Post by robeiae on Dec 17, 2016 8:57:18 GMT -5
So, the Minnesota Gophers-- an NCAA football team--decided to stage a boycott. They're not engaging in any football-related activities and this will likely mean that the team will forego its December 27th bowl game (which is of course meaningless, when it comes to the national championship, though it will cost the school millions). Why?
Well, basically because the school's admin suspended 10 players on Tuesday, due to a Title IX investigation, though it declined to provide specific reasons for the suspensions. ESPN give some background and the names of the suspended players here.
This all stems from a September 2nd incident, which involved a number of players and one woman at an off-campus apartment. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the what this is about. CNN goes over the whole thing here. There's too much material for me to quote just some stuff, so read it all.
My take:
Even if no crime was committed, even if everything that happened was 100% voluntary, the players involved showed an astounding lack of judgement here. Astounding. The whole thing is a PR mess for the school and the program, so I really don't have any sympathy for them. Whomever was suspended likely earned it in full, imo.
Of course, that's a huge "even if," so the players involved probably deserve much worse. Sad.
Well, basically because the school's admin suspended 10 players on Tuesday, due to a Title IX investigation, though it declined to provide specific reasons for the suspensions. ESPN give some background and the names of the suspended players here.
This all stems from a September 2nd incident, which involved a number of players and one woman at an off-campus apartment. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the what this is about. CNN goes over the whole thing here. There's too much material for me to quote just some stuff, so read it all.
My take:
Even if no crime was committed, even if everything that happened was 100% voluntary, the players involved showed an astounding lack of judgement here. Astounding. The whole thing is a PR mess for the school and the program, so I really don't have any sympathy for them. Whomever was suspended likely earned it in full, imo.
Of course, that's a huge "even if," so the players involved probably deserve much worse. Sad.
