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Originally Posted by JayP
Because it broke none of the NCAA's rules. What does an athletic governing body have business involved in a child abuse scandal?
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Because it makes everyone look bad?
The NCAA has a duty to protect the brand of college football. If PSU were to go unpunished and make a major bowl game this year do you know what every single article and broadcast would be filled with? The fact that an organization (yes, made up of individuals who may or may not be long gone) that is known for boy ####ing is playing in a bowl game.
By exiling them, which is essentially what happened, the NCAA has ensured that PSU's stink won't infect the rest of the multi billion dollar business that is college football.
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The university is not an entity that can think. When you say "the university" you really mean the people in charge - "the chancellor/the president/etc." - all of which are long dismissed and are going to trial for perjury. Now there's new, hopefully more reputable people in charge and what exactly does punishing them achieve?
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See above, plus it makes me feel better. I think it is a stretch to assume that every single POS that had anything to do with this is now gone, there could be some people who knew who went unpunished.
Also, even though the university isn't a sentient entity and we are in actuality talking about people who had positions of power within that organization who are responsible the organization itself still needs to be punished.
It needs to be shown that you can't be a child rapist, or cover up child rape, and just get fired and charged. If there ever is a next time with a similar type case the people involved will know that they can't just take the blame and let the organization and legacy continue unblemished.
It's one thing if Sandusky, or the next one like him, thinks that his actions will disgrace himself. Another thing entirely if he has to consider that he'll ruin the entire organization along with it. Disgracing an institution is quite the legacy. Also, I'm aware that at no point did the POS Sandusky actually consider that he might ruin PSU or that even if he did he would have stopped. Clearly when he's raping kids, thoughts about consequences of ruined lives wasn't at the forefront for him. But the next guy, who's scandal may be far less heinous than child raping, may think twice about his actions if he knows he'll go down in history as the guy who ruined XYZ University, instead of just some forgotten disgraced coach.