{"id":1327790,"date":"2022-02-22T15:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1327790"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:39:00","slug":"msu-coach-defends-postgame-handshakes-our-real-problem-is-replacing-character-with-excuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msu-coach-defends-postgame-handshakes-our-real-problem-is-replacing-character-with-excuses\/","title":{"rendered":"MSU Coach Defends Postgame Handshakes: Our Real Problem Is Replacing Character With Excuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsu-coach-defends-postgame-handshakes-our-real-problem-is-replacing-character-with-excuses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1327790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-22-at-1.20.28-PM-e1645557752135.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Michigan State\u2019s head basketball coach Tom Izzo had some choice words for the talking heads calling for the end of the handshake line at the conclusion of sports games, but his analysis of American culture is what is really turning heads. <\/p>\n<p>Izzo said the people demanding the postgame handshake line be optional is is \u201cthe biggest farce joke\u201d he\u2019s ever heard and would simply be used as an \u201cexcuse\u201d to avoid teaching players and coaches character. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already taught these poor 18-year-olds that when you\u2019re told to go to class and you don\u2019t like it, you can leave. We\u2019ve already told these kids that if you\u2019re not happy, you can do something else. We\u2019ve already told these kids that it\u2019s hard to hold them accountable,\u201d Izzo said. \u201cAnd now we\u2019re going to tell them to not man up and walk down a line [to] someone who\u2019s kicked your butt and have enough class to shake their hand \u2014 is utterly ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Izzo\u2019s comments come just days after the University of Michigan\u2019s basketball coach Juwan Howard\u00a0slapped Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft in the face after the Badgers beat the Wolverines. Howard, who claims he was upset because Wisconsin called a late timeout, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/33343690\/michigan-men-basketball-coach-juwan-howard-suspended-rest-regular-season-altercation-wisconsin-sources-say\">suspended<\/a> on Monday for the rest of the regular season and fined $40,000 for his unsportsmanlike behavior.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Howard later apologized for his actions which he said were \u201cunacceptable\u201d and set a poor example for students athletes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Howard ending his apology with \u201cno excuses,\u201d sportscaster talking heads rushed to suggest that NCAA sports teams just do away with handshake lines, a universal sign of respect after a sports game, altogether. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HAND SHAKE LINE should go \u2013 too much emotion \/ tension will ultimately create an even bigger scenario than yesterday,\u201d Dick Vitale, a basketball sportscaster, tweeted on Monday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"IXZ1YTe1Hdxn2QLuJ2rlD76KFsMlcCMQCiRj5hTzmtO5WpDtUewn3s9Rf3pbo8EoXkFw47Zc\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man I wish I could talk instead of trying to sum up this Howard \u2013 Gard situation with limited characters on Twitter \/ said it yesterday &#038; will say it again the HAND SHAKE LINE should go \u2013  too much emotion \/ tension will ultimately create an even bigger scenario than yesterday .<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dick Vitale (@DickieV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DickieV\/status\/1495829334975819784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He even called on the Big 10 commissioner to \u201cact on what happened\u201d at the Michigan vs. Wisconsin game. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"HRTRwB9dj64kwvyVilMrsC9qbYlWC0kp6vsItWFZYScoXn5mnG0BQamA18EO242PN8yojKSd7q3DEN\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The time has come  to eliminate the line after games of shaking hands . Too many incidents taking places with the action in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadgerMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BadgerMBB<\/a>  vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichbball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@umichbball<\/a>  being SICKENING . Punches thrown behavior was out of control &#038; UGLY ! The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/B1GMBBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@B1GMBBall<\/a> Commish must act on what happened .<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dick Vitale (@DickieV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DickieV\/status\/1495491150089699329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other sports media figures also jumped on the anti-handshake bandwagon.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Izzo defended sportsmanship, respect, and taking responsibility for what could be a win or a loss as necessary for basketball, but his assessment of the motivation behind abolishing the postgame handshake line doesn\u2019t stop with sports. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s typical of our country right now,\u201d Izzo continued. \u201cInstead of solving the problem, let\u2019s make an excuse and let\u2019s see if we can just, instead of confronting and demanding that it changes, let\u2019s eliminate it so that we don\u2019t have those problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Izzo is right. While respectful coaches try to grapple with what possessed Howard to risk his career in a moment of anger, Americans are grappling with why a nation riddled with problems lacks the character and willingness to fix them. As Izzo noted, there is an overwhelming lack of responsibility and respect in the U.S. when it comes to solving issues of great consequence.<\/p>\n<p>For example, President Joe Biden and his administration have failed to take responsibility for the myriad of crises facing Americans today. Instead of addressing the ongoing Southern border crisis, rising inflation, and supply chain issues, the White House has deflected criticism and even <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/25\/media-demand-you-stop-shopping-to-shield-biden-from-blame-for-supply-chain-nightmare\/\">blamed Americans<\/a> for national problems. They\u2019ve used rhetoric and their allies in Congress to smear the GOP as the party of insurrectionists while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/border-patrol-agents-warned-of-assassination-attempts-by-mexican-cartels\">real terrorism<\/a> threatens the wide-open U.S.-Mexico border. <\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the health bureaucrats responsible for locking down the country, forcing children to mask or stay glued to a screen at home, and downplaying Communist China\u2019s role in spreading Covid-19 have failed to acknowledge their faults and humbly move forward with a solution. Instead, they cling to masking kids, forcing the Covid-19 jab on people, and claiming that \u201cthe science\u201d has changed (again).   <\/p>\n<p>Soft-on-crime district attorneys promote lax bail policies in the name of equity instead of keeping dangerous criminals locked up. School districts <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/12\/15\/erasing-all-high-school-standards-because-of-racism-is-actual-bigotry\/\">erase educational standards<\/a> to combat \u201cracism.\u201d And just like in college basketball\u2019s case, these problems are exacerbated by the corporate media who fail to hold people responsible for their actions and actually run interference for them. <\/p>\n<p>The corporate press blames any actions they deem harmful on \u201cracist, domestic terrorist\u201d Republicans while <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/18\/media-dismiss-a-literal-political-assassination-attempt-because-it-doesnt-fit-their-narrative\/\">true criminals are shooed out of the news cycle<\/a> because they don\u2019t fit a certain narrative. <\/p>\n<p>As Izzo pointed out, ending respectful, character-building customs to absolve bad behavior isn\u2019t going to get anyone anywhere. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the president said it, I think he\u2019s full of it. If the best coach in America said it, I think \u2026 that gets me more than this incident,\u201d Izzo concluded.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordangdavidson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan State\u2019s head basketball coach Tom Izzo had some choice words for the talking heads calling for the end of the handshake line at the conclusion of sports games, but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1327790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1327790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1327790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1327790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1327790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}