Of course you take one line out of context, not sure what he meant by that but if you take the time to read his entire statement, I think it's clear that there's no doubt who was responsible and how he feels about it.
On Simon: "It?s been a very difficult week for me. As a father, it?s been a difficult week. I listened to the stories of courageous women. I look at the survivors who spoke and, in all honesty, Nassar permanently damaged and changed the lives of so many of those people. I feel like it?s changed the life of all of us at Michigan State in some way, shape or form. As a father, that?s difficult to even fathom. I hope the right person was convicted.
"I have to say, though, that I have the utmost ? the utmost ? faith and respect for the leadership of our president, too, at Michigan State. That?s a woman who has dedicated over 40 years ? and I?ve been here 33 with her, and I think I know what she stands for. So I hope and pray that those survivors continue to grow in their life. I hope we do everything we can to make sure that this will never happen ever again ? not only at this institution, but any institution to be honest with you.
"But there has been a lot of sad days for me in a lot of ways. I?m gonna to try do to everything I can to help the survivors and to help us grow from this and learn from it and move forward. That?s all I have to say."
For those who have criticized the university and want a change in leadership, what do you have to say as one of the faces of the school? "You know, when I talk to you guys about basketball, it?s really easy. I really don?t give a damn if you agree with me or not. But I mean, you have to understand there is nothing I can say that is gonna be right right now, and there is nothing that?s gonna make anybody right. I?ll just stick by what I said. The survivors are the most courageous people ? I can?t even imagine. I hate when I?m put in a position when I can almost start saying, ?I know what you?re going through,? because I have no clue what they?re going through and never will, and I hope I never find out. But I also, I just gotta say that that is a situation that I think is being dealt with and has been dealt with. And there is no way I could waver on the support for my administration or my president knowing the 35 years I have spent here on what she has done for this university, what she has stood for ? not only athletics, that?s a small part. For women?s groups, for different groups, I think she?s been a champion. I hope and pray that the survivors get through this. But I also hope that we take a serious look at what we?re doing."
