I have heard the clip. Having watched the game he was referring to it was clear to me that the underlying impulse of the remark was that the Rutgers team was less attractive than the Tennessee team. I don't think it was about race since the Tennessee team, the team he wanted to win, is predominantly black.
Oh, I was wondering why he chose to call a college basketball team names. I remember when he did the White House Correspondence Dinner and made really insulting jokes at Clinton’s expense. I thought it was tacky and uncalled for, but how come he could keep his job after that but not this time?