Spanier’s book can be pre-ordered ...
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This won’t get Spanier Grand Marshal for Homecoming.
Overview of the book from the above link:
”In the Lions’ Den tells the true story of a scandal at Penn State University that unfairly resulted in the firing of the nation’s most successful and admired collegiate football coach and the respected president of the university. The book chronicles a criminal justice system run amok, political vindictiveness and retribution, moral panic, and the influence of a twisted media narrative. It is, in short, the anatomy of a smear, a memoir told by the university president who lost his job after an outstanding career in higher education. The story, which is so outlandish that it would be impossible to make up, involves villains and heroes, fear and bravery, the rehabilitative value of friends and family, and coping with adversity.”
So when is Freeh returning to defend his opinion.....as promised? I'm keeping an eye on him.
He has to be invited first. Not holding my breath on that!
He's only keeping one eye on you. He only has one good one left . . .
He’s also keeping one on a tree in Vermont…..
There’s an art to saying just enough, but not the whole thing. When you get there we’ll send you the instructions for the society’s secret handshake
I don't think I will read it. My attention span is too short, I can't remember the last time I read a book. Usually get a couple chapters in and am done. I prefer news/sports articles. They are short and by the time I am bored with them, I am usually done.
I hope he addresses the dubious decision to not take the stand
Regardless of what judges say, that signals to the jury that the defendant has something to hide
Regardless of what judges say, that signals to the jury that the defendant has something to hide
When an idea and a mind collide and you hear a hollow sound, it doesn’t mean the idea was hollow.
Should be an intriguing read. Quirky as he was, he was also pretty good at his job and didn’t deserve being railroaded by a corrupt system.
While I didn't particularly care for the job he did, in no way did he deserve what the bot and corrupt judicial system did to him.
Agree 100% Keyser. In a case like that, where the charge is so egregious, the defendant absolutely must testify. I think he got terrible legal advice and I can certainly understand how a non-lawyer feels compelled to take the advice of their counsel.
I’m looking forward to reading the book…all
512 pages.
Graham is a very good writer so I have high expectations.
512 pages.
Graham is a very good writer so I have high expectations.
Received this email from Maribeth Roman Schmidt:
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Five hundred and twelve pages of nothing-burger. Welcome to academia. There will be nothing revelatory.
While I sympathize with Spanier to a degree, he failed miserably in his duty to protect Penn State.
Substitute trustees for Spanier
I hope he brings down MM along with the others. I'm still convinced he lied throughout this.
Not entirely. First off, Spanky could have directed Schultz and/or Curley to refer Magic Mike's report to the police. That gets the matter off his desk and protects PSU in the bargain. BoT is not involved at this stage.
Once the grand jury investigation begins, blame is shared. Spanky could have prepared for the coming maelstrom without any consent from the Board. As he didn't, the Board could have forcefully recommended or directed that he do so. In that respect, it failed.
The blame is shared, but it falls more squarely on Spanier.
Would love for that to happen, but it's not going to. To the best of my recollection, Spanier never spoke with Magic Mike directly. If he had other compelling evidence portraying Mike as a liar, a coward, or an imbecile (I take that one back, Mike himself is Exhibit A), we would have sen it at trial.
Ironic that Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State have all weathered much bigger scandals....because their governors didn't have an agenda and their trustees protected the universities.
And those schools didn’t deserve to be protected due to their scandals being real and heinous, whereas Penn State did.
F*ck everyone.
There you have it in a nutshell. Rather than defend PSU, the BoT did their best imitation of Vichy France.
None of those schools had trustees hire Louis Freeh.....give him and outline to fill and pay him 8 million to trash their universities.
Now. It's $21.99 on Amazon. If the price goes down before the book ships, you get the lowest Price.
I pre-ordered this book from Amazon yesterday. I hate me.
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MM brought himself down. If he saw what he says he saw, he's incompetent for not having immediately dialed 911 from the locker room. If he didn't see what he says he saw, he's a liar of epic proportions whose falsehoods ruined the lives of many.
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