His wife said that Ed called them crackers:
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Ed come home, every time he come home, he be like, ‘Them crackers shaking. They going crazy. They don’t know what to do. They shaking. They can’t talk to Ricky. They’re like some crackheads running around there,’ " Amy Stewart said.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1038147/posts
But the crackers comment is probably the least controversial part of the fiasco with Ricky Clemons. Ed's wife was secretly conspiring with the wife of the University President and an incarcerated student-athlete, to encourage him to take down the coaches and athletic director that her husband worked for. That is pretty messed up.
Ed hasn't worked directly with student-athletes ever since that scandal....hopefully he's got his wife on a tight leash now 😆. The last thing this athletic department needs is more drama. Can you imagine her secretly calling some of our players to try to take down Coach Frost or Coach Hoiberg?