The More You Read, The Worse It Gets:
Former AD Baker BLASTS
the Culture she experienced at MSU: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/01/29/baker-msu-cultural-problem/109929212/
Probe asks for ALL
E-MAIL and Texts from Nassar, AD Hollis and Dean of Medicine (And you KNOW that’s
bound to turn up more dirt on other people):
Women’s Rowing Team
PISSED that they asked for Chaperones on Medical examinations/treatments and
MSU has STILL NOT MADE THAT SIMPLE CHANGE to policy!!!
Walton Defends Himself
in Letter and Claims He Will Continue to Defend Himself as Far As The Law Will
Let Him
There’s probably 2-3 new articles or opinions a day
about the Sparty Scandal as more and more people come out to either accuse
someone within the Sparty Hierarchy or offer an unsolicited opinion regarding
the “culture” within Sparty.
The most damning interview is the first link
above and that was with former Sparty AD Baker who was the Acting AD
from ‘92-‘95, right before Hollis. Full
disclosure: Baker was hired by President
DiBiaggio who left MSU on her first day in 1992. After that, Baker claimed she
was at odds with pretty much everyone that included the new Prez McPherson,
Perles and of course, everyone’s favorite regent Furgeson. In what could be considered a “Final Shot”,
she claims that had she stayed and not bowed out and left MSU two years before
her contract expired due to Prez McPherson pressure, she would have caught
Nassar after his first victim came forward.
Again – She claims she would have caught him after
the first victim came forward in 1997.
Because she was paying attention. And she claims that there was a very
dismissive culture in place at MSU.
It’s statements and things like this that are
going to continue to snowball for Sparty and make life very difficult on anyone
who stays or was even remotely involved in any of the incidents.
Latest News: Former
Gov
John Engler has been tapped to take over as the interim MSU Prez. Probably not a terrible choice (but he is an
MSU grad so there’s still some nepotism going on) and he can clean
house and not be questioned or critiqued too harshly.
Of course, This Happened:
Millenials – I’m Not Getting What I Want So I’m Gonna
Cry!!!:
Sparty Faculty Board to Issue a Vote Of “No
Confidence” Based On Engler Appointment
And the hits just keep on coming!
What can only be described as a “politically”
motivated move (Engler is a Republican), the MSU Faculty Board is moving forward
with a “No Confidence” vote that will be submitted to the Academic
Congress. Assuming that vote passes (it
probably will) the Faculty Board will ask the MSU Board of Trustees to resign
immediately. All of them. I’m not sure why the Board thinks that a
former two term governor can’t come in and be an effective interim Prez. It’s not going to be a long term gig. Let him clean house and be on his way. Makes sense to me…But the Faculty Board is
undoubtedly liberal and they probably feel Engler will stick his nose in where
it doesn’t belong? I dunno…
I’m not sure what weight the ‘ole Faculty
Board carries with the trustees and I have no idea what “power” the Academic
Congress has, but I guess we’re all going to find out relatively
quickly….
Green Finally Admits Brady The GOAT
Not that I’ve ever cared much for Jerry Green,
but at least he finally gets it right.
The
Dynasties – FEEDBACK
A couple of you e-mailed me with your own
thoughts on the Dynasties. And while I
appreciate the feedback, I think we can respectfully disagree and still hold
our own opinions about which is the best and why we think they are the
best. I’m still sticking with the
Patriots based on Player Turnover Ratio and the length of the Dynasty being a
slightly more impressive feat.
One reader (obviously a Bulls Fan)
stood behind this assertion:
“What the Chicago Bulls did and the “relatively” short
time they accomplished it in can’t be considered the “4th Best
Dynasty” in a 5-team dynasty debate. It’s
probably a lot closer to being the first or best dynasty (But if Brady wins Ring
#6, I’ll concede the Bulls to 2nd place). Evidence:
In 1991, the Bulls went 15-2 in the play-offs to win the NBA Title, and that
stood as a record (fewest number of games to win the NBA Title) until the 2001
Lakers (15-1) and the 2017 GSW (16-1) subsequently broke the Lakers Record. In 1996,
the Bulls went 72-10 (that was impressive – ed.) and won the NBA Title and
lost only 3 play-off games that season, too.
That’s almost equivalent to a 19-0 perfect NFL Season. Can’t ignore how they do it. Winning the Title in fewer games means you’re
that much more of a dynasty.
While I get all that, again, I think your argument makes MY
Argument even more clear: Once you have
a dynasty in place, and NBA Title is a HELLUVA lot easier to win than all the other
Championship Trophies. Again, with the
NBA, you only need between 5-7 guys. It
should be EASY to build an NBA Dynasty….
And when you have the Bulls sweeping everyone, well, again,
you kind of make my point for me.
There just wasn’t anyone else playing at the Bulls level in
the 1990’s. Hence, they were a
great dynasty, but they weren’t the “Best” dynasty.
The Pats have been playing the NFL’s Best Teams
for 18 seasons, winning the Lombardy 5 times.
Someone else pointed out that the Yankees
should be “penalized” and that I should factor in payrolls in baseball. I understand. The higher the payroll the less impressive the
dynasty. I just don’t have any idea how to do that, or
how to equalize a roster based on team salary.
Games – Dates – Time – Result - Record
Illinois(H) January
6th Noon WON 79-69 14-3
Purdue
(H) January 9th 9:00 PM Lost 70-69 14-4
Sparty (A) January
13th Noon WON 82-72 15-4
Maryland (H) January
15th 6:30 PM WON 68-67 16-4
Nebraska (A) January 18th 8:00 PM LOST 72-52 16-5
Rutgers
(H) January 21st Noon WON
62-47 17-5
Purdue (A) January 25th 7:00 PM LOST 92-88 17-6
Northwestern
(H) January 29th 7:00 PM WON 58-47 18-6
Minnesota
(H) February 3rd 2:30 PM
Northwestern (A) February 6th 6:00PM
Wiscy (A) February 11th Noon
Iowa (H) February
14th 6:30 PM
Suckeyes
(H) February 18th 1:00 PM
PSU (A) February 21st 7:00 PM
Maryland (A) February 24th Noon
Northwestern Was Feisty
Until they weren’t, but Michigan
was back up to its old tricks of not scoring in the 1st half and
there was some frustration on Wolverines part due to the Purple Kitties
smothering defensive play on the opposite end of the floor. Northwestern is not a terrible team and
beating them in Evanston next week won’t be easy...
Next Up - Minnesota!!!!
Michigan gets the Golden
Gophers in the only meeting this season between the two teams at Crisler. The Gophers have been stumbling through this
season after the loss of their center to a checkered sexual past. Pitino’s Gophers can probably still
make some sort of run and the mentality of playing with House Money has settled
in. They’ve got nothing to lose…
Meanwhile, the next 4 games (including
Minnesota) all look relatively winnable, assuming Michigan just continues
playing the way they are. That
will leave a final 3-game stretch that could put a highlight on the regular
season heading into the B1G Tourney or it could be a stutter step into New
York.
We’ll see....
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