Baylor sexual assault scandal could cost the college $220 million
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That figure, estimated by Austin business valuation company HSSK, compiled estimated costs that Baylor could incur through potential legal settlements, the independent investigation by law firm Pepper Hamilton, fines and penalties plus potential future revenue losses from alumni gifts.
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Baylor football cited for recruiting violation
The school released the report to the public Wednesday. The NCAA found the Baylor staffers committed two Level II violations – Level I being the most serious and Level IV the least – but does not impose significant penalties beyond what was already levied by the institution.
Starr’s management style was the focal point of other tensions as well. In 2011 and again in 2013, consultants hired by Baylor reported to board members their view that while Starr was a standout at external functions such as alumni and student relations, he was a poor administrator when it came to managing a university with an annual budget of almost half a billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter.
In 2013, a group of senior administrators wrote a memo to the board that listed a variety of Starr’s perceived shortcomings, including a “failure to grasp the scope and scale of the complex issues facing the university,” and described the school’s leadership as “highly dysfunctional.”
At least 13 survivors of sexual or physical assault have sued Baylor, and we are watching those pending lawsuits carefully.
Briles’ recent decision to sue three regents and Chief Operating Officer Reagan Ramsower may also shake loose details. If his lawsuit, alleging libel, slander and conspiracy, gets as far as depositions, more is sure to be revealed.
Uncomfortable facts also may emerge in the lawsuit filed by former Baylor athletics staffer Tom Hill against Pepper Hamilton, alleging defamation and negligence.
So…our former coach hired a coach from Baylor to be their QA. Turns out that the guy had tweeted heavily in support of Coach Briles during this entire scandal and now some of the ire towards Baylor is headed Tommy’s way.
Thought this was funny in relation to that:
Baylor officials deny defaming ex-coach Art Briles amid scandal
Three Baylor regents and an administrator said in a court filing last week in Llano County that Briles is a public figure and bears the responsibility of proving any falsehood.
Baylor alumni group pushes for board changes in wake of assault scandal
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On Wednesday, the group demanded that the board restructure its membership and open up its meetings.
The group wants the majority of the members of Baylor’s governing board to be elected by alumni and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Today, nearly two-thirds of regents are elected internally by the board.
The group also demanded that the board of regents hold meetings open to the public, rare for private institutions, and publish more information about board meetings and committee composition.
According to ESPN’s Outside the Lines, Gabrielle Lyons — who worked with former Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford at the school — initially filed a Title IX complaint against the school in April after she left in November of 2015. She then accused the school of intimidation and discrimination in a December complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Last spring, Lyons reached out to a campus sexual assault advocacy group called End Rape on Campus to file a Title IX complaint against Baylor on her behalf to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. She worked with the group rather than file her own complaint because at the time, she feared retaliation and hoped to remain anonymous.
Patty Crawford’s experience at Baylor shows why Title IX enforcement is a hard job
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There was bullying.
There were death threats.
Then someone went so far as to loosen the lug nuts on her car.
The days and weeks following Patty Crawford’s speaking out brought more than she could have imagined.
baylor should be just like pennentiary state on a death row probation.
They do/did what they did and they get a slap on the wrist.
We got caught…pushed by the uta cronies to the ncaa and we almost got crushed and ended up in CUSA and out of a P5. There is only one word to describe it. Disgusting.
All about $$$. Baylor has a ton of wealthy boosters that have no problem shelling out the cash.
The suit was filed by Lyn Wheeler Kinyon, former assistant vice president for student financial aid. It states that after the appeal committee she chaired voted on July 6 to reinstate the scholarship, her new supervisor met with her two months later to complain about her performance and ended up firing her in November.
I am against the Federal GVT getting into sports but when it comes to the ncaa an investigation ought to be open at the highest level.
Precedent?
It does exist. The FBI went after F.I.F.A. in the last six years. It succeeded into bringing down Sepp Blatter. Some of it was justified and some was not at all. F.I.F.A is much bigger than the ncaa or the N.F.L. What is troubling is the fact that we have not seen the start of such investigation. When it comes to the latest pennentiary state and baylor cases the FBI should take action. We are looking at two major cover ups that affected the lives of many people. Sepp Blatter and others never raped anybody but he/they paid the price. So far the ncaa seems to be 100% immune to every major scandal coming their way.
We often hear or read about code of ethics. It sure does not apply to them. Yes, the P5 should also be investigated.
Hoo boy…the feces hit the fan…again:
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Someone should probably ask Mack Rhodes about that one
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This sums it up for me:
"Baylor has acknowledged 17 reports of sexual and physical attacks involving 19 players from 2011 to fall 2016"
One sex crime is too many. Again, where is the FBI? If this was a private company the same company would be shut down immediately.
Not only is this disgusting but it illustrates clearly what the ncaa is all about. Cover up P5’s at all cost even if it involves destroying the lives of many.
What is going on at North Carolina is another major ncaa cover up. THAT cover up has been going on for how many years now? The ncaa is out of control and has been for many years.
So in the past five, five years we have had THREE MAJOR COVER UP by two public institutions and one private. The FBI should be starting an immediate investigation on how the ncaa operates. There are lawyers on this website. I am very curious on how a class action lawsuit starts. How long is this going to be permitted without any consequences? It is clear without a doubt that the ncaa has no leadership nor does it follow its own ethics guideline. The F.I.F.A. scandal is nothing compared to this but the FBI intervened why not now? Who is protecting the ncaa?
When an organisation goes out of control the FEDS intervene. When is that going to happen? All scandals have one common denominator. The ncaa, it is time that THEY suffer the consequences.
Thank god they weren’t paying the players or something truly disgusting.
Jesus. It’s amazing to me that the NCAA seems to be giving them a free pass. Thirty players were implicated by the accusations? That has got to be institutional misconduct. This isn’t just a few bad apples. That’s gross negligence.
Until all 30 players are prosecuted those are just allegations. That’s how Baylor is getting by without serious sanctions.