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Re: This nightmare at MSU keeps getting worse if that's possible [Brownie28]
Brownie28 wrote:
The problem with something like this - and we saw it play out with Penn State too - is these major conference athletic schools hold so much sway over local and even sometimes state politics, they have a ton of money and influential donors, and the vast majority of people in the community support the school, many of them went their, are boosters, their kids go there, so no one wants to make waves and it breeds this culture of zero accountability and scandals allowed to be swept under the rug.

Some of these school admins and even coaches, depending on the scenario, have to go to jail. If people knew about Nassar and/or other instances of assault that were swept under the rug then they were complicit and should be held accountable.

Finally, fuck these university administrators. Why do they make so much money, they basically amount to boosters and fundraisers for their schools, how does what they do--enrich themselves and fellow school administrators--help the kids attending the school? I think it's all fairly corrupt and incestuous and self-serving and does nothing to improve the actual university experience beyond making it more expensive to attend a university.


The Detroit News, in an article yesterday, noted that part of the problem at the three "showcase" state schools in Michigan (MSU, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University) is that all the trustees are voted in in at-large elections, so there's little accountability and a dearth of actual experience in managing such institutions. The trustees are just there to score prime VIP boxes at football and basketball games and other high-status perks. I believe the trustees at State include an ex-football coach (George Perles) and several others who have been voted back in for years. Typically, trustees in other states are voted in by district or they're gubernatorial appointments. The legislature here in Michigan doesn't even have any power over them and can't remove them from office.

So where were the MSU trustees when all of this was going on? Largely on the sidelines and not even paying attention to what Lou Anna Simon and the rest of the administration as well as the athletic department was up to.

"Politics is just show business for ugly people."
Last edited by: big kahuna: Jan 26, 18 13:40

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  • Post edited by big kahuna (Dawson Saddle) on Jan 26, 18 13:40