Bubu kicked off team??!!
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Is there any fact that you can point to from any source that would support this assertion? I'm not seeing one.
I wonder how many times this phrase was said at Penn State?
I know this is not the same by any stretch, but I do wonder how much what happened at Penn St. has changed the world. Instead of needing proof now, maybe all they need is a hunch, and with that hunch, it's better to cut your losses now than be dealing with a string of accusations later down the line.
I don't think Bubu is going to kill the season...but he is a loss.
I am NOT a fan of his behavior...criminal or not. However I don't think this was a good choice by the U.
1. It brings it all back to the forefront...not good PR.
2. It makes us appear stupid as we are now back tracking a prior decision.
3. We are hurting the BB team...
4. It might open us up to litigation from BuBu as well. The timing of this has greatly harmed his ability to play his SR year. Who knows if this was his year to blow up?
my best guess is that he used zillow to find out what is considered a big house. Came up with zillowbig.
I like how people think Bubu has a case against the university. Entertaining as always, this thread has been.
I don't think the people who made this decision give a crap that this hurt the basketball team and they really shouldn't care either.
If he made a poor decision with a drunk female while on the road, that would be a pretty huge national black eye for ISU.
There is a complaint/investigation/hearing/appeal process. Both sides have access to the information/evidence. Bubu would have had legal representation throughout the process, in all likelihood.
The "crime" is defined differently under the Iowa criminal code and the ISU student conduct code. Likewise, the burden of proof is different. As someone posted earlier, the analogy to civil/criminal standards is a good one -- OJ is acquitted of criminal charges, but assessed liability under a lower standard of proof in the civil case.
Also, student-athletes at many schools sign a special code of conduct pledge that is unique to the athletic department. It could be that while he was allowed to stay in school under the general student code, he violated the athletic department rules and was dismissed from the team on that basis.
Finally, the US Dept. of Education has been all over colleges and universities for their responses to student complaints of sexual assaut/sexual misconduct. VP Biden gave a speech on this subject a couple years ago and the DOE responded with a "Dear Colleague Letter" (April 4, 2011) that has sent schools scurrying to revise their policies and procedures. The DOE and Univ. of Montana also just entered into a well-publicized settlement agreement relating to sexual misconduct (their case also involved athletes). The terms of that agreement have put schools on notice that they risk Title IX violations if they do not get in line. It is a hot-button issue and some would say that both the government and the schools have over-reacted.
Or you know, bubu didn't care to honor the student athlete code within the athletic department.
Right, which is why I said they shouldn't care if this hurts the basketball team or not.
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