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Article posted: 12/7/2012 5:30 AM

Doeren’s departure from NIU pungently understandable

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NIU coach Dave Doeren displays the Mid-American Conference championship trophy after his the Huskies beat Kent State 44-37 in double overtime Friday in Detroit. Less than 24 hours later, Doeren departed NIU to coach North Carolina State, a scenario Mike Spellman is having a hard time digesting.

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Mike Spellman understands the timing of college coaches leaving before bowls games are played, but he doesn't like it. There's no solution in sight either. "I'm not sure that there's a way to legislate or mandate that," NIU athletic director Jeff Compher told me. "I think there are a lot of fans and alumni out there who would like to see something like that put into place. But I haven't heard any schools or conferences or folks from the NCAA bring it up as anything that's a potential for the future."
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