[Husker] Penn State's Penalties

[Scott Stewart]

It is against their previous rulings, but the President of the NCAA clearly
stated in press releases that the Death Penalty was on the table for PSU.
Maybe when he got to talking about it cooler heads prevailed. Though it is
hard to blame the NCAA, PSU has become a flashpoint.

However, I would argue that it would be just as appropriate, and far more
damaging for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools to
review their accreditation. In my opinion, this was an institutional
problems that involved sports. It was not a rogue football coach or AD. It
was a University President that couldn't do what he was legally mandated to
do because he felt pressure from a football coach. I don't think that is
football's problem, nor really do I see it as JoPa's problem (even though
he also made poor choices). But ultimately the University's reputation and
future are on the President's shoulders. In that way, I agree with the
message the NCAA is sending. I just don't know if they were the appropriate
body to send it.



On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 7/23/2012 2:27 PM, Scott Stewart wrote:
>
>> Also, I see this as essentially taking the "Death Penalty" off the table.
>> Because if you decide to give out a penalty for child abuse and don't use
>> it...What kind of infraction deserves it? Paying a player....Really?
>> (Personally, I think the "death penalty" could be appropriate for JS...but
>> not figuratively).
>>
>>
> Is it not the case that the death penalty is reserved for situations in
> which the offending institution is already on probation? If so, the NCAA's
> rules may not have allowed it here.
>
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