BleedGopher
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per Kragthorpe:
When the news came that University of Minnesota football players were threatening to boycott the Holiday Bowl following the school's suspension of 10 teammates, I wondered: What part of a week in San Diego don't they understand?
Other, more serious questions also came to mind as I studied what was behind their stance, namely: What part of sexual assault don't they understand?
The Gophers' issue may have been the worst basis of protest in sports history. The players were upset that their teammates were being punished for acts that the legal system overlooked. But they collectively changed their attitudes when they learned of the details in the 80-page report of the university's investigation, and decided to play next week vs. Washington State.
Minnesota's players got it right, with the media's help. Clearly, the Gophers couldn't have withstood the criticism that came even before the report's release, and would have intensified afterward.
The entire episode was embarrassing to Minnesotans — and anyone named Kragthorpe has deep ties to the state and, naturally, the flagship college athletic program.
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4730418-155/kragthorpe-minnesota-football-players-make-proper
Go Gophers!!
When the news came that University of Minnesota football players were threatening to boycott the Holiday Bowl following the school's suspension of 10 teammates, I wondered: What part of a week in San Diego don't they understand?
Other, more serious questions also came to mind as I studied what was behind their stance, namely: What part of sexual assault don't they understand?
The Gophers' issue may have been the worst basis of protest in sports history. The players were upset that their teammates were being punished for acts that the legal system overlooked. But they collectively changed their attitudes when they learned of the details in the 80-page report of the university's investigation, and decided to play next week vs. Washington State.
Minnesota's players got it right, with the media's help. Clearly, the Gophers couldn't have withstood the criticism that came even before the report's release, and would have intensified afterward.
The entire episode was embarrassing to Minnesotans — and anyone named Kragthorpe has deep ties to the state and, naturally, the flagship college athletic program.
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4730418-155/kragthorpe-minnesota-football-players-make-proper
Go Gophers!!
