tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post4929406676414541395..comments2024-03-13T16:01:43.373-04:00Comments on An Aging Athlete Living With Cancer: The Penn State "Situation"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post-57181797599464326912012-09-08T12:05:15.919-04:002012-09-08T12:05:15.919-04:00Jeff, good points. I agree that the entire BoT sho...Jeff, good points. I agree that the entire BoT should be gone, and I think PA's governor should be gone from the board and from the governor's office. I think the trustees were quick to accept the Freeh report and the sanctions in an effort to deflect attention away from their own culpability. Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16393751713576765589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post-38172554038198764112012-09-07T11:55:34.078-04:002012-09-07T11:55:34.078-04:00Damon, as you know I have no particular interest i...Damon, as you know I have no particular interest in PSU football or college football in general. That said, I think that the NCAA did not go far enough. I think the NCAA should have also demanded the resignation / replacement of all University administrative officials responsible for oversight of Sandusky, Paterno and the athletic program, and resignation of the entire Board of Trustees. Those are the individuals directly responsible for this disaster and they are the ones who should be directly punished. <br /><br />I have no problem with the $60M fine, the post-season ban, scholarship reduction and the vacating of prior wins. If innocent student-athletes are "harmed" by these sanctions, they are free to transfer to other schools. If fans, businesses that rely on PSU football, and the community around PSU are harmed, so be it. In a way, it is like a corporation that closes a factory in a small town or goes bankrupt: a lot of people who had nothing to do with the business's failure get hurt. PSU, its athletic program, its administrators and trustees committed a terrible crime. IMO it's both unavoidable and fair PSU's "owners" may suffer the consequences and fallout from this scandal - the state of Pennsylvania, alumni, students and other stakeholders (including fans) who entrusted the administrators and trustees with oversight of the athletic program.Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post-73704681546656110272012-09-07T07:09:13.158-04:002012-09-07T07:09:13.158-04:00I think that the NCAA got it right. The problem is...I think that the NCAA got it right. The problem is that the university had lost control of the program; Paterno and the football team were directing things. Hence the university gets to get a smaller program and have it until they demonstrate university control.<br /><br />Players: big 10 schedule, play in a huge stadium and they are even eligible for the "division trophy", though not for a birth in the Big Ten Championship game.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.com