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New Auburn Statement
Posted on 8/27/17 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 5:18 pm
Auburn University just released a new, updated and longer statement to Auburn 247.
"ESPN has written an important story about our softball team. It's a serious matter. As a university that cares deeply about our student-athletes, we have taken this seriously since the first concerns were raised.
"An investigation was promptly launched when allegations were made. While we don’t by policy or law comment on personnel issues or issues related to students, any suggestion that Auburn Athletics or university administration didn’t take it seriously or didn't act in the best interest of student-athletes is simply false.
"While the law requires us to protect the privacy of our students, tying our hands about what can be said publicly, there is a reason changes took place with the coaching staff. As much as we may want to give more details, we have been approached by some of the student-athletes involved, directly asking us to protect them because they don't want their names made public.
"Once the facts were established, changes to the staff quickly followed. Honoring the student-athletes requests for privacy while taking necessary disciplinary action is not an easy line to walk when the media asks legitimate questions, but we did the right things at the right time for the right reasons.
"At all times, Auburn University will protect its students, obey privacy laws, and deal with anyone on staff who violates our high standards."
"ESPN has written an important story about our softball team. It's a serious matter. As a university that cares deeply about our student-athletes, we have taken this seriously since the first concerns were raised.
"An investigation was promptly launched when allegations were made. While we don’t by policy or law comment on personnel issues or issues related to students, any suggestion that Auburn Athletics or university administration didn’t take it seriously or didn't act in the best interest of student-athletes is simply false.
"While the law requires us to protect the privacy of our students, tying our hands about what can be said publicly, there is a reason changes took place with the coaching staff. As much as we may want to give more details, we have been approached by some of the student-athletes involved, directly asking us to protect them because they don't want their names made public.
"Once the facts were established, changes to the staff quickly followed. Honoring the student-athletes requests for privacy while taking necessary disciplinary action is not an easy line to walk when the media asks legitimate questions, but we did the right things at the right time for the right reasons.
"At all times, Auburn University will protect its students, obey privacy laws, and deal with anyone on staff who violates our high standards."
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Posted on 8/27/17 at 5:58 pm to allin2010
Strong statement but time will tell if it's true or not
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:01 pm to Rig
Horse shite. We did the right thing and suggesting otherwise is foolish
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:01 pm to Rig
Dp
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:04 pm to AuburnTigers
quote:Then why is there reports of the Director of Women's Athletics telling the student athletes to delete suggestive text messages?
We did the right thing and suggesting otherwise is foolish
I'm not blindly submitting to this statement or Auburn's innocence in the allegations. Sorry
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:07 pm to allin2010
With the legal and compliance staffs we have, I have a hard time believing they mismanaged all this as poorly as ESPN suggested, but who knows for sure. Unfortunately Auburn can't fully disclose everything that they did. Regardless, I hate it for all the players involved and uninvolved in this mess
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:11 pm to Rig
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Director of Women's Athletics telling the student athletes to delete suggestive text messages?
Because it appears they took them from the other girls phone without permission
That is an actual crime with jail time if prosecuted.
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 7:10 pm to Rig
quote:The devil is in the details. Lots of people have "reported" things with respect to Auburn (and other institutions, e.g., Duke) before. Sometimes they get it wrong. It will all come out eventually, but I can tell you hyperbole gets thrown around a lot when stories are first coming out.
Then why is there reports of the Director of Women's Athletics telling the student athletes to delete suggestive text messages?
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 7:26 pm to AuburnTigers
Why did Myers leave the program in September only to return a couple of weeks later? How did a dude on Rivals know he was sleeping with a player but our AD didn't?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:13 pm to GenesChin
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Because it appears they took them from the other girls phone without permission
That is an actual crime with jail time if prosecuted.
Is this true? The law says info is concerned common if it can be reasonably obtained. It's the reason a P.I. can stick a tracking device on someone's car. The technology helps, but he could theoretically follow you and get the same info. If they took a picture of the text because she left a phone unattended or over her shoulder I suspect the same precedence would apply.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 9:43 pm to Tigerman97
quote:That's actually illegal in a lot of places.
It's the reason a P.I. can stick a tracking device on someone's car.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 7:13 am to Tigerman97
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The law says info is concerned common if it can be reasonably obtained.
Going into someone's locked phone is viewed as hacking I'm pretty sure
Posted on 8/28/17 at 8:56 am to AuburnTigers
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Horse shite. We did the right thing and suggesting otherwise is foolish
What did Auburn actually do? Neither coach was terminated, they resigned. No one has been fired have they?
Aside from the psychological, emotional, and reputational damage, is it illegal for coaches to sleep with players? If it is, then the AU athletic department handled this badly by not firing Corey many months ago, maybe even over a year ago.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:04 am to Rhino5
I really don't understand the linear scandal here either
ESPN's story is all over the place.
So Corey had an inappropriate relationship with a freshman girl, also probably made passes to some other players, the rest of the team hated the girl as a result and/or tried to tell Clint about it, and he sat on it? Is that the deal?
Meanwhile, JJ gives Clint an extension?
I'm not really following how this is disgusting sexual impropriety case. I get that it may have involved improper actions, and subsequent inaction, but it just doesn't strike me as that scandalous. More institutional incompetence.
In other words, it sounds a lot more Bobby Petrino than Baylor
ESPN's story is all over the place.
So Corey had an inappropriate relationship with a freshman girl, also probably made passes to some other players, the rest of the team hated the girl as a result and/or tried to tell Clint about it, and he sat on it? Is that the deal?
Meanwhile, JJ gives Clint an extension?
I'm not really following how this is disgusting sexual impropriety case. I get that it may have involved improper actions, and subsequent inaction, but it just doesn't strike me as that scandalous. More institutional incompetence.
In other words, it sounds a lot more Bobby Petrino than Baylor
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:04 am to Rhino5
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What did Auburn actually do? Neither coach was terminated, they resigned. No one has been fired have they?
They may have "resigned" but if they didn't have a choice, isn't that basically firing them?
According to a news reporter, Clint Meyers was not planning on "retiring" at the beginning of last week.
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is it illegal
Not illegal, against university policy however
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:13 am to Pettifogger
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Meanwhile, JJ gives Clint an extension?
Fleeced from another board, someone sent the new President an email and surprisingly got a response:
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Woke up to this.
"I appreciate your email and concern. Please realize that I became President on June 19 and this complaint reached me that same week. We conducted an investigation with in house and external investigators and moved quickly considering the complex nature of this matter. No extension to the coaches contract was given during this time period despite what was reported. The matter was largely resolved by mid-August. It may also help to see this response from the university:"
What followed was their official statement from late yesterday.
Interesting comment about contracts...
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:17 am to GenesChin
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Not illegal, against university policy however
Corey should've been fired then, and the official university response months ago could've been something along the lines of "we became aware of an unacceptable internal issue with Corey Myers, appropriate action has been taken."
But instead we're dealing with it after the fact and ESPN will undoubtedly keep digging and encouraging lawsuits. It's a black cloud over the athletic department but I don't see how the NCAA gets involved unless player/coach fraternization is a rule.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:24 am to Rhino5
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Corey should've been fired then
Just no. It is almost always in an employer's interest to have someone resign instead of firing them.
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ESPN will undoubtedly keep digging and encouraging lawsuits
Changing semantics from "forced resignation" to "fired" won't change that
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I don't see how the NCAA gets involved
They shouldn't.
Unless the Myers push back, this will fade away and be forgotten.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:13 am to GenesChin
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Just no. It is almost always in an employer's interest to have someone resign instead of firing them.
Not for a situation where a coach is having sex with his players! It's wrong in every way. Jacobs orchestrated a cover up. And he should be fired for lying about an ethics investigation that did happen.
This post was edited on 8/28/17 at 10:26 am
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:26 am to AuburnTigers
I hope somehow some way this results in an opportunity finally fire Jay Jacobs.
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