🏈 Delaney wanted power to hire coaches too...

[planomateo]

http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/delany-also-wanted-power-to-hire-coaches-source-says/30799

I wrote Thursday about a Big Ten proposal that would give Jim Delany, the conference’s commissioner, the power to fire rogue coaches. The idea is part of an 18-page plan to strengthen the oversight of athletics in the conference.

One person I talked to mentioned another proposal that didn’t make it into the document. The idea, which Delany outlined for a Big Ten athletic official during this year’s bowl season, would give the commissioner even broader authority to help institutions make coaching decisions.

Expressing frustration at bad hires that certain Big Ten institutions had made, which had led to NCAA violations and other problems, Delany said he thought he could do a better job of vetting candidates. He also believed he could pull the trigger sooner on coaches whose poor behavior could damage the Big Ten’s reputation.

For those reasons, he thought it would be “useful” if he had the authority to make hiring, firing, and evaluation decisions involving football and men’s basketball coaches.

“He wanted to offer that he would play a very central role in hiring and managing the power coaches in the conference—that the commissioner would be insulated from boosters and campus politics,” this person said. “And knowing the situation going on in intercollegiate athletics, he could play a really critical role in hiring decisions.”

If the intention was to protect institutions from undue influences, such moves might make a lot of sense, this person said: “It would give schools some distance and let them move on to the next topic, because someone else was ultimately making the call. Jim’s going to be the Supreme Court.”

 

[aoterrell22]

Good God! The man has no grasp on reality. NONE. How long before he's booted out?

 

[JoshB]

lol dude is truly attempting to become the Big 10 dictator.

 

[Bamabww]

Is he trying to be another Mark Emmert? A good example of ignorance gone to seed.

 

[THROWITDEEP]

http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/delany-also-wanted-power-to-hire-coaches-source-says/30799

I wrote Thursday about a Big Ten proposal that would give Jim Delany, the conference’s commissioner, the power to fire rogue coaches. The idea is part of an 18-page plan to strengthen the oversight of athletics in the conference.

One person I talked to mentioned another proposal that didn’t make it into the document. The idea, which Delany outlined for a Big Ten athletic official during this year’s bowl season, would give the commissioner even broader authority to help institutions make coaching decisions.

Expressing frustration at bad hires that certain Big Ten institutions had made, which had led to NCAA violations and other problems, Delany said he thought he could do a better job of vetting candidates. He also believed he could pull the trigger sooner on coaches whose poor behavior could damage the Big Ten’s reputation.

For those reasons, he thought it would be “useful” if he had the authority to make hiring, firing, and evaluation decisions involving football and men’s basketball coaches.

“He wanted to offer that he would play a very central role in hiring and managing the power coaches in the conference—that the commissioner would be insulated from boosters and campus politics,” this person said. “And knowing the situation going on in intercollegiate athletics, he could play a really critical role in hiring decisions.”

If the intention was to protect institutions from undue influences, such moves might make a lot of sense, this person said: “It would give schools some distance and let them move on to the next topic, because someone else was ultimately making the call. Jim’s going to be the Supreme Court.”

Thanks for posting this Matt. Of course I totally disagree with what the guy is wanting to do. However, I understand it, but it is wrong.

It's no secret that Terry and I are both professed Libertarians. Usually people of that thought want to keep the Federal Government's hands off everything. To me (not sure about Terry) but I believe the only time the Federal Government should step in is when coercion is involved. Well, what is Jim Delany trying to do here? I think it is a double edge sword. I don't agree with what he is trying to do, but I really believe (and I have preached this on my board for two years) the NCAA is about to go through some radical changes. I think if they don't get it together the Federal Government that I just talked about is about to step in and change everything.

Do we really want that?

Hell No!

But something has got to give.

Look at the Cam Newton crap and now the Penn State debacle.

I know what Delany is thinking, but it has got to start at the grass roots level.

Now, take a look at Jeff Long for a second. Long is our AD at Arkansas. Look what he did with Bobby Petrino. That took a lot of guts to fire the best coach we have had since Ken Hatfield or Lou Holtz. He did what Delany is trying to do. That is where it has got to start. At the University level.

Grass roots.

 

[LBS]

1) Who monitors the monitor. Absolute power corrupts absolut...well the point is that this is so wrong that it is cliche.

2) How is the commish the best positioned to know who the best representitive is for each school in an entire conference. How does the commish keep a pulse of the feelings of the fan base, the alumni base, the faculty/staff,.... What happens when the school is unhappy with the coach but he is?

3) It the coach is the least bit paid in part by state funds, as is CNS (least bit), then the State Legislature would have to agree to him being a hiring agent for the state institution since tax payer moneys are involved. What happens when a state legislature fails to give him that power?

 

[TerryP]

1) Who monitors the monitor. Absolute power corrupts absolut...well the point is that this is so wrong that it is cliche.

2) How is the commish the best positioned to know who the best representitive is for each school in an entire conference. How does the commish keep a pulse of the feelings of the fan base, the alumni base, the faculty/staff,.... What happens when the school is unhappy with the coach but he is?

3) It the coach is the least bit paid in part by state funds, as is CNS (least bit), then the State Legislature would have to agree to him being a hiring agent for the state institution since tax payer moneys are involved. What happens when a state legislature fails to give him that power?

Lost me a bit here...are you insinuating CNS is paid a little in state funds?

If so, our athletic department is completely self-sustaining. As in, no monies taken from the educational side of the University, no monies taken from federal or state funds as well.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Delaney is off his rocker maybe even more than Emmert. Checks and balances and Delaney being the begin all end all is by no means checked or balanced..... did he use to work in federal government?