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transplant99 · 07-23-2012, 05:32 PM

Gotta say i am impressed that NCAA did what they did, precedent be damned.

How anyone can argue tha this has nothing to do with the football program because its acriminal behaviour is plum loco. The reason the criminal behaviour was allowed to continue was BECAUSE it was happening in the football program. Had this happened in the english department, it probably would have been called in and dealt with on the spot, not 14 years later so that 60 million a year in revenue could continue to roll in. The NCAA has every right and responsibility to become part of the punitive measure directed towards not only the individuals involved, but also the orginization that allowed the abuse and subsequesnt cover up to continue for over a decade.

PSU can now take this time to start healing itself as an institution and as a community and start fresh in a few years, completely sperated from the cover up and those involved. Had no punishment been handed down by their governing athletic body, i doubt that would or could have occurred.

As someone mentioned earlier, this is now a springboard for the school to become what Paterno and the university preached for all those years. "Honor and integrity"

07-23-2012, 05:32 PM	#431
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	Gotta say i am impressed that NCAA did what they did, precedent be damned. How anyone can argue tha this has nothing to do with the football program because its acriminal behaviour is plum loco. The reason the criminal behaviour was allowed to continue was BECAUSE it was happening in the football program. Had this happened in the english department, it probably would have been called in and dealt with on the spot, not 14 years later so that 60 million a year in revenue could continue to roll in. The NCAA has every right and responsibility to become part of the punitive measure directed towards not only the individuals involved, but also the orginization that allowed the abuse and subsequesnt cover up to continue for over a decade. PSU can now take this time to start healing itself as an institution and as a community and start fresh in a few years, completely sperated from the cover up and those involved. Had no punishment been handed down by their governing athletic body, i doubt that would or could have occurred. As someone mentioned earlier, this is now a springboard for the school to become what Paterno and the university preached for all those years. "Honor and integrity"