mike rice, rutgers

[Gaelic Storm]

Originally Posted by Danzig

from espn:

"Murdock, an ex-NBA player and a former director of player development for the Scarlet Knights, told "Outside the Lines" that Rice's "outrageous" behavior had caused at least three players to transfer from the team, including forward Gilvydas Biruta, who transferred to Rhode Island before last season. The Newark Star-Ledger, citing an anonymous source, reported Tuesday night that two more players had decided to leave the school at the end of the academic year, though it was unclear why.


Murdock, a 44-year-old, nine-year NBA veteran, was fired by Rice and Pernetti in early July. Murdock's attorney, Raj Gadhok, who has said Murdock intends to sue Rutgers for wrongful termination as early as Friday, expressed his approval in a statement Wednesday."

so, murdock reports the behavior in june, and for his efforts, he gets fired in july. wow. not the coach, the whistleblower. did these people not read/hear about penn state? did rutgers really think this was how this should be handled. absolutely outrageous. i didn't hear about this all til yesterday, and i'm more amazed the more i find out about it.

It may just be semantics but I think Murdoch had a contract that was not renewed, I don't think he was technically fired. The entire thing was not handled well at all. The coach should have been fired as soon as they saw the video and now they all need to be taken out. I heard something about having to pay a bonus to the coach for finishing the season. I think it is
100K.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Gaelic Storm

It may just be semantics but I think Murdoch had a contract that was not renewed, I don't think he was technically fired. The entire thing was not handled well at all. The coach should have been fired as soon as they saw the video and now they all need to be taken out. I heard something about having to pay a bonus to the coach for finishing the season. I think it is
100K.

yeah, i just saw that about the bonus.

[Danzig]

Eric Murdock did not have his contract renewed for a third term earlier this month.

The Bridgewater high school legend and former Providence All-American, who played nine years at point guard in the NBA, represented Rutgers at community service events and youth camps in addition to mentoring players individually. Some philosophical differences led the parting.


that last line takes on new meaning now, doesn't it?

http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/hoo...ers-part-ways/

[MaTH716]

Apparently the AD has been fired now too.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Apparently the AD has been fired now too.

as he should have been. you'd think people would learn from previous universities' mistakes....but i guess not. why oh why is so much emphasis placed on athletics, to the point that there are mini-dictatorships running amok in these institutions?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Danzig

as he should have been. you'd think people would learn from previous universities' mistakes....but i guess not. why oh why is so much emphasis placed on athletics, to the point that there are mini-dictatorships running amok in these institutions?

He resigned, and according to his letter, wanted Rice canned in the first place.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

He resigned, and according to his letter, wanted Rice canned in the first place.

yeah, i saw when i got home that he'd resigned...that he wished he'd done otherwise with the coach. i figure he'll get another job way before rice does.