BleedGopher
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per Sid:
There is no doubt the indefinite suspension of 10 Gophers football players, a result of a sexual assault investigation by the University of Minnesota’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA), is going to have a greater effect on the program beyond the result of the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl game against Washington State in San Diego.
No matter the ultimate outcome for the 10 players, the national publicity from the news could cause one or more of the 16 commitments for the 2017 season to withdraw because rival schools will use the story to convince recruits to reconsider attending Minnesota. Some current Gophers players also could transfer in fear of the repercussions, especially because the case will not be tried until the start of spring semester.
Some of the program’s followers find it hard to understand why the action was taken after the four players originally suspended for the Sept. 2 incident were not charged by Minneapolis police and later allowed to play. But universities have a process of investigating sexual assaults that is different from legal investigations.
http://www.startribune.com/u-football-suspensions-could-have-a-lasting-effect/406675476/
Go Gophers!!
There is no doubt the indefinite suspension of 10 Gophers football players, a result of a sexual assault investigation by the University of Minnesota’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA), is going to have a greater effect on the program beyond the result of the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl game against Washington State in San Diego.
No matter the ultimate outcome for the 10 players, the national publicity from the news could cause one or more of the 16 commitments for the 2017 season to withdraw because rival schools will use the story to convince recruits to reconsider attending Minnesota. Some current Gophers players also could transfer in fear of the repercussions, especially because the case will not be tried until the start of spring semester.
Some of the program’s followers find it hard to understand why the action was taken after the four players originally suspended for the Sept. 2 incident were not charged by Minneapolis police and later allowed to play. But universities have a process of investigating sexual assaults that is different from legal investigations.
http://www.startribune.com/u-football-suspensions-could-have-a-lasting-effect/406675476/
Go Gophers!!