[Husker] Penn State's Penalties

[Mark Landin]

It was just a hunch, since debunked with the revelation that PSU will
apparently take it's medicine like a man.

On 7/23/12, Roger Lohr <suerog2 at att.net> wrote:
> Mark, is your statement below your 'hunch' or do you have information to
> support
> the statement?
>
> Thank you,
> Roger Lohr
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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