Michigan State fans, alums express shock over Joel Ferguson's comments

Michigan State University trustee Joel Ferguson said in a radio interview this week that many major donors and alumni have expressed support to president Lou Anna Simon and the board in the wake of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.

A glance at Twitter - including in the Free Press' mentions - would suggest otherwise.

Pressure is mounting on MSU as Nassar's sentencing hearing completes Day 6 with more than 140 women expected to give victim-impact statements against the former MSU doctor who's pleaded guilty to 10 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

And as Ferguson's comments on WVFN-AM (730) spread across social media today, they only served to throw gasoline on the fire. Ferguson called Simon "the best president we've ever had," said MSU has more things going on than "just this Nassar thing" and laughed at the idea that the NCAA would investigate MSU.

More:

► MSU trustee Joel Ferguson 'deeply regrets the inadvertent comment' in Larry Nassar case

► Editorial: MSU can't move forward with Simon

► MSU faculty call for vote of no confidence in Simon

► Nassar victim describes 'eerie' environment at Karolyi Ranch

Here's a sampling of Twitter reactions, starting with Michigan State House Democratic Leader Sam Singh, who called for Ferguson's resignation.

Read Ferguson's comments here.