PSU NCAA punishment.

Lift603

With the freeh report just being announced to the public it surely will trigger NCAA investigation. I was wondering what everyone thinks is going to happen to the football program at PSU because of this/what a fair punishment from the NCAA will be.

Vulchor

jeep edson

the way the ncaa raped some other programs i don't think it looks good

Lift603

jeep edson:

the way the ncaa raped some other programs i don't think it looks good

The NCAA "law" states you have to follow ethical procedures and the way PSU staff handled this from the coaches to athletic directors is without a doubt unethical. I wouldn't be suprised if they went as far as eliminating the football team. I agree his wife had to know something was going on.

scarlin

I feel so sorry for JoePa. If I was the NCAA I wouldn't touch it because there is so little they can go on based on past incidents at other schools. I've heard NCAA lawyers say that so I am assuming its true, plus how do you punish people who are no longer there? IF anything punishment should come down on trustees and no one else since this all happened under their nose.

Vulchor

JoePa was an old man who wanted to hang onto power no mater the cost. He could not longer run a football team, and he wasnt man enough to step down. NOW----on the human side....he's been found to be a liar, a criminal, a lousy guy, and someone who put a school and football ahead of the interest of kids getting raped. He will get his credit for wins on the field, however...... Feel bad for JoePa's legacy? Naaa.

JGKAMIN

Feel sorry for Joepa???? He was the mastermind behind the huge cover-up that lead to so many victims all in the pursuit of a freaking record for wins. He ran that State College Mafia like little Carlo Gambino, nothing happened in that town without him having knowledge or a hand in it. The other Three Stooges are going to jail and as awkward as it would be Joepa would be too if he were still around.

blurr

I agree, I don't feel sorry in the least for Joepa and I'm a psu alum. Went to a smaller branch campus but still. The only ones I feel sorry for are the youth who were allowed to be molested while mafioso Paterno focused on his "record". Funny how the legacy he leaves behind is going to be as aiding & abetting a child molester.

JGKAMIN

RCY Cigars

It's a shameful mess that Mr. Joe ignored to catch a record. That's what a lot of the Alumni are going to miss becsause they can only see his legacy as a football coach. It is hard to phantom the thought of Mr. Joe doing that. Because of his respectability in the town, university and his football team. It's understandable from a die hard fan point of view. But the question to ask the fan is this. How would you feel if your child was one of those kids? Mind you, those kids, parents and friends were fans of The University, Mr. Joe and the football team before all this. I do not know what the NCAA will do. But I do believe it will be historic based on other rulings they have done with other schools with terrible endings.

Lift603

I am interested to see how the NCAA cracks down on PSU. I wonder if they will take down Joe's statue (I could see PSU doing it to rid themselves from any involvement of the football program/athletic program) Thoughts?

Vulchor

Again, I think I made my point erlier, but Ill say it this way. JoaPa is wrong. His statue should be taken down, his namd should be mud, ect. EVERYONE who was involved in any of this from Sandusky, to JoePa, to a lunch lady who may have overheard something should be fired or arrested. THIS SAID, I dont get why the NCAA (and this go's for other issues too) wants to go after people who had NOTHING to do with any of the abuse, the cover-up, ect...or the kids who love the institution but hate the actions. If the same regime was there, or if it was like Ohio St. where the same people were still in place----sure. But if all the "players" are out the door and Penn State is trying to do the right thing, that seems like enough for me. If even one person who knew anything is allowed to remain however (including alumni and boosters---who give the $ dont forget) the program should be nevermore because there is no true guilty or accountability.

JGKAMIN

I agree 100% with you. The cast of characters are all long gone, and the NCAA should spend that time looking into things related to eligibility and competitive balance throughout the NCAA and leave these guys alone.

Luko

scarlin

Anyone here read the Freeh report? I just read over it and while JoePa takes most of the blame on ESPN and other major networks he doesn't seem at all the most to blame in the report. After reading it in my opinion it seems that Spanier and Curley are most to blame, then Schultz, then JoePa/Mcqueary. The report indicates that JoePa tried to get JS into a rehab and did not fully believe he actually did stuff to the extent he did. I encourage you guys to read it.

y2pascoe

Lift603:

I am interested to see how the NCAA cracks down on PSU. I wonder if they will take down Joe's statue (I could see PSU doing it to rid themselves from any involvement of the football program/athletic program) Thoughts?

They should keep the statue there and paint it yellow.

Vulchor

beatnic

It seems the NCAA and the NFL have more power than a judge these days.

Marker

webmost

Vulchor

Innocent students=Genghis Khan!!.......Your right Marker, it's a shame and a sham..........Right on target als Web. Its all about public opinion with no thought for people who had NOTHING to do with story or to deal with incident.