re: Updated with more info: Mel Tucker responds to the allegations

Posted by LSUtoBOOT

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 10:58 am to RLDSC FAN

That’s wacky.

Posted by SpartyGator

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:00 am to ronricks

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At least they are trying out Heterosexuality this time instead of Homosexuality.

Would Jimbo cheat on his wife for a male sex worker and then gets the axe?

Posted by dhuck20

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:01 am to statpadr

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I’m confused, did he get turned on simply from her breathing???

This is my question too.

Are we to assume it was an unwanted sexual conversation entirely and wholly driven by Tucker and she took no place in it at all? And she didn’t hang up despite his advances?

Story is so ridiculous

Posted by 632627

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 11:08 am to lsupride87

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Hiring this quack in the first place is such poor decision making

I'm not exactly sure what she does, but if she speaks to teams and players about the trauma and consequences of rape, I have no problem with it and it's probably beneficial.

Many of the kids (and apparently the adults) she's speaking to are apt to make poor decisions.

Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 1:26 pm to lsupride87

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Hiring this quack in the first place is such poor decision making

It is a CYA preemptive strike against inevitable future lawsuits against MSU. When MSU is sued later on the the plaintiff will argue the school/program was negligent in failing to monitor the player(s) and in creating an environment where things like sexual harassment were allowed to go on. By hiring this woman MSU can at least raise as a defense that they went above and beyond to try to prevent sexual harassments/rape by athletes from occurring by hiring an expert to address such issues...presuming the HC doesn't decide to pull the ole boat rope while on the phone with her.

Posted by RLDSC FAN

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 3:43 pm to RLDSC FAN

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NEWS: Mel Tucker has released a statement following his suspension and sexual harassment allegations:

"Brenda Tracy’s allegations of harassment are completely false."

Tucker also says in the statement that he and Tracy "developed a mutual friendship that grew into an intimate, adult relationship."

LINK

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Posted by boosiebadazz

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 3:53 pm to RLDSC FAN

The receipts are worth $77 million, Mel. I hope you have them.

Posted by LSUFanHouston

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 3:59 pm to RLDSC FAN

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Tucker also says in the statement that he and Tracy "developed a mutual friendship that grew into an intimate, adult relationship."

He better be able to prove that, cause on the surface, most people would claim BS

Also he’s married so there is that. His defense here is that he only cheated on his wife…

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Posted by nicholastiger

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:11 pm to LSUFanHouston

Tucker got played
This broad needed a payday and Tucker went along hook line and sinker and now Mich St is gonna get sued
He should have known better and stayed away
I'm starting to wonder if her original story isn't embellished, almost like a Duke lacrosse type scandal

Posted by Glock17

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:12 pm to LSUFanHouston

Here’s a link to the full statement:

LINK

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Posted by Diseasefreeforall

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:16 pm to Glock17

I bet there are others in the football community that have had "intimate adult relationships" with her but no way in hell are they coming forward.

Posted by St Augustine

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:22 pm to Ralph_Wiggum

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Nasser was never the football coach and had nothing to do with football. How does this warrant the death penalty?

I may be completely off base here but I don’t think lack of institutional control pertains only to football.

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:27 pm to LSUFanHouston

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cause on the surface, most people would claim BS

99.99% of people beleive him
You actually think they weren’t fooling around consensually? I couldn’t imagine the mind pretzel it would take to believe her

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Posted by TulaneFan

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:32 pm to lsupride87

Mel Tucker: “I didn’t do nothin!”

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:34 pm to TulaneFan

He actually did not say he “didn’t so nuthin”

It’s clear as day to anyone with even one working brain cell what happened.

Posted by LSUFanHouston

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Posted on 9/11/23 at 4:45 pm to Glock17

So, in summary...

1) Tucker admits he cheated on his wife (yes they were "estranged" but still married)

2) He sent her gifts including athletic wear and shoes (I wonder if this gear was provided as part of a university contract)

3) He puts his employer on blast and says they can't provide a fair hearing

4) He plays the race card

5) He did all this with a woman who was a sexual assault survivor, which means he HAD to know he was playing with fire.

So, in the absolute best case scenerio for him, he is an idiot, plays the race card, and knows he's going fired for cause, so he's droping a nuke, oh, and he cheats on his wife.

Interesting defense strategy.