The first thing you have to understand are the power dynamics that exist inside of a college football locker room. The football coach is Zeus, God of Thunder. He—and it is always he—does not just determine your playing time, your media exposure and your overall status in the group. He also determines whether or not your scholarship will last past the year. You go to school at his pleasure. In the best case scenarios you are gifted a benevolent despot. In the worst, he never lets you forget the power he holds over your head. Enter Pat Fitzgerald, the esteemed coach of the Northwestern football team. My latest for The Nation Magazine Why is Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Playing the Union Buster? bit.ly/1n1apbP
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:52:19 +0000
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