Rumor went around earlier today that Briles was going to be suspended for a year and reinstated, here’s a good response from Dan Bernstein in Chicago:
Even the fact that it has gotten this far is an insult, regardless of whether the board can muster the votes. USA Today has reported that the faction behind the proposal is a “small minority” and “on the margins,” but that anyone at all in a position of influence at Baylor would want this is offensive.
And more that were in support: Texas Rangers co-owner
https://twitter.com/ChuckCarltonDMN/status/742375422495625216
One of the donors that paid for the original full paid ad that commended Starr and Briles:
https://twitter.com/JohnWernerTrib/status/742408895931392000
Victim’s attorney questions why Art Briles’ assistants remain on Baylor staff
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/baylor-sexual-assault-victim-art-briles-assistants-still-staff/fmf53qpe049e1m47p3smmjb3i
“I don’t understand how you can continue to employ people who have been found to have engaged in this type of behavior,” said Alex Zalkin, an attorney for Jasmin Hernandez, who has filed a Title IX suit against Baylor. “I think the public has the right to know who specifically was involved.”
Some more articles in response to the word getting out about the Regents wanting Briles back next year:
http://golden.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/13/golden-baylor-will-drown-if-briles-is-reinstated/
Normally I don’t have anything to do with the Dude of WV, but someone retweeted him into my timeline and this was actually a well thought out statement:
The Interim President got word of the Briles-reinstatement sentiment:
Baylor president ‘caught off guard’ by Briles rumors; ‘can’t’ release redacted report
http://www.wfaa.com/sports/baylor-president-garland-caught-off-guard-by-briles-reports/242742630
The interim president said the conference call amongst the Baylor Board of Regents, scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, wasn’t even set up to be about Briles.
“The meeting was scheduled before, and for a quite different issue,” he said.
More Baylor today as they just can’t get out of the media:
David Ubben/Sports on Earth - BRILES DEBATE STILL LINGERING
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/183907894/baylor-regents-art-briles-fired-suspended-faq?partnerId=as_mlb_20160614_62725506&adbid=742725837766557697&adbpl=tw&adbpr=595667888
At the very least, Baylor and Briles’ biggest supporters and detractors agree on one central principle: The 13-page “Findings of Fact” document released on May 26 isn’t detailed enough. It’s based on nearly nine months of research and interviews with 65 people in various departments around the university by the Pepper Hamilton law firm. Baylor’s failings in handling sexual violence allegations stretch beyond the football program and into university administration, but no coaches, players or university staff are explicitly mentioned by name within the 13 pages.
https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/742777680295264256
https://twitter.com/kbohls/status/742790445802098688
Pat Forde/Yahoo Sports - Baylor faction’s post-Art Briles turmoil shows ugly side of college fandom
In less than two weeks, @BayloRevolution has accumulated 879 followers as of 5:40 p.m. EDT Tuesday. That’s hardly a huge following, but it’s worth noting that Baylor’s sexual-assault awareness Twitter account, @ItsOnUsBU, had 310 followers at the same time. That account has existed for a year longer than @BayloRevolution.
https://twitter.com/JimVertuno/status/742847170768953344
https://twitter.com/davidubben/status/742851524489973760
Those alumni include Jim Turner, the former chairman of Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.; Drayton McLane, the former owner of the Houston Astros baseball team; Bob Simpson, an oil-and-gas executive who is a co-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team; and trial lawyer John Eddie Williams, according to people familiar with the matter.
KCEN TV - Baylor University Interim President told to remain silent
http://www.kcentv.com/story/32222198/baylor-university-interim-president-told-to-remain-silent#.V2DDvDeIo19.twitter
Baylor’s Interim President David Garland admitted he had been instructed not to speak with the media before having KCEN HD News thrown off campus on Tuesday.
KCEN HD News has been demanding transparency from Baylor University, urging the administration to release the findings of the Pepper Hamilton Report, which was the culmination of an investigation into how Baylor leadership handled reports of sexual assault involving members of the University community.
More today, the story just keeps getting worse and worse
Bruce Feldman/FoxSports - Talk of Art Briles’ possible return ‘unbelievable’ to alleged victim’s family
“This is a very dirty place that we’ve seen has been very conniving and low down. It’s hard to fathom because not only is this a university, but it’s a Christian university.”
http://bohls.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/15/mclane-challenges-baylor-regents-to-be-right/
Asked if Briles should return to his job, McLane said, “That’s a judgment they have to make. I’ve been very close to Art. I think he did a great job at Baylor. But I’m at a disadvantage. Whatever evidence the Philadelphia law firm has, I haven’t seen it. I can’t make a judgment on it.”
3 more women sue Baylor over reaction to rape allegations
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/620a86340b4d48ae9465d725076e7179/3-more-women-sue-baylor-over-reaction-rape-allegations
The lawsuit alleges Baylor violated federal Title IX anti-gender discrimination regulations, and that Baylor’s failure to properly investigate and respond to their claims “furthered sexual harassment and a hostile environment, effectively denying plaintiffs, and other female students, access to educational opportunities.”
The lawsuit says the woman in the 2004 attack dropped out in 2008, then re-enrolled at Baylor in 2015 only to be suspended in 2016 when anxiety over media reports of the investigation into sexual assaults impacted her school work. The woman in the 2014 case said she dropped out after the fall 2015 semester.
The lawsuit doesn’t say whether the woman in the 2013 attack remains in school, but said it has “severely impaired her physical and mental health and well-being.”
Attorney John Clune of Boulder, Colorado, who represented the former Baylor women’s soccer player in her case against the school, told Outside the Lines last month that he could have as many as three additional victims who might file lawsuits against Baylor.
So much for Briles returning after today. Lot more news today and with Briles now suing the University, lot of details are going to come out that haven’t already. Don’t blame Briles really; he wants to clear up his name so he can go coach at another big time school. Doesn’t want to end up like Dave Bliss:
Before the news broke of Briles’ suit, there were a few articles that were still debating whether the BOR would bring Briles back:
Baylor, listen to influential booster Drayton McLane
Drayton McLane and another Baylor board of regents member attend a Cowboys function
Baylor football stadium is named after Drayton McLane
McLane, who once owned the Houston Astros, said the school needs to make a decision on Briles
I asked him of all the criticisms that he has heard of Baylor throughout this saga that is nearly one year old, which one stung the worst.
He did not pause and said, “That we didn’t learn from [2003 and 2004].”
Maybe they did and the new leaders in charge simply forgot, or never learned. Whatever the case, they need to listen to Drayton McLane and get moving on this.
And the news about Briles broke:
Ex coach Art Briles rips Baylor, claims wrongful termination
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-fired-coach-art-briles-lambastes-baylor
“The conclusion is inescapable that the motive of Baylor and the Board of Regents was to use its head football coach and the Baylor athletic department as a camouflage to disguise and distract from its own institutional failure to comply” with federal civil rights protections, Briles lawyer Ernest Cannon wrote to Baylor’s attorneys in the latest development in a scandal that has gripped the world’s largest Baptist university for months .
Art Briles accuses Baylor of wrongful termination
“Mr. Briles does not wish to settle the (lawsuit) and does not consent to any settlement in that case or any other case in which (Briles) is jointly named as a defendant and currently outstanding or filed in the future,” Briles’ attorney, Ernest Cannon, said.
Good legal breakdown of what Briles’ motion today means:
A buyout between Briles and Baylor still the most likely outcome
While Briles and Baylor appear at odds, that could change suddenly if they’re able to reach a financial buyout that works for both sides. Any buyout would likely contain non-disclosure and non-disparagement language. This language would assign monetary damages in the event that Briles or Baylor publicly disparaged the other or shared confidential information. This language would likely also position Briles and Baylor to work together on resolving any remaining litigation. At the end of the day, a buyout likely makes sense for both sides. We’ll see if one materializes.
Tweets about today’s news:
https://twitter.com/JimVertuno/status/743513692956930048
And Briles settles quickly as Baylor continues to try to tie up all loose ends in their cover-u. Briles also drops the court filing he made yesterday:
Briles withdraws court filing amid settlement reports
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/briles-withdraws-court-filing-amid-settlement-reports
https://twitter.com/BenjaminEW/status/744263119019606017
https://twitter.com/BenjaminEW/status/744266317587484672
https://twitter.com/BenjaminEW/status/744267202212265985
Waco Tribune kind of buries the part about the fact that a Title IX complaint has been filed and that it takes the DOE a little time before it puts a University under investigation, but whatever…
Baylor not under federal Title IX investigation as scandal unfolds
Investigations are ongoing at eight Texas schools: Cisco College, Paul Quinn College, Southwestern University, Texas A&M University, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Texas-Pan American, Trinity University and University of Houston.
Bad look for Briles;
https://twitter.com/reaganroy/status/744974507325022208
And a 3rd Title IX lawsuit has been filed:
Big 12 getting involved finally
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/745258273830408192
https://twitter.com/john_shinn/status/745258523248885760
OU’s David Boren: Big 12 will issue statement on Baylor on Wednesday
“Hopefully they’ll get things straightened out down there,” Boren said after Tuesday’s regents meeting in Norman. “The conference is going to make some statements about it, take some actions.
Prepare for the foot dragging on Baylor’s part.
No footdragging. Just a big ol baylor middle finger. Wow.
https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/745665545396166656
https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/745667651498876929
Big 12 calls for release of all Baylor investigation information
https://twitter.com/davidubben/status/745674306596777984
Today’s update, Baylor releases 5 from their LOI
Baylor releases 5 2016 signees from national letters of intent
The school did not name the prospects in question in a news release, but several outlets reported they are defensive back Parrish Cobb, defensive back Donovan Duvernay, offensive lineman Patrick Hudson, running back Kameron Martin and offensive lineman J.P. Urquidez.
Early on it looks like UT will benefit the greatest from Baylors downfall. [quote=“pray10, post:1, topic:670, full:true”]
Wermund story in the Chronicle (If he’s not writing a UH or UT story, he’s not half bad):
To restore reputation, Baylor should be upfront, aggressive online about scandal
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“There are two courts. There’s the court of law and the court of public opinion,” Burness, the former Duke spokesman, said. “It’s very important that the institution (Baylor) recognize that there are times when you almost have to take the legal consequences, because what is at stake is ultimately the brand of the institution as place of integrity or not.”
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