Are we getting way too soft in sports? How do we know when enough is enough?
Today it was reported that Rutgers football coach Mike Rice was fired for verbal and physical abuse. This sounds extreme and like a justified reason for termination. However, the physical abuse was shoving and throwing a ball at players and the verbal abuse was gay slurs.
I think the gay slurs needed punishment and need recognized. When it comes to throwing a football at a player, is that really worth termination? Sports, especially football, are full of emotion and intensity. Football is also full of contact - is it that big of a deal that that contact is coming from the coach rather than teammates? If a player did this, would they be kicked off the team or just punished?
I may not have the entire story and missing some facts, but I feel this is an over reaction. It's going to be interesting to see if the NCAA begins monitoring many team's practices and what other punishments come from that.
--Jayme
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