Guess in fairness, I have to ask when it is OK for a player to assult a
coach.
I think the answer, in this day and age, is that the player knows he can
get away with it.
In this case, the coach at been at that institution for a long time. He
felt he had done nothing wrong, had in fact been wronged and if the
administration didn't know who he was and what he stood for at this
point, there was no use in participating in an exercise that ostensibly
had already been determined by the PC Police.
Just a thought.

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>>Larry, let's leave aside the above description for a minute.  I want you to
>>explain to the good folks on Hockey L why it is okay for a coach to assault
>>a player, under any circumstance.  Isn't a coach supposed to be a leader, a
>>molder of young men (and women)?  How is a coach leading, how is he setting
>>an example by whaling away at some kid. This kind of stuff may be okay in
>>your military (not mine) but it sure isn't okay on a university campus.
>>a) I don't know what military you are in? b) Coach Morris never had a
>>chance and I think the whole thing was part of a conspiracy aimed at
>>hurting mens sports at Clarkson and certainly there should be a made for tv
>>movie about the whole imbroglio and c) my favorite all time Canadian
>>proverb- "if you can't beat 'em in the alley - you can't beat 'em on the
>>ice- I have written Bryant Gumbel and expect Real Sports to do an expose;
>>d) Joe Bertanga is a "standup" guy and deserves credit for this- in my day-
>>the teacher (or coach) was always right.
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