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Yeah, should probably just assume sarcasm from Rico.
Am I the only one that’s assuming teal here?
Mich State presser at 5pm today. Perfect time to fire Tucker during the NFL late window.
More heads should roll too. MSU has been aware of these allegations and Tucker’s admission for MONTHS.
Right, but they trying to get out of the contract, so letting the Title IX investigation play out until the final hearing in October makes sense.
The fact that they scheduled the hearing during a bye week leads me to believe they were always going to let him go after the investigation. (He doesn't have to be guilty of harassment to be fired for cause apparently.) But doing it before the facts are officially presented could be problematic when it comes to firing him for cause.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/09/10/michigan-state-football-mark-dantonio-trying-to-figure-out-his-role/70819413007/
Only MSU could actually take a step backward ethically during another black eye situation. I'm waiting for them to bring back Larry Nassar as team trainer. I guess I'm stating the obvious to everyone, but MSU has very serious leadership issues. MSU fan boards are calling for the entire BoT to be replaced.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
From what is publicly available, I think MSU has handled this situation as well as they could have. My only nits are the length of the investigation and this most recent suspension without pay. Title IX Investigations often take 10 months like this one will, but with such a high profile case, I would have made sure that the investigation moved along at a quicker pace. But even that has its risks because if he is fired and then shows that they deviated from their normal process because of who he is, that could make them vulnerable. Then with this most recent suspension, I think they are actually on shaky legal ground. TIX is still using the Trump-era regs and they have high requirements for suspending someone prior to finding them responsible and I don't think they've been met in this case. It feels like a move done for optics now that the story has become public. My guess is they will use some non-TIX rule violation to try and justify the decision. For example, he reportedly got caught in several lies to the investigator. That could give them a back door justification for suspending him now.
Mel Tucker releases his side of the story. This is not getting better.