The news out of UNLV was simple: Bill Bayno was sent to the sidelines as Max Good was named interim coach for the Runnin' Rebels.

	The NCAA ruled that UNLV got carried away in recruiting Lamar Odom, but Bill Bayno (above) says he wasn't involved.

Was I shocked with the announcement? Absolutely not, especially after hearing the severe penalty handed down by the NCAA. Obviously, it is sad that a lot of innocent kids are hurt in the whole mess. Consider a kid like Kaspars Kambala, who gets punished for the mistakes made by those involved in the recruiting of Lamar Odom.

Odom is now off and running in the NBA and never played a minute at UNLV.

That is sad, but the NCAA has no other choice than to pass on a penalty to the school when people involved in the program are responsible for their actions. The coach has to be accountable for what happens within a program. When a school is given four years probation and banned for one year from postseason play, you can see that is severe.

Also sad is the fact that UNLV had some positive things going on. They had some good personnel despite starting off in a sluggish manner. I firmly believe the NCAA probing and inquiries played a part in hampering the start of the season. It affected everyone involved, waiting, anticipating the news.

Now that the news is out, the soap opera involving the NCAA and the school goes on and on.

Good has the opportunity to step in and bring some of the wizardry he utilized at Maine Central Institute. If you talk to guys who played for him at MCI -- and he has many of them all over the nation -- he's got a solid background. Good understands players and the strategy involved in coaching basketball.

For Bayno, it was a quick rise, one which brought him fame at the University of Massachusetts as John Calipari's key recruiter. They built the program up into one of the great stories in college basketball. That led to Bayno's chance as a head coach at a major university, with great visibility and exposure.

Unfortunately, that tenure now ends in a sad, sad way.