Blackwell Details:Part Deux (Conflict of Interest)
Seems that Blackwell is going to be the fall guy based on the headlines of the main articles of the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.
DetNews: MSU Police: Blackwell interfered with investigation
FREEP: MSU Staffer: Blackwell had unprofessional rapport, "conflict of interest"
It seems like we hear about this story ad nauseum, but new details continue to be aired in public. This time, the staff are complaining about how he conducted himself around the Detroit area athletes. It sounds petty to me, but maybe I'm looking at it incorrectly.
But here's a juicy paragraph (DetNews) in case you don't want to click through.
One staffer, whose name was redacted, said “I’m not a big Curtis guy,” and indicated he believed Blackwell’s association with the “Sound Mind, Sound Body” camps created a conflict of interest. That staffer discussed the close relationship Blackwell had with players from Detroit and said in the report that “Curtis is the one football staff member who he would question their integrity,” while adding, “Curtis would withhold information related to the Detroit kids.”
Your avatar and that picture are a perfect match.
Every university has a 'Code of Conduct' for all employees to follow.
https://finaid.msu.edu/read/codeofconduct.pdf
There is a section on accepting gifts. All university employees must sign an acknowledgement that they read it and understand it (Blackwell included).
Blackwell knew the policy and accepted the gifts (trips) anyway. Even his peers were pissed at his arrogance.
"3. Any gift with more than a minimal value may not be accepted. If it is not possible to refuse or return a gift, it must be submitted to a University unit (e.g., Surplus) which accepts such items for sale or otherwise used for a University purpose or to benefit the University, rather than for the employee’s personal benefit.
The Sparty slappies are gonna get real quiet in September until BBall season.
Blackwell's destiny seemed to be exactly this. The guy was so slimy he cannot possibly wiggle himself out of looking to be a major cause of the problems for the program, and that is probably the reality of it also.
I think it's safe to say that this has already reached "shitstorm" level....which I believe comes just after "shitshow" on the shit scale.
Shit-tsunami. You need the alliteration.
Shitnami, no aliteration needed
They already got on ESPN's bad side so I'd imagine they'll be digging until they reach China
Next year in their Marvin Martian headgear.
"Getting our butts kicked in East Lansing makes us very angry!'
[puff-puff-puff]
"Very angry indeed."