Thursday, April 4, 2013

Abusive, Homophobic Slurring Rutgers Coach Fired

Rutgers, of all universities, should have known better. Rutgers should have known that a coach who fires basketballs at the heads of his players and assaults them at practice should not keep his job. The so-called leaders of Rutgers University should have known that if a coach is hurling homophobic and misogynistic insults at his male players, he shouldn't be allowed to represent the school for one more hour, much less four more months."*

Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video surfaced of him kicking and shoving players and spewing gay slurs during practices. Fox News called his dismissal "the wussification of America," but especially at a school with a history such as Rutgers, is this a failure of the school to its students? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss.

*Read more from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/...

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