Penn State scandal (merged)

[TrueOrange]

Originally Posted by orangesparkles

This warrants jail time for those involved in a cover-up, not the Death Penalty for the program. I don't care about the fate of the current athletes at Penn State (after all, the talented amongst them will still be fine), but it's not the NCAA's place to destroy a school for actions not intrinsically linked to sports. In any event, what sport would the NCAA punish? Joe Paterno's culpability is still up for discussion and who knows the extent to which he could have conceivably participated in a cover-up; is the NCAA supposed to just shut down the entire athletics department because of the administration's inaction? Nonsense.

Agree with this post.

Originally Posted by vol_in_il

of course the President and AD are going to pin as much as possible on Paternno, he's dead

Of course. Makes sense

[bamacheats]

Sandusky was aquitted on the shower charge that started the entire thing?

Love the Paterno family using the "out of context" card. What a bunch of entitled northern pricks!

[ABQduck]

Originally Posted by bamacheats

Sandusky was aquitted on the shower charge that started the entire thing?

Love the Paterno family using the "out of context" card. What a bunch of entitled northern pricks!

[YorkVol]

One for the record books I guess:

Judge dismisses 'frivolous' lawsuit against Jerry Sandusky by man who's filed thousands of lawsuits | PennLive.com

Judge dismisses 'frivolous' lawsuit against Jerry Sandusky by man who's filed thousands of lawsuits
Published: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 10:44 AM Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 11:13 AM
By The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — A federal lawsuit filed by a man alleging that former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused him during a Wisconsin Badgers home football game in 2002 has been dismissed by a judge who called the allegations frivolous and malicious.

Jerry Sandusky
U.S. District Judge William Conley says in the order dated Friday that the allegations appear to come from Jonathan Lee Riches, who the judge says has “vexed the court system with thousands of frivolous lawsuits before his recent release from federal prison.”
The Wisconsin lawsuit was filed by someone claiming to be Jonathan Bollinger, cousin of former Badgers quarterback Brooks Bollinger.
Conley ordered Riches to show by the end of the month why he should not be held in contempt of court.
The Detroit News says Riches sued the Guinness Book of World Records three years ago after learning publishers planned on dubbing him the world's most litigious person. He has filed approximately 3,600 lawsuits in federal courts nationwide.
Sandusky was convicted last month of molesting 10 boys he'd met through his children's charity.

[vol_in_ar]

The former PSU President lawyers just file a motion, that he had never been told in his 16 years as the University of President of any Sandusky abuse allegations

[Spartacavolus]

Originally Posted by vol_in_il

The former PSU President lawyers just file a motion, that he had never been told in his 16 years as the University of President of any Sandusky abuse allegations

of course not

[KoachKletus]

Originally Posted by orangesparkles

This warrants jail time for those involved in a cover-up, not the Death Penalty for the program. I don't care about the fate of the current athletes at Penn State (after all, the talented amongst them will still be fine), but it's not the NCAA's place to destroy a school for actions not intrinsically linked to sports. In any event, what sport would the NCAA punish? Joe Paterno's culpability is still up for discussion and who knows the extent to which he could have conceivably participated in a cover-up; is the NCAA supposed to just shut down the entire athletics department because of the administration's inaction? Nonsense.

I agree to a point. I truly believe that once all of those responsible that allowed this to go on are prosecuted, it's up to Penn State themselves to cleanse their name. If JoePa is found to have covered up Sandusky's actions I believe the NCAA has a morals clause that they could use against the entire university, not just the FB program- The institution’s responsibility for the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics
program includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual
or organization engaged in activities promoting the athletics interests of the institution.

Personally, I would rather Penn State do what they NEED to do to cleanse themselves. I would hope the NCAA understands that this goes beyond athletics and allows Penn State to do the right thing going forward.

[zjcvols]

Dear Paterno family:

Just shut up.

Signed,

Everybody

[YorkVol]

Trying to get ahead of the release of the Freeh report tomorrow.

Paterno family says Joe's side of Sandusky child sex abuse scandal has been left untold | PennLive.com

[YorkVol]

Karl Rominger is a local lawyer and part time radio personality who was on Sandusky's defense team. He gave an exclusive interview that was broadcast on local radio. I think it is interesting to hear Rominger's take on how he could defend a guy like Sandusky.

WA exclusive - WHP 580

[Daloth]

Originally Posted by zjcvols

Dear Paterno family:

Just shut up.

Signed,

Everybody

They are almost as clueless as Dottie Sandusky.

[DarthVisor]

Freeh report is out. Can't link. Looks bad.

[salutethehill]

Report by former FBI director finds that Penn State disregarded children's welfare | Fox News

[DarthVisor]

From Clay Travis:

Freeh Report: Joe Paterno and Top Administrators Knew Everything : Outkick The Coverage

[Lexvol]

These are the kind of things that happen when your AD is a puppet. The irony is that the national media and the Fulmer felchers always pointed to Paterno's continued employment as the gold standard for how to treat an aging coach.