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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.

"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."

I think that's a pretty good summary, but the papers are also saying that the NCAA was leaning on the UW pretty hard, and the school is afraid of sanctions if they don't dump Neuheisel. Almost overlooked in this story is the fact that the NCAA was looking into further alleged illegal contacts between Neuheisel and potential recruits.