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Florida strength coach Craig Fitzgerald accepts same position at Boston College

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by GoCocks3877, Feb 11, 2024.

  1. Wanne15

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    I wonder how that went down?
     
  2. LTG61

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    Interestingly, the article (linked in the thread on this site) says Stapleton signed a contract extension in January. That would mean he also left just a few weeks after signing his contract.
     
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  3. thom1507

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    Not quite true. His resume had 1 year at ASU but granted, that was likely because of promotion.

    2020-23: New York Giants (Director of Strength and Performance)
    2018-19: University of Tennessee (Director of Football Sports Performance)
    2014-17: Houston Texans (Strength and Conditioning)
    2012-13: Penn State University (Director of Strength and Conditioning)
    2009-11: University of South Carolina (Director of Strength and Conditioning)
    2005-09: Harvard University (Director of Strength and Conditioning)
    2000-05: University of Maryland (Asst. Director of Strength and Conditioning)
    1999: Arizona State University (Graduate Assistant Strength/Conditioning)
    1997-99: Catholic University (Director of Strength and Conditioning)

    The point is, assistant coaches typically sign 2 year contracts, so explain to me the risk to Fitzgerald is really taking? For someone who moves around a lot anyway, there's none other than if you view getting a buyout after one year is somehow a risk.

    I think its much simpler in that he viewed Boston > Central FL. Its a big culture difference coming from the big apple down to hogtown. I bet if O'Brien would have called earlier, then he would have never taken the UF position.
     
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  4. Claygator

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    Probably read this board about how ridiculous it was to have two offensive line coaches and got a bad feeling.
     
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  5. LTG61

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    I just wonder why it took two years +5 weeks before the feeling came over him?
     
  6. raptor_pilot

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    I say just go out and hire a staff of retired US Navy SEALS and see what happens. Have the team go through a HELL Week and see who is committed and who isn't before they get turned over to Napier.
     
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  7. believer

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    Curious who’s running the workouts in the meantime
     
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  8. Claygator

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    That's easy to answer: he didn't have two years + 5 weeks of internet complaining to review yet.
     
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