Tennessee's Title IX Troubles (Semi-OT)

[Sargassoc]

Just came across this very good overview of the (legal) issues at Tennessee. Things don't look any better for the powers-that-be there. LINK (fixed).

 

[Wbbfan1]

Link is not working

 

[Sargassoc]

Problem was the URL had the dreaded S-E-X word in the middle.

 

[pinotbear]

S-E-X mentioned in a story about a university? What is the world coming to?

 

[Zorro]

Back in the day before the Orange Curtain came down over the SUMMITT, there were lots of posts pretty much equating Hart with Geno on their SOB ratings. I stopped cruising the board when it went pay only, but I know that some Boneyard posters are still observing. I wonder what the expressed opinions over there are in re the lawsuit and the general situation in women's athletics. I also wonder why Pat changed her story about being forced out. That seems very strange.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

For me, as the father of 3 daughters who competed in a variety of sports, that article was a very difficult read. As a retired attorney who had a sizeable slice of his practice in employment discrimination law it did not read any better with that hat on. Much of the discrimination case law involving universities has to do with tenure and equal pay cases among the teaching staff. Those cases have always been very difficult for plaintiffs, in principal part because the decision making is inherently subjective. Absent a smoking gun, most of those cases have been lost by the plaintiffs and often before trial. These unfortunate facts have imbued university administrations with even more insular arrogance than is their wont to develop as a byproduct of their position in society. Add to that the desire to perpetuate a culture which they see as appealing to alumni donors and you have a perfect storm of factors making biased decision making an institutional norm.

The article states facts that glaringly suggest(one could say demonstrate) that Pat Summit flip flopped. I suspect she was bullied into that at a time of great personal stress and vulnerability. It is a sad tale all around.