[Colofornian]

From the article: The NCAA said Paterno's estate was not able to say how its commercial interest in his reputation lost value. "The NCAA is left to guess whether the estate has some cache of autographed footballs that coach Paterno signed before his death but, presumably, were not sold in the seven months between his death and the publication of the consent decree," the NCAA said.

So the Paterno family is claiming they just weren't able to "cash in" on Paterno's rep, eh???

[Paradox]

I am conflicted on this one, because I have no love for the NCAA either...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The NCAA is a strictly honorary organization. It has no legal control over anything. Time to kick it to the curb. Time to stop pretending that "student athletes" are students. They're there to perform a job. Cut the comedy and pay them and stop pretending that you don't.

Better yet, all colleges and universities should be required to divest themselves of their athletic organizations. Let them stand on their own.

[DManA]

If they want to reinforce the association of the name Paterno with the phrase “child molester” this is the way to do it.

[Explorer89]

My only complaint about the sanctions and fine against Penn State is that the multi-multi-million dollar fine WENT TO THE NCAA ITSELF. Supposedly for the children. I bet the NCAA keeps 99% of it. Way to profit on the ashes of shattered young lives, NCAA...

[maxwellsmart_agent]

The NCAA would desparitly like this lawsuit to be tossed, however that would not serve justice right. They slandered Joe Paterno in favor of the clown who supposedly saw the crime and was too chicken to report it to the police himself. Joe Paterno did what any of us would have done under the circumstances. He reported it to his superiors. His job was done. The clown who actually saw it and did nothing about it is the one the NCAA should have gone after. This lawsuit may show them their error!

[FlJoePa]

This is a Hail Mary by the ncaa. This lawsuit is NOT getting tossed. Once it goes to discovery, look for the ncaa to squirm like pigs, and the Paternos and the Letterman/Faculty to ask for 8 digits in settlement money. If people start testifying under oath, the house of cards will fall.

The lead js prosecutor just said on national television a month ago that they found NO evidence that Joe Paterno was involved in any sort of cover up.

The ncaa foolishly relied on louis freeh’s fiction-based tale of covering up js’s actions to benefit the football program. Not only does this make no sense, it isn’t backed up with any evidence. At all.

The truth is out there - for those that aren’t too lazy (or filled with hate) to look for it.

[FlJoePa]

The family and the Letterman want the wins restored. The fact that they were vacated is one of the dumbest, most vindictive things I have witnessed in the history of sports.

They’ll also take a fat check from the ncaa to teach them a lesson. Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for them.

[Uncle Chip]

The filing .... fatally flawed .... contains "sundry misdirected complaints".... tortured interpretations of the NCAA bylaws .... ex-assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

Is the NCAA referring to the Paterno's lawsuit here or its own fatally flawed action against Penn State???

The NCAA seems to have just found out that Sandusky was an ex-assistant coach at the time and that none of the incidents took place on Penn State campus.