Colorado Football scandal

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I still can't believe I heard the words come out of Coach Barnett's mouth. He was answering questions about an allegation made by a female kicker and former member of the football team (the only female to score in NCAA football history, timeline here) that she was raped by a teammate!!!. This is what he said to reporters:

"It was obvious that Katie was not very good. She was awful. You know what guys do - they respect your ability. Katie was a girl, and not only was she a girl, she was terrible. There's no other way to say it."

This man is an idiot. All that other stuff about strippers, escorts, and booze at recruit parties is one thing. It is no secret to anyone who knows anything about college football that players take recruits out to party. Coaches tell them not to, but they do it anyway. Granted, the coaches probably don't try to hard to find out exactly what's going on--as long as they stay out of trouble, most don't care. But to be so publically dismissive of a rape allegation is unbelievable. There is no way he can try to deny knowing Katie Hnida was harrassed by other players on the team. I wasn't there, and I would bet the farm on it. The UC administration needs to drop the hammer on their own program before the NCAA goes SMU-death penalty on their ass.