West Region: Missouri vs. Florida State
What an intense 1st round matchup this is! Each school, with a number of issues over the recent years, in a heavy weight battle to see who advances!
Starting with Missouri: The Tigers had 63 criminal cases involving 46 athletes during the five-year time period from 2009 to 2014. Twelve athletes were involved in more than one incident, Outside the Lines found, and Missouri had the second-highest number of allegations of sexual assault, violence against women, and harassment. Florida State had the most. Racism is also an issue on campus: Black athletes held strikes over racism on campus in 2015.
At Florida State, coverups seem to the norm. The local police chief covered up a major case involving then football player Jameis Winston. That’s a fact, just read. The school paid out nearly $1 million in a settlement to a victim! Let that register for a moment: an institution of higher learning, paid nearly ONE MILLION DOLLARS in a settlement…….
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The school is a disaster with assaults and rapes right now. Students are on HIGH ALERT . A map shows shows 16 students have reported being raped at FSU fraternities since 2013. Tallahassee seems like a chaos, not a place of learning!
Even with the issues at Missouri being very disturbing, you simply can’t look at what is happening at Florida State and think that any of it makes sense. The March Misconduct team will get into deep detail about Florida State within its “profile,” but for now, we will end this matchup and “congratulate” the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri: Historical Resume 2, Current Team Headlines 1, School Leadership 1, Academic Profile 4, Student Support Programs 4. Total: 12
Florida State: Historical Resume 1, Current Team Headlines 1, School Leadership 1, Academic Profile 3, Student Support Programs 3. Total: 9
