Arizona State University president: "I would have fired Joe Paterno"
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I would be genuinely interested to hear Mr. Crow recite those facts.
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Virtue Signalling
To take a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to show off how much more moral you are than everybody else.
He should have been fired after the 2003 season but TC and GS did not have the courage to do the right thing.
Did you get that from the Cal cheerleading team? That very sentiment has been expressed many times before, loudly, in California Memorial Stadium.
Perhaps in hindsight, you should have been aborted.
Of course, C/S/S had way more knowledge than Joe.
This idiot is basically saying he would have fired the two people who reported the matter to the top administrators at PSU, which would have included himself, if he's pretending to be in Spanier's shoes.
I hate our BOT!
Assumed there was no way he was on twitter, but there he is. Let's kick things off with a small dose of facts...
Please feel free to introduce yourselves to Michael Crow.
https://twitter.com/MichaelCrow
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Assumed there was no way he was on twitter, but there he is. Let's kick things off with a small dose of facts...
Please feel free to introduce yourselves to Michael Crow!
Thanks, Chi. You never disappoint.
Any wonder why nobody at MSU remembers anything. You report CSA by the book and you're toast. I guess that's one way to fix a problem.
Anytime anybody starts complaining about the PSU scandal, I point out that just about every D1 school in the country has mishandled a sexual assault case by a student athlete....you can't be a little bit pregnant, you either handle this stuff correctly or you do not. Most schools do not. An internet search would probably uncover these types of stories at most major D1 athletic programs.
He would have run into a school shooting without a gun, too.
I think he's saying he would want to shame those who properly reported CSA.
Yeah I think what he is saying that anybody that makes reports like this up the chain of command should be fired. A university president does not want to hear these types of reports. He thinks those below him should coverup stuff like this so he does not have to hear about it.
Not that it is likely he will respond to you, but should he man up and engage in a twitter conversation, please share his wonderful insights. I know you will. I'm sure many of us would like to read more of his outstanding words of (lack of) wisdom.
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Assuming you are talking about on field performance, I'm pretty sure the 2005 and 2008 seasons prove you wrong.
"After earning his doctoral degree in Public Administration (Science and Technology Policy) from Syracuse University in 1985 . . . "
I’m this guy’s defense, it does seem to be standard protocol now to just fire people and wash your hands of a situation before getting the facts.
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Sure Crow. You would have fired someone for doing what they were supposed to, had ZERO first hand knowledge, and who wasn't allowed to know much of anything by law. Uh Huh.
very few actually know what went down. The BoT and Louis Freeh supported a false narrative and journalists today have zero interest in actual journalism. The few people who have actually looked into the case, have been ridiculed by the ignorant herd searching for clicks and eyeballs.
But now Jim Boeheim and Bernie Fine, no reason to fire them.
#EatCrow
Does the term 'don't shoot he messenger' ring a bell?
This fool is saying that if he was in Spanier's shoes, he would have fired the two employees that reported the incident. So in an era where the mantra has become "If you see something, say something", he's saying, "If you see something, keep your mouth shut if you want to hold onto your job." How can you defend that?
Indy, that is an idiotic response. My response was pretty clearly sarcastic. Take a deep breath, have a drink, step away from the computer and Sandusky mess for a few moments. Re-center yourself.
Maybe not so clearly sarcastic.
And my response is spot on as it pertains to Michael Crow.
He's dodging it. Posted this tweet two hours ago (his first since the article was published):
The world judges Paterno, Penn State Football and Penn State University on a "Story" which was constructed by the OAG & Harrisburg which only contained false information, misinformation and known lies. Then, Freeh announced to the world that the OAG's version of legally doctored speculation was "public reality". Case OVER!!!
Without the OGBOT involvement in this fiction, this all would have been impossible. IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB!!!
WHY....Certain members of the BOT were politically tied to and beholding to PA State officials...when given the option to stand up and do their job for PSU (and what was "right"), they took the easy "weasel way out" road....take advantage of the PA State associations influence, money and other benefits and just...... "MOVE ON".
As long as there is no alternate "Story" (usually called "reality") WIDELY made public, the criminally distorted "Penn State Scandal" will exist as "public truth". This "Story" permits more lies built on lies. This is what serves as the basis for ASU's statement on Paterno.
This is the way it is today..... in a society where "multi-media" controls the public's perception of right and wrong. We have abdicated America as a "society ruled by law" and replaced it by America run by the Media Talking Head - Political correctness, assumptions and accusation. Public convictions using these standards remove the need for judgements based on facts anymore and make basic legal principals just plain useless. Facts only seem to ruin these media constructed "Stories".
Is that like telling someone else about it and washing your hands of a situation before getting the facts?
He was obviously asked about it for the article.
Everyone is losing their minds and it’s most likely the result of a half assed journalist trying to fill up space.
Be honest with yourselves, saying Joe/MM/TC were remiss is hardly a great insult compared to what others have said a top their soapboxes.
