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Racist Fans-- kind of sad if true
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If this is true, I do find it awfully hard to believe that no one else heard it and am surprised it hasn’t been confirmed. Gomez walked off the mat, behind the bench and behind the score table to the tunnel. With how loud it was in there, somebody would have had to be yelling pretty fricking loud for Gomez to hear it. There would have been all kinds of U of I employees/ushers/fans that should have heard it too. Unless an usher whispered it in his ear on the way out.
Also, can we quit calling Gomez a kid? The dude will be 24 in a month.
Also, can we quit calling Gomez a kid? The dude will be 24 in a month.
Well, some are calling him a liar, so apparently we should feel free to call him what we want…
some people should listen to Tom because he’s a great leader.
Wow! Brands is amazing. Good for him. I'm not gonna worry about it anymore.
I have trouble hearing what Mrs. Kwood says to me when she is 6 feet away. (slective hearing?)
Then add 15,000 screaming fans who are watching an Athlete do hand puppet motions to mock them and I really, really have a hard time understanding how anyone could hear something said from the stands very clearly.
Exactly. I know with society as it is Tom can’t question the validity of Austins claims and what he said is 100% right. Wether it happened in this instance or not racism can not be tolerated.
I kind of forgot that the Gomez family was viewed as a bunch of drama queens in high school. This isn’t the first time they have grabbed the spotlight in a negative way.
Makes me much more suspicious of their claims.
Regarding "what happened on Saturday"
"There's a lot of work to do."
"I've got to listen to the people that are in that, you know, environment everyday, or were raised in it everyday, and that's how I'm going to learn."
👍 💯
Let’s just say I remember this and his son later wrestled for a different school.
Watch the Tommy vid again. He just knocked it outside of the park.
(Don’t be that guy….)
Truly listening to understand what Tom is conveying in the video would be even better.
Honest to god, that’s one of the most profound things I’ve heard come out of his mouth. I’m really proud of Tommy right now.
Locally I've seen incidents similar to this and they were often exploited by those claiming to be victims . Minor things were really blown out of proportion for financial gain.
One went to the SCOTUS. It was totally driven by the victim industry. The person was let off a school team/activity due to some social media antics that involved cursing and complaining about the team and school.
School tried to handle it but they kept pushing it. All for personal gain. And what point do you decide to have a thicker skin and ignore stupid people spouting off?
One went to the SCOTUS. It was totally driven by the victim industry. The person was let off a school team/activity due to some social media antics that involved cursing and complaining about the team and school.
School tried to handle it but they kept pushing it. All for personal gain. And what point do you decide to have a thicker skin and ignore stupid people spouting off?
Really?
Who are we to decide how thick someone’s skin needs to be or their right to share their personal experiences?
At least the coaches get it. I now see why coach can be so confident with his boy’s decision on schools.
I knew he was great after the first 6 months of his job, and leadership like this is just one of the reasons that I like our coach so much. TB may be my favorite coach ever.
You are so very wrong. At least there are people in the Hawkeye community, actually who are affiliated with university, alumni, responsible people, who come out and have the spine to admit the truth and apologize.
I respect Tom brands. Apologist for racist behavior from a fan are themselves complicit.
Tom Brands addresses incident involving Iowa fan shouting racial slur
Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Saturday’s incident when an Iowa fan directed a racial slur at Wisconsin’s Austin Gomez.
www.thegazette.com
That Brands video is really gonna disappoint some anti Hawk fans regarding this alleged incident.
Clone fans will need to dig deeper.
Crabby... you still suck.
Clone fans will need to dig deeper.
Crabby... you still suck.
Yeah, Mineo head gonna explode when this ends up being a recruiting tool FOR Iowa not against.That Brands video is really gonna disappoint some anti Hawk fans regarding this alleged incident.
Clone fans will need to dig deeper.
Crabby... you still suck.
EXACTLY.
That's how this should be handled. Nice work by TB.
So I wonder why this hasn't been posted on "certain" social media sites? This right here puts a smile on my face, and a bigger one on my heart. There are idiots everywhere, at every school, at every event. I hate the it's there, but it is. Deal with it, and move on.
Iowa and Iowa wrestling is the most hated program in the country...by a mile.
Years of domination and a rabid fan base are the reason.
Personally, I like it. It means people notice.
You apparently failed in your reading comprehension of my post. I very clearly stated that my two cents (i.e. casual opinion or thought) is that there is a 50% likliehood that the word "spic" was yelled, and a 50% likelihood that "dick" was yelled (two words that would be very easy to confuse in the din of 14,000 screaming fans, and Gomez simply mis-heard, ). I'm sure you've mis-heard a word. AGAIN, my personal thought is that there is a decent chance that an racial insult was yelled...as well as something more inane. Absent any definitive video/audio, we can only speculate. Do you now understand?You are so very wrong. At least there are people in the Hawkeye community, actually who are affiliated with university, alumni, responsible people, who come out and have the spine to admit the truth and apologize.
I respect Tom brands. Apologist for racist behavior from a fan are themselves complicit.
Tom Brands addresses incident involving Iowa fan shouting racial slur
Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands addresses Saturday’s incident when an Iowa fan directed a racial slur at Wisconsin’s Austin Gomez.
In the socially soft environment in the world today, the university and Brands had essentially no choice but to make those statements. If something racial was yelled by the fan, then the statements SHOULD be issued. If something racial was not yelled, then the statements HAD to be issued, because not doing so would have created major backlash and looked bad on Iowa. Even without proof that a racial word was yelled, the statement/apology still had to be made (guilty until proven innocent!).
I believe you're recollection may be off.
If it's the incident I am aware of, the person was a white female who's social media rant occurred after not being selected for the varsity cheerleading squad. The rant was recorded outside of school property. The SCOTUS issue related to whether school control of her freedom of speech outside of school property and resultant disciplinary actions infringed on her rights.
Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader Punished for Vulgar Snapchat Message (Published 2021)
The decision set new limits on disciplining students for off-campus speech but did not totally bar administrators from doing so.
I have no idea how this incident is relevant.
He spoke the way a coach at a liberal university needs to speak.
It was smart. It doesn't have to be totally accurate. It just needs to appease people.
And if your response is any indication, it has apparently succeeded.
So, Gomez family is guilty of lying until proven innocent?
Tommy was forced to say the right things?
Not a good look, but feel free to keep digging. It’s your shovel,
Yeah, my guess is that it's like how so many clearly heard George Zimmerman utter a racial epithet on that phone recording a few years back with the Treyvon Martin killing.
Wasn't close, but people hear what they want to hear sometimes.
Maybe the Tweeter should've @'ed those social media sites to better spread the word.
Nothing is stopping others from reTweeting it and adding @s.
The Hawkeye crowd is innocent until proven guilty. Gomez could have misheard.
Yes, Tommy is basically "forced" to say the right things, just like Kirk Ferentz does.
This is a shot across the bow to anybody who thinks running down an individual for anything other than their wrestling style or "rivalry" reasons is ok....I.E. typical fan stuff. That's the lesson here regardless whether one believes the Gomez fam or not.
That’s so wrong on so many levels. Lol
Huh? He didn’t say Gomez was lying. Nothing even close to that. He clearly stated that either he was called a racial slur or he was called a dick and just misheard it.
This statement is ridiculous on so many levels.
Nothing is likely to force Brands to do anything.
If he's saying "the right things" then there'd be no reason to be forced.
You seem to be saying Tom Brands is insincere. I wholly disagree.
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