Re: A&M fires Mike McKenzie
Here are some news comments:
"Texas A&M officials said Thursday that coach Dennis Franchione will be admonished for a secretive for-pay newsletter sent to boosters and that the school will report possible violations related to the newsletter to the NCAA.
"The school ordered the coach to shut down his Web site--CoachFran.com--and will issue a "letter of admonishment."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3058459
"Texas A&M will self-report at least one NCAA violation relating to Dennis Franchione's e-mail newsletter VIP Connection.
"The school will self-report a violation of NCAA by-law 11.2.2 relating to reporting of athletically related outside income. Also, the newsletter may have violated the NCAA's bylaw against recruiting publicity. According to the school, the NCAA has informed A&M that the mentioning of recruits in the newsletter 'should be reported as violations.'
"The school also said it would limit off-campus visits for each impermissible reference to a prospective student-athlete."
http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10402121
"Texas A&M football coach Dennis Franchione escaped losing his job in wake the VIP Connection e-mail newsletter, but that doesn't mean his job is safe."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5205841.html
"The shaky tenure of Texas A&M football coach Dennis Franchione received another jolt Thursday when the university admonished Franchione for his role in a secret newsletter operation that, according to an A&M investigation, became a vehicle for violating NCAA rules.
"In announcing the findings of the school’s investigation, A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said Mike McKenzie, an athletic department employee who wrote the subscription-based newsletter on Franchione’s behalf, has been fired."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA101107.FBCaggiesfranchione.en.15da10d0b.html
"Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said Thursday he admonished football coach Dennis Franchione, fired his personal assistant and ordered that CoachFran.com be shut down as a result of the 'VIP Connection.'
"A&M officials released hundreds of documents on its Web site about the secret e-mail newsletter that was written by Franchione's assistant, Mike McKenzie.
"The university shut down its entire athletic Web site and listed only links to various .pdf files so fans could judge the content for themselves.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101207dnspotamulede.86c1dc.html
Aren't you glad he's not our coach any more?
Here are some news comments:
"Texas A&M officials said Thursday that coach Dennis Franchione will be admonished for a secretive for-pay newsletter sent to boosters and that the school will report possible violations related to the newsletter to the NCAA.
"The school ordered the coach to shut down his Web site--CoachFran.com--and will issue a "letter of admonishment."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3058459
"Texas A&M will self-report at least one NCAA violation relating to Dennis Franchione's e-mail newsletter VIP Connection.
"The school will self-report a violation of NCAA by-law 11.2.2 relating to reporting of athletically related outside income. Also, the newsletter may have violated the NCAA's bylaw against recruiting publicity. According to the school, the NCAA has informed A&M that the mentioning of recruits in the newsletter 'should be reported as violations.'
"The school also said it would limit off-campus visits for each impermissible reference to a prospective student-athlete."
http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10402121
"Texas A&M football coach Dennis Franchione escaped losing his job in wake the VIP Connection e-mail newsletter, but that doesn't mean his job is safe."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5205841.html
"The shaky tenure of Texas A&M football coach Dennis Franchione received another jolt Thursday when the university admonished Franchione for his role in a secret newsletter operation that, according to an A&M investigation, became a vehicle for violating NCAA rules.
"In announcing the findings of the school’s investigation, A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said Mike McKenzie, an athletic department employee who wrote the subscription-based newsletter on Franchione’s behalf, has been fired."
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA101107.FBCaggiesfranchione.en.15da10d0b.html
"Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said Thursday he admonished football coach Dennis Franchione, fired his personal assistant and ordered that CoachFran.com be shut down as a result of the 'VIP Connection.'
"A&M officials released hundreds of documents on its Web site about the secret e-mail newsletter that was written by Franchione's assistant, Mike McKenzie.
"The university shut down its entire athletic Web site and listed only links to various .pdf files so fans could judge the content for themselves.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101207dnspotamulede.86c1dc.html
Aren't you glad he's not our coach any more?