[Husker] So, Who's That Sixth Game Against?

[Mike Nolan]

Actually, since I believe all coaches have to be certified by the 
NCAA, I think they do have the ability to decertify a coach for
egregious actions, making him or her ineligible to work in that capacity 
at an NCAA institution.

I don't think they've done it with any high-profile coaches, though,
and there could be legal action if they tried.
--
Mike Nolan


> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Steve Schmadeke <husker at schmadeke.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > I do wonder what tools the NCAA has in its toolbox to apply penalties,
> > though.  They certainly have the power to suspend the eligibility of
> > players.  I don't know whether that power applies to coaches or other
> > specific employees of the institutions.  The NCAA might be limited to
> > levying penalties on the institution as a whole (e.g. the scholarships, etl
> > al. that David Strong brought up).  Didn't Jerry Tarkanian win a lawsuit to
> > that effect?  And currently, I believe that Bruce Pearl's suspension at
> > Tennessee was imposed by the school, not the NCAA.  Thinking about it, I
> > think that the NCAA investigation is still ongoing there, so there may still
> > be further developments on the Bruce Pearl front.
> >
> 
> The NCAA might not have the statutory power to suspend a coach, but they
> certainly have the means to compel an instution to do so in order to avoid
> more severe NCAA-mandated penalties. "Ok, Buckeyes, we've suspended your 5
> players for the year, and vacated your wins from 2010 because they were
> ineligible. We will also yank 5 scholarships for 3 years ... but if you
> suspend Tressel for 1 yr w/out pay, we'll cut it to 2 schollies for 2
> years". Kinda the way the federal government comples States from time to
> time... no, States, you don't HAVE to make your drinking age 21, but if you
> want your share of Federal Highway Money, you will.
> 
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> He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." - Neal
> Peart
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