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Jonathan,

I think you're right that the NCAA does not have direct power to cause an
AD to be fired.  However there is more than one way to address a problem
and certainly the folks in Indianapolis could have made known (and perhaps
did) their extreme displeasure with the inaction of the AD in question.  My
suspicion is they did not, in part because Smith has been very active
within NCAA governance circles.  I don't know if they can issue a show
cause order for an AD and I don't have an up-to-date rule book handy.
 Theoretically i suppose there would be no reason they couldn't since the
actions of an AD fall under the purview of the NCAA.  That said, I can't
recall a case where an AD was sanctioned, even in the face of the dreaded
lack of institutional control, which is one step further than the finding
against OSU.

Mark
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On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Jonathan Hodges <
j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu> wrote:

> I'm not sure if the NCAA has any ability to force an AD or president out of
> their position (I doubt it), though I agree that Gene Smith certainly
> doesn't seem to deserve to stick around there while Gordon Gee hasn't
> exactly handled the situation that well, either.
>
> I don't blame any assistant coach from jumping at the chance to take an FBS
> coaching position, particularly at a BCS AQ school.  Assistants,
> particularly coordinators, may be paid rather well, but they are
> essentially year to year employees and may be sacrificed at any time to
> spare the head coach (see what Zook did at Illinois a couple of years ago
> when he brought in 2 new coordinators).  Plus, I am sure that the vast
> majority of assistants are trying to work their way up into the top chair.
> And, as you mentioned, Pitt has a potential opening with PSU down and also
> them heading to a (slightly) better conference (ACC) in the near future.
>
> Finally, I also don't blame Bowden for being straightforward and answering
> the question during a radio interview; he's always seemed to be a straight
> shooter and now that he's retired he doesn't have to answer to anyone so
> I'm glad he gave a real answer.  I don't think he was trying to put salt in
> the wound but just answer the question honestly.  Meanwhile, the PSU
> coaching search continues while any remaining candidates seem to be taking
> the last jobs out there.
>
> Jonathan
>
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>
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 1:14 AM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
> <sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > Was channel surfing and caught a bit from tonight's nameless bowl glut
> > game ... the action on screen didn't hold my attention, but the ticker
> did,
> > with three interesting news items about Big Ten coaches ...
> >
> > - St. Urban of Sanctimonious Pomposity apparently said the bowl ban and
> > sanctions were a "sucker punch to the gut" ... aww, that made me feel so
> > bad. :) Yup. Just awful. The only bad news out of that situation is that
> > the school president and AD seem to have escaped the not-so-long or
> > powerful arm of the NCAA.
> >
> > - Paul Crist will reportedly be the next Pitt coach. Not sure why you'd
> > want to leave Madison for a school whose most "successful" coach in the
> > past three decades has been Waany ... but maybe he can resurrect Pitt?
> With
> > PSU in transition and the new conference, it could be a good time. Should
> > be interesting to see if this affects the Badgers' offense for Pasadena
> and
> > even more intriguing to see how the Smug Smirk of Cheddarland does
> without
> > his offensive guru ...
> >
> > - And finally, a note comes along the ticker in the "kicking someone
> while
> > they're down" category with bitter ole' Bobby Bowden remarking on how HE
> > would have handled the whole Penn State Sandusky scandal differently ...
> > not sure what his angle is here ... does he hope Paterno's wins are taken
> > away in this mess? And anyway, not sure that Mr. "Echo of the Whistle"
> > "International Rules" "Free Shoes U." coach should be handing out advice
> to
> > someone whose graduation rate-to-players in the police blotter ration
> was a
> > heck of a lot better than Po' Ole Daggum Plum Flustered Bobby.
> >
> > Oh well, I know there have been some exhibition games but don't forget
> > that the bowl season kicks off for real tomorrow night in Vegas when we
> > finally get a bowl between two teams who people have actually heard of
> and
> > who were each in the top 25 at some point in the season -- so get your
> bowl
> > picks in before ASU/BSU kick off in Sin City.
> >
> > GO CATS!!!
> > -SjT
> >
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> > GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
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