Breaking Fitzgerald out at NW
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Breaking Fitzgerald out at NW
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What’s the Gate number around Northwesterns stadium? Gate 69?
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So true. Have to find someone to blame in today's society.
Selfishly I hope they make a terrible hire. We need more auto wins in this conference.
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Listening to the Audible, Stew Mandel (who wasn’t on this week but sent his thoughts to Feldman) indicated that every text thread he was on was basically “blow it up”. This is Northwestern. Not the SEC. They don’t care about winning games. They care about their journalism program and”integrity”. This story coming out—it’s simple existence—has put their reputation on the line.
Plus, this is a journalism heavy school where Pat treated them all like nerds for a long time. He had a lot in common with Bo Pelini in how he treated the media. Compound that the U wants nothing to harm their reputation with feeling like Pat looked down on them for so long… you get a lynch mob at the hint of inappropriate behavior. He was fucked as soon as the first story dropped.
SoCal_Corn
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Wilson, Greenberg and all the other Northwestern media grads should pounce…you know, like Wildcats…
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best case scenario they get lucky and hire an up and comer who wins some games and then leaves for a better opportunity
SoCal_Corn
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Dear Northwestern community,
This afternoon, I informed Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald that he was being relieved of his duties effective immediately.
The decision comes after a difficult and complex evaluation of my original discipline decision imposed last week on Coach Fitzgerald for his failure to know and prevent significant hazing in the football program. Over the last 72 hours, I have spent a great deal of time in thought and in discussions with people who love our University — the Chair and members of our Board of Trustees, faculty leadership, students, alumni and Coach Fitzgerald himself. I have also received many phone calls, text messages and emails from those I know, and those I don’t, sharing their thoughts. While I am appreciative of the feedback and considered it in my decision-making, ultimately, the decision to originally suspend Coach Fitzgerald was mine and mine alone, as is the decision to part ways with him.
While the independent investigative report will remain confidential, it is important for our community to know the facts.
- During the investigation, eleven current or former football student-athletes acknowledged that hazing has been ongoing within the football program. In new media reporting today, still more former Northwestern football student-athletes confirmed that hazing was systemic dating back many years. This has never been about one former student-athlete and his motives; this is much bigger than that.
- The hazing included forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature, in clear violation of Northwestern policies and values. I am grateful that — to my knowledge — no student suffered physical injury as a result of these behaviors.
- While some student-athletes believed the hazing was in jest and not harmful, others viewed it as causing significant harm with long-term consequences.
- The hazing was well-known by many in the program, though the investigator failed to find any credible evidence that Coach Fitzgerald himself knew about it.
- As the entire six-month independent investigation was confidential, I only recently learned many of the details, including the complainant’s identity. I spoke with his parents on Friday and the student on Sunday.
There is no doubt that Coach Fitzgerald has had a tremendous impact on our institution, well beyond the football field. For nearly thirty years, he has given himself to Northwestern as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach, and he has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of young men. His players have almost all graduated and represented the University with distinction. Over the last two days, I have received hundreds and hundreds of emails describing how he has transformed the lives of current and former student-athletes. However, as much as Coach Fitzgerald has meant to our institution and our student-athletes, we have an obligation — in fact a responsibility — to live by our values, even when it means making difficult and painful decisions such as this one. We must move forward.
I recognize that my decision will not be universally applauded, and there will be those in our community who may vehemently disagree with it. Ultimately, I am charged with acting in the best interests of the entire University, and this decision is reflective of that. The damage done to our institution is significant, as is the harm to some of our students.
In the days ahead, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Derrick Gragg will announce the leadership for this upcoming football season, and I encourage all of you to rally around the young men in our football program as they take the field this fall. As always, the welfare of our students is paramount and we will move forward expeditiously to make the reforms I outlined in my letter, dated July 8.
Over my ten months serving as your President, I have found the Northwestern University community to be proud, to be passionate, to be supportive, and yes, to be demanding. While today is a difficult day, I take solace in knowing that what we stand for endures. Finally, I am grateful for the partnership and support of the Board of Trustees and Chair Peter Barris.
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Decision to Relieve Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald of His Duties: Leadership Notes - Northwestern University
This afternoon, I informed Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald that he was being relieved of his duties effective immediately.
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Every western team that has made a change since we have been in this conference has upgraded except us. It is the will of The Simulation™.
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That's assuming they continue to field a team. They might just go the University of Chicago route & dump the athletic side.
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It’s still a big 10 job with great facilities. They’ll have an interim and hire someone decent next year
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They are now the Vandy of the B1G. But I actually think they're slightly worse off than Vandy is in the SEC, and that's really saying something.
Vandy got a young James Franklin there and that proved to be a home run. That's what you're hoping for if you're NW. Getting an unproven guy who ends up as good as James Franklin is probably a 1-100 shot.
It's gonna be rough for NW unless they just hit the lottery on whatever young HC they pick.
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(scott frost to nw)
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
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Wtf I take 3 days to hike in the mountains and all hell breaks loose
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Who’s on their hot board?
