Rutgers
just hired new Athletic Director Julie Hermann after having to fire Tim
Pernetti for failing to investigate the abusive actions of now-fired
basketball coach Mike Rice. Unfortunately, stories concerning Hermann's
time as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach have surfaced, and they're
not pretty.
Apparently, Hermann's players complained about her abusive coaching style, which involved pitting players against each other and calling them "whores, alcoholics and learning disabled." When the players wrote a letter listing their grievances, Hermann said "I choose not to coach you guys" and walked out.
Another incident involved former assistant Ginger Hineline, who had Hermann as her bridesmaid. During the wedding, Hermann looked into the videographer's camera and said, "I hope it's good tonight, because I know you've been waiting for a while, but I hope it's not too good, because I don't want you to come back February with any surprises, you know, the office and all, and it would be hard to have a baby in there." It sounds like a joke, until Hineline did become pregnant, and Hermann then fired her.
Despite the players' letter being read in a meeting with Hermann's bosses and the Hineline incident resulting in a discrimination case settlement, no one on Rutgers' 26-person search committee asked about the two incidents during interviews. Basically, they failed to investigate, and are back in the news...again.
Read more at Deadspin.
Apparently, Hermann's players complained about her abusive coaching style, which involved pitting players against each other and calling them "whores, alcoholics and learning disabled." When the players wrote a letter listing their grievances, Hermann said "I choose not to coach you guys" and walked out.
Another incident involved former assistant Ginger Hineline, who had Hermann as her bridesmaid. During the wedding, Hermann looked into the videographer's camera and said, "I hope it's good tonight, because I know you've been waiting for a while, but I hope it's not too good, because I don't want you to come back February with any surprises, you know, the office and all, and it would be hard to have a baby in there." It sounds like a joke, until Hineline did become pregnant, and Hermann then fired her.
Despite the players' letter being read in a meeting with Hermann's bosses and the Hineline incident resulting in a discrimination case settlement, no one on Rutgers' 26-person search committee asked about the two incidents during interviews. Basically, they failed to investigate, and are back in the news...again.
Read more at Deadspin.
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