Talk:Adolph Rupp

message: In the Criticisms section, I'm rather confused. See, I wanted to remove weasel words, and as I have no knowledge of this man whatsoever, I figured I'd be a good candidate for the job. But then I was reading it, and aside from being really confusing, what with various teams and names and whatnot that seem to be unrelated to the man himself and/or his career specifically, there's only one point in favor of the argument that he's viewed as a racist. Could someone please give more proof? Thanks Narnibird 20:05, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you kidding me?  You want to say in the article that Rupp is a racist because he could not coach black players at Kentucky due to SEC policy until 1970, yet you think the fact that he coached black players as a high school coach was simply 'part of his job' and not evidence of whether or not he was a racist?  It cuts both ways: either it was all just 'part of his job' or none of it was.  Either both coaching black players in Illinois and not coaching them at Kentucky due to SEC policy 'just means he did what he was told' or neither does.  Geez.
This entire 'Criticisms' section, since it cites no sources and is simply not based in fact, has been removed.
It is more than a decade after above comments; I think it is time to get back to a reevaluation of Rupp and race relations.Mwinog2777 (talk) 17:46, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticisms 

message: someone needs to keep a watch on this page, I have removed the unsubstantiated remark that was left saying Rupp was a racist in all caps. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.217.29.51 (talk) 23:00, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  vandalism 

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 08:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: The sentence "Rupp is also second among all coaches in all-time winning percentage (.822), trailing only Clair Bee." is incorrect as stated.  Not sure of other coaches, however Pat Summitt has a .842 winning percentage.  A more correct entry might be "Rupp is also second among men's basketball coaches in all-time winning percentage (.822), trailing only Clair Bee."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.159.4.35 (talk) 17:00, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction 

message: The Kentucky b-ball team was forced to disband for a season in the 50s because of the biggest college sports scandal of the time and there's conspicuously no mention. Please include the bad with the glowing good.  See this article for more. Bottom line is it happened under his tenure and there would be no question it would be mentioned if the exact same thing had happened under a coach today.  It doesn't need to be a huge mention, but it should be noted better. --184.97.150.154 (talk) 03:37, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. · rodii · 20:57, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nothing about scandal? 

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message: Boy, this needs a huge and intelligent rewrite. As for the issue of racism, there are excellent sources online (like this) which treat this aspect of Rupp in a balanced way, which is what should be done here. Whatever Rupp's personal beliefs about Blacks, it seems well-established that he was ready to recruit them as basketball players earlier than other SEC coaches, and too many in the North. My own view of Rupp and UK was formed when I was watching the 1966 championship game with relatives in Kentucky. As Kentucky was getting whipped, someone said, "Come on, beat those [expletive deleted]. I was incensed by that comment, and thereafter repulsed by the coach and the team. Readers deserve more than just a Bad Man or Good Man take on Rupp. Like everyone, he was a blend, so let's describe him with some sophistication. Nicmart (talk) 23:08, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quite a dismal entry 

message: Will someone please define the word "racist" for me please. Beaconboy (talk) 23:53, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will anyone define the word "racist" for me please