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These are the rumored penalties Penn State will get:

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I know the reports said no death penalty...but the rest of this looks about right...

That wipes Paterno off the top of the Division 1 Football wins list if true.

I noticed that as well. Get ready for the blather from the idiot Paternos in that case...

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Get ready for the blather from the idiot Paternos in that case...

Its just been open mouth insert foot with them ever since this scandal came to light.

Screw everything and everyone else. Just make sure the legacy of JoePa isn't effected by this. That seems to be the message with them.

I could rationalize the denial from them, but to be so public about it just reeks of arrogance. Add to it the fact that Joe Paterno got a $3 million severance package I don't see where they even get the right to be critical of anything regarding JoePa's legacy or how Penn State treats it. I don't know. Maybe they were hoping to squeeze $5 million of the deal. Either way, to get a good ol' boy deal like that on the way out and still be upset, that's BS.

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I'm thinking the NCAA and Penn State may have cut a deal.

The NCAA is allowed to punish Penn State as it sees fit with no protest from Penn State, provided that the program is not shut down.

I think the other proviso is that it does not impact other Big Ten teams to fend off any push back from them. If the NCAA is going to turn Article 2.4 into it's own little Commerce Clause*, only with about a minute fraction of the federal government's enforcement and coercion ability, well this is not going to sit well with the Presidents of the NCAA's member institutions at all long term. So it would almost certainly behoove Emmert to not trample too many other toes right now. Voluntary membership works both ways, and the NCAA needs the Big Ten, Pac 12, Big XII, SEC, ACC, and Big East a heckuva lot more than they need it.

*-Passage in question: "for intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes, coaches, and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should not only be manifest in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program." A literal reading of that could result in a postseason ban for roughly 2/3rds of the NCAA's membership. At least. And University Presidents aren't idiots.

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Can someone be interviewed while in solitary confinement? I'd love to hear a sit down interview with Sandusky now, just to hear how he feels about being the catalyst for a formerly-legendary coach losing his entire legacy (and statue), numerous people losing their jobs and facing time, and the complete destruction of a formerly-storied powerhouse program.

Note that I'm not saying that it's Sandusky's fault. Joe and those others did this to themselves with their arrogance and poor judgement. Just saying that his actions were the catalyst.

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I wonder if they could have left the players in an attempt to put the focus more on the accomplishments of the innocent student athletes, and phase out the idolization of Paterno. One of the big problems here was that he was such an icon. You think Penn State football, you think Paterno. Getting rid of these statues and other symbols and shifting the focus to the players might help. Their accomplishments shouldn't be tainted or forgotten, even if his are and should be.

I think moving the Paterno statue into the athletic museum would be a good idea, with a large plaque next to it that reads like a bio, mentioning how long he was there and all that stuff, but then also highlighting what he did wrong and how his tenure ended. Put a lot of emphasis on that part. Let it serve as an educational piece for youngsters that go and see the statue and are forced to read the plaque.

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Sanctions:

$60 Million Fine

Vacated Wins from 98-11' including records

No Bowls for 4 years

25 scholarships to 15 for 4 Years

5 Year Probationary Period

Pretty much the "death" penalties we expected....

Edit: I also can't remember exact wording, but student athletes can transfer without penalty

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They got off pretty easy. This is a big win for Penn State fans and the college-sportsies who didn't want their BCS rankings affected by Penn State forfeits.

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Sanctions:

$60 Million Fine

Vacated Wins from 98-01' including records

No Bowls for 4 years

25 scholarships to 15 for 4 Years

5 Year Probationary Period

Pretty much the "death" penalties we expected....

Edit: I also can't remember exact wording, but student athletes can transfer without penalty

Who does that $60 Million go to and how is it spent?

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Sanctions:

$60 Million Fine

Vacated Wins from 98-01' including records

No Bowls for 4 years

25 scholarships to 15 for 4 Years

5 Year Probationary Period

Pretty much the "death" penalties we expected....

Edit: I also can't remember exact wording, but student athletes can transfer without penalty

Who does that $60 Million go to and how is it spent?

Per the statement:

"These funds must be paid into an endowment for external programs preventing child sexual abuse or assisting victims and may not be used to fund such programs at the university."

 

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Sanctions:

$60 Million Fine

Vacated Wins from 98-01' including records

No Bowls for 4 years

25 scholarships to 15 for 4 Years

5 Year Probationary Period

Pretty much the "death" penalties we expected....

Edit: I also can't remember exact wording, but student athletes can transfer without penalty

Who does that $60 Million go to and how is it spent?

The establishment of child-sexual-abuse support centers all across the country.

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They got off pretty easy. This is a big win for Penn State fans and the college-sportsies who didn't want their BCS rankings affected by Penn State forfeits.

I'm far from a college football expert, but I think that this is worse than the death penalty (at least it's worse than a 1-season suspension.)

I think that a lot of the athletes wouldn't transfer if it was a single-season suspension, because they would still be able to come back next year and compete. It would also allow the new coaching staff a full year to implement their changes. I also don't think that recruiting would be affected that much, because recruits would still be able to compete for a title, and be a part of the "new era' of PSU football.

With these punishments, they won't be able to recruit as well because they can't offer as many scholarships, recruits know that they can't compete for bowls or titles, there will be more uncertainty and instability in the coaching staff as I'm sure that O'Brien is considering his other options right now, and they'll lose a ton of revenue due to the smaller TV audiences and less people flooding the town (the games will still sell out, but the games are draws for many more than just those who have tickets.)

So yeah - this is much worse IMO. Deserved, but worse. The only thing I totally disagree with is the vacating of records. You can't simply pretend that things didn't happen and that games weren't played. I feel that way about all situations - even ineligible players.

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I'm glad they're doing that, but like rams80 said, Penn State can round up a few people to hand them $60 million in no time. Ironically, anyone who would lavish that much money on kids playing sports probably has child-molester tendencies himself.

I'd have done all that plus the year off.

You can't simply pretend that things didn't happen and that games weren't played. I feel that way about all situations - even ineligible players.

Yeah, this was an eye-roller for me. Not even the enormity of this case can get the NCAA away from its most favorite penalty: good old retconning!

p.s.: "enormity" is one of my favorite words to see people misuse

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This does nothing to "change the culture" at Penn State as the NCAA said they wanted to correct. THe idiots still get to go to their games, and say how unfair the NCAA is and how great JoePa is, because, hey, RAH! RAH! RAH!

All these penalties, plus a suspension of the program for one year would have been hammer needed to break the hold that the past Paterno football culture had on State College...

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It was just reported that Bill O'Brien has a clause in his contract that grants him more years if severe sanctions are levied. I'm not sure if there's also an out clause (though coaching contracts are pretty much worthless), but it looks like he at least considered this possibility and ensured that he couldn't get canned (without pay at least) if the team sucks for a while because of penalties that he had nothing to do with.

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