Colorado State Coach Greg Lupfer suspended for Gay slur

[Harry]

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State defensive line coach Greg Lupfer has been suspended without pay for two weeks for using a gay slur when yelling at Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl last weekend.

Athletic director Jack Graham also ordered Lupfer to undergo anger management and diversity training at his own expense.

Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10188885/colorado-state-rams-assistant-greg-lupfer-suspended-using-gay-slur

[oldguystudent]

So a two week suspension after the bowl game right around Christmas and New Years? The horror!

But really, unlike bearded dude, he wasn't knowingly representing the university on national television when he did that in the heat of battle. This should be a nice little first offense reminder.

Edited December 24, 2013 by oldguystudent

[UNT90]

Lolz.

He didn't get suspended for what he said, he got suspended for what he said being broadcast on national TV.

Far worse things are said on the field between players in the heat of battle and in practice coach to player.

[meangreenthirteen]

Lolz.

He didn't get suspended for what he said, he got suspended for what he said being broadcast on national TV.

Far worse things are said on the field between players in the heat of battle and in practice coach to player.

I mean it was a grown man jawing with a college kid. In bad form regardless of what he said. I heard all that and worse playing hockey but it would still be tacky to get it from a coach.

[JesseMartin]

Didn't one of the directional Michigan head coaches just get fired for the same thing, NOT on TV but in their own locker room? So yeah, looks like ColoSt(o,my!) is a bit more tolerant and willing to use warnings. Plus, winning a bowl game tends to make coaches seem more wanted than EMU and WMU's seasons.

[North Texas Shep]

He should be fired.

[Eagle915]

Hey the rice coach never got in trouble for yelling at us at the game

[eulessismore]

Hey the rice coach never got in trouble for yelling at us at the game

Hey now that I'm thinking about it, that Rice player didn't get in trouble for urinating on our stadium. And I thought they were smart guys.

[North Texas Shep]

He should be fired.

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

[Mean Green 93-98]

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

Just a little tip . . . complaining about getting -1's is guaranteed to get you more -1's.

[North Texas Shep]

Just a little tip . . . complaining about getting -1's is guaranteed to get you more -1's.

Not complaining. Just wondering why someone would disagree with me.

[UNT90]

Not complaining. Just wondering why someone would disagree with me.

This world would be a better place if we focused on what people did with their lives instead of what they said, don't you think?

Or we could just continue this fun game of media gotcha.

Edited December 25, 2013 by UNT90

[aprice]

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

It's pretty obvious. In Texas there are still plenty of people who are okay with using gay slurs and homophobia in general. If you think I'm wrong, then you're a fool

[UNTexas]

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

I'm guessing you didn't play much football. If coaches should be fired for yelling slurs then every coach I had in High School and at North Texas should have been fired. Football players and coaches are not politically correct people. Nor should they be. When I arrived at North Texas one of my coaches told us "if you wear your heart on your elbow it's going to be broken a lot here." He proceeded to say nothing said here is personal, it's just football. It was a good life lesson too.

You're getting minus ones because it's an uniformed statement. I think most people are just tired of the PC police. (I won't minus you!)

Edited December 24, 2013 by UNTexas

[UNT90]

I always think it's funny that people will take one phrase someone says and judge their entire character by that phrase.

If only there was a word for that...

[the green rokemi]

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

Homophobic? You really think he's scared of homosexuals? Like Crying Game scared? Last time I checked, yelling a gay slur doesn't mean you are scared of gay people. Stop the PC train, geesh

[UNTflyer]

Why am I getting minus ones for saying someone who yells homophobic things at young men competing should get fired?

Because it's a dumb thing to say.

[UNTflyer]

Of course, we don't know what Halliday was saying to evoke such a reaction - he could have being calling Lupfer's daughter a cheap whore.

I'm sure such insults happen 1000 times during the course of a game. Why is using a gay slur as an insult so horrible that it warrants a suspension?

[North Texas Shep]

I'm guessing you didn't play much football. If coaches should be fired for yelling slurs then every coach I had in High School and at North Texas should have been fired. Football players and coaches are not politically correct people. Nor should they be. When I arrived at North Texas one of my coaches told us "if you wear your heart on your elbow it's going to be broken a lot here." He proceeded to say nothing said here is personal, it's just football. It was a good life lesson too.

You're getting minus ones because it's an uniformed statement. I think most people are just tired of the PC police. (I won't minus you!)

I was actually a good football player. In no way am I PC police. If people do not have a problem with what he said fine. I am allowed to be against it. That is all.

[JesseMartin]

Orwell says, "Relax."

[UNT90]

Orwell says, "Relax."

I thought that was Frankie Goes To Hollywood?

[UNTexas]

At least this situation isn't as stupid as Leach at TT. Now that was ridiculous. They went off the word of a spoiled brat who's daddy had a big soap box and got rid of the best thing that ever happened to their program. That situation was blown way out of proportion.

[GrandGreen]

In my book, coaches saying anything detrimental to the opponent players is over the line.

[DeepGreen]

In my book, coaches saying anything detrimental to the opponent players is over the line.

Exactly!

But will there come a day when Army and US Marine Drill Instructors will no longer be able to "verbally abuse" their respective recruits?

Edited December 25, 2013 by DeepGreen

[meangreenacct]

Of course, we don't know what Halliday was saying to evoke such a reaction - he could have being calling Lupfer's daughter a cheap whore.

I'm sure such insults happen 1000 times during the course of a game. Why is using a gay slur as an insult so horrible that it warrants a suspension?

I would assume because in any one of our jobs if we said that to someone and it either got reported to HR or heard by someone, we would also get suspended or fired.