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To tell you the truth, I think a lot of people are glad to see him go mainly because they think he is an overrated coach, and the ethics issues just provide a convenient rationalization for sacking him. Of course, that is not the position of the UW - officially or otherwise - but I think a lot of fans see it that way. The UW has a tradition of tough defense and mixed offenses, and both have suffered under Neuheisel. The defense has been horrible at times, and in the last two years the running game has almosr disappeared. Purdue handed the UW a 17-0 lead early in the What-Its-Name Bowl, and the Huskies couldn't hold it. Nor has Neuheisel been the great recruiter he was cracked up to be, and there have been an embarrassing string of off-field incidents with players brushing up against the law, and Neuheisel never seemed to crack down.

I do think UW is dumping him for a number of other things and that they'd whitewash the betting pool thing if it weren't for the other stuff.

I don't really see that big a deal over the betting scandal. It's not his sport and he had no way of influencing the outcome. I see it as no different than buying a Powerball ticket.

If he were squeaky clean and the football program was winning big, I don't think this would be an issue.

This was Rick's "Trent Lott moment" - the silly offense that costs you your job because folks really weren't happy with the overall job you were doing.