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Post by hoya95 on Dec 21, 2019 16:56:11 GMT -5
Something tells me that if Butler was a bigger name, they’d be ranked higher than 17. They’ve had a hell of a non-conference.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 13, 2019 19:27:48 GMT -5
A group of faculty at Duke put out an ad that said "regardless of the results of the police investigation", the larger issue was racism and sexism on campus. They didn't name any names or directly accuse anyone of a crime either. But it opened the door to a massive lawsuit. I have a friend who was working in their judicial affairs office at the time, and the ugliness from that lawsuit went on for years. The Georgetown letter doesn't directly accuse anyone either, but it says the larger problem is Georgetown not taking sexual assault or misconduct seriously. You don't have to like it, but the players can sue over something like this, especially if they wind up cleared of any wrongdoing. Nowhere does that letter make the argument that Georgetown is not taking sexual assault or misconduct seriously. The argument the letter makes is that people aren't confident that Georgetown is taking it seriously because of the lack of transparency and the lack of any statement from the administration. The Georgetown faculty letter says: 1) they are "deeply disturbed" by the allegations, and they want "to express unreservedly their support" for all survivors of any such claims; 2) that university students don't believe Georgetown takes those claims seriously; and 3) they want to know why the players weren't immediately suspended like faculty would be. This opens the door for the players to file a claim against the school that they were subject to harassment/threats and had their characters defamed due to statements by Georgetown employees. It makes no difference whether you or I think those claims should succeed on the merits. We don't take a poll before someone can file a lawsuit. I don't think the Duke professors' ad caused any damages or even defamed those lacrosse players. But that's irrelevant. They sued. Duke had to pay up, and then they had to put in procedures to ensure something like this wouldn't happen again. Lawyers don't tell you not to talk publicly for their health. Georgetown hasn't made any statements about an ongoing investigation because they would likely be sued. Duke immediately shut down their entire lacrosse program pending an investigation. They wouldn't do that now without much more due process as a direct result of the changes they implemented after that lawsuit. Those professors think they are on the right side, and they may think they are helping. But I feel pretty confident that University Counsel wanted to throw something at them when they read it.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 13, 2019 17:19:44 GMT -5
Hie did Alexander claim to have a 3.1 GPA when he’s in his first semester and exams aren’t even over? Did he take classes this past summer?
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 13, 2019 17:11:50 GMT -5
I have no idea what the underlying facts are in any of this. But the Duke lacrosse families sued the hell out of the school because of comments professors made that presumed guilt. It got really ugly internally there. We'll see what happens here. Did you read the letter? I did - it didn't name any players or programs and made two points : - why are athletes under investigation able to play, but a Professor credibly accused is suspended? - FERPA is to protect students, but students are made to feel unsupported by the University because the University won't explain what specifically is preventing transparency The Duke Lacrosse comparison is ridiculous, it's a well-written letter, and the second point they made applies to both accuser and accused. I would also say that the letter might not be about the Alexander / Gardner situation whatsoever. A group of faculty at Duke put out an ad that said "regardless of the results of the police investigation", the larger issue was racism and sexism on campus. They didn't name any names or directly accuse anyone of a crime either. But it opened the door to a massive lawsuit. I have a friend who was working in their judicial affairs office at the time, and the ugliness from that lawsuit went on for years. The Georgetown letter doesn't directly accuse anyone either, but it says the larger problem is Georgetown not taking sexual assault or misconduct seriously. You don't have to like it, but the players can sue over something like this, especially if they wind up cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 13, 2019 16:17:13 GMT -5
I have no idea what the underlying facts are in any of this. But the Duke lacrosse families sued the hell out of the school because of comments professors made that presumed guilt. It got really ugly internally there. We'll see what happens here.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 5, 2019 20:14:43 GMT -5
If this process concludes and there is no punishment for any player (or no further punishment if that's what LeBlanc was suspended for), are we even going to know? I don't need to know the details of an ongoing investigation or any privacy info, but we're going to need some transparency at some point.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 3, 2019 15:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 3, 2019 1:38:11 GMT -5
No one has said Akinjo is even involved in any situation. He could be home sick, have a family circumstance or other outlying reason he's leaving. Could be. I doubt the athletic department PR people would put someone with no issues and in good standing in the same sentence as someone charged with a crime in a statement announcing both of their departures. I'm not suggesting that James Akinjo did anything - I'm saying that Georgetown suggested it by the way they wrote that press release. However, what saxagael is saying is ludicrous though. You can argue all you want that someone isn't suspended until charged with a crime - but Josh Leblanc *was* suspended for the first game of the season. I'm not sure what's going on here, but LeBlanc hasn't been charged with any crime. Accused, but certainly not charged with anything right now.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 3, 2019 0:20:23 GMT -5
It is unclear what Ewing knew. I work at the university. And let’s just say the communication channels are sometimes baffling in ways that even insiders don’t understand. It would not surprise me to hear that Ewing was not given the full story. This is a university issue. Lawyers are undoubtedly involved. I really would be interested to hear how they reviewed these allegations, as there must have been such an internal review process. Tomorrow it will be disappointing if Ewing had to stand for himself alone. DeGioia and Lee Reed should be there. I would suspect that Ewing was asked to wait this process out. To be clear I’m really not defending anybody. This story needs to play out, as undoubtedly there is more. The lawyers have to be involved now and should have been for quite a while. The statement we got from the University touts how the school ensures that all student conduct allegations are investigated thoroughly. That pretty strongly implies that those investigations took place here or are ongoing. It would be absolutely crazy to let Alexander and Gardner play now if they have been credibly accused of a significant crime. And I don't know why in hell they would have allowed LeBlanc to play at all if there was credible evidence that he did. Neither Ewing nor any coach would have the power to overrule the school's legal department on something like this. So what either happened or came to light in the last 48 hours that led to the news today? The school can't go into radio silence on this. And yes, Reed and DeGoia have to be right there to answer questions with Ewing when they do talk. And that ought to be tomorrow.
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 2, 2019 18:58:26 GMT -5
Do we know that they were dismissed? Or did they both decide to leave? It's not like the press release is very clear on that (or anything else).
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Post by hoya95 on Dec 2, 2019 18:37:58 GMT -5
Well, this has escalated quickly...
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 30, 2019 20:30:56 GMT -5
This is on ESPN Plus, right? ‘Cause there is no way I am going pay-per-view to watch this. I can also pretend the game never takes place.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 30, 2019 15:17:09 GMT -5
We're are used to a ton of frustration around here, but I am so sick of always being the softer team. I wish THAT would have stopped by now.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 28, 2019 0:59:24 GMT -5
Seton Hall is going to waste all of Myles Powell’s greatness unless they get him some help soon. Unless the injury at the end of regulation was a real thing. I'm guessing Powell is fine. I mean that he's carrying the team by himself offensively, and he looks exhausted. And we're not to Thanksgiving yet.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 27, 2019 23:41:23 GMT -5
Seton Hall is going to waste all of Myles Powell’s greatness unless they get him some help soon.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 26, 2019 22:08:05 GMT -5
Thought DePaul was coming back to reality when they were down 18 to Central Michigan at the half. Then they outscored them by 31 in the 2nd half and won going away. DePaul is actually good this year. Not sure why no one is paying much attention to them.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 22, 2019 23:53:00 GMT -5
There’s a war going on between UConn and Xavier heading for OT right now. Kind of feels like a rivalry game already.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 22, 2019 15:50:04 GMT -5
Got to cut down on the turnovers as much as possible. Going to be a serious challenge for Akinjo and the backcourt.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 22, 2019 0:16:34 GMT -5
[li]Dakich makes my ears bleed. He's horrific. Both Matt Coleman and Will Coleman got more of his attention in the first half than all the Hoyas combined; in the second half, he mostly talked about someone's grandchild. We get Dicky V tomorrow night and I think I'm **happy** about it. [/li] Does ESPN give out a bonus each night for the guy who gets the most words in during the broadcast? Dakich and the other guy just smothered the game with an inane back and forth. Could you let it breathe just a little?! Didn't think I would say this five years ago, but I think we're spoiled by getting most of our games on Fox. The ESPN broadcasts (especially the mid-level guys) are just brutal.
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Post by hoya95 on Nov 21, 2019 21:09:16 GMT -5
Wonderful, wonderful defense in the second half. So beautiful to see, especially in the Garden. That looked like Georgetown!
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