?? Ho, brah! Check dis out! Da University of Hawaii stay all clear afta one independent review wen check how dem wen handle complaints against da kine Rainbow Warrior football coach Todd Graham. All pono, no broke no rules, policies, or laws, da report say ?. But get some recommendations fo’ make ’em bettah, like make surah da UH talk story bettah wit da student-athletes an’ make planny clear contract stuff fo’ da coaches an’ how dey treat da playahs ?♂️.
UH Board of Regents wen commission dis big report an’ goin’ discuss ’em dis week ?. Da report wen tell dat da UH policies stay all good fo’ hear, address, an’ handle student-athletes complaints an’ issues ?. Da complaints about Graham an’ how he wen act in 2021, like get one negative team culture an’ talk stink to da playahs, “although not common, do occur in major college football programs,” da report stay sayin’ ?️.
Da UH officials wen mahalo da report, an’ athletic director David Matlin say, “validate da dedication of da athletics department staff an’ oddah individuals within da University to da student-athletes within da program” ?. But, da report wen make planny notes about how da testimony wen all slant against Graham in one state Senate briefing in 2022, led by state Sens. Donovan M. Dela Cruz an’ Donna Mercado Kim ?️.
Da report wen cover all da drama dat wen happen back in late 2021, wit all kine complaints about Graham an’ how he wen lead da team. Planny playahs wen leave da program dat time, an’ Graham wen resign in January 2022 ?. Afta he wen go, da report say most issues stay pau already, an’ da new Head Coach Timmy Chang wen bring bettah vibes fo’ da team ?.
Da report get some recommendations fo’ da University, like make more bettah communication fo’ student-athletes ?, put stuff in da coaches’ contracts about how fo’ treat da playahs ?, an’ get one departmentwide set of behavioral standards fo’ all coaches ?. Dem also say fo’ find one stadium solution fo’ replace Aloha Stadium or build one on-campus stadium ?️, an’ make mental health services mo’ bettah fo’ da student-athletes ?.
Matlin say UH Athletics goin’ take da recommendations an’ make da program mo’ bettah. We go see how tings go afta dis, but fo’ now, da University stay all clear an’ can move forward ??.
