It is particularly galling when you see how the scandals in the same timeframe at Universities that stood up for themselves (OSU, Michigan, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan State) have simply faded away. Nobody talks about them, yet the first thing that people think of when they discuss Penn State is Sandusky. Whatever happened, there is no simply no way that Joe Paterno (of all people) knowingly and deliberately covered up child molestation by a former coach who he had absolutely no incentive whatsoever to protect. That is completely nonsensical and yet Penn State somehow managed to fail in making that case. What a bunch of milquetoast buffoons.
One thing is like Groundhog Day. Jumbo posting a BOT thread. Give it up
I know, I know we all need to “move on,” onward and upward, but that sort of attitude is precisely why the scandal still lingers. The fact of the matter is that, unless and until the rift among the alumni and supporters over this issue is fully and finally healed, PSU will never truly be the same. Anyone who suggests otherwise, no matter how popular that opinion may be, is lying to themselves. The question is how best to accomplish that, and there is no easy answer to that question.
My post was in response to this guy who has had numerous handles over many years and keeps coming back with same nonsense after he gets banned.
And that guy never even attended PSU .. only made it to community college.
Agree. And the issue isn’t going to solve itself or go away because one side tells the other they are wrong. The Admin needs to take the lead
Correct. The explanation is quite simple. The BOT and Administration were more than happy to make Joe the scapegoat to cover for their failures especially when ESPN and other media outlets got out the pitchforks without any evidence. There are other things but consider it was the Administration and BOT who gave Sandusky emeritus status and the right to use and bring Second Mile kids on campus as part of his retirement package despite Paterno’s written objection to him being permitted to bring Second Mile kids on campus (see appendix to Freeh report); it was Spanier as the person in charge who had the responsibility to report possible abuse to DPW under the reporting statue but chose not to do so despite Schultz being told by counsel on retainer than the safest course was to report; and last but certainly not least they hired Freeh who had a well established reputation for being a professional ***** who would render a favorable opinion for whoever hired him when he was hired to conduct their “independent” investigation (a/k/a protect their asses and make sure to blame Paterno and the football program).
An important clarification to what you wrote:
As much as it pains me to say this, you forgot to mention the school that totally neutered the NCAA: Carolina. We taught every school how NOT to act. Carolina taught everybody how TO act.
Agreed. But counsel said in essence that while he didn’t know if it rose to the level of mandating a report but recommended they do so out of an abundance of caution. Spanier’s email to Curley saying he agreed with his recommendation to not report acknowledged that the University could be inviting potential future trouble by not doing so. It should have been a no brainer to report especially considering the University knew Sandusky had been involved in a similar incident approximately 10 years earlier.
On this site it is only one moron that keeps it going… perhaps Tom should delete these threads. There is another site this asshat can take the thread
Though I agree to an extent, it is definitely out there other places as well. Saw John Mulaney in September, and he made a Penn state pedophilia joke.
We shall never give it up!
100% ACCURATE. This rift and the anger against the University and its failed "leadership" will not go away. As long as the actual facts continue to be told by people who want the truth and value the truth there will be no peace.
The women's hoops program hasn't been the same since Portland was fired. Love or hate her, she got it done on and off the court
Syracuse basketball with an active coach (Bernie Fine) sitting on the bench right beside the head coach was another university that fought back.
lol no he didn’t jumbo. People left there that didn’t want to be associated with the racist posts lead by you and Mary primarily. Some of us don’t want to be associated with that
You forgot crooked Tommy Corbett.
Franklin has zero business being in that BS you are writing. He had nothing to do with any of it. As much as you didn’t like him (and we all know why), he had ZERO to do with any of it and should not be in the same conversation.
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