Jim Delany should resign
A. Isaac 
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.
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.
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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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