Lets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
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Lets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
I do t know if he should be fired but he should certainly be threatened with it by Sunday at sundown by some boys with the ability to make it happen. And in no uncertain terms. This program is right on the precipice of DA II.
Lets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
Yeah, who could possibly fire PF?I get angry at Fitz sometimes too, but firing him? Don't be ridiculous.
Yeah, who could possibly fire PF?
You can't fire a NU HC just because in 10 complete seasons he hasn't even won a lowly division title ... NOT when you know full well that in the immediately preceding decade NU won ONLY THREE (3) B1G crowns!!
Give the guy a break!
And don't overlook that he has won more than 3 B1G games in 40% of his seasons (and always won at least one!!)
And remember that, in the 3 seasons immediately preceding his tenure, NU only won 4, 5 and 5 B1G games. It only took PF TEN seasons to eclipse the 5-B1G-win mark...yeah, only by one, but still good.
Give the guy 10 more years...he will (almost certainly) win 7 B1G games after 10 more seasos...which (maybe) leads to a division title (with some luck)....After that, you given him 10 more seasons, and (hopefully) he'll get a B1G crown by his 30th year....Just because the previous coaches won the B1G in only a few years (taking the program in much worse shape), it doesn't exactly mean you should expect PF to win one in less than 30 years!! Each one has its own speed!!
Be fair to him...that's all we are asking.
P.S. And don't forget bowls!!!! As HC he has taken NU to SIX of them, and WON ONE!!!!
[yawn]
He's here at least through the 2020 season so it is pointless to bitch and moan about it.
Have you read his contract? Most have "reasonable" buy-out clauses (typically the school just pays one full-season worth of salary or something like that). One would expect (hope) that PF's buyout is comparable to that of most coaches (especially considering his actual on-field B1G performance).[yawn]
He's here at least through the 2020 season so it is pointless to bitch and moan about it.
Have you read his contract? Most have "reasonable" buy-out clauses (typically the school just pays one full-season worth of salary or something like that). One would expect (hope) that PF's buyout is comparable to that of most coaches (especially considering his actual on-field B1G performance).
Well you must know a lot about what major donors think (assuming that is the criteria used). My guess is that the cumulative effect of season after season after season without a title (even the very modest West division title) or being really close to one will take a toll (or should).My comment has nothing to do with the buy-out clause. As long as he has the support of major donors he will be the head ball coach. There are no indications that one bad season will cause them to lose their patience, after 10 seasons of mostly mediocre results.
Have you read his contract? Most have "reasonable" buy-out clauses (typically the school just pays one full-season worth of salary or something like that). One would expect (hope) that PF's buyout is comparable to that of most coaches (especially considering his actual on-field B1G performance).
And who says that *IF* NU wants to buy out PF's contract it would need outside help?There's only one NU football supporter with the financial wherewithal to buy out Fitz's contract and he's a HUGE PF fan.
Well you must know a lot about what major donors think (assuming that is the criteria used).
About as intLets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
This comment is not very well thought out. But I guess leaving the game when the score is 17-7 isn't either. At least there is some consistency here.Lets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
If you listened to the speeches Pat Ryan and his wife gave at the WRA renovation announcement presser, those major donors don't accept mediocrity and expect competitive programs. So I can only conclude they are in his corner as he has been here through a major donation of their in the football facility.
There's only one NU football supporter with the financial wherewithal to buy out Fitz's contract and he's a HUGE PF fan.
Ok, just as a simple point of fact, this statement is completely wrong. There are dozens of guys (and gals) with more than enough money to do that. You probably sit near them at games and would never know it - and that's by design.
This whole conversation is a waste of time. Fitz is not getting fired and anyone even remotely around the program knows it.
Pat Fitzgerald isn't a great head coach but doesn't need to be. He's a great ambassador of NU and I hope he's here forever. But what he needs to do is surround himself with better coaches. His coaching staff sucks balls
Lets face it. The teams performance is putrid and it is his fault. I had to leave the game early at 17-7 bc the team was so bad.
Woody, thank you for any financial contributions you may have made. Actually, thank you for speaking up for all anonymous donors sitting amongst us. Rest assured that you never have to remind us of this fact again.I agree. But it's not because we only have one donor who could spring for the buyout if they wanted to. That's just factually beyond incorrect.
I seem to remember that Illinois has bought out 2 HC's and hired a former NFL coach, Purdue has made changes and Wilson, right now is a better HC then Fitz. First, if Fitz really means what he says, as " it's on me" then he needs to fire all of the offensive coaches and maybe a couple of D guys as well ASAP. Then if that doesn't turn things around, Phillips should fire/buy out Fitz, period.Think about if we were an Indiana, Perdue, or Illinois program - those have been perennially long suffering programs for their respective schools and alumni, surely each having some very large donors and trustees.
We are above their situations and reputations when it comes to year-over-year struggling football programs.
And if Nebraska doesn't fumble twice at the goal line, we lose by 20! We can't expect to get all the breaks every game.If we had a kicker and Clayton doesn't throw the pick,we win! Shot happens
Fitz will obviously be granted some time to turn this around. I'm hoping that he fires McCall and hires an experienced OC with major program experience similarly to Hankwitz.'