Washington Coach Rick Neuheisel Says He Was In Gambling Pool

AP via ESPN ^ | Associated Press

[Drango]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Go Dawgs...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Go Hawks !
love your tagline.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

This guy has stepped in more Sh#% than a Cattle farmer. He's gone as soon as the University can Can his A$$ without getting sued in the process.

The folks from Colorodo warned us Washington folks about him but we didn't believe it. He's a slimy lawyer who thinks he doesn't have to follow the rules and when caught off guard he lies.

[NittanyLion]

He had to know the NCAA's rules, yet he chose to disobey them. If I were the university president he'd be fired immediately - there's no place in intercollegiate athletics for someone who thinks he's bigger than the system.

[gridlock]

"I never in my wildest dreams imagined I was doing anything to jeopardize my employment," he said.

Well, DUH!

What did this guy expect?

[Drango]

He's gone as soon as the University can Can his A$$ without getting sued in the process.

Yeah...I hope there is a "for cause" clause in his contract where they can just boot him. Plus I hate the new logos but that's the witches fault.

[bigfootbob]

This is crazy. Don't governors make wagers on big sporting events to the delight of the press? He's a football coach who participated in a basketball play-off pool. Almost every business and 99% of all taverns have March Madness pools, big deal. Where's the beef?

[Xenalyte]

Dear God, what a SINNER. (/sarcasm)

I got in a Super Bowl pool back in 2000, and forgot to watch the game. When I came in on Monday morning, I'd won $150. Talk about a good start to the week!

[drjimmy]

What did this guy expect?
The same thing that most jocks who don't follow the rules expect: To get away with it.

[AGreatPer]

"I never in my wildest dreams imagined I was doing anything to jeopardize my employment," he said.

If the guy is that stupid, he souldn't be a coach.

[ilgipper]

NCAA tourney pools are fairly common. It's more pot luck than gambling. I don't think this guy should be fired for it. That is, unless there is precedent set from another case.

[John W]

Thats what I thought at first too.Then I read that entering this one cost $5,000 and you win $20,000.Not sure how common those are.

[NittanyLion]

He's a football coach who participated in a basketball play-off pool. Almost every business and 99% of all taverns have March Madness pools, big deal. Where's the beef?

The deal is that the NCAA's rules are clear, and he chose to disobey them. I suspect he assumed he'd get away with it.

As far as the rationale behind the rule, my assumption is that the organization believes its integrity would be tainted if coaches were to routinely gamble on NCAA athletic events. Perhaps the belief is that they're in a position to exert their influence toward affecting the outcome.

[RinaseaofDs]

Yeah, someone on 950 KJR said the logo made them look like, " . . . the snarling weasels of montlake."

[Drango]

I was at a house super bowl party with a $1.00 betting pool. One of the people there was an NCAA swim coach who woudn't enter even though we nagged the 'ell out of him. He explained that it was against the NCAA rules for even the small office type pools. He had his wife enter for him...(although that too may have been against the rules)

[Hat-Trick]

Is it true that Skippy and Barbara Hedges were UCLA Law School classmates?

[HumbleButExceedinglyAccurate]

He makes more than a million bucks a year. And chances are pretty good that his other neighborhood friends participating in this pool probably fall in similar income brackets.

It sounds from the article like there were 20 guys participating, all threw in 1000 bucks and the winning team of 4 would take home 5000 dollars. For comparison's sake, this would be like me throwing in about 60 dollars.

I think this is way overblown.

[shotgun]

IMHO, he's toast. As a die-hard Husky fan, I have held out that this guy might turn out to be a deceent coach, but after suffering through too many cardiac comebacks for that past few years, this tells me that he has some serious coaching deficiency.

I think that Gilby will become interim coach, because of his long ties to the UW. After all he was the Offensive Coord. for the '91 Nat'l Champs. He tried to take over a worthless CAL team, but that was then and this is the UW...

I won't even bother to turn on the Cougar sports radio shows on this side (eastern) of the state. Their still pissed at everything cause their Cougs...

[Liberals are Evil Socialists!]

The slickster foiled again. As a Buff, I know this guy is a fraud. Too bad he won't be able to fall flat on his face on the field with his poor coaching. As Bill Bennet might say, ironically, avarice always catches up with you in the end.