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Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald
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Schill speaks. Biggest news: The AD's job is safe.
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NU President Michael Schill discusses Pat Fitzgerald termination, football
University President Michael Schill sat down with The Daily to discuss Northwestern’s football program Monday. NU’s football team has been the focus of the national spotlight after several former players came forward with allegations of hazing in recent weeks. The University had conducted an...
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
No surprise to me. The AD is virtually brand-new, the department is in turmoil because of the leadership change and the cheerleader lawsuit that pushed the prior one (IIRC, Phillips' successor) out, and it simply wouldn't be politically tenable to fire Gragg at this point for those and other reasons. He's there for a while, which doesn't seem positive for the Northwestern athletics. He's entirely unimpressive IMO.Schill speaks. Biggest news: The AD's job is safe.
NU President Michael Schill discusses Pat Fitzgerald termination, football
University President Michael Schill sat down with The Daily to discuss Northwestern’s football program Monday. NU’s football team has been the focus of the national spotlight after several former players came forward with allegations of hazing in recent weeks. The University had conducted an...
I give thanks daily for Josh.
[EDIT: I read the entire interview. Schill is canny. I can see why he was dean of the Univ of Chicago Law School. He's not going anywhere.]
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Schill speaks. Biggest news: The AD's job is safe.
NU President Michael Schill discusses Pat Fitzgerald termination, football
University President Michael Schill sat down with The Daily to discuss Northwestern’s football program Monday. NU’s football team has been the focus of the national spotlight after several former players came forward with allegations of hazing in recent weeks. The University had conducted an...
Where can NU rebuild this program?
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skyIdub
Winged Warrior
I’m honestly surprised there hasn’t been more transfer/decommit activity.
Back to the topic:
How can the assistant coaches still have jobs? how can players still have scholarships?
(or be in school for that matter) This is approaching the Penn St cover up, only not involving
kids. They both need to be shut down. Too late for PSU, not too late for the NCAA to do
the right thing. At this point it seems the big ten is protecting them. how does that sound?
How can the assistant coaches still have jobs? how can players still have scholarships?
(or be in school for that matter) This is approaching the Penn St cover up, only not involving
kids. They both need to be shut down. Too late for PSU, not too late for the NCAA to do
the right thing. At this point it seems the big ten is protecting them. how does that sound?
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Sounds like Schill could have made some bones several years back giving seminars on the topic at Penn State, MSU and Michigan.
[EDIT: /s, in case it's necessary. He clearly only manned up b/c the student newspaper kicked aside the rock under which this carcass was festering.]
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Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Don't you remember that the entire NU football team submitted a letter saying this was all a sham?
Of course no one actually put their name to it...
NU fallout?
Very quick and like he never existed at ND.
Very quick and like he never existed at ND.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
What's the Northwestern connection there?
Just college programs going through a review and cleaning house quick.
No other connection, just odd timing.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The nature of the ritualistic hazing at Northwestern was pitch-perfect for the school and for Fitz.
I'm picturing something with much more of a DaVinci Code flair to it at Notre Dame.
Illinois will of course have been forcing kids to do Joey Chestnut type force-feeding activities.
I am too. I did see my Oregon State Beavers got a crystal ball for one of NW’s 2024 decommits — a 3* OT from state of Washington.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
The timing of the fallout is going to make it extremely hard for players to find a new home. The portal was effectively closed last month and final scholarships were spoken for across the country. No one wants to enter the portal and fail to find a program. My guess is only incoming, first-year players will enter the portal this summer but there will be a massive exodus after the season for those with remaining eligibility. This year's version of NW football is likely to be much better, talent-wise, than next year's version.
NW player reps will not be participating in BIG media day. Can’t say I blame them. They can say they won’t answer questions about the hazing story, but journalists will likely still ask.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Who is making the PR decisions for NU? Because I consider this another misstep. It comes across as cowardly.
How does The ENTIRE Northwestern Football Team feel about this?
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
I'm glad more students are starting to feel empowered. NW looks completely incompetent.
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