Paterno statue removed

[rawhide]

Getting a degree, a college education, to propel one forward, is the reason most folks attend college, not to play a sport. The % of those financially supporting themselves on athletics after college is low.

What happened at Penn State is an example of a culture of sport over higher learning gone horribly wrong.

I feel for the student who is either student loaned up to his/her rear, or paying for it on their family's own, and trying to find a job with Penn State attached to the diploma.

Football needs to drop below higher learning, and not just at Penn State.

[Golfer Girl]

I am sorry but I think the football program at Penn State should be dissolved forever. I don't care what it does to Penn State. I am sorry for the athletes, but there are lots of schools they can transferr to and continue to play football. I think that is the best message they can send. This goes way beyond Paterno and Sandusky. Btw I think they should yank both their pensions to their waves immediately.

[ashwi]

We are a huge football family here but are let down day to day by football programs across the US.

We have fans in this house who LOVE the Dallas Cowboys, Bama, Texas Tech, etc.

Where do we go from here?

I am feeling a little disenchanted.....

[rawhide]

Originally Posted by ashwi

We are a huge football family here but are let down day to day by football programs across the US.

We have fans in this house who LOVE the Dallas Cowboys, Bama, Texas Tech, etc.

Where do we go from here?

I am feeling a little disenchanted.....

I love football. Love watching it, both college and pro.

I played sports in college, and no, it wasn't football. However, I was treated like a red-headed step-child compared to the football players by the Admin and the Board of Regents, unless I was in the local paper that week.

Take a look at the service academies and how they run their football programs. Sure, there are issues from time to time.

But, if these institutions can run a football program while still serving the core mission of the school, why can't the Penn State's of our nation do the same?

[Singapore Sling]

Originally Posted by FCS Wes

I linked the wrong webpage, ESPN is still reporting it moved into the stadium, not in storage but their "source" says Penn hasn't decided final location.

Originally Posted by Golfer Girl

It is not inside the stadium. I live not too far from Beaver stadium and they showed the removal live on TV. It is in storage until they decide what to do it with it. Nobody will be viewing it.

well, since they are having such a hard time with the decision, I can certainly tell them where to STICK IT!

[ashwi]

Originally Posted by Singapore Sling

well, since they are having such a hard time with the decision, I can certainly tell them where to STICK IT!

[Traci]

The other day at work a couple of guys in the cubicle row over from me were talking about the results of the investigation. This girl cube mate overheard them and asked what they were talking about. Aparently she must have been living under a rock for the past six months because she knew nothing about this whole scandal. Really??

[TheGiggler]

Penn St fined $60M, wins vacated from '98-11

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties Monday, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Other sanctions include a four-year ban on bowl games, the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years and five years' probation. The NCAA also said that any current or incoming football players are free to immediately transfer and compete at another school.

NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the staggering sanctions at a news conference in Indianapolis. Though the NCAA stopped short of imposing the "death penalty" — shutting down the Nittany Lions' program completely — the punishment is still crippling for a team that is trying to start over with a new coach and a new outlook.

The NCAA said the $60 million is equivalent to the annual gross revenue of the football program. The money 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 Penn State.

[GRIZZLYMAN]

Some programs do make the right choice. Arkansas was a case in point earlier this year with Petrino. PSU didn't. I don't have a lot of sympathy.

[mynameistoby]

I think the penalty was good - but only from the standpoint that all staff involved are facing criminal charges.

I think the penalty will destroy PS as a power house and put the reputation/importance of football down several notches where it belongs.

The students will still have a football program to support which is a major source of entertainment and builds
school morale.

Perhaps some lesser known students will get a chance to play college ball now that Penn State is not the
place to be for the coming years.

I also like the idea that the players can keep thier scholorship even if they don't play football.