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The University of Idaho has hired C. Scott Green as their 19th president. In one of his first actions of duty, President Green has fired Athletic Director Rob Spear amid various allegations not related to the story at hand. Green, fed up with the age-old song and dance of college scandal, decides to dip into the high school ranks and hires Hansel Hammerschmidt, president of the Idaho High School Sports Association as their new AD.
Hammerschmidt was never a proponent of Spear’s toying with the idea of dropping Idaho into the FCS. He felt that Spear hadn’t been trying hard enough to allocate the money in wise ways. In Hansel’s mind, there was always an angle to make the program viable and profitable in the FBS.
Hansel’s first order of business was to revamp the school’s football program. Paul Petrino, the current head football coach, was formidable but still couldn’t generate a buzz within this current climate. So Paul was let go. And Hansel knew just the guy who could fulfill his plan: Idaho high school football coaching legend Pat Fitzkennedy.
Fitzkennedy, 43, has enjoyed success in the high school ranks for well over a decade. He grew up in Boise, raised on football by his parents, more notably his father who was his own legend as a player for Idaho in the late 60’s. But Pat grew up rooting for Notre Dame due to his defiant nature and Irish roots. He was a big dreamer who was certain he would play for the Fighting Irish one day. But he never made it that far and was recruited as an offensive lineman for the Vandals in 1994. Upon graduation in 1998, Pat became a GA for the Vandals, and he got his first coaching gig at Boise High School. There he eventually won several state championships.
But Hammerschmidt wasn’t interested in what Pat could bring in terms of wins or innovation (heck, he still ran the Wing T, stubbornly) as much as he liked the entertainment value that Fitzkennedy would bring. Pat had been kicked out of so many games that you’d think he would’ve had his coaching license revoked. But Hansel always came to his defense because he saw the spectacle for the money it generated and not for what was wrong with sports.
So when Hansel met with Pat and offered him the job as head coach of the Vandals football team, it came with one condition.
“We need to be picked up by a conference by the end of your second season or else we will have no choice but to drop to the FCS and you will have failed in your job. So you know what that means.”
Fitzkennedy understood, agreed, and wondered if he could fulfill that request. But Hansel wasn’t worried. With Pat Fitzkennedy at the helm, Idaho was about to become the talk of college football for better or for worse.
The University of Idaho has hired C. Scott Green as their 19th president. In one of his first actions of duty, President Green has fired Athletic Director Rob Spear amid various allegations not related to the story at hand. Green, fed up with the age-old song and dance of college scandal, decides to dip into the high school ranks and hires Hansel Hammerschmidt, president of the Idaho High School Sports Association as their new AD.
Hammerschmidt was never a proponent of Spear’s toying with the idea of dropping Idaho into the FCS. He felt that Spear hadn’t been trying hard enough to allocate the money in wise ways. In Hansel’s mind, there was always an angle to make the program viable and profitable in the FBS.
Hansel’s first order of business was to revamp the school’s football program. Paul Petrino, the current head football coach, was formidable but still couldn’t generate a buzz within this current climate. So Paul was let go. And Hansel knew just the guy who could fulfill his plan: Idaho high school football coaching legend Pat Fitzkennedy.
Fitzkennedy, 43, has enjoyed success in the high school ranks for well over a decade. He grew up in Boise, raised on football by his parents, more notably his father who was his own legend as a player for Idaho in the late 60’s. But Pat grew up rooting for Notre Dame due to his defiant nature and Irish roots. He was a big dreamer who was certain he would play for the Fighting Irish one day. But he never made it that far and was recruited as an offensive lineman for the Vandals in 1994. Upon graduation in 1998, Pat became a GA for the Vandals, and he got his first coaching gig at Boise High School. There he eventually won several state championships.
But Hammerschmidt wasn’t interested in what Pat could bring in terms of wins or innovation (heck, he still ran the Wing T, stubbornly) as much as he liked the entertainment value that Fitzkennedy would bring. Pat had been kicked out of so many games that you’d think he would’ve had his coaching license revoked. But Hansel always came to his defense because he saw the spectacle for the money it generated and not for what was wrong with sports.
So when Hansel met with Pat and offered him the job as head coach of the Vandals football team, it came with one condition.
“We need to be picked up by a conference by the end of your second season or else we will have no choice but to drop to the FCS and you will have failed in your job. So you know what that means.”
Fitzkennedy understood, agreed, and wondered if he could fulfill that request. But Hansel wasn’t worried. With Pat Fitzkennedy at the helm, Idaho was about to become the talk of college football for better or for worse.
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