BleedGopher
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per the Star Tribune Editorial Board:
Claeys, in short, should have owned the discipline that was meted out to the suspended players, not praised the rest of the team for its short-lived revolt. He should have been the first to tell the accused players that whether or not they could be convicted of a crime, their behavior violated university standards. As regards the rest of the team, Claeys might have suggested they reacquaint themselves with the code-of-*conduct pledge they took.
Also disturbing were the remarks made over the weekend by U Board of Regents chairman Dean Johnson, in which he said of the boycotters, “I don’t 100 percent agree with what [they] did, but I commend them for their courage.” Although he made clear that the university condemns sexual harassment and assault, Johnson also questioned suspensions “without hearing” and said of Claeys’ defense of the players in the threatened boycott, “Well, if he doesn’t support his players and you go to the Holiday Bowl, guess what? I don’t think they’re going to play too hard for you.”
Frankly, Regent Johnson, most Minnesotans could not care less if the Gophers beat Washington State in the Holiday Bowl; they simply want the off-the-field disgraces to stop and for their world-class university to receive national news coverage for its research breakthroughs, not scandal after scandal in its men’s sports programs. In any case, the players should know that, in a dispute, the most visible action is not necessarily the most courageous.
http://www.startribune.com/in-wake-...-regents-must-set-a-new-tone-for-u/407512996/
Go Gophers!!
Claeys, in short, should have owned the discipline that was meted out to the suspended players, not praised the rest of the team for its short-lived revolt. He should have been the first to tell the accused players that whether or not they could be convicted of a crime, their behavior violated university standards. As regards the rest of the team, Claeys might have suggested they reacquaint themselves with the code-of-*conduct pledge they took.
Also disturbing were the remarks made over the weekend by U Board of Regents chairman Dean Johnson, in which he said of the boycotters, “I don’t 100 percent agree with what [they] did, but I commend them for their courage.” Although he made clear that the university condemns sexual harassment and assault, Johnson also questioned suspensions “without hearing” and said of Claeys’ defense of the players in the threatened boycott, “Well, if he doesn’t support his players and you go to the Holiday Bowl, guess what? I don’t think they’re going to play too hard for you.”
Frankly, Regent Johnson, most Minnesotans could not care less if the Gophers beat Washington State in the Holiday Bowl; they simply want the off-the-field disgraces to stop and for their world-class university to receive national news coverage for its research breakthroughs, not scandal after scandal in its men’s sports programs. In any case, the players should know that, in a dispute, the most visible action is not necessarily the most courageous.
http://www.startribune.com/in-wake-...-regents-must-set-a-new-tone-for-u/407512996/
Go Gophers!!
