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Pat Fitzgerald references Twitter trolls, Sandlot in epic postgame presser rant
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Wow, Pat Fitzgerald.
The usually reserved Northwestern coach is typically pretty close to the vest and honestly, not that great of a quote. But following his team’s 45-6 humiliation in the Outback Bowl, Fitzgerald was in rare form.
I mean, he was in really rare form.
Fitzgerald pauses and fights back tears. "Our program has been through a lot the last two years."
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) January 1, 2016
Pat Fitzgerald (jokingly): "You hope — what are they called, trolls, on Twitter? — (they) get a life."
— @GrantRamey (@GrantRamey) January 1, 2016
Fitzgerald takes a couple of tough questions. "Any positive questions?" Then says to a younger reporter. "You're killing me, Smalls."
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) January 1, 2016
Fitzgerald asked about Tennessee and how good they are: "I'm sure you guys are going to write great things about them…
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) January 1, 2016
Fitzgerald: "… and put a lot of pressure on Butch, and pick them to win the SEC next year. And our blogs will say we suck…"
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) January 1, 2016
Fitzgerald then says, "That's probably a better question for Butch than me." But it was actually a pretty awesome answer.
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) January 1, 2016
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. We'll roll our sleeves up and go back to work. That's what we do.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) January 1, 2016
A couple Northwestern boosters and Outback people cheer Pat Fitzgerald on his way off the podium. He laughs, says people should be booing.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) January 1, 2016
What a way to end the season.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.