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| quote: Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
I guess I’m thinking about twenty years earlier.
If I’d said, I’m going to Case Western, people would have asked why. Cleveland? Good school, but no particular reason for me to be there as opposed to other places. Relatives in Cleveland, maybe?
If I’d said I was going to UC Irvine or UC Santa Barbara or UC Davis, jaws would have hit the floor. The reaction would have been “you’re kidding, right?”
I don’t mean to be dismissive or insulting, but that’s how I remember them.
If you’d have said you were going to UC Santa Cruz, heads would have exploded.  |
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| Is there a single college employee who is going to jail for this? This whole thing is being treated like colleges and college employees are untouchable. It’s bizarre.
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| quote: Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Is there a single college employee who is going to jail for this? This whole thing is being treated like colleges and college employees are untouchable.
It’s bizarre.
The Wikipedia article I'm linking lists eleven college athletics personnel who have been indicted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ions_bribery_scandalAccording to an article a couple of weeks ago, only one has been sentenced so far. That guy got one day in prison (time served from the day he was arrested). https://www.insider.com/colleg...ple-sentenced-2019-9 |
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| One day in prison? This whole college worship thing is not healthy.
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| quote: Originally posted by Steve Miller:
One day in prison?
This whole college worship thing is not healthy.
Drawing conclusions based on one sentencing might not be warranted. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Nina:
I'm guessing house arrest or whatever it's called. No way will they actually go to the Big House, especially not now during COVID.
Maybe. Or maybe their incarceration will be delayed. In any event, Steve's earlier remark concerning "a lack of action in 50 other cases" might need re-examination. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Nina:
Agreed. It reminds me a bit of the banking crisis in miniature. The worst crime ever, mind-boggling corruption, yada yada yada. And 3-4 people actually convicted of anything (in this case).
Again, you might want to reconsider. According to the Wikipedia article, 22 people have either pleaded guilty, agreed to plead guilty, or been sentenced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ions_bribery_scandal |
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