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

[RJ Wessel]

Yes the NCAA can suspend a coach

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23uconn.html





---- Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote: 
> 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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