The Big 12 is gathering (demanding) all of the available information regarding the ignoring of criminal behavior by athletes at Baylor. Will the Conference initiate punitive measures, or are they merely a paper tiger?
The Big 12 is gathering (demanding) all of the available information regarding the ignoring of criminal behavior by athletes at Baylor. Will the Conference initiate punitive measures, or are they merely a paper tiger?
Nothing will happen and you know it.
Nothing.
If child rape is ok in the Big Ten, then I doubt any conference is going to punish anyone for anything unless it's the wrong person receiving a free meal.It is not good to have a member of your conference where it's open season on co-eds for the athletes. Most parents and many donors would tend to frown on that. As far as the school is concerned, they either slam that evil door shut, or they cover for it. There is really no in between.
Kick them out and replace them with Houston
Punishment enough? Maybe for Alabama. Sisters and daughters were attacked, destroyed and humiliated with rape at Baylor. A Christian university? Time to prove it.
A: Legal protection--the BIG 12 is separated from the incidents legally by requesting this info and seeming to threaten Baylor.
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Completely untrue.
The fact is that requesting/requiring this information (that's currently not in their possession) actually increases the odds that the conference becomes bonded with any crime (you used the term legally) committed by Baylor. Any info not turned over by Baylor during a criminal investigation that has been shared with the Big 12 now puts the legal burden in the lap of the conference.
....it's commonly referred to plausible deniability.
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The conference is simply dealing with public relations despite the legal risk. It's certainly not 'protecting itself'......
There are probably a few things going on and none of them involve caring for the women being raped.
A: Legal protection--the BIG 12 is separated from the incidents legally by requesting this info and seeming to threaten Baylor.
B: Texas needs to be able to do as they please without anyone forcing a tag along. Baylor held up A&M leaving the last time and UT and Tech going to the Pac 12 without Baylor--UT may be trying to eliminate that legal threat in advance of their next moves. As someone else mentioned they are probably also blocking any Baylor vote for expansion--toe the UT line or the punishments will be severe.
C: The Baylor "dynasty" is over--now UT can start getting those Baylor recruits to go to UT again.