On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:08:03 -0500 Bill Fenwick wrote:
 
> Here's a question I have... according to the press release (I think, or a
> related newspaper article), the WMU AD said something to the effect that the
> search for a new head coach would begin "immediately".  And what I'm wondering
> is, can they really do that?  In the NFL (and in other pro sports, probably),
> talking with a team's head coach or assistant coaches about openings with
> another team during the season constitutes tampering, unless their current
> employer has given permission to do so.  Anybody know if the NCAA has similar
> regulations about colleges talking job availability with coaches/assistants at
> other colleges while the season is still going on?
 
Tampering is a way of life in the NC$$.  Just ask Rick Neuheisel or Bill Freider.
Players get tampered with, too.  BU basketball fans remember Bevan Thomas all too
well.
 
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