BGSU Under Investigation

Ohiogal · Post by **Ohiogal** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:11 pm

New York, NY -- Bowling Green State University is one of forty schools that received a request for documents in a Student Loan investigation.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is looking at whether top college athletic departments steered athletes and other students to education lenders in exchange for kickbacks. The investigation involves whether athletic departments agreed to promote the University Financial Services in exchange for kickbacks.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:17 pm

Linky:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ ... oans_N.htm

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:01 am

A gigantic non-story.

Get past the screaming headline and you find bubkis. The Blade story summed up BG's "involvement" in this "scandal" quite nicely.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:06 am

I agree with Joe. This is a non-story. Some underling made a deal they shouldn't have. The University received some money ($7,500?). Within a few months, the deal was cancelled and the money returned. It's not like we we shaving points or anything.

tiznow · Post by **tiznow** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:23 am

I remember reading a story in the Indianapolis Star a month or so ago that named Indiana University and the University of Texas, among others involved in this as well. Neither of those schools was on this list. BG was not mentioned in Star's story.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:58 am

I'm gonna try to keep all discussion of this in one place. Let's move it to Admin/classes/memories...

Per BGSU33 here's a link to Today's Blade article:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... /-1/SPORTS

It's the Journey... · Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:10 am

What I noticed about the story was how the bland took a pot shot at Paul Krebs. Of all the employee changes they singled out just one with absolutely no proof to back up their claim. But it is what I have come to expect from almost anything related to that hell hole to the north of Bowling Green.

tiznow · Post by **tiznow** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:15 am

It's the Journey... wrote:What I noticed about the story was how the bland took a pot shot at Paul Krebs. Of all the employee changes they singled out just one with absolutely no proof to back up their claim. But it is what I have come to expect from almost anything related to that hell hole to the north of Bowling Green.

The Blade also had it listed as the top story on the website last evening. The caption was "breaking News". Come on.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:20 am

tiznow wrote:
It's the Journey... wrote:The Blade also had it listed as the top story on the website last evening. The caption was "breaking News". Come on.

In the actual newspaper, it is on the front page, top right column. Right next to a big picture of the bridge collapse. No idea why they think it warrnats anywhere near that much attention.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:27 pm

Because they don't want to deal with the complaints from UT people that the Blade has a bias towards BG.

And doesn't the mere use of the word "scandal" infer a certan level of guilt? Has there even been a determination made that something illegal took place?

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:31 pm

And if you believe that how do you account for the story of the two BGSU students cited for crossing the railroad tracks after midnight getting buried on page two? If that had been a UT football player threatening a deputy with a gun it would be all over the front page.

jacojdm · Post by **jacojdm** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:56 pm

Flipper wrote:And doesn't the mere use of the word "scandal" infer a certain level of guilt?

That's a question only each individual can answer.
Many might say that it implies a certain level of guilt.

footballguy51 · Post by **footballguy51** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:47 pm

h2oville rocket wrote:And if you believe that how do you account for the story of the two BGSU students cited for crossing the railroad tracks after midnight getting buried on page two? If that had been a UT football player threatening a deputy with a gun it would be all over the front page.

I certainly hope that was sarcasm, because crossing the railroad tracks is like getting a speeding ticket, but threatening a deputy with a gun is a serious offense. PLEASE tell me that was sarcasm.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:46 pm

footballguy51 wrote:
h2oville rocket wrote:And if you believe that how do you account for the story of the two BGSU students cited for crossing the railroad tracks after midnight getting buried on page two? If that had been a UT football player threatening a deputy with a gun it would be all over the front page.
I certainly hope that was sarcasm, because crossing the railroad tracks is like getting a speeding ticket, but threatening a deputy with a gun is a serious offense. PLEASE tell me that was sarcasm.

Please tell me I don't have to tell you.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:03 am

h2oville rocket wrote:
footballguy51 wrote:
h2oville rocket wrote:And if you believe that how do you account for the story of the two BGSU students cited for crossing the railroad tracks after midnight getting buried on page two? If that had been a UT football player threatening a deputy with a gun it would be all over the front page.
I certainly hope that was sarcasm, because crossing the railroad tracks is like getting a speeding ticket, but threatening a deputy with a gun is a serious offense. PLEASE tell me that was sarcasm.
Please tell me I don't have to tell you.

I was thinking the same thing. This thing - sarcasm flying over people's heads - seems to be happening quite a bit lately. I do not mean that to be a slight against you, footballguy51 (because a lot more people than you have fallen victim to this of late), but it does seem to be a very prevalent trend around here recently. We're all smart people around here, so I would guess that this is a larger trend. I know I certainly have a hard time discerning sarcastic comments on message boards like this, unless it is overtly obvious due to either extreme irony or ridiculousness ( <-- my favorite word. Ever.).