College Football Thread

[Alford Bailey]

Just sickening. Fire them all.

[MemphisHoosier]

I found a nice chronological synopsis from NU SBNation site, https://www.insidenu.com/2023/7/9/23788442/a-comprehensive-look-at-northwestern-footballs-hazing-allegations, and it looks like the investigation took a sharp turn on 7/8 when the NU student newspaper connected two former players to Fitz having visibility to the conduct.  

A lot of really unfortunate events transpired here - but I continue to be inspired by the caliber of our student journalists across the B1G.  

[bigrod]

11 hours ago, MemphisHoosier said:

I found a nice chronological synopsis from NU SBNation site, https://www.insidenu.com/2023/7/9/23788442/a-comprehensive-look-at-northwestern-footballs-hazing-allegations, and it looks like the investigation took a sharp turn on 7/8 when the NU student newspaper connected two former players to Fitz having visibility to the conduct.  

A lot of really unfortunate events transpired here - but I continue to be inspired by the caliber of our student journalists across the B1G.  

I have to admit, when I first heard about this, I thought it was just some sensitive freshmen who couldn't take some ribbing from older players. But this is just weird and crazy behavior. Makes no sense to me what purpose this serves. Anyone who knew and allowed this to happen should be fired, in my opinion.

[Stuhoo]

16 hours ago, MemphisHoosier said:

I found a nice chronological synopsis from NU SBNation site, https://www.insidenu.com/2023/7/9/23788442/a-comprehensive-look-at-northwestern-footballs-hazing-allegations, and it looks like the investigation took a sharp turn on 7/8 when the NU student newspaper connected two former players to Fitz having visibility to the conduct.  

A lot of really unfortunate events transpired here - but I continue to be inspired by the caliber of our student journalists across the B1G.  

^^An underrated and great point^^

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Pete Thamel reporting NW has fired Pat Fitzgerald.

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pete Thamel reporting NW has fired Pat Fitzgerald.

90 days ago if you’d had to bet your house on a guy who would never be fired, you could have done a lot worse than Pat Fitzgerald. But if everything that’s out there is legit, man, it shouldn’t have been a hard call. 

[Stuhoo]

26 minutes ago, Demo said:

90 days ago if you’d had to bet your house on a guy who would never be fired, you could have done a lot worse than Pat Fitzgerald. But if everything that’s out there is legit, man, it shouldn’t have been a hard call. 

Sooooo…

I bet in two years he’ll be ready for rehabilitation and Indiana would be a great bounce back/revenge tour job?

(*too soon?)

[LIHoosier]

12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Sooooo…

I bet in two years he’ll be ready for rehabilitation and Indiana would be a great bounce back/revenge tour job?

(*too soon?)

The $EC has cornered the market on reclamation projects regardless of how shady or seedy they were prior. 

[WhiteyMcSpeed]

Tom Allen to Northwestern? A high character coach like him would be perfect for them right now. 

[Hovadipo]

Wild, man. That is a seriously expedited fall from grace. Even if NW has a plan (would lay down a serious sum that they don’t) that program is screwed for a good, long while. 

[Demo]

47 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Sooooo…

I bet in two years he’ll be ready for rehabilitation and Indiana would be a great bounce back/revenge tour job?

(*too soon?)

So, what do we think, a year with Nick Saban or a “consultant” gig with the Browns? 

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

So, what do we think, a year with Nick Saban or a “consultant” gig with the Browns? 

He’ll be a defensive analyst for an NFL team or dip into darkness and hang with his kids for a while imo. 

[Golfman25]

13 hours ago, bigrod said:

I have to admit, when I first heard about this, I thought it was just some sensitive freshmen who couldn't take some ribbing from older players. But this is just weird and crazy behavior. Makes no sense to me what purpose this serves. Anyone who knew and allowed this to happen should be fired, in my opinion.

Do you really think there was that much nakedness going on? That’s just too weird for smart dudes that go to NW.   I think it’s embellished.  But if true it’s no wonder they sucked.  I want my football players to kick @$$ and take names.  

[Golfman25]

On 7/9/2023 at 12:14 PM, Josh said:

I must be missing something here.  Running because of mistakes is fine with me.

The other stuff isn't obviously.  There's no way I'm taking that naked snap or going through the carwash lol

True story from back in the day.  We had an early morning practice, 6 am or something.  Running backs, QBs and center.  Shorts and helmets.    Well the center did wear a jock and was free wheeling down there.  The QBs were dying.  Must have fumbled dozens of snaps.  :)

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Golfman25 said:

Do you really think there was that much nakedness going on? That’s just too weird for smart dudes that go to NW.   I think it’s embellished.  But if true it’s no wonder they sucked.  I want my football players to kick @$$ and take names.  

It’s definitely weird. Agree on all counts except that it may not be embellished.

Because smart people can be some weird-@$$ freaks.

[kreigh8]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

It’s definitely weird. Agree on all counts except that it may not be embellished.

Because smart people can be some weird-@$$ freaks.

Images of a white board with players’ names and “Shrek” would think becomes hard to defend

[TTT]

Transfer portal, NIL, crazy coaching salaries in the major league programs, money, money, money, flying around like it’s off a Cottonwood tree…..and it was one, then one here and there, then a few, and is there several, and how many weird or how much more weirdness is out there and to what extent and what is considered the norm and weirdness outside the norm?

[Golfman25]

22 minutes ago, TTT said:

Transfer portal, NIL, crazy coaching salaries in the major league programs, money, money, money, flying around like it’s off a Cottonwood tree…..and it was one, then one here and there, then a few, and is there several, and how many weird or how much more weirdness is out there and to what extent and what is considered the norm and weirdness outside the norm?

Anything naked is just plain weird.  Anything violent is out of bounds.  Making them Cary stuff, stupid names, getting food, etc. — who cares.  

[Josh]

12 hours ago, Golfman25 said:

Do you really think there was that much nakedness going on? That’s just too weird for smart dudes that go to NW.   I think it’s embellished.  But if true it’s no wonder they sucked.  I want my football players to kick @$$ and take names.  

Everything I remember from my IU days was naked.  So most of this seems just silly/playful imo.

Except forced humping.  That part is the part that bothers me and could be considered assault.

[OGIUAndy]

3 hours ago, Josh said:

Everything I remember from my IU days was naked.  So most of this seems just silly/playful imo.

Except forced humping.  That part is the part that bothers me and could be considered assault.

In this day and age with phones and social media, you've got to be an idiot to partake in this stuff or let it happen. Naked stuff has always been apart of it because it's considered the most humiliating, it's also the dumbest to do these days because people will literally be charged with sexual assault. Even when this stuff was considered "ok" it was dumb. Doing it now is really just idiotic, like a death wish.