Dubious Quality

I've been a fan of Texas Tech for almost 40 years, because one of my best friends went to school there and successfully converted me into a fan. 

There's only one problem: for the last 20 years, all the basketball coaches we hire are psychopaths.

I don't know if that's a box to check during the interview, or if it's just been an unhappy accident. It keeps happening, though. 

And now this: Mark Adams Has Some Top-Notch Excuses For Saying Racist Stuff And Spitting On One Of His Players.

Please, enjoy: 
Adams was suspended indefinitely by the school after using a Bible verse about "workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters" during a private conversation with one of his players.

Telling a black kid that slaves need to serve their masters? For that matter, telling a white kid, either. What a novel way to motivate someone--if they're insane.

In the old days, there would be a accusations and recriminations everywhere, and after an "investigation," the school would announce they're standing behind their coach. They'd stand behind him because pleasing the fan base was the only thing that mattered. Players had to sit out a year if they transferred, and most wouldn't want to do that. They had no options.

End of story. 

Except now, there's a better story. Players can transfer once and play immediately. This means the transfer portal is going to be stuffed with Texas Tech players unless the university forces the coach to resign or fires him. 

That's how a market should work. Coaches can't be dicks so easily, because if the players don't want to play for them, they leave. This is exactly as it should be, and how nice that old white guys (and others) have to actually be accountable for their behavior. 

What a novel idea.