[Husker] Penn State's Penalties

[Paul Dalen]

I haven't read or seen anything other than this thread, but here's what I'm
guessing the rationale was:  The President of the University and the
Athletic Director have a fiduciary responsibility to maintain oversight and
control of all aspect of the football program...of which the Head Coach is
a part.  When the Head Coach becomes so powerful as to overshadow the AD or
President (or conspire with them to commit / cover up a crime) that is the
worst kind of lack of institutional control.

This wasn't about Sandusky's crimes...it was about forcing Universities and
Athletic Departments to reassess the balance of power to ensure that this
kind of power inversion (which makes possible the cover ups and other
crimes) will never happen again.



On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Scott Lawson <scott71lawson at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I'm ok with this new precedent. Perhaps it will make scumbag pedophile
> coaches think twice about raping young boys. Plenty of people were in
> positions to do something to stop this nonsense when that monster was there.
>
> Scott in NY
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com>
> To: Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com>
> Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Penn State's Penalties
>
> Shows what I know :) no appeal I guess.
>
> What a chilling new precedent that has been sent. NCAA pres is now
> judge, jury, and executioner anytime the presidents and exec commitee
> are too cowardly to act on their own.
>
> On 7/23/12, Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I sincerely doubt PSU agreed to, or had input to, this decision. I
> > would think they would appeal, which would send this to the appeals
> > committee which might be very uneasy about the way this situation
> > unfolded. There's a good chance none of this will stand.
> >
> > On 7/23/12, Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com> wrote:
> >> Ouch.
> >>
> >> I wonder if PSU has agreed to not appeal/sue over these charges. I
> >> certainly
> >> think the NCAA is overreaching. Now I also think it would be worse for
> >> PSU's
> >> image if they did take this to court.
> >>
> >> I will be surprised if this is the end of it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf
> >> Of
> >> Mike Jaixen
> >> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:27 AM
> >> To: Husker List
> >> Subject: [Husker] Penn State's Penalties
> >>
> >> You decide if this is worse than the death penalty.  It's a tough call.
> >>
> >> * Football scholarships cut from 25 per year to 15.  Penn State will
> only
> >> have 45 scholarship football players in the 2016 season.
> >> * 4 year bowl ban.
> >> * All current and incoming football players can transfer immediately
> >> without
> >> having to sit out a year.
> >> * All victories from 1998 vacated.
> >> * $60 million fine - to be used to fund child abuse protection programs.
> >>
> >> From a Husker perspective, this is preferable to the death penalty or a
> >> TV
> >> ban because it keeps the schedule intact and keeps the Nebraska/Penn
> >> State
> >> game on TV.
> >>
> >> From a Penn State perspective, you might prefer a shorter death penalty
> >> and
> >> start over sooner. If you were being recruited by Penn State, you are
> >> rethinking your commitment this morning because you (a) will not be
> going
> >> to
> >> a bowl game ever (unless you redshirt a year) and (b) a scholarship may
> >> not
> >> be available anyway.  Penn State will be a glorified 1-AA team by the
> >> time
> >> 2016 rolls around.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike Jaixen
> >> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> >> http://www.cornnation.com
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> > it. He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." -
> > Neal Peart
> >
>
>
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