2020 Non-Big Ten Offseason Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

A HC needs to be totally PC to the extent possible today, and bland and boring.

It's part of the job.  Anything that can be construed as "extreme" will be, in either direction.

If I'm a head coach for a P5 school, every piece of clothing I'm seen in will either not have a logo/etc of any type, or will have the school's logo. 

And there'd certainly be nothing that shows any political stance of any type.

[Kris60]

If I'm a head coach for a P5 school, every piece of clothing I'm seen in will either not have a logo/etc of any type, or will have the school's logo.

And there'd certainly be nothing that shows any political stance of any type.

Yep.

[ELA]

If I'm a head coach for a P5 school, every piece of clothing I'm seen in will either not have a logo/etc of any type, or will have the school's logo.

And there'd certainly be nothing that shows any political stance of any type.

That's my issue.  Read the room.  It's like failing a drug test at the combine.  Do I care if the players smoke weed?  Nope.  I care that they don't take literally the only meaningful audition of their entire professional career seriously enough to abstain from it for a short period of time.

Gundy can believe what he believes, and I wouldn't support Oklahoma State firing him over it.  But you have a room of 100 18-22 year old, mostly black, men, who you are coaching.  And a big part of your job is convincing 15-17 year old black men, and their parents, to come play for you.  If they don't want to play for you because they disagree with your beliefs, then that's a performance issue.

Wearing that shirt, no matter your beliefs, in the industry he's in, is a failure of intelligence at the very least.

[FearlessF]

Wearing that shirt, no matter your beliefs, in the industry he's in, is a failure of intelligence at the very least.

well, Mike is a born and bred Okie with a mullet

[Entropy]

I'm really surprised OSU is allowing music that is derogatory towards women...  feels like that will blow up in their faces.

[FearlessF]

Doc Tom would have retired first

[OrangeAfroMan]

Doc Tom would have retired first

He wouldn't have worn anything with OLN on it.  It's garbage and he's not.

[ELA]

Doc Tom would have retired first

Eh?  Really?

[bayareabadger]

Doc Tom would have retired first

Before doing what?

[FearlessF]

before allowing the music demanded by Chuba Hubba

[Kris60]

I really have trouble believing that the players specifically asked for music that is derogatory toward women to be allowed in the locker room.

That is someone putting their spin on it.

[FearlessF]

I hope your are correct

[847badgerfan]

That's my issue.  Read the room.  It's like failing a drug test at the combine.  Do I care if the players smoke weed?  Nope.  I care that they don't take literally the only meaningful audition of their entire professional career seriously enough to abstain from it for a short period of time.

Gundy can believe what he believes, and I wouldn't support Oklahoma State firing him over it.  But you have a room of 100 18-22 year old, mostly black, men, who you are coaching.  And a big part of your job is convincing 15-17 year old black men, and their parents, to come play for you.  If they don't want to play for you because they disagree with your beliefs, then that's a performance issue.

Wearing that shirt, no matter your beliefs, in the industry he's in, is a failure of intelligence at the very least.

95 percent (or less) of conservatives are NOT racists. I only know of one racist in my circle of knowing people (a big number).

[Kris60]

I hope your are correct

I mean, come on. Do we really think Hubbard and his teammates said, “Coach, it’s important to us that we are allowed to listen to music that is demeaning toward women.”

My guess would be they have asked for rap music to be allowed and someone who doesn’t like rap music has editorialized the request.