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Originally Posted by Flying Ace
What ESPN is tying all this together is that the athletic department allows the coaches themselves deal with these issues like how they see fit. This is no different than the Penn State problem. The tail is wagging the dog, the athletic department, director, school president has lost control...for the last decade. That's the problem.
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That's what ESPN is saying, but it doesn't appear to actually be the case. AFAICT, every single one of these incidents was reported to either the police, Michigan State's Title IX office, or both. If anything, the most germane criticism of Dantonio and Izzo may be that they relied too much on those organizations, but that sure seems like wanting to have it both ways.
The administration, from the President on down, and the athletic department were clearly a huge problem. It's a shame that ESPN's desperate need for viewers and clicks has led them to distract from that real, serious issue.