This may not be terrible news, but we aren't out of the woods yet. We may be tagged with failure to maintain instituitional control. It worries me that the AD seems to be under a lot of scrutiny lately.
I don't follow. Is there something I missed that implicates Skip in this mess? Using your logic, I could say it's another event ocurring since you've been a fan.
I was talking about the fact that there is apparently a law in Louisiana that prevents agents from talking to student athletes without the permission of the AD.
I don't know. Maybe the players are considered the property of the team and this protects the players and the university from legal ramifications.
For the same reason lsutiga indicated, this will be my last post on the subject. We were speaking of criminal cases, but in most of your replies you switched in mid-stream to civil cases. A case of apples and oranges. Yes, in civil cases the attorney gets a % of the fee. But if it goes to court they normally get a bigger % than if it is settled out of court. There is no guarantee of a ruling in favor of the plaintiff if it goes to court, so it is to everyone's advantage to settle out of court. Settling out of court is not a sign of incompetence or laziness - it is generally a sign of competence. You deny making the claim that the taxpayer should foot the bill for reimbursing defendants who have been acquitted. But you stated that the state should reimburse them. If the state reimburses a defendant that comes from taxpayer's money.
The state would think twice about bringing charges if they had to repay the defendant. I know this is not a view an attorney would take, but it is my opinion.
The worst thing would be for the NCAA to consider that LSU did not have proper institutional control over the assistant coach. Since student athletes reported contact and a subsequent LSU investigation uncovered the predatory agent's activities, the LSU police arrested him, and the university has been diligent in keeping the NCAA appraised, they have probably demonstrated institutional control. But the assistant coach's career is shot. And he may face criminal charges. Likely he'll turn states evidence on the sports agent.
It relates to institutional control. When you are the man in charge, it happens under your watch. Doesn't matter if you have direct oversight or not. So while it doesn't directly implicate Skip, its happening in his department. You are not incorrect in your interpretation that this would be another event occurring since I've been a fan, but that would be the 30,000 ft view. Its analagous to the guy at the plant who takes it upon himself to dump something into the ditch/pond/drain/etc. The plant manager is ultimately responsible, even though he doesn't directly oversee the guy's day-to-day role. Same as some random group of soldiers doing something on their own, and Rummy taking the heat for it. Its all about institutional control, and the world we live in. (Plenty other examples if you want me to go on.)
An investigation rooted him out. This is a Quote from the article "LSU said notes and a cell phone gathered during Taplin's arrest, combined with interviews with several student-athletes, pointed to Gaines as assisting Taplin." Let the University Police do their job and it will all come out.
It all depends on how the case unfolds. Did the players disclose the coach's involvement, or did the shifty agent arrested last week disclose the coach under interrogation and plea bargain? Either way, its icky. :dis:
