Feinstein On Harvard

Well-known columnist and author John Feinstein chimes in about the basketball recruiting mess at Harvard in this Washington Post column. Feinstein opens with a mention about what's going on at Indiana segues into this about Harvard:

The real culprit in this story, though, is the athletic director, just like at Indiana. Bob Scalise has a lot in common with (Indiana athletic director Rick) Greenspan: He's arrogant and self-righteous and not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

Feinstein goes on to say it is unfair that fired coach Frank Sullivan didn't get the same help Tommy Amaker has been receiving although he admits that's not unusual in a case like this. He finishes the column with this blast:

Harvard fired a good man without just cause. The school trying to claim it is still "Harvard," when clearly it is not. It is rolling in the mud with everyone else in college athletics. And right now, it is not a pretty sight.

This has ballooned into an outright public relations disaster in Cambridge.