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...obvious answer, as his comments show, is that Barnett didn’t care. Nothing was done when Hnida’s father talked to him about the abuse (a conversation Barnett has separately admitted and denied) and he certainly didn’t value Hnida enough to demand proper treatment for her. Even if her skills weren’t up to par, it’s hard to imagine him making similar comments about a male member of his squad...
...coach has a greater responsibility than winning. He or she fosters an atmosphere, which should be one where zero-tolerance is given to harassment, just as it is given to other transgressions. But Barnett chose to perpetuate the “good ol’ boys” network, for which he’s a card-carrying member. Also, by consistently turning a blind eye, he condoned the actions of his players even off the field...
Colorado needs to take drastic action with a coach who is unable to model or demand such behavior. Barnett is not the disciplinarian they had hoped for, and worse, he is of the same mindset as the players he defends. Vast reforms will soon need to be made and a firing should be first on that list...
...tale, reported last week in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, was the latest allegation in a growing scandal that has turned the Colorado football program upside down. No fewer than six women have come forward to charge that they were sexually assaulted by players during the five-year tenure of coach Gary Barnett. Other sources in the past few weeks have described a program in which players and recruits are routinely provided with sex and alcohol. Barnett made things worse when he sought to brush aside the Hnida charge. "It was obvious Katie was not very good," he told reporters. "[Players] respect your...
That meatheaded remark earned Barnett a reprimand from university president Elizabeth Hoffman as well as administrative leave until April 30, when a commission formed by the university regents will complete an investigation of all charges. Even before the report is in, it's clear that Colorado and NCAA football as a whole have to rethink how they do business...