Is Tyrone Willingham Turning in to Slick Rick?

Hidden in the middle of this story from the Seattle Times is the news that several Husky football players who studied abroad this past winter find themselves at the bottom of the depth chart for spring ball. In fact the players went to South Africa with none other than Anthony Kelley. You may remember the same newspaper writing an in depth story detailing the fact that Kelley was basically punished for going to South Africa and saw his playing time diminish greatly in his senior season. The basis for the story was essentially that football came first at the UW and the coaches didn't care about academics past the fact that their players stay eligible to play on Saturdays. So, should we expect a fifth installment of the "Victory and Ruins" series anytime soon? Don't count on it. Why not? Shouldn't Willingham and his staff be subject to the same criticism as Neuheisel's? Clearly the perception of Willingham as a person is far different, but in the end he is paid more than any other state employee for one reason -- to win football games. Another losing season and Willingham will likely be on the fast track to unemployment. Would he like his players to have a great educational experience? Probably. Can he afford that? Not likely. The reality of that story is just that, it's reality. Like it or not football players are on scholarship to play football. Anything different would require a change in the culture of college sports.