My problem is that I do doubt that Sherri would recruit a player with a tat that showed. I hate tats BUT it is what young people do these days and NOT just troublemakers. And it appears to be addictive, once you get one, then you get another one, two or three. Tatoo is freedom of expression and to judge a person on that is bigoted and not intelligent.
Also, seems they all have to be Christians. You can be a great kid and be an atheist. Also, being of another religion does not eliminate your qualifications for being a good person. It does seem that most kids on twitter that are being recruited or make a team do have these Christian quotes but THAT does not make them a good teammate or person. You can believe in God and say those things but not act on them.
As far as our having good students, I question that in regards to grades. Very few players seem. I mean how many are making a 3 point and what are there majors. They seem to be that major that athletes are pushed towards that is very generic, which does not prepare you for jobs nor the real world. I am not saying Sherri pushing someone towards a degree, I have no idea. I wish I could come up with the particular degree because I have seen articles on it re: athletes, even athletes at OU. Again, I don't know if Sherri pushes anyone. My guess would be if they were student athletes then they would have degrees in which they are interested. I will tell you I am amazed that the grammar of these students isn't better. (NOW, I know someone has been critical of my grammar and punctuation on this board, but there was a time that would not have happened AND if I edit, I catch it immediately. Usually, I am just going to fast with many thoughts in my head.) And I am not talking about grammar on twitter because I rarely look at these pages. I am talking about in interviews, comments, etc.
Now, not having good grammar and punctuation does not prevent you from being a good student unless you are majoring in journalism or English.
Then there is the sports information, photography, and similar degrees that again do no prepare you for a job after college.....maybe sports info, but not sure. If you are into fashion, you had better have a back-up degree.
My points...not sure the criteria Sherri uses is valid nor constitutional at a public university, especially for state students. PLUS, public schools are paid for by tax dollars and it is not to just benefit those who need it less and will not cause a little bit or problems. It is easy to build leaders if that is what you recruit. I believe as a public funded university we, including Sherri, has the responsibility to get players that she might or the team psychologist might have to work with but if they are good athletes then they should get a chance. Also, players getting to decide if a player joins the team is just wrong. They are not adults and if these kids are such good kids who want to help, then they should have no problem with these kids. PLUS, the purpose of the university funding a team is not to provide a social life and friends for life for these young women. THEY need to learn how to get along an cooperate with all types of people.
Do not expect much agreement but that is okay. I could mention another player and the things that Sherri said and was reported by OU media but imagine few of you have gotten this far.
As far as Sherri being a good coach, believe she as some good qualities and
bad, LIKE all of us in our lives including our professions. I do think she is
good for the university. My answer would be to hire other assistant coaches and/or take another position with the university. I don't expect her to part ways with Jan Ross but that would be okay with me. But the other two, I would have no problem AND she has to let the assistants do what they do best, so that she has people that complement her assets. That is just good management and leadership. You hire people who complement you because no one does it all.
