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And yet, the fact that he committed an NCAA violation and that the NCAA saw fit to place a show-cause clause upon him are not under dispute.  Most of the other stuff brought up by the players was sort of run of the mill team drama (allegations of favoritism, complaints about coaching style, etc.) or not directly Rittman's responsibility (allegations of harassment against an S&C coach not under Rittman's supervision), but scheduling too many hours of practice or declaring mandatory practices "voluntary" to skirt NCAA rules is a problem.  The best defense I've seen is that such abuses are widespread and it was a convenient way to nail Rittman, but still, having learned about them, the University could not sweep them under the rug.

Also, didn't Walt Harris' players go directly to Bowlsby?  Does the fact that Rittman was a successful coach and Harris a dismal failure mitigate things?

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That said, he didn't get asked to leave. He also apparently didn't get asked to leave because of the budget problems or because of his failed attempt at canceling sports to alleviate it. From that I think we can deduce he isn't going anywhere unless and until there is a replacement available that is viewed by "management" as a better choice. They aren't going to fire and look, at least at this point. What does he have to do to change the situation and actually get fired? Apparently quite a lot.

I wonder if the powers that be will allow the furore to die down before asking for Muir's resignation.  Muir is still going to have to deal with the budget problems, and it might be better to get that done before bringing in someone new.

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And yet, the fact that he committed an NCAA violation and that the NCAA saw fit to place a show-cause clause upon him are not under dispute.  Most of the other stuff brought up by the players was sort of run of the mill team drama (allegations of favoritism, complaints about coaching style, etc.) or not directly Rittman's responsibility (allegations of harassment against an S&C coach not under Rittman's supervision), but scheduling too many hours of practice or declaring mandatory practices "voluntary" to skirt NCAA rules is a problem.  The best defense I've seen is that such abuses are widespread and it was a convenient way to nail Rittman, but still, having learned about them, the University could not sweep them under the rug.

Also, didn't Walt Harris' players go directly to Bowlsby?  Does the fact that Rittman was a successful coach and Harris a dismal failure mitigate things?

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That said, he didn't get asked to leave. He also apparently didn't get asked to leave because of the budget problems or because of his failed attempt at canceling sports to alleviate it. From that I think we can deduce he isn't going anywhere unless and until there is a replacement available that is viewed by "management" as a better choice. They aren't going to fire and look, at least at this point. What does he have to do to change the situation and actually get fired? Apparently quite a lot.

I wonder if the powers that be will allow the furore to die down before asking for Muir's resignation.  Muir is still going to have to deal with the budget problems, and it might be better to get that done before bringing in someone new.

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