OT - New Baylor Lawsuit.

[Adios]

I was just going to post this. This is embarassing.

Are you a Baylor fan?

 

[BlueDogs]

You aren't wrong. And I have exactly those discussions with my kids. And they see the way I treat their mother and other women, so I don't set bad examples for them.

But I wasn't specifically talking about strangers. What I will tell my niece is this: being anywhere drunk at 2am other than being alone in your own bed with a locked door is an invitation to trouble. Because you can't control other people's behavior. And if you think you can trust some guy you are dating, someone from the dorm, some guy you met at a frat party that "seems" like a nice guy - you are sorely mistaken.

This. If you read my friendly rules Loop, you will see they are not just stranger danger. It starts with the premise most men are pigs. Add alcohol to the mix and you have a greater pig plus one impaired target. There is a reason bars stay in business and frats throw parties. The signals that are sent are real and they influence a man's decision along with opportunity. Most of my rules are avoid being an opportunistic victim. Most predators operate on signals (visual, behavioral or communicative queues) and opportunity (access, control, and risk avoidance). This is not 100% of the cases but the vast majority. Take the young jogger killed in NY. The one day her father didn't go with her, she is asssulted and killed on her route. Why? She was a beautiful girl, physically fit running around in yoga shorts and a tight shirt with nobody around. She caught somebody's attention previously, the opportunity arose, she was impaired by being oblivious to her surroundings, lacked the ability to defend herself against a stronger male attacker, and this young girl was murdered. Is this her fault? No! This should never happen and makes me sick, but it does. So, I'd rather have my girls safe than dead. The "knowing" vs. "not knowing" your attacker is statistically correct, but the inference draw is not. The overwhelming number of cases have the factors present I described in one way or another. Within that set, for college age woman, the overwhelming number of cases involve intoxication and the victim being separated from friends (leave in car, walk home alone, go off to a room).

Any way. These are the hard realities.

 

[CL82]

I was just going to post this. This is embarassing.

Yep, but kind of tough for us to dwell on this given Vaughan.

Still, Baylor out and Cinci, UConn and Houston in?

(I know, I know)

 

[shizzle787]

Are you a Baylor fan?

Is this the Baylor board?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Bad water down there....

This is the most benign infraction that has occurred there and it is both comically and tragically ironic that it is the only instance they acted on immediately.

 

[huskymedic]

This is the most benign infraction that has occurred there and it is both comically and tragically ironic that it is the only instance they acted on immediately.

Rhule owned him... he had no other choice.

 

[UConn66]

Unfortunately this provides a great opportunity for the NCAA to slide the UNC scandal under the rug once and for all and then give Baylor a 1 year Bowl ban.

I fear you are right. The NCAA has done nothing to a member who committed all kinds of infractions in men's and women's sports for over fifteen years! I can hear it now, "Hey, at least we're not Baylor." They both deserve the death penalty. The National Craven Cowards' Association will never do it. I am disgusted.

 

[Drew]

The Big 12 Conference Board of Directors voted unanimously to withhold one-quarter (25 percent) of future revenue distribution payments to Baylor University, pending the outcome of third-party verification review of required changes to Baylor's athletics procedures and to institutional governance of its intercollegiate athletics programs, among other matters.

 

[Drew]

The Big 12 Conference Board of Directors voted unanimously to withhold one-quarter (25 percent) of future revenue distribution payments to Baylor University, pending the outcome of third-party verification review of required changes to Baylor's athletics procedures and to institutional governance of its intercollegiate athletics programs, among other matters.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Why on earth did Rhule take this job? I wonder if he leaves after this year, or maybe even before this year...he's destined for failure at Baylor

 

[UConn66]

The Big 12 Conference Board of Directors voted unanimously to withhold one-quarter (25 percent) of future revenue distribution payments to Baylor University, pending the outcome of third-party verification review of required changes to Baylor's athletics procedures and to institutional governance of its intercollegiate athletics programs, among other matters.

Another way to read it is "The Big Twelve allows Baylor TO KEEP 75 percent of future distributions." I guess that's fair, they only raped 50 or so women! What creeps.

 

[Chuck]

Another way to read it is "The Big Twelve allows Baylor TO KEEP 75 percent of future distributions." I guess that's fair, they only raped 50 or so women! What creeps.

They'll probably do a Ford Pinto-like cost benefit analysis to determine if it costs more to fix their problems than the 25% of rev share they'd lose. "So it costs us $10 million per year in rev share losses, BUT we'll keep winning which brings in $12 million in marketing/alum/ticket/tv etc. revenues? Status quo wins!"

 

[huskymedic]

Onto MSU... Three MSU football players suspended amid sexual assault investigation

>>Michigan State suspended three football players Thursday while the university conducts an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault complaint from late January. One football staff member also has been suspended by the athletic department.<<

>>MSU also is conducting a Title IX investigation of the sexual assault allegations. Title IX consultant Rebecca Veidlinger will report her findings to the Office of Institutional Equity, according to MSU spokesman Jason Cody.<<

>>Separate from the criminal and Title IX investigations, the university administration also is using an external law firm to conduct an independent investigation into football program staff members’ compliance with university policy in relation to the allegations.<<

 

[huskymedic]

Onto MSU.. Three MSU football players suspended amid sexual assault investigation

>>Michigan State suspended three football players Thursday while the university conducts an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault complaint from late January. One football staff member also has been suspended by the athletic department.<<

>>MSU also is conducting a Title IX investigation of the sexual assault allegations. Title IX consultant Rebecca Veidlinger will report her findings to the Office of Institutional Equity, according to MSU spokesman Jason Cody.<<

>>Separate from the criminal and Title IX investigations, the university administration also is using an external law firm to conduct an independent investigation into football program staff members’ compliance with university policy in relation to the allegations.<<

Yikes: ‪ Michigan State rocked by sexual assault investigations

 

[huskymedic]

Baylor suspends another football player accused of violence toward a woman

 

[DoctorWho85]

It must be worse than I thought if the state of Texas is going to investigate a football team in the state of Texas.

Also what the hell is going on with the UNC investigation?

 

[Jimdish255]

It must be worse than I thought if the state of Texas is going to investigate a football team in the state of Texas.

Also what the hell is going on with the UNC investigation?

Not much, although there was this recently:

 

[huskyrob1]

Dallas Morning News: New Baylor lawsuit alleges 52 rapes by football players in 4 years, 'show 'em a good time' culture

This hurts the entire Big 12 and Texas schools in general. Texans really love their football and their recruits too.

 

[UConn66]

It must be worse than I thought if the state of Texas is going to investigate a football team in the state of Texas.

Also what the hell is going on with the UNC investigation?

Please! UNC is now disputing the listing one (of God knows how many) courses in question. That should add another five years to the time a report, if any, is made public. Thou shalt not malign the pillar of academics in the ACC, North Carolina. The NCAA are Cowards of the first degree.

 

[UConn66]

It must be worse than I thought if the state of Texas is going to investigate a football team in the state of Texas.

Also what the hell is going on with the UNC investigation?

Read the December 21st Raleigh News and Observer article on the UNC scandal. It will make you ill.

 

[Jimdish255]

It really got worse yesterday. How does the NCAA dance around this now?

Lawsuit alleges Baylor football players gang-raped another female student, called it 'bonding ritual'

 

[polycom]

It really got worse yesterday. How does the NCAA dance around this now?

Lawsuit alleges Baylor football players gang-raped another female student, called it 'bonding ritual'

NCAA only cares about UConn's APR...

 

[jackl]

I went to an Auburn game about 15 years ago and the program included a group photo and individual shots of each member of their recruiting escorts (word properly chosen) program. It didn't take much imagination to envision their role in the process. I'm surprised they didn't include a roster with height, weight, bra size and favorite position.

I wonder if these recruiting escorts were on "team" scholarships ?

 

[freescooter]

1. This is all disgraceful and makes most other scandals pale by comparison. Sandusky was as bad but he was a lone actor, protected buy the school no doubt but not part of the culture.
2. The NCAA won't act unless absolutely forced to do so. They were criticized for there actions in Penn State and ultimately backed off many of them. They used the academic issue not athletics in UNC and will likely fall back on something like that here. Expect to read or hear "This is a criminal matter not an athletic one," from the likes of the NCAA president.
3. If Baylor had common decency it would shut the program down itself. Won't happen.

 

[Stray_Dog]

This is bad enough there is going to end up being a movie about it.

There is a tv series, "Blue Moumtin State" or just type in porno and college...and I'm sure you'll find plenty of movies, not that I recommend it (think viruses) ...but if you go ahead and proceed it is at your own risk but certainly don't watch it with family or at work!