PurpleWhiteBoy said:

"He's a stand-up guy who has great morals," the tailback said. "I truly feel he's a great football coach and an even better man. You can do with that information what you want."

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My wife and I do not know Pat or his family especially well, but I'm pretty sure she and I agree that Pat is a better person than me. I am truly blessed to be not quite famous enough to have to "opportunity" to read about myself on social media!

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Max_Power said:

Recruiting very different type of players but I get the comparison. Collins learned some important lessons from that class, which really, as a whole, underachieved. Players were good but very limited. Not especially athletic.

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I tend to think it was more of not having the developed Buie alpha dog quite yet, and more of a team gelling issue (mostly due to one personality). A number of these players (including the one with the personality issue) are still getting pro opportunities and we (as I and a few others have said many times) were very, very close to breaking into the win column on many of the games in those non-NCAA years. I would agree our players had some limitations, but I think we had very good players though just not quite a good enough team for these reasons, IMO.

excerpts from a recent article on CBS Sports...

It's early, but Braun was asked the most famous Northwestern alum he'd met.

"This [might be bad] to say, but Pat Fitzgerald?" Braun replied.

Cam Porter says he still exchanges texts with the coach (Fitzgerald) that recruited him.

"He's a stand-up guy who has great morals," the tailback said. "I truly feel he's a great football coach and an even better man. You can do with that information what you want."

Hungry Jack said:

My parody got capped. But the t-shirt lives. Fitz is gone. Jake is gone. Carl is gone. Ggarg is gone (as AD). But the t-shirt lives.

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Hard to believe people are still getting capped in 2024.
Oh wait, I thought you meant knee-capping.

Seriously though, is it possible the young Fitzgerald got a full ride to Northwestern and he's staying for that reason?
To gouge a free, world-class education out of the university that treated his dad so shabbily?
"I'm not leaving - you're leaving"

It seems really strange that a walk-on would be made an assistant to the coaching staff.
Did David Braun decide to accommodate the younger Fitzgerald and rub it in Schill's face?
Fans wanna know!

Maybe Matt Shelton should look into that....

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PZAZ said:

We have multiple high quality recruits coming for official visits. Reminds me of when we recruited nance, kopp, et al six years ago. Potential for a great class.

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Recruiting very different type of players but I get the comparison. Collins learned some important lessons from that class, which really, as a whole, underachieved. Players were good but very limited. Not especially athletic.

CatManTrue said:

3-9

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So sad CatManBlue
New season excitement lost
Drink purple Kool-Aid

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My parody got capped. But the t-shirt lives. Fitz is gone. Jake is gone. Carl is gone. Ggarg is gone (as AD). But the t-shirt lives.

according to Matt Shelton, "The shirt was an open show of support for Fitzgerald, and it set off a tsunami of criticism in the media"

I would characterize that sentence as blatantly false.
If anything it set off a tsunami of criticism of Derrick Gragg for his tone-deaf, gutless public statement, which, in fact, proved the point of the shirt.

I can't think of anybody who thought the players were in the wrong, but if you're out there, feel free to confess and (finally) apologize.

lou v said:

We've asked nine questions already about this season, but really, it all comes down to this one: what will Northwestern's record be at the end of the year?

Ten Questions: How many games will the Wildcats win in 2024?

Here are our game-by-game predictions for the 2024 season.

northwestern.rivals.com

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Needing to pump up the post count eh?

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DaCat said:

8-4 in regular season. Don’t bet against Braun.

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I kinda feel that too. Maybe I'm overly optimistic but the D should be pretty solid. Lots of returning talent.
NU has three playmakers in Porter, Kirtz and Henning. Plus there have been some rumors about Covey. If an improved Lausch is the baseline and Wright beats him out the offense could be pretty good. And don't forget Himan's speed combined with Wright's and Henning's could be interesting. More speed , I think than we have had in years.

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