NCAA clears Michigan State after Nassar, football, basketball inquiry

[Franisdaman]

Wow.

Zero Title IX violations by Izzo and Dantonio?

I find that very hard to believe.

LINK to Story:

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...l-ncaa-investigation-larry-nassar/1143441002/

 

[HawkOn15]

Just came across this great article about their strenght and conditioning coach for basketball.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...rip-clubs-before-fatal-crash-prosecutors/amp/

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

I hope Nassar,s victims sue the University into oblivion. Since the NCAA won’t do the right thing, let’s hope the courts will do it for them.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

I'm one of those "we weren't privy to all the evidence" people, but this is certainly an eyebrow raiser to get off totally clean.

 

[kceasthawk]

I'm one of those "we weren't privy to all the evidence" people, but this is certainly an eyebrow raiser to get off totally clean.

Ditto. Absolutely amazing. In just over a year, UNC basically admitted to system wide academic fraud, and NOTHING. Now this. No wonder schools like Iowa struggle to compete at the highest level. If you ain't cheaten, lying, rapin, you aint trying, I guess........

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Just came across this great article about their strenght and conditioning coach for basketball.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...rip-clubs-before-fatal-crash-prosecutors/amp/

Just read the article. Christ!

His lawyers have the balls to request he serve no jail time for killing two people (including a child):

“[Moyer] can’t bring back the two lives that were taken,” attorney Neil Rockind told the News. “He can’t go back to that moment, [and] sending him to prison may provide some measure of justice, but it doesn’t accomplish anything for someone that can do good otherwise.”

Also, I can’t believe his conviction only carries up to a 15 year sentence. That’s nuts! If it were my wife and daughter he’d killed he wouldn’t have to worry about serving jail time, he’d already be serving it in hell.

 

[anon_gjzkhykcp9iuj]

Just read the article. Christ!

His lawyers have the balls to request he serve no jail time for killing two people (including a child):

“[Moyer] can’t bring back the two lives that were taken,” attorney Neil Rockind told the News. “He can’t go back to that moment, [and] sending him to prison may provide some measure of justice, but it doesn’t accomplish anything for someone that can do good otherwise.”

Also, I can’t believe his conviction only carries up to a 15 year sentence. That’s nuts! If it were my wife and daughter he’d killed he wouldn’t have to worry about serving jail time, he’d already be serving it in hell.

I would gladly help you.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Just came across this great article about their strenght and conditioning coach for basketball.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...rip-clubs-before-fatal-crash-prosecutors/amp/

Holy shit. That place is complete scum

 

[BubsFinn]

It seems that the way to actually get punished by the NCAA is to:
1. Be small
2. Commit a small infraction

Big programs that commit giant, horrendous infractions seem to get away with them.

 

[Franisdaman]

Its pretty clear from the ESPN coverage that Izzo and Dantonio knew about alleged sexual assaults and that they were covered up. They are untouchable, it seems. The AD lost his job, however, so I guess he is the fall guy.

 

[Franisdaman]

At least MSU is throwing the gymnastics coach under the bus:

former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was arraigned on two counts of lying to police about complaints she received about Nassar. Former youth gymnast Larissa Boyce said she told Klages about Nassar's abuse in 1997, and that Klages discouraged her from reporting it to anyone else.

Maybe some more will come from the criminal investigations:

* Michigan's attorney general appointed a special prosecutor to investigate "every corner" of the university and how it handles sexual assault issues. That investigation resulted in Klages' arrest and remains open.

* The U.S. Department of Education also has two ongoing investigations regarding Michigan State's handling of the Nassar case and reports of sexual violence involving Michigan State athletes.

 

[grayhair81]

I love the position of the attorney: "the victims are dead so they couldn't receive justice from our defendant going to jail." That would apply to every murder since the dawn of time. Did an attorney actually say that? That sounds like a story from The Onion.

 

[Franisdaman]

How is Izzo's situation with Travis Walton (a former assistant) any different than what Urban Meyer did with his assistant? Both covered up abuse against women.

From ESPN.com


MSU AD Beekman said the letter from the NCAA provides external validation of how football coach Mark Dantonio and basketball coach Tom Izzo administer their programs.

"Mark and Tom represent the athletic department and Michigan State University with integrity," Beekman said.

Michigan State officials said this spring they would handle an accusation made against former player and assistant coach Travis Walton differently if it were made today.

The April 2010 sexual assault allegation involving Walton became public in January after Outside the Lines obtained a letter written by former Michigan State sexual assault counselor Lauren Allswede. The woman did not report the incident to police, but according to Allswede's letter, the woman's parents did report the incident to representatives of the athletic department, including then-athletic director Mark Hollis. The letter states that Hollis said he would "conduct his own investigation."

Hollis retired hours before the report was made public.

Izzo has declined multiple interview requests and has declined to answer questions on the subject during several public news conferences in the months following the Outside The Lines report.

Carolyn Schaner, who alleged in the Outside The Lines report that Michigan State mishandled sexual assault allegations she made in 2010, said she was not contacted by the NCAA as part of its inquiry. Karen Truszkowski, an attorney who represents multiple clients currently suing the university for sexual assault issues involving student-athletes, said she also was not contacted by the NCAA for its inquiry.

Allswede said she was interviewed by the NCAA's investigators but does not feel the issue has been fully resolved at this point.

"I told the investigator my experiences while at MSU, and how my experiences working with allegations involving athletes were handled differently than allegations against non-athletes," Allswede said. "I have asked different administrators within the university and through several federal investigations about my experiences, with the hope each time that there was an explanation or answer that would justify actions taken and decisions made.

"To this date, nobody has been able to answer my questions or explain why certain cases involving athletes were handled differently. The NCAA concluded their investigation, but I don't have any clarity or assurance, and I don't believe there's been a resolution."



http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...-cleared-violations-larry-nassar-scandal-ncaa

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

At least MSU is throwing the gymnastics coach under the bus:

former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was arraigned on two counts of lying to police about complaints she received about Nassar. Former youth gymnast Larissa Boyce said she told Klages about Nassar's abuse in 1997, and that Klages discouraged her from reporting it to anyone else.

I’m not giving MSU credit for that, since it’s the courts doing their job.

 

[jdv77]

All this shows, I think, is that the NCAA does not have rules which generally require moral behavior. If sexual assault does not create a competitive advantage, the NCAA cannot sanction a program for allowing sexual assault.

Title IX is not an NCAA rule, it is a federal statute. It is the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, not the NCAA, that enforces Title IX.