Sports Thread #1 for 1/7/09: Well, They Fired Him

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Well, they certainly kept their promise.

Boston College fired their football coach Jeff Jagodzinski after he went and interviewed with the Jets. Here's what the Athletic director, Gene DeFilippo, said about this:

"We're really good friends and this is a very difficult thing to do," DeFilippo said at a news conference. "We will find somebody who really wants to be at Boston College and will be here for the length of their contract."

And could you blame him? Not only did Jags (as he is know by in both the college and pro ranks) have three years left on his contract, but he didn't inform DeFilippo about even interviewing with the Jets.

A rational person could understand this firing when you look deep at the details. It is a decision where loyalty plays a massive part in, and DeFilippo needed a coach who was commented to Boston College. Of course, that will be hard to find with the firing, especially with the threat of pink slipping Jagodzinski hanging on the minds of any future coach thinking about the BC job. "Should I even think about interviewing for another job and risk losing my current one" is what will resonant in the minds of some.

But that may not of happen if Jags just told his AD and friend about the interview.