Jeff Jagodzinski's Firing Was the Right Move

A poll on FOXSPORTS.com shows that 75 percent of respondents (over 130,000 votes cast) believe that Boston College football head coach Jeff Jagodzinski should not be fired, the reasoning being that "Coaches interview for other jobs all the time." (For the record, Jagodzinski was indeed fired after interviewing for the New York Jets' head coaching job without discussing it first with his current employers.) Let's stop here for a second and review the reasoning why Jagodzinski should not be fired: "Coaches interview for other jobs all the time." Come again? Look, I don't begrudge Jagodzinski looking to move up the ladder into a pro coaching job with the New York Jets, but the amount of movement in college and pro football of coaches is getting ridiculous. A contract means nothing anymore. In baseball, a contract is a contract. You don't see Joe Torre bolting from the New York Yankees in midseason to coach USC, like you saw Bobby Petrino bolt on the Atlanta Falcons to return to college. In ... (link)