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I think we are getting too caught up in THIS instance. This was not the only incident that led to this outcome; this was, rather, the final straw for the ACC. Let's not forget that Hess has a history which includes ignoring protocol for dealing with fans, ejecting a coach for pointing out a shot clock error, and the brutal error of lining up the teams the wrong way.
Like BNR, I am not a believer that we should have to be stone-faced while coaches and fans lay into us. And I actually very much respect Hess's "no-nonsense" mentality when he works games. But he, even as a "big dog," is not immune to the consequences of his actions, as he admitted. If this was an isolated incident, I doubt the ACC would've canned him. And I do think the CEO was being a little bit of a crybaby on social media. Regardless, Hess cannot say what he said, and his history led to this outcome.
He'll take the rest of this season off, then he'll come back next season with a new primary conference.
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