Thought this was interesting.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/sport/bob-huggins-west-virginia-salary-suspension-spt-intl/index.html

mrabessi said:

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Thought this was interesting.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/sport/bob-huggins-west-virginia-salary-suspension-spt-intl/index.html

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The woke police will get us all eventually.

Not sure why you refer to him as a thug, but his players love and care for him.

Expensive words. Maybe he learned from it.

Odd decision. It's such an atrocity and insensitive we…dock his pay? lol ok, that'll show him!

*shrug*

crestcharger02 said:

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Expensive words. Maybe he learned from it.

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Learned what? That he can say whatever he wants under the first amendment, but his employer can fire/fine him if they don't like it?


Wow.

The first amendment doesn't protect you from consequences when you say something as a representative of your Job.

8Pack said:

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I think you need to school yourself more on the actual rights of the 1st Amendment. Sure he can say basically what he wants, we see that on Twitter and other social media all the time, but that doesn't mean his employer can't fire him. Freedom of speech does carry responsibility
As for the rest of your post take it to the water cooler.

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8Pack said:

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I think you need to school yourself more on the actual rights of the 1st Amendment. Sure he can say basically what he wants, we see that on Twitter and other social media all the time, but that doesn't mean his employer can't fire him. Freedom of speech does carry responsibility

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I acknowledge and said that. That's why you don't work for a woke employer who does the bidding of woke financiers.

Ok man. I get you. It's all about woke. SMH

wuffie said:

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The first amendment doesn't protect you from consequences when you say something as a representative of your Job.

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Yeah his rights weren't violated. He just suffered consequences for his actions.

Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

Glad he didn't get fired. Wasn't surprised at the usual media folks calling for him to be fired. He was penalized for his actions. I'm sure that's not enough for some people that always want a scalp.

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

I'm a fan of decent humans. You missed clearing the low bar.

I'm betting he finds a way to recoup that reduction in salary.

ncsuchris said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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A key fact that seems to escape you is that his employer doesn't think he should be fired for using that language as a representative of his employer.

packgrad said:

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ncsuchris said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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A key fact that seems to escape you is that his employer doesn't think he should be fired for using that language as a representative of his employer.

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Nope, didn't escape me at all. Sad world we live in where that type of language is tolerated in the workplace.

ncsuchris said:

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packgrad said:

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ncsuchris said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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A key fact that seems to escape you is that his employer doesn't think he should be fired for using that language as a representative of his employer.

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Nope, didn't escape me at all. Sad world we live in where that type of language is tolerated in the workplace.

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It's far from being tolerated. It's a sad world where people only accept scalps for mistakes.

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packgrad said:

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ncsuchris said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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A key fact that seems to escape you is that his employer doesn't think he should be fired for using that language as a representative of his employer.

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Nope, didn't escape me at all. Sad world we live in where that type of language is tolerated in the workplace.

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It's far from being tolerated. It's a sad world where people only accept scalps for mistakes.

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I appreciate your opinion. Your willingness to share your informed and reasonable thoughts are one of the reasons I no longer head over to the Water Cooler.

Maybe a mod can move this thread over there, that way folks don't have to waste brain cells on it anymore.

For me, I'll just move on. Have a great night.

ncsuchris said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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I don't think anything should've happened to him.

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crestcharger02 said:

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Expensive words. Maybe he learned from it.

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Learned what? That he can say whatever he wants under the first amendment, but his employer can fire/fine him if they don't like it?

Funny how some people think it's fine to educate our children with porn in schools, and permanently mutilate their bodies and turn them into lifelong freak-shows without telling their parents. Yet, a coach says a mean word and he needs to learn his lesson!

Wow.

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I don't think anything should happen to him but your statement is a complete joke. Take that nonsense to the water cooler.

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8Pack said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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I don't think anything should've happened to him.

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It's a shame you think that language has any place in our society.

I think it's perfectly reasonable to let the university to decide how to handle the situation and be ok with that. No need for us to get out the pitchforks and demand "justice". He said mean (and offensive) things. He should be accountable for that and it sounds like he's trying to be. But lets not act like he raped young boys in the showers, choked a player, or placed bets on his team.

8Pack said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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I don't think anything should've happened to him.

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Just out of curiosity, do you also think that people shouldn't have stopped drinking Bud Light? Or do you just think cancel culture is a bad thing when it means people can't use slurs without repercussions?

Cornpack said:

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8Pack said:

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PackBacker07 said:

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Please take your ill-informed horsesh*t to the water cooler, you'll fit in there.

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Xavier fan?

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Let me ask you, do you think there was anything wrong with the language he used?

Let me add, that IMO, he 150% should have been fired for using that language while operating as a representative of his employer, which is a key fact that seems to escape some.

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I don't think anything should've happened to him.

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Just out of curiosity, do you also think that people shouldn't have stopped drinking Bud Light? Or do you just think cancel culture is a bad thing when it means people can't use slurs without repercussions?

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Didn't ask me, but I would say if you like drinking Bud Light it would be dumb to stop drinking it because of something they put on the can. I also think you could choose better beer.

It's always interesting when public figures let down their guard and give you a clue as to what's really going on inside their heads.

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I think it's perfectly reasonable to let the university to decide how to handle the situation and be ok with that. No need for us to get out the pitchforks and demand "justice". He said mean (and offensive) things. He should be accountable for that and it sounds like he's trying to be. But lets not act like he raped young boys in the showers, choked a player, or placed bets on his team.

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Exactly. Gives me hope society is moving to a more reasoned response to offense. Clearly as seen from the posters here, there are still many that will always demand scalps for offense and will clutch their purses and grandstand for likes on social media. But it's nice to see a large entity respond to offense with correction rather than termination. The perpetually offended will always be offended. Quit catering to them.

Lock it up...people have different views, imagine that

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birdiePack said:

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I think it's perfectly reasonable to let the university to decide how to handle the situation and be ok with that. No need for us to get out the pitchforks and demand "justice". He said mean (and offensive) things. He should be accountable for that and it sounds like he's trying to be. But lets not act like he raped young boys in the showers, choked a player, or placed bets on his team.

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Exactly. Gives me hope society is moving to a more reasoned response to offense. Clearly as seen from the posters here, there are still many that will always demand scalps for offense and will clutch their purses and grandstand for likes on social media. But it's nice to see a large entity respond to offense with correction rather than termination. The perpetually offended will always be offended. Quit catering to them.

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Haven't posted anything about this on social media, so not grandstanding at all. Just stating an opinion.

FWIW, I listened to the CBS Eye on College Basketball
Podcast this morning and they talked about it. They were of the consensus that it was handled appropriately and didn't think it needed to raise to the level of termination. So to your point, there are people who agree with you too.

I guess my point is, I don't think I'm "perpetually offended" or "grandstanding", it's just how I feel about this matter. We disagree, and that's ok.

Also, I don't carry a purse.

I didn't mean you on social media fwiw. I have no idea who you are, so obviously don't knowingly follow you. I meant the folks that base their entire social media presence by events like this where they can feign outrage.

Yes, we disagree, and that is ok.

Entities and businesses need to base decisions like this on their consumers' response, not the bs social media mobs. Glad to see it happening.