jbrandimore

May 17th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^

It's clear that in the arms race for sexual assault scandals, our closest rivals have all now surpassed us

After hiring a basketball coach 85% of us will hate, Warde needs to get on this right away.

Watching From Afar

May 17th, 2019 at 12:26 PM ^

OSU is fortunate (through no fault or action of their own) that the doctor has been dead for over a decade and just by how time works in that most of the people who could be held responsible have moved on from the University.

MSU had a current employee, being covered up by current leadership, and a trail to play out live time. OSU has none of that really so whatever comes of it might be some monetary punishment, but nothing more.

Watching From Afar

May 17th, 2019 at 3:14 PM ^

What do you mean how is this different from Sandusky?

Sandusky was still alive when the investigation happened and his charity was still operating in State College throughout the 2000s. Paterno and other heads of PSU were all still around PSU to be punished/looked into.

OSU has very little, if anyone left over from this doctor's supervising structure and he's dead. The University on the whole might have some culpability remaining legally, but there isn't a Lou Anna Simon or Turd Ferguson leftover to be held accountable.

CMHCFB

May 17th, 2019 at 3:31 PM ^

It’s closer to the MSU issue than it is Sandusky.  At both MSU and OSU a doctor in the athletic department committing sexual assault and everybody closing their eyes to it. Nassar is in prison and the OSU doc killed him self  

Sandusky was an actual coach in the athletic department and was raping underage kids.  Again, everybody closed their eyes to it  

All of the issues are disgusting so no difference in that regard.  Grown men and women hiding behind plausible deniability instead of preventing future victims.   

SolidarityForever

May 17th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^

Evil schools are evil. This is what happens when athletic departments are run in the shadows, and there is no accountability or oversight for coaches and trainers. I have no problem with paying players, but when a large part of college athletics is based on cheating and keeping a coach like Urban Meyer from being directly implicated in rule breaking (by preventing reporting of rules violations to him) these are the consequences. 

Its the schools job to know these things are happening, and they’ve fostered a culture where nothing is reported and they can avoid a scandal. You reap what you sow. 

SolidarityForever

May 17th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^

Evil schools are evil. This is what happens when athletic departments are run in the shadows, and there is no accountability or oversight for coaches and trainers. I have no problem with paying players, but when a large part of college athletics is based on cheating and keeping a coach like Urban Meyer from being directly implicated in rule breaking (by preventing reporting of rules violations to him) these are the consequences. 

Its the schools job to know these things are happening, and they’ve fostered a culture where nothing is reported and they can avoid a scandal. You reap what you sow. 

lbpeley

May 17th, 2019 at 2:57 PM ^

I viewed your erroneous retort as snarkish more than dickish. Maybe they're the same thing. However, I do not understand the internet's obsession with calling people trolls as if it's the ultimate put-down. Do the breathless troll-cryers really think trolls give one shit about being called out? 

MichiganTeacher

May 17th, 2019 at 12:24 PM ^

Can we please leave the B1G? And the NCAA?

Just enough already. Let's get out and start our own college athletics association, one that pays the players. Let's be the leaders and best.

matty blue

May 20th, 2019 at 9:07 AM ^

it's certainly possible that nasser perped while he was here.

apparently it needs to be pointed out that there's a huge difference between having a bad actor on campus and enabling their acts and covering them up on an institutional level.

obviously.

befuggled

May 17th, 2019 at 2:06 PM ^

I could respect Jordan if he said, look, we knew it was happening and we couldn't do anything about it for whatever reason (administration didn't take it seriously, fear for his job, etc.). Which in my opinion is almost certainly what happened.

Instead he's doubling down and denying everything. 

DCGrad

May 17th, 2019 at 12:44 PM ^

Can we at least leave the B1G east?  I can't believe this kind of sexual assault scandal happened at PSU, MSU, and OSU.  WTF are people doing?

You Only Live Twice

May 17th, 2019 at 2:54 PM ^

UMD killed a female freshman student too.  That's not been as well publicized but it happened in the fall of 2018.   School had knowledge that could have saved her life.  WashPo published the story yesterday.  Many more students were ill (from recurring mold infestations in the dorms) and some developed complications including adenovirus.  The student could have been treated earlier and more effectively if Maryland had shared what they knew.  Her parents sent her to school in the fall and then buried her a few months later.  I was inclined to give Loh the benefit of the doubt after the McNair tragedy, now re-thinking that position.  Not liking his response to her parents or the way the mold contamination was handled.