A few things:
Just for clarity, it seems Balogh was the one who made the comment about fans coming to see the player, not Schulman. I realize to some extent that’s semantics because as an employee, she’s an extension of him and he’s accountable for his department. But I think worth mentioning because it’s a ridiculous thing to say and therefore should be tagged to the source.
I suppose it’s possible Becker didn’t know about all of this, but that stretches logic. It’s a small ecosystem and I don’t see how the coach isn’t hearing about this somehow. That said, I‘m not sure that should automatically indict him. Once this gets disclosed, there is a process that is designed to handle it (the potential botching of that process is a separate topic). At that point, what is Becker supposed to do? I don‘t know the process completely, but is a coach even allowed to intervene in an active Title IX process? If he suspends the player or kicks him off the team, he’s essentially taking the law into his own hands. If I’m the coach in that situation, I think the best thing I can do, and maybe the only thing, is just keep doing my job and let the process play out. It would be different if he did things to actively impede the process. That would obviously be a problem, but I have not heard that so far.
From what I have experienced over the years and heard in response to this situation, the vast majority of the UVM fan base would not want something like this to be swept under the rug in the interest of keeping a player on the court. Everyone enjoys winning games but not at the expense of the program’s credibility.