OT: Beckman Investigation Report concludes...Beckman is an a-hole
Illinois just released the full report. Prety awful. From Yahoo:
- Beckman was found to have “repeatedly communicated with players in ways, both explicit and implicit, that had the effect of deterring them from sharing information with sports medicine staff about injuries” and “engaged in a pattern of criticizing and demeaning players for seeking evaluation by an athletic trainer during practice, promoting the idea of playing through injuries, belittling injuries, and encouraging players to minimize their injuries.”
- Beckman routinely using vulgarities toward injured players in practice, calling a player with a suspected concussion (who went on to miss the rest of the season) “scared,” yelling at a player to return to a practice drill when trainers “thought the player could have dislocated his hip,” and “habitually” telling players that he does not “believe in hamstring injuries.”
Yikes.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:40 AM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
Playing through pain is part of playing any competitive sport. Not believing in hamstring injuries and telling players they're fine when they might have a spinal cord injury is not even in the same galaxy of consideration.
November 10th, 2015 at 6:38 AM ^
do fair here...
November 9th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 4:02 PM ^
If Beckman doesn't believe in hamstring injuries, he obviously hasn't had one. It's just about the worst thing ever, even just to function on an everyday level--much less try to play a sport.
What a buffoon.
November 9th, 2015 at 4:57 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 7:54 PM ^
Thanks for the correction!
I have suffered one hamstring injury in my life at a young age, and the prolific number of f-bombs I unleashed into the atmospher are probably still circling Cologne, Germany today.
Also, Tim Beckman is a real jerk.
November 9th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
lemme guess, Beckman also has his own theory on the pyramids too?
/Carson 2016
November 9th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 4:29 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
Wow… Just wow. I knew it was bad but I can't believe this. I think Beckman's coaching future is shot for the foreseeable future. Quite franklyI'd be surprised if anyone ever takes a chance on this guy again. At least on the FBS level.
November 9th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
That he wasn't that good of a coach. They have already won 5 games (6-7 last year) with their best receiver, Dudek, out for the year, and Donovonn Young (graduated).
"Every personnel move is for the best."
November 9th, 2015 at 6:43 PM ^
November 9th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
As a strange sidenote to a rather disturbing portrait of Tim Beckman (who hopefully will never find a job in coaching anywhere now), there is the story surrounding the weird levels to which he took the Illinois-Northwestern rivalry - LINK TO INSIDE NU STORY
For example, this oh-so-original countdown clock:
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November 9th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
That is just about the saddest thing ever.
November 9th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^
Things Tim Beckman does not believe exist...
Hamstring Injuries
Winning Records
November 9th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
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November 9th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
Illinois offensive lineman with a twitter account deserves some apologies from people on the internetz.
November 9th, 2015 at 6:54 PM ^
The only word for a boss, or other person in authority, to disregard medical advice is: dangerous. This is a person who will cause harm to others through their disregard of basic safety.
Sports medicine folks WANT players to play. Part of the training understands that the goal is to get players healthy enough to play, and to keep them in good health while playing.
Finishing a series, or a game, or a practice, with a developing injury can easily worsen it to the point that it jeapordizes that players season, career or long term health.
Also, Beckman is a dick.
November 9th, 2015 at 8:26 PM ^
I hope the players sue the s*** out of Illinois for lack of control.
November 9th, 2015 at 8:36 PM ^
Teuccc
November 9th, 2015 at 9:12 PM ^
If not one of the coaches stood up for these players, knew what was going on, and didn't say anything, they're just as guilty as Beckman, and ought to all be fired immediately after the season.
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November 10th, 2015 at 7:19 AM ^
to stay on when the head coach who brought them there gets fired. Assistants only get an opportunity when the head coach leaves for greener pastures or quits outright. I guess what I mean is when they throw out the baby the bath water must go with him.