DetNews has the photo Marky D
Perjury and NCAA violations.
This may leave a mark.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:27 PM ^
I'm thinking Blackwell wants his name cleared, and they won't do that.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
i'd be surprised if blackwell was unwilling to settle. the act of bringing the lawsuit is going to make things harder for him in coaching circles. his decision to settle - or not - is going to make little difference on top of that.
February 19th, 2020 at 6:04 AM ^
I think that's a little backwards. Blackwell decided to sue, in part, because he couldn't get another job at a college program.
I'm sure he was always ready to settle, depending on the terms. Any significant amount of money goes a long way towards clearing his name.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:36 PM ^
while its a bad look for their crud-bag program, it probably isn't perjury because first, it has to be about a 'material' matter to the cause at hand. unlikely in this case that 'forgetting' that photo from 2015 is going to get him in hot water. second, hometown prosecutor won't want to touch it. third, the NCAA will find a problem and dock sparty two staplers, a box of pens, and some green foam fingers. it is a toothless disgrace that has no power.
long-story-short, doesn't move the needle nearly as much as you might think, or hope.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:09 PM ^
he didn't just forget about the photo though. he was asked if blackwell ever visited recruits in-home and said no. that's perjury, no?
February 18th, 2020 at 7:03 PM ^
Perjury is hard to prove. You need to prove the statement was false which the photo does. You also need to prove Mork knew it was false when he made it and that it was material to case. If he can state without contradictory evidence that he didn’t remember Blackwell was with him then may be enough.
February 18th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
Not a lawyer and I don't want to act like I am educated on this kind of stuff because I am not. Doesn't the fact that Dantonio was the picture with with Blackwell in the kids home prove all of that?
February 18th, 2020 at 9:18 PM ^
No, because we all know that Saint Antonio has a faulty memory - like the time that he couldn't remember that he was in fact walking behind his Spartan goons smiling during the pregame violation that MSU was fined for in 2018.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:12 PM ^
I agree about what will ultimately happen. But any argument that he forgot about the visit is either very weak or an indication that he routinely broke NCAA rules. He testified that he knew it would be a violation. Surely, that should stick in his mind.
I hope testimony about NCAA rule violations is material to the case. It's time for Dantonio to claim that's why he fired Blackwell, rather than the vague philosophical differences.
February 18th, 2020 at 7:00 PM ^
Agreed on the likely end consequences. I doubt much comes of this in the case or further charges (and I'm certainly not an expert on perjury). But this is really bad from a public perspective, even if it has little impact on the overall case. Though catching a main witness in a lie when he's the basis of the decision-making that led to your client's termination is a nice little piece of evidence to have...
February 18th, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
The “hometown prosecutor” aspect loses a lot of potency when it’s federal court...
February 18th, 2020 at 9:33 PM ^
Ha, I didn't even catch that in my first read of it. I'm still not sure much comes of this, maybe I'm a bit jaded by how much MSU football has gotten away with over the years.
This case is still fascinating to watch from UM fan and armchair lawyering it. I cannot for the life of me understand MSU's strategy.
February 18th, 2020 at 10:49 PM ^
MSU's game plan rarely changes.
1. Deny everything, question the integrity of any accusers repeatedly. Blame the media.
2. Repeat #1 unless and until backed into a corner with no way out.
3. Take corrective action, say it's time to put this behind us and talk about how great MSU is.
4. Repeat #1 when the next issue arises.
February 18th, 2020 at 11:12 PM ^
as much as it is fun to think that the AUSA will pick this up and go with it, i can't remember when i've seen them weigh into something like this. do you?
February 18th, 2020 at 11:47 PM ^
Yeah I agree I doubt this has legs.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:56 PM ^
As I think most of the attorneys on here have said at some point, MSU has mishandled responding to this. Blackwell was their dirt guy AND their fall guy. They stupidly didn't pay him to go away. I can't explain why but it was probably one of bad advice, lying, negligence, or hubris, or some combination.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:23 AM ^
The school that enabled and protected Nassar was no way going to settle with Blackwell.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:32 PM ^
Mork rebuttal: That’s a dumbass photo!
February 18th, 2020 at 7:46 PM ^
*scowl*
“next photo”.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:32 PM ^
The fall of the house of Dantonio warms the cockles of my heart. He is absolutely ripping his legacy to shreds. Such a shame.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:35 PM ^
If you know you're going to leave in, at most, a year, why would you lie to avoid NCAA violations? Seems like a couple year post season band is preferable to possible jail time. Maybe that's just me.
February 19th, 2020 at 6:01 AM ^
I have no faith in the government lifting a finger against his perjury.
I have no faith in the NCAA lifting a finger against his NCAA violations.
Remember MSU's Duffy Daugherty was the original SEC in terms of getting slaps on the wrist for flagrant NCAA violations. Duffy at MSU was caught multiple times in multiple decades doing multiple violations and the NCAA slapped his wrist while MSU fans purged the violations sections from his Wikipedia page.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:39 PM ^
That's obviously photoshopped.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:45 PM ^
don't you have a dossier on that guy? if not, can't you just manufacture one that works? get in the game putin!
February 18th, 2020 at 5:40 PM ^
Apparently, lies come before the fall....
February 18th, 2020 at 5:41 PM ^
That upcoming deposition by jailed Auston Robertson ought to be mighty interesting.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:43 PM ^
Some people on RCMB seriously believe the picture is photoshopped.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:21 PM ^
Yup, and his mom is lying, she is obviously a M fan from AA, blah, blah
February 18th, 2020 at 10:29 PM ^
Isn't it obvious? It's some sick masochistic fetish being played out by Hayes' mother. She planned this from the jump. Nothing could get her jollies off more than living in Ann Arbor, then sending her kid to Notre Dame, and exposing Michigan State to recruiting violations and perjury. I can't think of any way to make living in Michigan more fun for someone who clearly thrives on being anti-State-of-Michigan for her own sexual gratification. Go get her RCMB.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
Why would he care anymore? He just got paid his $4.3M.
Everyone knew he was lying when he said it, so this isn't surprising. What is funny is he lied about a recruit he didn't even get.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:56 PM ^
Everyone knows those are cardboard cutouts, just like the fake hundreds OBJ was handing out to LSU players onive TV.
Nothing to see here.
February 18th, 2020 at 5:59 PM ^
Mork...
February 18th, 2020 at 6:08 PM ^
CMU is bracing for NCAA sanctions after this news broke.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:32 PM ^
Think what would have happened if they had stretched for 3 extra minutes!
February 18th, 2020 at 7:05 PM ^
He may well be a good guy, but you can't have a recruiting coordinator that knowingly commits ncaa violations at will. We all had suspicions of cheating going on at the landfill but the only reason we know for sure was because of these leaks from blackwell's attorneys.
I would hope there would be no way UM would hire him knowing that he is a blatant cheater.
February 18th, 2020 at 9:35 PM ^
UM was definitely courting Blackwell prior to him going to MSU. He had a lot of connections with SMSB. But I'm pretty sure his days of being tied to a program are done with both the MSU scandal and the lawsuit coming out of it.
February 18th, 2020 at 6:43 PM ^
Is it over yet Mork?
February 18th, 2020 at 6:45 PM ^
Oh it's over
February 18th, 2020 at 7:16 PM ^
Blackwell to Dantonious
February 18th, 2020 at 7:17 PM ^
An MSU donor named Skandalaris!! You are on the all name team my friend.
February 18th, 2020 at 7:18 PM ^
MSU has a corner on the perv and perj markets.
February 18th, 2020 at 9:10 PM ^
Just another flavor of perv
February 18th, 2020 at 7:21 PM ^
Blue wall comments and over at RCMB are hilarious. Hopefully this prompts the NCAA to investigate the whole Staee athletic department.
February 18th, 2020 at 7:39 PM ^
Reading RCMB is a hoot. The level of animosity, hysteria, and conspiracy over there sets the standard.
February 18th, 2020 at 7:41 PM ^
"Perjury and NCAA violations. This may leave a mark."
Actually, it will leave a MORK!!!
February 18th, 2020 at 7:47 PM ^
Pics or it didn’t—
Oh.
February 18th, 2020 at 9:14 PM ^
Nothing to this at all. Mork is the very picture of honesty and virtue. After all, the Blackwell suit had, zero, zilch, nada to do with his weirdly timed, abrupt retirement.
February 18th, 2020 at 9:26 PM ^
The retirement wasn’t a coincidence, aisp
February 18th, 2020 at 9:29 PM ^
I mean, what does Mark say now?
RCMB has already declared this is nothing, which is funny as it seems like something...