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>>When I was at Colgate last week I asked a trustworthy, >>well-positioned source about the Scott situation. I >>was told Colgate had a thorough investigation and >>concluded that the players could stay at school and >>would get only a token one-game suspension. This was >>based on this being a first time offense, and because >>Scott had been considered a good kid on and off the >>field. The committee was impressed with Scott's >>immediate contrition and openness about his actions >>and intentions. Although the punishments would be the >>same, it was felt Scott was not the instigator (again, >>just repeating what I heard). Those making the >>decisions were not felt to be particularly sympathetic >>to Colgate athletics, and athletic staff had feared >>the conclusion would not be good. >> >>Contrary to what was posted by "insiders" on this >>board, I was told the legal situation had not been >>settled. The local DA was supposedly irritated that >>Colgate had its own investigation, and wanted some >>jail time for the players. I was told it would be 12 >>days starting the first week of August (the only thing >>I heard that wasn't spot-on). While 21 days in jail >>seems harsh for misdemeanor trespassing, I have no >>problem with that punishment. It teaches a couple of >>20-yr kids a lesson that will be well-remembered, and >>seems like a far more appropriate punishment for a >>first-time non-violent offense than ruining their >>college careers. >> >>I am about as much of an outsider as one can possibly >>be, yet within hours of my second visit to Hamilton in >>4 years I heard what turned out to be accurate >>information on this situation, far different from what >>I have read on this board. I would take posts written >>by supposed local insiders with a grain of salt in the >>future. > >I find this interesting as I had a similar discussion >with someone close to the University whom I trust and >who I know has no axe to grind who said just the >opposite, i.e., that Scott and his pal had done this a >number of times before and it was known, they just >hadn't gotten caught as no one had ever been in the >room they happened to be burglarizing before. They >apparently did it when they were short a few bucks or >had over spent on a specific evening..Who knows which >is the "real" story. I do have to think Coach Biddle >probably knows what happened and if it's just a one >game suspension maybe he feels it wasn't particularly >serious..I agree with not throwing them out of school >but Colgate football come off looking a bit self >serving...

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