Northwestern- Fitzgerald Suspended, Now Fired Due to Hazing

[Knight Shift]

Pencil in a win, or worst case scenario?

According to the complaint, football players would pressure teammates into participating in hazing activities. The university said details of the investigation will remain confidential.

While the investigation found that student-athletes provided differing perspectives about the hazing, the "investigation team determined that the complainant’s claims were largely supported by the evidence gathered during the investigation, including separate and consistent first-person accounts from current and former players," according to an executive summary of the investigation.

Northwestern suspends football coach Pat Fitzgerald after school hazing investigation

Northwestern suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks and instituted new guidelines after an investigation into hazing allegations.

www.usatoday.com

Fitzgerald suspended after Northwestern inquiry

Northwestern is implementing several measures to curb hazing within its football program, including a two-week suspension of coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found evidence to support a claim of problematic conduct.

www.espn.com

 

[rutgersguy1]

 

[rutgersguy1]

Pencil in a win, or worst case scenario?

According to the complaint, football players would pressure teammates into participating in hazing activities. The university said details of the investigation will remain confidential.

While the investigation found that student-athletes provided differing perspectives about the hazing, the "investigation team determined that the complainant’s claims were largely supported by the evidence gathered during the investigation, including separate and consistent first-person accounts from current and former players," according to an executive summary of the investigation.

Northwestern suspends football coach Pat Fitzgerald after school hazing investigation

Northwestern suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks and instituted new guidelines after an investigation into hazing allegations.

www.usatoday.com

Fitzgerald suspended after Northwestern inquiry

Northwestern is implementing several measures to curb hazing within its football program, including a two-week suspension of coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found evidence to support a claim of problematic conduct.

www.espn.com

His suspension starts now and he'll be back by the season so don't think it'll affect anything.

 

[AM ClocksPF]

Pencil in a win?? 2 week suspension starting immediately means he will be back at the end of July and will not miss any games coaching.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Awful take by the OP

 

[mildone]

I'm glad they're not reporting the details and hope that continues. Not anybody's business except the people directly involved. Without such details, there's no way to reasonably reach any conclusions about it. Not that that will stop people from speculating and judging.

Not sure how this would affect anything other than to perhaps encourage coaching staffs everywhere to review their policies and procedures for detecting and handling hazing. I can't see how the suspension would affect their season unless some players or coaches wind up leaving the program over it.

 

[BeantownKnight]

We're doomed!

 

[MrsScrew]

A 2 week suspension, in July before camp starts in August?

sounds like an unpaid 2 week vacation to me.

I'm sure at $5.75M/year he won't really miss the $221, 153 all that much.

 

[zappaa]

Hard to believe hazing remains a ritual anywhere anymore.
It’s just a matter of time before an investigation results.
The Northwestern allegations must be pretty tame comparatively, they usually cost you your job, not a slap on the wrist for 2 summer weeks.

 

[DJ Spanky]

I don't see this having any effect on their season.

While the investigation found that student-athletes provided differing perspectives about the hazing, the "investigation team determined that the complainant’s claims were largely supported by the evidence gathered during the investigation, including separate and consistent first-person accounts from current and former players," according to an executive summary of the investigation.

Me thinks the complainant better damn well look into transferring.

 

[mildone]

Me thinks the complainant better damn well look into transferring.

Maybe. Or maybe the person/people engaged in doing the hazing, whatever it was, need to look into transferring. Pretty much impossible to know or judge without way more details.

From what's been posted in this thread, the term "complainant" might not even be a player - could be someone that overheard some players talking about it. Maybe there's more details elsewhere.

 

[RUforlife]

I expect Northwestern to be highly motivated for our game. The game will not be as easy as some on this site seem to believe.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Bad bad bad Kitties....

 

[mildone]

I expect Northwestern to be highly motivated for our game. The game will not be as easy as some on this site seem to believe.

Not sure why any RU fan would consider it to be an easy game. We were 1-8 in conference last season, same as them. And the transitive property isn't 100% reliable in college football.

We have zero basis to consider any conference game "easy".

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

I expect Northwestern to be highly motivated for our game. The game will not be as easy as some on this site seem to believe.

Coin flip at best for RU

 

[Knight Shift]

I don't see this having any effect on their season.



Me thinks the complainant better damn well look into transferring.

Hope it's the QB transfer from Cincinnati!!! Heard Ben Mauk has another year of eligibility left!!!

 

[Section124]

SEC style suspension. NW admin acting like a big boy. Can you imagine the SL if this was Rutgers?

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

SEC style suspension. NW admin acting like a big boy. Can you imagine the SL if this was Rutgers?

Nj.com is horrid

 

[rucoe89]

Hard to believe hazing remains a ritual anywhere anymore.
It’s just a matter of time before an investigation results.
The Northwestern allegations must be pretty tame comparatively, they usually cost you your job

I think where they occur is a big factor. This could be a bigger deal in NJ than in the Midwest. All that is clear is that they are more discoverable so all parties should be well aware of that. As for penalties, mileage may vary.

 

[NewJerseyGuy]

From what's been posted in this thread, the term "complainant" might not even be a player - could be someone that overheard some players talking about it. Maybe there's more details elsewhere.

Such a person would not typically be characterized as a complainant.

 

[koleszar]

Impeccable timing by the Wildcats, it's a dead period in recruiting and no practices will be missed. Fitzgerald get's a little time away and can comeback refreshed. Now we know why all the smart kids go there. If this happened at Rutgers, they'd blast this out the week before our opening game.

 

[MADHAT1]

Impeccable timing by the Wildcats, it's a dead period in recruiting and no practices will be missed. Fitzgerald get's a little time away and can comeback refreshed. Now we know why all the smart kids go there. If this happened at Rutgers, they'd blast this out the week before our opening game.

face it, in NJ molehills are made to look like mountains by the star liar
Other large metro area media coverage make mountains look like molehills when their college football program is involved.

 

[Plum Street]

Still not as bad as Michigan suspending Juwan Howard for regular season games and conveniently return for tournaments and March madness

 

[kupuna133]

So the suspension coincides with his already scheduled vacation to the OBX. Great timing!!

 

[jordkap]

Hope it's the QB transfer from Cincinnati!!! Heard Ben Mauk has another year of eligibility left!!!

Matt Grothe still around?

 

[Mr_Twister]

His suspension at this time is meaningless. On the penalty spectrum, how does this compare to vacating wins?

 

[MADHAT1]

His suspension at this time is meaningless. On the penalty spectrum, how does this compare to vacating wins?

Can't compare unless you know what the hazing was.
Vacating wins penalty, usually , has the reason public knowledge.
If this hazing deserved that, the knowledge of what the hazing was would
come out because of the severity of the punishment
But you're right Fitzgerald's suspension is meaningless except for lost salary.

Vacated wins sometimes becomes a meaningless move, a pervert protecting HC and the University he was at had 111 wins vacated by the BCAA fir protecting a child molester only to have the NCAA give those wins back yp those pervert protectors.

 

[newell138]

I expect Northwestern to be highly motivated for our game. The game will not be as easy as some on this site seem to believe.

IDK if anyone thinks any of our games will be easy

 

[Knight Shift]

Matt Grothe still around?

Wasn't that USF? Was he 36 in his senior year?

 

[Mr_Twister]

With an offense incapable of moving the chains and scoring, every game is like pulling teeth.

 

[Knight Shift]

Impeccable timing by the Wildcats, it's a dead period in recruiting and no practices will be missed. Fitzgerald get's a little time away and can comeback refreshed. Now we know why all the smart kids go there. If this happened at Rutgers, they'd blast this out the week before our opening game.

More severe punishment considered by Northwestern, but passed:

 

[colbert17]

Despite all our issues Wagner still falls in the easy column

 

[mildone]

Such a person would not typically be characterized as a complainant.

It's not what people think of that way, that's true. But in police reports, for example, a witness reporting a crime to the police can be, and I think is usually, listed as a complainant. It's not necessary to be a victim to bring a complaint.

 

[ru66]

I think where they occur is a big factor. This could be a bigger deal in NJ than in the Midwest. All that is clear is that they are more discoverable so all parties should be well aware of that. As for penalties, mileage may vary.

As for "wokeism" Illinois is as bad as nj or ny.

 

[RUScrew85]

Despite all our issues Wagner still falls in the easy column

So did New Hampshire...

 

[Section124]

So did New Hampshire...

Speaking of UNH, Rickie Santos is the Head Coach now. Still brings back horrible memories. Will be up there 3rd weekend in October and was hoping to see a game (ex. real offense). They are at Stony Brook that weekend. Bummer.

 

[mdk01]

So did New Hampshire...

New Hampshire would be a 31 point favorite over Wagner.

 

[Knight Shift]

So did New Hampshire...

Dude. . . . .

 

[RU#1fan]

Missing the next 2 weeks, Big deal.
Team is off until summer practice anyway. Slap on the wrist

 

[Plum Street]

Despite all our issues Wagner still falls in the easy column

We are playing them in basketball too . Nice rivalry we are developing