-- head coach of the 14th-ranked Creighton University men's basketball team -- is pleading for forgiveness days after using the word “plantation” in a post-game speech.
Following Creighton’s 77-69 loss to Xavier on Saturday, McDermott admits he made the following statement to his squad ..."Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can't have anybody leave the plantation."Doug McDermott -- is apologizing for the “terribly inappropriate analogy” in a statement posted on his social media page.
“On February 27th, after an emotionally tough loss on the road, I addressed our student-athletes and staff in the postgame locker room and used a terribly inappropriate analogy in making a point about staying together as a team despite the loss."The head coach says he knew right away that he screwed up.
"I immediately recognized my egregious mistake and quickly addressed my use of such insensitive words with the team. I have never used that analogy and it is not indicative of who I am as a person or as a coach."President Hendrickson
The nerve....while he makes over a million a year and the players are not allowed to make any money.
That’s a seriously repugnant thing to say. This jerk makes $1,369,949 a year. He can watch his trash mouth.
Black fragility
Oh good lord. Would people grow the fuck up already? INTENT and CONTEXT is important. He was obviously not INTENDING TO BE RACIST. This race stuff has gotten to the point of such hypocrisy its clearly not about fairness anymore, it's about using fear to control people.
Let me guess, he didn’t mean it. Bet you he never said that word to a majority white team. How the hell is that word supposed to motivate people before a game.
Save it! You said it! Meant it. It’s how you felt.
Of course he is, he got caught. That’s how America works. Make a mistake, get caught, apologize, a couple weeks later, nobody remembers. But he’s still an ass
WOW. His statement 👀
Stop apologizing!
Jackass!!
Why? They still pick cotton in prisons
Future GOP senator.
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