Arkansas incident

[wilson]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

[bjornolf]

If this had happened at Duke, they would have DNA tested every player to ever wear a Duke uniform, violated their civil rights six ways to Sunday, gotten a signed petition by the faculty insisting they be thrown out of school, falsely charged and then slandered in the media to no end. Then they would have found out the girl was lying and everything would just get dropped without any apologies. But that would NEVER happen in real life, right?

[devildeac]

If this had happened at Duke, they would have DNA tested every player to ever wear a Duke uniform, violated their civil rights six ways to Sunday, gotten a signed petition by the faculty insisting they be thrown out of school, falsely charged and then slandered in the media to no end. Then they would have found out the girl was lying and everything would just get dropped without any apologies. But that would NEVER happen in real life, right?

There are certain folks who still need to be strung up by their _______ and ______ for their inflammatory roles in that event.

[Very Duke Blue]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

So, what happened? I can't open the link. Thanks

[wilson]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

So, what happened? I can't open the link. Thanks

Three Arkansas basketball players were investigated by campus (and I think local) police in conjunction with an alleged rape at a fraternity house. Barring new evidence or developments, it doesn't appear there will be any charges.
Again, I contend that if this exact situation occurred at Duke, it would lead SportsCenter.

[devildeac]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

So, what happened? I can't open the link. Thanks

Three Arkansas basketball players were investigated by campus (and I think local) police in conjunction with an alleged rape at a fraternity house. Barring new evidence or developments, it doesn't appear there will be any charges.
Again, I contend that if this exact situation occurred at Duke, it would lead SportsCenter.

Daily.

For several months.

[DukieInKansas]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

So, what happened? I can't open the link. Thanks

Three Arkansas basketball players were investigated by campus (and I think local) police in conjunction with an alleged rape at a fraternity house. Barring new evidence or developments, it doesn't appear there will be any charges.
Again, I contend that if this exact situation occurred at Duke, it would lead SportsCenter.

You won't find many that would disagree with you. I would like to think that it is because the media learned something from the 2006 incident. The realistic side says they didn't and had the above incident had been at a Duke, it would have been all over all the news.

[wilson]

You won't find many that would disagree with you. I would like to think that it is because the media learned something from the 2006 incident. The realistic side says they didn't and had the above incident had been at a Duke, it would have been all over all the news.

Yeah, I hate to be a cynic, but I'm of the latter opinion. You can bet your ass Gregg Doyel would have had something to say about it (to say nothing of Jason Whitlock, Bomani Jones, Gary Parrish...).

[DukieInKansas]

You won't find many that would disagree with you. I would like to think that it is because the media learned something from the 2006 incident. The realistic side says they didn't and had the above incident had been at a Duke, it would have been all over all the news.

Yeah, I hate to be a cynic, but I'm of the latter opinion. You can bet your ass Gregg Doyel would have had something to say about it (to say nothing of Jason Whitlock, Bomani Jones, Gary Parrish...).

I'll give Jason Whitlock his due - he actually figured out it was a scam and supported the players. I don't often agree with him but occasionally I do, enough so that I give his columns a look.

[ArkieDukie]

Maybe because this isn't the first time something like this has happened at AR. Sad but true.

[ArkieDukie]

If this had happened at Duke, it would have led SportsCenter. Just sayin'.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4458614

So, what happened? I can't open the link. Thanks

Three Arkansas basketball players were investigated by campus (and I think local) police in conjunction with an alleged rape at a fraternity house. Barring new evidence or developments, it doesn't appear there will be any charges.
Again, I contend that if this exact situation occurred at Duke, it would lead SportsCenter.

Short follow-up: John Pelphrey is suspending at least one player (possibly more) for their role in this incident. Additionally, they're being given community service and individualized, one-on-one meetings with a trained professional on decision-making choices. The entire team is also having to participate in special educational meetings on decisions and consequences, and on the U of A Code of Student Conduct. As a point of comparison, IIRC, Nolan Richardson did nothing when a similar incident happened under his watch.

Okay, here's the point of the story that somehow seemed to escape mention in the ESPN story: the prosecutor that decided not to pursue the case is related by marriage to a couple of U of A Athletic Dept officials. The alleged victim is pursuing action aimed at getting another prosecutor to look at the evidence. Seems to me like there's a valid point here.