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WTF man, leave softball alone Keith
Posted on 11/18/19 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 11/18/19 at 3:49 pm
https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/Article/Ole-Miss-Softball-coach-Mike-Smith-placed-on-administrative-leave-138821722/
One of the bright spots in Ole Miss athletics and here we go again
One of the bright spots in Ole Miss athletics and here we go again
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 4:53 pm to DarthRebel
Why is this happening..... Them and baseball carry OM athletics into relevancy during the spring
Posted on 11/18/19 at 7:54 pm to Oxford Ways
Geez.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 10:29 pm to DarthRebel
Oh so the admin has some nuts when it comes to softball but not football, ok
Posted on 11/19/19 at 6:39 pm to umrebel2009
It’s the most WAOM thing ever for us to do this to one of the three competent individuals currently working in the athletic department.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 8:59 pm to Peter Venkman
Do any of you know what’s been going on?
Posted on 11/20/19 at 7:13 am to Quicksilver
I’ll hold my criticism until we know the basis of this.
This post was edited on 11/20/19 at 7:14 am
Posted on 11/20/19 at 8:52 am to Quicksilver
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Do any of you know what’s been going on?
Don’t care. Winning is fun. Leave him be.
Posted on 11/20/19 at 3:36 pm to Quicksilver
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Do any of you know what’s been going on?
Ole Miss softball head coach Mike Smith has been placed on administrative leave pending what has been described as a non-financial, external audit of the program.
It is not financial and not a harrassment investigation. I would also assume an audit does not mean an investigation of recruiting.
How serious can it be then to remove him from coaching duties. Hey let's remove someone that built something from absolute nothing, great idea
I could be completely wrong and this is warranted, however based on previous Ole Miss decisions, I doubt they are doing it the right way
Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:56 pm to DarthRebel
I talked to someone who works for softball yesterday and apparently some of the softball players (I couldn't get specifics on how many in total) complained about Mike Smith being too tough on them and apparently some even threatened legal action against the University for it. It didn't sound like it had anything to do with sexual allegations or anything like that just him being way too tough on them in the eyes of some of the players.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:25 pm to Rebel Land Shark
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just him being way too tough on them
Define "way too tough on them".
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:31 pm to SSpaniel
You mean coaching?
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:40 pm to Ole Colonel 27
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You mean coaching?
Yeah.
"Throw the ball harder. Get some hustle in you or everyone has to run laps."
"Coach is being mean to us. Better file a report."
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:46 pm to SSpaniel
I thought it was pretty ridiculous too but that's apparently what it is
Posted on 11/22/19 at 4:32 pm to Rebel Land Shark
That puts Keith in a really tough spot. He has to side with the players and listen to their complaints and do an investigation or risk there being some news story about how Ole Miss doesn’t care about players. But he also has to protect the coach because something like this might be truly BS and we don’t want to damage his reputation that he’s worked so hard to build.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:05 pm to DarthRebel
I heard he called them “pussies”
Seriously
Lmao
Seriously
Lmao
Posted on 11/22/19 at 11:12 pm to Rebel Land Shark
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I talked to someone who works for softball yesterday and apparently some of the softball players (I couldn't get specifics on how many in total) complained about Mike Smith being too tough on them and apparently some even threatened legal action against the University for it. It didn't sound like it had anything to do with sexual allegations or anything like that just him being way too tough on them in the eyes of some of the players.
Is this where we bitch about young people, because I am ready to.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 11:29 pm to OBReb6
lol
Posted on 11/23/19 at 8:28 am to Rebel Land Shark
What a buncha shite!
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I talked to someone who works for softball yesterday and apparently some of the softball players (I couldn't get specifics on how many in total) complained about Mike Smith being too tough on them and apparently some even threatened legal action against the University for it. It didn't sound like it had anything to do with sexual allegations or anything like that just him being way too tough on them in the eyes of some of the players.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 10:54 am to Insideradvantage
There are allegations of mishandling player injuries as well as discrimination and/or slurring against lesbian players. I believe this was prompted by a video recorded by the players and sent to the AD. Mike’s program has been successful but he has had a ton of transfers that are allegedly the result of this behavior.
I don’t believe this is the first time Mike has had these allegations brought against him. I think he was suspended for a series last season.
I don’t believe this is the first time Mike has had these allegations brought against him. I think he was suspended for a series last season.
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