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CoralSpringsCat said:

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At least you managed not to be capped on this one.

corbi296 said:

Fitz’s suit is not based on proving or disproving that hazing occurred. As the statement from his lawyers clearly states, the lawsuit claims wrongful termination and violation of a verbal agreement by Schill when he reversed course and fired FItz after announcing publicly that FItz would be suspended for two weeks as a result of the internal investigation regarding the hazing. All else is fairly irrelevant..

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That’s not quite right. Fitzgerald is bringing breach of contract claims regarding the termination AND also tort claims, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation — specifically, that he was harmed by NU’s statement that said he failed to carry out his responsibilities as coach by allowing hazing to occur within the program.

If there are witnesses who will (1) say hazing did occur and (2) establish that Fitzgerald knew/should have known about the hazing, that would of course help defend against those tort claims.

CoralSpringsCat said:

Amazing run for Trent. Still 23 games to go!

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Interesting and for me, gratifying. Why? Couple of seasons ago the Cats played an early-season 3-game series against U of Houston, and I saw them all. For some reason I started playing "fantasy scout," as if I were there to identify & evaluate individuals' talent. Trent was only a frosh and hadn't played a half dozen college games at that point, but he was one of two new players I tabbed as showing exceptional promise.

One of the two transferred after that year along with several others from the team, largely due to the jerk of a head coach NU had then. (It was only in February when they were in Houston and he'd already run off his staff of assistants.) But Liolios stayed ... and all credit to him. Surely he was tempted to bail on the program as well; who could blame him? He started out good and has gotten steadily better since.

Not to say that I have that much proven expertise as a baseball scout. In fact I'm inclined to quit while I'm ahead. As for Liolios, he's my big success story as a talent evaluator.

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The only observation I will make here is my wonderment at the amount of Federal money that has been directed at these research institutions. I had no idea. No wonder the threat of withdrawal of these funds is so chilling to these institutions.

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PurpleWhiteBoy said:

Its pretty difficult to say which coaches are being recruited and which aren't.
Obviously Collins has an agent, like all the other Power 5 coaches, and part of that guy's job is to leak stuff to the media to put his client in as positive a light as possible.
So we hear rumors that this school is interested in this coach or that coach, but a lot of that is fiction.

Especially when the agent is trying to get more money out of his client's current employer.

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When Dave Revsine says it, I believe it.

ThatkidfromHolland said:

Given how high Chris Collins is on Tre Singleton, it wouldn’t be surprising if Northwestern’s 2025–26 starting lineup looks like this:

• Point Guard: Jayden Reid
• Shooting Guard: K.J. Windham
• Small Forward: Tre Singleton
• Power Forward: Nick Martinelli
• Center: Transfer Big

Collins clearly likes Singleton’s length and potential versatility, and keeping Martinelli at the 4 maximizes his inside-out scoring ability. Reid’s quickness and feel for the game should help control the tempo, while Windham brings needed shooting and the potential for strong perimeter defense. The expectation is that Northwestern will land a veteran transfer big man to anchor the paint and provide rim protection. If the pieces fit, this group has a real chance to be competitive. Martinelli, in particular, could be poised for a very big season.

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Big question on KJ’s defense hangs out there (I see you used “potential”).

Yay! Good for Danny!

32 years, man.

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ThatkidfromHolland said:

Given how high Chris Collins is on Tre Singleton, it wouldn’t be surprising if Northwestern’s 2025–26 starting lineup looks like this:

• Point Guard: Jayden Reid
• Shooting Guard: K.J. Windham
• Small Forward: Tre Singleton
• Power Forward: Nick Martinelli
• Center: Transfer Big

Collins clearly likes Singleton’s length and potential versatility, and keeping Martinelli at the 4 maximizes his inside-out scoring ability. Reid’s quickness and feel for the game should help control the tempo, while Windham brings needed shooting and the potential for strong perimeter defense. The expectation is that Northwestern will land a veteran transfer big man to anchor the paint and provide rim protection. If the pieces fit, this group has a real chance to be competitive. Martinelli, in particular, could be poised for a very big season.

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What does the rest of your rotation look like? Will CCC go 8 deep?

well apparently narcissism is more dangerous than I thought......I thought he would kinda be like my father in law.....a little opinionated....to in any way to try and take the creativity, desire drive and potential of a young person who has worked their way to NU or any other serious higher institute is criminal ....the unique creativity of Humans will always be our biggest resource and to tamper with it deserves a serious response.

Given how high Chris Collins is on Tre Singleton, it wouldn’t be surprising if Northwestern’s 2025–26 starting lineup looks like this:

• Point Guard: Jayden Reid
• Shooting Guard: K.J. Windham
• Small Forward: Tre Singleton
• Power Forward: Nick Martinelli
• Center: Transfer Big

Collins clearly likes Singleton’s length and potential versatility, and keeping Martinelli at the 4 maximizes his inside-out scoring ability. Reid’s quickness and feel for the game should help control the tempo, while Windham brings needed shooting and the potential for strong perimeter defense. The expectation is that Northwestern will land a veteran transfer big man to anchor the paint and provide rim protection. If the pieces fit, this group has a real chance to be competitive. Martinelli, in particular, could be poised for a very big season.

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Chilling stuff

NUCat320 said:

To me, it means

1. that Dan Webb writes a lot of words, and
2. that the university is paying the players for their suffering, therefore setting the stage for
3. Fitz to be held accountable for the players’ acknowledged suffering


My read of the Fitz contract is that this actually wouldn’t affect whether he could be fired for cause.

Also, it’s one major step closer to over.

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Means that school no longer is conflicted trying to have PF as an ally and an opponent. Someone must have felt that the hazing case posed the greatest liability or PF’s demands were too high.

Either way - dynamics have changed and the school has a new allies.