Coaches should have let him off the hook.

Coaches and AD dept are to blame. You cannot expect a worker to walk off the job, even a less-than-minimum wage student job.
He was probably paying his meal money that way.
I worked for the AD when I was in school.
They expect you to show up and do your thing without having to babysit you.

So it goes. Sounds like he was at peace with it, in some humorous way.

This may contribute to the end of Kelley. His 4-4 record is bad.

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Posted by StarkvilleTigerFan

Muncie, IN

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 10/28/10 at 12:07 pm to ottothewise

The uproar is just beginning-calls for Brian Kelly's head, major lawsuits and such. There have been no official release of info as to why the young man who tweeted about the unsafe conditions before the accident was up there in the first place...

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Posted by Buckeye Fan 19

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 10/28/10 at 12:11 pm to ottothewise

quote:
Coaches and AD dept are to blame. You cannot expect a worker to walk off the job, even a less-than-minimum wage student job.
He was probably paying his meal money that way.
I worked for the AD when I was in school.
They expect you to show up and do your thing without having to babysit you.

I know at ND, certain student managers get a full ride. That's essentially a $50,000/year job. I don't know exactly how much he got, but it might have been a nice chump of change. To walk off and risk losing it when someone's telling you it's safe...