Follow Up: Jim Delany wanted to hire Big 10 coaches too

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Really?

Some of you might have read the story yesterday regarding Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany and his proposal that would give him the authority to fire coaches who besmirch the integrity of his conference. It would also have given him the ability to toss what he considered rogue schools...out of the conference.

If you haven't...read the story RIGHT HERE

Well, there was one detail that eventually did not make it to the final proposal which is both scarier...and funnier.

And that detail: Delany wanted to have the authority to HIRE coaches too.

Yes...HIRE them.

The Chronicle of Higher Education elaborates RIGHT HERE

You know the old saying about "Absolute Power corrupting absolutely"? That sure sounds like it is in play here.

We will add this: The Big 10 is trying to prevent themselves for being culpable for a member school doing what Penn State did.

Understandable.

And the document is essentially a form that says: You will uphold what we consider the standards and practices that are best for the conference and its membership. Sure. You want everyone to behave.

Read the document RIGHT HERE

But...is that not what the NCAA does? Do schools need to be subjected to a yearly review and/or audit to make sure everything is working the way Delany thinks they should be?

Yeah, there are some rogue schools out there. There are some that play by their own rules. And arguably, this decree could have impacted Penn State...and Ohio State (in trouble last year).

Really, it is more the hiring and firing of coaches that bothers us. There is nothing that "Specifically" defines what will be characterized as "Non-Compliance". It's subjective rather than objective.

But we suspect it will be rubber stamped and while on some levels, higher standards are good. The assumption that all schools are trying to pull a Penn State is...we hope...absurd.