[Husker] Penn State's Penalties

[Scott Stewart]

I seriously doubt that the sanctions were not the result of an agreement
between PSU and the NCAA. Neither of them really wanted this thing going to
court, so I bet the were talking over the weekend and past week. Though,
PSU did get stung hard.

Scott

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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