Immunity and what it really means

[bocephus.sixpack]

Why give a player immunity if their names are plastered all over the sports nation? Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones are the only 2 people that were supposedly given immunity and they have become public. They are trying everyway in the world to blame us and some in the media are hinting that too. Dr. Ridpath from Ohio university, who use to be at MSU talked about fans from MSU blaming OM during the JWS and ncaa deal. This is much greater, but again we get brought into the fold.
J

 

[benatmsu]

Immunity is not synonymous with anonymity. *

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Why give a player immunity if their names are plastered all over the sports nation? Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones are the only 2 people that were supposedly given immunity and they have become public. They are trying everyway in the world to blame us and some in the media are hinting that too. Dr. Ridpath from Ohio university, who use to be at MSU talked about fans from MSU blaming OM during the JWS and ncaa deal. This is much greater, but again we get brought into the fold.
J

 

[CagerMania]

If the NCAA kept the identities of the prospects secret, the only way OM can know who ratted is by knowing who they paid. The logic is circular and damning.

 

[MaroonNation]

Just know this. There is no way in hell they can prove who the person on the phone is. It could be LeighAnn Touhy or Sheppard Smith for all we know. If the recording actually exists then that means OM was documenting their own cheating.

 

[grimedawg1]

I had this question yesterday - whether the players given immunity would ever officially be identified. Bjork identified them as student athlete A in their video, etc. I would think the NCAA would have an interest in keeping their identity hidden officially. Now, everyone has a good guess who the immune are because UM would need to be able to question the person themselves - and rumors get out. I would assume UM is officially bound to keep the names from being identified but of course they get leaked. Even if the names are leaked though, it can still be discounted as speculation unless they are officially identified in public NCAA documents.

 

[13thEagle]

Just know this. There is no way in hell they can prove who the person on the phone is. It could be LeighAnn Touhy or Sheppard Smith for all we know. If the recording actually exists then that means OM was documenting their own cheating.

I bet those 2 sound just alike

 

[msstatelp1]

They're the only ones id'd by OM. I'm willing to bet they are not the only ones given immunity by the NCAA.

 

[LilSebastian]

I had this question yesterday - whether the players given immunity would ever officially be identified. Bjork identified them as student athlete A in their video, etc. I would think the NCAA would have an interest in keeping their identity hidden officially. Now, everyone has a good guess who the immune are because UM would need to be able to question the person themselves - and rumors get out. I would assume UM is officially bound to keep the names from being identified but of course they get leaked. Even if the names are leaked though, it can still be discounted as speculation unless they are officially identified in public NCAA documents.

FWIW, Charlie Burriss said it was MSU sources which confirmed that Leo Lewis turned. Hell, Leo Lewis isn't exactly denying anything. I figure he's probably feeling pretty good about everything.