Statement from Art Briles' attorney, Scott Tompsett

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Golden Helmet said:

That comment is an absolute lie..if crimes took place - please list all of the Convicted Football Players below.

The "keeping it out of the hands of judicial affairs" text is spot on with what Coach Teaff and his staff did during my 5 years on the team.

Drinking, women in the dorms, pot smoking, not going to class, generally acting a fool - Coaches worked hard to be able to discipline players themselves - which they did - very aggressively.

They we're trying to keep talent on the team and save dumb kids from themselves and their own poor decisions. That football scholly was all that many of them had and was their way to a better life than they left back home.

I say good for them and good for those young men - many of which during my tenure went on to be outstanding citizens and contribute $$ back to BU today.

This clown show had gone on for decades - Ramsower condoned it - ran the BU Cops and covered things up from the general student body none of you know about.all for the sake of image.

We all know CABs teams lacked discipline - that was a shortcoming - but labeling the man as a "rape condoner".absolutely pathetic.

Art was their scapegoat and didn't have to be - what they did to him was and is disgusting to me to this very day.



This.

Pure deflection by the administration.
Briles has culpability here but it does not rise the level of having his life wrecked by "opinion" writers.
Abject failure on the part of both upper-level and mid-management administrators charged with developing and operating a Title 9 office, even if you believe the required standards are"unconstitutional".
Abject dereliction of duty for a governance board to allow the admin to ignore Federal statute (T9). Even if the Prez and other administrators disagree with the law, the governance board is the ultimate repository of setting policy for the university.
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Noted was how they skipped Thee's latest rants, fortunately. If only they knew he's capable of posting while wearing his helmet backwards

He should take it on the road for AGT. Living proof that some creatures can exist in a zero oxygen environment.
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historian said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

CTbruin said:

Every allegation was investigated by the police. Every one. Only 2 had enough evidence to be prosecuted. 1 was convicted.

And that continues to be ignored by many.

What am I missing?
Tevin Elliott
Sam Ukwuachu

Both were convicted. Not a big difference, but a difference.


Sam's conviction was overturned on appeal. Twice. The reinstated twice. All this happened after he served his full term of 6 months.
And thus you agree with my statement: two convictions.

20 years imprisonment and 6 months probation are not the same but both are convictions.
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I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
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saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
Or (i) Tevin Elliot's and (ii) Sam U's (if you buy the 6 month and twice overturned / reinstated fustercluck of a case).
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saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.
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boognish_bear said:

ImABearToo said:

Remind me again the number of arrests and convictions of football players during Art's stint at Baylor?


When someone says that today's news did not exonerate Briles from the allegations of mishandling sexual assaults that does not necessarily mean that person thinks Art covered up 52 rapes. It's just simply stating that nothing about the NCAA news today exonerated him of those allegations.

Something substantive may come out later fully clearing him of any mishandling, but the news today did not do that.
SO far Baylor has paid him $16mm and they wrote a letter stating that they found no evidence of wrongdoing by Art......how much evidence do you need?
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
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Ghostrider said:

boognish_bear said:

ImABearToo said:

Remind me again the number of arrests and convictions of football players during Art's stint at Baylor?


When someone says that today's news did not exonerate Briles from the allegations of mishandling sexual assaults that does not necessarily mean that person thinks Art covered up 52 rapes. It's just simply stating that nothing about the NCAA news today exonerated him of those allegations.

Something substantive may come out later fully clearing him of any mishandling, but the news today did not do that.
SO far Baylor has paid him $16mm and they wrote a letter stating that they found no evidence of wrongdoing by Art......how much evidence do you need?
If you believe that letter from Baylor fully cleared him how do you explain him not having an FBS or even an FCS job after putting up a 65-37 record at what was previously the B12 basement dwelling Baylor?

If that letter cleared his name satisfactorily he would have had job offers the next day.
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boognish_bear said:

Ghostrider said:

boognish_bear said:

ImABearToo said:

Remind me again the number of arrests and convictions of football players during Art's stint at Baylor?


When someone says that today's news did not exonerate Briles from the allegations of mishandling sexual assaults that does not necessarily mean that person thinks Art covered up 52 rapes. It's just simply stating that nothing about the NCAA news today exonerated him of those allegations.

Something substantive may come out later fully clearing him of any mishandling, but the news today did not do that.
SO far Baylor has paid him $16mm and they wrote a letter stating that they found no evidence of wrongdoing by Art......how much evidence do you need?
If you believe that letter from Baylor fully cleared him how do you explain him not having an FBS or even an FCS job after putting up a 65-37 record at what was previously the B12 basement dwelling Baylor?

If that letter cleared his name satisfactorily he would have had job offers the next day.


The Pr has ruined him permanently
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Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.
Bone Squad
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Non-existent - yes.

From page 5 of the report:

"The same month Margolis Healy released its report, Baylor launched a search to hire its first fulltime Title IX coordinator and conducted its first Title IX training for the athletics staff. Prior to this, Baylor had no Title IX office, no Title IX coordinator, no Title IX education and no policies or procedures on reporting sexual and interpersonal violence. Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs. In November 2014, Baylor completed its hiring search and welcomed a full-time Title IX coordinator to campus."
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment
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Bone Squad said:

Non-existent - yes.

From page 5 of the report:

"The same month Margolis Healy released its report, Baylor launched a search to hire its first fulltime Title IX coordinator and conducted its first Title IX training for the athletics staff. Prior to this, Baylor had no Title IX office, no Title IX coordinator, no Title IX education and no policies or procedures on reporting sexual and interpersonal violence. Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs. In November 2014, Baylor completed its hiring search and welcomed a full-time Title IX coordinator to campus."
Someone held the job duty if not the "standardized title".

Using that exact quote: "Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs".
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Bone Squad said:

Non-existent - yes.

From page 5 of the report:

"The same month Margolis Healy released its report, Baylor launched a search to hire its first fulltime Title IX coordinator and conducted its first Title IX training for the athletics staff. Prior to this, Baylor had no Title IX office, no Title IX coordinator, no Title IX education and no policies or procedures on reporting sexual and interpersonal violence. Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs. In November 2014, Baylor completed its hiring search and welcomed a full-time Title IX coordinator to campus."
Someone held the job duty if not the "standardized title".

Using that exact quote: "Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs".


Then why did Baylor begin looking for a Totle IX coordinator the month Margolis Healy released that report? They could've just changed a title under your theory.

The straws laugh at your grasping.
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Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment
Flawed argument.

You are asserting that because Baylor had a flawed system, Briles cannot also have individual responsibility.

Some items are so important that when a person becomes aware and it isn't clear about the notification protocol, the person should ask all notify everyone at high management level.

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.


Man, you do a much worse job than trying to get people to go to the cops.
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Bone Squad said:

Non-existent - yes.

From page 5 of the report:

"The same month Margolis Healy released its report, Baylor launched a search to hire its first fulltime Title IX coordinator and conducted its first Title IX training for the athletics staff. Prior to this, Baylor had no Title IX office, no Title IX coordinator, no Title IX education and no policies or procedures on reporting sexual and interpersonal violence. Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs. In November 2014, Baylor completed its hiring search and welcomed a full-time Title IX coordinator to campus."
Someone held the job duty if not the "standardized title".

Using that exact quote: "Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs".
But looks what it says immediately before that sentence. There was neither any education to employees nor policies or procedures.

I do have criticism for Briles about some things, but I can't in good faith fault him for failing to report to the right person or follow the right procedure when it is undisputed fact that there were none. To hold that over his head, I would have to believe he were either a psychic or an attorney with specific legal training in Title IX issues.
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If briles really did have dirt on him. I can think of 16 million reasons to not give him a cent when they forced him out.

Can someone tell me the payment Rick Pitino gotten when ousted from Louisville?
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Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.


Man, you do a much worse job than trying to get people to go to the cops.
If you were a GM at Company X and one employee reported that one of your direct report employees had raped her, would "go to the police" be your only response? Would you not call/text/email/conference with everyone up the chain of command at Company X?
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Bone Squad said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Bone Squad said:

Non-existent - yes.

From page 5 of the report:

"The same month Margolis Healy released its report, Baylor launched a search to hire its first fulltime Title IX coordinator and conducted its first Title IX training for the athletics staff. Prior to this, Baylor had no Title IX office, no Title IX coordinator, no Title IX education and no policies or procedures on reporting sexual and interpersonal violence. Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs. In November 2014, Baylor completed its hiring search and welcomed a full-time Title IX coordinator to campus."
Someone held the job duty if not the "standardized title".

Using that exact quote: "Title IX matters were handled through the Office of Judicial Affairs".
But looks what it says immediately before that sentence. There was neither any education to employees nor policies or procedures.

I do have criticism for Briles about some things, but I can't in good faith fault him for failing to report to the right person or follow the right procedure when it is undisputed fact that there were none. To hold that over his head, I would have to believe he were either a psychic or an attorney with specific legal training in Title IX issues.
Respectfully disagree.

Some issues are so big you knock down every door to make sure that Senior Management knows everything. Knowing the difference between how to handle little items versus big and explosive situations does not require training or a law degree.

The "do little/nothing" attitude damned everyone involved.
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.


Man, you do a much worse job than trying to get people to go to the cops.
If you were a GM at Company X and one employee reported that one of your direct report employees had raped her, would "go to the police" be your only response? Would you not call/text/email/conference with everyone up the chain of command at Company X?


That is not even remotely the fact pattern

Read the actual report
Bone Squad
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There's something to that way of thinking. Where I differ on it takes into account some of the specific circumtances as I understand them, which is that Briles did have conversations with the AD or an assistant AD.

If I put myself into that context: a) I have informed my boss/supervisor, b) I have never been told that there is anyone else that I am supposed to inform, or even that someone else handles these kinds of issues......I then ask myself whether it would occur to me that I am supposed to go report it to someone else. Would I go knocking on every door of the company to tell anyone who will listen to me? I can't honestly say that is what I would have done, at least not if I thought I had already told the correct person. I think I would be more likely to think I had reported up the chain, and it was out of my hands at that point.

There could be some additional facts which we don't know that would change that analysis. But with the information that is available, I would not be comfortable blaming Briles over the "procedure" failures.
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BUGWBBear said:

Noted was how they skipped Thee's latest rants, fortunately. If only they knew he's capable of posting while wearing his helmet backwards

He should take it on the road for AGT. Living proof that some creatures can exist in a zero oxygen environment.
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My point was that twice judges were convinced to overturn the conviction. As someone else pointed out above, the case was messy. I think there may still be some doubts about it. I doubt it will be overturned again, though. I don't know if the end result is what could honestly be labeled justice. In the end, that's what really matters.
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

How can he & his lawyer be SOOOOOOOOOOOO stupid.

Sit quietly, let it go away, apply for jobs. Poking the buzzing hornet's nest is beyond idiotic.
Art and his lawyers were not that stupid. They left with $17.9 million of Baylor's money. It should have been more. Hornets is not the word I would use to describe Baylor's leadership.


It was WAY more than that. I've seen the monthly statements first hand.
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment
Flawed argument.

You are asserting that because Baylor had a flawed system, Briles cannot also have individual responsibility.

Some items are so important that when a person becomes aware and it isn't clear about the notification protocol, the person should ask all notify everyone at high management level.

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.


You shouldn't notify everyone in higher management because that could/would traumatize the victim even more. Let's tell everyone she was raped. That is stupid. You report it to the appropriate people such as the Title IX Coordinator. That way you inform the appropriate person who can provide support to the victim.

If you were raped while at Baylor would you want everyone in admin to know?
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Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

Robert Wilson said:

Adriacus Peratuun said:

saabing bear said:

I've still never understood how the rapes were Brile's responsibility instead of the Waco police.
They weren't.

What was his responsibility was to insure that All complaints were forwarded to Title IX compliance, that his players/staff/coaches cooperated with Title IX compliance, that his team/staff/coaches followed directives, that he fostered a culture of compliance, that he properly vetted anyone added to program, that he and his folks refrained from inserting themselves into Title IX investigations, etc.

In those areas he failed massively.


Ah, yes, the nonexistent title ix compliance that no one on campus was reporting to - thus the non penalty
Incorrect.

Poorly run? Yes.
Ineffective? Yes.
Non-existent? No.

The "no one else was complying with the law, why should I" argument rarely goes well with judges or juries.


That's not the argument

The entire place was non functional and no one was trained

It was nonexistent for part of the time read the report

After that, campus in general wasn't trained to report

Dozens of people knew the volleyball player story and no one was reporting

It was an institutional failure to leave everyone untrained

"Go to the cops" is pretty good advice in that environment

If nothing else, Briles should clearly have been aware that it was not his job to be involved in any way.


Man, you do a much worse job than trying to get people to go to the cops.
If you were a GM at Company X and one employee reported that one of your direct report employees had raped her, would "go to the police" be your only response? Would you not call/text/email/conference with everyone up the chain of command at Company X?


No, I would report it to HR. They will then advise me with the help of legal as to what we need to do. Not everyone needs to know the identity of those involved. It will get reported up to higher management in a way that does not identify the victim and the alleged perpetrator.
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boognish_bear said:

Ghostrider said:

boognish_bear said:

ImABearToo said:

Remind me again the number of arrests and convictions of football players during Art's stint at Baylor?


When someone says that today's news did not exonerate Briles from the allegations of mishandling sexual assaults that does not necessarily mean that person thinks Art covered up 52 rapes. It's just simply stating that nothing about the NCAA news today exonerated him of those allegations.

Something substantive may come out later fully clearing him of any mishandling, but the news today did not do that.
SO far Baylor has paid him $16mm and they wrote a letter stating that they found no evidence of wrongdoing by Art......how much evidence do you need?
If you believe that letter from Baylor fully cleared him how do you explain him not having an FBS or even an FCS job after putting up a 65-37 record at what was previously the B12 basement dwelling Baylor?

If that letter cleared his name satisfactorily he would have had job offers the next day.


That's not how any of this works anymore. It is guilty until proven innocent - NOT the other way around.
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From personal experience I can tell you that during the years leading up to this mess, the administration did NOT want to know about an assault or rape, and when advised with the request for help for the student, ducked for cover of this being a matter for the police. Long history of ostrich behavior.

We've all got some "inside information" from some source. What has never been made clear is what exactly Briles was instructed to do in these situations, either from Pat Neff, "Title 9 office", or McCaw. What I do know is that when this first began to become public knowledge, I was told from one in the Admin, quote: "I don't know how this is going to play out, but I want you to remember this: Art did exactly what he was told to do."

That exonerates no one but lends more credence for the institutional failure, the brunt of which rests on those far above a football coach in the pecking order. Art's failures have taken on far greater significance than is appropriate, largely because he has no defenders and nothing or no one to hide behind. Briles was playing checkers and his employers were moving chess pieces. And the players were experienced at playing that type of game.
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drahthaar said:

From personal experience I can tell you that during the years leading up to this mess, the administration did NOT want to know about an assault or rape, and when advised with the request for help for the student, ducked for cover of this being a matter for the police. Long history of ostrich behavior.

We've all got some "inside information" from some source. What has never been made clear is what exactly Briles was instructed to do in these situations, either from Pat Neff, "Title 9 office", or McCaw. What I do know is that when this first began to become public knowledge, I was told from one in the Admin, quote: "I don't know how this is going to play out, but I want you to remember this: Art did exactly what he was told to do."

That exonerates no one but lends more credence for the institutional failure, the brunt of which rests on those far above a football coach in the pecking order. Art's failures have taken on far greater significance than is appropriate, largely because he has no defenders and nothing or no one to hide behind. Briles was playing checkers and his employers were moving chess pieces. And the players were experienced at playing that type of game.

Knowledge & wisdom.
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1,915 days

It's over

We've been to the Sugar Bowl since then

Dave Aranda, a great coach, is entering for all intents and purposes his first season as the head football coach of Baylor University

Hop on board now or continue to live in a fetal position under your desk




"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains And we never even know we have the key"
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Theme song for you boys!


"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains And we never even know we have the key"
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That is such a damn good soundtrack. Love that movie.
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That is my take on it. Briles and the football team were scapegoats. Admin screwed up and did not have the systems and training in place. Also, I it was a campus wide problem that they blamed on the "thug", black football players to provide cover for the white Sunday School boys at Baylor.

AP is saying that he should have taken it all the way up through management. That is a big no because it causes more harm to the victim. That is what a title IX coordinator is for, but Art took the public fall for Ramsower and his gangs failures.
 
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