More MSU takes. From USA Today

The administration doesn't care about what the media says.  And the state government has so many MSU alums that I doubt they would institute real change.

If the Federal government steps in, that could be when the entire administration would be scared into making changes.

Pontificating without a general summary of fthe story is useless.  No doubt we all agree with the pontificated point, but throw a bone (article summary) here!

Until Engler and BOT is gone, no good change will come. 

Engler was brought in to bury this issue without big dents to their fundraising. He was not brought in to heal and make MSU a better place. The BOT took too long to get rid of Simon. And then ok'd someone worse than her to take over. They're just as despicable as Simon and Engler are. 

They've allowed many sins and swept many more under the rug in the pursuit of athletic achievement. They're yet another school that got caught trying to cut corners so they could enter the realm of the "blue bloods"

To be confronted with the sins of their last 20-30 years and basically just go into damage control mode instead of actual repetence is repulsive.

This quote says it all:

"Owning up to your mistakes is never easy, and it is exponentially harder when the failings are as egregious as Michigan State’s. But not accepting the depth of its problems, or trying to make them go away as quickly and as quietly as possible, is what got the university in this trouble in the first place.

Penn State is often held up as the model of what not to do when faced with a sex abuse scandal. But what Michigan State has done, what it continues to do, is far worse"

So when does the University decide that the Cortez approach is not the way to go when your people have done and are continuing to do wrong? 

At this point, what does MSU have to lose by just coming out and saying "we fucked up, we know we did, we're sorry, take full responsibility, will do what we can to re-earn your trust, etc."? You can't really save face when there is no face left to save. Their reputation as an academic institution is tarnished, they're getting crushed by the media week in and week out, and I'm sure donations are far lower now than they would be otherwise. 

What ground do you really hope to gain by continuing to hold out and play indifference / victim-blaming to this whole situation? Who is really taking your side here? The students, faculty, alums, and boosters are all turning against you. Everyone already knows and believes what you refuse to publicly accept. That you've royally fucked up. 

I understand that Spartans were notorious for continuing the fight long after it should've been over. While noble in some cases, in this one......its despicable. Just rip the damn band aid off, already. 

I am beginning to he hopeful that lawyers will take every last dime from MSU. Might take years to do so however. Any kind of jury trial - without 100% Spartan slappies - would favor ther plaintiffs.

Couldn't get past the lede: "Michigan State is a cesspool with seemingly no bottom."

Meanwhile, over at RCMB guess which conspiracy theory is the most popular regarding who is behind all the negative publicity hitting MSU.

{Hint:  it's not MSU, they're hitting the martyr narrative hard}