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It seems like it was reported. Did you see the part where security cameras were reviewed and people interviewed by the police?

Isn't getting tea-bagged a good thing?

This is a part of the article that I'd bet large amounts of money is inaccurate. If it's really true that the cops were so bumblingly incompetent that they were "unable to contact" Starocci for six freaking months, then everyone in that chain of command should be fired. But I think it's exponentially more likely that they contacted Starocci, and he either said nothing or said he did not want to talk about it. It's conventional wisdom that if you're being investigated for a crime, you don't talk to the cops. If he asked a lawyer for advice, that's what the lawyer would say. Most people know that. That seems far more likely what happened here.

Not totally ludicrous, since if the goods were never found, and there's no video of Starocci with them, and there's no admission....that's it. So if this happened and was more about Starocci getting "revenge" or just messing with Bartlett, and he just took the items and destroyed them/got rid of them...that's unlikely to result in an arrest unless either Carter admits or someone provides actual evidence of it happening.

Do casual MMA fans care about Lance Palmer though? I don’t mind the old-timers, but I don’t understand why they’d match them up with guys that are current world medalist contenders.

You would love that wouldn't you.

Boy this sounds really familiar.

PSU now offering incoming recruits free daily hernia checks from Dr. Starocci

The only thing that felt good was that I felt that Bartlett had taken some unwarranted shade from the community and from his own fans. And I made a great joke about Bartlett and his wrestling offense. The actual allegations are disturbing, though.

Biggest psu apologist ever? U serious. That theft is a felony. Yes — at Penn State and under federal law, a D‑1 coach who learns that one of their athletes is committing a crime (such as theft over $1,000) would be required to report it to university authorities. 1. Clery Act & Campus Security Authority (CSA) Under the Clery Act, coaches are designated as Campus Security Authorities. If they receive credible information about a crime (like theft), they're required to report it in good faith—even if it’s a rumor—to Penn State’s University Police or via the CSA Incident Report Form It’s not part of their job to investigate; it’s their responsibility to report. 2. Institution Policies & Student Code of Conduct Penn State’s Student Code of Conduct explicitly lists theft and violation of law as reportable misconductpolice.psu.edu+1spotlightpa.org+1. Their internal Athletics Code of Conduct and Title IX policy require coaches to report any suspected misconduct to school administration or the Title IX Coordinator . 3. Institutional Reporting Expectations After the Sandusky scandal, Penn State significantly reformed its reporting systemselibrary.law.psu.edu+15spotlightpa.org+15en.wikipedia.org+15. Coaches now undergo annual compliance training and are expected to report all suspected criminal or Title IX-related misconduct to appropriate officials, such as the Title IX Coordinator, Athletics Director, or University Police.

I have always questioned Starroci’s character and temperament based on observations (terrible thing to do on my part). However, to say he should be kicked off the team or Cael should be fired is a pretty huge leap based on information in the article. First, the article says the police were not able to locate Starroci, but that could easily be misworded. Maybe the police did ask him questions but Starroci refused to cooperate. They have no evidence he did it, so what were they supposed to do? Get a search warrant? What did you want Cael to do? Holy crap can you imagine if coaches opened police investigations every time a player reports something stolen from their locker? That’s millions of case a day! 95% of the time the player left it at home, car, etc. The SA allegations are horrible, but if nothing has been reported everybody’s hands are tired. Did anybody tell Cael or did “everybody” talk about it behind closed doors and Cael “had to know?” Checking the oil and 5 on 2 are horrible parts of our sport. It has as much to do with our sport not growing as much as anything. However, if every wrestler was kicked off the team for accusations of that we’d have to move to 6 weight classes. All these factors combined, plus maybe more we don’t know, could lead to moving on and not joining the NLWC. But it’s hard to imagine kicking him off the PSU team with flimsy allegations.

This is your response to the very serious news coming out of PSU, to make it about Iowa?

I'm saying it's hard to know the difference as a coach. If one kid complains and the other denies it or says it was accidental, that's a pretty thin basis to discipline a kid. Yes, sometimes it's obviously intentional, but sometimes it isn't so obvious, and coaches know that. If there's multiple reports, yes. But in a one-off situation, I think most coaches would just say, "I don't know what happened but just try to make sure you don't do that." Here there is no indication it was reported at all. And just because a coach was nearby, doesn't mean he's watching for ball-grabs. To be clear, if 2 or 3 of the complaining wrestlers in the article showed up in Cael's office with essentially the same complaint, and Cael did nothing, I'd find that utterly inexcusable -- even if Starocci denied it. But that's hypothetical based on the limited facts given.

So what happened?

These stories break when someone is willing to come forward and put their name to accusations. Often, one person is enough to create the cracks in a dam of a story. Beau Bartlett putting his name to these accusations is not a "nothingburger".

I considered a degree in geography, but there was too much math. And the challenge of getting those maps colored in the right colors was pure horror.

He will pray for those who would make these allegations, acknowledge that all men are fallible and this is all part of the CStar's faith journey. Then tell all the hater they can [QV w/ undercover cop Kyle Snyder style]

Actually PSU/NLWC with a much tougher off-season...

Hey Vak please share how you felt when you started your thread 3 hours ago. I bet that was exhilarating when you first learned of this, huh. Iowa has been taken it hard here for a few weeks so this is now your opportunity. Of course JC is gonna chime in.

Which finals opponent of his are you discarding?

Heating oil needed in Sri Lanka? I find that suspect. It's a tropical climate. Maybe 80F is cold there, who knows. mspart

“Penn State police were unable to contact Starocci over the course of the nearly six month investigation, Beau said. Since they couldn’t get an admission of guilt from Starocci, the case was closed and referred to student conduct.” says nothing about what protocol was used to try and contact CStar

what does your semester final, however many years ago, have to do with the price of tea in china and why no one cares?