Now that is has become abundantly clear through Lou's impressive efforts reaching out to past and current players that there was no personal involvement by Coach Fitzgerald in the "hazing" and that asserted clapping by him at games to signal needed punishment was a made up lie by Mr. "Whistleblower" perpetuated by a student newspaper article that even one of the trustees initially endorsed, the case for reinstatement of Coach Fitzgerald emerges.
Apart from being a viable alternative to a likely 50 million plus payout to resolve a wrongful firing lawsuit, it could actually result in some degree of confidence in a University administration that has already demonstrated its ability to modify positions and even save the University President himself being let go by the Board of Trustees.
The fact that Coach Fitzgerald's supporting staff remains in place also makes reinstatement pragmatically possible. We might even see some of those portal players opting back into the program, not to mention how united the team will likely be as they play to win under a coach they clearly revered and respected and recognize to have been wronged.
Apart from being a viable alternative to a likely 50 million plus payout to resolve a wrongful firing lawsuit, it could actually result in some degree of confidence in a University administration that has already demonstrated its ability to modify positions and even save the University President himself being let go by the Board of Trustees.
The fact that Coach Fitzgerald's supporting staff remains in place also makes reinstatement pragmatically possible. We might even see some of those portal players opting back into the program, not to mention how united the team will likely be as they play to win under a coach they clearly revered and respected and recognize to have been wronged.
