Yes, I was the one that continually posted, to the chagrin of many on the Football Board, that I was ashamed of the students at times this past season. I was lambasted by many of our most devoted fans, those that are willing to take time and come on to these boards. Yet, here is a similar sentiment from Fitz himself. Our fans and especially our students need to get on-board and step it up. Sorry, but that is what I get out of Fitz' message:
“And that’s gonna happen, and we’re going to keep doing it. We’ve won 27 games over the last three years. That’s Top 15 in the country. Our attendance isn’t Top 15 in the country. Our atmosphere isn’t Top 15 in the country. We’ve got to get our students to come out and get things going. This is a together thing, all of us, so that should be our collective expectations. Mine have not changed: to win the West, win the Big Ten and have a 100-percent graduation rate puts us into the Final Four to go win a national championship. That will not change with buildings, so on and so forth.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do, collectively as a program, all of us. So that’s our focus right now. This is unbelievable. This is incredible. But trust me, man, I am so fired up about where we need to go….
“That’s what I think today says. We all need to be better: me, the coaches, the players, the fans, the students, the alums. We all need to be better. This is our program and this is what we need to do."
Get on-board! The ride is much more fun when you are emotionally invested. You can get hurt, it's true. But, you can't achieve exceptional emotional heights during the good times without this investment. Show up, go nuts! Get loud on D and shut the hell up on O.
Go Cats!
“And that’s gonna happen, and we’re going to keep doing it. We’ve won 27 games over the last three years. That’s Top 15 in the country. Our attendance isn’t Top 15 in the country. Our atmosphere isn’t Top 15 in the country. We’ve got to get our students to come out and get things going. This is a together thing, all of us, so that should be our collective expectations. Mine have not changed: to win the West, win the Big Ten and have a 100-percent graduation rate puts us into the Final Four to go win a national championship. That will not change with buildings, so on and so forth.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do, collectively as a program, all of us. So that’s our focus right now. This is unbelievable. This is incredible. But trust me, man, I am so fired up about where we need to go….
“That’s what I think today says. We all need to be better: me, the coaches, the players, the fans, the students, the alums. We all need to be better. This is our program and this is what we need to do."
Get on-board! The ride is much more fun when you are emotionally invested. You can get hurt, it's true. But, you can't achieve exceptional emotional heights during the good times without this investment. Show up, go nuts! Get loud on D and shut the hell up on O.
Go Cats!
