Really quick on Mike Rice, he should have been fired and now he was. Now the focus will be on Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti and should he retain his job. In my opinion I can't make that decision without knowing whether or not his coaching methods calmed down after his suspension and fine earlier in the year. A part of me respects the fact that he gave Rice another chance and opted to try to "rehabilitate" him over firing him immediately. Now your hearing stuff like, "how can Pernetti fire him now when he saw the tape and chose not to fire him in the fall?" To me, the answer is obvious. Now that the tape became public, Mike Rice will never be able to walk in to a recruits house and win the living room ever again. This day in age, every recruit and their family will see this video. No parent is going to be okay with their son playing for Rice and subjecting them to that kind of treatment. The video hampers him from being able to be an effective college basketball recruiter which cripples his ability to put a quality team on the floor. Maybe Pernetti believed in Rice's coaching ability and second chances. It's not what I would have done, but I can't fully fault him for that.
Why did the former coach go to ESPN after Rice was already investigated and punished? To add to that, why did ESPN go public after Rice was formally punished and was going to counseling? The timing with this is very suspect to say the least. And before going to ESPN and releasing the report what about the parents of the players. Where are they in all of this?
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