As soon as you turn it over to the police, it is going to become public
OTL Report on Michigan State
As soon as you turn it over to the police, it is going to become public
And then they get hired as analysts (or whatever) for ESPN or other sports networks.
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
Izzo getting hammered with questions by an OTL reporter after the win @ Maryland. Says he "doesn't remember why" Walton left the program in 2010...not the best answer.
Video: https://twitter.com/AlMartinWKAR/status/957719396537061376
Video: https://twitter.com/AlMartinWKAR/status/957719396537061376
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skyIdub
Winged Warrior
LarryGotFouled
- Plano, TX
Wow - that was awful. 24 hours ago I would have said nothing could touch Izzo, but that was so painful. It’s like nobody prepared him for hard questions at all.
I will I have and I will continue as a standard answer (yes I know he is now the one being coached), sounds a lot like I plead the 5th, I plead the 5th...
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MSU Legal/PR: "Tom, if someone starts asking about the abuse issues we've ignored in the past, turn to page 3 of this document - it clearly states your response - but to look genuine, please just respond as if its off the top of your head. And for gosh sakes, don't perform one of those look up and to the right 'boy is she pissing me off' gestures - it will only make you look worse"
The manor in which Izzo answered the reporters questions, will only lead to more of these type of questions....it looks like the worst is yet to come....feel badly for the current MSU players, as this is going to be the focus going forward...not how well they play...or how well they do in conference play or the tourney....I am not saying that Izzo should step down or that he could be released.....but has Izzo ever had any health issues????.....if so, he might want to consider taking a medical leave of absence until the end of the season...this would help deflect these kind of questions from the team
After all the awful responses we've seen from every level of this investigation, there is a zero percent chance that MSU has a competent PR person.
I do not think there are proper words for Izzo or any MSU coach to say publicly. Yes they need to have an immediate search for a new PR advisor to attempt a little damage control. However, a medical leave or any other reason would only admit guilt to the media that would sadly run wild with even more speculation.
Yup, they're in 'rats on a sinking ship' mode. Too many people running for cover, when the University needs to recognize they've made a disastrous series of mistakes, and need to come forward with a plan for transparency and remediation.
Izzo clearly isn't ready for this --maybe he doesn't see the connection being made between the gymnastics horror show and other programs. Maybe this will be a wake-up call.
What I don't get at all about the whole MSU situation is why in the world they didn't dismiss Larry Nassar years ago at they first hint of any complaints? Why cover that up?
That's the billion dollar question, isn't it?
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
My only guess is that at first there was some combination of "oh, these complaints are b.s., all just a part of the business" and "eh that doesn't sound too good, but that's really someone else's problem." Then when it gets to a point of "oh these allegations are pretty nasty" and "oh actually, this is my problem to deal with", they would rather try to avoid the situation out of fear and discomfort rather than draw attention to it. Not really how I think I would choose to conduct my business, but it seems many people end up failing in this way.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...Rss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomsports-topstories
Earvin Magic Johnson
✔ @MagicJohnson
If anyone was aware of the sexual assault happening to women on the MSU campus from the office of the President, Board of Trustees, athletic department, faculty & campus police, and didn’t say or do anything about it, they should be fired.
8:00 AM - Jan 29, 2018
Earvin Magic Johnson
✔ @MagicJohnson
If anyone was aware of the sexual assault happening to women on the MSU campus from the office of the President, Board of Trustees, athletic department, faculty & campus police, and didn’t say or do anything about it, they should be fired.
8:00 AM - Jan 29, 2018
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Much respect for Magic. Nobody of any stature whatsoever at PSU said anything like this ever. Way to turn up the heat and put the focus on morality, Magic :thumb:
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Not that I'm defending him, but why would Izzo need to step away for this to happen?
BTW, in case anyone cares to hear it, what MSU is going through right now is the textbook case of "Not controlling the narrative."
Strange answer, as I heard on the radio tonight that Walton lived in Izzo's basement while he was a student assistant coach at MSU. That info might or might not be accurate, but would it would be difficult to "not remember" why one of your student assistants, who lived in your house at the time, left the program.
And let’s not forget how Ron Zook didn’t stand for any crap either.
He outright dismissed several players for much more minor infractions like petty theft and “violations of academic policies”:
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/il...cle_5fd3e14a-f621-50c6-968c-e905bbcb8a54.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...3080298_1_ron-zook-spring-practice-ron-turner
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You aren't wrong there. This should be a wake up call to the NCAA itself. They're just as guilty as letting this stuff slide until the pressure is on to look like you're actually doing something. That's a good point brucks.
Every fan base in every sport has THAT group of fans.
It doesn’t mean the entire fan base shares that sentiment.
sbillini
- st petersburg, fl
You see this all the time - especially these days and certainly not just in sports.
I think there's a slight amount of validity in saying "you're digging up old stuff now just cuz you know it'll get more attention". That's what the "hit job" argument is. The problem with that argument is that just because it didn't get attention then doesn't mean it shouldn't have gotten it back then and that it shouldn't get it now. Sorry folks, it doesn't work like that. There's no statute of limitations in public opinion. That's why you do right the first time - and if that's what this helps enabling in the future, then I'm all for it.
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
If something this rotten existed at Michigan State, where else does it exist?
The likely answer to that is lots and lots of places. Anywhere there are persistent rumors about athletes getting special treatment from law enforcement, professors, "employers," etc. are places where things like this are likely to be happening, because these are more likely to be the "win at all costs" environments. Not definitively, of course, but more likely. Smoke doesn't always equal fire.