Luiz writes:
>Let's not forget that Ned Harkness was forced to resign as Union College
>coach due to recruiting violations. It appears that his winning-at-all-
>costs attitude eventually caught up with him.
 
A minor clarification, though what Luiz says is correct.  The violations
were of NESCAC rules, not NC$$ ones.  Back then (1978), Union was a member
of the NESCAC, which had (and may still have) a rule prohibiting head
coaches from visiting recruits.  Well, Ned visited a few in the off-season
and, when confronted about it, committed the Really Big Boo-boo and lied
about the whole thing.  He eventually 'fessed up.  His resignation came
some time later and had to do in part with four or five of his players being
declared academically ineligible during the season.
 
According to the recent SI article, this whole situation caused the NESCAC
to kick Union out of the league.  I was under the impression that Union
withdrew from the league themselves, rather than being forced out.  Can
anybody clarify this?
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