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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    ESPN is reporting that Paterno is out and won't be allowed to finish the season.
    Thank God. It happened a little later than I would have liked, but am glad that they got it right.


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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    This press conference is pathetic. These "journalist" are horrific.

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    I can't get over this. Imagine working with 2 employees in close promixity for an extended amount of time. Then one tells you he witnessed a sexual assault such as in this case committed by the other guy. And the 3 of you just continue on for years in a working relationship......what planet are these guys living on?

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    How different is this than the scandals which have rocked the Catholic Church over the years?

    Even the most ardent Catholics, a much higher calling than to be a Nittany Lion fan, call for the heads of the priests identified in public. And the higher ups are often accused of turning away or just transferring the culprit.

    I'll never understand how such corruption can take place in ANY organization.

    That is a great point and one I've been thinking about. You have to know that Paterno - who I believe is Catholic - had heard about the scandals that rocked the Church over the past few decades. You would think he would have learned something from that.

    I don't want to say Paterno was the only one culpable and the only one deserving of losing his job however he was the program. I don't believe that anything happened in that program or that affected that program that Paterno didn't know and/or approve of. And that's no different than any other program with a "legend" as a coach. These coaches are czars and have almost complete control over the athletic department. So if Joe Paterno didn't want Sandusky on campus - much less the athletic facilities - he wouldn't have been on campus. That is why he is more culpable than anyone else who failed to report these crimes.
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    I can't think of another figure in the history of sports that has a more disgraced reputation right now than Jerry Sandusky.

    Not only did he do horrible things to young boys but his actions also helped bring down one of the greatest college football coaches of all time.
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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    How the hell does the WR coach still have his job?
    Go Gators!

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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

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    How the hell does the WR coach still have his job?
    Great question.
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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by George Anderson View Post
    I can't think of another figure in the history of sports that has a more disgraced reputation right now than Jerry Sandusky.

    Not only did he do horrible things to young boys but his actions also helped bring down one of the greatest college football coaches of all time.
    I never thought I'd see another story crazier than the Baylor story a few years back. My oh my how wrong I was.

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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

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    That is a great point and one I've been thinking about. You have to know that Paterno - who I believe is Catholic - had heard about the scandals that rocked the Church over the past few decades. You would think he would have learned something from that.

    I don't want to say Paterno was the only one culpable and the only one deserving of losing his job however he was the program. I don't believe that anything happened in that program or that affected that program that Paterno didn't know and/or approve of. And that's no different than any other program with a "legend" as a coach. These coaches are czars and have almost complete control over the athletic department. So if Joe Paterno didn't want Sandusky on campus - much less the athletic facilities - he wouldn't have been on campus. That is why he is more culpable than anyone else who failed to report these crimes.
    I grew up Catholic and as I mentioned before the 3 individuals I knew that were busted for child molestation were all involved with sports through the Catholic church. Razor Shines who I used to coach may remember the one individual and trust me, it was no secret he was messing around with and trying to mess around with several of the kids. The guy used to have sleep overs at his house and pay kids to take sleeping pills. I could go into more details of other things that happened but this is the most PG version I can give. The amazing thing is the pastor of our parish knew all about the allegations and there were many, but he choose to ignore them. The other 2 individuals who were also busted and did jail time were also hardly a suprise to anyone. The common response among the many around them was it was time they got caught.

    Thats why I have little doubt Paterno didn't know about this stuff, he just choose to ignore it.
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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
    This happened in the off season and had nothing to do with the football program. Joe Pa was no where near the facility when this happened. Again, he didn't try to keep this secret to save his buddy or anything. He immediately told the higher ups. If they'd done the investigation and called the police, everyone would be praising Joe Pa today for having handled this properly. Aside from the guy who saw the act and could have stopped it, the villan(s) is the PSU officials
    But that is not necessarily true. Paterno is still legally responsible at this point. He still faces legal issues because it is his responsibility to make sure the police are notified. This is rule #1 for these situations.

    Although logically it makes sense that Paterno should be "okay," the law doesn't see it that way. Penn State has to make this decision, although like most, I wish it never got to that point.
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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

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    But that is not necessarily true. Paterno is still legally responsible at this point. He still faces legal issues because it is his responsibility to make sure the police are notified. This is rule #1 for these situations.

    Although logically it makes sense that Paterno should be "okay," the law doesn't see it that way. Penn State has to make this decision, although like most, I wish it never got to that point.
    Is this true? From everything I've read, legally, JoePa is in the clear.

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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by kaldaniels View Post
    Is this true? From everything I've read, legally, JoePa is in the clear.
    He is in the clear criminally, probably, from what I understand.

    He may be at risk in a civil lawsuit.

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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by kaldaniels View Post
    Is this true? From everything I've read, legally, JoePa is in the clear.
    It may be different in the University setting perhaps, but I know that as a teacher (we sometimes get abuse sitations), you not only report the situation to hire ups but you make sure the hire ups follow through (everyone needs to provide documentation for proof of doing your part). If you don't, things get bad, sometimes very bad.

    I could be wrong though, but this seems to be a similar setting (college employees just like HS employees).
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    I've been watching this for the past hour and a half and is it just me or does anyone else think that ESPN is trying to get these students to riot?
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    Re: Incredible ugliness at Penn State

    Quote Originally Posted by Chip R View Post
    I've been watching this for the past hour and a half and is it just me or does anyone else think that ESPN is trying to get these students to riot?
    Totally feel the same way. ESPN knows it would help their ratings, and they'll do ANYTHING for the bottom line.


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