OT: Hobbs in trouble...

[Salvi's Headband]

https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/10/...and-coaching-team-and-school-did-nothing.htmlWhat an absolute tool.

"After NJ Advance Media contacted Rutgers Tuesday with questions about the allegations, Hobbs called one of the reporters working on the story and launched into a profanity-laced tirade that ended with him saying “You guys are f------ scum. Why should I help you people?” Hobbs sent the reporter a text message an hour later to “apologize for my words.” He then added, “This narrative around RU being a place where abuse is tolerated is bull----. But it gets clicks.”"

 

[SouthJerseyRU]

here's the article:

 

[JayRU09]

Man, you never go after the media, but this kind of makes him more endearing.

 

[RU4Real]

100 yards in less than 17 seconds is a jog. I didn't realize softball players were so pampered.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

Man, you never go after the media, but this kind of makes him more endearing.

Whatever the merits of his anger or whatever, he's supposed to be a professional. This seems like a legitimate thing to ask questions about. Sounds like the softball coach's husband was a real scumbag.

 

[ruman]

Man, you never go after the media, but this kind of makes him more endearing.

That is a bad look

 

[SCILS02]

Sarg can't find one legitimate nugget about the football coaching search so he has to go digging about women's softball. Seems like he's been trying for years to have his breakthrough hit piece article to get him a national job - this ain't it. Sad!

 

[JayRU09]

Whatever the merits of his anger or whatever, he's supposed to be a professional. This seems like a legitimate thing to ask questions about. Sounds like the softball coach's husband was a real scumbag.

I know, I get it. But after all the crap we've been through with the media it's kind of nice.

Now it's bad, unprofessional, and definitely not the right thing to do.

But it's funny.

 

[RU Cheese]

Where's all the posts about Hobbs being the savior for all sports aside from football?

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

go play intramurals brah.....

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Hmmmm....6 FORMER players...wonder how many listvstartung jobs when the new HC came rolling into town.

...and don’t even get me started about having them do 17-second 100’s. We use to do EJ d sprints all night for soccer, hoops, based baseball etc, this is NOTHING new.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Where's all the posts about Hobbs being the savior for all sports aside from football?

He hired a coach from a championship program with great credentials.

 

[Spare130]

Sargeant is a POS and his lisp makes me want to kill myself

 

[bac2therac]

lots of things here

first of all, todays youth are pussies, including most likely these girls...boo hoo...tough it out.....

these incidents are now commonplace around the country not just here but we just went through one with swimming and then had them a couple years back with lacrosse coach and then with Tyree.


Hobbs words were in appropriate considering when the last AD opened her mouth more than half the board here blamed her for everything and defended the press, the same press Hobbs is cursing at is the same one that many of you threw rose petals out when they retweeted any Julie gaffes....so people need to be consistent here. I am disappointed in Hobbs for the football disaster but will defend him vociferously on this....f the media. Hobbs cannot shout at them enough for their hit pieces.

once you realize that the nj press and press in general are the enemies you will be okay. Julie was right, the Star Ledger and NJ.com should go out of business

 

[ruman]

He hired a coach from a championship program with great credentials.

And they both may soon be looking for work

 

[bac2therac]

Sargeant is a POS and his lisp makes me want to kill myself

all the nj sportswriters get their jollies off of tweeting and retweeting and agreeing with each other, its a mob mentality and they act like they can run others down all the while being as smug as they can

 

[LC-88]

Interview the starters. see if they think they were abused.

 

[bac2therac]

That is a bad look

stop buying into it, who cares, stop letting the media control narratives about Rutgers

 

[bitnez]

I don't have an issue with the wind sprints, ground balls, etc. I also don't have an issue with players washing out. It was clear a culture change was needed. The "period" comment, if true, is a problem and maybe it's time for the husband to take a step back.

As for Hobbs, while I appreciate that he's defending the school, he stepped in it big time. You can't have the AD of the school going off without apparently realizing or appreciating that you're always on the record. I guess we're about to find out how much support he really has.

 

[ashokan]

Been a long time since I've seen so much written about so little. Six sprints are made to sound like waterboarding.

 

[DJ Spanky]

100 yards in less than 17 seconds is a jog. I didn't realize softball players were so pampered.

That's a horrible punishment, akin to torture during the Dark Ages.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

And they both may soon be looking for work

For having the team do jog-sprints? lol have we become THAT pussified?? And Hobbs sure as hell isn’t losing his job for cursing out a reporter. My lord man!

 

[bac2therac]

reading the story makes it sound like the scene from Carrie with the gym teacher


SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAP...YOU CANT DO THAT...SHE CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT IF WE ALL STICK TOGETHER..THIS ISNT OVER...THIS ISNT OVER BY A LONGSHOT

 

[czxqa]

There's only 3 left. Having ten girls quit or transfer in a single year is not good.

 

[Spare130]

lots of things here

first of all, todays youth are pussies, including most likely these girls...boo hoo...tough it out.....

these incidents are now commonplace around the country not just here but we just went through one with swimming and then had them a couple years back with lacrosse coach and then with Tyree.


Hobbs words were in appropriate considering when the last AD opened her mouth more than half the board here blamed her for everything and defended the press, the same press Hobbs is cursing at is the same one that many of you threw rose petals out when they retweeted any Julie gaffes....so people need to be consistent here. I am disappointed in Hobbs for the football disaster but will defend him vociferously on this....f the media. Hobbs cannot shout at them enough for their hit pieces.

once you realize that the nj press and press in general are the enemies you will be okay. Julie was right, the Star Ledger and NJ.com should go out of business

Your first sentence is so true. I remember 2 years ago the Florida football HC was in hot water and had to apologize because, while yelling at a player for an unsportsmanlike penalty, he told the player to "Be a man and look me in the eyes."
Yes, that is now considered inappropriate... The media said he challenged the player's manhood. Sad.

 

[RURM85]

Good for Hobbs. Hope he pulls nj.com credentials on anything related to Rutgers sports.

 

[ChasRC69]

I know, I get it. But after all the crap we've been through with the media it's kind of nice.

Now it's bad, unprofessional, and definitely not the right thing to do.

But it's funny.

And it's also a New Jersey response!! Good for him.

 

[Knightmoves]

100 yards in less than 17 seconds is a jog. I didn't realize softball players were so pampered.

Not to offend anyone but some of the softball ladies are packing on a few extra lbs and probably don’t thrive doing punishing wind sprints. Just a guess but this seems like extreme brow beating from the coaching staff. Hobbs and Baumgartner could be on the wrong side of this dispute, but we’re only hearing one side of it.

Sounds like Coach Butler May subscribe to the Mike Sheppard school of coaching. But then again I’m not aware of the conditioning standards in WSB employed by most coaches.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

There's only 3 left. Having ten girls quit or transfer in a single year is not good.

Oh my God you people with the drama. She took over one of the worst programs in the nation of course girls are going to quit and/or transfer!

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Not to offend anyone but some of the softball ladies are packing on a few extra lbs and probably don’t thrive doing punishing wind sprints. Just a guess but this seems like extreme brow beating from the coaching staff. Hobbs and Baumgartner could be on the wrong side of this dispute, but we’re only hearing one side of it.

Sounds like Coach Butler May subscribe to the Mike Sheppard school of coaching.

“extreme”??? These are division one college athletes, not seven-year-olds, please stop.

 

[TonyVolt]

Sargeant is a POS and his lisp makes me want to kill myself

His lisp irritates the hell out of me. I guarantee you he can’t throw a ball properly and has never made a broad orgasm. Guaranteed.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

There's only 3 left. Having ten girls quit or transfer in a single year is not good.

By the way what exactly did you mean by “there’s only three left?” That there’s only three girls left on the softball roster of about 30? I find that very hard to believe. I count 19 currently on the roster. Probably doesn’t include this year’s class that just started school in September.

https://scarletknights.com/roster.aspx?roster=2156&path=softball

 

[ClassOf02]

Clearly a coordinated effort from the big booster Schiano supporters to get Hobbs outta there and pave the way for King Greg’s return.

Never can trust the fake news media, or as I like to call them, the enemy of the people.

 

[RUDead]

F the star liar. Good for Hobbs.

 

[RUnTeX]

Interview the starters. see if they think they were abused.

Article states toward the bottom that only 3 returning starters on the roster for upcoming 2020 spring from 2019 spring (new coach's first season). Some of the defections are likely to have been 2018 starters (under old coach) who left before the past season (2019 spring) but there have been a few departures since the 2019 spring season ended as well. The article spells out the timing in a bit more detail.

It would take actual names, rosters, and starting line-ups to connect the dots on who lost starting spots (or were revoked schollies, or other actions?) relative to who the defections are at this point.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Article states toward the bottom that only 3 returning starters on the roster for upcoming 2020 spring from 2019 spring (new coach's first season). Some of the defections are likely to have been 2018 starters (under old coach) who left before the past season (2019 spring) but there have been a few departures since the 2019 spring season ended as well. The article spells out the timing in a bit more detail.

It would take actual names, rosters, and starting line-ups to connect the dots on who lost starting spots (or were revoked schollies, or other actions?) relative to who the defections are at this point.

As I stated earlier in this thread I would be willing to bet a beer or 2 that these 7 girls either lost their starting jobs or thought They would be earning them based on seniority or something like that I didn’t like the fact that a new boss was in town and was actually working them hard like at a real program!

 

[ru66]

if you have dealt with reporters and experienced their misrepresntations you'd never give them the benefit of doubt--sorry, but most really are scum

 

[kcg88]

The husband has no business being around the team. That's a fair hit. Hobbs is also a complete moron for his response.

The actual allegations against Butler sound like crap. At the worst it's a coach going slightly overboard with conditioning. If that's abuse then the word is going to just get so cheapened as to become meaningless.

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

Honestly who cares. Hobbs yelled at them "for acting like RU tolerates abuse." Good for him. Calling them out for their false narratives.

Of course they would print a story on that. They keep that rag afloat with RU hit pieces. And a lot of the dopes here fall for it every time.

I am going to choose to not believe any of the reporters accounts of what was said.

 

[bethlehemfan]

I have some experience with abusive coaches. There’s no excuse for it. This doesn’t sound good imo.