Justice in Miami

The University of Miami has fired Larry Coker as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes, or as they are known to the Miami Police Department, "Mug shots #1,218-1,321." Their 6-6 record probably had as much to do with his firing as the brawl with Florida International earlier this year. After the brawl, Coker suspended thirteen players for only one game. The spectacle of one Miami player, Anthony Reddick, if I recall correctly, swinging his helmet like a club at the heads of his opponents could have brought assault and battery charges easily. The legal authorities refused to treat thugs like thugs and gave them community service as a sentence. Community service is a penance you might get from confession with a priest - it's hardly punishment for assault. Coker chose not to establish even rudimentary consequences for Reddick and company. His basic refusal to enforce discipline on a team that already had a reputation as a Thugocracy destroyed Coker's credibility with his players, his fans, and his critics.
Good riddance to him. His 2001 National Championship victory over Nebraska will soon become nothing more than the answer to an obscure trivia question.