Adios Mike Rice

[beagledave]

http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball...VxitVvF3pg


PISCATAWAY, N.J. (April 3, 2013) – Based upon recently revealed information and a review of previously discovered issues, Rutgers has terminated the contract of Mike Rice.

“I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice,” said Rutgers Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tim Pernetti. “Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community.”



In case you have't seen the video

http://youtu.be/IVoOtpDuZwA

Subtext: Tim Pernetti had a "come to Jesus" moment with university pres and/or influential donors.

[RgrF]

I think it was youtube that did him in. It was all over ESPN yesterday and to a man commentator's were calling for his firing. The AD should go as well. He was told of this behavior by the recruitment coordinator a year ago and he instead fired the coordinator.

[RgrF]

Here's the ESPN video. Labron James jumped into the act by tweeting if it was his kid he'd be off the team but only after he gave the coach a whuppin'

Rutgers basketball practice

[rjmacs]

Good riddance to bad rubbish. And good luck to Eric Murdock with his whistleblower lawsuit.

Edited for name typo.

[Ted King]

RgrF wrote:
I think it was youtube that did him in. It was all over ESPN yesterday and to a man commentator's were calling for his firing. The AD should go as well. He was told of this behavior by the recruitment coordinator a year ago and he instead fired the coordinator.

+ a bunch

[Ted King]

Ted King wrote:
[quote=RgrF]
I think it was youtube that did him in. It was all over ESPN yesterday and to a man commentator's were calling for his firing. The AD should go as well. He was told of this behavior by the recruitment coordinator a year ago and he instead fired the coordinator.

+ a bunch
Blech! http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rutger...hp?ref=fpb

Pernetti resigned last week after a video was made public showing former men’s basketball coach Mike Rice shoving players and berating them with anti-gay slurs. Pernetti suspended Rice last December. The coach was fired last week.

Under his agreement, Pernetti is to be paid his base salary of $453,000 per year through June 2014 and a one-time payment of $679,500 in the next month. He gets the money even if he takes another job.

He also gets his $12,000 per year car allowance through June 2014 and health insurance and pension payments through October 2015.

Pernetti also gets to keep his Rutgers-issued iPad and laptop computer.

Rutgers agreed to represent Pernetti in any lawsuits related to his job as athletic director.