tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post4821435179362527278..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: Unfortunately, Mark Dantonio seemingly learned nothing from Glenn Winston episodesPat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-19838673265650714342010-10-28T11:22:57.563-04:002010-10-28T11:22:57.563-04:00Anonymous,
I have no issue with Danontio not comme...Anonymous,<br />I have no issue with Danontio not commenting on the circumstances until a proper time, which in this case would be whether there is a decision made to keep him on the football team or not. But he should not be acting like there is no right to ask the questions about it.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-69558638952156497932010-10-28T11:20:19.137-04:002010-10-28T11:20:19.137-04:00Anonymous,
I do agree with you that each player is...Anonymous,<br />I do agree with you that each player is different and that situations should be handled in different matter because of different circumstances sometimes. What I don't agree with the notion the public doesn't have the right to know. They absolutely do.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-72920476271097182602010-10-28T11:17:53.693-04:002010-10-28T11:17:53.693-04:00Anonymous,
I do believe Spartan Stadium is on Stat...Anonymous,<br />I do believe Spartan Stadium is on State land. I do believe the Duffy Daugherty Building is on state land. I do believe virtually everyone appointed to their position in the athletic department has state jobs.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-59151519435457384852010-10-28T11:16:05.697-04:002010-10-28T11:16:05.697-04:00Anonymoous,
The Stonum incident was different from...Anonymoous,<br />The Stonum incident was different from the standpoint he got the DUI first, then reportedly violated his probation in a number of ways, most not checking in with authority type of things. I don't know if Michigan handled that well, either. But Michigan didn't have Rather Hall incident hanging over its head with one of the participants, night after a great victory over Pat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-87221861004892872012010-10-28T11:11:41.326-04:002010-10-28T11:11:41.326-04:00Joe Nagy,
I am talking specifically about the way ...Joe Nagy,<br />I am talking specifically about the way Dantonio didn't answer the question. As if the public doesn't have the right to know, that it's an in-house matter he will handle. Well, how did he handle the Winston thing. It didn't bother me at all he didn't comment, or delayed comment. But rather using a form of a bully pulpit not to be asked an obvious question. And Pat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-15634971013288421772010-10-28T11:05:10.529-04:002010-10-28T11:05:10.529-04:00Anonymous,
I'm all for second chances. And I a...Anonymous,<br />I'm all for second chances. And I agree there are degrees of deviant behavior, but the issue here more than the actual is incident is that it came after Rucker had been given a second chance.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-8791749667482287252010-10-28T11:02:28.489-04:002010-10-28T11:02:28.489-04:00Anonymous,
My job is as a columnist is to give opi...Anonymous,<br />My job is as a columnist is to give opinion and analyst of issues. To comment on the answers to the questions, per say.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-3264239953523767002010-10-28T11:01:16.697-04:002010-10-28T11:01:16.697-04:00Anonymous,
It's a state supported university w...Anonymous,<br />It's a state supported university with members of his football team ending up on the police blotter and serving jail time. That's a public matter, not an "in-house" matter.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-83955755641802565602010-10-28T11:00:05.546-04:002010-10-28T11:00:05.546-04:00Anonymous,
Just because he has a policy, doesn'...Anonymous,<br />Just because he has a policy, doesn't make it right in regard to "hey-your-best-cornerback-getting-out-jail-this-week questions.<br />CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-91347233448122260772010-10-27T17:54:17.750-04:002010-10-27T17:54:17.750-04:00I don't see why Mark Dantonio owes the media a...I don't see why Mark Dantonio owes the media anything regarding this story. A young kid made a mistake that he is going to have to live with. He was lucky that it wasn't more serious than it was, and I am hopeful that he has had time to reflect on it over the past few weeks. To compare one player (Rucker) to another (Winston) is not fair because they are isolated incidents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-31465221879729545832010-10-27T17:12:36.837-04:002010-10-27T17:12:36.837-04:00I think Dantonio hasn't made a decision yet on...I think Dantonio hasn't made a decision yet on Rucker, but I do think he will give him the boot. If he wants to remain silent on the issue until Rucker is out of jail and Dantonio makes the decision, then I don't see a problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-88453448101707605722010-10-27T15:28:34.212-04:002010-10-27T15:28:34.212-04:00If I am correct, the MSU Athletic Department is no...If I am correct, the MSU Athletic Department is not state-supported fiscally. Therefore, what does Mark Dantonio owe to the tax payers, in the sense that this blog posts purports? Mark owes nothing to reporters, that's for sure. It is a shame that when a reporter does not get the answer to which they feel entitled, they use the air and press to whine like babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-84163640764172642022010-10-27T15:23:00.155-04:002010-10-27T15:23:00.155-04:00Pat, where is your outrage over a Michigan player,...Pat, where is your outrage over a Michigan player, Stonum, being jailed for a probation violation of his own and yet missing not a single play?<br /><br />Last time I checked, Rucker has already missed two full games. For a team competing for a title, that's a significant punishment.<br /><br />Meanwhile, what happens to a Michigan player who is jailed for probation violation? Where's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-52303190967942980162010-10-27T15:21:33.987-04:002010-10-27T15:21:33.987-04:00Can you please point me to the archived blog you h...Can you please point me to the archived blog you had on Darryl Stonum, U-M Wide Receiver, whose transgressions were similar (and even a little more pervasive)?<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-69746542144932212972010-10-27T15:12:41.670-04:002010-10-27T15:12:41.670-04:00I'm not here to defend Rucker because I believ...I'm not here to defend Rucker because I believe he is wrong and doesn't deserve to play football for MSU again, but I think you are jumping the gun here, Pat.<br /><br />You can not say this is just like the Glenn Winston situation again because Rucker has not played a down for MSU yet since his probation violation. Dantonio said he was going to let the process play itself out before Joe Nagyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839377242143667777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-35993115188421661422010-10-27T14:56:33.249-04:002010-10-27T14:56:33.249-04:00While there's no doubt that many college footb...While there's no doubt that many college football players have an oversized sense of entitlement, even to the point of victimizing everyone from the institution to innocent victims to themselves, they're not professionals and they're not public employees -- they're still just college kids. They are not yet at the age where they should be denied second chances, and much about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-2196299616665146282010-10-27T13:13:58.165-04:002010-10-27T13:13:58.165-04:00It's also too bad that Patty boy doesn't g...It's also too bad that Patty boy doesn't get what it is to be a good reporter. Ask a question, record the answer. If you don't get the answer you want stop crying about it. Dantonio has repeatedly said that he will not talk about things like this. GET OVER IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-84211524548635148672010-10-27T13:02:58.871-04:002010-10-27T13:02:58.871-04:00Dantonio has maintained from the beginning that hi...Dantonio has maintained from the beginning that his policy is to discipline in-house, and if it becomes a legal issue, then it's a matter of public record. He's the program and his players from further embarrassment, not dodging the issue. It's not about accountability either, he will discipline players as he sees fit; it's his prerogative as head of MSU football. Of course Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-56455190347924231922010-10-27T12:58:23.087-04:002010-10-27T12:58:23.087-04:00What do you propose Dantonio needs to learn, Pat? ...What do you propose Dantonio needs to learn, Pat? He has a policy of not commenting on injuries and personnel issues. Most reporters should be aware of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com