re: USA Today new story on mishandling of misconduct complaints against athletes

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Lester Earl

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While I would argue that this isn't a smoking gun in terms of Orgeron's complicity, this is an excellent analysis of actual facts instead of just going right for pitchforks and torches. Need more of that around here.

Also...

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Sept 16 2018: Drake Davis arrested again child pornography

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Jesus Mary and Joseph this guy was really on one...

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lol.

He was arrested again in July 2019, too. I just stopped when he was dismissed from the team

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Damn. Davis’ dad really dropped the ball on raising his kid right.

This article is fricking garbage - as someone posted earlier, it’s an extension of the Guice case (published for the intention of keeping that issue in focus) - not worthy of being identified as “journalism”.

After the fiasco at Baylor, I refuse to believe our administration would be reckless &/or careless enough to jeopardize themselves and the program when it comes to the EXACT SAME INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM that forever tarnished that university.

I would bet the ranch that every state university in the nation has numerous cases of athletes being accused of “dating violence”, and I would also bet their administration handled them in similar fashion to the manner in which LSU did.

Without question, domestic violence and “dating violence” are horrific, criminal acts that we as a society must not tolerate. That said, this hit piece is garbage intended to inflict harm and damage to the reputation of the individuals and institution named in it.

The article and the “journalist” are POS as far as I am concerned!!

this seems to be a much bigger problem for LSU and F King Alexander than Ed Orgeron. the heads who can roll are not at LSU anymore

Verge is likely toast as well

based on the Davis timeline, O should only be in trouble if between July 2018 and August 2018 judicial affairs ordered Davis off campus via the Title 9 investigation and interviews.

also, it's notable that the police were involved in every incident, correct? this wasn't "covered up" if the actual police were involved. now can there be technical violations of Title 9? sure, especially under Obama's terrible guidance, but that's not an Orgeron/LSUFB issue

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also, it's notable that the police were involved in every incident, correct? this wasn't "covered up" if the actual police were involved. now can there be technical violations of Title 9? sure, especially under Obama's terrible guidance, but that's not an Orgeron/LSUFB issue

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The victim, when it came down to it, did not seem to totally comply with authorities once faced with everything

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April 14 2018: Davis admits in a text message to Verge Ausberry that he punched the victim.

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There is really no justification for Davis to still be associated with the program after this. Anything before this you could argue due process. At this point, he should have been gone.

The tennis coach seems to come up in a lot of this stuff as well.

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Makes jokes if y’all want to but nearly the same type of things happened at Baylor and heads rolled at the highest levels. University President, Head Coach. Lawsuit after lawsuit. Athletic penalties. And that was just the tip of the iceberg. It was a 5 year ordeal that consumed the University and its Athletic Department. This is not good.

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Are you fricking serious? Michigan State covered up a STAFF MEMBER raping women and Baylor’s entire coaching staff wasn’t just not reporting rape accusations correctly, they were coercing witnesses and keeping players on the field knowing what was happening.

LSU needs to clean up its act and follow the rules to the letter. However, you can’t say none of these players were dealt with once there was an official complaint against them. There are staff throughout the athletic dept who will be fired over this, but as long as Woodward gets in front of it and gets rid of anyone left who was actively involved, like Verge Ausberry, and takes a hard line on all future enforcement and any slip ups, then it won’t result in a program-wide burn. Again, none of this is good, but it’s also not as pervasive or as flagrant as what Baylor or MSU did. It’s just not.

I had that incident in bold but decided to let people draw their own conclusion.

Ausbery is beloved, but that’s not a good look on him & it may cost him.

Please cite relevant articles

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Ausbery is beloved, but that’s not a good look on him & it may cost him.

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Heads always roll with something like this and if what you wrote can be proven beyond doubt, then he’s toast. And he should be. And the tennis coaches. Anything beyond them will be very difficult to prove other than staff who aren’t at LSU anymore.