▁boost ers ▁forced ▁Mus seau ' s ▁res ignation , ▁despite ▁a ▁signed ▁pet ition ▁by ▁the ▁V andal ▁football ▁players ▁that ▁he ▁remain ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁year . ▁His ▁sal ary ▁during ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁was ▁US $ 1 3 , 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Co ach ▁Y ▁C ▁Mc Ne ase ▁succeeded ▁Mus seau ▁as ▁the ▁V and als ' ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁and ▁placed ▁a ▁new ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁passing ▁game ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁V and als ▁were ▁ 5 – 5 ▁( 3 – 1 ▁in ▁Big ▁Sky ), ▁but ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁team ▁strugg led ▁with ▁inj uries ▁and ▁sli pped ▁to ▁ 2 – 8 ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁win ▁in ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁After ▁just ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁Mc Ne ase ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁following ▁spring ▁practices . ▁Though ▁reasons ▁were ▁not ▁fully ▁dis closed ▁by ▁the ▁university , ▁it ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁his ▁discipl inary ▁tact ics ▁and ▁player ▁un rest . ▁Additionally , ▁an ▁alter cation ▁reported ly ▁occurred ▁with ▁a ▁player ▁in ▁a ▁Memorial ▁G ym ▁hall way ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁ri pped ▁coat . ▁Several ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁dismiss al , ▁Mc Ne ase ▁file d ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract ▁law suit ▁in ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho . ▁An ▁out - of -