Lou Anna Simon Gets $2.45 Million Buyout

[Nittany Ziggy]

You can't make this $hit up. This is most likely far from over.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michig...-million-payout-11564529197?mod=hp_lista_pos2
Edit: Sorry about the paywall, I thought it was a Freeh article. Here is a different link from a site that can't possibly charge for their content...
https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-michigan-state-president-gets-230636550.html

 

[demlion]

What kind of psycho says the things she said about PSU with the FULL KNOWLEDGE that she, herself, was engaged in much worse conduct at the exact same time?

 

[LurkerLazarus]

Apparently a wealthy one.

 

[ChiTownLion]

Twitter reactions:

https://twitter.com/search?q="Lou Anna Simon" OR Nassar&src=typed_query

 

[NittPicker]

That'll buy a lot of cigarettes in prison. And speaking of legalized theft, how about Erickson's pension?? Not bad for an incompetent douche.

 

[odshowtime]

A reminder that there really is true evil in the world.

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[LeatherHelmets]

Surprised they didn't name a building after the b!tch.

 

[ram2020]

MSU was way more complicit in child sexual abuse than penn state, but have recieved a fraction of the public outcry. God bless them

 

[Cabinpenn]

She should have received 4.5 million years in prison, not dollars.

 

[N&B4PSU]

You can't make this $hit up. This is most likely far from over.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michig...-million-payout-11564529197?mod=hp_lista_pos2
Edit: Sorry about the paywall, I thought it was a Freeh article. Here is a different link from a site that can't possibly charge for their content...
https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-michigan-state-president-gets-230636550.html

The good news is that this will infuriate a lot of people who might have sat on their hands and bemoaned the fate of this poor little old lady... my guess is they will come after her harder on the criminal charges. God willing, they jail the bitch (being polite) and fine her, ohhhh, about $2.5Million.

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[NittanyLion15]

Some victims said they were as young as 6 years old when Nassar began abusing them. He convinced them that the abuse was medical treatment, and since nearly all of the women were athletes who were sent to him by trusted coaches and adults, they believed him. Judge Aquilina also addressed the need to investigate how Nassar’s years of abuse were allowed to continue — many of the victims have sued USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University and the U. S. Olympic Committee for being complicit in not reporting Nassar and not removing him from his positions despite reports of sexual abuse.



Sanctions? Fine? .... Looking at you NCAA........... What the f*&k are you doing?

 

[demlion]

Exactly what they should be doing.... nothing.


Now, if they could only expand to doing absolutely nothing in EVERY realm, and just go away for good, THAT would be ideal.

Not quite. They should announce that it is out of their jurisdiction, as was the Sandusky case. And they should apologize to PSU, its athletes and its fans. They should direct that Delaney give back the money he stole from us.

I understand that will never happen, but this was a question about what SHOULD happen.

 

[BobPSU92]

Some victims said they were as young as 6 years old when Nassar began abusing them. He convinced them that the abuse was medical treatment, and since nearly all of the women were athletes who were sent to him by trusted coaches and adults, they believed him. Judge Aquilina also addressed the need to investigate how Nassar’s years of abuse were allowed to continue — many of the victims have sued USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University and the U. S. Olympic Committee for being complicit in not reporting Nassar and not removing him from his positions despite reports of sexual abuse.



Sanctions? Fine? .... Looking at you NCAA........... What the f*&k are you doing?

I’m sure it’s all just a misunderstanding.

 

[Metal Mike]

Not quite. They should announce that it is out of their jurisdiction, as was the Sandusky case And they should apologize to PSU, its athletes and its fans. It should direct that Delaney give back the money he stole from us.

I understand that will never happen, but this was a question about what SHOULD happen.

I agree. Some folks at the time when the Sandusky scandal broke noted that this was a criminal matter and suggested the NCAA stay out of it. Especially true because Sandusky was a former employee. This should have been a Sandusky/ Second Mile thing.

 

[NittPicker]

Some victims said they were as young as 6 years old when Nassar began abusing them. He convinced them that the abuse was medical treatment, and since nearly all of the women were athletes who were sent to him by trusted coaches and adults, they believed him. Judge Aquilina also addressed the need to investigate how Nassar’s years of abuse were allowed to continue — many of the victims have sued USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University and the U. S. Olympic Committee for being complicit in not reporting Nassar and not removing him from his positions despite reports of sexual abuse.



Sanctions? Fine? .... Looking at you NCAA........... What the f*&k are you doing?

Yeah but MSU used an internal review panel which included a friend of Nassar. They concluded nothing bad happened. What else could they be expected to do??? {sarcasm}

 

[Judge Smails]

"Nobody's perfect," Lou Anna Simon said. "People make mistakes, and some of those are purposeful and premeditated, and if you just take the Penn State experience, pretty pervasive."

In January, the Big Ten released a statement saying it would "closely monitor" the Michigan State situation only after receiving a request for comment on Nassar being found guilty of multiple sex crimes, multiple school administration resigning and the ESPN report. But there has been nothing specifically from Delany regarding the situation. He has yet to speak publicly on the Ohio State investigation either.

One would think the commissioner would have a responsibility to comment on two scandals involving his conference’s schools that are reverberating nationally, even if it’s just the requisite boilerplate "monitoring" and "concern." But Delany has been noticeably silent regarding both Michigan State and Ohio State.

"The only thing that matters to me is I think the NCAA did have moral authority to act, and I think the Big Ten had moral authority to act," Delany said in 2012 of Penn State’s punishments.

What about a moral authority to just say something about Michigan State and Ohio State? To let us know you’re there and care.

In 2017, on the five-year anniversary of the Penn State sanctions, Delany didn’t mention the victims of Sandusky but did express sympathy for those at Penn State who got in trouble.

"Certainly we had friends who were held to account by the court of Pennsylvania," he said. "It’s been a difficult, difficult road for the department, for the friends and for the Paterno family."

Delany added, "In totality, it’s been the most difficult set of circumstances I’ve ever been asked to participate in."

So what then of the Michigan State and Ohio State circumstances? The Big Ten’s media days as the unofficial kickoff of the college football season are July 23-24. Perhaps that’s what Delany is waiting for to speak on all this, months later for each.

Or maybe he’s using some of the $20-million bonus he received on an extended vacation that has prevented him from reaching anyone to speak on two horrific sexual assault scandals since the initial horrific scandal he was forced to speak on five years ago. The one tha's no longer "unique" to his conference.

Could the Big Ten withhold revenue from Michigan State to punish it for harboring Nassar throughout decades of sexual abuse? The conference’s and school’s lawyers might disagree on the answer. But the Big Ten has taken similar steps before. It withheld football bowl revenue(which also comes through the conference office) from Penn State after Sandusky, a way to discipline the school without directly punishing any future athletes. And conference commissioner Jim Delany indicated that the Big Ten would’ve further punished Penn State if the NCAA hadn’t issued the sanctions it did.

Mr. Delany recognizes that 10 individuals were hurt by Sandusky, none of which made complaints to Penn State leadership. He also states that the BigTen had the moral authority to act on the matter, but to date, no Big Ten moral authority has been used concerning the more than 100 women and girls that were abused, many of which complained directly to MSU leadership of their abuse on the MSU campus.

Had only the B1G member institutions, like Michigan State, taken Jim Clemente’s information & the analysis done by peer professionals found at Paterno.com back to their own campuses in mid 2013 and started a discussion.
Had they only insisted upon their athletic departments, coaches, trainers and Title IX staff read the reports and apply that knowledge to their workplace - weaving it into the very fabric of their workplace culture - it is reasonable to conclude that many women and girls who complained of Nassar’s conduct would be heard, and some would not be victims today.

Had Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim & PennLive finished the story at Penn State, our national media and in particular our sports media, used Jim Clemente’s information to start that national discussion back in 2013 - perhaps the parents of these young gymnasts undergoing “treatment sessions” with Dr. Nassar would have been able to recognize the signs, discuss these signs with their daughters and better protect their young daughters. Perhaps the young women that sat silently thinking they were the only ones, doubting their experiences and feelings, would have been able to recognize their experiences for what they actually were - sexual assaults.

Ms. Simon, the other B1G member institutions, Sara Ganim/PennLive & the sports media purposely chose to inflict damage using Freeh’s flawed report to justify their public relations agenda, improve their optics, push agendas & increase page views and clicks - all while waving a collective banner of “Protecting Against Sexual Assault”.
This moral grandstanding by Ms. Simon, Mark Emmert, Jim Delany, Ed Ray and their fellow suits on the B1G & NCAA committees, the PennLive Editorial Board and the sports media was done at the expense of not only these women on the Michigan State campus, but of the children in the larger MSU community as well.

 

[NittanyLion15]

Exactly what they should be doing.... nothing.


Now, if they could only expand to doing absolutely nothing in EVERY realm, and just go away for good, THAT would be ideal.

I agree with you... but there's too much money involved for them to just disappear.

... "What and leave college athletics to the Barry Switzers and the Jackie Sherrills?" ...... (sorry couldn't resist)

This is the NCAA's reality right now.

One of your most recognizable brands employs a physician who's accused over and over again of sexually abusing student athletes, which is the #1 reason why the NCAA exists in the first place! To protect the college athlete! ....

And after it's proved Michigan State did in fact cover up systematic abuse, you rule after it's been proven in court that MSU covered it up.. that you find no evidence of a lack of institutional control. Just a few years before, you played by completely different rules with Penn State, a school that is commonly referred to as a sister school/Land Grant Institution to MSU. You completely disregard the actions you had just taken.... How are these cases at ALL different from the NCAA's perspective?

That Lou Ann woman is a monster. She should be sentenced equally to Nassar. Actually, I'd say she deserves worse.

The ex-President of Michigan State University, with her smug narcissistic comments about PSU all the while covering up the same situation in her own backyard is a pathetic excuse for a human being.

I'm glad the victims got a chance to speak to Nassar. They should have had Lou Ann up there too.

 

[drblue1977]

"Nobody's perfect," Lou Anna Simon said. "People make mistakes, and some of those are purposeful and premeditated, and if you just take the Penn State experience, pretty pervasive."

In January, the Big Ten released a statement saying it would "closely monitor" the Michigan State situation only after receiving a request for comment on Nassar being found guilty of multiple sex crimes, multiple school administration resigning and the ESPN report. But there has been nothing specifically from Delany regarding the situation. He has yet to speak publicly on the Ohio State investigation either.

One would think the commissioner would have a responsibility to comment on two scandals involving his conference’s schools that are reverberating nationally, even if it’s just the requisite boilerplate "monitoring" and "concern." But Delany has been noticeably silent regarding both Michigan State and Ohio State.

"The only thing that matters to me is I think the NCAA did have moral authority to act, and I think the Big Ten had moral authority to act," Delany said in 2012 of Penn State’s punishments.

What about a moral authority to just say something about Michigan State and Ohio State? To let us know you’re there and care.

In 2017, on the five-year anniversary of the Penn State sanctions, Delany didn’t mention the victims of Sandusky but did express sympathy for those at Penn State who got in trouble.

"Certainly we had friends who were held to account by the court of Pennsylvania," he said. "It’s been a difficult, difficult road for the department, for the friends and for the Paterno family."

Delany added, "In totality, it’s been the most difficult set of circumstances I’ve ever been asked to participate in."

So what then of the Michigan State and Ohio State circumstances? The Big Ten’s media days as the unofficial kickoff of the college football season are July 23-24. Perhaps that’s what Delany is waiting for to speak on all this, months later for each.

Or maybe he’s using some of the $20-million bonus he received on an extended vacation that has prevented him from reaching anyone to speak on two horrific sexual assault scandals since the initial horrific scandal he was forced to speak on five years ago. The one tha's no longer "unique" to his conference.

Could the Big Ten withhold revenue from Michigan State to punish it for harboring Nassar throughout decades of sexual abuse? The conference’s and school’s lawyers might disagree on the answer. But the Big Ten has taken similar steps before. It withheld football bowl revenue(which also comes through the conference office) from Penn State after Sandusky, a way to discipline the school without directly punishing any future athletes. And conference commissioner Jim Delany indicated that the Big Ten would’ve further punished Penn State if the NCAA hadn’t issued the sanctions it did.

Mr. Delany recognizes that 10 individuals were hurt by Sandusky, none of which made complaints to Penn State leadership. He also states that the BigTen had the moral authority to act on the matter, but to date, no Big Ten moral authority has been used concerning the more than 100 women and girls that were abused, many of which complained directly to MSU leadership of their abuse on the MSU campus.

Had only the B1G member institutions, like Michigan State, taken Jim Clemente’s information & the analysis done by peer professionals found at Paterno.com back to their own campuses in mid 2013 and started a discussion.
Had they only insisted upon their athletic departments, coaches, trainers and Title IX staff read the reports and apply that knowledge to their workplace - weaving it into the very fabric of their workplace culture - it is reasonable to conclude that many women and girls who complained of Nassar’s conduct would be heard, and some would not be victims today.

Had Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim & PennLive finished the story at Penn State, our national media and in particular our sports media, used Jim Clemente’s information to start that national discussion back in 2013 - perhaps the parents of these young gymnasts undergoing “treatment sessions” with Dr. Nassar would have been able to recognize the signs, discuss these signs with their daughters and better protect their young daughters. Perhaps the young women that sat silently thinking they were the only ones, doubting their experiences and feelings, would have been able to recognize their experiences for what they actually were - sexual assaults.

Ms. Simon, the other B1G member institutions, Sara Ganim/PennLive & the sports media purposely chose to inflict damage using Freeh’s flawed report to justify their public relations agenda, improve their optics, push agendas & increase page views and clicks - all while waving a collective banner of “Protecting Against Sexual Assault”.
This moral grandstanding by Ms. Simon, Mark Emmert, Jim Delany, Ed Ray and their fellow suits on the B1G & NCAA committees, the PennLive Editorial Board and the sports media was done at the expense of not only these women on the Michigan State campus, but of the children in the larger MSU community as well.

Lou Anna was correct about one thing.........it was pretty pervasive at MSU, under watch, with her and others knowledge. So, besides already proven to be a perjurer, she is also a ___________, _________,__________and a _________!

 

[ChiTownLion]

"Nobody's perfect," Lou Anna Simon said. "People make mistakes, and some of those are purposeful and premeditated, and if you just take the Penn State experience, pretty pervasive."

In January, the Big Ten released a statement saying it would "closely monitor" the Michigan State situation only after receiving a request for comment on Nassar being found guilty of multiple sex crimes, multiple school administration resigning and the ESPN report. But there has been nothing specifically from Delany regarding the situation. He has yet to speak publicly on the Ohio State investigation either.

One would think the commissioner would have a responsibility to comment on two scandals involving his conference’s schools that are reverberating nationally, even if it’s just the requisite boilerplate "monitoring" and "concern." But Delany has been noticeably silent regarding both Michigan State and Ohio State.

"The only thing that matters to me is I think the NCAA did have moral authority to act, and I think the Big Ten had moral authority to act," Delany said in 2012 of Penn State’s punishments.

What about a moral authority to just say something about Michigan State and Ohio State? To let us know you’re there and care.

In 2017, on the five-year anniversary of the Penn State sanctions, Delany didn’t mention the victims of Sandusky but did express sympathy for those at Penn State who got in trouble.

"Certainly we had friends who were held to account by the court of Pennsylvania," he said. "It’s been a difficult, difficult road for the department, for the friends and for the Paterno family."

Delany added, "In totality, it’s been the most difficult set of circumstances I’ve ever been asked to participate in."

So what then of the Michigan State and Ohio State circumstances? The Big Ten’s media days as the unofficial kickoff of the college football season are July 23-24. Perhaps that’s what Delany is waiting for to speak on all this, months later for each.

Or maybe he’s using some of the $20-million bonus he received on an extended vacation that has prevented him from reaching anyone to speak on two horrific sexual assault scandals since the initial horrific scandal he was forced to speak on five years ago. The one tha's no longer "unique" to his conference.

Could the Big Ten withhold revenue from Michigan State to punish it for harboring Nassar throughout decades of sexual abuse? The conference’s and school’s lawyers might disagree on the answer. But the Big Ten has taken similar steps before. It withheld football bowl revenue(which also comes through the conference office) from Penn State after Sandusky, a way to discipline the school without directly punishing any future athletes. And conference commissioner Jim Delany indicated that the Big Ten would’ve further punished Penn State if the NCAA hadn’t issued the sanctions it did.

Mr. Delany recognizes that 10 individuals were hurt by Sandusky, none of which made complaints to Penn State leadership. He also states that the BigTen had the moral authority to act on the matter, but to date, no Big Ten moral authority has been used concerning the more than 100 women and girls that were abused, many of which complained directly to MSU leadership of their abuse on the MSU campus.

Had only the B1G member institutions, like Michigan State, taken Jim Clemente’s information & the analysis done by peer professionals found at Paterno.com back to their own campuses in mid 2013 and started a discussion.
Had they only insisted upon their athletic departments, coaches, trainers and Title IX staff read the reports and apply that knowledge to their workplace - weaving it into the very fabric of their workplace culture - it is reasonable to conclude that many women and girls who complained of Nassar’s conduct would be heard, and some would not be victims today.

Had Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim & PennLive finished the story at Penn State, our national media and in particular our sports media, used Jim Clemente’s information to start that national discussion back in 2013 - perhaps the parents of these young gymnasts undergoing “treatment sessions” with Dr. Nassar would have been able to recognize the signs, discuss these signs with their daughters and better protect their young daughters. Perhaps the young women that sat silently thinking they were the only ones, doubting their experiences and feelings, would have been able to recognize their experiences for what they actually were - sexual assaults.

Ms. Simon, the other B1G member institutions, Sara Ganim/PennLive & the sports media purposely chose to inflict damage using Freeh’s flawed report to justify their public relations agenda, improve their optics, push agendas & increase page views and clicks - all while waving a collective banner of “Protecting Against Sexual Assault”.
This moral grandstanding by Ms. Simon, Mark Emmert, Jim Delany, Ed Ray and their fellow suits on the B1G & NCAA committees, the PennLive Editorial Board and the sports media was done at the expense of not only these women on the Michigan State campus, but of the children in the larger MSU community as well.

 

[Dr. Evel]

To be sure, much of this is infuriating. Please at least take solace in the following:

1. Her tax bill on all of this will be substantial.
2. Her legal bills will continue to mount.
3. Most importantly to a self righteous hypocrite like her, her reputation is completely ruined. She is despised at the institution where she spent most of her life and which she eventually ran. For someone with such an ego, this is a huge blow. Look at the photos of her now vs. just two years ago. She has aged dramatically.

I really wish someone at PSU would have the stones to take the NCAA and BT to task. All we want is to have been treated the same way as everyone else.