Good evening dear followers. While doing some research for a paper I have to write on football safety for my Occupational Health & Safety class I came across an interesting topic that I wanted your thoughts on. Last week Andre Kates, a junior at The University Of Indiana, who up until recently played for the football team has been suspended from it indefinitely. Kates questioned publicly on Twitter as to "why he wasn't playing more". In his first tweet on October 27th, he wrote that IU's coaches were "playing with my [expletive] career" and vowed to bust his [expletive] on special teams.
The next day, Kates tweeted: "People Say Dre You Actin Like OchoCinco I Say No Bro Im Getting My Point Across That My Coach Don't Want Me 2 Play!Then on Friday night, October 29th, hours before Indiana's home game with Northwestern, Kates tweeted: "I'm Suspended For The Game 2morrow For My Tweets, and Facebook Being Media Attention, and Also A Distraction Toward Him!"Kates didn't specify who "Him" is, although it's believed to be Hoosiers head coach Bill Lynch. At first he was suspended just for the one game, yet that did not stop Kates from continuing to rant and rave in his tweets.
Surprisingly so, on Sunday, October 31st, The University of Indiana, ended up suspending Kates indefinitely. A lot of coaches have cracked down on players use of social media lately and they are not taking criticism like Bill Lynch. What are your thoughts on this? Does what one tweet about constitute a suspension or dismissal from a collegiate sport?
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