Illinois State coach Leaves over BLM Movement

[Hoosier_Vol]

An Illinois State football coach abruptly quit the team Thursday, leaving a note on the door while exiting the facility.

Kurt Beathard, who was the Redbirds’ offensive coordinator, told The Pantagraph he left a note that said “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ” before he left. Officials told the newspaper Wednesday he was no longer a part of the team and declined to comment on why he abruptly left.

His departure apparently followed an incident involving a “Black Lives Matter” poster in the locker room. Sources told The Pantagraph that the poster was taken down from the Illinois State locker room in the school’s football building. Beathard denied any involvement in the locker room saying that someone put a sign on his door and that he took that down.

Illinois college football coach leaves 'All Lives Matter' note, quits team

 

[AllVols]

Good for him for standing up and not kowtowing to them.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Good for him for standing up and not kowtowing to them.

Agree 110%

 

[VolsSportsFan]

 

[Dudleys87]

Excellent choice

 

[Dudleys87]

and before anyone gets started about wanting change blah blah

This isn't change this is forcibly making people follow something that has done nothing but harm to communities around the country.

 

[k-town_king]

Bye bye snowflake. Good riddance and good luck selling insurance.

 

[Big Orange Rob]

Good for him. He will be better off than working in that toxic environment.

 

[Dudleys87]

Bye bye snowflake. Good riddance and good luck selling insurance.

Bye bye snowflake. Good riddance and good luck selling insurance.

This is an awful use of the term "snowflake"

Its 2020 afterall, we are all allowed to have opinion whether or not others like them.
The man stood up for his own rights and beliefs and didnt fall into the lies that are BLM.

 

[k-town_king]

This is an awful use of the term "snowflake"

Its 2020 afterall, we are all allowed to have opinion whether or not others like them.
The man stood up for his own rights and beliefs and didnt fall into the lies that are BLM.

He was such a snowflake he melted at a poster.

Soft

 

[Dudleys87]

He was such a snowflake he melted at a poster.

Soft

Or he does not want to be associated with such a movement. Again, they are nothing but cowards who torch, loot, and riot when things do not go the way they want. So ill ask you who is really soft here?
A guy that stood up for not only himself but his beliefs and left peacefully or a group a group that sets all races back years and years by their actions because they didnt get their way?

The answer is simple here....

 

[BowlBrother85]

Good for him for standing up and not kowtowing to them.

Not "kowtowing to them"? LOL. College football teams in the FBS are comprised of 57% of black players. He has already been "kowtowing" to them. On the elite teams in the top 10, it's closer to 70%.

Most of you guys want to have it both ways. You want to win. You want to recruit the best black athletes, but you want these athletes to just "keep their mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have more leverage than that, and they are finally using it. Good luck trying to win if you are being dismissive of their concerns.

 

[Dudleys87]

Not "kowtowing to them"? LOL. College football teams in the FBS are comprised of 57% of black players. He has already been "kowtowing" to them. On the elite teams in the top 10, it's closer to 70%.

Most of you guys want to have it both ways. You want to win. You want to recruit the best black athletes, but you want these athletes to just "keep their mouths shut and score touchdowns". They have more leverage than that, and they are finally using it. Good luck trying to win if you are being dismissive of their concerns.

Nobody wants to be dismissive of their concerns. There are things that need to be fixed no one is saying otherwise.
To associate themselves with such a movement as BLM is not wanting change its literally setting people back years because they didn't get what they wanted.

Keep politics out of sports and play ball.

 

[Dudleys87]

The fact that Lebron is a leading force behind this but takes endorsement deals from companies who knowingly force women to make shoes for pennies a day because they have no choice is comical in and of itself

afterall its all about equality, right?

 

[evillawyer]

An Illinois State football coach abruptly quit the team Thursday, leaving a note on the door while exiting the facility.

Kurt Beathard, who was the Redbirds’ offensive coordinator, told The Pantagraph he left a note that said “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ” before he left. Officials told the newspaper Wednesday he was no longer a part of the team and declined to comment on why he abruptly left.

His departure apparently followed an incident involving a “Black Lives Matter” poster in the locker room. Sources told The Pantagraph that the poster was taken down from the Illinois State locker room in the school’s football building. Beathard denied any involvement in the locker room saying that someone put a sign on his door and that he took that down.

Illinois college football coach leaves 'All Lives Matter' note, quits team

 

[BowlBrother85]

Nobody wants to be dismissive of their concerns. There are things that need to be fixed no one is saying otherwise.
To associate themselves with such a movement as BLM is not wanting change its literally setting people back years because they didn't get what they wanted.

Keep politics out of sports and play ball.

Basically, "keep your mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have leverage when they are acting in union toward a common cause. It's really up to them to decide how to use it.

 

[Dudleys87]

Basically, "keep your mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have leverage when they are acting in union toward a common cause. It's really up to them to decide how to use it.

No, that is not what that means at all. Good try to force your meanings and beliefs on me though.

 

[Y9 Vol]

Some pure ignorance and racism in this thread from the usuals.

 

[1972 Grad]

Basically, "keep your mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have leverage when they are acting in union toward a common cause. It's really up to them to decide how to use it.

Yep. Nobody wants to hear a bunch of overpaid athletes bitching about politics. One of the biggest venues for income inequality are sports arenas. The athletes make millions, and the poor people cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping out the stadiums, and cooking the food are paid peanuts. Yet, you leftists never complain about that.

 

[volfanjustin]

Basically, "keep your mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have leverage when they are acting in union toward a common cause. It's really up to them to decide how to use it.

Yes shut up and dribble or shut up and score touchdowns. They are brainwashed. I don’t care what they think about any issue

 

[Rickyvol77]

Not "kowtowing to them"? LOL. College football teams in the FBS are comprised of 57% of black players. He has already been "kowtowing" to them. On the elite teams in the top 10, it's closer to 70%.

Most of you guys want to have it both ways. You want to win. You want to recruit the best black athletes, but you want these athletes to just "keep their mouths shut and score touchdowns". The athletes have more leverage than that, and they are finally using it. Good luck trying to win if you are being dismissive of their concerns.

Using what? They got out there and are playing as they were told to do....their concerns were good for one photo-op at the beginning of the year, and now no one is caring one bit because football has started, which is exactly what the coaches/administrators etc. wanted

 

[volfanjustin]

Yep. Nobody wants to hear a bunch of overpaid athletes bitching about politics. One of the biggest venues for income inequality are sports arenas. The athletes make millions, and the poor people cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping out the stadiums, and cooking the food are paid peanuts. Yet, you leftists never complain about that.

But baby bron bron is so oppressed and has really been held back his entire life

 

[BowlBrother85]

No, that is not what that means at all. Good try to force your meanings and beliefs on me though.

My only belief is that black players have leverage in major college athletics that they haven't used until very recently. If they want "BLM" posters in locker rooms? Then the posters will be there.

 

[1972 Grad]

But baby bron bron is so oppressed and has really been held back his entire life

I wonder how much money he sends to the folks in China or wherever who make his sports jerseys, shoes, whatever with his name on them. He makes millions and they make peanuts.

 

[ButchPlz]

I wonder how much money he sends to the folks in China or wherever who make his sports jerseys, shoes, whatever with his name on them. He makes millions and they make peanuts.

That's not fair. They barely make enough to afford peanuts even by southeast Asian standards.