B.C. FOOTBALL PROGRAM BURSTS INTO FLAMES

Color us crazy, but does this make any sense at all?

Boston College has terminated the employment of head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski, the University announced Wedesday because he went on a job interview with the N.Y. J-E-T-S-JETS football team.

Do you fire a guy for going on a job interview? An interview for a job he’s probably not going to get, but is doing merely to pad his resume for future reference? You know, in case B.C. goes 6-6 and he gets fired?

Do you have such delusions of grandeur that you believe your football coach should make a long-term commitment and not even sniff at potential millions when they are publicly waved under his nose?

Evidently, Boston College does all of these things. Hey, B.C., we said it before and we will say it again, you aren’t USC or Alabama or Ohio State or Texas or Oklahoma or some other SEC, PAC 10 or Big 12 powerhouse. Nor are you the likes of Virginia Tech or West Virginia for that matter….You are a nice little catholic school in Boston with a pretty decent football team. Wake up and smell the Red Sox.

Simply put, we think this is stupid. If there was a clause in Jagodzinski’s contract that prohibited him from interviewing than B.C. had every right to can him. If there wasn’t, the move just seems delusional and bizarre. The guy just led you to back-to-back Dr. Pepper Gowls in his first two years at the helm. Who’s available who’s better? And don’t you dare say Bill Cowher.

The announcement was made by Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo at a 3 p.m. press conference in the Yawkey Athletics Center on campus.

"As I've said before, Jeff has done a wonderful job here," DeFilippo said. "Today's action relates to a difference of vision for the future."

"My family and I have enjoyed and cherished being a part of this great community," Jagodzinski said. "I am so proud of what these student-athletes and our staff have accomplished during our tenure here. I wish everyone at Boston College the best in the years to come, both on and off the field."

DeFilippo said Jagodzinski was terminated without cause but did not comment on the specifics of Jagodzinski's contract. DeFilippo said the search for Jagodzinski's replacement would include both internal and external candidates. He did not discuss a specific timeline.

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