Baylor Rape Scandal

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Over here in Texas, the big sports story the past couple of weeks has been the Baylor Rape Scandal. Texas Monthly has come out with a long expose about how Sam Ukwuachu was kicked off the Boise State football team and transferred to Baylor, despite his reputation as being a woman-beater.

For those of you too lazy to click the link, Sam was a freshman all-American at Boise State but was still booted off the team, mainly by his teammates (then-coach Chris Peterson was willing to give him a second chance). Peterson called Will Muschamp, who told him "no way". Then he turned to Art Briles who said "yes" and took him.

After Sam came to Baylor, he was partying when he met a Baylor female soccer players. He raped her, then told her "it wasn't rape". Baylor pressured the girl to transfer. In the meantime, Sam was penciled in as the starter for the 2015 defense (Baylor's one big weakness).

A jury convicted Sam and the judge gave him a 6 month sentence (with 8 years on probation). In the meantime, Sam graduated and was going for his Master's degree.

I have a few questions:

-If you're a Baptist university, where consensual sex between two people not married to each other is grounds for expulsion, how did Sam skate? I guess, since it was NON-consensual, it's okay.

-Where's the girl's dad? I know if some kid tried to rape my daughters, his life would be forfeit.

-For how much should the girl sue Baylor? I'm guessing an a high 8-low 9 figure number.

Remember, this is the same institution that had one basketball player murder another and they tried to downplay it (but, hey, we got Lawrence Roberts out of the deal!).

To me, this scandal, coverup, and ensuing Baylor-fan denial reminds me of Penn State.

 

[amcdan2000]

That guy is really a threat. Even though Hernadez allegedly killed, sounds like that guy serial abuser/rapist. Briles is now lumped in with Fisher and Barner program to me. Oh well as long as you win.

 

[Rebels7]

Says the guy with those two avatar pictures.

ETA: I agree with everything you said. My point is, those pictures are disgusting. I know you think they're funny, but they are not.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Did your wife/girlfriend/both get on your messageboard account?

 

[AustinDawg]

Run away little black bear

Says the guy with those two avatar pictures.

ETA: I agree with everything you said. My point is, those pictures are disgusting. I know you think they're funny, but they are not.

I find the word "rebels" disgusting. Please remove that, I know you think it has some greater meaning, but in your context it really doesn't. The best course of action is probably for you to delete your account.


Mutt, I live in the area as well, and it's crazy how all over the place the coverage has been.
"Fat Geoff" Ketchum is pretty much a tool, but I have to give him credit for trying to help push the young lady's story as opposed to the Baylor narrative after it was released in Texas Monthly.

I used to think Briles was a solid coach that worked his way up the ranks, but he really comes across as scum-of-the-earth with these latest revelations. His "let's talk football" comments a day after his player was sentenced was so tone-deaf I'm amazed he wasn't pulled away from all media commitments.

Also, while he was not "technically" on the roster, the fact that his DC was talking about how much of an asset he would be (just 4-8 weeks ago) this year is enough to show that the whole coaching staff was in on the coverup -- at least to me.