No bowls for 4 years, 5 years probation, a $60 million fine, reduced scholarships, and a few wins taken off Paterno’s lifetime record.....
But the football program STILL EXISTS.
WHY?
For those now running it and playing in it and those in the future who will who had nothing to do with this.
In consideration for the local economy, which would be decimated if they took away football.
SMU lost their whole football program because of cheating...this seems pretty lenient in comparison
Oh come on. Does the Catholic Church still exist? This was the work of the coaching staff not the football players. Why should they be punished? I say this is about right with regards to the punishment. Much worse than most receive for similiar circumstances.
“But the football program STILL EXISTS.
WHY?”
I heard something about not wanting to levy the death penalty because it negate some cultural goals or gains or some such crap.
What I heard was they did not want to upset the homosexuals.
I agree, the death penalty should have been just the start of the punishment.
Probably because the NCAA is on shakey legal ground with all this. There's already a report that PSU has retained legal counsel, so it might be challenged.
The reason for the stiff fine is that the NCAA's "Death Penalty" is reserved for programs that are already on probation. PSU is NOW on probation, but wasn't before the Sandusky-affair. So the NCAA is fining PSU the equivalent of 1 year's revenue of the PSU football program (interesting that they know the amount).