Mork Cheated
Blackwell's lawyers allege:
►Dantonio orchestrated employment for the parents of two MSU football players, with mega-donor Bob Skandalaris, whose name is on the football facility.
►Dantonio had Blackwell accompany him on a Metro Detroit home visit of an unnamed five-star recruit, when Blackwell, in his role as director of college advancement and performance, wasn't authorized to conduct off-campus visits.
Dantonio said in his Jan. 10 deposition that Blackwell never did any home visits because it would've been an NCAA violation. He did recall Blackwell once traveling with him to see a recruit, but that Blackwell remained in the car.
In his filing, Paterson said Blackwell "is prepared to provide the court with an affidavit attesting" to the visit of the five-star recruit, which can be "verified by the former five-star recruit and his parents, who were also present during the recruiting visit."
February 4th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
Can't have enough threads for this smug prick.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:35 PM ^
3-9 should be enough
February 4th, 2020 at 2:48 PM ^
Would 94 be too many?
February 4th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
Something something pride coming before the fall
February 4th, 2020 at 3:18 PM ^
He gone, like a fart in the wind...
February 4th, 2020 at 4:36 PM ^
...or like a dried-up turd in a trash tornado.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:40 PM ^
Blackwell traveling to see a recruit is nothing to me - probably a Level 4, maybe Level 3, violation. If it was a one off thing, then it's probably a Level 4 they should have reported.
Now if Blackwell's team could produce evidence of Skandalaris getting recruit's parents jobs, that's a bombshell.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
Seems fairly easy to prove unless Skandalaris was paying them in bags of cash.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:51 PM ^
It would somewhat be easy to prove that they're employed because of him or essentially because of him. It would be difficult to prove that they would not be employed by him but for their child being a Michigan State recruit.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:55 PM ^
We'll see how qualified they are to work for a VC firm.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:40 PM ^
Let's be real, these allegations are next to nothing. Lots of recruits parents get employment. Blackwell traveled an hour and went into a recruits house...big deal. I hate MSU and Dantonio as much as anyone else, but these are pretty frivolous claims
February 4th, 2020 at 2:52 PM ^
Same. Dantonio is a prick, but hell, how many programs hire recruits parents, shit Michigan created a team mom position.
February 4th, 2020 at 3:37 PM ^
For a parent of a transfer who never played, and was extremely qualified for the position. She'd already done it at Stanford for 4 years.
You could argue we took the player for the mom lol
February 4th, 2020 at 3:24 PM ^
Blackwell was hired in 2013 and that is when MSU's recruiting greatly improved from 46th (rivals) to 22nd. they were landing all of the top Detroit kids including Malik McDowell and Donny Corley. Not effectively recruiting Detroit was certainly part of Hoke's downfall.
There was much more to Blackwell's connections than we now know. Blackwell is not going to tell about the actions that implicate him as a bagman. He wants to work again.
February 4th, 2020 at 4:30 PM ^
It also looks like he committed perjury. That’s a big deal
February 4th, 2020 at 4:30 PM ^
i agree, nowicki, and i'm pretty old-school about this stuff.
if these are the worst allegations against him....yawn.
February 4th, 2020 at 2:44 PM ^
Bye Felicia
February 4th, 2020 at 2:45 PM ^
He gone
February 4th, 2020 at 3:09 PM ^
“Make” a discussion. Ugh
February 4th, 2020 at 2:49 PM ^
How many players parents have been or currently on the staff for Harbaugh?
There must be a lot more to this story.
February 4th, 2020 at 3:20 PM ^
Exactly sort of makes it tough to throw rocks. Many jobs are obtained through relationships guessing the rules are sort of murky here about obtaining employment to recruit parents.
I will say it doesn't look pristine to offer jobs to recruit parents even if it's us doing it.
February 4th, 2020 at 3:17 PM ^
MSU should get sanctions for these still even with Dantonio running out of the door with his bonus in hand.
February 4th, 2020 at 3:52 PM ^
I wonder if there is a clause in last months $4.3MM bonus that rescinds the payment of it if he leaves the program with pending sanctions if he did wrong?
February 4th, 2020 at 3:21 PM ^
Hindsight being 20-20 I wouldn't trade the results for the alleged violations. Not for a second.
February 4th, 2020 at 3:46 PM ^
I'm guessing the five-star player in question was Malik McDowell. I don't think there were any other five-stars in metro Detroit during that time, other than our own DPJ, and I think he was too late to fit the timeline.
February 4th, 2020 at 9:28 PM ^
Daelin Hayes
February 4th, 2020 at 11:32 PM ^
This has him as a four star.
February 4th, 2020 at 4:04 PM ^
Just the tip of the iceberg. Mork leaves in a cloud of doubt. I have no pity for the future of Mork and even the Spartan football program in the years to come.
February 4th, 2020 at 4:12 PM ^
Tell me about the iceberg. You have information or just wishful thinking?
February 4th, 2020 at 7:05 PM ^
Mork cheated.
Dog bit man.
February 4th, 2020 at 7:13 PM ^
VACATE those B1G trophies you bastard.
Go Blue.