Couple things. First, I honestly don't care if the ref called them names. Which I actually highly doubt he did. He would be using a slur in front of tons of people as witnesses and is an adult. Which would be quite coincidental that he did that AND just happened to eject their QB. I simply don't buy it, but if it were true, that doesn't mean it's okay to assault him. If someone on the street yells a racial slur your way, you are still going to jail if you assault him. Maybe this is a life lesson for these kids. That in the real world, you can't just beat up anyone you don't like.
Secondly, this coach needs to be fired and possibly charged with something. What kind of an adult would urge this type of behavior. The kids are responsible for their actions either way, but this man should be ashamed that he urged them to do something that will effect their entire life. One of these kids had scholarship offers to major schools. His career, and possibly any college aspirations, are over.
Mack Breed, a 29-year-old assistant coach at John Jay, was placed on administrative leave for allegedly telling the players that the referee "needs to pay for cheating us," the school district said in a statement Tuesday.
