Posted on 03/05/2023 10:31:04 AM PST by John W
Texas Tech has suspended men's basketball coach Mark Adams for what the school is calling an "inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment."
According to the school, Adams was encouraging a player to be more receptive to coaching and "referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters." Adams apologized to the team after he found out the player was upset about the use of the Bible verse, a source told ESPN.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt was made aware of the incident. He issued Adams a written reprimand but then made the decision to suspend the coach to conduct a "more thorough inquiry of Adams' interactions with his players and staff."
Texas Tech finished its regular season with a home loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, the Red Raiders' third straight loss. After a 10-2 start to the season, Texas Tech went 5-13 in Big 12 play and is 16-15 overall. The Red Raiders face West Virginia in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday.
Adams was already under pressure from influential people around the program because of Texas Tech's disappointing season, sources told ESPN. He signed a contract extension last spring that runs through the 2026-27 season and would pay him $15.5 million over five years.
If Adams were fired without cause, he would be owed 60% of what is remaining on his contract: more than $7 million.
Adams, 66, graduated from Texas Tech in 1979 and has been a coach with the Red Raiders since 2016, first as an assistant under Chris Beard and the past two seasons as Beard's replacement. He also spent two seasons as the program's director of basketball operations under Tubby Smith from 2013 to 2015.
Prior to joining the Texas Tech staff, Adams was a longtime college coach in Texas, making stops at five schools over 30 years.
Texas Tech sure has changed since Coach Knight was there.
ANY criticism upsets snowflakes these days.
So obviously they're planning to fire him for cause because of some unintentional ill chosen words.
Good grief! What is more sensitive than a snowflake?
The 3 Ps - paranoid, prickly and petulant.
Real reason for firing.
If quoting the Bible gets you into that much hot water, things are not at all right in America.
In these days and times it is probably best to substitute the word “servant” for “slave.”
I find it interesting that you’re not allowed to know exactly what he said or quoted.
NEVER
apologize for using the Name of God or quoting His Word ...
Fear God not man
I spent a good part of my career teaching a lab science. And sometimes I’d quote a Bible verse in the lab when it was appropriate. I never got in trouble for it.
But looking back, it probably wasn’t a professional thing to do. After all, I wouldn’t like it if my child’s instructor was quoting verses from the Koran.
Anyway, none of this should be a firing offense. It’s more of a “please don’t do it again” type of thing.
Public university…First Amendment…7 figure lawsuit…
Probably it was use if the word master.
Tech is making way to hire Chris Beard.
I’m offended that they’re offended.
Punishing someone for reading a Bible verse is religiously intolerant.
The freedoms of religion and speech are Constitutionally protected rights. There is no right to never be offended.
Weak woke wusses will be the end of the USA, but it our fault for letting them.
Quoting the bible is racist!
Who would have imagined that back before this became a communist tyranny...
PM me if you think you know who I am. Good luck trying to figure it out. If you do, you're one of the best. BTW, she's already dead, so can't look her up to tell her off.
Amen!!
Yeah, tell me about it. I’m so sick and tired of those special, self entitled spoiled crybullies.
Proper headline - Texas Tech coach suspended for quoting Bible.
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