Penn St. off the hook

[UNT90]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/eye-on-college-football/24701259/ncaa-penn-state-immediately-eligible-for-bowl-game

So, the administration covering up and allowing continuing sexual assaults on children to occur in Penn St. football facilities results in the loss of a couple of schollies and one year of bowl eligibility.

The NCAA "enforcement" team is an F'n joke. If you are a P5, you can do whatever you want, including covering up for a child molester.

Told you guys this would happen when there was such a quick agreement on sanctions.They should have lost their program for 3 years.

The only lesson Penn. St. Learned from this is to cover up better next time. Their fan base still doesn't think Joe Pa did anything wrong.

Amazing.

Edited September 9, 2014 by UNT90

[MeanGreenTexan]

Are any of the people associated still at the school in any capacity (from the coaching staff up to their BOR)? If so, this is terrible. If no, why continue to punish people who have/had nothing to do with it?

[CMJ]

Just to be clear, it was a two year bowl ban. They also had to pay like 50 million bucks. Plus, I believe they have to donate whatever bowl money the receive to charity for the next few years.

Edited September 9, 2014 by CMJ

[UNT90]

Are any of the people associated still at the school in any capacity (from the coaching staff up to their BOR)? If so, this is terrible. If no, why continue to punish people who have/had nothing to do with it?

You punish the institution for allowing those people to remain.

With that line of logic, no program should ever be punished for cheating as long as they fire everyone involved when they get caught.

So where is the deterrent in that plan? Just cheat until you get caught, then just do a "my bad", fire everyone, and start cheating again.

I mean, the new cheaters weren't a part of the old cheating, so they shouldn't be held accountable, right?

And remember, we are talking about institutional acceptance of child sexual abuse here, not paying players.

[UNTFan23]

You punish the institution for allowing those people to remain.

With that line of logic, no program should ever be punished for cheating as long as they fire everyone involved when they get caught.

So where is the deterrent in that plan? Just cheat until you get caught, then just do a "my bad", fire everyone, and start cheating again.

I mean, the new cheaters weren't a part of the old cheating, so they shouldn't be held accountable, right?

And remember, we are talking about institutional acceptance of child sexual abuse here, not paying players.

Penn State still has hundreds of hours to log in the courtroom for civil cases. If paying out millions more to individuals (either through a verdict or a settlement) isn't punishment enough, what is?

[THOR]

castration

[forevereagle]

castration

Everyone at the school? That seems a bit extreme.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

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--- From here on (for years) when people hear the name "Penn State" they will think "sexual predators" .....It is much like SMU..... people then think "Cheaters".... at least those of us who have been around a while do..... They have never truly recovered from that....

---When it is the result of one or two people and didn't go on for years [ UT tower incident ] people don't think much about it .... but both above incidents went on for years .... and involved a lot of people ... plus people in authority. .... people will not forget.

--- The Penn State situation is light years past what SMU did ... That was illegal in every US court of law not just sports regulations and very disgusting and harmful to kids. ... Their real disgrace is people in authority ignored it or covered it up... They got off with very light punishment.... especially when comparing it to SMU's punishment ..... and it was their sports department as well.

Edited September 10, 2014 by SCREAMING EAGLE-66

[UNTcrazy727]

If anything else, it all but assures a Big 10 team will play in the HOD Bowl. Good news for C-USA

[TIgreen01]

As I said before, BIH PSU.

[UNT90]

Penn State still has hundreds of hours to log in the courtroom for civil cases. If paying out millions more to individuals (either through a verdict or a settlement) isn't punishment enough, what is?

That doesn't punish the program used to commit the assaults (Penn St. Football) or affect the motive for not reporting the assaults (money generated by Penn St. football).

Those civil suits would be occurring if this happened in a nationwide daycare company and have nothing to do with FOOTBALL.

Jerry Sandusky used FOOTBALL to entice, groom, and seduce young boys. Joe Pa. used his power as the LEADER OF PENN ST. FOOTBALL to cover up for his friend and allow his friend continued access to young boys and Penn St. FOOTBALL FACILITIES.

Don't ask yourself what penalty Penn St. has suffered. Ask yourself what penalty Penn St. Football has suffered.

The answer is a slap on the wrist. Never expect anything but that from the moment these "sanctions" were announced. The NCAA is as corrupt as Roger Goodell and his 44million dollar salary. All they care about is protecting the all mighty revenue stream. Penn St. Is a part of that stream, so they get protected.

Disgusting and slimy.

Edited September 10, 2014 by UNT90