[Wyatt's Torch]

Agree with all except for five years. I’d do two but your comments on this being far worse than any recruiting scandal is accurate. the Freeh report mentions the “culture of reverence for Penn State football” several times. It’s that exact football culture that caused this to occur. That culture needs to be changed radically and shutting down the program for a year or two would likely reset it. Allow all players to be immediately eligible to transfer without sitting out a year (waive the 2 year Big 10 rule) so you aren’t “punishing the innocent.”

[Jay Redhawk]

I agree that the players should be able to transfer without penalty. The program does need to be shut down in order to break that culture of football obsession. Two years may be long enough, but I think five would be more than fair given the circumstances. Whether it is two or five I think it would be best if Penn State made the decision on its own without being pressured by the NCAA or the Federal government. However, I doubt the college will volunteer to shut down the program because the board of governors did not even have the courage to remove the statue of Paterno from outside the stadium.

[Jay Redhawk]

I agree that the players should be able to transfer without penalty. The program does need to be shut down in order to break that culture of football obsession. Two years may be long enough, but I think five would be more than fair given the circumstances. Whether it is two or five I think it would be best if Penn State made the decision on its own without being pressured by the NCAA or the Federal government. However, I doubt the college will volunteer to shut down the program because the board of governors did not even have the courage to remove the statue of Paterno from outside the stadium.