http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...nfluence-factors-somes-avoid-criminal-charges It's a long article.
There is a reason they have the Fulmer Cup every year. These guys get in trouble, from stupid minor stuff to serious stuff like robbery, assault, drug dealing, etc. While that article certainly is trying to make the point that local cops/DA's give these guys breaks that you and I wouldn't receive, there are times that I have read that in the case of ND that local South Bend cops have their eyes out to bust ND students and esp ND athletes. I'm pretty sure that MCG has expressed that cops/DA's in Gainesville have it out for Gator players.
Mike Golic made a good point about this situation this morning. One big advantage that the athletes have is that they get represented by quality attorneys. (he also pointed out that this apparently isn't an extra benefit that other students do not get.) He softly dumped on the OTL segment.
I'm losing respect for ESPN by the minute, it seems. First, they try to turn studio guys to play-by-play announcers, which results in mediocrity, e.g., Chris Fowler in college football, and now Karl Ravetch in the CWS. Then they announce that the ESPY award this year goes to Jenner. Now this. Very sad trend IMO for the so-called leader in sports.
I'm amazed that that article spent 3 whole paragraphs on the Seeberg incident. My understanding is that she had a date with a football player who apparently tried to cop a feel. Things have really changed since I was a teen. That's now "sexual assault?" The criticism is that the ND police did not drop everything and immediately investigate this terrible crime. I doubt male cops have committed armed robbery, fraud, or murder but they all probably committed the crime here. Needless to say, the young lady involved had serious problems and probably would have been better off commuting to school from home.
My understanding of the Seebergs incident was that the University stonewalled the investigation. That was a much bigger crime, if true, than copping a feel.
I'm not sure what you mean by "stonewalled" George. If you mean that they wouldn't release the police report to the media that's one thing. ESPN demanded that they turn it over and then made a Freedom of Information Act request. They sued and ND won in court because FOIA doesn't apply to a private university. It that's it, then the crime was refusing to kowtow to the media.