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Title: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: crtuneman on January 16, 2015, 03:29:59 PM So all is apparently forgiven and the awful scandal that brought down Joe Pa is forgotten. I disagree with this completely. I despise the NCAA as much as any Bama fan but in this case I believe the university needed to be punished for horrible lack of control. And Joe Pa should not be remembered as the winningest coach. This is an insult to the lives ruined by the monster Sandusky and his boss who let it happen.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/penn-st-gets-wins-restored-paterno-again-winningest-coach/ar-AA8foix (http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/penn-st-gets-wins-restored-paterno-again-winningest-coach/ar-AA8foix) Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: cbbama99 on January 16, 2015, 03:35:47 PM I don't agree with the decision, but I can't say I am totally surprised.
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: Marshal Dillon on January 16, 2015, 04:05:54 PM You should of listened to Finebaum & comments by Penn State apologists & Finebaum said nothing. I was screaming mad.
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: pmull on January 16, 2015, 04:54:09 PM :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:
I respected Joe Paterno prior to this scandal. No more. He knew about this and did nothing. The cover up is as bad as the crime. It might even be worse. Paterno allowed this to go on for years. Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: Jamos on January 16, 2015, 07:59:58 PM What a price to pay for those boys and it was all for the sake of Paterno being the winingest coach in the NCAA. Our world today is just sickening. >:(
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: 2Stater on January 16, 2015, 08:47:49 PM The NCAA is the biggest joke in the sports world. My, how the mighty have fallen.
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: Chechem on January 17, 2015, 05:36:34 AM Going to be a long offseason.
:yawn: Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: Catch Prothro on January 17, 2015, 10:41:57 AM Going to be a long offseason. :yawn: :lol: True that. I can understand why the NCAA backtracked on this after being sued by multiple parties. One of the big issues was the NCAA's jurisdiction to impose penalties, given that the horrendous conduct did not involve recruiting, player benefits, vacating wins, or anything else contained in the realm over which the NCAA operates. It's simply not in their rule book. The plaintiffs found emails by NCAA officials acknowledging that: Quote In recent months, emails and other documents have been attached to court filings by the NCAA and the plaintiffs... In one, an NCAA official described its pursuit of the penalties as "a bluff" and said asserting jurisdiction would be "a stretch." So the parties entered into an new settlement that reverses those NCAA rules infringing type penalties (scholarship reductions, bowl bans, vacating wins, etc.) And focuses on helping the victims, in the form of a $60 million payment by Penn St. towards child abuse victims. Quote The NCAA announced the new settlement with the school weeks before a scheduled trial on the legality of the 2012 consent decree it will replace. The new deal also directs a $60 million fine to address child abuse be spent within Pennsylvania and resolves that lawsuit. (Pennsylvania officials also had filed suit claiming that payments by the state school would have to be paid in Pennsylvania under state law.) Quote The consent decree had also called for Penn State to provide $60 million to fight child abuse and combat its effects. The lawsuit scheduled for trial next month began as an effort by two state officials to enforce a state law that required the money to remain in Pennsylvania. Ultimately the NCAA caved because the plaintiffs were probably right about the NCAA overreaching it's jurisdiction. The most important component to the NCAA apparently was the victim fund, and making sure that at least that aspect was addressed: Quote The NCAA said continuing the litigation would only delay the distribution of funds to sex abuse survivors. "While others will focus on the return of wins, our top priority is on protecting, educating and nurturing young people," said Harris Pastides, University of South Carolina president and member of the NCAA board. Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: N.AL-Tider on January 17, 2015, 10:40:15 PM I don't have a problem with reinstating the wins. The way I look at it is this... The guys that played the games deserve to have those games recognized as wins more than the coaches and others that might have played a part in Sandusky's dealings. I see this as restoring the victories that were won on the field for those guys... plain and simple.
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: pmull on January 18, 2015, 08:00:36 AM They are talking about putting Paterno's statue back up. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: cbbama99 on January 18, 2015, 04:46:27 PM This is just a pure slap in the face to the victims of the monster that is currently behind bars.
Title: Re: Penn St Past Wiped Clean Post by: N.AL-Tider on January 18, 2015, 05:11:33 PM This is just a pure slap in the face to the victims of the monster that is currently behind bars. Putting Paterno's statue back up is a slap in their faces. If they would have just reinstated the wins and left Joe Pa out of it then I wouldn't have had a problem with it... |