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[quote author=81alum link=topic=16291.msg182697#msg182697 date=1481909343]
Unlike most people who only talk and fail to act, the players have put their bowl game and their scholarships on the line.  That takes courage.

Perhaps, but the courageous still need to choose their battles.  This was a no win suicide mission.  It seems that there is strong indications that this was a gang rape.  Those who were either directly or indirectly involved needed to be punished.

The players' withdrawl of the boycott seems to be the best resolution possible for all involved.  I'm glad for this outcome.  If the administration follows through with their promise to give the players fair hearings, all the better.
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It's possible that they didn't know the rationale and were protesting that, and when they found out the evidence they changed their minds. It's really hard to know what's going on in these situations, but based on what I saw when the protest was initially reported it wasn't unreasonable for the players to think that at least some of the suspended players were being punished unfairly (ie "They were just in the same building"). The subsequent evidence released made that seem a lot less likely.

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[quote author=81alum link=topic=16291.msg182697#msg182697 date=1481909343]
Unlike most people who only talk and fail to act, the players have put their bowl game and their scholarships on the line.  That takes courage.

Perhaps, but the courageous still need to choose their battles.  This was a no win suicide mission.  It seems that there is strong indications that this was a gang rape.  Those who were either directly or indirectly involved needed to be punished.

The players' withdrawl of the boycott seems to be the best resolution possible for all involved.  I'm glad for this outcome.  If the administration follows through with their promise to give the players fair hearings, all the better.
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It's possible that they didn't know the rationale and were protesting that, and when they found out the evidence they changed their minds. It's really hard to know what's going on in these situations, but based on what I saw when the protest was initially reported it wasn't unreasonable for the players to think that at least some of the suspended players were being punished unfairly (ie "They were just in the same building"). The subsequent evidence released made that seem a lot less likely.