FairWarning
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Northwestern Football/Pat Fitzgerald
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Why?
Northwestern head basketball coach Chris Collins survived player abuse allegations in 2017 or thereabouts after his team made the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.
The allegations included Collins abusing an African-American player who was taking up a scholarship while seriously underachieving.
Collins was the toast of the town in the few years before the pandemic.
And to think Northwestern won its season opener as a 12-point underdog last season.
The Wildcats then lost 11 straight.
Good call.
Jon Gruden is now a candidate for coaching positions in the NFL, proving some league owners will forgive past sins.
Time heals all wounds.
Dell Dude
EOG Master
Attempt at can't we all get along. Can we agree on this.
Northwestern did an extensive investigation and gave Coach F a 2 weeks offseason suspension. Then a couple days later, the NW student newspaper published a story and Coach F gets fired.
That sequence is not right in any way, shape or JK newspaper form.
Northwestern did an extensive investigation and gave Coach F a 2 weeks offseason suspension. Then a couple days later, the NW student newspaper published a story and Coach F gets fired.
That sequence is not right in any way, shape or JK newspaper form.
My favorite Pat Fitzgerald story:
At the beginning of every season and at the end of the first day of practice, NU head coach Pat Fitzgerald would stand before his team and ask the question, "How many guys here want to play in the Rose Bowl?"
Every member of the team, including Coach Fitz, would raise their hand.
Fitzgerald would then quickly ask, "How many guys here have ever played in the Rose Bowl?"
Every member of the team, except Coach Fitz, would lower ther hand.
At the beginning of every season and at the end of the first day of practice, NU head coach Pat Fitzgerald would stand before his team and ask the question, "How many guys here want to play in the Rose Bowl?"
Every member of the team, including Coach Fitz, would raise their hand.
Fitzgerald would then quickly ask, "How many guys here have ever played in the Rose Bowl?"
Every member of the team, except Coach Fitz, would lower ther hand.
kane
EOG master
Hazing is having a player stand up in front of the team and sing his high school fight song, hazing is the seniors making the freshmen carry their shoulder pads after practice, hazing is giving the freshmen bad haircuts, that stuff is good natured and team building, when you're talking about sexual harassment/assault, that's obviously crossing the line and should never be tolerated. Apparently there was a 6 month investigation and over 50 people were interviewed, seems like the University did a thorough job, maybe back in the day he could have survived this, but not in the world we live in today. I agree with Val, I can't see him getting another college job, but I can see him being the linebackers coach or defensive line coach in the NFL
kane
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If the investigation shows other assistant coaches, or anyone else on the staff knew what was going on and did nothing to stop it, or even report it, they too should face the consequences of their inaction
kane
EOG master
If this was Miami, they would already be given the death penalty, we'll see how it plays out
Dell Dude
EOG Master
mr merlin
EOG Master
I'm still not sure why anyone outside of northern ILL should care about this, NW is a bad team and Fitz is an irrelevant coach, since when do we care about sexual abuse?
The media is raging upset because some movie is out that's exposing it right? But some football player was embarrassed and it's a big deal...no it isn't.
The media is raging upset because some movie is out that's exposing it right? But some football player was embarrassed and it's a big deal...no it isn't.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
OTB, it was over 3.5 -125 when I checked Friday after this broke.
Dell Dude
EOG Master
This is a crucial guilty please note. The report from a 6 months investigation and dozens of interviews does not detail the hazing in the public summary and when you parse the words, no confirmation of specific hazing in the NW response to the JK newspaper article.
This is not acceptable and cannot stand. The entire report must be released with only absolutely necessary redactions.
This is not acceptable and cannot stand. The entire report must be released with only absolutely necessary redactions.
Dell Dude
EOG Master
Dell Dude
EOG Master
Dell Dude
EOG Master
This touches every box except nudity. Should John Ziegler also be punished?
Here is your sexual assault and child abuse bonus whore.
I assume Northwestern's biggest donor signed off on the Pat Fitzgerald firing.
Patrick Ryan and his wife have donated more than $700 million to Northwestern University.
The Ryans have treated both Pat Fitzgerald and Chris Collins like family members.
Patrick Ryan and his wife have donated more than $700 million to Northwestern University.
The Ryans have treated both Pat Fitzgerald and Chris Collins like family members.
Last year, I speculated that Pat Fitzgerald may have "checked out" during COVID-19 and that's why the football program struggled recently.
Northwestern's only win last season came against Nebraska, a team that lost to Georgia Southern two weeks later.
Nebraska's loss to GSU as a 24-point favorite was the last chapter in Scott Frost's head coaching career in Lincoln.
Northwestern's only win last season came against Nebraska, a team that lost to Georgia Southern two weeks later.
Nebraska's loss to GSU as a 24-point favorite was the last chapter in Scott Frost's head coaching career in Lincoln.
boston massacre
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boston massacre
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NW Baseball Coach Just Got Shit Canned, Also.
boston massacre
EOG Master
DC Braun, Interim HC At NW.
blueline
EOG Master
Northwestern head baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired, according to reporting by Danny Parkins of 670 The Score.
The decision comes just days after baseball players called the now-former coach “abusive.” Fifteen players entered the transfer portal during his one-season tenure.
Northwestern baseball head coach Jim Foster relieved of duties
The Daily has subsequently learned that Foster was not fired by Northwestern, as had been reported by multiple outlets, including The Daily. He was placed on indefinite suspension and will not coach Northwestern again, according to University President Michael Schill. Northwestern head baseball...
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