redkneck Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 60 million in fines, wins stripped from 98-2011, loss of 20 scholarships for next for years, plus no bowl games next 4 years. That's gonna kill that program for the next decade. Figured they'd give them the death penalty, but I guess you have to bury the kids under the 50 yard line to get that these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 My as harsh as I thought it would be but atleast they came down hard on them. I feel sorry for the kids in the program who are going to be missing out on things for nothing that they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The penalties are probably going to destroy the program for years to come but I think they got what they deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Also I heard they waived the waiting requirements for the kids that want to x-fer away, so you know the phone lines are being lit up by recruiters right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am probably going against the grain, but, how can penalizing future, current and past student athletes bring justice/closure of any kind to the victims. Where is this 60 million dollars going to come from? Hopefully not from tuition payments, but I think the football program will suffer a huge loss of income and may not generate that kind of money. Those that are guilty should be penalized to the full extent of the law. I am not sure where the NCAA derives that kind of authority from, but unless they are going to give that 60 million in fines to the victims, it is bogus. Yes, the officials at Penn state are going to be contrite (it is politically correct to be so) but there is no justification for penalizing the football program and the university in general for the actions of a coach that took place outside of the football program itself. Hang the perpetrator, and those who knew should be prosecuted as accessories, but do not penalize the innocent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 No amount of money can fix why was done but it shows to other what can happen I think. Also I think the full power of the law should be taken against those who know about it and done nothing. The money is suppose to go child abuse organizations and none of those can be which penn state runs. So the money will be for a good cause. Try said on a normally year the football program in all brings in around 60 million from the bowl they get in everything else us the big ten championship cut they would get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) The reason you punish the entire program to that extent is so that other programs will hopefully take note and be transparent at the first wind of such a thing in future cases. Its called deterrent. Just my two cents. Obviously there is no justice for those poor kids. And I hate it for the players there too, but I believe a standard must be set. Edited July 23, 2012 by redkneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Kinda with Dave here, curious as to where that $60 million is gonna go? Don't have an issue with making examples of the guilty, punish those that are guilty and to some degree those who knew who did not speak up. I have not followed too closely the past month or so though, got tired of seeing Sandusky and hearing about it and got where I was changing the channel everytime it came on. Would seem that some players currently there could be hurt by this, seems wrong for them to pay for what they had nothing to do with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 c/p from Fox News: 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. Read more: Penn State fined $60M, Paterno's wins vacated from 1998-2011 | Fox News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I think they got what they deserved that is ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 harsh, yet fair. hard on the past players, but that's life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Read all about it today. In addition to the several post John did telling y'all the sanctions & where the money is going to...players can transfer without penalty and compete at another school. Also any players staying that already have scholarships can quit the program and keep their scholarships. One more thing. During the postseason ban period they will not be allowed to share in the conference's bowl revenue. That's estimated to be ~$13 million. Taking away those wins removes Joe P from the NCAA record books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Why not just sue the Coach and officials for not doing what they should have done..why do the kids have to be part of this..and WHAT about the real victoms here..what do they get?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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