Really hope the Victors' Corner leadership sees this and puts a "Mo Bamba" chant together for tomorrow.

Am I the only one who read that and thought it was almost criminally irresponsible for a man with two young daughters to go nine miles offshore, alone, without wearing a harness, personal locator beacon, lifevest (they make inflatable ones now that are barely noticeable) or whistle? Without even trailing a floating line to grab if he went overboard? These are basic solo sailing/boating precautions. Not to take anything away from the incredible will to survive and physical endurance Konrad displayed, but man...respect the sea. 

Here is the termination for cause provision in Brandon's contract:

• With Cause by University. The University may terminate the Director's employment at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Cause" shall mean: (i) the failure by the Director to perform in any material respect any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Director's conviction of, or plea of, nolo contendere to a felony charge, or conviction of, or plea of, nolo contendere to a misdemeanor involving any financial impropriety, moral turpitude, or harassment of a University student or employee; (iii) conduct of the Director that offends against public decency or morality as shall be determined by the standards prevailing in the community, or any other conduct by the Director that materially and adversely affects the reputation or the assets of the University or one or more of its athletic programs; (iv) "Misconduct" as defined in Sections I and IIA of the University of Michigan Standard Practice Guide 201.12; (v) a determination by the NCAA, the Conference or the University that the Director has committed an intentional or major violation of any NCAA, Conference or University rule, regulation or other matter covered by Section 5(c); or (vi) any violation of NCAA or Conference rules that results in the University or one of its teams or programs (w) being placed on probation, (x) having to forfeit scholarships or games, (y) having to pay a material fine, or (z) suffering some other material penalty, in each case of which the Director knew or should have known about with reasonable diligence and oversight. If the Director's employment is terminated under this Agreement for Cause or if the Director resigns, the Director shall be entitled to receive, in full discharge of all obligations of the University under this Agreement or otherwise owed to the Director, any unpaid Base Salary and additional compensation earned by and expense reimbursements due to the Director under Sections 3 and 4 through the date of termination.

And Section 5(c) describing compliance with NCAA rules:

• The Director shall, and shall use best efforts to cause the University's athletic programs, coaches, student athletes and other Athletic Department personnel to, at all times abide by and comply with: (i) all applicable laws, including, without limitation, laws relating to the hiring, termination and treatment of employees, and (ii) the rules, regulations, policies, procedures and agreements of the University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its applicable divisions (the "NCAA") (including, without limitation, the Constitution and By-Laws of the NCAA), and the Big Ten Conference (the "Conference"), in each case as in effect and interpreted by the applicable body from time to time. In the event the Director becomes aware, or has reasonable cause to believe, that violation of any of the foregoing may have occurred, he shall report it promptly to the President. The Director hereby acknowledges, agrees and understands that if he is found to have committed or participated in a violation of any Conference or NCAA rules and regulations, he may be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth in the applicable disciplinary or enforcement Conference or NCAA procedures, in addition to any disciplinary or corrective action imposed by the University.

Hoke's for-cause termination provision, in relevant part:

• The University has the right to terminate the employment of the Head Coach for cause in the event of only the following: (e) The NCAA, the Conference, or the University determines that the Head Coach has committed a major violation of the Governing Rules, has intentionally committed any other type of violation of Governing Rules pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of this Agreement, or that a major violation of Governing Rules has occurred within the Football Program during the Term of this Agreement and such violation occurred as a result of the Head Coach's failure to appropriately supervise the Program.

And the compliance with rules paragraph:

• The Head Coach shall abide by and comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the University (the "University Rules"), the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its applicable divisions (or any successor association, the "NCAA") (including without limitation, the Constitution and By-Laws of the NCAA) (the "NCAA Rules"), and the Big Ten Conference (or any successor conference, "Conference") (the "Conference Rules"), in each case as in effect and interpreted by the applicable body from time to time and which relate to the Program (the University Rules, the NCAA Rules and the Conference Rules are hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the "Governing Rules"). He will also use best efforts to ensure compliance with Governing Rules by the Program's student athletes, assistant coaches, and all other .Football Program personnel that directly report to Head Coach. In the event that the Head Coach becomes aware, or has reasonable cause to believe, that violations of Governing Rules may have taken place in connection with the conduct of the Football Program, he shall report it promptly to the Athletic Director. The Head Coach shall cooperate fully with the University in efforts to establish, educate, investigate, and enforce these Governing Rules for the Football Program. The University agrees that it will provide relevant updates and training to the Head Coach and his staff regarding any changes in NCAA Rules.

Whether sufficient cause could be shown would likely hinge on whether we've adopted, implemented and, on Saturday, followed adequate concussion management protocols, or if not, whether that failure would violate NCAA rules. The tricky part is that the NCAA doesn't seem to have the most stringent requirements around concussion management at the moment, and what they do have seems to be in the form of "guidelines" rather than formal rules, so it may be that they're not picked up in Brandon's and Hoke's contracts.