Yep, my money is on that (lack of) logic by the ever-optimistic Fitz.
The problem, from my very non-expert perspective, is that Fitz will only fire someone when he is CERTAIN they can't right the ship. Too worried about the missed opportunity that he is falling hard for the needless blunder (special nod to the late Kellogg Prof. Keith Murnighan on the missed opp/needless blunder conundrum, which I learned in his Decision Making class, one of the best I ever took as a student at any level).
I think it's also very important to point out he's got new facilities coming out the nose - every coach's wet dream, no? Squandered the shine of the new Ryan Fieldhouse, and they had to announce the new stadium under the dark cloud of the current stretch.
I hope this is just coach speak in public. If he makes no changes, he's a fool.
Thanks for saying this. My friends, SadCat just beautifully laid out the top reason why the program is in its current state. While he couldn't be more wrong about having less talent than every opponent we face, he nailed it when he said that we have too many fans who don't want a winning program. It's like thinking poverty is virtuous.
Have you considered that the coaching is better than you think? We have played really good teams and kept the scores close. With subpar coaching, we could be losing these games by 5+ touchdowns.
Hey Jim. Thanks for your input. I hope you have 7 days left in your NU coaching career.
Getting players to play hard is only one part of coaching. If you can’t see that these guys are poorly coached I don’t know what to tell you.
You make an excellent point, however how long can they continue with 3-9. or 1-11 seasons? It is now three out of four seasons. If it is not the coaches (and I believe in large part, it is), it is something else, and they need to fix one or both, and soon.
Where have you been, lying is the new fun thing to replace what is actually the case?
