutions that end in someone being "cleared" are the same, but I'd be ok with this one.
It has to be Oline or as an analyst. Regardless it would be a big time hire. Interesting that the names we heard so far are Pittman, Norvell and Fitz. Definitely seems like we want to add some experienced coaches to the staff
Great hire
Don't get the appeal of CSU for Mora 2.0. Not any higher up the rung than where he is now. $$ might be the answer. Bigger and better jobs likely to be available next year. I guess he could jump again if need be.
Morris taking the OSU job seems early. Ole Miss, Auburn, Arky all still open and Mizzou might be as well.
Morris taking the OSU job seems early. Ole Miss, Auburn, Arky all still open and Mizzou might be as well.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
A fatal moment in our football history. We were second to Ohio State in Big Ten wins over the previous 12 years and instead of a national coaching search we hired an unproven coordinator in CDP.
I am hearing Napier to North Texas to replace Morris
I would love Fitz as our DC. He always had a solid D at NW.
I’ll just leave this here …
Statement on settlement with Coach Pat Fitzgerald: Leadership Notes - Northwestern University
Northwestern University and former Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald settled the lawsuit Coach Fitzgerald filed regarding his July 2023 dismissal.
www.northwestern.edu
my OkSt grad son, who came in last night from Boston, wonders if the qb from North Texas, Mestermaker, follows Morris to OkSt , provided they can come up with the competitive NIL
That statement says there was no evidence he condoned or directed the hazing. Fine.
How does this address the concern that he "had absolutely no clue as to what was happening under his watch within his program." If anything, it confirms it.
“The University has taken action to ensure hazing will not occur again.”
This pretty clearly states hazing did indeed occur when Fitzgerald ran that football program, and based on what those hazing accusations were it was pretty awful.
So, he either was aware of the hazing and did nothing. Or wasn’t aware of it and was therefore incompetent.
Idk…maybe now that we have a good football program we shouldn’t tarnish it unnecessarily.
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