Re: Boston University 2011-2012 Part V: At least 6 more games, maybe 13... who's with
I'm as skeptical as the next person, but I don't find this to be a bag job to completely exonerate Parker before the task force even meets. Furthermore, I find it highly unlikely Bob Brown met with Parker beforehand and assured him he's be found with zero liability for the conduct of the team under his watch. That makes no sense and would really open up the school in this post Joe Paterno world to serious consequences.
Brown's letter states that he thinks the culture of the program is the problem. That's pretty direct and further than I thought he might go. "The constitution of the task force does, however, reflect a University-level judgment that the two incidents indicate something systemic or habitual may foster a team climate that does not comport with the highest standards of conduct we seek to maintain for all members of our community." That tells me that far from being secure, everybody's on the hot seat. Its not enough to be a coach who just doesn't realize what's going on. Paterno wasn't part of any official cover-up, he was just clueless. If somebody was told of bad behavior but didn't act on it (say an assistant or something) I don't know how the U can possibly keep them on.
I'm as skeptical as the next person, but I don't find this to be a bag job to completely exonerate Parker before the task force even meets. Furthermore, I find it highly unlikely Bob Brown met with Parker beforehand and assured him he's be found with zero liability for the conduct of the team under his watch. That makes no sense and would really open up the school in this post Joe Paterno world to serious consequences.
Brown's letter states that he thinks the culture of the program is the problem. That's pretty direct and further than I thought he might go. "The constitution of the task force does, however, reflect a University-level judgment that the two incidents indicate something systemic or habitual may foster a team climate that does not comport with the highest standards of conduct we seek to maintain for all members of our community." That tells me that far from being secure, everybody's on the hot seat. Its not enough to be a coach who just doesn't realize what's going on. Paterno wasn't part of any official cover-up, he was just clueless. If somebody was told of bad behavior but didn't act on it (say an assistant or something) I don't know how the U can possibly keep them on.
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