[NU Sports] If you ran Penn State...

[Jonathan Hodges]

Some pertinent links:

Bio of PSU Pres Spanier (got PhD from NU, sociology, in 1973):
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11313/1188558-298.stm

PSU Board tells Spanier to stay quiet:
http://onwardstate.com/2011/11/09/spanier-silenced-by-board-of-trustees/

PSU Board is fractured and chairmanship may change hands (DEFINITELY worth
reading):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/jerry_sandusky_penn_state_trus.html

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Jonathan Hodges
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On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > The Board is clearly in control here which suggests that things may not
> be
> > going all that well for Spanier either.
>
> There were some reports last night that former Pennsylvania Governor
> Tom Ridge may be brought in to replace Spanier, at least on an interim
> basis.
>
> > Boards generally don't like to reach into organizations and fire people
> in
> > the way that you described.  Retirements (forced or voluntary) are much
> more
> > their style.
>
> I'm not sure if the Board is still meeting tonight as first reported,
> since they issued a lengthy statement last night saying that they would
> appoint a committee at their regular Friday meeting, where the current
> Governor of Pennsylvania is expected to attend.  This is an effort to
> slow things down, it may not work.
>
> My expectations at this point are:
>
> 1.  Paterno will be allowed to finish the season.  (As people may recall,
>    I've speculated several times in the past year that Paterno might have
>    been 'retired' at the end of the current season anyway.)  I agree that,
>    like Woody Hayes, the thing often cited first in referring to his
>    legacy over the years will be of what forced him out, not his many
>    accomplishments.  Where his replacement will come from is uncertain,
>    it isn't clear who will even make that choice yet.  I don't know
>    whetehr any of the current coaches will be in the running for anything
>    beyond a caretaker season.
>
> 2.  Spanier will be out within a week, probably Friday.
>
> 3.  Other heads may still fall, either before the Board's committee
>    completes its report, or afterwards.
>
> 4.  The Pennsylvania legislature will amend state law to make all
>    all athletic coaches 'mandatory reporters'.
>
> 5.  The NCAA will not get involved.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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