BREAKING: University of Texas head men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday, Austin police confirm. We are attempting to learn more.

— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) December 12, 2022

Book 'em!!!

chris beard is a thug pic.twitter.com/WEoC5JQHWU

— Stefan 😶‍🌫️ (@ChiefsPIsWin_) December 12, 2022

It just got real…..

Maybe they'll hire Buzz to replace him.

Wild

Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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1000%

PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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If there's zero proof then I'd be really surprised the Austin PD would arrest the sitting head basketball coach at UT and book him on a 3rd degree felony.

Already got Greg's weird response and a sexist comment out of the way. Nice on brand reactions here.

Not surprised. He's always had an air of dbag about him.

Belton Ag said:

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PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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If there's zero proof then I'd be really surprised the Austin PD would arrest the sitting head basketball coach at UT and book him on a 3rd degree felony.

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The way Texas law is written when police respond to a domestic violence call like this appears to have been they are required to make an arrest. For years the police were basically being called out to referee spousal disputes and the victim would often refuse to press charges on the spot and police would leave.

_lefraud_ said:

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Maybe they'll hire Buzz to replace him.

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Forget the charges for a second…he was at a party at a private house, so you can assume with friends, and was so out of control that said friends called the cops. Had to have been pretty bad.

How do you know it wasn't at his house?

nbbob said:

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How do you know it wasn't at his house?

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He didn't make any assumption about who owns the house…?

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One reason he wanted the job in Austin was to be closer to his family in Central Texas. Maybe they preferred him at long distance. Crazy to read this in the morning.

_lefraud_ said:

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Maybe they'll hire Buzz to replace him.

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Buzz is our guy. Stop it!

SilverTongueDevil said:

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Belton Ag said:

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PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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If there's zero proof then I'd be really surprised the Austin PD would arrest the sitting head basketball coach at UT and book him on a 3rd degree felony.

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The way Texas law is written when police respond to a domestic violence call like this appears to have been they are required to make an arrest. For years the police were basically being called out to referee spousal disputes and the victim would often refuse to press charges on the spot and police would leave.

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That's a good point, and I'm certainly not a lawyer, but are they required to make an arrest simply on the call alone? I've always thought there had to be some kind of probable cause to make the arrest.

Awful news. Hopefully the victim is ok.

Classy. Bet the farm on Rice to cover tonight.

Between Morris and Beard they've made the team pretty toxic to root for.

https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/longhorns-basketball-point-guard-arterio-morris-arrested-chris-beard-news-update

So, if I call the cops on my wife while she's cooking supper, they have to arrest her? Even if her only crime is assaulting my appetite?

Beard's teams at Tech were always known for their choking defensive style…

Belton Ag said:

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SilverTongueDevil said:

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Belton Ag said:

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PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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If there's zero proof then I'd be really surprised the Austin PD would arrest the sitting head basketball coach at UT and book him on a 3rd degree felony.

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The way Texas law is written when police respond to a domestic violence call like this appears to have been they are required to make an arrest. For years the police were basically being called out to referee spousal disputes and the victim would often refuse to press charges on the spot and police would leave.

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That's a good point, and I'm certainly not a lawyer, but are they required to make an arrest simply on the call alone? I've always thought there had to be some kind of probable cause to make the arrest.

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Yes, police absolutely have to have probable cause to make an arrest. What is "probable cause?" That's a pretty fluid standard.

bobinator said:

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Already got Greg's weird response and a sexist comment out of the way. Nice on brand reactions here.

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You're welcome. Beard likely will be fired because the school's brand is being woke. Texas A&M isn't far behind in my opinion.

The terrible part is the male student athletes too often make terrible choices in how they interact with women. No…not all…and too often it is resorting to violence because of what I would term maturity and experience issues but could merely be lack of meaningful morals. The coaches need to not add fuel to that fire through poor leadership.

I would much rather have Beard coaching than fired with respect to the game in the court. And this is NOT about crime. It's about legal risk and being beyond suspicion with personal behavior as a leader of young men. No…I don't think they should be perfect.

Thanks for asking me to weird further. Again: you're welcome.

PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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These cases are really difficult. If the family follows through, they lose their meal ticket. Pitino, Petrino, Meyer...

It's even tougher when the coach is at his first big time gig. Imagine you've started as a GA, moved 14 times in 14 years, finally get a good job, and then this hits. It's a devil's choice for a spouse.

bobinator said:

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Already got Greg's weird response and a sexist comment out of the way. Nice on brand reactions here.

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Somehow the responses got worse after this comment.

I hope the Beard family is safe and that the justice system does its job. If this had happened to a coach in another state or at this school I hope everyone would want the same

maroonthrunthru said:

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Beard's teams at Tech were always known for their choking defensive style…

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Too soon

So firing a coach for choking a family member means you're "woke"? Lol, you idiots never cease to amaze me.

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Belton Ag said:

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SilverTongueDevil said:

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Belton Ag said:

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PJYoung said:

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Hypothetically what are the odds that he keeps his job if there's zero proof and she drops charges.

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If there's zero proof then I'd be really surprised the Austin PD would arrest the sitting head basketball coach at UT and book him on a 3rd degree felony.

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The way Texas law is written when police respond to a domestic violence call like this appears to have been they are required to make an arrest. For years the police were basically being called out to referee spousal disputes and the victim would often refuse to press charges on the spot and police would leave.

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That's a good point, and I'm certainly not a lawyer, but are they required to make an arrest simply on the call alone? I've always thought there had to be some kind of probable cause to make the arrest.

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Yes, police absolutely have to have probable cause to make an arrest. What is "probable cause?" That's a pretty fluid standard.

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Right, so I would have to think the arresting officer must have seen and documented some evidence that led to the arrest. So I have a really hard time believing something like this ends in Beard keeping his job.

Sad deal for his family members. I hope they can get the help they need.

Know Your Enemy said:

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So firing a coach for choking a family member means you're "woke"? Lol, you idiots never cease to amaze me.

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Greg isn't a real human. It's some beta testing text recognition bot

You gotta remember Greg is some kind of semi-sentient AI trying to learn to communicate through the internet. Not really fair to lump everyone in with him.

One wild guess would be he was strangling one of his daughters boyfriends or a male that was making advances on one of his daughter