Mike Rice

[volhawk50]

Either they fire Rice or they no longer have a basketball team. No one will ever play for him again. If he keeps his job at Rutgers, first and foremost the NCAA is a disastrous clusterf--k, but also no recruits will go to Rutgers and all the current players will quit or transfer. But there's no way in hell he keeps his job, because everyone agrees there is no place in college basketball for Rice's behavior.

 

[SpiderRico]

He's done. The governor is involved now.

 

[CAARHawk]

Delaney to Rutgers President, "Wanna be be playing Tulsa, Memphis and Tulane? No? Okay, call me for some AD names."

 

[Jjgoiowa11]

Theyll probably say he just needs counseling and several medications..

 

[ssckelley]

I can't help but wonder if Ghost would approve of these tactics.

 

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

At first read of thread I'm thinking yeah yeah, how bad could this guy be (well kinda-it was more like ok, I need to see this video, to see for myself about the comments like "worse than knight"). Well, HOLY SCHNIKES! What a scumbucket. That guy is way outa control. He needs some serious therapy....and it's been going on how long?

 

[big10er]

Before I had kids, I would've felt a suspension would suffice. Now, I think he should be banned from coaching at the NCAA level and below. Reminds me of a little kid throwing a fit.

 

[Hawkers86]

Fortunately, I think Fran could take him!

Honestly I bet anyone could take him. One person stand up to him and he would fold like the dirty piece of underwear he is. I never feel violence is best responded with violence but I am shocked no ones ever fired a ball in his direction if they did his ***** meter would surely double.

 

[Hawkers86]

Before I had kids, I would've felt a suspension would suffice. Now, I think he should be banned from coaching at the NCAA level and below. Reminds me of a little kid throwing a fit.

Anyone who would hire him after this should probably be fired.

 

[1hawkeye1]

Minnesota is on the phone right now.

 

[theboat]

He will be gone by the weekend.

No student will see that video and want to play for him, and no parent will let them.

 

[woodyk1]

He will be gone by the weekend.

No student will see that video and want to play for him, and no parent will let them.

But, he has a future as a dodgeball coach.

 

[tweeterhawk]

News reports last night and this morning say Rutgers is reconsidering its decision to retain Rice. I'm betting the university is trying to figure out how it can now fire him after earlier deciding to just suspend him for three games, fine him $50,000 and very likely put a stern warning letter in his file with an outline for remedial action. Nothing has changed since then except the video has become public in the last 24 hours. If Rice has behaved himself since December, as it appears he has, and has followed whatever steps were directed at the time, he could make a case that the university is now only reacting to public pressure and not following its own personnel procedures.

Rutgers has a legal and a PR nightmare on its hands. If they fire Rice, they likely are going to have to pay big money to make him go away, and I'm not sure that's money Rutgers has socked away in the bank.

The AD, Pernetti, may also be in hot water if it is determined he did not act forcefully enough when he first became aware of Rice's treatment of his players.

 

[tweeterhawk]

Interesting story by the Newark Star-Ledger this morning. Pernetti defended his actions, said the university president was aware of the "contents" of the tape. Hmmm. Did the president see the tape itself, or just a general description of what it contained? Seeing the actual incidents certainly gives a different impression than reading an executive summary.

When you have the New Jersey governor weighing in as well as the NJ Senate president, I think it's going to be very hard for Rutgers to not fire someone, if not two people.

Mike Rice and his abusive behavior have public questioning his future | NJ.com

 

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

He be gone

 

[hawkeyebob62]

News reports last night and this morning say Rutgers is reconsidering its decision to retain Rice. I'm betting the university is trying to figure out how it can now fire him after earlier deciding to just suspend him for three games, fine him $50,000 and very likely put a stern warning letter in his file with an outline for remedial action. Nothing has changed since then except the video has become public in the last 24 hours. If Rice has behaved himself since December, as it appears he has, and has followed whatever steps were directed at the time, he could make a case that the university is now only reacting to public pressure and not following its own personnel procedures.

Rutgers has a legal and a PR nightmare on its hands. If they fire Rice, they likely are going to have to pay big money to make him go away, and I'm not sure that's money Rutgers has socked away in the bank.

The AD, Pernetti, may also be in hot water if it is determined he did not act forcefully enough when he first became aware of Rice's treatment of his players.

Unless they use something like, "Coach Rice was not forthcoming in his reasons for terminating Coach Murdock's contract", i.e., Rice told Rutgers admins that Murdock was ineffective or did something wrong, withholding the "spite" angle.

 

[woodyk1]

FYI ... some coarse language in this story.

Is Mike Rice Really Coaching 12-Year-Old Girls Now?

 

[1hawkeye1]

FYI ... some coarse language in this story.

Is Mike Rice Really Coaching 12-Year-Old Girls Now?

Sign of the apocalypse.