Seton Hall Message Board

Thanks. iPad auto correct strikes again. 😳🥴. 

Nice to see George getting some props. He certainly didn’t deserve the treatment he got at Seton Hall.

Strong possibility that Holloway will succeed him at Seton Hall.

 Coach Blaney is an extraordinarily fine man. During his time at SH he was subjected to character assassination by Mike & Mad Dog on WFAN.  I was a listener at that time but stopped after this. A HS teen had copped a plea to a reduced charge of sex with a minor. He was 18, she 15, They shredded Blaney over his scholarship offer to a NYC kid who pleaded guilty to a reduced sex assault charge. M&M repeatedly banged the drum, "Blaney will do anything to win even signing a sex offender." The kid insisted it was consensual.The youngster was trying to move on with his life,  play ball, go to college and build a life..
The M&M duo who were merely stoking their ratings kept repeating the ignorant canard, if he didi not do it then why plead.guilty.  Yet, he did not do the crime. He was not a sexual predator. He was a horny 18 year old guy.There were no professionals in the field interviewed. by M&M to shed light on the situation. M&M had their screaming talking points.  I remember the vicious loudmouth Dog screaming his excoriation of Blaney & the kid. Blaney explained there were serious issues about the plea. The matter was settled. However the two vicious ambitious kept screaming. Good for ratings inaccurate for the real world world of ghetto youth. Two white ethnic suburban ambitious guys showing their true colors and growing their brand. They got two scalps  the kid & Coach  Blarney
TBT it is not uncommon for City black/latino guys to cop a plea to avoid prison time for a crime they did not commit. Public defenders in the best interests of their youthful  minority clients will counsel the youngster to cop a plea and avoid prison time even if the kid did not commit the crime.The belief oft expressed to me is this , if I go to to a jury trial who is ever going to believe a Black/ Latino kid like me.  I will lose in court and go to prison -terrified of prison & will say or do anything to stay out of jail.  I did counsel a student who w//his parents had decided to cop, a plea to a charge reduced from armed robbery to simple misdemeanor larceny. He insisted he did not do the crime. I advised to fire the lawyer & fight the charge.  He did & charge was dismissed.. However, this is an anomaly.
AS to the SH recruit, Bronx kids  were aware of the situation w/ Blaney's recruit. They knew the guy and the girl. There was indeed a sexual thing but in her youth she spoke to girl friends but as the story became more widespread she claimed she was raped out of fear of her reputation, a "Ho"and her parents. The kids knew her & knew the guy. Young women & guys were incensed,
The kid never succeeded. And, Blaney a truly fine gentleman was slandered. Ultimately, he lost and the two real whores M&M reached new heights of success. Those of us in NYC who in the know were sickened.
i never listened to M&M again. This not an exercise in the hallowed halls of academia but a real nitty gritty slice of life. And, now you know the rest of the story.
I grieved for the kid & Coach Blaney. As many on this board I admired & love Coach Blaney from his time as a student on to his greatness as a coach.

Pretty simple reason...MONEY

None better in my life.

That alone should be enough, no?

No doubt M&M were a major part of the chorus screaming for Richie Parker's scalp and the head of George Blaney. Screaming dog kept repeating an innocent person would never cop a plea. Ridiculous. Dirty Dog with his beefy partner did not bother to delve into the reality of a kid who believed he did not stand a chance in court, not because of his guilt but because of his status. Under these circumstances his guilt is uncertain. It was complicated. Issues of women's rights, race, class and media sensationalism all were in play. Were M&M's hyper broadcasts primarily idiocy or part of a well conceived effort to gin up ratings? In the process two careers were ruined. And, most certainly George Blaney was subjected to innuendo & slander by M&M.  And, M&M continued on their road to national stardom. It is time for me to move on.

My error. Actually, he was 17 and she was 15. At most if there was no force he would have been charged with misdemeanor sexual misconduct.
As usual, my comment was a jumble.
But, the M&M verbal assault upset me. It was unfair.They should have been more judicious in their commentary especially with regard to Mr. Blaney. In truth it is not altogether clear the sodomy was forced. The behavior of her family calling for leniency in the interest of moving on post legal proceeding might be indicative of his innocence., And, I do understand the significance of a guilty plea. However, one could reasonably posit that the plea was made under duress. I do not expect the dummies M&M to understand this but certainly my main point that their overly simplistic screaming was uncalled for seems substantiated in my mind as littered as it may be.