Bocot under investigation

[KillerB]

http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/police-investigating-southern-illinois-basketball-player-for-sexual-assault/article_f1b2fc6a-2195-11e1-9065-0019bb2963f4.html

[Da Coach]

This explains why Bocot did not play in last night's loss to Western Kentucky.
Here is the story from the Carbondale press-

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-investigating-siu-s-bocot/article_14ff5732-210e-11e1-932f-001871e3ce6c.html

I like this response from the SIU coach and administration. How would this go over at Bradley?-

SIU men??™s basketball head coach Chris Lowery reiterated Bocot has not been charged with a crime.
???We are aware of the early stages of a police investigation involving Justin, and we are closely monitoring this situation,???Lowery said in a prepared statement. ???It is important to emphasize that he has not been charged with wrongdoing. When the facts are known, we will act accordingly."
SIU spokesman Rod Sievers said the incident has triggered university action in accordance with the school??™s student conduct code.
???The university is aware of the situation, and the student affairs office is waiting to see what should happen down the road in order that appropriate action can be taken, if necessary,???Sievers said.

[tornado]

interesting as this was known to some as early as last Saturday - and there's a couple more players there with issues as well......

[buschsquirrel2011]

This explains why Bocot did not play in last night's loss to Western Kentucky.
Here is the story from the Carbondale press-

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-investigating-siu-s-bocot/article_14ff5732-210e-11e1-932f-001871e3ce6c.html

I like this response from the SIU coach and administration. How would this go over at Bradley?-

SIU men??™s basketball head coach Chris Lowery reiterated Bocot has not been charged with a crime.
???We are aware of the early stages of a police investigation involving Justin, and we are closely monitoring this situation,???Lowery said in a prepared statement. ???It is important to emphasize that he has not been charged with wrongdoing. When the facts are known, we will act accordingly."
SIU spokesman Rod Sievers said the incident has triggered university action in accordance with the school??™s student conduct code.
???The university is aware of the situation, and the student affairs office is waiting to see what should happen down the road in order that appropriate action can be taken, if necessary,???Sievers said.

How would Chris Lowery's response go over at Bradley?? I don't understand the question.

[tornado]

well - Lowery's words were that he would only act after a whole lot more facts were known -- obviously Lowery would NOT have suspended Bocot and that action came from higher up..

[Da Coach]

And there was hysteria among a few self-righteous when a player was first accused of something similar here, even though some knew the charges were overblown and that was eventually proven to be the case.
If the coach here had said something like Lowery said, "we are closely monitoring this situation...When the facts are known, we will act accordingly" I can only imagine how ballistic some would have become.

[buschsquirrel2011]

And there was hysteria among a few self-righteous when a player was first accused of something similar here, even though some knew the charges were overblown and that was eventually proven to be the case.
If the coach here had said something like Lowery said, "we are closely monitoring this situation...When the facts are known, we will act accordingly" I can only imagine how ballistic some would have become.

The point is it is all in your imagination. I guess I would personally have to see the exact same situation happen at Bradley to gauge responses. I don't know any other responsible way to do it.

[Da Coach]

The situations are about as close as they can be, and the response by the coaches is vastly different. And so is the response by fans and media. And that is not in my imagination.

[buschsquirrel2011]

The situations are about as close as they can be, and the response by the coaches is vastly different. And so is the response by fans and media. And that is not in my imagination.

I dont even know what Bradley issue you are even talking about. You lost me there.

[MacabreMob]

Bocot should feel fortunate someone like KW doesn't work for the local rag in Carbondale.

[Chico]

Bocot should feel fortunate someone like KW doesn't work for the local rag in Carbondale.

+1

[MacabreMob]

+1

Whoa - a lil' <3 from ya regarding a post by me? Haha.

[buschsquirrel2011]

Bocot should feel fortunate someone like KW doesn't work for the local rag in Carbondale.

This post clearly shows that you are a man of your word and that you really don't read what Kirk Wessler writes.

[Da Coach]

Is C-Lo running a renegade program?

[MacabreMob]

This post clearly shows that you are a man of your word and that you really don't read what Kirk Wessler writes.

I never said KW wrote anything (then or now, regarding anything... even incidents you don't recall - right). I only said Bocot should feel fortunate someone like KW doesn't work for their local rag.