I think it's fair to say this stuff happens all over major campuses involving athletes. Could it be a cultural thing? Maybe, point is, it happens everywhere. Whether you're on the players side, victims side, or somewhere in the middle, you SHOULD be proud that the U did not try to hide this, cover it up, or otherwise try to undermine any investigations occuring. That, IMO, is worthy of being proud of the U. Maybe Kaler and Coyle did what they felt they had to do to protect the program? Regardless of what you feel about the EEOA, if they had not abided by their recommendations, couldn't this have been way worse?
At the same time, I see no issue with Claeys tweets, or the players sticking up for their teammates. Claeys showed support for his players coming together, he did not wade into the waters of guilt or innocence, or condone anything. The players ( with good intentions) felt some of their teammates were being targeted unfairly, and decided to use the only power they have to try to get some answers. They stated that their objective was not to stick up for rapists, rather they were emphatic that this was not a shot at victims of sexual violence at all, but an appeal to the administration to explain why this was happening. I think the U has a lot to be proud of here. We will have to see how what happens in the appeals process.
