Rick Majerus: No cause and no class.

Last year, Don Imus made inappropriate, and racially driven remarks towards the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team. After a long, drawn out battle, Imus was released by his employers. Rightfully so as well. You are certainly entitled to your own remarks, just as your employer is entitled to fire you for misrepresenting them, and their company.

Fast forward to now. Once legendary head coach Rick Majerus was on the syndicated Dan Patrick Show, giving his picks for the first round match-ups of the upcoming National Tournament. When asked about the game between BYU and Texas A&M, Mr. Majerus said “I don’t like BYU from my Utah days. You know, Mitt and magic underwear and all those guys.” Patrick moved on; trying to save his tail, I’m sure. Majerus later made another comment saying something to the effect of “their magic underwear won’t save BYU.”

Majerus coached in Utah. No doubt he was familiar with the heavy Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) population. That certainly does not make him an expert in Mormonism. Nor does it give him cause for the things he said. Whether or not he has any love towards Mormons is not the issue. The issue is that Majerus said something that is discriminatory towards a specific group of people. We would not like it if Majerus said something of that nature about those who are Jewish. Nor would we put up with it if he had said something discriminatory against a specific race. So why no outcry?

It is a double standard to many. If we would have a negative reaction towards something said against other groups and minorities, why not for this? Why should Majerus get a free pass? Because he’s bashing on Mormons? If you feel this an over-reaction or even prudish, ask yourself this: what would you do if someone, like Majerus, made a comment about your race, or your religion? I’m guessing you would have that same reaction. You may even call for the termination of that person.

Saint Louis University, I do not blame you for Majerus’ comments. It is apparent you don’t like his remarks either. As I recall, his stance on pro-choice versus pro-life turned you off, and called him in to question. Now that he has made these remarks, you need to do the right thing and let him go. If not, he will drag you down in to the mud pit he already frequents.

We live in a time when such bigotry and prejudice should not exist. People, like Majerus, who still live in a time where ignorance was the mainstream, are simply relics. Relics that live in a blissful existence, not even considering that they have misjudged someone. I hope that Saint Louis University will proverbially take the old dog out to pasture. If not, they do their institution a disservice by propagating his prejudice.