Neuheisel or how ever you spell in new UCLA coach

[IDBUFF]

True, but what has he really done?

He blind-sided Colorado when he left. Many coaches and employees in general do this to their employers.

NCAA came down on him for violating the "spirit" of the recruiting rules. He "bumped" recruits instead of contacting recruits in a manner expressly prohibited by the rules. At most, his mistake was that he liberally interpreted NCAA rules to gain a recruiting advantage. He took his medicine from the NCAA and moved on.

He gambled on the NCAA tourney when an internal UW memo said he could. Keep in mind he got $2.5M from the NCAA and $2M from UW in connection with a wrongful termination suit. This suit went to trial, the parties settled before a verdict came down.

He lied to NCAA investigators when asked about gambling, and did not honestly discuss the situation with the NCAA until he had met with UW officials. Many people would do this. The NCAA lied about their existing bylaws at the time Skippy was first contacted.

I think he has been unfairly miscast as a total scumbag. By no means do I think Skippy is an upstanding individual, but I do think the public's perception of Skippy is not in line with his past conduct.

Didn't UW get po'd at him because he went to interview with San Francisco and told them a tale of being on vacation or something???

 

[Junction]

Do you have a link to the full 1997 class? Looking at that 2001 senior class, that one had to be an absolute monster. Gurode, Rogers, Graham, Michael Lewis, Hollowell, Justin Bannan, Cortlen Johnson, Minardi (I was never a huge fan)... who am I missing here?

This should give you all the classes back to 1980 :wow:. It is some pretty fun reading... :thumbsup:

http://colorado.scout.com/3/PastClasses.html

 

[SJBuff]

Didn't UW get po'd at him because he went to interview with San Francisco and told them a tale of being on vacation or something???

That's right. He was caught in a lie by their AD. He went for a "sit down" with the 49rs organization that was essentially an interview and then lied to his AD about it.

The guy is a slippery rat. I'll let his actions speak for him but I won't be surprised at all if he sells UCLA down the river 5 years from now.

 

[unionbuff]

Didn't UW get po'd at him because he went to interview with San Francisco and told them a tale of being on vacation or something???

Yep - he was on his cell phone at the airport talking about it and didn't happen to notice a Seattle sports reporter sitting by him. I lived there when all this was going on - it was awesome!!! :thumbsup::lol: