[Husker] Penn State's Penalties

[Roger Lohr]

Mark, is your statement below your 'hunch' or do you have information to support 
the statement?

Thank you,
Roger Lohr



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From: Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com>
To: Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com>
Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Mon, July 23, 2012 8:46:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Penn State's Penalties

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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