Rutgers blames Murdock

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http://www.app.com/assets/pdf/B320344045.PDF?sf11227930=11.

While it is clear that Coach Rice was extremely demanding of the players, the
assistant coaches and himself since his initial hiring as Rutgers men’s head basketball coach
in May 2010, Coach Rice’s conduct does not constitute a “hostile work environment” as
that term is understood under Rutgers’ anti-discrimination policies, On the contrary,
Coach Rice formulated and implemented numerous policies and practices that were
designed to, and did, operate to improve not only Rutgers’ men’s basketball program, but
also to further the athletic and academic performance of all of the student-athletes on
Rutgers men’s basketball team. These policies and practices, which were not discriminatory
against any protected class, included the following:

so they say 'fag ot' is acceptable under RU policy and not a hostile environment

 

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5. Coach Rice personally engaged in conduct, or tacitly allowed others under his
supervision to engage in conduct, that violated policies of the NCAA. Those violations,
which appear to be considered relatively minor, included EM actively participating as a
“coach” during some basketball practices and Coach Rice attending certain off-season
workouts in 2010, shortly after his hiring. Rutgers self-reported these infractions in July of
2012 and issued two (2) letters of admonishment to Coach Rice. In addition to these minor
infractions, EM has only recently alleged that he and possibly others provided money and
other benefits to players at Rutgers while EM was employed. EM refused to name any
players who received such benefits or when he allegedly paid such benefits. He also failed
to provide us with any documentary support for his claims that he or others provided any
such benefits to any player. Accordingly, we have insufficient evidence to find that any
Rutgers player ever received any improper benefits during the period from in or about 2010
through in or about July 2012. We further note that certain payments to players for meals,
or for work performed, would not run afoul of NCAA rules.