Jim Delany should resign

Posted by A. Isaac on December 20th, 2007 at 10:36 am

The BigTen is good at a lot of things.

Outside of being a great conference for athletics, it is widely known for its academic achievements amongst its eleven schools.

What the BigTen is apparently not good at?

Background Checks

Active during the 2007 football season, football referee Stephen Pamon was not a pillar of the community. His host of transgressions include:

Bankruptcy in upwards of 400k
Child abuse
Casino Gambling
Sexual Harassment

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports says commissioner Jim Delany should step off his high horse and look in the mirror.

BigTen blew it big time

Jim Delany, the league commissioner, talked up a big game in July after NBA referee Tim Donaghy got busted for in a gambling scandal. At the league’s football media day he detailed its supposedly cutting edge background check system with an air of authority.

There is nothing Delany, the most powerful man in college sports, likes more than lecturing about ethics and telling everyone else how to do their business.

…….

This, despite the fact his conference has been hit by major NCAA sanctions a whopping 18 times during his nearly 19-year tenure. Only the SEC (22) has been penalized more.

Or that under his watch the Big Ten has had the largest monetary scandal in NCAA history (Michigan basketball), the most blatant academic scandal (Minnesota basketball) and a horrific point shaving case (Northwestern football).

Too many times in our society, we are quick to blame the guy at the top. Whether its coaches, GMs, CEOs, or Presidents, they fall on the knife more even though its not always their fault.

In this case, it’s justified. A history of scandals over a 19 year period should not be ignored.

Step aside Jim, its time for someone else to take over. Maybe then, most of us can start watching some of these games on your love child, The Big Ten Network.

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A. Isaac A. Isaac is the Senior Editor of Guyism.com. You may have seen him before on The World of Isaac or at a local beach showing off his man boobs. His claims to fame include eating 5 cheeseburgers in one minute, having a threesome with two Victoria Secret models, and being a world-class table tennis player. Unfortunately, the validity of some of those claims is under dispute.