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Sean's wins will be Eddie's (John Rohde, Daily Oklahoman)
Sean's wins will be Eddie's
Oklahoma State head coach designate Sean Sutton has coached three games this season, and his career record is 0-0.
Though Cowboys coach Eddie Sutton is on a medical leave of absence the remainder of this season, his career record remains active through his son.
Before Monday night’s game against Kansas was played, OSU sports information officials determined this season’s results would count toward Eddie Sutton’s career record.
Although Sutton has not worked during the Cowboys’ current two-game losing streak, those losses and all remaining games this season - including any in the postseason - will count toward his career mark, which currently stands at 794-311.
“Basically, it’s up to the university,” said NCAA stat man Gary Johnson, who compiles the official men’s basketball record book. “We talk to the school and try to get it settled before the next game is played.”
If Sutton were to formally resign before this season ends, his career record officially would end at the time of the resignation - unless it comes in the final week.
“If there are only a couple of games left in the season and a coach resigns or is fired, we’ll still give it to that coach,” Johnson said.
It’s a judgment call and there has been controversy.
There should be no controversy because it should NOT be a judgment call. Either a man is coaching the team or he is not. Eddie Sutton isn't. If he doesn't get to 800 victories because he overloaded on cough syrup (or whatever) and caused a big wreck that injured someone, tough.
UPDATE: Coach Sutton announced today that he had alcohol to drink before driving, that he was resigning immediately, and that he would be going into rehab. He is a recovering alcoholic who has done rehab once before.
UPDATE (02-16-2006): ESPN originally reported the news as a resignation, but now reports that Sutton is taking a leave. That's how the Daily Oklahoman is reporting it today.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/15/06 11:24 | Sports | Technorati
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I have to agree. The man has been an excellent coach for a long time, but people are talking as if he's entitled to 800 wins. He's entitled to what he gets, nothing more. What if Sean, 40 years from now, is sitting at 794, and needs a few Ws to get to 800? Will they give this year's wins to him then? It's a judgement call alright: bad judgement.
Posted by another precinct chair @ 13:37 on 02/15/06
I see the NCAA stepping in and nixing this one.
Posted by Reg Burns @ 13:57 on 02/15/06
In that excerpt, "NCAA stat man Gary Johnson" seems to indicate it might be okay, which is just mind-boggling to me.
Posted by Kevin @ 13:58 on 02/15/06
There must be some sort of precedent for a situation like this, one way or the other. In the case of a coach being sick for a couple days I can see going ahead and chalking up the win because it is "his team"... and chalking up the rest of the season's wins to the coach who put the team together seems to be the logical extension of that. Logical, but intuitively wrong. So where do we draw the line? Where have they in the past?
Posted by R. Alex @ 09:12 on 02/16/06
Houston Chief of Police Hurtt Wants City Government Cameras Inside People's Houses, in Apartment Complexes, at Malls, and on Streets
http://www.chron.com/disp/s...
I know it's unrelated to this story, but I saw your earlier story on Hurtt's 775 dollar a night hotel room.
Posted by Craig Stewart @ 17:14 on 02/16/06
Craig: Thanks for dropping by. Those sorts of posts now go over at my group cityblog, http://www.bloghouston.net
We definitely keep up with the antics of our police chief over there! :)
Posted by Kevin @ 08:56 on 02/17/06
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