Texas Southern fires their police chief because she didn’t want her officers running errands for the president of the university. HBCU’s have got problems across the board. There needs to be a forensic audit at Bethune Cookman and many others.
How did he not know Ed was coming to get ready to bring in recruits & Ed had keys & codes to every building on campus? Who gave him the pass codes & keys? That's the AD job to give him access, lies don't tell themselves smh, sad
Exactly! Why give keys and codes if contracts weren't "signed" or you weren't expecting him to "stay" during his house hunt. He's a worker and passionate. AND WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE STARTED WORKING.
Who said Ed had keys and access codes? Who gets that before they start a job and haven't really been at the location but once. People with access allowed him around the building
The discussion is about firing ed reed why do you guys keep bringing up the conditions of the school. Yes we know about the conditions of the school and it has all been brought to the front that still does not give him the right to talk about them before you're even hired
@@percywilson9399 Because we want our children to be in a safe healthy environment and focus on their education, not mold, rats, trash, and crackheads. Ed Reed's behavior was over the top especially for someone who wasn't even hired, but hearing about the mess that's going on with this school and others has me rethinking hbcus as a viable option that's why I'm bringing up the conditions. If you were my child I wouldn't send you to that mess to struggle more. It matters. That coach said he didn't go to a hbcus.
@ Percy Wilson If these conditions were known why wasn’t anything done about it..I know that area had went through 2 hurricanes.. but the health and sanitary ( or lack of ) conditions have been present there well before both of those storms caused damages to the school. People here saying that he’s too emotional.. well how and where is displayed adds it’s validity or not but what I do know if you have a non emotional football coach then I damn guarantee you that football team will certainly be a losing football team..because a team takes on the character of the coach..and btw if you don’t think real nice facilities or facilities that are in good and respectful conditions doesn’t affect recruitment of good players then you have no idea on how hard it is to recruit .. Anywoos I wish and hope the best for all that are involved
The excuses are palpable. The condition of the school should never be that way. Ed Reed is one man. For them to be counting on him to change things speak for themselves. Football players sharing helmets with mold in them. Washing their own clothes and buying Lysol themselves. I would never coach there or send my children there…..It a good thing Ed did shine light on a very dark situation. Thanks Ed…
Ed went about things the wrong way. The way he expresses himself showed he was not a good fit for BCU which by the way was giving him his first collegiate head coaching position.
So Ed Reed was the plug for capital. No questions on players sharing helmets or mold ? Very soft interview altogether. I appreciate the AD honesty over all and hope it doesn't become who is saying the truth or not. This mess needs to end with better conditions for all the students.
Money and political capital are why HBCUs want these celebrity coaches. But, these schools forget these guys want to call shots if they are to tap their networks for money.
@kamala80 yes. But the only capital from the only celebrity coach was coach prime no other blueprint but that. So Ed Reed was to serve in that purpose.
@kamala80 it's like you want My relationships and capital but telling me to shut up. Not every HOF jock is willing to listen because that sounds like a hand out.
@@outlawtakeover Ed was definitely trying to get some of the Coach Prime afterglow and in that effort he forgot a big step.. you got to EARN it. Reed knew what he signed up for he just wasn't ready to handle the job
One of the reasons some of our universities find themselves in such a state of disrepair both figuratively and literally is because their leadership became complacent. This complacency has become entrenched in the university’s leadership culture. Their complacency makes them complicit or have a go along to get along mentality that does nothing to solve the multi-layered problems that exist. It appears that old guard complacency is alive and well at BCU, especially the board of trustees. It’ll take state court to fix the issues with those boys, good luck with that.
Bethune-Cookman is a very small private institution. It's hard to fund raise and garner donations for private institutions, particularly the Black ones. If you look at schools like FAMU and NC A&T, hell, even Clarke Atlanta, they don't really have those issues because they receive state funding (not all they're supposed to but a lot) and that funding makes a difference.
I totally agree. I've seen guards change and I've seen the school change. This AD needs to be gone, as well as any other alum that's not moving the school forward. We seen the video and those kids deserve more and that's all he wanted. I'm a person that listens to 0 excuses! Actions speak louder than anything. Truth is Truth!!!!!
This coach is a yes man, members of the Alumni spoke out about the foul activity going on within their organization. Reed only exposed these issues on a level that students and other board members couldn't. Students were silenced and board members were threatened to be fired.
The alumni that are giving back less than 1 % percent to the university, but complaining about the facilities at a private institutions? Yeah… that have a legitimate case to talk.🤷🏾♂️
@@himsultan5019 always FUNDING. It’s not it’s LACK OF EFFORT. Cleaning, keep up what you have, getting Find Mangers, networking for sponsors and advertising takes EFFORT. Stop with FUNDING as the answer for EVERYTHING
We pulled my sister out of BCU when we saw the facilities that was in 2010 it was trash EVERYWHERE… It was insane we were complaining about this years ago. We cant have our future leaders growing thinking we shitted on them. These the ppl that are going to be passing our laws in our old age. They will remember. We gotta come together as whole. Atleast once a week that new port money can be going towards one of these schools… Although millions can help the univervisty, 9 bucks can help a student. What are you willing to sacrifice for our future leaders
@@lesterduncan2914 you clearly havent seen enough videos or the students that speak out… Homeless ppl sleep on the property, drug dealers walk throught the property. Thats one of the reason we got her otta there. Just do alittle more research and you will delete that comment.
It's gonna be interesting to see how the BCU administration explains all of the problems they have in the coming months! No locker room, no practice facilities, lack of proper equipment, and the list goes on and on! Where has the money gone to provide such basic necessities if you're gonna have these sports programs????
I agree, I would imagine one of the most expensive sports to have at a university is a football program which is why many universities don't have them. They will have basketball programs soccer volleyball but due to the cost they don't have football perhaps BECU should revisit that
They do have locker rooms, but they aren't on campus. They have weight training rooms they also have a football field/stadium , it's about 10 mins away
💁🏽♀️So the school allowed him to use his resources until he called them out. Then all of a sudden “we didn’t ask for his help.” Classic gaslighting from those who don’t want to be held accountable. 💁🏽♀️ 🥷 in their feelings is the real problem.
You right , they don't want Jesus, they only want the blessing, so once they learned how hard it would be to get it, then they find ways hurt innocent people in midst. GOD DO NOT UGHLY
@@proverbs31university Well get it cleaned. Problem solved. That's just petty and immature and elitist to be exact. He wanted an office like Deions at CU...LOL Blk men wanting to be white so damn bad
You guys really sound silly that would have been his office he knew where his office was going to be but the contract was not sign stopped trying to make this something that is not you know what he met
@@RaphaelAshanti When you are in the middle of negotiating your contract, and then behave like Ed did, it's understandable that the other party no longer wants a conversation. In my opinion, Ed messed it up. His own fault. They wanted him (at least Reggie), to help build the football program. And they sure trusted him to achieve it. But Ed can't control his temper (which is no problem, if this happens internal), and to defame all HBCUs and all staffs (just because he was mad at BCU administration), was highly unprofessional.
@John Wick not at all. He has more ppl for him than against him. And we're used to ppl being quiet when they're taken advantage of and lied to. He stood up and said something. He exposed a lot of the things wrong with a lot of hbcu's
Thanks for doing this interview. It was beneficial for me to hear what Coach Theus had to say. As graduate of Jackson State University, a supporter of HBCUs in general and a fan of Ed Reed & Reggie Theus. I pray that something was learned that will lead to positive outcomes for the students and the University.
RIght! It's a private school. It's hard to keep private schools funded because they rely solely on donations and fund raising. This same issue is going on with Johnson C Smith in NC, yet NC A&T being a state school is flourishing with 17,000 students.
Theus role as Basketball coach and Athletic Director probably is borne out of financial necessity, especially with the challenges BCU faces. Hopefully BC tunes out the “noise” and take action on the message.
My question is going forward can there be more transparency particularly with the students and athletes. Because right now Bethune has bigger issues to worry about
Money will solve all of the problems and being a small Black private college, in racist ass Florida is going to be hard to get. They'll need a lot of donations and fund raising. Maybe some of the wealthy ball players and fake rappers can donate.
In all honesty, the school can choose who they want to hire, fire, and not give contracts. However, I've never known a university to have an AD that's also the head coach of another sport there. It sounds very amaetur. I noticed he spoke about Ed staying on campus longer than he thought, however, he stated Ed got 30+ recruits on campus in that time. I know national signing day is coming, so if Ed wanted a full recruiting class like other schools, it was beneficial for the football program for him to be there.
So now we gonna judge a school who brought in a former NBA star as AD and also values him as a coach as 'amateur' lol.. The school has less than 4,000 total students. Did you hear Reggie say he had many talks with Ed Reed letting dude know what was going on? This is an Ed Reed problem BEFORE it's anyone else
@@I.am_Groot there were problems before Ed got there, he's gone and there's still problems. Now what? Alumni contributions went from 11% to less than 1%. Why? Theus doesn't trust Ed, but sounds like the Alumni don't trust those in charge, hence the reduction in contributions. My takeaway from this interveiw is they were trying to use Ed's Brand as a come up. Are there any other AD/Head Coaches in their conference?
A Div 1 school with a AD dual hatted as the bball HC is giving small high school vibes. If your school doesn't have the funds to support a program, then don't field a program. After over 100 years, why doesn't BCU have a track for the track team? Why don't they have locker rooms? Why are they sharing helmets? The football team should be discontinued until they can financially support it.
Also, the "President" said they have all this money but they just hadn't had the chance to do the projects. Sounds fishy to me. They keep talking about the hurricanes but what about the foolery before the hurricanes? So the students are liars huh? The stories aren't matching.
I've said this as well. Just go down to D2 and scrap the Athletics programs. Just concentrate on education, organization, and rebuilding for now. Eventually start adding back D2 sports programs. Then maybe one day go back up to D1.
@@yousocrazycurlystooge7640 Like my husband always said, there's two sides to every story and then there's the truth. Ed Reed was clout chasing off of Deion. If he's so poppin; then why hasn't Deion offered him a job? BCU was giving him a chance. It's a small private college and they need help not an emotional reck of a black man
@@Tellerbe10wow, did you not hear the man say he spent his own money to get students to the school. The AD didn’t say you not the coach during that! Wow the nerve You need the other side for a lie? That’s what you saying, come on man
@Ehyeseph Ehyeh The majority Black doctors, lawyers, engineering, and professors in this country may disagree...since they got their degrees from these institutions... But proceed.
As an HBCU undergrad, I would actually say these instituations are antiquated and relics of a bygone era, IMHO... and wholly separate and unequal. An "A" for effort is no longer cutting it.
Everyone doesn't get it. So it's ok for HBCUs to disrespect their students. It's ok for us to not hold our leaders to a higher standard. Everyone doesn't get it. We should apply pressure on black people to do better. You can't preach black excellence but don't show black excellence. Ed Reed was a blessing. I guess y'all don't get it.
This was a great Fluff piece. You can’t blame everything on hurricanes. I’m from a town on the gulf coast that has been hit hard multiple times and the high schools and colleges did not take over 3 years to recover. It just wasn’t a priority for BCU to be efficient and develop a path forward.
It looks like A.D. and the interim president are sharing the same story blame it on the hurricanes. So the students aren’t telling the truth, football athletes are sharing helmets and having to travel to practice off campus,washing their own uniforms, no locker room to take showers? The president is saying this is not true he walks the campus daily.
Passion is not all that is required. There are other traits that are necessary in order to lead. Hell, Criminals and murderers have passion for what they do too lol. You also need professionalism and the ability to work with others, compatibility with the goals of the school, team , sponsors etc.
This is a sad situation, and I really feel for all the parties involved. You, Reggie, and Ed, because it is obvious that both of your hearts are in the right place. However, the student protest was very telling. We all need to do better. All Praises to The Most High
Ed Reed wants to be Deion. He needs a lot of attention and he's an emotional mess. Being a coach at Bethune-Cookman, a small black private school was going to be a tough road. There will be a lot of frustration. He's not built to do the job. Good that this shit came out early
@@Tellerbe10 Yup. Ed Reed saw what coach Prime did and wanted in on the parade. Now he understands a bit better what Prime went through to get where he is today. We will see how he moves from here whether he does some real work or stays in his feelings. It is Reed's problem to solve
Wrong y’all don’t live here what Ed said was the truth he could’ve voiced it differently but they been stealing from those kids for yrs!!!!!!! ….. Ed ain’t Deon but clearly it’s a problem when donors don’t wanna give because they are playing with the money
@@bjblack43 what does living there have to do with anything? Did you attend the school? Why don’t you have this same energy for y’alls racist ass govenor?
Reggie big lie is that he didn’t know why Ed was on campus early.ITS RECRUITING SEASON! That means first come first served. If you want talent the contract should’ve came with the offer
@@GB81369 so you mean to tell me you're going to work for somebody and you're not even getting paid, and besides you can always get players out of the transfer portal
@@JarvisJonesakaTheeFlyyGuyy College football isn’t like your job bro. I watch recruiting all year around. If you got a sorry recruiting class you are setting up for failure. I can tell you don’t understand that world at all
He’s not just a football coach but a well connected money making machine hall of famer that could’ve made a huge difference. I don’t think his actions and behavior was missed placed given his purely personal desire to help the school. Come to ECSU bruh!
You cannot trash your employer on social media and think everything is going to workout for you. If you are, at least sign the contract first. That shows a lack of emotional control that maybe he shouldn't be teaching young men.
I totally agree with your opinions, as the terms were in the 80s "The squeaky wheels gets the grease. " A blue collar approach but hopefully there's beauty in simplicity, and create a basic concept that's agreeable to resolve the issues and maintain throughout the future
I’m wondering how many parents, whom, their children are not on scholarship, are reconsidering send their children to a different institution. This can have major implications to BCU and other HBCUs
@@freakshow3287100% acceptance rate with a 33% graduation rate! Sounds like a money grab by a board that don't report to ANYONE. All good business have a checks and balance system, which they don't. Just my opinion...
lies lies lies.................... how do you expect him to recruit for the upcoming school year and to start spring training......... and to get the facilities built...
Theus..this was YOUR job to make sure everything was in order and in place...you are the Athletic Director!!! Wish Lynn Thompson was still there and Shine!!!!!!!!!
Even this guy contradicted what the president said. The president just said on the Roland Martin Unfiltered show that BCU has locker rooms. This solidified for me the lack of integrity of the president. WTH...you didn't expect him to stay, but neither you nor the president who says he walks the campus "everyday" told him to leave. What sense does that make? McDonald's gave a lot of people their first job too, but does that mean they can't complain or express their upset about the quality standards of food or the disconnect and presence of a high level of customer service. This guy has drank the kool-aid. Ed didn't trash the administration, but they all took it that way. So be it. At the end of the day, Ed wasn't lying, but they continue to focus on factors that don't move the needle to resolve the problem or fix the issues. The student leaders said they complained too and were removed from their positions and sent cease and desist requests. These students have been asking for a meeting with the president since last August and haven't been contacted yet. The same president that claims he walks the campus everyday. The bottom line is, they see Ed as someone they won't be able to control or bend to their will and are using this opportunity to move on to the next. Why is there was trash that Ed even felt the need to clean up? They are on that campus everyday and it didn't dawn on them to keep it clean? I guess they won't be satisfied until Dr. Mary McCloud Bethune's college is brought to its knees. Everybody has to answer to someone...even them.
After 100 years and this school still does not have a locker room. I am sure they could have had a fundraiser, go to Home Depot, and Lowes to get donations. This is a sad situation and they keep blaming Ed and hurricanes. Too late, the conditions are out and I hope the students keep speaking.
My question is why was Coach Terry Williams not retained? Coach Williams was an 2 round draft pick from Bethune Cookman coached at cookman for over 25 years and was let go. Those type of coaches you leave in place that's a legend. Coach Williams was and still is a father figure to me when I was at cookman and apart of the football program.
Interesting how he skimmed pass a lot of pressing issues. Also football team was on the road because they don't even have a practice field talk less of a stadium.
@@I.am_Groot The students have spoken out and a lot of the problems predated the Hurricane. The high school where they practice is already back on their feet from the hurricane.
Even if he didn’t work there, y’all should make sure ur offices and campus are clean at all time and I would tell any coach or former coach’s to maintain there office at all time.
“More coaching ability” smh. Ed Reed would’ve been MORE than a coach for the university. It’s crazy how they’re all pointing the finger. They did nothing wrong. At least Ed Reed acknowledged his shortcomings. Not one of them has taken accountability for ANYTHING that’s transpired smh.
What you said absolutely makes no sense, you can't go on social media and trash the people who are about to hire you! That's a pretty big goddamn shortcoming if you ask me.
Well according to THEM he wasn’t an employee 🥴 but Who are they accountable to? Sure as hell ain’t the student body. From SGA President, to football players, to Mr. & Mrs. BCU. Administration and board ain’t worth a penny and story after story is proving Ed Reed wasn’t lying. They’re clearly power and money hungry. Like I said, at least Coach Reed acknowledged where he went wrong. The President, the Athletic Director and a board of trustee member has been proven to be LIARS. But I guess y’all right, it’s all Coach Reeds fault. Then administration has been amazing the last few years.
People have been AD and a head coach at the same time before, it’s just not as common as it was years ago. Barry Alverez was AD and head football coach at the university of Wisconsin in the early 2000’s.
What I heard from the AD/Bball coach - a lot rationalizing the status quo he and others have created. He made it clear criticizing/sharing feedback with leadership is off limits. I’d love to see AD step up here and along with explaining decision making - take some personal accountability about how the university will level up the facilities and culture for the students and student athletes. Ed Reed wanted to raise the bar and push boundaries. He made some mistakes. It would have been awesome to see this AD handle it in a humble and productive way - could have been the beginning of a special relationship.
This is so easy to fix, simple sit down with Ed Reed and take accountability for the issues and say we want you as the head coach to help fix these issues and let’s work together to improve the university. But the AD and the administration are in there feelings
The only one that's in his feelings is Ed Reed. He's an emotional wreck. No reasonable person will expect to be rehired after going in a live and 💩 on the school that just hired them. The administration has moved on. It's time for Ed to do the same. He needs to realize he F'ed up in a major way and use this as a teachable moment for himself.
I would say no. They didn't give him a contract and they decided not to move forward with him, he should move on to other opportunities. I realize that this is "bigger than football," but companies do rescind verbal offers, and trying to get them to change their minds is not advisable.
@Lions Truth I care about the state of black people and I am very passionate about serving our people, but what you will never find me doing is going on a social media rant about my office not being cleaned and full trash bins on campus my first week on campus, before I even signed my contract. Ed's behavior was immature and unprofessional and I can't believe you keep making excuses for him and trying to blame the administration for his bad behavior. You claim the president and AD are liars, but what did they lie about? You need to just accept the fact that Ed Reed messed up and no self-respecting employer would ever hire him back after pulling those types of shenanigans.
If one of Deions assistant coaches publicly criticized and insulted him, Deion would 100% cut ties with that guy the same way Bethune did with Ed. Guarantee you. And the same people who are criticizing bethune would be praising and supporting deion for doing the same thing.
@@kaboo2009 They don't grasp that. These fools never heard of BC before last week and have no idea what the realities involved add up to. It's another media frenzy getting people mad at everyone except Ed Reed whose IG live tantrum cost him his first head coaching job.
The reality is that this has been going on for years at Bethune and other HBCU's. Ed Reed's reaction, whether wrong or right has brought attention to problems that have been around for years, which makes Bethune's administration and other HBCU administration's look really bad. Even Coach Prime at JSU tried to make people aware of these long standing issues.
@@Linlin-sy2ek you're going to tell me that coach Prime did not bring any improvements to Jackson States football program? It wasn't just the practice field. How about the entire football facility? New locker room, team meeting room, weight room, and treatment room. And he came out of his own pocket for more than half of it and was able to get sponsors like Wal Mart, Under Armor, and various celebrities and former pro athletes to contribute. He gave back half his pay to do this. He did this, not the administration. Why did it take him coming to JSU to get this done? Where is the support from the alums for this and for upgrades around campus?
Nice play by using the Ed Reed screenshot next to Reggie to bait us into thinking there were on the interview together, LMAO, you gained about 5K views from that alone!...but seriously, this dialogue with Reggie was much needed for context. Kudos to HBCU Gameday.
He basically said he needed Ed to relax until the contract was signed. Then he could put pressure on the administration for change. The AD is aware of the situation and needed Ed's to bring talent and dollars to the school. But, often, it's not what you say but how you say it...
Now THIS I can see. But he still sound like he tap dancing in this interview...... TOO Many different narratives from Him, Pres & even Chairman of the Board
Ed Reed tried to share the issues at Bethune Cookman, unfortunately he went about it the wrong way by using social media and explicit language to express his feelings 😮
@@MrHeat1up Request? There is a right way and a wrong way to do things. Ed chose the INSANE way. Regardless of his intent, NOBODY in their right mind would hire someone who publicly criticize the leadership during contract negotiations. Why? Because it screams horrible judgement and political immaturity. School Administration? Stop it. It doesn’t take 3 months let alone 3 years to clean up (not repair) after a hurricane.
Apparently the students agree with Ed Because I didn’t see anyone protesting in favor of the AD. He told the truth and you didn’t like it! Good luck finding a coach that will come anywhere near his stature and influence.
Ed Reed is either a master manipulator (like Deion Sanders), or he has handlers who do the work, and he is the puppet. When Reggie said, that he told Ed about the problems, there is no reason for Ed to act surprised. And I knew, that his story with "his office" was a complete exaggeration. And it also not surprises me, when Reggie said, that his conversation with Ed in private, and how he acted there was different, in comparison how Ed acted on social media. Ed was either overburdened, when he saw what all has to be done, or he used this opportunity to prop himself up. And to show BCU in a bad light, so that he can be seen as a savior (by media, and black people), and people automatically ONLY believe his side of the story. (The same what Deion did, when he left to Colorado, and threw shade at JSU). I believe that Ed had no issues with the administration, or Reggie at the beginning. But when he made the mistake to answer to the trolls on social media, and when he started to bad-mouth all HBCUs, and the BCU administration, including Reggie (although he informed him about all the problems, and was in favour of Ed to be the HC), and Reggie saw another side of Ed, that's when the table turned. And when he had the conversation with Reggie, he knew that they will not hire him. That's when he (or his handlers) made the plot to talk with the students and parents, and he made sure to record this, so that it goes viral. Because only the outrage of the students and public would then safe his job, or to get the job as head coach. Because the administration and Reggie were done with him. And that Deion then facetimed him, and was talking during the meeting, was no coincident. I'm sure, that this was planned with Deion or the handlers in co-operation with Deion. Deion wanted that Ed Reed become the HC of JSU, when he left to Colorado. But AD Robinson chose TC Taylor as HC. This means, Deion couldn't install Ed Reed as HC at JSU. Deion needs a HBCU as "headquarter" from where he will start his pipeline to take HBCUs their best players away, to lure them to a PWI. Understand, that black players are the "resources" that generate money for the PWIs, the NFL, the agents, and the people who recruits the players, and also for every Corporate America company. They don't want, that these players (especially the good ones) choose HBCUs. Because it means, that the PWI, etc. will then not generate money off of the black players, and HBCUs would receive the money. And another point is also, black students (especially black players) who go to a PWI are more likely detached from the black community. This means, they will not care about the problems in black communities, not invest, or work to improve the situations in black communities. They will enrich the white communities, and the black communities will stay poor. And the charity donations will not help, and for most of them it's just a tax write off. Some of them will learn when they are older, or no longer play in the NFL, etc. but then it's too late. And Deion is helping his white bodies (Corporate America) to keep HBCUs poor and to enrich PWI, and other white institutions. I just don't know, if Ed Reed is being used, or if he is part of it. Both of them, Deion and Ed Reed went to PWI and not to HBCUs. Their mindset is to enrich and help the white institution, because they were raised in these white institutions who taught them "white is good, and black is bad". And the money and prestige they get from the PWIs made them a useful tool to harm HBCUs (to further impoverish the black community). I didn't forget the problems the students have. But I think, that the outrage and the situation from the students are used by Ed Reed and his handlers, to make it seem that Ed Reed is there for the students. I don't believe it. Especially, when Reggie said, that Ed Reed's behaviour was different in private, in comparison to his social media outrage. It's better to distinguish between the problems the students have with the administration, and the situation of Ed Reed. And for those who are in favour of Ed Reed, ask Ed Reed, if Reggie told him about the problems. And also ask him, where is the footage of "his trash office".
I now understand why Ed didn’t wait til the contract was finalized to go off. He was already working without a contract! Why did they let him work without a contract at all? If he wasn’t an employee, why was he spending his own money for these students?
This is hard to believe because he made up the narrative that students at HBCU’s police & pick up trash. There’s staff & money given to them to pay other people to do that. Why are the student athletes doing that when there’s constant money given to HBCU’s to handle that. I can honestly say that at AAMU when I played football; we was never made to do that. We had city workers on campus daily. Why don’t they? Where’s the money? Just that alone make me not believe anything else he’s saying.
Wish they could have worked it out. I know Reggie personally and he is a standup guy but I also understand he has a job to do so he has to play a form of diplomacy, right or wrong. My gut tells me that perhaps Reg saw that he and someone with the Ed Reed passion and stature as well as himself, could move the needle beyond the limitations but they had to find a place and a way to work it together. Unfortunately, like all too often, the ball gets dropped when it matters the most and guess who loses in the end? When will WE ever learn that in the grand design we are playing CHESS not checkers?
I don't know about anybody else, but I BELIEVE this man. I believe Reggie Theus is telling the truth. Ed Reed acted prematurely when he hosted that recruitment weekend without being officially hired as the new head football coach.
Some people are passionate about their job and some aren’t. There’s no sense of urgency or importance for the things of this school coming from this guy. He obviously doesn’t really care
So who checks Reggie Theus?? He is not the catch all, never corrected, do all for the betterment of the school! You got a lying prez, and a lying AD! Not a good look. They need a federal investigation to take a look. They also need a review of their 501c3.
Lol.. all this finger pointing because a school with less than 4,000 students has an AD who also coaches a sport? I mean all the high schools where a full time teacher also coaches a sport also a 'conflict of interest' hmm? Y'all acting like BC some power 5 school in athletics...lmao
@Shawn W. that's not a conflict of interest. That is a lack of resources. You know that it doesn't take much to purchase basketball clothing and resources. Football resources are a lot more expensive. I don't deny that BCU lacks resources, and Reggie did not deny that. I strongly believe that's why he went after Ed, but Ed, as we can see, was not emotionally, spiritually, and mentally prepared for the task.
@@coreyclark3421 the LIES told themselves. Ed Reed had keys and access to everything but didn’t know he was on campus. Admitted he had a office. Admitted the recruits he was getting but they didn’t know? Then all Reggie did is say we talked and was waiting. Waiting to do what. Not on DECISION made or ACTION to correct problems stated.
They were bashing him for the work, worried about what he would want, and the questions he would ask. He then blew up on social media. Not a good look, but he is a passionate man. And he didn't do it for no reason. I think the powers that be were worried about a spotlight being shined on allocation of funds or misappropriation.
Or maybe he slandered the university, damaged their reputation and now have lost out on future students because he wanted to be a IG thot and expose something that isn’t true
He apologized, they accepted apology and let him keep recruiting. It was an excuse when people were starting to ask questions on why Reed was coming out of pocket.
There used to be a few head coach/ADs but typically those were in well funded schools. The last notable head coach/AD that I can remember being Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin.
It doesn't matter that u told him about all the problems. Ed was trying to change and correct the problem, that's how u first address the issues at hand. He brought the major issues to the surface, the school didn't like being put on blast about how bad the situation was. This has got to get better, why would students spend money on going to a college that is trashed?
So, on one hand you are saying, that it doesn't matter, that he (Reggie) told Ed about all the problems. But when Ed highlights all the problems via social media, then it matters? Do you actually read what you are writing? When Ed was informed about all the problems, why was he acting so tramatic on social media?
He( AD) needs to check his pride and make effort like Ed did and accept the apology and start building with Ed’s network system BCU needs hero right now
Yes he did. All colleges do this. That's not abnormal. Colorado is doing the same with Deion. Ed wigged out and after he chilled out he realized he messed up. He cost himself and Bethune way more than a coaching job.
Well, Ed wanted to use BCU to get a head coach job at a PWI. The same way Deion Sanders used JSU. To then take the best players and coaches with him to a PWI. And Ed has a handler (Ro Porish, or s.th. like that), that I don't trust.
So basically they wanted Ed Reed to come in and build the entire program. Raise money, recruit players, organize the renovation of facilities. All while these dudes lord over him and get paid. This is gross incompetence.
Dude is a cold blooded liar he told the history of the University when he sat down with Roland Martin and yes he is passionate he has a right to be passionate about what he loved he's really no different than Dion! They both were passionate coaches because they love the young people.
As a father of two kids that attend HBCU's I rather have a loud coach speaking the truth vs a quite conniving AD/Coach not addressing the underlining problems
This interview provides clarity. Even tho some will side with the celebrity when he is clearly wrong. It appears Ed had plans on making a documentary and had the wrong person in his ear.
1st all I heard was we wanted to use Ed Reed to help us like Deion did for JSU and that he should have been grateful because WE gave him a chance to be a coach here 🤔. Same as JSU but he called them out before it got too bad. No accountability on the schools part. Two hat Charlie is getting paid so he’s not worried about it. Their feelings were hurt and they are just hurting the kids with this one and themselves.
Damn the behavior you know this is bullshit. You have a Hall Of Famee Football player with resources. You need to call Ed Reed and you and him go in an office and have a meeting and work this shit out. NOW
Ed, this was not the place for you. Go on my brother find a better fit. And BCU your institution is in serious trouble & whomever you find I truly wish them the best because your problems are deep and won’t be solved without a cleaning of the entire administration.
I'm confused as to why yall aren't holding Ed Reed accountable for his actions? How can you lead young men and can't control your emotions? Bethune Cookman knew they had work to do and they didn't need Ed Reed to blast them all over the internet. You can't get offered a job, go to the office before your first official day and blast the boss and administration.
From scanning these comments, I see a lot of people who like to judge from their couches. Most of you never went to an HBCU and really do not know anything about HBCUs. You have all these opinions, but do you volunteer, do you teach on campus, do you donate money, do you donate your time to help with events, do you hire the students, etc.? I can go on and on. If you are not hands-on with an HBCU ...STFU! If you are a PWI graduate, which are schools of WS...STFU! PWI graduates push WS into the community. That is what you all were trained to do. All systems that ED was ever connected to (PWI/WS and after) is why he is so disconnected from his own people. Instead of making a difference, he chose to get on the megaphone to trash and attempt to drive down enrollment at an HBCU (WS). Without enrollment smaller, HBCUs cannot survive and thrive. It takes money for improvements and programs. PWI's train black people to follow. HBCU's flourish confident Black Professional Leaders.
100% correct. Some people don't get, when Reggie said, that Ed Reed behaved in private differently, and in his recordings on social media he is outraged. And Ed Reed let the people think, that he wasn't aware of the conditions, but Reggie said, that he informed him about the problems. I believe, that Ed Reed is using the situation of the students, to shine a bad image on BCU. And at the same time a good image on himself, so that people (who don't see Ed Reed's and Deion's manipulative behaviour) only believe his side of the story. I'm glad, that Reggie gave this interview.
Right now NSD is a week away. This breakdown happened last week. Of course he’s gonna be on campus he has to do he can recruit these kids. No kids sign to a school they’ve never walked on. As a parent I wouldn’t allow my kid to sign without a official visit. This is sad as hell. I’m still against what Ed Reed did but the college (interim president & Theus) holds some of the blame as well. STEP IT UP FOR THESE KIDS! Sharing helmets? No locker rooms? Washing their own clothes?
So, you are saying Coach Reed is crazy? Why would he lie. He let you down, when the kids have Roaches, Rats and Mold. Cmon man! Reggie has a rep.I don't believe you Reggie.
I went to an HBCU 30 years ago and believe it or not things have gotten a whole lot better. The conditions were horrible, but I didn't know that until I went to visit my friend at Mississippi State. When you attend a HBCU you become like a family because everyone is so close knit. When Ed went to social media, he offended a lot of people including myself. He should have kept it in house. Deion didn't say anything until he was about to leave and that was because he had to defend himself. I hate that for the kids because I know Ed brought them hope but Bethune did the right thing. If he is complaining now, how do you think he was going to act when things got really bad?
Ed Reed said an did everything the right way Archie you sound just like this yes man Reggie Theus sounds,this chump like you Archie sound as if Ed Reed was the problem here when we all know that is a Damm lie all this bullshit he spilling is just that bullshit and Stevie Wonder knows this,Reggie Theus might of been at one time a decent basketball player but as a human being he some straight bullshit!!!
Man get your lying ass somewhere and get your check for telling all these lies,in fact someone other than this interviewer should of ask the questions that should of been asked because this guy asking these questions don't know didi y didi....
Once again Reggie is showing why he never won ANYTHING on ANY LEVEL. He was a soft shoe loser when he was a Chicago Bull and still is. He will never champion anything that disturbs the statues quo. He is and has always been a good ole boy/pretty boy on the court and off. He's been there 2 years and hasn't accomplished anything in regards to improving the Campus, Student Enrollment, Student Security or Athletic Facilities. Which proves he was brought in for his face and that has been able to accomplish ANYTHING for BCU....
This entire situation is a cautionary tale on so many different fronts and has revealed how little so many people still understand about HBCUs, their noble and historic struggles, and the deep rooted anti-Blackness that keeps other institutions enriched at our expense. There are so many metaphors for the Black Experience at large. We are so quick to tear down, attack, and denigrate our own while operating with the utmost respect and deference for other institutions. I haven’t been this shocked at attacks on an HBCU in years. But I am standing with BCU always and forever.
Reggie used to come inside Best Buy in Las Cruces New Mexico when coaching New Mexico State and be like “go get you manager and let ‘em know Reggie is here, I need a better price on this item”. I used to shut his ass down!! Would tell him the shit was already on sale as much as it was gonna be and that he had more money than most people paying that sale price. Privilege at its finest!!
Texas Southern fires their police chief because she didn’t want her officers running errands for the president of the university. HBCU’s have got problems across the board. There needs to be a forensic audit at Bethune Cookman and many others.
We can do an audit but the city would need to call us. Also, people will get fired.
Have you been to all 107 HBCUs to find out if all of them have problems across the board? If you didn't respectfully shut the f****** up.
@@beats4life971 People need to get fired! Hopefully the city calls for it.
Ed Reed was always a passionate guy so it what he did came as a surprise to you well you obviously you didn't do your homework.
schools get audited every year...they are passing...so your outside take on what is going on is skewed
"He didn't work here. He didn't sign a contract", but you allowed him to recruit a bring in players.😕
Sounds like he did all of that on his own.
He did all that on his own
They were in the middle of negotiations. Same thing Deion was doing with CU. It’s just bad business and how they do business in FL smh
He said actuall asst coaches did the recruiting
@@kingmufasa366 they do it everywhere sir
How did he not know Ed was coming to get ready to bring in recruits & Ed had keys & codes to every building on campus? Who gave him the pass codes & keys? That's the AD job to give him access, lies don't tell themselves smh, sad
He said he knew he was coming. He didn’t know he was “staying.”
Exactly! Why give keys and codes if contracts weren't "signed" or you weren't expecting him to "stay" during his house hunt. He's a worker and passionate. AND WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE STARTED WORKING.
10:05 - 10:49 alluded that his access came from assistant coaches that had already been retained.
Who said Ed had keys and access codes? Who gets that before they start a job and haven't really been at the location but once. People with access allowed him around the building
There were assistant coaches who probably willing shared their codes and granted him access to buildings.
He shocked Ed Reed's behavior but not the conditions of the school.
The discussion is about firing ed reed why do you guys keep bringing up the conditions of the school. Yes we know about the conditions of the school and it has all been brought to the front that still does not give him the right to talk about them before you're even hired
@@percywilson9399 Because we want our children to be in a safe healthy environment and focus on their education, not mold, rats, trash, and crackheads. Ed Reed's behavior was over the top especially for someone who wasn't even hired, but hearing about the mess that's going on with this school and others has me rethinking hbcus as a viable option that's why I'm bringing up the conditions. If you were my child I wouldn't send you to that mess to struggle more. It matters. That coach said he didn't go to a hbcus.
EXACTLY
@ Percy Wilson
If these conditions were known why wasn’t anything done about it..I know that area had went through 2 hurricanes.. but the health and sanitary ( or lack of ) conditions have been present there well before both of those storms caused damages to the school. People here saying that he’s too emotional.. well how and where is displayed adds it’s validity or not but what I do know if you have a non emotional football coach then I damn guarantee you that football team will certainly be a losing football team..because a team takes on the character of the coach..and btw if you don’t think real nice facilities or facilities that are in good and respectful conditions doesn’t affect recruitment of good players then you have no idea on how hard it is to recruit .. Anywoos I wish and hope the best for all that are involved
Because he has been working there. It's a private school without the wealthy alumnus that PWIs have.
The excuses are palpable. The condition of the school should never be that way. Ed Reed is one man. For them to be counting on him to change things speak for themselves. Football players sharing helmets with mold in them. Washing their own clothes and buying Lysol themselves. I would never coach there or send my children there…..It a good thing Ed did shine light on a very dark situation. Thanks Ed…
It's a way to do it and that's not how help is given . Bye bye ER
Look at that!
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Ed went about things the wrong way. The way he expresses himself showed he was not a good fit for BCU which by the way was giving him his first collegiate head coaching position.
The Alumni..The kids..The New Coach all can't be lying! Reggie full of shisssh..The Board and President all in the Bag
So Ed Reed was the plug for capital. No questions on players sharing helmets or mold ? Very soft interview altogether. I appreciate the AD honesty over all and hope it doesn't become who is saying the truth or not. This mess needs to end with better conditions for all the students.
Money and political capital are why HBCUs want these celebrity coaches. But, these schools forget these guys want to call shots if they are to tap their networks for money.
@kamala80 yes. But the only capital from the only celebrity coach was coach prime no other blueprint but that. So Ed Reed was to serve in that purpose.
@kamala80 it's like you want My relationships and capital but telling me to shut up. Not every HOF jock is willing to listen because that sounds like a hand out.
@@outlawtakeover Ed was definitely trying to get some of the Coach Prime afterglow and in that effort he forgot a big step.. you got to EARN it. Reed knew what he signed up for he just wasn't ready to handle the job
@Booker's Rebirth But why we have to come in an want to Run over the A D an President he wouldn't have done it at Miami
One of the reasons some of our universities find themselves in such a state of disrepair both figuratively and literally is because their leadership became complacent. This complacency has become entrenched in the university’s leadership culture. Their complacency makes them complicit or have a go along to get along mentality that does nothing to solve the multi-layered problems that exist. It appears that old guard complacency is alive and well at BCU, especially the board of trustees. It’ll take state court to fix the issues with those boys, good luck with that.
Coach Prime said the same thing back in August at the SWAC media day.
Bethune-Cookman is a very small private institution. It's hard to fund raise and garner donations for private institutions, particularly the Black ones. If you look at schools like FAMU and NC A&T, hell, even Clarke Atlanta, they don't really have those issues because they receive state funding (not all they're supposed to but a lot) and that funding makes a difference.
Nothing about this interview says “complacent”.
I totally agree. I've seen guards change and I've seen the school change. This AD needs to be gone, as well as any other alum that's not moving the school forward. We seen the video and those kids deserve more and that's all he wanted. I'm a person that listens to 0 excuses! Actions speak louder than anything. Truth is Truth!!!!!
Enough is enough,we have a myriad of problems facing us as a people, and a football coach is dead last on the list.
“His office was clean… I hadn’t done a major clean up job because the coaches had just left the building” -AD
What is he talking bout? Let's hold Reed accountable and no one else. So for the problems in question, all we get are excuses.
Yep he's full of contradictions. I'm glad Ed Reed shinning the light on that mold they trying to cover up.
Like he said he didn’t expect him to say. That’s what he gets for assuming
Look at that!
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He could have went on Roland but he knew he wasn’t going to be allowed to tell a one sided story.
This coach is a yes man, members of the Alumni spoke out about the foul activity going on within their organization. Reed only exposed these issues on a level that students and other board members couldn't. Students were silenced and board members were threatened to be fired.
The alumni that are giving back less than 1 % percent to the university, but complaining about the facilities at a private institutions?
Yeah… that have a legitimate case to talk.🤷🏾♂️
@@himsultan5019 always FUNDING. It’s not it’s LACK OF EFFORT. Cleaning, keep up what you have, getting Find Mangers, networking for sponsors and advertising takes EFFORT. Stop with FUNDING as the answer for EVERYTHING
@@ttoo6463 Well, that everybody's responsibility!
@@himsultan5019 Because BCU administration gave them a cease and desist because they wanted the credit
@@himsultan5019 they are the same ones that once were giving 10%
I just saw rats in the dorm so this man can’t say anything that I would be believe!
There's rats in the White House. The Burj Khalifa doesn't have a septic system.
Reggie went to a friendly outlet. Take yo ass to see Roland Martin.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's know Roland Martin would cook him.
ASAP!
How can you say that but Roland took it hella easy on Ed Reed. Name one pressing question that he asked Ed Reed?
@@ianmarshall2720 Roland love’s celebrities
We pulled my sister out of BCU when we saw the facilities that was in 2010 it was trash EVERYWHERE… It was insane we were complaining about this years ago. We cant have our future leaders growing thinking we shitted on them. These the ppl that are going to be passing our laws in our old age. They will remember. We gotta come together as whole. Atleast once a week that new port money can be going towards one of these schools… Although millions can help the univervisty, 9 bucks can help a student. What are you willing to sacrifice for our future leaders
NO! You are incorrect. "THE HURRICANES" are at fault! SMH #YesImBeingSarcastic
I agree that there shouldn't be trash everywhere but the students who are complaining about everything put it there!! Duh
Just say your sister and her friends were dirty
@@lesterduncan2914 you clearly havent seen enough videos or the students that speak out… Homeless ppl sleep on the property, drug dealers walk throught the property. Thats one of the reason we got her otta there. Just do alittle more research and you will delete that comment.
Reggie’s eye shifting when speaking tells the story!
Lol 😆. Yeah ok
Ok Officer Larry.
It's gonna be interesting to see how the BCU administration explains all of the problems they have in the coming months! No locker room, no practice facilities, lack of proper equipment, and the list goes on and on! Where has the money gone to provide such basic necessities if you're gonna have these sports programs????
In the wrong peoples pockets smh
I agree, I would imagine one of the most expensive sports to have at a university is a football program which is why many universities don't have them. They will have basketball programs soccer volleyball but due to the cost they don't have football perhaps BECU should revisit that
They do have locker rooms, but they aren't on campus. They have weight training rooms they also have a football field/stadium , it's about 10 mins away
@@MrSmartboy1983 oh I didn't know this!
@@TonayB-47 exactly!
💁🏽♀️So the school allowed him to use his resources until he called them out. Then all of a sudden “we didn’t ask for his help.” Classic gaslighting from those who don’t want to be held accountable. 💁🏽♀️ 🥷 in their feelings is the real problem.
Thanks for clearing this situation up for the alumni, students, and mostly
The community. I'm HBCU PROUD.
absolutely appaling to see these puppet (masters') being so heartless and deflective, or unaccountable.
You right , they don't want Jesus, they only want the blessing, so once they learned how hard it would be to get it, then they find ways hurt innocent people in midst. GOD DO NOT UGHLY
Well said
What resources? He didn't use anything he talk a good game he said Shaq said whatever he needs yet didn't use him.
He Went from His office was clean to He didn't have a office .
It’s not an office if it isn’t clean it’s a dirt pile
@@proverbs31university Well get it cleaned. Problem solved. That's just petty and immature and elitist to be exact. He wanted an office like Deions at CU...LOL Blk men wanting to be white so damn bad
I caught that too.
"Clean, but not to his standard" either it was clean or it wasn't 🤣
You guys really sound silly that would have been his office he knew where his office was going to be but the contract was not sign stopped trying to make this something that is not you know what he met
I think Ed Reed was sincere but he was also sincerely wrong in how he handled his response.
I agree, he was. But was it grounds for termination or conversation?
@@RaphaelAshanti When you are in the middle of negotiating your contract, and then behave like Ed did,
it's understandable that the other party no longer wants a conversation.
In my opinion, Ed messed it up. His own fault. They wanted him (at least Reggie), to help build the football program. And they sure trusted him to achieve it. But Ed can't control his temper (which is no problem, if this happens internal), and to defame all HBCUs and all staffs (just because he was mad at BCU administration), was highly unprofessional.
Ed embarrassed himself
Agreed
@John Wick not at all. He has more ppl for him than against him. And we're used to ppl being quiet when they're taken advantage of and lied to. He stood up and said something. He exposed a lot of the things wrong with a lot of hbcu's
Every athlete Ed recruited should get a NCAA release from there scholarship.
Thanks for doing this interview. It was beneficial for me to hear what Coach Theus had to say. As graduate of Jackson State University, a supporter of HBCUs in general and a fan of Ed Reed & Reggie Theus. I pray that something was learned that will lead to positive outcomes for the students and the University.
The saddest thing about this whole thing is when u realize Bethune Cookman is not funded by the state
They sued their alumni assoc. Their contributions went from 11% to 1%. Homeless in the lobby, Trash, mold and rats have nothing to do with funding.
Private school
It is funded by the Federal government sense 2018 for the next ten years.
RIght! It's a private school. It's hard to keep private schools funded because they rely solely on donations and fund raising. This same issue is going on with Johnson C Smith in NC, yet NC A&T being a state school is flourishing with 17,000 students.
It's a private school
Theus role as Basketball coach and Athletic Director probably is borne out of financial necessity, especially with the challenges BCU faces. Hopefully BC tunes out the “noise” and take action on the message.
My question is going forward can there be more transparency particularly with the students and athletes. Because right now Bethune has bigger issues to worry about
Money will solve all of the problems and being a small Black private college, in racist ass Florida is going to be hard to get. They'll need a lot of donations and fund raising. Maybe some of the wealthy ball players and fake rappers can donate.
@@Tellerbe10 why would they when clearly none of the money goes to the kids all the boar
Reggie is tap dancing. Ed was going to make it better. This joker is a gate keeper!
Ed Reed was what the football team and the School needed
The Interim president said they has not cleaned his office because they had started remodeling that office and other buildings.
They should have never gave him keys.
He shouldn’t have been on campus like that if it’s nothing signed.
The interim president said Reed didn't have an office.... they need to pick a story and stick with it
@@ShawnWi He also said that Reed was given permission to be there! But never said what he was given permission to do!
In all honesty, the school can choose who they want to hire, fire, and not give contracts. However, I've never known a university to have an AD that's also the head coach of another sport there. It sounds very amaetur. I noticed he spoke about Ed staying on campus longer than he thought, however, he stated Ed got 30+ recruits on campus in that time. I know national signing day is coming, so if Ed wanted a full recruiting class like other schools, it was beneficial for the football program for him to be there.
very middle and high schoolish
So now we gonna judge a school who brought in a former NBA star as AD and also values him as a coach as 'amateur' lol.. The school has less than 4,000 total students. Did you hear Reggie say he had many talks with Ed Reed letting dude know what was going on? This is an Ed Reed problem BEFORE it's anyone else
Under funding. I don't agree but I understand.
This happens often in non Division 1 schools.
@@I.am_Groot there were problems before Ed got there, he's gone and there's still problems. Now what? Alumni contributions went from 11% to less than 1%. Why? Theus doesn't trust Ed, but sounds like the Alumni don't trust those in charge, hence the reduction in contributions. My takeaway from this interveiw is they were trying to use Ed's Brand as a come up. Are there any other AD/Head Coaches in their conference?
A Div 1 school with a AD dual hatted as the bball HC is giving small high school vibes. If your school doesn't have the funds to support a program, then don't field a program. After over 100 years, why doesn't BCU have a track for the track team? Why don't they have locker rooms? Why are they sharing helmets? The football team should be discontinued until they can financially support it.
Also, the "President" said they have all this money but they just hadn't had the chance to do the projects. Sounds fishy to me. They keep talking about the hurricanes but what about the foolery before the hurricanes? So the students are liars huh? The stories aren't matching.
Bethune is a division 1 school?
Right because AD’s are Head Coaches in High School. Never seen this at a College.
I've said this as well. Just go down to D2 and scrap the Athletics programs. Just concentrate on education, organization, and rebuilding for now. Eventually start adding back D2 sports programs. Then maybe one day go back up to D1.
@@MIGGYME1 no
Von, Thank you for the Great interview and giving fans the other side of the coin!!!
EXACTLY! Because with Deion you only heard one side. Glad Theus is speaking out
Reed & Deion spoke truth
@@yousocrazycurlystooge7640 Like my husband always said, there's two sides to every story and then there's the truth. Ed Reed was clout chasing off of Deion. If he's so poppin; then why hasn't Deion offered him a job? BCU was giving him a chance. It's a small private college and they need help not an emotional reck of a black man
@@Tellerbe10wow, did you not hear the man say he spent his own money to get students to the school. The AD didn’t say you not the coach during that! Wow the nerve
You need the other side for a lie? That’s what you saying, come on man
@@andrejamal5438 did you not hear that he wasn't authorized to do so?
Praying for BCU and the Students!! HBCUs are so important and necessary; everyone just doesn't get it. #theeilove
Lol! No they really are not.
HBCUs are IRRELEVANT.
@Ehyeseph Ehyeh The majority Black doctors, lawyers, engineering, and professors in this country may disagree...since they got their degrees from these institutions... But proceed.
As an HBCU undergrad, I would actually say these instituations are antiquated and relics of a bygone era, IMHO... and wholly separate and unequal. An "A" for effort is no longer cutting it.
Everyone doesn't get it. So it's ok for HBCUs to disrespect their students. It's ok for us to not hold our leaders to a higher standard. Everyone doesn't get it. We should apply pressure on black people to do better. You can't preach black excellence but don't show black excellence. Ed Reed was a blessing. I guess y'all don't get it.
This was a great Fluff piece. You can’t blame everything on hurricanes.
I’m from a town on the gulf coast that has been hit hard multiple times and the high schools and colleges did not take over 3 years to recover. It just wasn’t a priority for BCU to be efficient and develop a path forward.
It looks like A.D. and the interim president are sharing the same story blame it on the hurricanes. So the students aren’t telling the truth, football athletes are sharing helmets and having to travel to practice off campus,washing their own uniforms, no locker room to take showers? The president is saying this is not true he walks the campus daily.
Their storm happened 3 months ago
One storm was a 3 months ago. Before that storm the grounds were still in disrepair.
Bam, Ed Reed has passion for the kids. That's what you need. When ya'll wake up and realize what's really going on. This is a disgrace!
Passion is not all that is required. There are other traits that are necessary in order to lead. Hell, Criminals and murderers have passion for what they do too lol. You also need professionalism and the ability to work with others, compatibility with the goals of the school, team , sponsors etc.
@@Bradley5221 a school just EXISTING isn’t the ONLY THING. Effort is REQUIRED
@@ttoo6463 absolutely , which is waaay more than just “ passion “ alone.
@@Bradley5221 yuuup, seemed like ER applied a football coach mentality to matters that required diplomacy, cunningness, and wisdom.
@@spiritandtruth6389 should have saved that raw “passion “ for the practice field lol
This is a sad situation, and I really feel for all the parties involved. You, Reggie, and Ed, because it is obvious that both of your hearts are in the right place. However, the student protest was very telling. We all need to do better. All Praises to The Most High
Reggie tried to hire a man that turned around and disrespected him!! Now he has to defend his own character and the school !!
Ed Reed wants to be Deion. He needs a lot of attention and he's an emotional mess. Being a coach at Bethune-Cookman, a small black private school was going to be a tough road. There will be a lot of frustration. He's not built to do the job. Good that this shit came out early
@@Tellerbe10 Yup. Ed Reed saw what coach Prime did and wanted in on the parade. Now he understands a bit better what Prime went through to get where he is today. We will see how he moves from here whether he does some real work or stays in his feelings. It is Reed's problem to solve
Wrong y’all don’t live here what Ed said was the truth he could’ve voiced it differently but they been stealing from those kids for yrs!!!!!!! ….. Ed ain’t Deon but clearly it’s a problem when donors don’t wanna give because they are playing with the money
@@bjblack43 what does living there have to do with anything? Did you attend the school? Why don’t you have this same energy for y’alls racist ass govenor?
Reggie big lie is that he didn’t know why Ed was on campus early.ITS RECRUITING SEASON! That means first come first served. If you want talent the contract should’ve came with the offer
What don't you understand he hasn't signed the contract yet!
@@JarvisJonesakaTheeFlyyGuyy don’t you understand if you don’t recruit now that you won’t get talent
@@GB81369 so you mean to tell me you're going to work for somebody and you're not even getting paid, and besides you can always get players out of the transfer portal
@@JarvisJonesakaTheeFlyyGuyy College football isn’t like your job bro. I watch recruiting all year around. If you got a sorry recruiting class you are setting up for failure. I can tell you don’t understand that world at all
@@GB81369 so you really expected Ed Reed to be competitive his first year at BCU?
He’s not just a football coach but a well connected money making machine hall of famer that could’ve made a huge difference. I don’t think his actions and behavior was missed placed given his purely personal desire to help the school. Come to ECSU bruh!
You cannot trash your employer on social media and think everything is going to workout for you. If you are, at least sign the contract first. That shows a lack of emotional control that maybe he shouldn't be teaching young men.
I totally agree with your opinions, as the terms were in the 80s "The squeaky wheels gets the grease. " A blue collar approach but hopefully there's beauty in simplicity, and create a basic concept that's agreeable to resolve the issues and maintain throughout the future
But they invited Rick Ross to homecoming but you have an issue with language? His jealously is showing! Smh!
I’m wondering how many parents, whom, their children are not on scholarship, are reconsidering send their children to a different institution.
This can have major implications to BCU and other HBCUs
Let them go for every 1 that leaves believe me there's 5 that wants his spot , its about a degree that's whats wrong with our people EMOTIONAL
@@freakshow3287 no it’s not. Especially student athletes not LINED UP
@@ttoo6463 apparently you don't know how many young men would kill for a scholarship to play football
@@freakshow3287100% acceptance rate with a 33% graduation rate! Sounds like a money grab by a board that don't report to ANYONE. All good business have a checks and balance system, which they don't. Just my opinion...
@@freakshow3287 apparently you don’t know how MANY colleges offer scholarships.
lies lies lies.................... how do you expect him to recruit for the upcoming school year and to start spring training......... and to get the facilities built...
Theus..this was YOUR job to make sure everything was in order and in place...you are the Athletic Director!!! Wish Lynn Thompson was still there and Shine!!!!!!!!!
thats the issue with him trying to work 2 different positions like Ed Reed said smh
Exactly!
Even this guy contradicted what the president said. The president just said on the Roland Martin Unfiltered show that BCU has locker rooms. This solidified for me the lack of integrity of the president.
WTH...you didn't expect him to stay, but neither you nor the president who says he walks the campus "everyday" told him to leave. What sense does that make?
McDonald's gave a lot of people their first job too, but does that mean they can't complain or express their upset about the quality standards of food or the disconnect and presence of a high level of customer service.
This guy has drank the kool-aid. Ed didn't trash the administration, but they all took it that way. So be it. At the end of the day, Ed wasn't lying, but they continue to focus on factors that don't move the needle to resolve the problem or fix the issues.
The student leaders said they complained too and were removed from their positions and sent cease and desist requests. These students have been asking for a meeting with the president since last August and haven't been contacted yet. The same president that claims he walks the campus everyday. The bottom line is, they see Ed as someone they won't be able to control or bend to their will and are using this opportunity to move on to the next. Why is there was trash that Ed even felt the need to clean up? They are on that campus everyday and it didn't dawn on them to keep it clean? I guess they won't be satisfied until Dr. Mary McCloud Bethune's college is brought to its knees. Everybody has to answer to someone...even them.
After 100 years and this school still does not have a locker room. I am sure they could have had a fundraiser, go to Home Depot, and Lowes to get donations. This is a sad situation and they keep blaming Ed and hurricanes. Too late, the conditions are out and I hope the students keep speaking.
There are many things that HBCUs don’t have that should be considered an outrage .
ALSO THE FAKE ALUMNI DON'T GIVE BACK.
My question is why was Coach Terry Williams not retained? Coach Williams was an 2 round draft pick from Bethune Cookman coached at cookman for over 25 years and was let go. Those type of coaches you leave in place that's a legend. Coach Williams was and still is a father figure to me when I was at cookman and apart of the football program.
Interesting how he skimmed pass a lot of pressing issues. Also football team was on the road because they don't even have a practice field talk less of a stadium.
They. Had. A. Hurricane. A few weeks ago. A. Hurricane.
Right! He’s part of the losing culture! What have you done, REG?!?!
Ed Reed agreed to coach at a university without those amenities. ER exacerbated this problem that he was aware of.
@@I.am_Groot The students have spoken out and a lot of the problems predated the Hurricane. The high school where they practice is already back on their feet from the hurricane.
Even if he didn’t work there, y’all should make sure ur offices and campus are clean at all time and I would tell any coach or former coach’s to maintain there office at all time.
And even if he didn’t work there, why did they allow him to work at all?!
“More coaching ability” smh. Ed Reed would’ve been MORE than a coach for the university. It’s crazy how they’re all pointing the finger. They did nothing wrong. At least Ed Reed acknowledged his shortcomings. Not one of them has taken accountability for ANYTHING that’s transpired smh.
Exactly
They don't have to. They're the employer. Employers aren't accountable to employees
What you said absolutely makes no sense, you can't go on social media and trash the people who are about to hire you! That's a pretty big goddamn shortcoming if you ask me.
@@JarvisJonesakaTheeFlyyGuyy I don't see why people don't understand your point..
Well according to THEM he wasn’t an employee 🥴 but Who are they accountable to? Sure as hell ain’t the student body. From SGA President, to football players, to Mr. & Mrs. BCU. Administration and board ain’t worth a penny and story after story is proving Ed Reed wasn’t lying. They’re clearly power and money hungry. Like I said, at least Coach Reed acknowledged where he went wrong. The President, the Athletic Director and a board of trustee member has been proven to be LIARS. But I guess y’all right, it’s all Coach Reeds fault. Then administration has been amazing the last few years.
He's lying to save face.
Talking and saying pure nothing.
How do you know he's lying? You don't work at BCU.
Ed reed was dead ass wrong you can’t talk about your job and expect to keep it that brotha has mental issues
Reggie Theius is right!!!!!
About what?
People have been AD and a head coach at the same time before, it’s just not as common as it was years ago. Barry Alverez was AD and head football coach at the university of Wisconsin in the early 2000’s.
True story. Small schools do things different. To me if I got a former NBA player as AD and he wants to coach the BB team... Yes. No hesitation
And no black person screamed or protested Wisconsin. Because black Americans worship everything white and hate our own.
Stop comparing a publically funded state university to a private one
Conflict of interest. When the hoops team performs poorly, he’s not going 2 fire himself
I thought Barry was promoted from HC to AD?
What I heard from the AD/Bball coach - a lot rationalizing the status quo he and others have created. He made it clear criticizing/sharing feedback with leadership is off limits. I’d love to see AD step up here and along with explaining decision making - take some personal accountability about how the university will level up the facilities and culture for the students and student athletes.
Ed Reed wanted to raise the bar and push boundaries. He made some mistakes. It would have been awesome to see this AD handle it in a humble and productive way - could have been the beginning of a special relationship.
EXACTLY! Just like our COON politicians, WHAT IS THE PLAN!? They NEVER present a PLAN!
They don’t deserve Ed Reed.
@@johneta7665 you're right they deserve better.
YES!! YES!!! YES!!!
COACH REEDHOF20
@@Pop-lr6yb You are right. Anyone is better than Ed Reed.
@HBCU Gameday this was a week interview ask the real questions the people deserve to know
This is so easy to fix, simple sit down with Ed Reed and take accountability for the issues and say we want you as the head coach to help fix these issues and let’s work together to improve the university. But the AD and the administration are in there feelings
Bingo!!!
The only one that's in his feelings is Ed Reed. He's an emotional wreck. No reasonable person will expect to be rehired after going in a live and 💩 on the school that just hired them. The administration has moved on. It's time for Ed to do the same. He needs to realize he F'ed up in a major way and use this as a teachable moment for himself.
Well now let’s see who does better BCC or Ed reed
I would say no. They didn't give him a contract and they decided not to move forward with him, he should move on to other opportunities. I realize that this is "bigger than football," but companies do rescind verbal offers, and trying to get them to change their minds is not advisable.
@Lions Truth I care about the state of black people and I am very passionate about serving our people, but what you will never find me doing is going on a social media rant about my office not being cleaned and full trash bins on campus my first week on campus, before I even signed my contract. Ed's behavior was immature and unprofessional and I can't believe you keep making excuses for him and trying to blame the administration for his bad behavior. You claim the president and AD are liars, but what did they lie about? You need to just accept the fact that Ed Reed messed up and no self-respecting employer would ever hire him back after pulling those types of shenanigans.
Men like this can talk for hours and say nothing
men like u probably didnt make good grades in school....or go any higher than grade school...cause you can't listen r comprehend
He's a company man.
Lies , lies and more lies the reason BC will co to use to fail. Ed spoke on facts while Theus making excuses .
He said everything. Ed knew .
What's his track record? Dudes just talk about talking.
If one of Deions assistant coaches publicly criticized and insulted him, Deion would 100% cut ties with that guy the same way Bethune did with Ed. Guarantee you.
And the same people who are criticizing bethune would be praising and supporting deion for doing the same thing.
Facts
You are so right
Deon gave him the info Deon should've explained it to him more on how to keep the job but he didn't But thats Ed friend
Being The AD and coach is a red flag to many irons in the fire 🤔
You do realize BC do not have the resources
Where do yall think this money gon come from?
You do know that many small schools have this situation just usually they use a FB coach but still most AD/athletics presidents do that
@@bigmike1065 You are the boss and the employee. Who are you accountable to?
@@kaboo2009 They don't grasp that. These fools never heard of BC before last week and have no idea what the realities involved add up to. It's another media frenzy getting people mad at everyone except Ed Reed whose IG live tantrum cost him his first head coaching job.
@@bigmike1065
lol I just did he is a control freak.
with more jobs that's more money for him
🤔
The reality is that this has been going on for years at Bethune and other HBCU's. Ed Reed's reaction, whether wrong or right has brought attention to problems that have been around for years, which makes Bethune's administration and other HBCU administration's look really bad. Even Coach Prime at JSU tried to make people aware of these long standing issues.
Not so. A practice field. Other than that what proof have u seen DEION show. I know non at all.
I agree, it brought awareness to what has been going on for many years.
Exactly he made waves and started to pull back the curtain and they can't have that.
@@Linlin-sy2ek you're going to tell me that coach Prime did not bring any improvements to Jackson States football program? It wasn't just the practice field. How about the entire football facility? New locker room, team meeting room, weight room, and treatment room. And he came out of his own pocket for more than half of it and was able to get sponsors like Wal Mart, Under Armor, and various celebrities and former pro athletes to contribute. He gave back half his pay to do this. He did this, not the administration. Why did it take him coming to JSU to get this done?
Where is the support from the alums for this and for upgrades around campus?
Nice play by using the Ed Reed screenshot next to Reggie to bait us into thinking there were on the interview together, LMAO, you gained about 5K views from that alone!...but seriously, this dialogue with Reggie was much needed for context. Kudos to HBCU Gameday.
You ain't lying 🤣🤣🤣
Just wait until the footage of Reggie contradicting himself multiple times while addressing the parents of recruits comes out…
He basically said he needed Ed to relax until the contract was signed. Then he could put pressure on the administration for change. The AD is aware of the situation and needed Ed's to bring talent and dollars to the school. But, often, it's not what you say but how you say it...
That part!!!!
You’re not wrong
Now THIS I can see. But he still sound like he tap dancing in this interview...... TOO Many different narratives from Him, Pres & even Chairman of the Board
Nal he making it up
@@dshepherd35 r u slow😂😂😂😂 u sound like a fanboy😂😂lol
Ed Reed tried to share the issues at Bethune Cookman, unfortunately he went about it the wrong way by using social media and explicit language to express his feelings 😮
Wrong way, he got the word out and we are still talking about it!
It wasn't his first move. The administration was ignoring his request. Real change needs things to be done differently.
It wusnt the wrong way..had he not been as outraged n put it on a big platform it wudnt be being talked about newere near as much smh
this is my take
@@MrHeat1up Request? There is a right way and a wrong way to do things. Ed chose the INSANE way. Regardless of his intent, NOBODY in their right mind would hire someone who publicly criticize the leadership during contract negotiations. Why? Because it screams horrible judgement and political immaturity. School Administration? Stop it. It doesn’t take 3 months let alone 3 years to clean up (not repair) after a hurricane.
Apparently the students agree with Ed Because I didn’t see anyone protesting in favor of the AD. He told the truth and you didn’t like it! Good luck finding a coach that will come anywhere near his stature and influence.
Ed Reed is either a master manipulator (like Deion Sanders), or he has handlers who do the work, and he is the puppet.
When Reggie said, that he told Ed about the problems, there is no reason for Ed to act surprised. And I knew, that his story with "his office" was a complete exaggeration. And it also not surprises me, when Reggie said, that his conversation with Ed in private, and how he acted there was different, in comparison how Ed acted on social media.
Ed was either overburdened, when he saw what all has to be done, or he used this opportunity to prop himself up. And to show BCU in a bad light, so that he can be seen as a savior (by media, and black people), and people automatically ONLY believe his side of the story. (The same what Deion did, when he left to Colorado, and threw shade at JSU).
I believe that Ed had no issues with the administration, or Reggie at the beginning. But when he made the mistake to answer to the trolls on social media, and when he started to bad-mouth all HBCUs, and the BCU administration, including Reggie (although he informed him about all the problems, and was in favour of Ed to be the HC), and Reggie saw another side of Ed, that's when the table turned.
And when he had the conversation with Reggie, he knew that they will not hire him. That's when he (or his handlers) made the plot to talk with the students and parents, and he made sure to record this, so that it goes viral. Because only the outrage of the students and public would then safe his job, or to get the job as head coach. Because the administration and Reggie were done with him.
And that Deion then facetimed him, and was talking during the meeting, was no coincident. I'm sure, that this was planned with Deion or the handlers in co-operation with Deion.
Deion wanted that Ed Reed become the HC of JSU, when he left to Colorado. But AD Robinson chose TC Taylor as HC. This means, Deion couldn't install Ed Reed as HC at JSU. Deion needs a HBCU as "headquarter" from where he will start his pipeline to take HBCUs their best players away, to lure them to a PWI. Understand, that black players are the "resources" that generate money for the PWIs, the NFL, the agents, and the people who recruits the players, and also for every Corporate America company. They don't want, that these players (especially the good ones) choose HBCUs. Because it means, that the PWI, etc. will then not generate money off of the black players, and HBCUs would receive the money.
And another point is also, black students (especially black players) who go to a PWI are more likely detached from the black community. This means, they will not care about the problems in black communities, not invest, or work to improve the situations in black communities. They will enrich the white communities, and the black communities will stay poor. And the charity donations will not help, and for most of them it's just a tax write off. Some of them will learn when they are older, or no longer play in the NFL, etc. but then it's too late.
And Deion is helping his white bodies (Corporate America) to keep HBCUs poor and to enrich PWI, and other white institutions.
I just don't know, if Ed Reed is being used, or if he is part of it. Both of them, Deion and Ed Reed went to PWI and not to HBCUs. Their mindset is to enrich and help the white institution, because they were raised in these white institutions who taught them "white is good, and black is bad". And the money and prestige they get from the PWIs made them a useful tool to harm HBCUs (to further impoverish the black community).
I didn't forget the problems the students have. But I think, that the outrage and the situation from the students are used by Ed Reed and his handlers, to make it seem that Ed Reed is there for the students. I don't believe it. Especially, when Reggie said, that Ed Reed's behaviour was different in private, in comparison to his social media outrage. It's better to distinguish between the problems the students have with the administration, and the situation of Ed Reed.
And for those who are in favour of Ed Reed, ask Ed Reed, if Reggie told him about the problems. And also ask him, where is the footage of "his trash office".
I now understand why Ed didn’t wait til the contract was finalized to go off. He was already working without a contract! Why did they let him work without a contract at all? If he wasn’t an employee, why was he spending his own money for these students?
No he started doing those things on his own without permission.
@@SmackYaMama EXACTLY! He was not obligated to do anything. I wouldn't have picked up one piece of dirt before I was OFFICIAL ‼️ That's his fault.
This is hard to believe because he made up the narrative that students at HBCU’s police & pick up trash. There’s staff & money given to them to pay other people to do that. Why are the student athletes doing that when there’s constant money given to HBCU’s to handle that. I can honestly say that at AAMU when I played football; we was never made to do that. We had city workers on campus daily. Why don’t they? Where’s the money? Just that alone make me not believe anything else he’s saying.
A good number of universities have what’s called community service days and on those days they pick up trash etc…. That’s what he was referring too
He’s a lot talk. All that talk, what has he done.
HBCUs do weird stuff like that. That's not surprising
@@Rory-ct1zuSo you believe It’s weird to have a day that students are able to volunteer to pick up trash and initiate other other community services?
Yes. And I graduated from a HBCU as well as a PWI. Picking up trash on campus I pay to attend is not community service. PWI don't do that
I really appreciate this interview from Reggie Theus.
Wish they could have worked it out. I know Reggie personally and he is a standup guy but I also understand he has a job to do so he has to play a form of diplomacy, right or wrong. My gut tells me that perhaps Reg saw that he and someone with the Ed Reed passion and stature as well as himself, could move the needle beyond the limitations but they had to find a place and a way to work it together. Unfortunately, like all too often, the ball gets dropped when it matters the most and guess who loses in the end? When will WE ever learn that in the grand design we are playing CHESS not checkers?
I don't know about anybody else, but I BELIEVE this man. I believe Reggie Theus is telling the truth. Ed Reed acted prematurely when he hosted that recruitment weekend without being officially hired as the new head football coach.
Some people are passionate about their job and some aren’t. There’s no sense of urgency or importance for the things of this school coming from this guy. He obviously doesn’t really care
So true
This is a conflict of interest: you cannot hold 2 roles, Reggie Theus is Bethune-Cookman's athletic director and men's head basketball coach.
There's no conflict of interest. Name it if there is one.
@@bigmike1065 Does the basketball team have a locker room? share jerseys?
So who checks Reggie Theus?? He is not the catch all, never corrected, do all for the betterment of the school! You got a lying prez, and a lying AD! Not a good look. They need a federal investigation to take a look. They also need a review of their 501c3.
Lol.. all this finger pointing because a school with less than 4,000 students has an AD who also coaches a sport? I mean all the high schools where a full time teacher also coaches a sport also a 'conflict of interest' hmm? Y'all acting like BC some power 5 school in athletics...lmao
@Shawn W. that's not a conflict of interest. That is a lack of resources. You know that it doesn't take much to purchase basketball clothing and resources. Football resources are a lot more expensive. I don't deny that BCU lacks resources, and Reggie did not deny that. I strongly believe that's why he went after Ed, but Ed, as we can see, was not emotionally, spiritually, and mentally prepared for the task.
You’re on the right forum, someone who won’t question you for the FACTS!!!
What lie do you think he told. What do u think he omitted?
@@coreyclark3421 the LIES told themselves. Ed Reed had keys and access to everything but didn’t know he was on campus. Admitted he had a office. Admitted the recruits he was getting but they didn’t know? Then all Reggie did is say we talked and was waiting. Waiting to do what. Not on DECISION made or ACTION to correct problems stated.
They were bashing him for the work, worried about what he would want, and the questions he would ask. He then blew up on social media. Not a good look, but he is a passionate man. And he didn't do it for no reason. I think the powers that be were worried about a spotlight being shined on allocation of funds or misappropriation.
He embarrassed himself
Or maybe he slandered the university, damaged their reputation and now have lost out on future students because he wanted to be a IG thot and expose something that isn’t true
He apologized, they accepted apology and let him keep recruiting. It was an excuse when people were starting to ask questions on why Reed was coming out of pocket.
There used to be a few head coach/ADs but typically those were in well funded schools. The last notable head coach/AD that I can remember being Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin.
And he even gave up coaching to be an AD full time. It’s an impossible task in the modern era
@Rob BCC is a small school. It's possible for now.
@@johnquinnii1448 not when you consider everything needed to run a Division 1 athletic program. There’s a reason it’s not standard practice
@@rpeterson1989 I’m betting Reggie will give it up after they get stuff together
@@wytelester-green8891 After they get stuff together? LOL
Ed's not lying I lived in Daytona beach and that campus looks like the projects anyone can go on that campus whenever they want and this was 2015 😂
What does he have to say about what his student athletes communicated?
Your story, his story and the truth!!!!
*These folks are Classless and Egregious. I hope they ALL get caught up*
As usual, these types of guys give me a *clean-dirt* sort of vibe.
It doesn't matter that u told him about all the problems. Ed was trying to change and correct the problem, that's how u first address the issues at hand. He brought the major issues to the surface, the school didn't like being put on blast about how bad the situation was. This has got to get better, why would students spend money on going to a college that is trashed?
Big facts
That’s how you first address the issues at hand? Really, going on social media like that is how you first fix an issue? 🤫😂
So, on one hand you are saying, that it doesn't matter, that he (Reggie) told Ed about all the problems. But when Ed highlights all the problems via social media, then it matters? Do you actually read what you are writing?
When Ed was informed about all the problems, why was he acting so tramatic on social media?
@@KJ-tf3vi Exactly!! That is absolutely NOT how you address issues that you are supposedly working to resolve.
He( AD) needs to check his pride and make effort like Ed did and accept the apology and start building with Ed’s network system BCU needs hero right now
Reggie is full of it!!!! All of them need to go, including the Board.
my respect for reggie is gone period. he brought ed in to use him to build whats needed
Yes he did. All colleges do this. That's not abnormal. Colorado is doing the same with Deion. Ed wigged out and after he chilled out he realized he messed up. He cost himself and Bethune way more than a coaching job.
Well, Ed wanted to use BCU to get a head coach job at a PWI. The same way Deion Sanders used JSU. To then take the best players and coaches with him to a PWI.
And Ed has a handler (Ro Porish, or s.th. like that), that I don't trust.
So basically they wanted Ed Reed to come in and build the entire program. Raise money, recruit players, organize the renovation of facilities. All while these dudes lord over him and get paid. This is gross incompetence.
Dude is a cold blooded liar he told the history of the University when he sat down with Roland Martin and yes he is passionate he has a right to be passionate about what he loved he's really no different than Dion! They both were passionate coaches because they love the young people.
As a father of two kids that attend HBCU's I rather have a loud coach speaking the truth vs a quite conniving AD/Coach not addressing the underlining problems
This is a sad state of affairs. Peace.
You definitely not telling the truth Brother... This is not going away Everyone getting exposed now HBCU SCHOOLS MY ASS..
Theus is a very bad liar. He legit said his office was cleaned then 2 sentences later gave excuses why it wasn’t clean lol
Stop lying...he said it was cleaned...then said it may not have been cleaned to Ed's standards.
Ed let him down?
Who let the kids down?
Who let the staff down?
This show is a joke
Go on Roland Martin show with some real questions
This interview provides clarity. Even tho some will side with the celebrity when he is clearly wrong. It appears Ed had plans on making a documentary and had the wrong person in his ear.
Exactly that’s all it was.
1st all I heard was we wanted to use Ed Reed to help us like Deion did for JSU and that he should have been grateful because WE gave him a chance to be a coach here 🤔. Same as JSU but he called them out before it got too bad. No accountability on the schools part. Two hat Charlie is getting paid so he’s not worried about it. Their feelings were hurt and they are just hurting the kids with this one and themselves.
Damn the behavior you know this is bullshit. You have a Hall Of Famee Football player with resources. You need to call Ed Reed and you and him go in an office and have a meeting and work this shit out. NOW
Ed, this was not the place for you. Go on my brother find a better fit. And BCU your institution is in serious trouble & whomever you find I truly wish them the best because your problems are deep and won’t be solved without a cleaning of the entire administration.
I'm confused as to why yall aren't holding Ed Reed accountable for his actions? How can you lead young men and can't control your emotions? Bethune Cookman knew they had work to do and they didn't need Ed Reed to blast them all over the internet. You can't get offered a job, go to the office before your first official day and blast the boss and administration.
From scanning these comments, I see a lot of people who like to judge from their couches. Most of you never went to an HBCU and really do not know anything about HBCUs. You have all these opinions, but do you volunteer, do you teach on campus, do you donate money, do you donate your time to help with events, do you hire the students, etc.? I can go on and on. If you are not hands-on with an HBCU ...STFU! If you are a PWI graduate, which are schools of WS...STFU! PWI graduates push WS into the community. That is what you all were trained to do. All systems that ED was ever connected to (PWI/WS and after) is why he is so disconnected from his own people. Instead of making a difference, he chose to get on the megaphone to trash and attempt to drive down enrollment at an HBCU (WS). Without enrollment smaller, HBCUs cannot survive and thrive. It takes money for improvements and programs. PWI's train black people to follow. HBCU's flourish confident Black Professional Leaders.
100% correct.
Some people don't get, when Reggie said, that Ed Reed behaved in private differently, and in his recordings on social media he is outraged. And Ed Reed let the people think, that he wasn't aware of the conditions, but Reggie said, that he informed him about the problems.
I believe, that Ed Reed is using the situation of the students, to shine a bad image on BCU. And at the same time a good image on himself, so that people (who don't see Ed Reed's and Deion's manipulative behaviour) only believe his side of the story.
I'm glad, that Reggie gave this interview.
Right now NSD is a week away. This breakdown happened last week. Of course he’s gonna be on campus he has to do he can recruit these kids. No kids sign to a school they’ve never walked on. As a parent I wouldn’t allow my kid to sign without a official visit.
This is sad as hell. I’m still against what Ed Reed did but the college (interim president & Theus) holds some of the blame as well. STEP IT UP FOR THESE KIDS! Sharing helmets? No locker rooms? Washing their own clothes?
So, you are saying Coach Reed is crazy? Why would he lie. He let you down, when the kids have Roaches, Rats and Mold. Cmon man! Reggie has a rep.I don't believe you Reggie.
I went to an HBCU 30 years ago and believe it or not things have gotten a whole lot better. The conditions were horrible, but I didn't know that until I went to visit my friend at Mississippi State. When you attend a HBCU you become like a family because everyone is so close knit. When Ed went to social media, he offended a lot of people including myself. He should have kept it in house. Deion didn't say anything until he was about to leave and that was because he had to defend himself. I hate that for the kids because I know Ed brought them hope but Bethune did the right thing. If he is complaining now, how do you think he was going to act when things got really bad?
Ed Reed said an did everything the right way Archie you sound just like this yes man Reggie Theus sounds,this chump like you Archie sound as if Ed Reed was the problem here when we all know that is a Damm lie all this bullshit he spilling is just that bullshit and Stevie Wonder knows this,Reggie Theus might of been at one time a decent basketball player but as a human being he some straight bullshit!!!
Man get your lying ass somewhere and get your check for telling all these lies,in fact someone other than this interviewer should of ask the questions that should of been asked because this guy asking these questions don't know didi y didi....
Deion lied a lot too. Deion has been caught in lies. Deion made allegations that he never proved.
Once again Reggie is showing why he never won ANYTHING on ANY LEVEL. He was a soft shoe loser when he was a Chicago Bull and still is. He will never champion anything that disturbs the statues quo. He is and has always been a good ole boy/pretty boy on the court and off. He's been there 2 years and hasn't accomplished anything in regards to improving the Campus, Student Enrollment, Student Security or Athletic Facilities. Which proves he was brought in for his face and that has been able to accomplish ANYTHING for BCU....
He is there for the sports program not all that other stuff
This entire situation is a cautionary tale on so many different fronts and has revealed how little so many people still understand about HBCUs, their noble and historic struggles, and the deep rooted anti-Blackness that keeps other institutions enriched at our expense. There are so many metaphors for the Black Experience at large. We are so quick to tear down, attack, and denigrate our own while operating with the utmost respect and deference for other institutions. I haven’t been this shocked at attacks on an HBCU in years. But I am standing with BCU always and forever.
Reggie used to come inside Best Buy in Las Cruces New Mexico when coaching New Mexico State and be like “go get you manager and let ‘em know Reggie is here, I need a better price on this item”. I used to shut his ass down!! Would tell him the shit was already on sale as much as it was gonna be and that he had more money than most people paying that sale price. Privilege at its finest!!
I have lost all respect for this Man . Please Re Hire Mr Reed from his fan base in Canada 🇨🇦...!
It’s not too late to hire Ed Reed and move forward