Voiding past wins is absurd. Did the NCAA learn how to time travel? Those wins are historical facts and voiding them is punishing innocent players.
It denies Penn State the chance to use Paterno as part of their legacy. Taking it away from the record book takes nothing away from the players, many of which parlayed their Penn State careers into NFL careers.
And how many of those players would have gone to Penn State in the first place, had Sandusky’s actions not been covered up?
I sort of agree with that in a very general sense. But the thing that most bothers me at PSU is the cult-like worship of Paterno, particularly amoung the undergrads. The NCAA vacating the wins strikes at the heart of the Paterno-legend, just as the removal of that statue. Kids gotta learn.