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per Joe:
The boycott is over. The national discussion they sparked is not — and that’s why Gophers football players say they’re proud of the dramatic stance they took last week against the University of Minnesota.
Two days after ending the boycott of all football activities, a dozen Gophers players sat down with the Star Tribune on Monday night, reflecting on decisions they made with little regrets.
Nick Rallis, Drew Wolitarsky, Gaelin Elmore and the other players said they shed national light on what they see as a lack of fairness in university investigations such as the sexual assault case that erupted last week. The players launched the boycott Thursday, demanding the athletic department reinstate 10 players it suspended from the team Tuesday before their appeals hearings.
The boycott ended Saturday, with no concessions from the university and coach Tracy Claeys openly wondering about his future in the job.
“If people wonder, ‘Now that you’ve stopped boycotting, do you regret it?’ Absolutely not,” Rallis said. “The boycott has been successful. It brought national awareness to not only the situation we have on our hands, but a flaw in the system with a lack of due process.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-players-defend-stance-amid-uncertainty/407537726/
Go Gophers!!
The boycott is over. The national discussion they sparked is not — and that’s why Gophers football players say they’re proud of the dramatic stance they took last week against the University of Minnesota.
Two days after ending the boycott of all football activities, a dozen Gophers players sat down with the Star Tribune on Monday night, reflecting on decisions they made with little regrets.
Nick Rallis, Drew Wolitarsky, Gaelin Elmore and the other players said they shed national light on what they see as a lack of fairness in university investigations such as the sexual assault case that erupted last week. The players launched the boycott Thursday, demanding the athletic department reinstate 10 players it suspended from the team Tuesday before their appeals hearings.
The boycott ended Saturday, with no concessions from the university and coach Tracy Claeys openly wondering about his future in the job.
“If people wonder, ‘Now that you’ve stopped boycotting, do you regret it?’ Absolutely not,” Rallis said. “The boycott has been successful. It brought national awareness to not only the situation we have on our hands, but a flaw in the system with a lack of due process.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-players-defend-stance-amid-uncertainty/407537726/
Go Gophers!!