PSU donations second highest in school history

[cyhiphopp]

The only big issue I have with not punishing PSU further, is that it doesn't do anything to prevent these kinds of coverups in the future.

The offenses weren't football related, but the coverup was done to preserve the reputation of PSU football. It went way up the ladder. That should be unacceptable for any university.

I think there should be further sanctions against PSU football so that other schools will think twice about covering up anything even if it's not of this magnitude.

Instead, PSU just pushed out Paterno and fired everyone else directly involved and just goes on with business as usual. Heck, they are having better recruiting than the last few years with JoePa so they might even be better off in the future.

I know we would hate if anything like this happened at ISU, but there really should be consequences above and beyond just cleaning house and reloading.

[cyhiphopp]

I mean right now, if Nick Saban decides to kill 5 hookers Craig James style, Bama would be better off covering it up until he retires and then just hire the newest awesome coach on the block with no hicuup. Roll Tide Roll!

[rholtgraves]

The only big issue I have with not punishing PSU further, is that it doesn't do anything to prevent these kinds of coverups in the future.

The offenses weren't football related, but the coverup was done to preserve the reputation of PSU football. It went way up the ladder. That should be unacceptable for any university.

I think there should be further sanctions against PSU football so that other schools will think twice about covering up anything even if it's not of this magnitude.

Instead, PSU just pushed out Paterno and fired everyone else directly involved and just goes on with business as usual. Heck, they are having better recruiting than the last few years with JoePa so they might even be better off in the future.

I know we would hate if anything like this happened at ISU, but there really should be consequences above and beyond just cleaning house and reloading.

I don't know what you consider not punishing because there has already been one criminal trial, there will be a few others, and there will be plenty of civil lawsuits with the University paying out big money.

[vmbplayer]

The only big issue I have with not punishing PSU further, is that it doesn't do anything to prevent these kinds of coverups in the future.

The offenses weren't football related, but the coverup was done to preserve the reputation of PSU football. It went way up the ladder. That should be unacceptable for any university.

I think there should be further sanctions against PSU football so that other schools will think twice about covering up anything even if it's not of this magnitude.

Instead, PSU just pushed out Paterno and fired everyone else directly involved and just goes on with business as usual. Heck, they are having better recruiting than the last few years with JoePa so they might even be better off in the future.

I know we would hate if anything like this happened at ISU, but there really should be consequences above and beyond just cleaning house and reloading.

I mean right now, if Nick Saban decides to kill 5 hookers Craig James style, Bama would be better off covering it up until he retires and then just hire the newest awesome coach on the block with no hicuup. Roll Tide Roll!

Except you know. The criminal charges that are putting people in prison...

[gocubs2118]

If PSU doesn't get punished in some way in terms of football, then no team should get punished after the fact.

What JoePa didn't do that enabled this monster to rape kids over and over is pathetic. The program has to take a hit for it.

[mj4cy]

I think this is just Joe Fan saying "we don't care what you've done...we love PSU football"

[xr4ticlone]

I understand the fans didn't do anything wrong up to the point it was made public.

However the BWI posts and indignation at JOPA's firing is sickening.

You want me to tune down the hate I have for PSU? Tear that f'n statue down and melt it. Then set Jerry's house on fire PSU fans. Then we'll talk.

But that's not going to happen because PSU and its fans and alumni are a bunch of moronic defenders of child molesters. And you can bet this ain't over by a long shot.

There will be a lot more coming public before this is over...and this money will be ****** away on lawyers and plaintiffs. NCAA needs to put the hammer down...or shut the doors.

[JP4CY]

I would love to say that PSu deserves to burn in hell but that's not right. The current students, athletes, fans, perhaps some administration, and boosters didn't do anything wrong. The whole University should not burn for what a few people did. They did horrible things but I do feel bad for the players still there. This is most certainly a reaction from the fanbase to rally around the program and keep it alive. Also, judging by recruiting they haven't been hurt all that bad there either which is the amazing part to me.

I understand what you are saying about people now trying to support the school but thousands of people acted very stupid and naive. A lot of people showed blind support to an old man and school who were pulling all the strings they could do to cover all this up. They tried to act like football was more important than people. I am a Catholic and this disturbs me like a lot of the priest scandals did.

Seems like there was a hell of a lot of knuckleheads to me:

[gocubs2118]

I understand the fans didn't do anything wrong up to the point it was made public.

However the BWI posts and indignation at JOPA's firing is sickening.

You want me to tune down the hate I have for PSU? Tear that f'n statue down and melt it. Then set Jerry's house on fire PSU fans. Then we'll talk.

But that's not going to happen because PSU and its fans and alumni are a bunch of moronic defenders of child molesters. And you can bet this ain't over by a long shot.

Thank you. The fact that PSU fans still think Paterno is some kind of Saint tells me everything I need to know about them. They are the biggest dolts in college football.

[Judoka]

I think this is just Joe Fan saying "we don't care what you've done...we love PSU football"

Yep. This is the fanbase continuing to support and approve of the culture that led to decades of young boys being raped under JoePa's watch. I'm just sad he didn't live to see his legacy crumble. Paterno has been exposed as a horrible, horrible, horrible person who happened to be good at coaching football. Penn State valued football over stopping child rape, and hasn't shown in any way that they wouldn't do the same in the future.

[jbhtexas]

A lot of people who love their University watched a very limited number of people make horrendously bad decisions that will forever associate an otherwise great institution with children being abused.

The whole University should not burn for what a few people did.

An organization can't cover up what PSU covered up for as long as PSU covered it up with only a few or a very limited number of people involved in/condoning the crime. Only time will tell if there are reporters brave enough or law enforcement agencies with character enough to keep digging and expose the expanse of what really went on at PSU. Unfortunately, I doubt that those who have the means to rip this cover-up wide open will do so.

[MartyFine]

I think this is great, the fans and the kids that play for Penn St did nothing wrong. I love their fans wanting to be part of the healing process for the entire University. All of the involved parties are no longer associated with the Universtiy, no reason not to support the innocent players.

Disagree. They all helped to create the culture that resulted in this...

Probe eyes Paterno's preference for handling problems internally - CNN.com

[jbhtexas]

Yep. This is the fanbase continuing to support and approve of the culture that led to decades of young boys being raped under JoePa's watch.

Pretty much sums it up...

[Scott34]

I understand the fans didn't do anything wrong up to the point it was made public.However the BWI posts and indignation at JOPA's firing is sickening.You want me to tune down the hate I have for PSU? Tear that f'n statue down and melt it. Then set Jerry's house on fire PSU fans. Then we'll talk.But that's not going to happen because PSU and its fans and alumni are a bunch of moronic defenders of child molesters. And you can bet this ain't over by a long shot.There will be a lot more coming public before this is over...and this money will be ****** away on lawyers and plaintiffs. NCAA needs to put the hammer down...or shut the doors.

I agree the statue should come down. Not good for a university to be a supporter of a man that covers up rape.

[MNCyGuy]

The whole Penn State thing blows my mind every time I think about it. Not just because of the magnitude of what happened, but because as an institution, there was no reason to cover it up! Even beyond the moral obligation to do the right thing, nobody would have blamed PSU for what Sandusky did if they would have just cut ties the first time accusations came out and made anything they found out about public. If anything, it would have enhanced their public image to deal with it swiftly. It just blows my mind that so many supposedly smart people decided trying to cover it up was the best way to handle that situation.