Miami scandal is symptom of NCAA flaws
August 18, 2011 12:05 AM
"I am upset, disheartened and saddened by the recent allegations," school president Donna Shalala said in a statement Wednesday.
Those were her first words since the scandal broke, and they were as weak and worthless as they were late.
She was hiding somewhere on campus, hoping it would all blow away because that's what college leaders do. Better to craft a statement than hold a press conference and wind up looking like an E. Gordon Gee-level buffoon.
Shalala couldn't even be troubled to offer a concern or apology to her new football coach, Al Golden, or new basketball coach, Jim Larranaga, neither of whom ever met Shapiro but must deal with the fallout.
Dan Wetzel
Those were her first words since the scandal broke, and they were as weak and worthless as they were late.
She was hiding somewhere on campus, hoping it would all blow away because that's what college leaders do. Better to craft a statement than hold a press conference and wind up looking like an E. Gordon Gee-level buffoon.
Shalala couldn't even be troubled to offer a concern or apology to her new football coach, Al Golden, or new basketball coach, Jim Larranaga, neither of whom ever met Shapiro but must deal with the fallout.
Dan Wetzel
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