OT-Major Applewhite "Inappropriate Behavior" with student in 2009

was case mccoy sitting in the corner while it happened?

Unless the student was in a position beneath him...

Er...

I mean, unless she was subject to his authority...

Uh...

Well. What I mean is, if there is no direct power relationship, then there is no conflict of interest. Hence, no problem.

I care about a lot of things that happen in the world. This is not one of them.

Alone this isn't a huge story unless your a UT grad and want pristine heroes. However late last year UT suspended their long time, very successful women's track and field coach just months after giving her a huge raise. She was let go at the beginning of the year just prior to the indoor season based on a consensual relationship with an athlete. She has since considered legal action vs. Texas (probably will claim discrimination based on her race, gender and sexual orientation).



While Major Applewhite appears to have not engaged with a subordinate as she did, it leaves Texas exposed should she pursue something legally. Just the threat of legal action is now increased.



On a lighter note, Chris Sims is wondering why that student never called him back.

Major Applewhite

www.mGoEnquirer.com - some posts make me think that would be a good investment.  Is there going to be a new post every time someone cheats on thier wife.  It's been going on since the birth of this country and it will continue to go on as long as humans like to have sex.  Shame on the guy who works for Texas and shame on the ADULT who had sex with him.  This is completley a personal matter and since the media quit actually reporting on real news a long time ago, now its on a Michigan message board.  I feel that there needs to be an addition to the no politics and no religion discussions.  Famous people who have an affair on thier wife pretty much touches both those topics.

Perhaps I'm missing it, but where exactly in this article does it say this relationship was with an adult woman? Seems to me the university was awfully careful in its wording.

Did they actually win their bowl game that year?

Yeah, I don't get it.  Major Applewhite is 34 years old, this happened 4 years ago so he was 30 at the time and had a consenting sexual encounter with an 18-23 year old...so what.  Now, if he was married as someone mentioned it's certainly not cool, and if his wife was pregnant it's even worse.  But, I don't personally see why it matters that it was a student.  He's not a professor.  As long as he no direct influence over this student such as if it were an athlete I don't really see the big deal.  Age doesn't matter, the fact that it's a student doesn't matter, just the fact that it's a student at the school he works at.  That part doens't bother me.  The part about cheating on his wife...that's another story.  But, I don't see why an employer has any right to tell who two consenting adults should or should not be romantically involved assuming there is no conflict of interest such as coach/athlete, professor/student, or supervisor/employee.

Breaking News: University of Texas Board Of Regents has called an emergency meeting...

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2013/2/1/3943202/breaking-news-university-of-texas-board-of-regents-has-called-an

In light of the posts on this forum, having an imaginary girlfriend doesn't look so bad anymore.

That might depend upon whether the student worked in a position that reported to him.

Who fucking cares

I’m assuming that Texas has a non-fraternization policy, which is why he was subject to discipline. My first thought when reading this was “so what, he banged a co-ed who is an adult”. Given his status and position with the team in addition to the influence he has over the young men he leads, that makes him kind of sleazy and a poor example. Sad to say that these actions do not make him exceptional. If he did cheat on his pregnant wife, that just makes it worse.

One time occurrence my ass

I think some are getting too wrapped up in the legality of this.  No, he won't go to jail because she was old enough to consent.  But it's not like everything that happens to be legal is good from an image standpoint.  

A guy working at a school sleeping with students a decade younger than him at said school is getting into sketchy territory to begin with.  At some places that alone can be a violation of the organizational code of conduct.  That he was married and his wife nine months pregnant at the time makes him look really sleazy.   That he was doing this as a member of an institution (the football program) that represents the school in the public eye is going to make the school uncomfortable.  Would you want to hear a story like this about a U-M assistant coach?  I wouldn't.

Most universities stipulate that undergrads are off-limits to employees. Since it was a consensual relationship with an adult, this isn't a legal matter, but it likely is a violation of university policy. So yes, it is an issue.

I wonder if this is coming out now because there are people within UT that want Mack Brown and co. fired. It seems like there may be more going on down there than we know.