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per the Daily:
Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck had nothing but nice words for Northwestern’s football coach Pat Fitzgerald Tuesday.
“You can see what kind of powerful leader [Fitzgerald] is, not only just for Northwestern but for our game,” Fleck said. “He’s involved in all types of committees for the [American Football Coaches Association], he does a lot in philanthropy, raises a lot of money for Northwestern. I mean he’s just, he’s dynamic and he’s done a great job.”
Fitzgerald is in his 12th season as Northwestern’s head coach, taking over for Randy Walker in the 2006 season after Walker died of a sudden heart attack.
Fleck said when he was at Northern Illinois starting out his coaching career as a wide receivers' coach with the Huskies, he had lunch with Fitzgerald to talk about being a head coach. Fitzgerald gave Fleck some of the best coaching advice he said he’s heard.
“'Just make sure you don’t manage anybody, make sure you lead people,'" Fleck recalled Fitzgerald saying. "'We manage machines. We lead people.'”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/11/s-pj-fleck-takes-teachings-from-northwestern-head-coach
Go Gophers!!
Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck had nothing but nice words for Northwestern’s football coach Pat Fitzgerald Tuesday.
“You can see what kind of powerful leader [Fitzgerald] is, not only just for Northwestern but for our game,” Fleck said. “He’s involved in all types of committees for the [American Football Coaches Association], he does a lot in philanthropy, raises a lot of money for Northwestern. I mean he’s just, he’s dynamic and he’s done a great job.”
Fitzgerald is in his 12th season as Northwestern’s head coach, taking over for Randy Walker in the 2006 season after Walker died of a sudden heart attack.
Fleck said when he was at Northern Illinois starting out his coaching career as a wide receivers' coach with the Huskies, he had lunch with Fitzgerald to talk about being a head coach. Fitzgerald gave Fleck some of the best coaching advice he said he’s heard.
“'Just make sure you don’t manage anybody, make sure you lead people,'" Fleck recalled Fitzgerald saying. "'We manage machines. We lead people.'”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/11/s-pj-fleck-takes-teachings-from-northwestern-head-coach
Go Gophers!!