NCAA takes timeout on coaches' tantrums

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by grunewar

"This season, referees will start enforcing a bench decorum policy that won't allow coaches to use profanity, abusive language or excessive gestures to display annoyance with officials. Whether they're in or out of the coaching box, if coaches violate the policy, they can be assessed a technical foul with no warning."

Entire article is at:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...us-cover_N.htm

So interesting, yet not surprising, that some coaches say they will comply and others are basically saying, "screw you." (Bobby Knight, what a surprise). As someone who refs low level college ball, I will be watching carefully to see if the big dawgs in officiating will demand better behavior from the big dogs in coaching.