OTL E:60 clip from this morning - focuses solely in MSU MBB
January 28th, 2018 at 10:01 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:04 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
Walton couldn't have come off as more guilty if he had tried. Really. And worse still, he is truly surprised to hear the gang rape get mentioned, like he had truly believed the "machine" at MSU that his back and that of the other players had made it disappear. .00000001% almost feels bad for the guy; he had actually convinced himself that it never happened, but now it's back, 8 years later, and he truly doesn't know what to say.
January 28th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
Quite a denial by Walton there. "I punch so hard, you know it couldn't have been me, since she wasn't hurt enough."
And of course he wouldn't remember being accused of rape because duh, who'd remember a trivial thing like that?
January 28th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Talk about displaying your lacking-in-self-confidence masculine persona for the world to see. "I didn't hit her. She was only bruised. If I had hit her, it would have been way worse...Because I'll punch a bitch and fuck her up, I've done it before and will do it again..." [Last part added be me...]
January 28th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
Based on this it seems that Walton was charged with assault and battery from the 2010 incident at Dublin Square in downtown EL where he punched a student twice, knocking her out. It seems the staff at the bar knew exactly what had happened and the bouncer had already escorted Walton outside when the ELPD arrived, and the ELPD had several witness statements attesting that Walton had done it, so there doesn't seem to be any legitimate issue of fact regarding the concussion caused by Waltons two punches.
Frustratingly enough, the assistant city attorney (former) for EL, the other assistant city attorney at the time is now the city's only attorney, decided not to take the case forward and he got a parking ticket instead. Frustrating because the city attorney pursued a charge of sexual assault against Grant Perry when there was no evidence to support the claim, (he was definitely guilty of trying to get away from the police) and this guy was going after Perry while he (city attorney Yeadon) was committing fraud with $135,000 in federal flunds. Oh, yeah but the city violated Michigan record retention laws when it destroyed Walton's file early. I suppose it was probably better for the city than releasing it.
January 28th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
Yeadon's law firm (McGinty et al) serves as the City Attorney for East Lansing, as it has for over 25 years, and not just Yeadon. So there aren't assistant city attorneys in the commonly understood sense--like there would be in larger cities like Lansing or even Ann Arbor..
{and Perry most definitely was guilty; thinking otherwise is what everyone is accusing MSU apologists of doing]
January 28th, 2018 at 10:27 AM ^
They had an interview with the woman that was raped by Appling and Payne. That was pretty compelling and damning stuff. And the interview with the parents of woman who was raped by a handful of MSU football players was also pretty compelling and damning. I hadn't seen either of those before.
The whole hour long special as a whole was pretty damning for MSU.
January 28th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
I believe what Allswede is saying, they should look into interviewing the other "good staffers" she referenced who left around the same time because the school wasn't doing anything to change the environment
January 28th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
That is so fucked up, everything in this story is so fucked up, how can they claim slander for a scandal that's already brought down 2 major members of the administration?
January 28th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
I'm not surprised that the idiots come out the woodwork to defend Dantonio and Izzo against a woman. It's going to suck for them once they realize OTL got their reporting from many other sources.
January 28th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
that the RCMB is the "lowest common denominator". It has always amazed me how unintelligent that bunch is as a whole - it is like a bunch of 17 year old boys who all have an IQ around 80, with no perspective of the world beyond Sparty sports worship.
But you are wrong - doesn't matter how many more stories and sources come out - even if Dantonio and/or Izzo resign or are fired, that group at the RCMB will live in denial the rest of their lives. In 20 years, they will still be posting on the RCMB about the greatness of both coaches, and the conspiracy of ESPN and the Freep/Detnews sportswriters who unfairly took down their program just because of Nassar. Count on it...
January 28th, 2018 at 10:40 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
Not even close. This place is the walking definition of group polarization lol
January 28th, 2018 at 11:35 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
They are trashing Allswede's appearance and stating that they want to punch her in the neck, etc.
As if we needed any more confirmation that MSU football players/basketball players felt it was ok to demean and brutalize women.
January 28th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
As more and more victims come forward and confirm these reports there will be now way out for Izzo or Danantonio except resignation. Sorry to say because I really wanted to punk "coach D" in East Landfill next year!
January 28th, 2018 at 12:18 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
Unless the Big Ten has abruptly changed the schedule, it's in East Lansing. It was in Ann Arbor this year. I think my clothes might have finally dried off...
January 28th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 2:18 PM ^
This school year we played at home. Next school year we play at MSU.
January 28th, 2018 at 4:10 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
that anything will happen to Izzo. I really hope he and Mike D are fired. But until it happens I find it hard to believe. They deserve it . At the very least this should have a huge negative impact on their recruiting. What parents would want to send their kids to play for guys accused of this stuff? Not isolated incidents but a definite pattern of behavior.
January 28th, 2018 at 12:20 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
When the records of all the counseling sessions from Allswede's office are opened up by consent of the accusing victims, this will likely get way way worse.
And they will be opened up as necessary to civil suits. Either ongoing, or to be filed.
January 28th, 2018 at 10:08 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:09 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:14 AM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 10:19 AM ^
Thank God we have Harbaugh. Perry received more punishment for what he did outside of a bar and Mitchell for smoking pot, both would have played a MSU without missing a beat.
January 28th, 2018 at 10:27 AM ^
when it comes to discipline. It's MSU that was way out of line.
January 28th, 2018 at 10:28 AM ^
I thought Perry got off pretty good based on what he did.
January 28th, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
From the limited amount I know about the story, the investigation was settled and the sentencing wasn't criminal, I beleive he only had a misdemeanor and did some community service. Handled very well by the school for suspending the player while the legal system sorted it out, and once it did, it was clear that the susepnsion already served to Grant was enough for the wrongdoing. But again, I'm not 100% sure
January 28th, 2018 at 11:54 AM ^
That's weak as fuck, dude. Perry went through the goddamn LEGAL SYSTEM. That's the fundamental difference. How do you not make that distinction?
January 28th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
January 28th, 2018 at 3:57 PM ^
I guess I don't see your point?
I'm saying the two things aren't even close to being equal. There was no institutional cover up with Grant Perry, and he went through the justic system as a matter of course.