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Further.........if the NCAA does not levy harsh penalties on this school then the next letter Gene Smith writes is a letter to Mark Emmert stating we are hanging the 1999 Final Four banner up again, we are counting all wins we forfeited, and we will be adding extra games in future schedules to gain the lost revenues we forfeited. If the NCAA doesn't like it they can go fuck themselves as they condone far worse behavior. PSU should levy their own penalties as an act of contrition.

The NCAA needs to impose a 3-5 yr post season ban on ALL athletics at PSU. That would not hurt the athletes, but the institution and send a message to ALL administrators that they better maintain control of their athletic programs.

Hear-hear!

I'm just so pissed because everyone is so concerned about Joe and his Douche Bag brothers.
This is about what those kids went through. Those stupid dumb ass old farts turned their heads to money. Plain and simple!!!

guys.. stop with the ncaa stuff. that is the least of penn state's worried. there is very good chance they may lose all funding from the federal government and funding from the state of PA. without funding from those all this ncaa stuff means nothing. the ncaa is the last of psu's problems right now. if they lose funding from the feds the school could legit go under

Yeah that's the most ridiculous thing they keep saying. What'd the current players on USC have to do with Reggie Bush's mess? And the same goes for the current players and Urban Meyer, they had nothing to do with Tatgate

Exactly! And rumor is that other schools will be doing the same. The NCAA has no choice but to act on this. Otherwise the fallout will be paralyzing to them.

Well, I only throw that out as an option. The NCAA is in unchartered waters.

At the end of the day, the NCAA could say that:

1) The NCAA bi-law that was violated is the one dealing with moral and ethics.

2) The molestaion of these children is a criminal case to be taken care of by the legal system.

3) Based upon the violations of this bi-law in the past (see Tatgate, and I am in no way asserting there is LEGAL equivalency between Tatgate and this), the sanctions could be a post season ban and loss of football scholarships.

I would be prepared for this logic to prevail by the NCAA.

I think the next step up from this would be as I mentioned earlier, a post season ban for a number of years for all sports.

I do not think the NCAA eliminates football from PSU.

IMHO.

That will probably be true. No tax dollars for the settlement. A definite kick in the cherries, but I suspect PSU has some deep pocket alumni eager to help out. Still though...PSU is going to feel some financial pain from all levels.

+1

When I see that as an excuse and all I can do is shake my head.

Whatever sanctions the NCAA impose{hopefully alot}; whatever civil costs are court ordered {millions and millions}; whatever criminal sentences are eventually imposed; the NCAA must figure out a way to vacate Paterno victories from 1998. His football legacy must be crushed so that the victims and their families never have to endure his standing as the all time winningest coach. There I feel better.

LOL, those mods have it like North Korea over there