Posted on 11/13/2024 8:01:36 AM PST by Fiji Hill
San Jose State asst. volleyball coach Melissa Batie-Smoose, who coached transgender Blaire Fleming, continues to speak out about protecting women's sports.
OutKick exclusively reported her suspension, which began on Nov. 2.
The university sent a statement to OutKick confirming the news, but did not provide a reason.
"The associate head coach of the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is not with the team at this time, and we will not provide further information on this matter," SJSU said in a statement.
The obvious reasoning is Batie-Smoose's opposition to transgender athletes competing in women's sports. San Jose State has a transgender player, Blaire Fleming, on its volleyball team.
Batie-Smoose joined Fox News on Monday.
"Safety is being taken away from women," Batie-Smoose said on "America's Newsroom." "Fair play is taken away from women. We need more and more people to do this and fight this fight because women’s sports, as we know it right now, will be forever changed."
Batie-Smoose noted that she's currently suspended with pay, but team co-captain Brooke Slusser previously told OutKick that the school's handling of the situation makes it clear they ultimately want to fire the associate head coach.
"To the public, they're saying that she's just pending on leave, and they don't really know what's going to happen yet. But everything that they've shown us with their actions, they have fired her," Slusser said.
The co-captain noted what a huge blow it was to lose Batie-Smoose.
"I don't think the school sees how much they just basically ruined this program by taking Melissa away from us," she said. "So, who knows what's to come in the future [with regard] to what our team will do or how we will react from this."
San Jose State faced San Diego State on Saturday and lost. But, perhaps more notable is what happened in the stands.
OutKick's Alejandro Avila attended the match and reported that "several attendees, including SDSU's campus Turning Point staff members, led ‘No men in women’s sports’ chants."
Security eventually intervened and told one of the chanters that he "violated Mountain West Conference guidelines by leading chants that promoted keeping men out of women's sports."
All of this is going to come to a head soon, as the Mountain West tournament is fast approaching.
San Jose State currently sits in second place, largely due to their six forfeit victories. If they finish in that position, they would earn a bye straight to the semifinals.
The Spartans are next scheduled to take the court on Saturday against the Mountain West-leading Colorado State Rams, the team that Fleming allegedly colluded with earlier this season to throw a match.
Maybe they deserve it for saying men and women are the same
Maybe they deserve it for saying a man is a woman
Maybe they deserve it for thinking they could ever compete against men
Wake the hell up women
You are being objectified and taking advantage of
I hope she sues like others have. Really stupid move by the school. Apparently the legal lessons have not been taught to enough Alt Leftist school administrations yet
For fifty years, “feminists” have been saying, “We can do anything a man can do.” We are seeing that statement tested publicly for the first time, and some don’t like the results. But to change it would require changing 50 years of laws and thinking.
Hopefully Ms. Hyphen already sees and understands the connection between how one votes and the consequences.
These idiot girls are the problem. If all women refused to play this chit would end it a minute.
SJSU is already the beneficiary of 6 forfeits. The point has been made repeatedly. The ball is in the Mountain West’s court. Are they going to allow a program to play in their tournament that hasn’t really earned the trip? More to the point, Do they have a plan when the first team forfeits within the tournament rather than play against the Dude?
So SJSU won’t give a reason for putting the coach on paid administrative leave?
That with last until she sues the school’s pants off.
Either way, the assistant coach is in for a huge payday; and won’t have any problems getting a new coaching position.
How? You guys say and teach the kids women do everything equal or better than men can. The attitude of women today is literally “anything you can do I can do better”. You’re equal or better than men, yet still require protection from men?
Don’t add up, frankly.
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