I thought it was a pretty disappointing PC, and no, I did not expect any changes. But both Whitman and Groce got pretty defensive on obvious questions with canned answers like "three (isolated) incidents," "kids will be kids and will make mistakes," "freedom of choice," and all the good things we do in our program.
It was obvious from the questions about culture, repeated incidents, severity of incidents, etc, that the audience was not really buying their responses. I mean c'mon, it has not been just 3 incidents, it has been multiple incidents in consecutive years, with repeated offenses and new information (previously covered up) surfacing. Paul had four incidents himself, and if not for the arrests, we would have not known about the previous 2 failed drug tests. There were multiple incidents and suspensions last year, with one player kicked off (Cosby). Then 4 serious incidents since this summer, with even more information (NK's suspended licence charges) surfacing that was previously covered up.
JMO but it was not a well prepared or convincing PC. I would have preferred directly addressing the problem (not the specific incidents), with direct admittance that there is indeed a problem, but we will take action, we will address the problem at its core with a more stern approach, we will establish an improved culture, and we are making changes -- rather than not admitting that we do have a deeper problem here.
But it is what it is, we have to move on. I hope despite this very mediocre PC, that indeed some actions will be taken within the program and a new culture will be instilled.