MSU's independent investigator Will Forsyth had a retirement party....
January 30th, 2018 at 7:58 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 11:18 AM ^
the press, including Henning, has long been so deferential, has failed miserably to pursue reports that were talked about widely by the public. . .
January 30th, 2018 at 2:18 PM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
I thought I was Jack's complete lack of surprise! (Maybe we're all Jack's complete lack of surprise - in a Jungian sense.)
That aside, I don't see Dantonio surviving this. He is too much of a political dope to navigate this, and the culture of his program has been one of entitlement and free passes for over a decade. His posture of defiance, and denying knowledge will come back to bite him.
Izzo's prospects are better, but he may not survive this either. (He shouldn't, but he could.) If he pretends that he did not read the Appling/Payne police reports, that may be a sufficient dodge. He'd have to explain why his athletes were immediately moved to different housing, why there was a police report out there where Payne admitted to the elements of rape, etc. But he could say "look, I'm not a lawyer, and if the Ingham Cty Prosecutor doesn't want to proceed with a case, why am I supposed to second-guess that?" HOWEVAH, he was really stupid to claim he did not know why Travis Walton left. Da fuq, dude? How can you not remember why one of your assistant coaches left? It's not like you've got a staff of thirty assistant coaches.
Even though the Payne/Appling thing is rotten, I think the Travis Walton fiasco could be his demise. He can't really feign ignorance on that one.
January 30th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
They will both survive this....sorry to be the bearer of bad news (and I hope I'm wrong) but there is too much local Sparty pride in Michigan politics for this to go anywhere at all.
January 30th, 2018 at 7:59 AM ^
Haha! This is the result of the AG office doing nothing, until MSU 'asked' them to. That ask probably came with a recommedation to name a particular lead...
What a friggen joke.
January 30th, 2018 at 8:59 AM ^
Yup, a joke. They are just BEGGING for the feds to get involved in this. If MSU is not careful, they will do irreparable damage to the place as an academic institution in order to save the sports programs. And no one wants to see that...
January 30th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
So far, it appears that the AG is ONLY focusing on Nassar involved issues and will not look at the culture, the enabling, or the general douche-bagginess of the athletic department. He is currently gathering emails concerning Nassar.
January 30th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
I wasn't clear on what exactly the AG would be concentrating his investigation. I thought it was just the Nassar case and MSU's involvement. Didn't think he was looking at anything else.
January 30th, 2018 at 2:31 PM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 8:04 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 9:07 AM ^
He's running for governor. Every action he takes between now and November will be to further that goal.
January 30th, 2018 at 9:25 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 10:16 AM ^
he will dump Dantonio as soon as needed and will distance himself from everything MSU. But he won't return any donations.
January 30th, 2018 at 11:46 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 9:46 AM ^
Right, which was a big concern of mine. Is he going to do anything to piss off all those MSU alum in state? He'll talk tough, like he did during his presser, but I'm not sure he'll really do anything substantial. The Feds are the real X factor here. It wouldn't surprise me that they're angling to convince the DOJ that Shuette has everything under control and no need to get involved.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
Imagine you're in Pennsylvania. It's 2011 and you're the AG running for governor. Is investigating the shit out of Penn State and Jo Pa going to gain or lose you voters?
January 30th, 2018 at 10:17 AM ^
That's a fine edge to walk, Hatter.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
It would probably gain him votes in Pittsburgh and western PA and cost him votes in eastern PA. What the net result would be I don't know.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:22 AM ^
I had held the same thought, but this little tidbit makes me at least question my logic.
January 30th, 2018 at 8:05 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 10:18 AM ^
NEVER lose faith in the MSU administration. They continue to top themselves at every turn in the road.
January 30th, 2018 at 8:08 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 8:13 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 10:18 AM ^
The golden rule "Those who have the gold make the rules."
January 30th, 2018 at 8:13 AM ^
each day this story at MSU gets worse and worse and worse.....not shocked anymore, its just like "how stupid can you be".....cripes
January 30th, 2018 at 8:14 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 8:43 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 8:44 AM ^
Since we're all pretty sure that no one who attends will leave alive, planning half the trip seems like all he really needs to do. If FauxMo is in fact in clown garb, I don't even know that I would bring substantial provisions as you certainly won't need them. In such a scenario, the campers may very well BE the provisions, you see...
January 30th, 2018 at 8:53 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 8:31 AM ^
This is sounding more and more like the Mueller investigation.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:12 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 10:31 AM ^
"No politics." But that's funny right there.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:26 AM ^
Take a break, champ. Sit this one out.
January 30th, 2018 at 9:24 PM ^
Considering that has already resulted in several guilty pleas I hope it's just like it.
January 30th, 2018 at 8:33 AM ^
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January 30th, 2018 at 10:22 AM ^
January 30th, 2018 at 9:53 AM ^
This is from an Mlive article (LINK):
3) Will Schuette recuse himself if the investigation gets close to the football team? Schuette's 2015 book, Big Lessons From a Small Town, includes a glowing foreword from MSU Football Coach Mark Dantonio. Again, it's not clear what the scope of the investigation will be. But with Schuette promising to look at "every corner" of the university, and with questions swirling about the handling of sexual assault cases within the athletic department, it's not out of the question that Dantonio could be put under the microscope.
Nothing that seems favorable to MSU, and especially the revenue generating programs would surprise me.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
If you want a truly independent probe, get someone from outside the state of Michigan, with no ties whatsoever to MSU or the Grand Rapids good old boys club. Granted, Schuette wants to be governor worse than we want to beat Ohio State, and that going soft on this would give Gretchen Wittmer a club with which to cudgel him. But the first rule of those in power -- CYA and protect your cronies -- is always paramount.
January 30th, 2018 at 10:11 AM ^
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January 30th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
The attorney general is an idiot. Way to screw up the investigation before it starts. Credibility of the whole thing shot from the start. Michigan politics reeks.
January 30th, 2018 at 11:04 AM ^
happening already and they aren't even digging into the two revenue-generating programs yet. Bring in a true INDEPENDANT investigator from Montana or somewhere and get the whole truth exposed. The way this thing is going, they will just need a bigger rug and broom for the sweeping.