chrisjenn99 No. 1 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing claims - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Northwestern fired longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of widespread hazing within the football program. Defensive... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augduck No. 2 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Very tough situation. I find it difficult to believe that Fitzgerald did not know what was going on. If he truly did not, then he is out of touch with his team and should not be coaching. This type of thing has no place in the game and Fitzgerald knows that. Not attempting to lecture here but the "i didn't know' story just doesn't add up in this situation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandaian No. 3 Share Posted July 11, 2023 If it had just started last season, maybe 2 seasons ago, I can maybe see a head coach not getting a whiff of it, but it being part of the team culture for years, not a chance he didn't hear of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 4 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Meathead? Pot, meet kettle. Northwestern hazing under Pat Fitzgerald proves meathead culture still permeates game at highest levels - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM For all the ways football has changed for the better, clearly there is still a ways to go inside certain locker rooms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted July 11, 2023 David Shaw? Guffaw! I don't think David wants to be the Vandy of the B1G. 3 replacements for Northwestern after firing Pat Fitzgerald FANSIDED.COM Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald after hazing and culture issues came to light. With the season approaching, these hires would... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted July 11, 2023 https://collegefootballnews.com/cfn/northwestern-fired-pat-fitzgerald-will-hire-a-new-football-coach-and-it-will-all-be-okay-daily-cavalcade Some reasonable and realistic thoughts here on the NW situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Matt 'Purple' Hayes weighs in. And the NLRB has filed a complaint against NW, a copy of the complaint filed against USC and the Pac-12. Why are these complaints never filed against the SEC? Hayes: If this can happen to Pat Fitzgerald, it can happen to any coach in America SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Allegations of hazing and racism within the program led Northwestern to fire the widely respected coach who took the... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just not enough info to really have an informed opinion, other than a sad day for Northwestern, and college football. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 9 Share Posted July 11, 2023 That’s why team leaders on both sides of the ball need to step in and discourage this type of behavior and also assistants can play a part in policing. If the head coach has to handle the situation then it has gotten totally out of control. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspenney No. 10 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I have a friend that is on the board of Northwestern, he say that Schiff could end up getting canned. What a tragedy, thank Good Gosh he's gone from Eugene. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck Moderator No. 11 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 1:45 PM, mrspenney said: I have a friend that is on the board of Northwestern, he say that Schiff could end up getting canned. What a tragedy, thank Good Gosh he's gone from Eugene. Not a good light on Schiff. First big decision and he misses big time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB48 No. 12 Share Posted July 14, 2023 And now their baseball coach is dismissed. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 13 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 12:08 PM, LB48 said: And now their baseball coach is dismissed. Will Schill and/or the AD be next? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 14 Share Posted July 15, 2023 The Bald Faced Truth Podcast with John Canzano John Canzano talks to ESPN senior college football writer Adam Rittenberg about the hazing scandal at Northwestern that led to the firing of head coach Pat Fitzgerald, former University of Oregon and current Northwestern President Michael Schill's decision-making process, the NCAA's fines for Tennessee's football program, and the overall expectations for the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers this fall. Canzano posted this to his podcast site yesterday and I thought I would post here for your info... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspenney No. 15 Share Posted July 16, 2023 My Northwestern friend told me there is a movement on to get rid of Schill, big big fireback by the alums. Oregon is so lucky to have gotten rid of that jerk. He was one of the very worst presidents the Ducks ever had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maebee No. 16 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I guess I don’t know how the hierarchy works here but how does Schill get the blame ? Did he hire these coaches ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 17 Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 2:56 PM, Maebee said: I guess I don’t know how the hierarchy works here but how does Schill get the blame ? Did he hire these coaches ? I wonder too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 18 Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 2:56 PM, Maebee said: I guess I don’t know how the hierarchy works here but how does Schill get the blame ? Did he hire these coaches ? No, but he did initially sign off on a 2 week suspension, it's more how he's handled the punishment that is not even remotely adequate for what was going down. It's a complicated situation where it's difficult to prove how much Fitzgerald knew about the hazing, or whether he should have known, so you have two sides where it's completely inadequate to only suspend him for 2 weeks in the offseason, but the flip side is firing the most successful coach the program has ever had with no concrete proof that he supported the hazing or even knew about it. Northwestern has one of the leading journalism schools in the nation, and boy did the school paper put the heat on the administration! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
