Boston College to Fire coach if He Interviews for Jets Job

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Sources: BC threatens coach over Jets interview

By Chris Mortensen
ESPN.com
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Updated: January 5, 2009, 10:13 AM ET

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Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski has been told he will be fired if he interviews for the head coaching vacancy with the New York Jets, according to sources.
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Jeff Jagodzinski has been head coach at Boston College the past two seasons.


The interview is scheduled for Monday.
Despite the threat from athletic director Gene DeFilippo, Jagodzinski plans to do the interview with the Jets, the sources said. Those sources said that in the event Jagodzinski is fired, BC would promote offensive coordinator Steve Logan to head coach.
According to the sources, DeFilippo first told Jagodzinski on Saturday that he would fired if he interviewed and then reinforced the school's position Sunday. Jagodzinski declined to comment when reached by ESPN.
BC spokesman Chris Cameron told ESPN's Joe Schad the school would have no comment. But another BC source said Jagodzinski informed his coaching staff of the development this weekend after at least two discussions with DeFilippo.
The Jets did not have a reaction or confirm they are interested in Jagodzinski, but ESPN and other news outlets have reported his candidacy.
Jagodzinski, 45, has been head coach at Boston College the past two seasons, with the team finishing first in the ACC's Atlantic Division each year. In 2007 the Eagles went 11-3, including a victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl. This past season, BC finished 9-5 after losing to Vanderbilt in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl.

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Prior to coming to BC, Jagodzinski had worked as an NFL assistant since 1999. He was tight ends coach for the Packers from 1999-2002, then served in the same role for the Falcons in 2003 and '04 before moving up to be Atlanta's offensive line coach in '05. He then went back to Green Bay as offensive coordinator for the 2006 season before BC came calling.
Before coming to the NFL, Jagodzinski served on college staffs since 1989 with East Carolina, LSU, Northern Illinois, and Wisconsin-Whitewater (his alma mater).
Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN.






Sources: Interview with New York Jets could cost Boston College Eagles coach Jeff Jagodzinski job - ESPN

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Dumbasses Fired Him Today


Boston College fires Jagodzinski after his NFL interview

Jan. 7, 2009 CBSSports.com wire reports

BOSTON -- Boston College fired Jeff Jagodzinski on Wednesday, days after he was warned of dismissal if he interviewed for the coaching job with the New York Jets. COMMENTARY Bully for BC: Jumpin' Jagodzinski had to go by Gregg Doyel • What's Your Take? Tell Gregg your opinion! BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo told Jagodzinski on Saturday that his job would be in jeopardy if he went through with the Jets interview. Jagodzinski met with the Jets on Tuesday night. A few hours later, at a Wednesday morning meeting, DeFilippo told Jagodzinski he was out. "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." DeFilippo said he fired Jagodzinski over a "difference of vision for the future." He has said he wanted a coach who would stay at the school long term. Jagodzinski has been BC's coach for two years and had three years left on his contract. 'We will find somebody who really wants to be at Boston College,' Gene DeFilippo says. (AP) "A coach of his talents and personality will have many future opportunities and I am certain of his continued success," DeFilippo said. In a statement, Jagodzinski thanked school officials. "I am so proud of what these students-athletes and our staff have accomplished during our tenure here," Jagodzinski said. "I wish everyone at Boston College the best in the years to come, both on and off the field." A phone number listed to his home had been disconnected and he did not immediately return a call for comment left on his cell phone. DeFilippo could replace Jagodzinski, 45, with defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani or assistant head coach Jack Bicknell Jr. "I wish this day would end and get over then we can begin to look for the next head football coach here at Boston College," DeFilippo said. The BC job was Jagodzinski's first as a head coach after 22 years as an assistant, 14 in college and eight in the NFL. After one season as offensive coordinator with the Green Bay Packers in 2006, Jagodzinski went to BC after Tom O'Brien left for North Carolina State. Advertisement Jagodzinski led the Eagles to two Atlantic Coast Conference title games but lost both to Virginia Tech. They were 11-3 in his first season, when they rose as high as the No. 2 national ranking. They went 9-5 in 2008, winding up with a 16-14 loss to Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31 that snapped an eight-game bowl winning streak for the Eagles. Jagodzinski upset DeFilippo when he didn't tell his boss that he would interview with the Jets, who fired Eric Mangini the day after the team missed the playoffs despite an 8-3 start. Jagodzinski was Jets quarterback Brett Favre's offensive coordinator in Green Bay, but is considered a long shot for the New York job. He also could be interested in an offensive coordinator's position in the pros, which has few if any of the responsibilities of a college coach -- recruiting, meeting with alumni and supporters of the program, attending functions and participating in other off-field events. Seattle needs to assemble a staff under new coach Jim Mora, and Jagodzinski has worked with Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Jagodzinski spent two years as BC's offensive coordinator, starting in 1997 when Hasselbeck played there. Jagodzinski also worked for Mora as an assistant with the Atlanta Falcons. Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited.

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Players of various sports have gotten their contracts redone in season ... so what was so "wrong" about him going to the interview? Far as I know, he wasn't offered the job and it didn't hurt anyone. BC was in the wrong here far as I'm concerned. :evil: