I perceive the Rutgers comment to be the straw that broke the camel's back. If this were his first offense (or second or third), I think he would've gotten a pass. One thing that I firmly believe though that nobody mentions in this whole thing is that while political correctness is at an all-time high, it's highest in the sports journalism world. This higher-than-usual political correctness probably has to do with the high level of racial diversity in sports, and the people that follow sports. My guess is that if he had called people who are not associated with major athletics "nappy headed hos" nobody would have even noticed. But sports journalists have this knack of pouncing on anyone who says anything politically incorrect or that could even be perceived as being offensive in some way. Look at Bob Ryan. An esteemed journalist who's been around forever, gets pummeled by his colleagues and suspended from his job because he makes a harmless off-color remark about an obnoxious woman who deserves to be criticized. It's all gay.