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Sanctions, timing, location, resources impact performance

By Doug Gottlieb
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Anytime a program underachieves, the man who collects the biggest check generally is the one who takes the blame, and subsequently the fall. Fair or unfair, coaches take heat for most everything negative that happens to a program. The truth of the matter is that there are many mitigating factors, including injuries and suspensions, conference affiliations, facilities, unrealistic academic expectations, and yes, having the right coach in the right part of the country at the right time, that imp ...

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