The college basketball season just concluded, and one story making headlines is about the Rutgers head coach Mike Rice and his coaching style. Watch the video below and then answer the folling questions.
1. Initially, Mike Rice was suspended for 3 games for this behavior. Do you think that was a fair consequence? Why or why not?
2. Do you think the entire coaching staff and athletic director should be fired based on the video you just saw? Why or why not?
3. Some people are saying the only reason Mike Rice was fired was because the footage of him in practice was leaked to the media. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
32 comments:
Chris Goodkind
1. Honestly, I feel that that was not a fair consequence. Physical and Verbal abuse of players should have resulted in the firing of rice on the spot. 3 games is not a long time, to Rice, this probably wasn't a bad punishment for him.
2. Yes, because they were the bistandards and let it happen. In the video, I really never saw another staff member tell him to stop or hold him back. Because of the staff, this abuse occured more than it should've.
3. I agree because the media has huge control over almost everything. If it was not leaked to the media, then negociations could've occured without anyone knowing and he probably would've stayed as the coach. The media has a direct effect on the decisions of schools and sports in general.
Chris Goodkind
1.) I do believe this was a fair consequence, and even then it was not enough. NO ONE deserves to be treated like that, especially students who are not much older than me. Mike definitely deserved this for his actions and behavior.
2.) I do believe the coaching staff and director should be fired. They saw what was happening and didn't speak up, therefore they are part of the problem. If they said something, it could of prevented this from continuing.
3.) For the most part, i agree with this. I feel that if the video was not shown, no one would really care to listen. But the evidence was there so Mike had to be fired.
Andrew Levine
1. I feel that this was not a fair consequence. Most coaches in sports abuse their players so Rice should have been used as an example to change their coaching patterns.
2.the coaching staff/ director should have been fired because they knew this was happening and let it happen.
3. The video should have been shown so that this abuse issue can be brought to light hopefully changing theses coaches patterns.
Sam Strasser
1) I feel that he probably should have been fired earlier. You can't be that mean and harsh on your players and call them names and stuff that just ain't right.
2)I feel like just the athletic director and coach should be fired because you never know maybe the director could bring in more guys just like rice.
3) I'm sure he would have probably been fired sooner or later it was just a matter of time when a) a player tells an adult or b) in this case the footage gets leaked.
Zach Schneider
Yes because at the time of the suspension the school didnt know enough about the situation to give Rice a harsher penalty
Yes because the rest of the coaching staff just watched it all happen without doing anything which makes them just as guilty as Rice
Yes because if there was no video evidence then no one outside of the program would really care, which wouldnt make the school look as bad
-Brent London
Samantha Strauss
1. Yes I think it was a fair consequence because the players shouldn't be punished physically for doing something wrong. Mike needs to control his temper in order to be a good basketball coach.
2. No, I think they should still be able to coach, but they should be warned that if they do or see any more of that kind of behavior they will be fired.
3. I agree and disagree. Im sure that many other coaches also have done something like this before, but in Mike's case, it was probably worse than the other coaches.
1. I believe he should have been fired, he basically assaulted each player on the team, i cant believe they only suspended him.
2. Yes, the way i see it, is they knew exactly what was going on, and they let it happen, plus what was interesting was no one came in there to stop him.
3. I agree, this probably would have continued on for a very long time, since no one was doing anything about it before, therefore if it wasn't for the media exposing the coach, his actions would be anonymous.
Kosta Skardis
1) No, because the consequences do not add up to what the players had to deal with like constant physical and verbal abuse
2) I do because they let the actions take place with out saying nothing
3)I agree with the staement because now the people have proof of abuse and he would n't have beeen fired just as long as the team was winning
-Donovan Porter
1. I dont believe that was a fair consequence at all. He should have been fired right on the spot. No questions asked
2. It depends on who knew what and who was involved in the scandal.
3. I do agree with this statement because believe it or not, this happens all throughout college and proffesional sports all the time
Joe Albertini
1. I do not think this was a fair consequence. To treat his own players like that? He should have been suspended the whole season and fined a lot of money.
2. Yes because they did nothing to stop the harm that was affecting the kids. They were bystanders and are just as guilty as the coach.
3. I agree because the media was the only reason why this footage was shown. If it had not been shown, the coach would have continued to abuse his players and no one would have said anything anout it.
Naveenkumar Paranthaman
1. I belive that wasn't enough, he should've been fired right on the spot no qustion about it.
2. I think just the athletic director and the coach should be fired.
3. For the most part yes but someone had to have said something as well.
-Matt Mays
1.) No it was not a fair consequence. It was not fair because he should have been fired right when the university saw his behavior and not just suspended for three games.
2.)Yes, because they see that Mike Rice abuses his players every practice, but they don't say anything or tell anyone about it.
3.) Yes. Even though the university and the coaching staff knows that its going on, nothing happens, but when the media knows about it he has to be fired.
Josh Dong
1. I do not think this was a fair consequence because I think he should have been fired right away.
2. I do think the entire coaching staff and athletic director should have been fired because they knew this coach was abusing his players, and they did not report it to anyone.
3. I do agree because now everyone knows about it, and it pressured Rutgers to fire him.
-Nicholas de Leon
1. I think that it was a fair consequence but he should of been fired. No player deserves to be physical and verbal abused by there coach.
2. I think that the coaching staff and director should be fired because they were bystanders of the situation and they didn't do anything to stop it.
3. I agree with this because, if this was not leaked to the media, no one would of seen the coaches behavior and the publics opinions on the coaches behavior would not have been given to the players.
Sean Liang
1. I think this is not a fair punishment because this sort of abuse is unacceptable, he should have been fired immediately.
2. Anyone who stood around and watched while this went on should have been fired along with Rice because they didn't say anything about his conduct.
3. Rice was only fired as a result of people seeing this and being shocked by his behavior. Others in the Rutgers basketball program knew this was going on and could have done something about it, but he was only fired because they couldn't just let it slide after everyone saw.
-Tommy Auchincloss
1. I think it was a fair consequence, because he was mistreating his players and was given a warning.
2. Even though the coaching staff had the responsibility of stopping Mike Rice and reporting his behaviors, they should not be fired because they did not do anything.
3. Partly yes, I think that the school officials knew Mike Rice was abusing his players, but after the leaked footage caused public figures to criticize Rice, the school was forced to fire him the next day.
Andrew Ho
1. I think he should've been fired immediately.
2. They should both be fired for bringing in Rice and letting him do what he did.
3. I agree with this statement because if the tape wasn't leaked he would probably still be headcoach.
Joseph Villar
Kylie Johnston
1. I do believe that it was a fair consequence because physically assaulting players should not be allowed.
2. yes because not doing anything and just watching Rice is just as bad.
3. i agree because if the media did not expose Rice then it would not have been payed as much attention to and he would probably still be coaching
Andrew Troxell
1 I do think this was fair,even that was not enough. Nobody deserves to be treated like that. Mike definitely deserved this. \
2 I think the coaching staff and director should be fired. They saw what was happening and didn't stop him. If they said something, it could of stopped him from this
3 i agree with this. if that video was not shown, no one would really say anything and he would still be doing this today
1) I feel that he probably should have been fired earlier. You can't be that mean and harsh on your players and call them names and stuff that just ain't right.
2)I feel like just the athletic director and coach should be fired because you never know maybe the director could bring in more guys just like rice.
3) I'm sure he would have probably been fired sooner or later it was just a matter of time when a) a player tells an adult or b) in this case the footage gets leaked.
Zach Schneider
-Igor Savchenko
Kwame frimpong
1. No I think he should have been fired because being a basketball play I would not want a coach to physically touch me.
2. Yes because they should have stopped him from physically abusing the kids,
3. No because there might have been other contributing factors to it.
I think it was a fair consequence because it could the coach's behavior could get worse if left unchecked and someone has to put their foot down.
No, the whole coaching staff and athletic director shouldn't be fired. Even though they should've stepped in, the coach should take full responsibility
I agree because the coach's behavior would have probably been overlooked until the public had seen it. The public opinion is very important in these sort of cases.
--Bryn Fanger
1. I think it was a fair consequence, because he was mistreating his players and was given a warning.
2. Even though the coaching staff had the responsibility of stopping Mike Rice and reporting his behaviors, they should not be fired because they did not do anything.
3. Partly yes, I think that the school officials knew Mike Rice was abusing his players, but after the leaked footage caused public figures to criticize Rice, the school was forced to fire him the next day.
Andrew Ho
1. No, this was not a fair consequence because the punishment was not harsh enough. His players were constantly being physically and verbally abused. No one should be treated like that period.
2. Yes, the athletic director and the entire coaching staff should be fired. This should have been stopped earlier, and its ridiculous this event even occurred without anybody knowing about it.
3. Yes, because the only evidence was when the media leaked out the film. As a result action needed to be taken immediately.
Will Jones
1. I think it was not a fair consequence because hurting your own players is not the right way to coach them.
2. yes, I think that the entire coaching staff and the athletic director should be fired based on the video I just watched because there were other coaches there and could have stopped Mike from getting mad at the players.
3. I agree because if the media was not shown at all then the players would still be getting beaten up by their coach today. Since there was proof of it then there is the right to fire him.
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Jack Wallerstedt
1. I think it was not a fair consequence, he should have been fired for his actions instead of being suspended.
2. The coaching staff and AD should have been fired because they allowed these actions to be continued and did not speak up about the issue.
3. I agree with this. If the video was not released to the public, people would not know about the issue and the school probably would not have taken action.
Michael Chidueme
1. I don't think that it was a fair punishment because if he's only suspended for 3 games, when he comes back, he's just going to try to find out who was video taping them and just make the person's life miserable. i doubt he would stop abusing them.
2. Yes, because they all stood there and watched this horrifying act happen without doing anything. they would most likely let it happen again if they're not fired.
3. i believe this statement is true because if they didn't fire him and had just conducted negotiations to have him stop and have the practices surveilled then they would seem like they tolerate such behavior and the media and everyone would look down on them.
Isaac Lish
1. Honestly, I feel that that was not a fair consequence. Physical and Verbal abuse of players should have resulted in the firing of rice on the spot.
2. Yes, the way i see it, is they knew exactly what was going on, and they let it happen, plus what was interesting was no one came in there to stop him.
3. I agree because the media was the only reason why this footage was shown. If it had not been shown, the coach would have continued to abuse his players and no one would have said anything about it or done anything to stop him.
Nabil Abdulkadir
1.I think it is not fair, i think he should have been fired due to the physical abuse he had done to the players.
2. Yes because they just watched and let it happen, none of them did anything about it, they should have been fired.
3.I do agree because if he was not punished for his actions and the media stilled showed the video, no one would like the school and parents wouldnt want kids going there and it would be a chain of bad events for the school.
1. Being suspended for only 3 games for this behavior is not a fair consequence. Treating students and players like that should not get away with it.
2. Yes because all of the staff in the video showed they were just watching him abuse players.
3. I agree because without the footage of him in practice, nobody would've known.
Allen Zhao
1)I do not think it is fair that he was suspended for 3 games. he should be fired because he abused his students physically and verbally.
2)yes because no one on the staff tried to stop what was happening
3)if the footage wasn't shown then nobody would believe the students unless a big amount of students reported the problem
Hunter Saturn
1. I believe that his punishment was appropriate. He was probably being too harsh on his players.
2.I do believe that the entire coaching staff should be fired because most of them were probably aware of the player abuse.
3. Whether the footage of the practices were shown or not, he probably still would have been fired. Once one of the players graduated, someone would probably speak up.
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