[NU Sports] From the NYT -- News Alert: Notre Dame Hires

[Mark S. Ament]

Don't know if NCAA could enforce a hiring date.  I suspect there would be siignificant problems with that.  However, one change which would go a long way towards minimizing this pre-bowl musical chairs would be to move the recruits signing date back one month.  One of the primary reasons schools need to get a new coach as soon as possible is to get a jump on recruiting since signing date is first week of February.

Just saw Charlie Strong introduced to a wildly adoring Freedom Hall crowd.  I know it's a little different with assistants but he's going back and forth during December and will coach the Florida defense in the Sugar Bowl.  Louisville thought it would be good free press.

Mark


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Jonathan Hodges wrote:

Regarding the college football coaching movement issues being discussed, I

agree with those who say this is best handled in the contracts of the

individual coaches, not by some overarching NCAA mandate (which, in fact,

may not have any legal standing).  Unlike the amateur student-athletes on

the field, the coaches are professionals and should have some freedom to

move around, just as most of us do in our professions.  They are under

enough public scrutiny already and have a big check/balance already: media

scrutiny, which very few other professions have to deal with.



If a school doesn't want a coach interviewing elsewhere or leaving, put

penalties in the contract.  See Boston College, who fired their head coach a

year ago after he interviewed for an NFL gig in direct opposition to his

contract and administration's wishes.  Put a penalty in the contract, like

Rich Rodriguez's at West Virginia, and force them to pay millions back to

the school.



While it's unfortunate that some students can't stick with their preferred

coach, it's just a fact of life.  If the NCAA removed that rule it would

create a huge headache, especially for the players who are already at the

new school.  For those complaining that college football is semi-pro as it

is, removing the one year transfer rule would make it even worse.



The biggest problem is that there is way too much emotion involved in

college football for people (players, fans) to act rationally about such a

move, which typically isn't the case in corporate America where such moves

happen all the time.



Jonathan



On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:10 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)

<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:



> The whole situation just stinks all around.

>

> Gonna be hard for players to buy into attending ND now - with the Irish

> being the most trigger-happy BCS program over the past decade and with a

> coach who seems to give his word lightly. If one side doesn't get you, the

> other will.:)

>

> Saw some of the interviews and Kelly seemed to ooze arrogance and not

> really care much about the mess he left -- reports said he even waited until

> the end of the banquet to tell him. I don't blame the players for coming out

> and laying into him. Good for them!:)

>

> At least it won't be difficult to hate the Irish any less now that smug

> Charlie is gone.

>

> GO CATS!!!

> -SjT

>

> PS - Agree on how the NCAA can simply stop this by placing a date when

> coaches cannot be interviewed until - much like the NFL.

>

> * * * * * * * * *

> STEPHEN J. TRUOG

> sjtruog at yahoo.com

> GO CATS!!!

>

>

>

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