[Husker] Paterno's situation was handled correctly, very late,

[Mike Nolan]

> See this article which several on this list probably saw, at least those who 
> read the Omaha World Herald.
> 
> http://www.omaha.com/article/20111112/NEWS/711129893
> 
> I just want this to take it's legal course and clean up thoroughly the swamp. 

Yeah, I saw that story a few days ago.  

The most interesting line to me was the one about the indictment having been
filed under seal but released due to a 'computer glitch'.  I have yet
to hear from even ONE attorney who believes that it wasn't an INTENTIONAL
'glitch' on someone's part.  

I also did some thinking about damage control, which will be an ongoing
process at Penn State for some time.

I suspect that if Spanier hadn't been so worried about his own neck
(rightly so), he might have suspended Paterno immediately.  

The Penn State Trustees may have actually seen Joe's retirement announcement
last Wednesday as a godsend, it gave them a chance to DO SOMETHING to
show that they, not Spanier and not Paterno, were in charge.

But I still have to wonder how many people, other than the Governor of
Pennsylvania, who was bound to confidentiality, knew something was
brewing?  A handful of employees can't go in front of a Grand Jury
without the leadership of the institution being aware of what was being
investigated.   

And in the long run, regardless of what thinks about Joe Paterno's possible
complicity in this, I think he was undone by his age and longevity.  He 
came from an era where situations involving his team were handled quietly, 
something that is no longer possible, regardless of whether it is even
appropriate.
--
Mike Nolan