Tyler Summitt resigns

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I hope Tyler Summitt gets his life back together, but it would be best if he keeps his distance from UT. UT and the LVs have enough issues. I wish the media would keep Pat out of it. His "legacy" is completely separate from hers.
 
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Tyler Summitt's Favoritism Divided Louisiana Tech Team, Say Parents, USA Today Sports by Josh Peter and Nicole Auerbach

When you are down and out, everyone takes a shot at you. I really feel sorry for his wife and her family as well as for Brooke Pumroy and her family. Apparently Tyler's perceived favoritism of Brooke was about to break the team apart. The fact is Tyler was just not mature enough to be the rebuilder of any college basketball program, and especially one that has been in the toilet for 15 plus years. What a fall from grace. I have coached women players for twenty years and if you can't think with the right head you need to immediately get out of coaching. One of the worse things you can have as a cloud over you team is, perceived or actual favoritism toward any one player.
 
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k-town_king said:
Calm down. We don't live in ancient Sumeria.



Thats what happens when you give a 20 something year old kid a job he is not qualified for due to his last name. Some dummies actually wanted him here as our coach. We dodged a bullet.
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It would have been 10 times worse then what we perceive as the present state of the Lady Vol BB program.
 
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Some people love to throw around the victim tag. She was a grown woman who also happened to follow Summitt to LA Tech. If she were being victimized, would she have followed him?

Was Monica Lewinsky a victim of Bill Clinton?
 
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Godfatha said:
Some people love to throw around the victim tag. She was a grown woman who also happened to follow Summitt to LA Tech. If she were being victimized, would she have followed him?

Was Monica Lewinsky a victim of Bill Clinton?
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The answers are yes and yes. Both are classic cases of a guy in a position of authority taking advantage of his role. As a women's coach, this is about the worst thing he could have done.
 
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GAVol said:
The answers are yes and yes. Both are classic cases of a guy in a position of authority taking advantage of his role. As a women's coach, this is about the worst thing he could have done.
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I'm not arguing what he did wasn't disgusting or sick. But until facts come out its not right to assume she was coerced into doing anything.
 
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Godfatha said:
I'm not arguing what he did wasn't disgusting or sick. But until facts come out its not right to assume she was coerced into doing anything.
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From reading the article about perceived favoritism on the team, it seems that Brooke Pumroy isn't getting a lot of sympathy from her teammates either.

Facts aren't in yet, but it wouldn't be the least bit surprising if she was a willing participant who used coach's wandering eye to her advantage.
 
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Godfatha said:
I'm not arguing what he did wasn't disgusting or sick. But until facts come out its not right to assume she was coerced into doing anything.
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I don't think coercion played a part, imo. If it did, by definition, coercion could = rape.

Now, no matter what the circumstance, Tyler's coaching ethics went out the window.

Don't **** the help. Period
 
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Godfatha said:
I'm not arguing what he did wasn't disgusting or sick. But until facts come out its not right to assume she was coerced into doing anything.
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The details don't matter. He was the coach. She was a current player. That's the biggest no no I can think of.
 
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GAVol said:
The details don't matter. He was the coach. She was a current player. That's the biggest no no I can think of.
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I don't think anyone is disputing that what Tyler did was wrong and he deserved to be let go. Many (myself included) believe this will (and should) prevent him from ever coaching women's basketball again.

The disagreements seem to stem from whether or not the player in question was a victim who was coerced into the relationship or a consenting participant who used it to her advantage.
 
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Amb3096 said:
I don't think anyone is disputing that what Tyler did was wrong and he deserved to be let go. Many (myself included) believe this will (and should) prevent him from ever coaching women's basketball again.

The disagreements seem to stem from whether or not the player in question was a victim who was coerced into the relationship or a consenting participant who used it to her advantage.
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we'll likely never know, but honestly, what difference does it make? He was in authority either way.
 
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Sexual assault is very different from consensual sex between consenting adults. If Tyler Summitt forced this woman to have sex with him against her will, he would be facing criminal charges instead of violation of an employment contract.
 
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Amb3096 said:
I don't think anyone is disputing that what Tyler did was wrong and he deserved to be let go. Many (myself included) believe this will (and should) prevent him from ever coaching women's basketball again.

The disagreements seem to stem from whether or not the player in question was a victim who was coerced into the relationship or a consenting participant who used it to her advantage.
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More than just being an authority figure, he was a teacher/mentor. Many coaches do recover from extramarital affairs with subordinates when they are secretaries or administrative assistants. This was his student/athlete. That is much worse. We don't know if he manipulated her but he was definitely in a position to easily do so.

I don't think Tyler ever coaches at the collegiate level again (WNBA is probably even a long shot) but if he did how could he possibly recruit anyone?
 
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