MSU's Crump gets Probation for Tunnel Attack

Glad to hear it. 

Would this have happened if he did this to someone outside of a bar instead of a football stadium? Striking someone with an object multiple times?

He's lucky he's an athlete. 

I don't like that his lawyer and some outlets downplay the attack as an "incident." Contrast ESPN, which calls it an attack.

This seems reasonable and appropriate given the circumstances. Hopefully it puts this BS to rest. 

“I had difficulties trying to stomach my actions ... on that fateful day but it happened, I can’t take it back,” Crump said after the hearing. “Honestly, I’m just looking forward to wuppin some maize and blue in the future, on the football field of course.”

Like the qualifier at the end!

“Honestly, I’m just looking forward to wuppin some maize and blue in the future..."

Well it certainly looks like he learned his lesson.

I was hoping for some cruel and unusual punishment. Why is our justice system so broken?

1. Make him paint the tunnel. With a tiny brush.

2. He has to wear a tiny helmet, so small that it’s impossible to remove from his head without specialized equipment in the locker room. This specialized equipment hasn’t been invented yet. 

3. He agrees to be adopted into the Green family and is referred to henceforth as “little brother.” 

4. He has to shave a block M into his mustache. Why not.

5. After painting the tunnel, he is banned from it, so he has to climb up the stairs and rappel down the stadium and back up to enter the locker room.

Sparty slinks away from consequences and responsibility. Meanwhile the Tunnel stood up and took it's punishment like a man.

I thought at the very least he would get kicked off the team. Nope, they'll throw a parade for him instead

Standard stuff 

Agree with others that this outcome seems fair and reasonable given his age and no prior incidents.

Also agree that had the tables been turned and the MSU tunnel had attacked one of our guys the MSU honks would be absolutely losing their ever-loving minds at the unfairness of it all and would be DEMANDING the M player be kicked off the team, expelled and incarcerated for no less than 3-5 years.

The Michigan difference.

This sounds pretty reasonable for what I assume is a first-time offense. 

That said, I struggle to imagine a situation in which the young Mr. Crump would be permitted to continue as a student without school-enforced repercussions, should he have been a Michigan student.

I would like to see more action from the NCAA/Big 10. E.g., Athletes involved may not play in the rival game next year; both as punishment and as a safety measure for both sides.

As crazy it would seem, this matter has been handled about as appropriately as it could have been by the Athletic Department, the Sister Institution/Li'l Bro (excluding Izzo) and law enforcement.  If anything, I thought the suspensions imposed by Staee were a bit steep as plenty of others have done worse and received less.

The B!G office seemed to be sleeping behind the wheel most likely to the detriment of the perpetrators.

Thanks. I've seen this referred to as PTI (pre-trial intervention) in other states. PTI seems to work identically to how you've described: set aside with a review in x months/years, then an application is made to drop and expunge.

Side note: I am aware than when checking for Fed level security clearances, the reportedly expunged records can be seemingly found by the Feds. Just an FYI. 

Feels about right - he deserves to be punished and this feels like the appropriate "you messed up but it shouldn't severely haunt your life".  

Hanging anything less than 50 on these clowns next season is a loss. Score and then go for two because you can't go for three. Lather, rinse and repeat.

Harbaugh did this to USC when he was with Stanford. He humiliated Pete Carroll by running the exact same rushing play 7 times on a drive that resulted in a TD.

https://www.ocregister.com/2009/11/14/stanford-usc-game-was-one-for-ripleys/