You know I like you, too.
Here's a brief summary of what I think:
- In the original case, I think Bubu got off on a technicality. I think the victim was an idiot to get drunk and not be near friends, and I think she was an idiot to fabricate the evidence. But I still think a drunk and high Bubu went in for seconds after his friend raped her, but he got off because the victim was dumb. Being drunk and high doesn't mean that you're innocent, however. I think it's icky of him to try to go after her in court, but I guess it's his legal right, so whatevs.
- To me, I think that ISU has the right to grant and take away access to all university resources at any time for justifiable reason. I think it's incredibly unlikely that a man as smart as Leath looked at evidence that was actually insufficient and still made an unpopular decision, that's not logical. I think the evidence he saw was pretty damning, and so he took a long time (some would argue longer than he should have, but he was holding a kid's future in his hands as well as a girl's safety) to come to that decision so as not to misstep.
- I personally think that it should have been an all-or-nothing decision to either kick him entirely off campus and the team, or keep him on both. It's like the whole "allowing religious exemptions for vaccines in school" thing - it seems like a weak approach. But I'm guessing it was based off of not wanting to get sued. That clearly didn't work.
- I think Bubu is angry for the wrong reasons, at the wrong people, and is lashing out. Be mad at your buddy who put you in the situation. Be mad at yourself. But ISU gave him opportunities that he, from all accounts, did not have before he walked onto the court.
- I think a lawsuit based off of "lost wages" is silly. There's just no evidence that indicates he had (or currently has) the talent to even go to Europe to play. He chose not to go to the d-league last year in order to pursue a grudge case against ISU. That's not really their problem.
I think this is an overall good kid who has made some bad choices in friends and influences. I think he did something abhorrent here. Does that mean that's who he is overall? Not likely, but it doesn't excuse what he did.