[NU Sports] Oops! Correction ...

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

DOH!!! Too much Bielema hangover, I guess.

Yes, I do know that Pat Fitzgerald coaches at Northwestern.

Sorry,
Stephen :)

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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--- On Wed, 7/28/10, hakirsch at aol.com <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> From: hakirsch at aol.com <hakirsch at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FORTY DAYS OF FOOTBALL: Day Three ...
> To: "SjT (Stephen J. Truog)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 8:04 AM
> Oops. Fitz is at NU 
> 
> These are fun.   Keep 'em coming
> 
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:58:30 
> To: <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Cc: David Vranicar<northwestern.scout at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NU Sports] FORTY DAYS OF FOOTBALL: Day Three ...
> 
> Looks like the Coble news upset me so much I forgot to send
> this late last night, but back to the countdown ...
> 
> > DAYS 1-10: The top coaches of the decade
> 
> 10) Glen Mason, Minnesota
> 09) Bret Bielema, Wisconsin
> 
> > DAYS 11-20: The top games of the decade
> > DAYS 21-30: The top players of the decade
> > DAYS 31-40: The top teams of the decade
> 
> TOP COACHES
> ###########
> 
> 8) Pat Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
> 
> (27-23 overall record, 15-17 in league play)
> 
> When Randy Walker died unexpectedly following the 2005
> season, Northwestern took a bit of a chance in hiring a
> young, inexperienced coach in alumni and star linebacker Pat
> Fitzgerald. It was a tough situation for all involved to
> step into, but it was worked out better than Wildcat fans
> could have dreamed.
> 
> After an expectedly rough first year, the Cats posted six
> wins in 2007 and followed it up with two straight 5-3 league
> finishes, 17 overall wins and two thrilling bowl games (that
> were both unfortunately lost in overtime). Picking up on the
> foundation built by both his “dream big” college coach
> Gary Barnett and his program-building mentor at NU Randy
> Walker, Coach Fitz has given NU fans the best of both worlds
> in a young, energetic coach who has high hopes and is taking
> every step necessary to establish the Wildcat program as a
> consistent contender for postseason berths and even a league
> title.
> 
> So why is Fitz ahead of his "new kid on the block"
> counterpart Bielema despite a worse record? Easy. Bielema
> came in with a well-planned transition and loaded program.
> He has done a fine job in Madison, but hasn't shown as much
> as Fitzgerald, who took over in rough circumstances and has
> steadily improved the program he was given charge of as a
> young coach. It should be interesting to see in the next
> decade if these two develop some sort of rivalry as they
> become some of the more veteran coaches in the league.
> 
> Best of all for the purple people, Fitzgerald is a native
> son. He's a Chicago kid, bleeds purple and represents the
> program with the level of class expected on and off the
> field – and he appears perfectly happy to stay in Evanston
> until the job is finished and the Purple returns to Pasadena
> – this time coming home with the trophy. If all goes well,
> Fitzgerald has a chance to become “our JoePa” – a
> coach who builds a winner and stays at that school for many,
> many years and becomes the face of the institution. Keep
> those purple fingers crossed!
> 
> Coming Thursday: The coach who topped the countdown in the
> first "Forty Days ..." installment.
> 
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
> 
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> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
> Super Bowl XLIV Champions!
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