[newguy]

Pat Fitzgerald doesn't appear to be some demon who countenanced hazing behavior. He apparently is not someone who doesn't take action to protect someone when told they need to be. He seems to have been trusting his players to act properly, not feeling like he needed to check-up on them like children, when it turns out doing that would have saved his job.

Ever since that dirty hit on KJ Costello, after which he was never the same QB, my opinion of Fitzgerald has been pretty low. That opinion has only been reinforced by recent events.

i forgot all about that hit.

Are you talking about this one?

https://youtu.be/aF46r65yGbg?t=243

GRRR.......
yes.  
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stanford-...53449.html

[newguy]

Pat Fitzgerald doesn't appear to be some demon who countenanced hazing behavior. He apparently is not someone who doesn't take action to protect someone when told they need to be. He seems to have been trusting his players to act properly, not feeling like he needed to check-up on them like children, when it turns out doing that would have saved his job.

Ever since that dirty hit on KJ Costello, after which he was never the same QB, my opinion of Fitzgerald has been pretty low. That opinion has only been reinforced by recent events.

i forgot all about that hit.

Are you talking about this one?

https://youtu.be/aF46r65yGbg?t=243

GRRR.......
yes.  
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stanford-...53449.html

[needle]

Eight who say they were hazed at Northwestern hire atty Ben Crump: 


 https://news.google.com/articles/CBMib2h...id=US%3Aen


“Whether the coaches at Northwestern approved or participated in the harassment of these players or not, they are responsible for allowing and enabling a toxic, disgusting, and damaging culture in their programs,” said Crump in a statement. “Sadly, our research suggests that this kind of abuse of student-athletes may be far more common on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous pressure to keep quiet. It’s time for a reckoning to protect young athletes.”

[needle]

Eight who say they were hazed at Northwestern hire atty Ben Crump: 


 https://news.google.com/articles/CBMib2h...id=US%3Aen


“Whether the coaches at Northwestern approved or participated in the harassment of these players or not, they are responsible for allowing and enabling a toxic, disgusting, and damaging culture in their programs,” said Crump in a statement. “Sadly, our research suggests that this kind of abuse of student-athletes may be far more common on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous pressure to keep quiet. It’s time for a reckoning to protect young athletes.”

[newguy]

Eight who say they were hazed at Northwestern hire atty Ben Crump: 


 https://news.google.com/articles/CBMib2h...id=US%3Aen


“Whether the coaches at Northwestern approved or participated in the harassment of these players or not, they are responsible for allowing and enabling a toxic, disgusting, and damaging culture in their programs,” said Crump in a statement. “Sadly, our research suggests that this kind of abuse of student-athletes may be far more common on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous pressure to keep quiet. It’s time for a reckoning to protect young athletes.”

i wonder if Fitzgerald will say that all eight of them were lying.

[newguy]

Eight who say they were hazed at Northwestern hire atty Ben Crump: 


 https://news.google.com/articles/CBMib2h...id=US%3Aen


“Whether the coaches at Northwestern approved or participated in the harassment of these players or not, they are responsible for allowing and enabling a toxic, disgusting, and damaging culture in their programs,” said Crump in a statement. “Sadly, our research suggests that this kind of abuse of student-athletes may be far more common on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous pressure to keep quiet. It’s time for a reckoning to protect young athletes.”

i wonder if Fitzgerald will say that all eight of them were lying.

[needle]

Former football player files lawsuit against Fitz, school prez, AD and others. Claims sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.

Filed it as "John Doe," so name withheld.

https://apnews.com/article/northwestern-...a968b9cb0b

[needle]

Former football player files lawsuit against Fitz, school prez, AD and others. Claims sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.

Filed it as "John Doe," so name withheld.

https://apnews.com/article/northwestern-...a968b9cb0b

[2006alum]

Add baseball and softball to the list: https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...rn-scandal

Any bets on how soon the AD is shown the door?

Edited to add this choice quote: 

The private, Big Ten institution now has another thing in common with other schools in the conference, including Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota, with a scandal tied to sexual abuse.

U$C will fit right in...

[2006alum]

Add baseball and softball to the list: https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...rn-scandal

Any bets on how soon the AD is shown the door?

Edited to add this choice quote: 

The private, Big Ten institution now has another thing in common with other schools in the conference, including Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota, with a scandal tied to sexual abuse.

U$C will fit right in...

[CowboyIndian]

U$C will fit right in...

Much as I love to hate them, there was this uplifting $C story in today's NYT obits:

CR Roberts

Of course, it wouldn't be $C without this paragraph:

Roberts did not play in 1957, his senior year, after the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-12) imposed penalties against U.S.C. and other schools for providing illicit financial aid to players.

[CowboyIndian]

U$C will fit right in...

Much as I love to hate them, there was this uplifting $C story in today's NYT obits:

CR Roberts

Of course, it wouldn't be $C without this paragraph:

Roberts did not play in 1957, his senior year, after the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-12) imposed penalties against U.S.C. and other schools for providing illicit financial aid to players.

[Mick]

U$C will fit right in...

Much as I love to hate them, there was this uplifting $C story in today's NYT obits:

CR Roberts

Of course, it wouldn't be $C without this paragraph:

Roberts did not play in 1957, his senior year, after the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-12) imposed penalties against U.S.C. and other schools for providing illicit financial aid to players.

I seem to recall that Todd Marinovich's father, Marv Marinovich, was named in a USC scandal when Marv was on the football team there...

[Mick]

U$C will fit right in...

Much as I love to hate them, there was this uplifting $C story in today's NYT obits:

CR Roberts

Of course, it wouldn't be $C without this paragraph:

Roberts did not play in 1957, his senior year, after the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-12) imposed penalties against U.S.C. and other schools for providing illicit financial aid to players.

I seem to recall that Todd Marinovich's father, Marv Marinovich, was named in a USC scandal when Marv was on the football team there...