[NU Sports] hank must go?

[Mike Nolan]

Realistically, what 'accountability' is possible mid-season?

I didn't hear the postgame show, but Fitz has been pretty quick to
pin the blame for losses on himself in the past rather than point fingers 
at players, assistant coaches, or even officiating.  I can think of
more than a few head coaches who have NEVER accepted responsibiity for
any of their losses, not even after being fired!  (Bill Callahan at 
Nebraska comes to mind.)  

Coaches do, eventually, get fired if their teams do not perform well
over time, though usually they get one shot at replacing their assistants
before they get dumped, unless, of course, the AD or university president
already hates the coach's guts.  

One loss should not be enough to trigger either of those, even at N*D* 
and certainly not at Northwestern, where 'loyalty' is a virtue worth 
touting, but only when it doesn't apply to stadium names, I guess.
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Mike Nolan