If you've been following this since Saturday (I live about an hour or so from campus, so its been pretty much 24-7 around here), you saw a gradual shift in the focus of the coverage from Sandusky to Paterno. And your statement above explains why that happened, and, I believe, why Paterno is gone right now.
What is truly puzzling is that Paterno testified to the grand jury over a year ago, so he and school officials knew that this was happening, and that Paterno's statement would become public knowledge. But their response this week made it seem like they were caught completely off guard.
That is puzzling. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps they are trying to save face now that it’s gaining national attention.
Is it possible the school officials weren’t privy to exactly what Paterno had said in his statement? Doubtful but just wondering.
At worst, and likely in reality and truth is that there is just a really twisted cover up riddled with lies surrounding this whole thing.
If the Madden allegations turn out to be true Joe and all involved got WAY bigger problems.
Yes. So evidenced in this article from the CBS Affiliate (21) out of the Harrisburg area:
Penn State's handling of Sandusky sex scandal has been a PR nightmare, say experts
As you said, these PR experts were totally surprised Penn State had "no plan" in place.
From that article:
“It's a total breakdown,” agreed Roger Kelley of Central Penn College. “It's amazing, Penn State is a top 10 player in football, but in terms of public relations, they were pretty much a bush-league operation.”
The experts all agree. What happened in Penn State was terrible, but how Penn State handled it, made it much worse. First off, the university didn't seem to have any...plan.
People at the school knew Jerry Sandusky had a past. The university should have been prepared for this when the news hit.
“What is Penn State going to do to make sure this doesn't happen again?” questioned Peter Shelly of Shelly Communications. “What is the university's plan moving forward? That is not what they talked about right out of the shoot.”